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 3 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 324 259 209
Rank change year-on-year -65 -50 +100
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 403 346 445
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.75% 1.06% 1.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.23% 3.01% 3.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 258 233 299
10th Percentile £363 £318 £307
25th Percentile £413 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £488
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -3.59% -2.50%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £588
90th Percentile £677 £585 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £405 £469
% change year-on-year +11.11% -13.60% -1.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 6
10th Percentile £15.56 - £12.25
25th Percentile £17.25 - £19.19
Median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.75% -22.93% +7.14%
75th Percentile £33.75 - £69.51
90th Percentile £56.60 - £75.68
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £38.63
% change year-on-year -56.75% +4.75% -21.17%

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 18,107 11,509 11,605
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.77% 35.41% 30.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,951 7,070 7,265
10th Percentile £320 £300 £300
25th Percentile £423 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -6.35% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,082 569 543
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.13 £13.22
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.87 £19.19
Median hourly rate £38.25 £30.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +27.50% -33.33% +4.65%
75th Percentile £67.65 £57.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £75.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.56 £30.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +45.20% -42.86% +15.61%

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 3 September 2026.

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 3 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Top 16 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 3 September 2026. 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 -107 315 £505 +9.19% 598
UK excluding London -56 193 £450 +11.11% 261
London -79 158 £518 +3.50% 399
Work from Home -76 79 £475 -1.30% 224
North of England -69 61 £525 +34.27% 63
Scotland +8 44 £390 -22.00% 19
South West -13 34 £475 -17.39% 38
North West -49 32 £550 +46.67% 34
Midlands -47 26 £535 +15.62% 32
West Midlands -39 21 £550 +27.91% 15
Yorkshire -51 20 £525 +31.25% 23
South East -69 17 £325 -27.78% 61
Wales -9 10 £425 -5.56% 7
North East -38 9 £450 -13.25% 6
East Midlands -27 5 £533 +15.14% 17
East of England -21 2 £500 +21.21% 35

