Android Contracts in the North West

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Android skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Android over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 56 109
Rank change year-on-year -31 +53 +15
Contract jobs citing Android 33 85 48
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 1.68% 3.09% 1.50%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.19% 23.94% 8.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 63 35
10th Percentile £193 £350 £173
25th Percentile £208 £431 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £336 £575 £475
Median % change year-on-year -41.65% +21.05% +13.10%
75th Percentile £409 £850 £600
90th Percentile £490 - £645
England median daily rate £400 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £80.00 -
England median hourly rate £24.66 £22.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +12.09% -12.00% +25.00%

All Operating Systems
North West

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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 295 355 536
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 14.99% 12.89% 16.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 195 226 368
10th Percentile £156 £174 £173
25th Percentile £208 £284 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £438 £476
Median % change year-on-year -10.17% -7.99% +11.88%
75th Percentile £510 £582 £575
90th Percentile £593 £825 £650
England median daily rate £475 £463 £513
% change year-on-year +2.70% -9.76% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 65 47
10th Percentile £13.00 - £15.53
25th Percentile £13.60 £10.95 £21.83
Median hourly rate £17.44 £16.00 £29.30
Median % change year-on-year +9.00% -45.39% +62.78%
75th Percentile £23.22 £18.75 £45.38
90th Percentile £80.59 £40.30 £49.52
England median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +9.91% -42.11% +76.74%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Android in the North West

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Android in the North West

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in the North West over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Android in the North West

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Android in the North West

Android
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester -34 17 £289 -63.88% 40
Merseyside +9 6 £215 -14.00% 1
Cumbria - 5 - - 2
Cheshire -6 4 £403 +10.65% 9
Lancashire +3 1 £500 - 15
Android
England

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (24.24%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (12.12%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (12.12%) Skype for Business
3 2 (6.06%) Confluence
3 2 (6.06%) WebSphere
3 2 (6.06%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
4 1 (3.03%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 4 (12.12%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (6.06%) InVision
2 2 (6.06%) UserZoom
Cloud Services
1 7 (21.21%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (18.18%) Azure
3 5 (15.15%) Entra ID
4 3 (9.09%) GCP
5 2 (6.06%) AWS
5 2 (6.06%) IBM Cloud
5 2 (6.06%) npm
6 1 (3.03%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 7 (21.21%) 2G
1 7 (21.21%) 3G
1 7 (21.21%) 4G
1 7 (21.21%) 5G
2 4 (12.12%) PSTN
2 4 (12.12%) Skype
2 4 (12.12%) SMTP
3 3 (9.09%) Firewall
3 3 (9.09%) Internet
3 3 (9.09%) iSCSI
3 3 (9.09%) LAN
3 3 (9.09%) Remote Desktop
3 3 (9.09%) WAN
3 3 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (9.09%) Wireless
4 2 (6.06%) Calico
5 1 (3.03%) DNS
5 1 (3.03%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) JIRA
2 2 (6.06%) Axure RP
2 2 (6.06%) Git
2 2 (6.06%) GitLab
2 2 (6.06%) Jenkins
2 2 (6.06%) Maven
General
1 5 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (9.09%) Banking
2 3 (9.09%) Social Skills
3 2 (6.06%) Finance
3 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (3.03%) Legal
4 1 (3.03%) Marketing
4 1 (3.03%) Military
4 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.03%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 5 (15.15%) Developer
2 4 (12.12%) Android Developer
2 4 (12.12%) Architect
2 4 (12.12%) Collaboration Engineer
2 4 (12.12%) Support Engineer
3 3 (9.09%) Exchange Engineer
4 2 (6.06%) Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) DevOps Specialist
4 2 (6.06%) ForgeRock Architect
4 2 (6.06%) IT Support
4 2 (6.06%) Service Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Technical Engineer
4 2 (6.06%) Technical Support
4 2 (6.06%) Technical Support Engineer
5 1 (3.03%) Azure Architect
5 1 (3.03%) Infrastructure Support
5 1 (3.03%) Microsoft 365 Architect
5 1 (3.03%) User Experience Researcher
5 1 (3.03%) User Researcher
5 1 (3.03%) Wintel Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (12.12%) Android Jetpack
2 3 (9.09%) REST
3 2 (6.06%) Android SDK
3 2 (6.06%) CSS
3 2 (6.06%) HTML
3 2 (6.06%) Jetpack Compose
3 2 (6.06%) OAuth
3 2 (6.06%) OAuth2
3 2 (6.06%) Software Packaging
4 1 (3.03%) .NET
4 1 (3.03%) AVFoundation
4 1 (3.03%) JSON
4 1 (3.03%) RAML
4 1 (3.03%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 8 (24.24%) Smartphone
2 7 (21.21%) IoT
3 4 (12.12%) Blackberry
3 4 (12.12%) Handset
4 3 (9.09%) Driving Licence
4 3 (9.09%) IVR
4 3 (9.09%) Mobile App
5 2 (6.06%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (6.06%) Product Ownership
5 2 (6.06%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (3.03%) Client/Server
6 1 (3.03%) Hybrid Cloud
6 1 (3.03%) iPhone
6 1 (3.03%) Management Information System
6 1 (3.03%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 22 (66.67%) Apple iOS
2 8 (24.24%) Windows
3 5 (15.15%) Linux
3 5 (15.15%) Windows Server 2019
4 4 (12.12%) Windows Server
4 4 (12.12%) Windows Server 2016
5 3 (9.09%) Mac OS
6 1 (3.03%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (24.24%) Customer Service
2 7 (21.21%) Agile
2 7 (21.21%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (18.18%) CI/CD
4 5 (15.15%) Android Development
4 5 (15.15%) ITIL
5 4 (12.12%) Data Security
5 4 (12.12%) Mobile Device Management
5 4 (12.12%) Performance Monitoring
5 4 (12.12%) Performance Tuning
5 4 (12.12%) Problem Management
5 4 (12.12%) Time Management
5 4 (12.12%) Validation
6 3 (9.09%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (9.09%) Information Security
6 3 (9.09%) Migration
6 3 (9.09%) Mobile Application Development
6 3 (9.09%) Service Delivery
6 3 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (9.09%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 5 (15.15%) Kotlin
2 3 (9.09%) PowerShell
3 2 (6.06%) Java
3 2 (6.06%) JavaScript
3 2 (6.06%) Python
3 2 (6.06%) Shell Script
4 1 (3.03%) VB
4 1 (3.03%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 6 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 6 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 2 (6.06%) Degree
3 1 (3.03%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (3.03%) MCP
3 1 (3.03%) MCSA
3 1 (3.03%) MCSE
3 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (21.21%) SLA
2 2 (6.06%) Accessibility
3 1 (3.03%) NCSC
System Software
1 7 (21.21%) Active Directory
2 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 3 (9.09%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (6.06%) Docker
4 1 (3.03%) BitLocker
4 1 (3.03%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (3.03%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (9.09%) SCCM
2 2 (6.06%) Istio
2 2 (6.06%) Kubernetes
2 2 (6.06%) Terraform
3 1 (3.03%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 11 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (12.12%) Apple
2 4 (12.12%) Clearswift
2 4 (12.12%) Ribbon
2 4 (12.12%) ServiceNow
3 2 (6.06%) CA Agile Central
3 2 (6.06%) Dell
3 2 (6.06%) ForgeRock
3 2 (6.06%) HP
3 2 (6.06%) IBM
3 2 (6.06%) MuleSoft
4 1 (3.03%) Google
4 1 (3.03%) McAfee
4 1 (3.03%) Optimizely
4 1 (3.03%) Symantec
4 1 (3.03%) VMware