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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 205 167 223
Rank change year-on-year -38 +56 -5
Contract jobs citing Android 137 255 246
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.06% 1.23% 1.08%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.16% 7.71% 5.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 171 198
10th Percentile £155 £213 £144
25th Percentile £194 £325 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £445 £250
Median % change year-on-year -15.73% +78.00% -38.08%
75th Percentile £469 £619 £534
90th Percentile £504 £850 £638
UK median daily rate £400 £450 £400
% change year-on-year -11.11% +12.50% -20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 12 5
10th Percentile £14.75 £12.25 £15.80
25th Percentile £16.25 £13.83 £17.75
Median hourly rate £17.75 £20.45 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.18% +7.61% -9.52%
75th Percentile £23.75 £75.31 £22.25
90th Percentile £24.30 £80.00 £56.90
UK median hourly rate £23.58 £22.00 £21.50
% change year-on-year +7.18% +2.33% -1.29%

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 2,225 3,306 4,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 17.22% 15.97% 19.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,447 2,199 2,980
10th Percentile £181 £175 £163
25th Percentile £250 £275 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £465
Median % change year-on-year - -3.23% +9.41%
75th Percentile £560 £575 £588
90th Percentile £625 £672 £675
UK median daily rate £467 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -1.68% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 156 335 309
10th Percentile £15.11 £12.30 £13.29
25th Percentile £16.95 £14.57 £17.25
Median hourly rate £18.94 £22.50 £39.60
Median % change year-on-year -15.84% -43.18% +98.00%
75th Percentile £45.06 £63.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £70.00 £73.90
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £44.11
% change year-on-year -2.22% -48.99% +100.50%

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 30 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
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 30 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 -40 55 £400 -19.19% 412
North West -31 41 £400 -30.43% 211
Midlands +19 30 £400 -11.11% 319
South East +37 26 £205 -54.44% 469
East Midlands +23 17 £463 +3.93% 123
South West +40 16 £325 -13.33% 206
West Midlands +5 13 £113 -75.00% 176
Scotland -12 13 £375 -6.25% 91
Yorkshire -2 11 £450 +28.57% 155
East of England +30 3 - - 270
Northern Ireland -11 3 £160 - 20
North East - 3 £388 - 47
Wales +2 2 £325 -35.00% 47
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 18 (13.14%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.92%) Exchange Server 2010
2 4 (2.92%) Skype for Business
2 4 (2.92%) WebSphere
2 4 (2.92%) WebSphere Application Server
3 3 (2.19%) Confluence
3 3 (2.19%) IBM Domino
4 2 (1.46%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.46%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 14 (10.22%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (1.46%) InVision
2 2 (1.46%) Sketch
2 2 (1.46%) UserZoom
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (1.46%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 33 (24.09%) Microsoft 365
2 31 (22.63%) Azure
3 13 (9.49%) Entra ID
4 8 (5.84%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (5.11%) AWS
6 6 (4.38%) GCP
7 4 (2.92%) Figma
7 4 (2.92%) IBM Cloud
7 4 (2.92%) npm
8 3 (2.19%) GitHub
9 2 (1.46%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (1.46%) Google Workspace
9 2 (1.46%) OneDrive
10 1 (0.73%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 10 (7.30%) Firewall
2 9 (6.57%) DNS
3 7 (5.11%) 2G
3 7 (5.11%) 3G
3 7 (5.11%) 4G
3 7 (5.11%) 5G
3 7 (5.11%) LAN
3 7 (5.11%) WAN
3 7 (5.11%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (4.38%) ATM
4 6 (4.38%) VoIP
5 4 (2.92%) Calico
5 4 (2.92%) DHCP
5 4 (2.92%) PSTN
5 4 (2.92%) Skype
5 4 (2.92%) SMTP
5 4 (2.92%) TCP/IP
5 4 (2.92%) Wireless
6 3 (2.19%) Cisco IOS
6 3 (2.19%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.46%) MongoDB
3 1 (0.73%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 16 (11.68%) Git
2 10 (7.30%) Xcode
3 8 (5.84%) Jenkins
4 7 (5.11%) Gradle
5 5 (3.65%) JIRA
6 4 (2.92%) GitLab
6 4 (2.92%) Maven
7 2 (1.46%) Android Studio
7 2 (1.46%) Axure RP
8 1 (0.73%) CMake
8 1 (0.73%) JUnit
8 1 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 42 (30.66%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.14%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (12.41%) Banking
4 11 (8.03%) Finance
5 7 (5.11%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (5.11%) Public Sector
6 4 (2.92%) German Language
