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

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 261 221 253
Rank change year-on-year -40 +32 -18
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 379 366 423
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.02% 1.15% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.97% 3.57% 3.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 252 240
10th Percentile £204 £204 £350
25th Percentile £360 £372 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £575
90th Percentile £629 £688 £641
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £400 £475
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 15
10th Percentile £16.24 - -
25th Percentile £18.87 - £42.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year - -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £50.75 - £73.75
90th Percentile £70.00 - £81.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 - £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 12,780 10,254 13,363
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.26% 32.23% 30.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,069 6,087 8,780
10th Percentile £278 £263 £263
25th Percentile £406 £407 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £531 £545
Median % change year-on-year -5.75% -2.66% -2.68%
75th Percentile £625 £660 £660
90th Percentile £738 £775 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 609 319 614
10th Percentile £14.25 £18.43 £14.72
25th Percentile £18.25 £23.59 £18.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £34.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.29% -1.43% +46.11%
75th Percentile £61.18 £64.88 £62.00
90th Percentile £74.74 £80.75 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% -9.72% +71.71%

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 January 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 17 January 2026.

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 January 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 -39 343 £493 +6.49% 306
UK excluding London +9 192 £425 +6.25% 280
London -43 161 £505 +1.00% 84
Work from Home -62 92 £510 +13.33% 177
North of England -56 55 £388 +4.38% 74
South East +1 53 £316 -38.29% 92
North West -23 34 £378 +6.04% 47
Midlands -24 29 £511 +27.81% 32
South West -4 25 £600 +220.00% 23
Yorkshire -47 21 £400 -17.95% 22
Wales +18 17 £175 -64.10% 13
East Midlands -18 15 £550 +2.56% 18
West Midlands -32 14 £475 +227.59% 14
Scotland +1 7 £475 +18.75% 16
East of England -15 6 £185 -76.13% 32

