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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 284 253
Rank change year-on-year -64 -31 +31
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 336 273 417
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.66% 0.90% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.01% 2.61% 3.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 173 280
10th Percentile £363 £313 £325
25th Percentile £415 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £468 £489
Median % change year-on-year +8.02% -4.35% -6.46%
75th Percentile £588 £548 £600
90th Percentile £681 £635 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £425 £444
% change year-on-year +11.76% -4.23% -8.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 9
10th Percentile £21.82 - -
25th Percentile - - £12.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 - £40.00
75th Percentile - - £70.18
90th Percentile £39.80 - £81.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £13.36 - £38.63
% change year-on-year - - +136.89%

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 16,701 10,472 13,074
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.82% 34.62% 30.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,235 6,540 8,286
10th Percentile £313 £300 £280
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.42% -2.18%
75th Percentile £630 £650 £663
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 859 477 934
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.00 £15.39
Median hourly rate £43.50 £31.00 £36.27
Median % change year-on-year +40.32% -14.54% +61.59%
75th Percentile £70.00 £58.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £86.43 £80.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £36.02
% change year-on-year +46.53% -16.72% +63.74%

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 26 June 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 26 June 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 26 June 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 -74 283 £513 +10.22% 208
London -56 147 £550 +10.00% 92
UK excluding London -62 146 £475 +11.76% 157
Work from Home -78 76 £481 -1.28% 68
North of England -66 47 £450 +12.50% 38
South West -8 32 £525 +50.00% 20
Midlands -57 23 £529 +14.35% 22
North West -48 22 £481 +20.31% 22
South East -41 20 £419 -20.24% 44
Scotland -7 18 £550 +23.60% 9
West Midlands -44 18 £502 +25.48% 9
Yorkshire -46 16 £525 +7.14% 12
North East -27 9 £450 -13.25% 5
Wales -9 6 £425 +13.33% 8
East Midlands -17 5 £533 +15.14% 13

