Android Contracts

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 8 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 242 195 290
Rank change year-on-year -47 +95 -31
Contract jobs citing Android 351 544 504
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.10% 1.26% 0.88%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.05% 9.20% 5.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 359 376
10th Percentile £168 £210 £160
25th Percentile £250 £350 £209
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £463 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% +8.82% -15.00%
75th Percentile £488 £600 £575
90th Percentile £575 £800 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £450 £353
% change year-on-year -16.67% +27.66% -21.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 28 13
10th Percentile £16.29 £12.92 £16.13
25th Percentile £22.65 £13.87 £16.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.32% +15.79% -15.24%
75th Percentile - £41.25 £22.63
90th Percentile - £79.13 £34.87
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.63 £14.36 £18.75
% change year-on-year +22.74% -23.41% -6.25%

All Operating Systems
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,358 5,914 9,039
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.62% 13.71% 15.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,822 3,872 6,241
10th Percentile £200 £190 £189
25th Percentile £313 £313 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £588 £638
90th Percentile £675 £694 £719
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £461 £458
% change year-on-year -2.44% +0.68% +7.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 432 410
10th Percentile £15.50 £12.75 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.70 £16.25 £18.28
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.13 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -8.46% -40.88% +88.89%
75th Percentile £43.75 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £65.93 £70.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £19.07 £35.58 £29.65
% change year-on-year -46.41% +20.01% +48.25%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Android in the UK

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Android in the UK

Android
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 8 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Android in the UK

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Android in the UK

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 8 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Android in the UK

Android
Top 17 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 8 July 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
England -43 309 £400 -13.51% 466
UK excluding London -27 168 £375 -16.67% 348
London -30 151 £400 -13.98% 153
Work from Home -18 93 £440 -5.98% 203
North of England -37 64 £400 -19.19% 92
North West -30 44 £375 -53.13% 54
South East +39 42 £208 -51.18% 79
Midlands -11 30 £400 -15.34% 44
Yorkshire -12 18 £455 +21.33% 29
East Midlands +10 16 £463 +3.93% 25
Scotland -5 15 £375 -6.25% 25
East of England +32 14 £190 -20.83% 67
West Midlands -25 14 £113 -77.50% 19
South West +37 9 £325 -18.75% 31
Northern Ireland -13 3 £160 - 8
Wales +7 2 £325 -27.78% 9
North East -1 2 £550 - 10

