Android Contracts in the UK excluding London

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 222 172 219
Rank change year-on-year -50 +47 -3
Contract jobs citing Android 114 253 275
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.89% 1.22% 1.14%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.19% 7.73% 5.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 78 170 216
10th Percentile £155 £205 £146
25th Percentile £193 £325 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £354 £448 £278
Median % change year-on-year -20.95% +61.26% -30.63%
75th Percentile £464 £622 £538
90th Percentile £500 £850 £638
UK median daily rate £400 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -11.11% +5.88% -10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 4
10th Percentile £15.00 £12.25 £17.98
25th Percentile £16.34 £13.31 £18.31
Median hourly rate £20.13 £16.71 £34.53
Median % change year-on-year +20.44% -51.60% +86.62%
75th Percentile £24.43 £76.88 £57.54
90th Percentile £27.72 £80.00 £71.02
UK median hourly rate £24.66 £18.93 £25.00
% change year-on-year +30.27% -24.28% +25.00%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 2,195 3,275 4,635
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.19% 15.77% 19.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,415 2,176 3,246
10th Percentile £178 £173 £163
25th Percentile £241 £256 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £638 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £475 £469 £505
% change year-on-year +1.28% -7.13% +1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 320 334
10th Percentile £15.72 £12.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.44 £14.16 £17.50
Median hourly rate £22.94 £22.00 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year +4.26% -29.60% +56.25%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £61.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £73.74
UK median hourly rate £24.18 £22.00 £39.30
% change year-on-year +9.91% -44.02% +74.67%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Android in the UK excluding London

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Android in the UK excluding London

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Android in the UK excluding London

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Android in the UK excluding London

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Android in the UK excluding London

Android
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the UK excluding London 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
North of England -39 48 £400 -19.19% 88
North West -31 33 £336 -41.65% 61
South East +16 22 £213 -55.26% 77
Midlands +15 22 £250 -44.44% 24
East Midlands +20 14 £463 +3.93% 9
South West +35 13 £338 +40.63% 26
Scotland 0 12 £375 -6.25% 21
Yorkshire -10 12 £450 +28.57% 22
West Midlands -2 8 £113 -75.00% 14
East of England +28 4 - - 56
Northern Ireland -9 3 £160 -23.81% 1
North East - 3 £188 - 6
Android
UK