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 13 (3.23%) Confluence
2 5 (1.24%) CMS
2 5 (1.24%) Moodle
3 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.50%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.50%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.25%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 18 (4.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 13 (3.23%) Sketch
3 10 (2.48%) Chatbot
4 8 (1.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (0.99%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.50%) InVision
8 1 (0.25%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (1.74%) Shopify
2 5 (1.24%) Maximo
3 2 (0.50%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.50%) Workfront
4 1 (0.25%) Magento
4 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 48 (11.91%) Azure
2 41 (10.17%) GitHub
3 37 (9.18%) Figma
4 31 (7.69%) AWS
5 24 (5.96%) GitHub Actions
6 21 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (4.71%) Firebase
8 17 (4.22%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (3.97%) Google Play
9 16 (3.97%) SaaS
10 15 (3.72%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.23%) GitHub Copilot
11 9 (2.23%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.49%) Adobe Analytics
13 5 (1.24%) Azure AI
13 5 (1.24%) Lucidchart
13 5 (1.24%) Sauce Labs
14 4 (0.99%) Anthropic Claude
14 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (0.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.99%) Network Security
2 3 (0.74%) Firewall
2 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.50%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.25%) Broadband
4 1 (0.25%) DNS
4 1 (0.25%) DOCSIS
4 1 (0.25%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.25%) HTTP
4 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.25%) Internet
4 1 (0.25%) NFC
4 1 (0.25%) WAN
4 1 (0.25%) Wireless
4 1 (0.25%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.74%) Power BI
2 5 (1.24%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.99%) Tableau
4 3 (0.74%) Looker
4 3 (0.74%) MySQL
4 3 (0.74%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.50%) SQLite
6 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.25%) GIS
6 1 (0.25%) Metadata
6 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (6.45%) Git
2 24 (5.96%) JIRA
3 17 (4.22%) Gradle
4 16 (3.97%) Jenkins
5 14 (3.47%) Android Studio
5 14 (3.47%) Xcode
6 13 (3.23%) fastlane
7 12 (2.98%) CircleCI
8 10 (2.48%) XCUITest
9 9 (2.23%) LoadRunner
10 8 (1.99%) Appium
11 7 (1.74%) JUnit
11 7 (1.74%) XCTest
12 5 (1.24%) Crashlytics
13 4 (0.99%) Zephyr
14 3 (0.74%) Browser DevTools
14 3 (0.74%) Charles Proxy
14 3 (0.74%) Eclipse
14 3 (0.74%) JMeter
14 3 (0.74%) Postman
General
1 116 (28.78%) Social Skills
2 74 (18.36%) Finance
3 50 (12.41%) Banking
4 28 (6.95%) Retail
5 25 (6.20%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.20%) Public Sector
6 16 (3.97%) Marketing
7 11 (2.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (2.48%) Italian Language
9 5 (1.24%) Corporate Banking
10 3 (0.74%) Games
10 3 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.74%) Investment Banking
10 3 (0.74%) Local Government
10 3 (0.74%) Retail Banking
10 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.50%) Arabic Language
11 2 (0.50%) Military
12 1 (0.25%) French Language
12 1 (0.25%) German Language
Job Titles
1 104 (25.81%) Developer
2 64 (15.88%) Senior
3 47 (11.66%) Designer
4 35 (8.68%) Android Developer
5 30 (7.44%) iOS Developer
6 24 (5.96%) Android Engineer
7 23 (5.71%) Architect
8 22 (5.46%) Lead
9 20 (4.96%) Analyst
9 20 (4.96%) Project Manager
10 19 (4.71%) Product Designer
10 19 (4.71%) Tester
11 17 (4.22%) Mobile Engineer
12 14 (3.47%) Product Manager
12 14 (3.47%) Senior Developer
13 12 (2.98%) Mobile Developer
13 12 (2.98%) Senior Android Engineer
14 11 (2.73%) QA Tester
14 11 (2.73%) UI Designer
14 11 (2.73%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (12.16%) REST
2 47 (11.66%) RESTful
3 35 (8.68%) React Native
4 33 (8.19%) Android Jetpack
5 25 (6.20%) Android SDK
5 25 (6.20%) Jetpack Compose
6 22 (5.46%) SwiftUI
7 19 (4.71%) UIKit
8 16 (3.97%) OAuth
9 13 (3.23%) Web Services
10 11 (2.73%) Flutter
10 11 (2.73%) GraphQL
11 10 (2.48%) OAuth2
12 9 (2.23%) Core Data
12 9 (2.23%) CSS
12 9 (2.23%) HTML
12 9 (2.23%) iOS SDK
12 9 (2.23%) React
12 9 (2.23%) Retrofit
13 7 (1.74%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.68%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.72%) Data Protection Act
3 14 (3.47%) Security Posture
4 12 (2.98%) Educational Technology
5 11 (2.73%) Credit Risk
5 11 (2.73%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.48%) Cloud Native
6 10 (2.48%) Mobile Banking
7 8 (1.99%) AI Agents
8 6 (1.49%) Social Media
9 5 (1.24%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.24%) IoT
9 5 (1.24%) Legacy Code
9 5 (1.24%) Marketing Technology
9 5 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.24%) Virtual Team
10 4 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.99%) CMDB
10 4 (0.99%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 126 (31.27%) Android
2 106 (26.30%) Apple iOS
3 18 (4.47%) Windows
4 8 (1.99%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.74%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.99%) Linux
6 4 (0.99%) Unix
7 1 (0.25%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (30.02%) Agile
2 96 (23.82%) AI
3 91 (22.58%) User Experience
4 67 (16.63%) CI/CD
5 62 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 55 (13.65%) Android Development
6 55 (13.65%) Stakeholder Management
7 52 (12.90%) iOS Development
8 51 (12.66%) DevOps
8 51 (12.66%) Test Automation
9 50 (12.41%) MVVM
10 48 (11.91%) Scrum
11 46 (11.41%) UX Design
12 40 (9.93%) Analytics
12 40 (9.93%) Roadmaps
13 38 (9.43%) Continuous Improvement
13 38 (9.43%) Generative AI
14 37 (9.18%) Architectural Patterns
15 31 (7.69%) Performance Optimisation
16 29 (7.20%) Mobile Development
Programming Languages
1 56 (13.90%) Kotlin
2 50 (12.41%) Java
3 45 (11.17%) Swift
4 27 (6.70%) JavaScript
5 19 (4.71%) Python
6 14 (3.47%) TypeScript
7 13 (3.23%) Objective-C
8 7 (1.74%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.74%) SQL
9 4 (0.99%) C++
10 3 (0.74%) C#
10 3 (0.74%) Perl
10 3 (0.74%) Scala
11 2 (0.50%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.50%) Korn
11 2 (0.50%) Kusto Query Language
12 1 (0.25%) ABAP
12 1 (0.25%) Dart
12 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.25%) Go
Qualifications
1 40 (9.93%) Security Cleared
2 26 (6.45%) SC Cleared
3 17 (4.22%) Degree
4 16 (3.97%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.74%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.74%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.74%) MBA
8 2 (0.50%) CCA
8 2 (0.50%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.50%) OSCP
9 1 (0.25%) CISM
9 1 (0.25%) CISSP
9 1 (0.25%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.25%) ECSA
9 1 (0.25%) GPEN
9 1 (0.25%) GXPN
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.25%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (13.15%) Accessibility
2 50 (12.41%) QA
3 17 (4.22%) WCAG
4 5 (1.24%) GDPR
5 4 (0.99%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.74%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.74%) GRC
6 3 (0.74%) PSD2
7 2 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.25%) NCSC
8 1 (0.25%) PMO
8 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (1.49%) Docker
2 5 (1.24%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.74%) Firmware
3 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.50%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.25%) Sendmail
5 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (4.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (2.73%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.99%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.99%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.99%) SCCM
5 3 (0.74%) Ansible
6 1 (0.25%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.25%) Argo
6 1 (0.25%) Grafana
6 1 (0.25%) Istio
6 1 (0.25%) Kustomize
6 1 (0.25%) linkerd
6 1 (0.25%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 49 (12.16%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.44%) Adobe
3 29 (7.20%) Google
4 22 (5.46%) Apple
5 18 (4.47%) Dynatrace
6 16 (3.97%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.98%) Oracle
8 8 (1.99%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.24%) IBM
9 5 (1.24%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.24%) Splunk
10 4 (0.99%) Braze
10 4 (0.99%) MuleSoft
10 4 (0.99%) Samsung
10 4 (0.99%) SAP
10 4 (0.99%) Tealium
11 2 (0.50%) Amplitude
11 2 (0.50%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.50%) Dell
12 1 (0.25%) Sitecore