Android Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Android skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 71 82
Rank change year-on-year -2 +11 +15
Contract jobs citing Android 18 17 22
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 1.64% 1.44% 1.36%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.88% 15.04% 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 14 18
10th Percentile - £314 £351
25th Percentile £170 £324 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £269 £348 £438
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% -20.39% -20.45%
75th Percentile £398 £377 £482
90th Percentile £401 £397 £569
North West median daily rate £270 £358 £419
% change year-on-year -24.58% -14.51% -16.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £76.38
25th Percentile - - £76.56
Median hourly rate £18.87 - £78.75
75th Percentile - - £81.56
90th Percentile - - £82.13
North West median hourly rate £18.87 - £78.75
% change year-on-year - - +310.74%

All Operating Systems
Manchester

Android falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 121 113 198
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 11.05% 9.57% 12.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 70 140
10th Percentile £170 £212 £199
25th Percentile £278 £338 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year -3.03% +3.13% -20.00%
75th Percentile £591 £561 £538
90th Percentile £650 £601 £626
North West median daily rate £362 £425 £439
% change year-on-year -14.85% -3.13% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 24
10th Percentile £19.32 £15.74 £16.44
25th Percentile £20.00 £15.91 £17.72
Median hourly rate £21.46 £22.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% - -46.43%
75th Percentile - £29.88 £64.06
90th Percentile £50.58 £31.45 £78.38
North West median hourly rate £18.87 £21.80 £22.25
% change year-on-year -13.42% -2.04% +6.51%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Android relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Android job vacancy trend in Manchester

Android
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Android.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Android

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in Manchester over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Android in Manchester

Android
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Android.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Android

Android
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (11.11%) WebSphere
1 2 (11.11%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (38.89%) Azure
3 2 (11.11%) AWS
3 2 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (11.11%) Figma
3 2 (11.11%) GCP
3 2 (11.11%) GitHub
3 2 (11.11%) IBM Cloud
3 2 (11.11%) npm
4 1 (5.56%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (27.78%) Wireless
2 2 (11.11%) Calico
Development Applications
1 4 (22.22%) GitLab
2 3 (16.67%) Git
3 2 (11.11%) Android Studio
3 2 (11.11%) Bitbucket
3 2 (11.11%) Gradle
3 2 (11.11%) Jenkins
3 2 (11.11%) JUnit
3 2 (11.11%) Maven
3 2 (11.11%) Storybook
3 2 (11.11%) Xcode
General
1 8 (44.44%) Finance
2 6 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 5 (27.78%) Electronics
3 5 (27.78%) Manufacturing
3 5 (27.78%) Marketing
3 5 (27.78%) Telecoms
4 3 (16.67%) Banking
5 2 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (5.56%) Military
6 1 (5.56%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (27.78%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 5 (27.78%) 2nd Line Support
1 5 (27.78%) Desktop Support
1 5 (27.78%) IT Support
1 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
2 4 (22.22%) Developer
3 3 (16.67%) Senior
4 2 (11.11%) Android Developer
4 2 (11.11%) Platform Engineer
4 2 (11.11%) React Developer
4 2 (11.11%) Senior Platform Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Android Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Application Security Specialist
5 1 (5.56%) Applications Specialist
5 1 (5.56%) Architect
5 1 (5.56%) IT Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
5 1 (5.56%) Mobile Specialist
5 1 (5.56%) Solutions Architect
5 1 (5.56%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.11%) Android Jetpack
1 2 (11.11%) Android SDK
1 2 (11.11%) D3.js
1 2 (11.11%) Jetpack Compose
1 2 (11.11%) OAuth
1 2 (11.11%) React Native
1 2 (11.11%) RESTful
1 2 (11.11%) SVG
Miscellaneous
1 8 (44.44%) Mobile App
2 5 (27.78%) Data Centre
3 1 (5.56%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (5.56%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 7 (38.89%) Apple iOS
2 5 (27.78%) Mac OS
3 2 (11.11%) Linux
3 2 (11.11%) Windows
3 2 (11.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Agile
1 5 (27.78%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (27.78%) Digital Marketing
1 5 (27.78%) Programme Management
2 4 (22.22%) CI/CD
2 4 (22.22%) DevOps
2 4 (22.22%) User Experience
3 3 (16.67%) Mobile Application Development
3 3 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (16.67%) Scrum
4 2 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (11.11%) API Integration
4 2 (11.11%) Application Security
4 2 (11.11%) B2C
4 2 (11.11%) Biometrics
4 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure as Code
4 2 (11.11%) SDLC
4 2 (11.11%) Systems Thinking
4 2 (11.11%) UX Design
4 2 (11.11%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (16.67%) Kotlin
2 2 (11.11%) Java
2 2 (11.11%) Python
2 2 (11.11%) Shell Script
2 2 (11.11%) TypeScript
3 1 (5.56%) C#
3 1 (5.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 6 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 5 (27.78%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (11.11%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (11.11%) Istio
2 2 (11.11%) Kubernetes
2 2 (11.11%) Terraform
3 1 (5.56%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) Apple
2 5 (27.78%) Cisco
2 5 (27.78%) Dell
2 5 (27.78%) HP
2 5 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (27.78%) SAP
3 2 (11.11%) BMC
3 2 (11.11%) IBM
4 1 (5.56%) Samsung
4 1 (5.56%) Xamarin