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 15 (13.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (3.51%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (3.51%) Skype for Business
3 3 (2.63%) Confluence
4 2 (1.75%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.75%) SharePoint Server
4 2 (1.75%) WebSphere
4 2 (1.75%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 14 (12.28%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.75%) InVision
2 2 (1.75%) Sketch
2 2 (1.75%) UserZoom
3 1 (0.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 25 (21.93%) Microsoft 365
2 23 (20.18%) Azure
3 9 (7.89%) Entra ID
4 8 (7.02%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.51%) AWS
5 4 (3.51%) Figma
5 4 (3.51%) GCP
6 3 (2.63%) GitHub
7 2 (1.75%) Google Workspace
7 2 (1.75%) IBM Cloud
7 2 (1.75%) npm
7 2 (1.75%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.88%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.02%) DNS
2 7 (6.14%) 2G
2 7 (6.14%) 3G
2 7 (6.14%) 4G
2 7 (6.14%) 5G
3 6 (5.26%) DHCP
4 5 (4.39%) TCP/IP
5 4 (3.51%) ATM
5 4 (3.51%) Firewall
5 4 (3.51%) LAN
5 4 (3.51%) PSTN
5 4 (3.51%) Remote Desktop
5 4 (3.51%) Skype
5 4 (3.51%) SMTP
5 4 (3.51%) WAN
5 4 (3.51%) Wireless
6 3 (2.63%) Internet
6 3 (2.63%) iSCSI
6 3 (2.63%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (1.75%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 3 (2.63%) MySQL
3 2 (1.75%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 8 (7.02%) Git
2 5 (4.39%) JIRA
3 3 (2.63%) Xcode
4 2 (1.75%) Axure RP
4 2 (1.75%) GitLab
4 2 (1.75%) Jenkins
4 2 (1.75%) Maven
5 1 (0.88%) CMake
General
1 29 (25.44%) Social Skills
2 11 (9.65%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (7.89%) Banking
3 9 (7.89%) Finance
4 6 (5.26%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (5.26%) Public Sector
5 4 (3.51%) German Language
6 3 (2.63%) Investment Banking
6 3 (2.63%) Legal
6 3 (2.63%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (1.75%) Automotive
7 2 (1.75%) Electronics
7 2 (1.75%) Manufacturing
7 2 (1.75%) Marketing
7 2 (1.75%) Military
7 2 (1.75%) Publishing
7 2 (1.75%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (0.88%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 29 (25.44%) Developer
2 20 (17.54%) Android Developer
3 15 (13.16%) Analyst
4 10 (8.77%) iOS Developer
4 10 (8.77%) Support Engineer
5 9 (7.89%) Service Analyst
6 8 (7.02%) IT Engineer
6 8 (7.02%) Service Desk Analyst
7 7 (6.14%) Android Engineer
7 7 (6.14%) IT Support
7 7 (6.14%) Support Analyst
8 6 (5.26%) Architect
8 6 (5.26%) iOS Android Developer
8 6 (5.26%) IT Analyst
9 5 (4.39%) 1st Line Support
9 5 (4.39%) React Developer
10 4 (3.51%) Collaboration Engineer
10 4 (3.51%) EPoS Engineer
10 4 (3.51%) IT Support Analyst
10 4 (3.51%) Technical Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (13.16%) Android Jetpack
2 9 (7.89%) RESTful
3 8 (7.02%) Jetpack Compose
4 7 (6.14%) Android SDK
5 5 (4.39%) React
5 5 (4.39%) React Native
6 4 (3.51%) .NET
6 4 (3.51%) UIKit
7 3 (2.63%) AngularJS
7 3 (2.63%) Laravel
7 3 (2.63%) OAuth
7 3 (2.63%) REST
7 3 (2.63%) SwiftUI
7 3 (2.63%) Vue
7 3 (2.63%) WPF
8 2 (1.75%) Cocoa Touch
8 2 (1.75%) HTML
8 2 (1.75%) iOS SDK
8 2 (1.75%) OAuth2
8 2 (1.75%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 16 (14.04%) Mobile App
2 15 (13.16%) Smartphone
3 9 (7.89%) Blackberry
4 7 (6.14%) IoT
4 7 (6.14%) iPhone
5 5 (4.39%) Product Ownership
6 4 (3.51%) Driving Licence
6 4 (3.51%) EPoS
6 4 (3.51%) Handset
6 4 (3.51%) Management Information System
7 3 (2.63%) Credit Risk
7 3 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (2.63%) iPad
7 3 (2.63%) IVR
7 3 (2.63%) Virtual Team
8 2 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.75%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.75%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.75%) Video\Live Streaming
9 1 (0.88%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 58 (50.88%) Apple iOS
2 34 (29.82%) Windows
3 14 (12.28%) Windows 10
4 11 (9.65%) Mac OS
5 9 (7.89%) Windows Server
6 8 (7.02%) Linux
7 6 (5.26%) Windows Server 2016
7 6 (5.26%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.88%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (23.68%) Agile
2 26 (22.81%) Problem-Solving
3 24 (21.05%) Android Development
4 22 (19.30%) CI/CD
4 22 (19.30%) Customer Service
5 15 (13.16%) iOS Development
5 15 (13.16%) User Experience
6 14 (12.28%) ITIL
7 12 (10.53%) Scrum
7 12 (10.53%) TDD
8 11 (9.65%) Test Automation
9 10 (8.77%) MVVM
9 10 (8.77%) Time Management
10 9 (7.89%) Software Engineering
11 8 (7.02%) Continuous Integration
11 8 (7.02%) Prototyping
11 8 (7.02%) UX Design
12 7 (6.14%) DevOps
12 7 (6.14%) Mentoring
12 7 (6.14%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (14.91%) Kotlin
2 7 (6.14%) Swift
3 5 (4.39%) Objective-C
3 5 (4.39%) Python
4 4 (3.51%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.63%) Java
5 3 (2.63%) PHP
6 2 (1.75%) C++
6 2 (1.75%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.75%) Shell Script
6 2 (1.75%) VB
6 2 (1.75%) VBScript
7 1 (0.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (12.28%) Degree
2 12 (10.53%) SC Cleared
2 12 (10.53%) Security Cleared
3 3 (2.63%) MCP
4 2 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
4 2 (1.75%) MCSA
4 2 (1.75%) MCSE
4 2 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.88%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.88%) CISSP
5 1 (0.88%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.88%) DV Cleared
5 1 (0.88%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.88%) PMI Certification
5 1 (0.88%) PMP
5 1 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.14%) SLA
2 2 (1.75%) Accessibility
2 2 (1.75%) NCSC
3 1 (0.88%) QA
System Software
1 24 (21.05%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.02%) BitLocker
3 4 (3.51%) Docker
4 3 (2.63%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (2.63%) Virtual Servers
4 3 (2.63%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.75%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.88%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (4.39%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (4.39%) SCCM
2 3 (2.63%) AirWatch
3 2 (1.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 2 (1.75%) Istio
3 2 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.75%) Podman
3 2 (1.75%) Terraform
4 1 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 33 (28.95%) Microsoft
2 19 (16.67%) Apple
3 7 (6.14%) ServiceNow
3 7 (6.14%) VMware
4 4 (3.51%) Clearswift
4 4 (3.51%) Ribbon
5 3 (2.63%) Dell
5 3 (2.63%) Google
5 3 (2.63%) HP
6 2 (1.75%) CA Agile Central
6 2 (1.75%) Equitrac
6 2 (1.75%) ForgeRock
6 2 (1.75%) IBM
6 2 (1.75%) McAfee
6 2 (1.75%) MuleSoft
6 2 (1.75%) Symantec
7 1 (0.88%) D-Link
7 1 (0.88%) Meraki
7 1 (0.88%) Okta
7 1 (0.88%) Optimizely