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 19 (5.01%) CMS
2 18 (4.75%) Confluence
3 12 (3.17%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (2.64%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.85%) Moodle
6 6 (1.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.32%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.32%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.32%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.79%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.53%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.26%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 19 (5.01%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.22%) Chatbot
3 12 (3.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (2.37%) Microsoft Excel
5 5 (1.32%) Adobe Captivate
5 5 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.79%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.79%) Sketch
7 1 (0.26%) Moqups
7 1 (0.26%) UserZoom
7 1 (0.26%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 4 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.79%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle iSupplier
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 43 (11.35%) Figma
2 28 (7.39%) AWS
3 27 (7.12%) Azure
4 26 (6.86%) SaaS
5 18 (4.75%) Sauce Labs
6 16 (4.22%) Microsoft 365
7 14 (3.69%) Azure DevOps
7 14 (3.69%) GitHub
8 12 (3.17%) Serverless
9 10 (2.64%) Firebase
10 8 (2.11%) Google Play
11 7 (1.85%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.85%) Contentful
11 7 (1.85%) Google Analytics
11 7 (1.85%) Kontent
12 6 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (1.32%) BrowserStack
13 5 (1.32%) GCP
13 5 (1.32%) Google Tag Manager
13 5 (1.32%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.22%) Wireless
2 8 (2.11%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (2.11%) Skype
3 5 (1.32%) HTTP
3 5 (1.32%) Internet
4 3 (0.79%) Firewall
5 2 (0.53%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (0.53%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (0.53%) RFID
5 2 (0.53%) VPN
5 2 (0.53%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.26%) 4G
6 1 (0.26%) 5G
6 1 (0.26%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.26%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.26%) MQTT
6 1 (0.26%) SMS
6 1 (0.26%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.28%) MySQL
2 19 (5.01%) Relational Database
3 5 (1.32%) DynamoDB
4 4 (1.06%) SQLite
5 3 (0.79%) GIS
5 3 (0.79%) MongoDB
5 3 (0.79%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.79%) SQL Server
6 2 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
6 2 (0.53%) Metadata
7 1 (0.26%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.26%) BigQuery
7 1 (0.26%) MS Access
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database 12c
7 1 (0.26%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.26%) Power BI
7 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 46 (12.14%) Git
2 41 (10.82%) Xcode
3 35 (9.23%) Android Studio
4 21 (5.54%) Browser DevTools
4 21 (5.54%) JIRA
5 20 (5.28%) Gradle
6 18 (4.75%) Eclipse
7 15 (3.96%) Appium
7 15 (3.96%) Jenkins
8 10 (2.64%) Postman
9 8 (2.11%) Charles Proxy
10 7 (1.85%) CocoaPods
10 7 (1.85%) Cypress.io
10 7 (1.85%) Storybook
10 7 (1.85%) XCUITest
11 6 (1.58%) Bitbucket
11 6 (1.58%) GitLab
12 5 (1.32%) fastlane
12 5 (1.32%) Katalon Studio
12 5 (1.32%) Selenium
General
1 95 (25.07%) Social Skills
2 65 (17.15%) Finance
3 50 (13.19%) Banking
4 26 (6.86%) Analytical Skills
5 21 (5.54%) Public Sector
6 20 (5.28%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.75%) Marketing
8 13 (3.43%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.64%) Electronics
10 9 (2.37%) Retail
11 8 (2.11%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.85%) Publishing
13 6 (1.58%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.06%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.79%) Automotive
15 3 (0.79%) Influencing Skills
15 3 (0.79%) Legal
15 3 (0.79%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.53%) Games
16 2 (0.53%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 123 (32.45%) Developer
2 49 (12.93%) Senior
3 43 (11.35%) Designer
4 29 (7.65%) Android Developer
5 25 (6.60%) iOS Developer
6 22 (5.80%) React Developer
7 20 (5.28%) Architect
8 19 (5.01%) Mobile Developer
8 19 (5.01%) Product Designer
8 19 (5.01%) Support Engineer
8 19 (5.01%) Technical Engineer
8 19 (5.01%) Technical Support
8 19 (5.01%) Technical Support Engineer
8 19 (5.01%) UX Engineer
9 17 (4.49%) Break Fix Engineer
9 17 (4.49%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
9 17 (4.49%) Junior
10 16 (4.22%) Mobile Engineer
11 15 (3.96%) Applications Developer
11 15 (3.96%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (13.19%) CSS
2 45 (11.87%) RESTful
3 40 (10.55%) React
4 38 (10.03%) React Native
5 34 (8.97%) AngularJS
6 33 (8.71%) HTML
7 26 (6.86%) GraphQL
8 20 (5.28%) Ajax
9 18 (4.75%) OAuth
10 16 (4.22%) Node.js
11 15 (3.96%) .NET
12 14 (3.69%) JSON
13 13 (3.43%) Android Jetpack
13 13 (3.43%) REST
13 13 (3.43%) SwiftUI
14 12 (3.17%) Jetpack Compose
15 11 (2.90%) Flutter
16 10 (2.64%) .NET Framework
17 9 (2.37%) ASP.NET
17 9 (2.37%) ASP.NET MVC
Miscellaneous
1 26 (6.86%) Product Ownership
2 9 (2.37%) Cloud Native
2 9 (2.37%) Onboarding
3 7 (1.85%) Security Posture
4 6 (1.58%) Virtual Team
5 5 (1.32%) Algorithms
5 5 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (1.32%) FMCG
5 5 (1.32%) RIA
5 5 (1.32%) W3C
6 4 (1.06%) Data Structures
6 4 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (1.06%) Marketing Technology
6 4 (1.06%) Mobile Banking
7 3 (0.79%) Blockchain
7 3 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (0.79%) Digital Media
7 3 (0.79%) EMV
7 3 (0.79%) Social Media
7 3 (0.79%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 131 (34.56%) Android
2 104 (27.44%) Apple iOS
3 30 (7.92%) Windows
4 21 (5.54%) Unix
5 20 (5.28%) Linux
6 10 (2.64%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.26%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (30.87%) Agile
2 103 (27.18%) User Experience
3 78 (20.58%) CI/CD
4 62 (16.36%) Problem-Solving
5 56 (14.78%) Mobile Application Development
6 46 (12.14%) Test Automation
7 45 (11.87%) DevOps
8 42 (11.08%) Continuous Improvement
8 42 (11.08%) iOS Development
9 41 (10.82%) Android Development
10 40 (10.55%) UX Design
11 38 (10.03%) AI
12 37 (9.76%) Design Patterns
13 35 (9.23%) Analytics
14 34 (8.97%) Mobile Development
15 30 (7.92%) Application Security
16 28 (7.39%) Full-Stack Development
16 28 (7.39%) Scrum
17 27 (7.12%) MVVM
18 22 (5.80%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 78 (20.58%) JavaScript
2 66 (17.41%) Java
3 51 (13.46%) Kotlin
4 43 (11.35%) Swift
5 36 (9.50%) TypeScript
6 30 (7.92%) Python
7 22 (5.80%) Perl
7 22 (5.80%) SQL
8 18 (4.75%) C#
9 17 (4.49%) Objective-C
10 5 (1.32%) C++
11 4 (1.06%) C
12 3 (0.79%) Go
12 3 (0.79%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.79%) Ruby
12 3 (0.79%) Scala
13 2 (0.53%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.53%) R
13 2 (0.53%) Rust
13 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 35 (9.23%) Degree
2 19 (5.01%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.17%) Master's Degree
4 9 (2.37%) Computer Science Degree
4 9 (2.37%) PMI Certification
4 9 (2.37%) SC Cleared
5 8 (2.11%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.11%) PMP
6 6 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.79%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.53%) ACSP
8 2 (0.53%) ACTC
8 2 (0.53%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.53%) AWS Certified Developer
8 2 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.53%) ISEB
8 2 (0.53%) SANS
9 1 (0.26%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.26%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 61 (16.09%) Accessibility
2 42 (11.08%) QA
3 13 (3.43%) WCAG
4 9 (2.37%) GDPR
5 6 (1.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (1.06%) SLA
7 3 (0.79%) NCSC
8 2 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.53%) Data Quality
9 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.26%) PMO
9 1 (0.26%) PSD2
System Software
1 12 (3.17%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.11%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.26%) Firmware
3 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (2.11%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.58%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.32%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 2 (0.53%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.53%) rkt
4 2 (0.53%) Terraform
5 1 (0.26%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.26%) Ansible
5 1 (0.26%) CEMLI
5 1 (0.26%) Grafana
Vendors
1 71 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 28 (7.39%) Oracle
3 26 (6.86%) Adobe
4 23 (6.07%) Splunk
5 22 (5.80%) Google
6 20 (5.28%) ServiceNow
7 18 (4.75%) HP
8 16 (4.22%) Apple
8 16 (4.22%) SAP
9 8 (2.11%) Cisco
9 8 (2.11%) Xamarin
10 6 (1.58%) OneTrust
11 5 (1.32%) Dynatrace
11 5 (1.32%) Optimizely
11 5 (1.32%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.32%) Sitecore
12 4 (1.06%) Tealium
13 3 (0.79%) ESRI
13 3 (0.79%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.79%) Thales