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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 327 272 232
Rank change year-on-year -55 -40 +74
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 378 312 419
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.72% 0.96% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.16% 2.76% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 200 282
10th Percentile £375 £316 £320
25th Percentile £413 £375 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.38% -6.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £575 £548 £600
90th Percentile £675 £619 £715
UK excluding London median daily rate £471 £433 £450
% change year-on-year +8.90% -3.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 8
10th Percentile £14.30 - -
25th Percentile £16.20 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.75% +1.15% +14.29%
75th Percentile £24.06 - £68.17
90th Percentile £35.43 - £73.48
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £12.25
% change year-on-year -56.75% +230.29% -50.25%

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 17,530 11,293 12,651
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.24% 34.61% 30.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,731 6,977 8,104
10th Percentile £316 £300 £300
25th Percentile £417 £406 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £631 £644 £665
90th Percentile £749 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 885 539 760
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.29 £12.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.87 £15.87
Median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year +46.53% -21.05% +8.57%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £87.16 £77.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £31.49 £40.00
% change year-on-year +39.60% -21.28% -11.91%

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 22 July 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 22 July 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 22 July 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 -64 305 £505 +7.56% 294
UK excluding London -63 170 £471 +8.90% 183
London -66 158 £525 +5.00% 150
Work from Home -75 82 £475 -2.56% 101
North of England -81 51 £500 +25.00% 60
South West -9 35 £475 -5.00% 24
Scotland +3 33 £425 -15.00% 11
North West -50 25 £500 +29.03% 30
Midlands -53 25 £524 +13.23% 27
West Midlands -45 19 £469 +9.05% 10
South East -56 18 £413 -8.33% 44
Yorkshire -56 17 £525 +27.27% 24
North East -32 9 £450 -13.25% 9
Wales -11 8 £425 - 6
East Midlands -21 6 £526 +13.62% 17
East of England -21 1 £500 +21.21% 18