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 43 (12.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 24 (6.84%) IBM Domino
3 11 (3.13%) Confluence
4 7 (1.99%) SharePoint
5 5 (1.42%) Skype for Business
6 4 (1.14%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (1.14%) WebSphere
6 4 (1.14%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 26 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.56%) Sketch
3 5 (1.42%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.57%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.57%) InVision
5 2 (0.57%) UserZoom
6 1 (0.28%) Stateflow
Business Applications
1 5 (1.42%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.57%) NEC Housing
3 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 86 (24.50%) Microsoft 365
2 61 (17.38%) Azure
3 25 (7.12%) AWS
3 25 (7.12%) Entra ID
4 18 (5.13%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (4.84%) Figma
6 15 (4.27%) GitHub
7 12 (3.42%) SaaS
8 11 (3.13%) Firebase
8 11 (3.13%) GCP
8 11 (3.13%) Google Play
9 9 (2.56%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.42%) Asana
10 5 (1.42%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.14%) Azure Service Bus
11 4 (1.14%) Datadog
11 4 (1.14%) IBM Cloud
11 4 (1.14%) npm
11 4 (1.14%) Serverless
11 4 (1.14%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 29 (8.26%) Firewall
2 26 (7.41%) Cisco IOS
3 12 (3.42%) DNS
3 12 (3.42%) VPN
3 12 (3.42%) Wireless
4 9 (2.56%) DHCP
4 9 (2.56%) TCP/IP
5 7 (1.99%) 2G
5 7 (1.99%) 3G
5 7 (1.99%) 4G
5 7 (1.99%) 5G
5 7 (1.99%) ATM
5 7 (1.99%) VoIP
6 6 (1.71%) LAN
6 6 (1.71%) WAN
6 6 (1.71%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (1.42%) IP Telephony
7 5 (1.42%) Skype
7 5 (1.42%) VLAN
8 4 (1.14%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.99%) SQL Server
2 6 (1.71%) MongoDB
3 4 (1.14%) Redis
4 3 (0.85%) DynamoDB
4 3 (0.85%) Mixpanel
4 3 (0.85%) MySQL
5 2 (0.57%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.28%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 47 (13.39%) Git
2 21 (5.98%) Jenkins
3 17 (4.84%) JIRA
4 16 (4.56%) Gradle
4 16 (4.56%) Xcode
5 15 (4.27%) Android Studio
6 13 (3.70%) Appium
6 13 (3.70%) JUnit
7 12 (3.42%) GitLab
8 8 (2.28%) Selenium
9 7 (1.99%) Axure RP
10 6 (1.71%) Mockito
11 5 (1.42%) Maven
12 4 (1.14%) Bitbucket
12 4 (1.14%) NUnit
13 3 (0.85%) Eclipse
13 3 (0.85%) Postman
14 2 (0.57%) Browser DevTools
14 2 (0.57%) Crashlytics
14 2 (0.57%) SpecFlow
General
1 93 (26.50%) Social Skills
2 45 (12.82%) Finance
3 39 (11.11%) Banking
4 30 (8.55%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (7.12%) Games
6 15 (4.27%) Public Sector
7 10 (2.85%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 6 (1.71%) Investment Banking
8 6 (1.71%) Marketing
9 5 (1.42%) Local Government
9 5 (1.42%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.42%) Retail
10 4 (1.14%) Automotive
10 4 (1.14%) German Language
10 4 (1.14%) Legal
11 3 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.85%) Manufacturing
11 3 (0.85%) Military
11 3 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 99 (28.21%) Developer
2 70 (19.94%) Android Developer
3 40 (11.40%) Senior
4 31 (8.83%) IT Engineer
5 27 (7.69%) Analyst
5 27 (7.69%) Support Engineer
6 26 (7.41%) Platform Engineer
7 23 (6.55%) Designer
8 22 (6.27%) IT Support
9 21 (5.98%) Android Engineer
10 20 (5.70%) Senior Developer
11 18 (5.13%) iOS Developer
12 17 (4.84%) IT Support Engineer
13 15 (4.27%) Senior Android Developer
14 14 (3.99%) Architect
15 13 (3.70%) Lead
15 13 (3.70%) Support Analyst
16 10 (2.85%) Product Designer
17 9 (2.56%) Mobile Engineer
17 9 (2.56%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (11.11%) Android Jetpack
2 32 (9.12%) Jetpack Compose
3 27 (7.69%) Android SDK
3 27 (7.69%) RESTful
4 26 (7.41%) React
5 23 (6.55%) CSS
6 22 (6.27%) React Native
7 21 (5.98%) HTML
8 16 (4.56%) Dagger
9 15 (4.27%) REST
10 12 (3.42%) GraphQL
