Google Open Handset Alliance Android
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Android skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 89 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +2 | +28 |
| Contract jobs citing Android | 43 | 35 | 50 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 1.46% | 1.73% | 1.75% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 11.00% | 11.22% | 14.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 22 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £193 | £317 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £208 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £175 | £315 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.44% | -28.00% | +51.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £258 | £388 | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | £358 | £413 | £526 |
| England median daily rate | £358 | £350 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.29% | -17.65% | -4.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £76.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.75 | - | £76.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £57.50 | - | £78.75 |
| 75th Percentile | £65.63 | - | £81.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.25 | - | £82.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £27.50 | £24.66 | £18.93 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.52% | +30.27% | -16.35% |
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 | 391 | 312 | 356 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 13.32% | 15.41% | 12.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 258 | 204 | 209 |
| 10th Percentile | £134 | £156 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £163 | £213 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £358 | £400 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.50% | -5.88% | -10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £488 | £538 | £518 |
| 90th Percentile | £619 | £596 | £588 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +5.56% | -13.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 9 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £19.88 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.73 | £21.05 | £10.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £24.18 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +73.45% | +51.13% | -46.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.50 | £68.18 | £19.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.85 | £81.63 | £48.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £22.54 | £32.50 | £22.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.65% | +45.90% | -17.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Android relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Android.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in the North West over the 6 months to 13 March 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Android.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android in the North West over the 6 months to 13 March 2026.
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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 13 March 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merseyside | -1 | 25 | £175 | -18.60% | |
| Manchester | -28 | 11 | £175 | -45.48% | 7 |
| Cheshire | -20 | 5 | £358 | +15.86% | 4 |
| Cumbria | +7 | 1 | - | - | |
| Lancashire | -15 | 1 | £170 | -66.00% | 1 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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: