Mobile App Contract Job Trends

Mobile Application
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mobile App in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mobile App over the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 249 223 247
Rank change year-on-year -26 +24 -28
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 412 396 429
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.12% 1.15% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.19% 3.60% 3.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 307 266 250
10th Percentile £204 £204 £359
25th Percentile £365 £381 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £589
90th Percentile £630 £688 £653
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £413 £482
% change year-on-year +3.03% -14.46% -7.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 14
10th Percentile £16.24 - -
25th Percentile £18.21 - £42.25
Median hourly rate £29.67 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.24% -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £47.85 - £67.56
90th Percentile £70.00 - £77.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £55.23 - £44.50
% change year-on-year - - +137.97%

All Generic Skills
UK

Mobile App falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,902 10,988 13,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.07% 31.94% 31.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,059 6,574 9,251
10th Percentile £275 £270 £263
25th Percentile £406 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.88% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £625 £660 £668
90th Percentile £738 £775 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 649 344 493
10th Percentile £13.84 £17.25 £16.51
25th Percentile £17.98 £22.72 £20.50
Median hourly rate £27.00 £33.27 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.85% -21.72% +21.43%
75th Percentile £58.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £78.45 £77.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.00 £32.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -16.92% -28.11% +53.25%

Mobile App
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mobile App relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Mobile App job vacancy trend in the UK

Mobile App
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mobile App.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mobile App over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mobile App.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mobile App over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Top 15 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile App within the UK over the 6 months to 17 December 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 -15 374 £500 +2.56% 404
UK excluding London -7 200 £425 +3.03% 400
London -30 185 £515 +0.88% 94
Work from Home -59 106 £500 +11.11% 145
South East +10 58 £208 -57.97% 98
North of England -53 55 £400 - 111
Midlands -12 34 £500 +25.00% 80
North West -39 29 £380 -0.65% 58
Yorkshire -37 26 £413 -15.38% 44
South West +7 24 £600 +71.43% 32
Wales +19 19 £300 -34.25% 16
East Midlands -12 17 £550 +5.26% 39
West Midlands -26 17 £431 +197.41% 41
East of England -10 6 £185 -64.76% 43
Scotland -7 4 £475 +18.75% 21

Mobile App
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 24 (5.83%) CMS
2 20 (4.85%) Confluence
3 13 (3.16%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.91%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.70%) Moodle
6 6 (1.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.21%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.21%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.21%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.49%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.24%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.24%) Drupal
9 1 (0.24%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.24%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 18 (4.37%) Chatbot
1 18 (4.37%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.46%) Adobe Captivate
5 5 (1.21%) Zeplin
6 4 (0.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.73%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.73%) Sketch
8 1 (0.24%) Moqups
8 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.73%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle iSupplier
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 46 (11.17%) Figma
2 37 (8.98%) Azure
3 29 (7.04%) AWS
3 29 (7.04%) SaaS
4 21 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (5.10%) Sauce Labs
5 16 (3.88%) Google Play
5 16 (3.88%) Microsoft 365
6 13 (3.16%) Firebase
6 13 (3.16%) GitHub
7 12 (2.91%) Serverless
8 8 (1.94%) Contentful
8 8 (1.94%) Google Analytics
9 7 (1.70%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (1.70%) GCP
9 7 (1.70%) Kontent
10 6 (1.46%) Miro
11 5 (1.21%) BrowserStack
11 5 (1.21%) Google Tag Manager
11 5 (1.21%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.61%) Wireless
2 8 (1.94%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (1.94%) Skype
3 5 (1.21%) HTTP
3 5 (1.21%) Internet
4 3 (0.73%) Firewall
5 2 (0.49%) Bluetooth
5 2 (0.49%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (0.49%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.24%) MQTT
6 1 (0.24%) SMS
6 1 (0.24%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (5.83%) MySQL
2 22 (5.34%) Relational Database
3 6 (1.46%) MongoDB
3 6 (1.46%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.21%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.97%) Power BI
6 3 (0.73%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.73%) SQLite
7 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.49%) Metadata
8 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.24%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.24%) Bigtable
8 1 (0.24%) GIS
8 1 (0.24%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database 12c
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 54 (13.11%) Git
2 44 (10.68%) Xcode
3 36 (8.74%) Android Studio
4 27 (6.55%) JIRA
5 24 (5.83%) Browser DevTools
6 21 (5.10%) Eclipse
7 20 (4.85%) Gradle
8 17 (4.13%) Appium
9 15 (3.64%) Jenkins
10 10 (2.43%) Postman
11 8 (1.94%) Charles Proxy
12 7 (1.70%) CircleCI
12 7 (1.70%) CocoaPods
12 7 (1.70%) Cypress.io
12 7 (1.70%) Storybook
12 7 (1.70%) XCUITest
13 6 (1.46%) GitLab
13 6 (1.46%) Selenium
14 5 (1.21%) JMeter
14 5 (1.21%) Katalon Studio
General
1 115 (27.91%) Social Skills
2 77 (18.69%) Finance
3 52 (12.62%) Banking
4 25 (6.07%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (5.58%) Marketing
6 21 (5.10%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (5.10%) Public Sector
7 18 (4.37%) Retail
8 16 (3.88%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.43%) Electronics
10 9 (2.18%) Automotive
11 8 (1.94%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.70%) Legal
13 6 (1.46%) Publishing
14 4 (0.97%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.49%) Games
15 2 (0.49%) iGaming
15 2 (0.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 124 (30.10%) Developer
2 49 (11.89%) Designer
3 47 (11.41%) Senior
4 33 (8.01%) Android Developer
5 26 (6.31%) iOS Developer
6 23 (5.58%) Product Designer
7 22 (5.34%) Support Engineer
7 22 (5.34%) Technical Engineer
7 22 (5.34%) Technical Support
7 22 (5.34%) Technical Support Engineer
7 22 (5.34%) UX Engineer
8 21 (5.10%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
9 19 (4.61%) Architect
9 19 (4.61%) Mobile Developer
9 19 (4.61%) React Developer
10 18 (4.37%) Mobile Engineer
11 17 (4.13%) Break Fix Engineer
11 17 (4.13%) Junior
12 16 (3.88%) Project Manager
13 15 (3.64%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 61 (14.81%) CSS
2 59 (14.32%) RESTful
3 45 (10.92%) React
4 41 (9.95%) HTML
4 41 (9.95%) React Native
5 40 (9.71%) AngularJS
6 31 (7.52%) GraphQL
7 23 (5.58%) Ajax
8 19 (4.61%) .NET
9 18 (4.37%) Android Jetpack
9 18 (4.37%) Node.js
10 17 (4.13%) Jetpack Compose
10 17 (4.13%) JSON
10 17 (4.13%) OAuth
11 15 (3.64%) SwiftUI
12 14 (3.40%) Flutter
13 13 (3.16%) REST
14 12 (2.91%) .NET Framework
15 11 (2.67%) ASP.NET
15 11 (2.67%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.28%) Product Ownership
2 10 (2.43%) Onboarding
3 7 (1.70%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (1.70%) Security Posture
3 7 (1.70%) Virtual Team
4 5 (1.21%) Algorithms
4 5 (1.21%) FMCG
4 5 (1.21%) RIA
4 5 (1.21%) W3C
5 4 (0.97%) Blockchain
5 4 (0.97%) Data Structures
5 4 (0.97%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (0.97%) Low-Code
5 4 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
5 4 (0.97%) Mobile Banking
6 3 (0.73%) iPhone
6 3 (0.73%) Java Card
6 3 (0.73%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (0.73%) Social Media
6 3 (0.73%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 146 (35.44%) Android
2 113 (27.43%) Apple iOS
3 33 (8.01%) Windows
4 24 (5.83%) Unix
5 23 (5.58%) Linux
6 10 (2.43%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (32.77%) Agile
2 116 (28.16%) User Experience
3 95 (23.06%) CI/CD
4 65 (15.78%) Mobile Application Development
5 64 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
6 60 (14.56%) DevOps
7 49 (11.89%) Test Automation
8 47 (11.41%) UX Design
9 45 (10.92%) Android Development
10 44 (10.68%) Continuous Improvement
10 44 (10.68%) iOS Development
11 41 (9.95%) Analytics
12 38 (9.22%) AI
12 38 (9.22%) Mobile Development
13 35 (8.50%) Design Patterns
14 34 (8.25%) Scrum
15 30 (7.28%) MVVM
16 28 (6.80%) Application Security
16 28 (6.80%) Stakeholder Management
17 27 (6.55%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 89 (21.60%) JavaScript
2 73 (17.72%) Java
3 54 (13.11%) Kotlin
4 44 (10.68%) Swift
5 40 (9.71%) TypeScript
6 35 (8.50%) Python
7 25 (6.07%) Perl
8 23 (5.58%) SQL
9 22 (5.34%) C#
10 19 (4.61%) Objective-C
11 5 (1.21%) C++
12 4 (0.97%) Ruby
13 3 (0.73%) C
13 3 (0.73%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.73%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.73%) Scala
14 2 (0.49%) Go
14 2 (0.49%) PHP
14 2 (0.49%) R
14 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 39 (9.47%) Degree
2 14 (3.40%) Security Cleared
3 12 (2.91%) Master's Degree
4 11 (2.67%) PMI Certification
5 10 (2.43%) PMP
6 9 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.94%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.94%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.46%) ISTQB
9 5 (1.21%) SC Cleared
10 2 (0.49%) ACSP
10 2 (0.49%) ACTC
10 2 (0.49%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.49%) AWS Certified Developer
10 2 (0.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.49%) ISEB
11 1 (0.24%) GIAC
11 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.24%) MBA
11 1 (0.24%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (15.29%) Accessibility
2 50 (12.14%) QA
3 12 (2.91%) GDPR
4 10 (2.43%) WCAG
5 7 (1.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.97%) SLA
7 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.49%) PERC
8 1 (0.24%) GRC
8 1 (0.24%) NCSC
8 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.24%) PMO
8 1 (0.24%) PSD2
System Software
1 12 (2.91%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.94%) Docker
3 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.94%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.97%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.97%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (0.49%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.49%) rkt
5 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.24%) Ansible
5 1 (0.24%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.24%) Grafana
5 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Vendors
1 73 (17.72%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.52%) Google
2 31 (7.52%) Oracle
3 26 (6.31%) Splunk
4 24 (5.83%) ServiceNow
5 23 (5.58%) Adobe
6 18 (4.37%) HP
7 16 (3.88%) Apple
8 14 (3.40%) SAP
9 8 (1.94%) Cisco
10 7 (1.70%) OneTrust
10 7 (1.70%) Xamarin
11 6 (1.46%) Optimizely
12 5 (1.21%) Dynatrace
12 5 (1.21%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.21%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.97%) OpenAI
13 4 (0.97%) Tealium
14 3 (0.73%) Hotjar
15 2 (0.49%) MuleSoft