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 11 (3.27%) Confluence
2 8 (2.38%) CMS
3 5 (1.49%) Moodle
4 2 (0.60%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.60%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.30%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.30%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.30%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 17 (5.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 12 (3.57%) Sketch
3 10 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.68%) Chatbot
5 8 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (1.19%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.89%) Adobe XD
8 2 (0.60%) InVision
8 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.60%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.60%) Workfront
3 1 (0.30%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 49 (14.58%) Azure
2 43 (12.80%) AWS
3 33 (9.82%) Figma
4 27 (8.04%) GitHub
5 20 (5.95%) GitHub Actions
6 19 (5.65%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (5.06%) SaaS
8 15 (4.46%) Firebase
9 12 (3.57%) Entra ID
10 11 (3.27%) GCP
11 9 (2.68%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (2.08%) Azure AKS
12 7 (2.08%) Cloud Run
13 6 (1.79%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (1.79%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.79%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (1.79%) Sauce Labs
14 5 (1.49%) Google Play
14 5 (1.49%) Serverless
15 4 (1.19%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.19%) Network Security
2 3 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.60%) DSL
3 2 (0.60%) Firewall
4 1 (0.30%) 4G
4 1 (0.30%) 5G
4 1 (0.30%) HTTP
4 1 (0.30%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.30%) Internet
4 1 (0.30%) Reverse Proxy
4 1 (0.30%) RFID
4 1 (0.30%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.49%) Relational Database
2 4 (1.19%) GIS
3 3 (0.89%) MySQL
3 3 (0.89%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.89%) Power BI
3 3 (0.89%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.60%) Looker
4 2 (0.60%) Tableau
5 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.30%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 19 (5.65%) Git
2 18 (5.36%) JIRA
3 16 (4.76%) Xcode
4 15 (4.46%) Jenkins
5 14 (4.17%) Android Studio
6 13 (3.87%) Gradle
7 11 (3.27%) fastlane
8 9 (2.68%) CircleCI
8 9 (2.68%) LoadRunner
8 9 (2.68%) XCUITest
9 8 (2.38%) Appium
9 8 (2.38%) JUnit
9 8 (2.38%) XCTest
10 6 (1.79%) Postman
11 5 (1.49%) Crashlytics
11 5 (1.49%) Cypress.io
11 5 (1.49%) REST Assured
11 5 (1.49%) Selenium
12 4 (1.19%) WebDriver
12 4 (1.19%) Zephyr
General
1 83 (24.70%) Social Skills
2 52 (15.48%) Finance
3 32 (9.52%) Banking
4 27 (8.04%) Public Sector
5 23 (6.85%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (6.25%) Retail
7 10 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (2.38%) Marketing
9 4 (1.19%) Corporate Banking
9 4 (1.19%) Health Technology
10 3 (0.89%) Digital Health
10 3 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.89%) Italian Language
10 3 (0.89%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.60%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.60%) Military
11 2 (0.60%) Publishing
11 2 (0.60%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.30%) Electronics
12 1 (0.30%) Games
Job Titles
1 95 (28.27%) Developer
2 56 (16.67%) Senior
3 40 (11.90%) Designer
4 25 (7.44%) Architect
5 22 (6.55%) iOS Developer
6 20 (5.95%) Senior Developer
7 19 (5.65%) Android Developer
8 18 (5.36%) Mobile Engineer
8 18 (5.36%) Product Designer
9 15 (4.46%) Lead
10 14 (4.17%) Tester
11 13 (3.87%) Analyst
12 11 (3.27%) Android Engineer
12 11 (3.27%) Mobile Developer
12 11 (3.27%) Project Manager
12 11 (3.27%) React Developer
13 10 (2.98%) Backend Developer
13 10 (2.98%) UI Designer
13 10 (2.98%) UX Designer
13 10 (2.98%) Visual Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (13.39%) REST
2 35 (10.42%) React Native
3 34 (10.12%) RESTful
4 24 (7.14%) Android Jetpack
5 22 (6.55%) OAuth
6 21 (6.25%) Jetpack Compose
7 18 (5.36%) Android SDK
8 17 (5.06%) SwiftUI
9 15 (4.46%) UIKit
10 14 (4.17%) GraphQL
10 14 (4.17%) Spring
10 14 (4.17%) Spring Boot
10 14 (4.17%) Web Services
11 13 (3.87%) OAuth2
12 11 (3.27%) React
13 10 (2.98%) .NET
13 10 (2.98%) CSS
14 9 (2.68%) HTML
15 8 (2.38%) iOS SDK
15 8 (2.38%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.63%) Product Ownership
2 22 (6.55%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.46%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.57%) Security Posture
4 12 (3.57%) Virtual Team
5 8 (2.38%) Mobile Banking
6 5 (1.49%) Legacy Code
6 5 (1.49%) Onboarding
6 5 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.19%) CMDB
7 4 (1.19%) Credit Risk
7 4 (1.19%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.19%) Educational Technology
7 4 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.19%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.19%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (1.19%) Social Media
8 3 (0.89%) Blackberry
8 3 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (0.89%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 87 (25.89%) Android
2 86 (25.60%) Apple iOS
3 11 (3.27%) Windows
4 4 (1.19%) Linux
5 3 (0.89%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.89%) Unix
6 2 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (27.38%) Agile
2 77 (22.92%) User Experience
3 69 (20.54%) CI/CD
4 64 (19.05%) AI
5 54 (16.07%) DevOps
6 46 (13.69%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (13.39%) Test Automation
8 44 (13.10%) UX Design
9 40 (11.90%) Analytics
10 37 (11.01%) Architectural Patterns
11 35 (10.42%) iOS Development
12 33 (9.82%) MVVM
13 32 (9.52%) Generative AI
13 32 (9.52%) Observability
14 30 (8.93%) Scrum
14 30 (8.93%) Stakeholder Management
15 29 (8.63%) Roadmaps
16 27 (8.04%) Android Development
16 27 (8.04%) TDD
17 25 (7.44%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 58 (17.26%) Java
2 56 (16.67%) Kotlin
3 37 (11.01%) Swift
4 25 (7.44%) JavaScript
5 17 (5.06%) Python
6 14 (4.17%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.27%) C#
8 10 (2.98%) Objective-C
9 7 (2.08%) SQL
10 5 (1.49%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.89%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.89%) Go
11 3 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.89%) Perl
12 2 (0.60%) C++
12 2 (0.60%) Scala
13 1 (0.30%) ABAP
13 1 (0.30%) Korn
13 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 40 (11.90%) Security Cleared
2 23 (6.85%) SC Cleared
3 17 (5.06%) Degree
4 9 (2.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.79%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.89%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.89%) CISSP
7 3 (0.89%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.89%) MBA
8 2 (0.60%) CCA
8 2 (0.60%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.60%) OSCP
8 2 (0.60%) SANS
9 1 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.30%) ECSA
9 1 (0.30%) GPEN
9 1 (0.30%) GXPN
9 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.30%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (14.29%) Accessibility
2 40 (11.90%) QA
3 16 (4.76%) WCAG
4 6 (1.79%) GDPR
5 4 (1.19%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.89%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.89%) NCSC
6 3 (0.89%) PSD2
7 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.60%) GRC
7 2 (0.60%) HL7
7 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.60%) SLA
8 1 (0.30%) DICOM
8 1 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (2.68%) Docker
2 2 (0.60%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.30%) Sendmail
3 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (4.17%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.27%) Grafana
3 10 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.38%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.19%) Istio
5 4 (1.19%) Kustomize
5 4 (1.19%) linkerd
5 4 (1.19%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.19%) Terraform
6 3 (0.89%) Ansible
7 1 (0.30%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.30%) Argo
7 1 (0.30%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 34 (10.12%) Microsoft
2 30 (8.93%) Adobe
3 24 (7.14%) Google
4 19 (5.65%) Dynatrace
5 16 (4.76%) Apple
6 15 (4.46%) Salesforce
7 13 (3.87%) Oracle
8 12 (3.57%) Splunk
9 7 (2.08%) SAP
10 5 (1.49%) Xamarin
11 4 (1.19%) Braze
11 4 (1.19%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.19%) Tealium
12 3 (0.89%) ESRI
13 2 (0.60%) Dell
13 2 (0.60%) HP
14 1 (0.30%) OneLogin
14 1 (0.30%) OutSystems
14 1 (0.30%) Thales
14 1 (0.30%) VMware