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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 329 251 214
Rank change year-on-year -78 -37 +100
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 403 343 449
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.75% 1.06% 1.18%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.22% 2.99% 3.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 259 232 303
10th Percentile £363 £316 £305
25th Percentile £413 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -1.05% -5.00%
75th Percentile £578 £550 £576
90th Percentile £676 £586 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £405 £456
% change year-on-year +11.11% -11.23% -3.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 5
10th Percentile £15.56 - £23.35
25th Percentile £17.25 - £40.00
Median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.75% -37.75% +32.65%
75th Percentile £33.75 - £70.18
90th Percentile £56.60 - £76.78
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £65.00
% change year-on-year -56.75% -37.75% +32.65%

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 18,133 11,464 11,545
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.80% 35.48% 30.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,964 7,035 7,217
10th Percentile £320 £300 £300
25th Percentile £423 £406 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £515 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
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 1,085 567 526
10th Percentile £14.50 £15.13 £13.77
25th Percentile £18.50 £18.87 £20.56
Median hourly rate £38.53 £30.00 £46.21
Median % change year-on-year +28.42% -35.07% +7.14%
75th Percentile £67.84 £57.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.56 £30.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +45.20% -45.45% +22.22%

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -87 316 £505 +8.60% 594
UK excluding London -50 192 £450 +11.11% 267
London -92 160 £518 +3.50% 392
Work from Home -90 77 £475 -1.30% 227
North of England -85 61 £525 +33.59% 65
Scotland +10 44 £390 -22.00% 21
South West -19 34 £475 -17.39% 41
North West -49 32 £550 +46.67% 34
Midlands -46 26 £535 +15.62% 29
West Midlands -37 21 £550 +27.91% 12
Yorkshire -52 20 £525 +31.25% 25
South East -77 16 £325 -1.14% 63
Wales -9 10 £425 +3.03% 7
North East -33 9 £450 -13.25% 6
East Midlands -29 5 £533 +15.14% 17
East of England -18 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 18 (4.47%) 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 5 (1.24%) Adobe Analytics
12 5 (1.24%) Azure AI
12 5 (1.24%) Lucidchart
12 5 (1.24%) Sauce Labs
13 4 (0.99%) BrowserStack
13 4 (0.99%) GCP
13 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%) 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%) Appium
9 9 (2.23%) LoadRunner
10 7 (1.74%) JUnit
10 7 (1.74%) XCTest
11 5 (1.24%) Crashlytics
12 4 (0.99%) Charles Proxy
12 4 (0.99%) Zephyr
13 3 (0.74%) Eclipse
13 3 (0.74%) JMeter
13 3 (0.74%) Postman
13 3 (0.74%) Selenium
General
1 116 (28.78%) Social Skills
2 73 (18.11%) Finance
3 49 (12.16%) 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
1 105 (26.05%) 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 22 (5.46%) Architect
7 22 (5.46%) Lead
8 20 (4.96%) Analyst
8 20 (4.96%) Project Manager
9 19 (4.71%) Product Designer
9 19 (4.71%) Tester
10 17 (4.22%) Mobile Engineer
11 14 (3.47%) Product Manager
11 14 (3.47%) Senior Developer
12 12 (2.98%) Mobile Developer
12 12 (2.98%) Senior Android Engineer
13 11 (2.73%) QA Tester
13 11 (2.73%) UI Designer
13 11 (2.73%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (11.91%) 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 15 (3.72%) OAuth
9 13 (3.23%) Web Services
10 11 (2.73%) Flutter
11 10 (2.48%) 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 38 (9.43%) 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
1 120 (29.78%) 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
7 54 (13.40%) Stakeholder Management
8 52 (12.90%) iOS Development
8 52 (12.90%) Test Automation
9 51 (12.66%) DevOps
10 50 (12.41%) MVVM
11 48 (11.91%) Scrum
12 46 (11.41%) UX Design
13 39 (9.68%) Analytics
13 39 (9.68%) Roadmaps
14 38 (9.43%) Continuous Improvement
15 37 (9.18%) Architectural Patterns
15 37 (9.18%) Generative AI
16 31 (7.69%) Performance Optimisation
17 30 (7.44%) 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 20 (4.96%) 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%) GPEN
9 1 (0.25%) GXPN
9 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.25%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (13.15%) Accessibility
2 51 (12.66%) QA
3 17 (4.22%) WCAG
4 5 (1.24%) GDPR
5 4 (0.99%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.74%) GRC
6 3 (0.74%) PSD2
7 2 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.50%) Data Quality
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 29 (7.20%) Adobe
2 29 (7.20%) Google
3 22 (5.46%) Apple
4 18 (4.47%) Dynatrace
5 15 (3.72%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.98%) Oracle
7 8 (1.99%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.24%) IBM
8 5 (1.24%) OpenAI
8 5 (1.24%) Splunk
9 4 (0.99%) MuleSoft
9 4 (0.99%) Samsung
10 3 (0.74%) Braze
10 3 (0.74%) SAP
10 3 (0.74%) Tealium
11 2 (0.50%) Amplitude
11 2 (0.50%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.50%) Dell
12 1 (0.25%) HP