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 9 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 221 247
Rank change year-on-year -10 +26 -30
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 424 408 448
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.17% 1.14% 0.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.30% 3.62% 3.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 315 269 270
10th Percentile £204 £205 £330
25th Percentile £359 £363 £427
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £598
90th Percentile £625 £688 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £400 £476
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.97% -9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 14
10th Percentile £16.24 - -
25th Percentile £16.90 - £42.25
Median hourly rate £18.87 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.09% -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £35.06 - £67.56
90th Percentile £40.46 - £77.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.46 - £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 12,839 11,268 14,386
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.39% 31.55% 31.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,002 6,687 9,627
10th Percentile £275 £275 £270
25th Percentile £406 £410 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.51% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £630 £663 £669
90th Percentile £738 £775 £772
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 652 367 497
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.81 £16.67
25th Percentile £17.98 £22.50 £20.50
Median hourly rate £26.50 £34.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.06% -20.00% +21.43%
75th Percentile £56.06 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.19 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.00 £32.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -20.00% -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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -11 385 £498 +4.74% 763
UK excluding London -3 200 £425 +6.25% 736
London -17 196 £513 +2.50% 147
Work from Home -54 109 £500 +11.11% 398
North of England -44 60 £393 -0.51% 187
South East +8 55 £316 -35.13% 202
Midlands -20 32 £505 +26.25% 122
North West -26 32 £373 +0.34% 91
Yorkshire -32 28 £413 -15.38% 75
South West -6 24 £600 +71.43% 57
Wales +19 19 £300 -34.25% 26
East Midlands -10 17 £550 +8.11% 54
West Midlands -21 15 £463 +218.97% 65
East of England -11 6 £185 -63.00% 97
Scotland -10 4 £475 +18.75% 44

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 (5.66%) CMS
2 22 (5.19%) Confluence
3 13 (3.07%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.83%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.65%) Moodle
6 6 (1.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.18%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.18%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.18%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.47%) 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 19 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.25%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 9 (2.12%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.42%) Adobe Captivate
5 5 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.18%) Zeplin
6 3 (0.71%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.71%) Sketch
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.24%) Moqups
7 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.71%) 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 47 (11.08%) Figma
2 37 (8.73%) Azure
3 29 (6.84%) AWS
4 26 (6.13%) SaaS
5 21 (4.95%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (4.48%) Sauce Labs
7 17 (4.01%) Google Play
7 17 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
8 13 (3.07%) GitHub
9 12 (2.83%) Firebase
9 12 (2.83%) Serverless
10 8 (1.89%) BrowserStack
10 8 (1.89%) Contentful
10 8 (1.89%) Google Analytics
11 7 (1.65%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.65%) GCP
11 7 (1.65%) Kontent
12 6 (1.42%) Miro
13 5 (1.18%) Google Tag Manager
13 5 (1.18%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.48%) Wireless
2 8 (1.89%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (1.89%) Skype
3 5 (1.18%) HTTP
3 5 (1.18%) Internet
4 4 (0.94%) Bluetooth
5 3 (0.71%) Firewall
5 3 (0.71%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.47%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.24%) MQTT
7 1 (0.24%) SMS
7 1 (0.24%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.19%) MySQL
2 20 (4.72%) Relational Database
3 7 (1.65%) MongoDB
3 7 (1.65%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.18%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.94%) Power BI
6 3 (0.71%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.71%) SQLite
7 2 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.47%) 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 57 (13.44%) Git
2 42 (9.91%) Xcode
3 36 (8.49%) Android Studio
4 30 (7.08%) JIRA
5 22 (5.19%) Browser DevTools
6 19 (4.48%) Eclipse
7 18 (4.25%) Appium
7 18 (4.25%) Gradle
8 16 (3.77%) Jenkins
9 11 (2.59%) Postman
10 9 (2.12%) Selenium
11 8 (1.89%) Charles Proxy
11 8 (1.89%) GitLab
12 7 (1.65%) Bitbucket
12 7 (1.65%) CircleCI
12 7 (1.65%) Cypress.io
12 7 (1.65%) Storybook
12 7 (1.65%) XCUITest
13 6 (1.42%) CocoaPods
14 5 (1.18%) Katalon Studio
General
1 118 (27.83%) Social Skills
2 85 (20.05%) Finance
3 55 (12.97%) Banking
4 28 (6.60%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (5.66%) Marketing