7 3 (2.19%) Games
7 3 (2.19%) Investment Banking
7 3 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.46%) Automotive
8 2 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (1.46%) Electronics
8 2 (1.46%) Legal
8 2 (1.46%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.46%) Marketing
8 2 (1.46%) Military
8 2 (1.46%) Publishing
8 2 (1.46%) Retail
8 2 (1.46%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 35 (25.55%) Developer
2 23 (16.79%) Android Developer
3 13 (9.49%) Analyst
3 13 (9.49%) iOS Developer
4 12 (8.76%) IT Engineer
4 12 (8.76%) Support Engineer
5 10 (7.30%) Architect
6 8 (5.84%) IT Support
7 7 (5.11%) 1st Line Support
7 7 (5.11%) Android Engineer
7 7 (5.11%) Service Analyst
7 7 (5.11%) Service Desk Analyst
8 6 (4.38%) EPoS Engineer
8 6 (4.38%) iOS Android Developer
8 6 (4.38%) Senior
8 6 (4.38%) Support Analyst
8 6 (4.38%) Support Officer
8 6 (4.38%) Technical Support
9 5 (3.65%) Platform Engineer
9 5 (3.65%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (13.87%) Android Jetpack
2 12 (8.76%) Jetpack Compose
3 11 (8.03%) RESTful
4 7 (5.11%) Android SDK
5 6 (4.38%) CSS
5 6 (4.38%) HTML
6 5 (3.65%) React Native
6 5 (3.65%) REST
7 4 (2.92%) React
7 4 (2.92%) SwiftUI
7 4 (2.92%) UIKit
8 3 (2.19%) OAuth
9 2 (1.46%) .NET
9 2 (1.46%) Cocoa
9 2 (1.46%) Cocoa Touch
9 2 (1.46%) iOS SDK
9 2 (1.46%) Jest
9 2 (1.46%) OAuth2
9 2 (1.46%) Redux
9 2 (1.46%) Software Packaging
Miscellaneous
1 26 (18.98%) Mobile App
2 15 (10.95%) Smartphone
3 9 (6.57%) Blackberry
4 8 (5.84%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (5.84%) iPhone
5 7 (5.11%) IoT
6 6 (4.38%) EPoS
7 5 (3.65%) Product Ownership
8 4 (2.92%) Credit Risk
8 4 (2.92%) Driving Licence
8 4 (2.92%) Handset
8 4 (2.92%) iPad
8 4 (2.92%) Mobile Banking
8 4 (2.92%) Virtual Team
9 3 (2.19%) IVR
9 3 (2.19%) Management Information System
10 2 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 2 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (1.46%) Video\Live Streaming
11 1 (0.73%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 67 (48.91%) Apple iOS
2 43 (31.39%) Windows
3 19 (13.87%) Windows 10
4 18 (13.14%) Mac OS
5 12 (8.76%) Linux
6 8 (5.84%) Windows Server
7 6 (4.38%) Windows Server 2019
8 5 (3.65%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (27.01%) Agile
1 37 (27.01%) Problem-Solving
2 33 (24.09%) CI/CD
3 28 (20.44%) Android Development
4 23 (16.79%) Customer Service
5 21 (15.33%) User Experience
6 19 (13.87%) iOS Development
6 19 (13.87%) Test Automation
7 18 (13.14%) ITIL
8 17 (12.41%) Scrum
8 17 (12.41%) TDD
9 15 (10.95%) UX Design
10 12 (8.76%) MVVM
11 11 (8.03%) DevOps
11 11 (8.03%) Mentoring
11 11 (8.03%) Mobile Development
11 11 (8.03%) Unit Testing
12 9 (6.57%) BDD
12 9 (6.57%) Prototyping
12 9 (6.57%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 24 (17.52%) Kotlin
2 12 (8.76%) Swift
3 11 (8.03%) Python
4 10 (7.30%) Objective-C
5 8 (5.84%) JavaScript
6 7 (5.11%) Java
6 7 (5.11%) PowerShell
7 6 (4.38%) C++
8 4 (2.92%) C
8 4 (2.92%) Ruby
8 4 (2.92%) Scala
8 4 (2.92%) Shell Script
9 2 (1.46%) JSX
9 2 (1.46%) TypeScript
9 2 (1.46%) VB
9 2 (1.46%) VBScript
10 1 (0.73%) PHP
Qualifications
1 14 (10.22%) Degree
1 14 (10.22%) SC Cleared
1 14 (10.22%) Security Cleared
2 3 (2.19%) MCP
3 2 (1.46%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (1.46%) MCSA
3 2 (1.46%) MCSE
3 2 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.73%) A+ Certification
4 1 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.73%) CISSP
4 1 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.73%) DV Cleared
4 1 (0.73%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.73%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.73%) PMP
4 1 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (8.03%) SLA
2 4 (2.92%) SEPA
3 2 (1.46%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.46%) NCSC
3 2 (1.46%) QA
4 1 (0.73%) AUTOSAR
System Software
1 30 (21.90%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.84%) BitLocker
3 7 (5.11%) Docker
4 3 (2.19%) Microsoft Virtual Server
4 3 (2.19%) Virtual Servers
5 2 (1.46%) Microsoft App-V
5 2 (1.46%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 10 (7.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (5.84%) SCCM
3 4 (2.92%) Istio
3 4 (2.92%) Kubernetes
3 4 (2.92%) Terraform
4 3 (2.19%) AirWatch
4 3 (2.19%) Podman
5 2 (1.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 35 (25.55%) Microsoft
2 17 (12.41%) Apple
3 10 (7.30%) ServiceNow
4 5 (3.65%) VMware
5 4 (2.92%) Clearswift
5 4 (2.92%) IBM
5 4 (2.92%) Ribbon
6 3 (2.19%) Cisco
6 3 (2.19%) Dell
6 3 (2.19%) Google
6 3 (2.19%) HP
6 3 (2.19%) Meraki
6 3 (2.19%) Splunk
7 2 (1.46%) CA Agile Central
7 2 (1.46%) Equitrac
7 2 (1.46%) ForgeRock
7 2 (1.46%) McAfee
7 2 (1.46%) MuleSoft
7 2 (1.46%) Remedy
7 2 (1.46%) Symantec