Android Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Sheffield requiring Android skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 79 47 -
Rank change year-on-year -32 - -
Contract jobs citing Android 5 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 0.72% 0.85% -
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.82% 3.66% -
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £280 £507 -
25th Percentile £306 £517 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £533 -
Median % change year-on-year -34.33% - -
75th Percentile £355 £567 -
90th Percentile £357 £587 -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £350 £517 £344
% change year-on-year -32.24% +50.25% -23.61%

All Operating Systems
Sheffield

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 Sheffield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 131 82 43
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield 18.90% 23.30% 11.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 48 21
10th Percentile £324 £209 £185
25th Percentile £388 £445 £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £535 £575
Median % change year-on-year -10.70% -6.91% +4.55%
75th Percentile £538 £606 £625
90th Percentile £632 £650 £688
South Yorkshire median daily rate £478 £533 £475
% change year-on-year -10.32% +12.21% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 4
10th Percentile - £16.28 £18.95
25th Percentile - £17.86 £19.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £21.00 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year +19.76% -1.18% +51.79%
75th Percentile - £21.50 £23.75
90th Percentile - - -
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £21.00 £21.25
% change year-on-year +19.76% -1.18% +44.07%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Android job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Android
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Sheffield citing Android

Android
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (20.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Android Studio
1 4 (80.00%) Git
1 4 (80.00%) Gradle
General
1 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Android Developer
1 4 (80.00%) Developer
2 1 (20.00%) Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) IT Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support
2 1 (20.00%) IT Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Support Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Support
2 1 (20.00%) Technical Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (80.00%) JSON
1 4 (80.00%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Apple iOS
1 1 (20.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
1 4 (80.00%) Android Development
1 4 (80.00%) Application Security
1 4 (80.00%) Architectural Patterns
1 4 (80.00%) Design Patterns
1 4 (80.00%) DevOps
1 4 (80.00%) Memory Management
1 4 (80.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 3 (60.00%) Mobile Application Development
3 1 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) Mobile Development
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Java
1 4 (80.00%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) BMC
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) Toshiba