10 12 (3.42%) Redux
11 10 (2.85%) Node.js
12 9 (2.56%) RxJava
13 8 (2.28%) .NET
13 8 (2.28%) Flutter
13 8 (2.28%) SwiftUI
13 8 (2.28%) UIKit
14 7 (1.99%) Jest
15 5 (1.42%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 92 (26.21%) Mobile App
2 20 (5.70%) iPhone
2 20 (5.70%) Smartphone
3 12 (3.42%) Data Centre
4 11 (3.13%) Blackberry
4 11 (3.13%) EPoS
4 11 (3.13%) iPad
4 11 (3.13%) Product Ownership
5 10 (2.85%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (2.28%) Driving Licence
6 8 (2.28%) IoT
6 8 (2.28%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.71%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.71%) Credit Risk
7 6 (1.71%) Onboarding
7 6 (1.71%) Video Conferencing
8 5 (1.42%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.42%) Legacy Applications
8 5 (1.42%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 169 (48.15%) Apple iOS
2 98 (27.92%) Windows
3 55 (15.67%) Mac OS
4 32 (9.12%) Windows 10
5 15 (4.27%) Linux
6 8 (2.28%) Windows Server
7 6 (1.71%) Windows 7
8 4 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
9 3 (0.85%) VMS
9 3 (0.85%) Windows Server 2016
10 2 (0.57%) Unix
11 1 (0.28%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (32.76%) Agile
2 89 (25.36%) CI/CD
3 81 (23.08%) Android Development
4 75 (21.37%) Problem-Solving
5 72 (20.51%) User Experience
6 50 (14.25%) MVVM
7 49 (13.96%) Test Automation
8 42 (11.97%) DevOps
9 41 (11.68%) UX Design
10 38 (10.83%) Customer Service
11 37 (10.54%) Scrum
12 36 (10.26%) Mobile Development
13 30 (8.55%) iOS Development
13 30 (8.55%) Unit Testing
14 28 (7.98%) Design Patterns
15 27 (7.69%) ITIL
15 27 (7.69%) Mentoring
16 26 (7.41%) E-Commerce
16 26 (7.41%) Mobile Application Development
17 25 (7.12%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 89 (25.36%) Kotlin
2 49 (13.96%) Java
3 39 (11.11%) PowerShell
4 28 (7.98%) JavaScript
5 21 (5.98%) Python
6 19 (5.41%) Swift
7 15 (4.27%) TypeScript
8 12 (3.42%) Objective-C
9 11 (3.13%) C#
10 8 (2.28%) SQL
11 6 (1.71%) C++
11 6 (1.71%) Shell Script
12 4 (1.14%) Bash
12 4 (1.14%) Bicep
12 4 (1.14%) C
12 4 (1.14%) Ruby
12 4 (1.14%) Scala
13 3 (0.85%) Dart
14 2 (0.57%) JSX
14 2 (0.57%) Perl
Qualifications
1 36 (10.26%) Security Cleared
2 33 (9.40%) SC Cleared
3 23 (6.55%) Degree
4 8 (2.28%) Computer Science Degree
4 8 (2.28%) DV Cleared
5 4 (1.14%) ISTQB
6 3 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.28%) A+ Certification
7 1 (0.28%) CISSP
7 1 (0.28%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.28%) MCP
7 1 (0.28%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.28%) PMP
7 1 (0.28%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (9.97%) Accessibility
2 14 (3.99%) QA
2 14 (3.99%) SLA
3 5 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
4 4 (1.14%) SEPA
5 1 (0.28%) AUTOSAR
5 1 (0.28%) GDPR
5 1 (0.28%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 79 (22.51%) Active Directory
2 12 (3.42%) Docker
3 7 (1.99%) BitLocker
4 6 (1.71%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.71%) vSphere
5 2 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.28%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 51 (14.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (10.26%) SCCM
3 12 (3.42%) Kubernetes
4 7 (1.99%) Terraform
5 4 (1.14%) Istio
5 4 (1.14%) Jamf Pro
5 4 (1.14%) Podman
6 3 (0.85%) AirWatch
6 3 (0.85%) Grafana
6 3 (0.85%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.28%) SCOM
7 1 (0.28%) WSUS
Vendors
1 89 (25.36%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.69%) Cisco
3 32 (9.12%) Apple
4 29 (8.26%) Splunk
5 26 (7.41%) Google
6 25 (7.12%) Meraki
7 17 (4.84%) ServiceNow
8 11 (3.13%) Dell
8 11 (3.13%) HP
9 10 (2.85%) Adobe
10 8 (2.28%) Remedy
11 5 (1.42%) Virgin Media
11 5 (1.42%) VMware
12 4 (1.14%) Citrix
12 4 (1.14%) Clearswift
12 4 (1.14%) IBM
12 4 (1.14%) Ribbon
12 4 (1.14%) Zscaler
13 3 (0.85%) CA Agile Central
13 3 (0.85%) Dynatrace