6 21 (4.95%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (4.72%) Public Sector
8 19 (4.48%) Retail
9 16 (3.77%) Telecoms
10 10 (2.36%) Automotive
10 10 (2.36%) Electronics
11 8 (1.89%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.65%) Legal
13 6 (1.42%) Publishing
14 4 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.71%) Law
15 3 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.47%) iGaming
16 2 (0.47%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 130 (30.66%) Developer
2 52 (12.26%) Designer
3 48 (11.32%) Senior
4 36 (8.49%) Android Developer
5 26 (6.13%) iOS Developer
6 23 (5.42%) Product Designer
7 21 (4.95%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
8 20 (4.72%) Support Engineer
8 20 (4.72%) Technical Engineer
8 20 (4.72%) Technical Support
8 20 (4.72%) Technical Support Engineer
8 20 (4.72%) UX Engineer
9 19 (4.48%) Architect
9 19 (4.48%) Lead
9 19 (4.48%) Mobile Developer
9 19 (4.48%) React Developer
10 18 (4.25%) Mobile Engineer
11 17 (4.01%) Break Fix Engineer
11 17 (4.01%) Junior
12 16 (3.77%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 62 (14.62%) CSS
2 59 (13.92%) RESTful
3 44 (10.38%) HTML
4 43 (10.14%) React
4 43 (10.14%) React Native
5 37 (8.73%) AngularJS
6 31 (7.31%) GraphQL
7 22 (5.19%) .NET
7 22 (5.19%) Node.js
8 21 (4.95%) Ajax
9 20 (4.72%) Android Jetpack
9 20 (4.72%) JSON
9 20 (4.72%) REST
10 18 (4.25%) Jetpack Compose
11 17 (4.01%) OAuth
12 15 (3.54%) Flutter
13 14 (3.30%) SwiftUI
14 13 (3.07%) .NET Framework
14 13 (3.07%) Redux
14 13 (3.07%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.49%) Product Ownership
2 10 (2.36%) Onboarding
3 7 (1.65%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (1.65%) Security Posture
3 7 (1.65%) Virtual Team
4 5 (1.18%) Algorithms
4 5 (1.18%) FMCG
4 5 (1.18%) RIA
4 5 (1.18%) W3C
5 4 (0.94%) Blockchain
5 4 (0.94%) Data Structures
5 4 (0.94%) Hybrid Cloud
5 4 (0.94%) iPhone
5 4 (0.94%) Low-Code
5 4 (0.94%) Marketing Technology
5 4 (0.94%) Mobile Banking
6 3 (0.71%) Enterprise Software
6 3 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
6 3 (0.71%) Social Media
6 3 (0.71%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 151 (35.61%) Android
2 116 (27.36%) Apple iOS
3 31 (7.31%) Windows
4 22 (5.19%) Unix
5 21 (4.95%) Linux
6 11 (2.59%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.24%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (32.78%) Agile
2 119 (28.07%) User Experience
3 100 (23.58%) CI/CD
4 68 (16.04%) Mobile Application Development
5 67 (15.80%) Problem-Solving
6 61 (14.39%) DevOps
7 52 (12.26%) Test Automation
8 51 (12.03%) UX Design
9 48 (11.32%) Android Development
10 44 (10.38%) iOS Development
11 42 (9.91%) Continuous Improvement
12 40 (9.43%) Analytics
13 37 (8.73%) AI
13 37 (8.73%) Mobile Development
13 37 (8.73%) Scrum
14 33 (7.78%) Design Patterns
15 31 (7.31%) MVVM
15 31 (7.31%) Stakeholder Management
16 28 (6.60%) Application Security
17 26 (6.13%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 89 (20.99%) JavaScript
2 79 (18.63%) Java
3 58 (13.68%) Kotlin
4 43 (10.14%) Swift
5 41 (9.67%) TypeScript
6 35 (8.25%) Python
7 24 (5.66%) SQL
8 23 (5.42%) C#
8 23 (5.42%) Perl
9 18 (4.25%) Objective-C
10 6 (1.42%) Ruby
11 5 (1.18%) C++
12 4 (0.94%) PHP
13 3 (0.71%) C
13 3 (0.71%) PL/SQL
13 3 (0.71%) PowerShell
13 3 (0.71%) Scala
14 2 (0.47%) Dart
14 2 (0.47%) Go
14 2 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (8.96%) Degree
2 14 (3.30%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.59%) Master's Degree
3 11 (2.59%) PMI Certification
4 10 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (2.36%) PMP
5 9 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.89%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.42%) ISTQB
8 4 (0.94%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.71%) ACSP
9 3 (0.71%) ACTC
10 2 (0.47%) AWS Certification
10 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Developer
10 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
10 2 (0.47%) ISEB
11 1 (0.24%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 1 (0.24%) MBA
11 1 (0.24%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (15.80%) Accessibility
2 49 (11.56%) QA
3 12 (2.83%) GDPR
4 9 (2.12%) WCAG
5 7 (1.65%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.94%) SLA
7 2 (0.47%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.47%) PERC
8 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.24%) GRC
8 1 (0.24%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.24%) PMO
8 1 (0.24%) PSD2
System Software
1 13 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.89%) Docker
3 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.89%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.94%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.94%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.71%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.47%) rkt
6 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.24%) Ansible
6 1 (0.24%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.24%) Terraform
Vendors
1 73 (17.22%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.78%) Google
3 30 (7.08%) Oracle
4 25 (5.90%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.66%) Splunk
6 23 (5.42%) Adobe
7 18 (4.25%) HP
8 17 (4.01%) Apple
9 14 (3.30%) SAP
10 8 (1.89%) Cisco
11 7 (1.65%) OneTrust
11 7 (1.65%) Xamarin
12 6 (1.42%) Optimizely
13 5 (1.18%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.18%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.18%) Sitecore
14 4 (0.94%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.94%) Tealium
15 3 (0.71%) Hotjar
16 2 (0.47%) Mercator