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 12 (3.17%) Confluence
2 8 (2.12%) CMS
3 5 (1.32%) Moodle
4 3 (0.79%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.53%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.26%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 17 (4.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 15 (3.97%) Sketch
3 9 (2.38%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.85%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (1.06%) Adobe XD
5 4 (1.06%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.53%) InVision
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.85%) Shopify
2 6 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.53%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.53%) Workfront
4 1 (0.26%) Magento
4 1 (0.26%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 53 (14.02%) Azure
2 39 (10.32%) GitHub
3 38 (10.05%) Figma
4 34 (8.99%) AWS
5 24 (6.35%) GitHub Actions
6 18 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (4.50%) Firebase
7 17 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.50%) SaaS
8 15 (3.97%) Entra ID
8 15 (3.97%) Google Play
9 12 (3.17%) GCP
10 7 (1.85%) Cloud Run
10 7 (1.85%) GitHub Copilot
10 7 (1.85%) Power Platform
11 6 (1.59%) Adobe Analytics
11 6 (1.59%) Azure AKS
11 6 (1.59%) Sauce Labs
12 5 (1.32%) Lucidchart
12 5 (1.32%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.06%) Network Security
2 3 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.53%) DSL
3 2 (0.53%) Firewall
4 1 (0.26%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.26%) HTTP
4 1 (0.26%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.26%) Internet
4 1 (0.26%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.32%) Relational Database
2 4 (1.06%) Power BI
3 3 (0.79%) GIS
3 3 (0.79%) MySQL
3 3 (0.79%) PostgreSQL
3 3 (0.79%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.53%) Looker
4 2 (0.53%) SQLite
4 2 (0.53%) Tableau
5 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.26%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 30 (7.94%) Git
2 23 (6.08%) JIRA
3 19 (5.03%) Gradle
4 18 (4.76%) Android Studio
5 16 (4.23%) Xcode
6 15 (3.97%) Jenkins
7 12 (3.17%) CircleCI
8 11 (2.91%) fastlane
8 11 (2.91%) XCUITest
9 10 (2.65%) JUnit
9 10 (2.65%) XCTest
10 9 (2.38%) LoadRunner
11 8 (2.12%) Appium
12 5 (1.32%) Crashlytics
13 4 (1.06%) Zephyr
14 3 (0.79%) Browser DevTools
14 3 (0.79%) Eclipse
14 3 (0.79%) Postman
15 2 (0.53%) JMeter
15 2 (0.53%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 100 (26.46%) Social Skills
2 61 (16.14%) Finance
3 36 (9.52%) Banking
4 30 (7.94%) Retail
5 26 (6.88%) Analytical Skills
5 26 (6.88%) Public Sector
6 10 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (2.65%) Marketing
7 5 (1.32%) Corporate Banking
8 4 (1.06%) Health Technology
8 4 (1.06%) Retail Banking
9 3 (0.79%) Digital Health
9 3 (0.79%) Investment Banking
9 3 (0.79%) Italian Language
10 2 (0.53%) Games
10 2 (0.53%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (0.53%) Military
10 2 (0.53%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.26%) Billing
11 1 (0.26%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 104 (27.51%) Developer
2 61 (16.14%) Senior
3 47 (12.43%) Designer
4 30 (7.94%) Android Developer
5 28 (7.41%) iOS Developer
6 22 (5.82%) Architect
7 21 (5.56%) Android Engineer
7 21 (5.56%) Product Designer
8 19 (5.03%) Lead
9 18 (4.76%) Analyst
9 18 (4.76%) Mobile Engineer
10 17 (4.50%) Senior Developer
11 16 (4.23%) Product Manager
12 14 (3.70%) Project Manager
13 13 (3.44%) UI Designer
13 13 (3.44%) UX Designer
14 11 (2.91%) Business Analyst
14 11 (2.91%) Mobile Developer
14 11 (2.91%) Tester
15 10 (2.65%) Mobile Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (14.81%) REST
2 50 (13.23%) RESTful
3 37 (9.79%) Android Jetpack
4 32 (8.47%) React Native
5 29 (7.67%) Jetpack Compose
6 26 (6.88%) Android SDK
7 23 (6.08%) SwiftUI
8 21 (5.56%) OAuth
9 20 (5.29%) UIKit
10 14 (3.70%) OAuth2
10 14 (3.70%) Spring
10 14 (3.70%) Spring Boot
10 14 (3.70%) Web Services
11 13 (3.44%) GraphQL
12 10 (2.65%) .NET
12 10 (2.65%) React
13 9 (2.38%) Core Data
13 9 (2.38%) CSS
13 9 (2.38%) HTML
13 9 (2.38%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.47%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.23%) Data Protection Act
3 15 (3.97%) Cloud Native
4 12 (3.17%) Security Posture
5 10 (2.65%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.38%) Mobile Banking
6 9 (2.38%) Virtual Team
7 8 (2.12%) AI Agents
8 5 (1.32%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.32%) Legacy Code
8 5 (1.32%) Marketing Technology
8 5 (1.32%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.32%) Social Media
9 4 (1.06%) CMDB
9 4 (1.06%) Credit Risk
9 4 (1.06%) Data Structures
9 4 (1.06%) Educational Technology
9 4 (1.06%) NHS
10 3 (0.79%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 110 (29.10%) Android
2 98 (25.93%) Apple iOS
3 17 (4.50%) Windows
4 7 (1.85%) Mac OS
5 5 (1.32%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.06%) Linux
7 3 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (29.10%) Agile
2 98 (25.93%) User Experience
3 85 (22.49%) AI
4 70 (18.52%) CI/CD
5 57 (15.08%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (14.02%) DevOps
6 53 (14.02%) UX Design
7 52 (13.76%) MVVM
8 48 (12.70%) Android Development
9 47 (12.43%) iOS Development
10 43 (11.38%) Analytics
11 41 (10.85%) Architectural Patterns
11 41 (10.85%) Scrum
11 41 (10.85%) Stakeholder Management
12 40 (10.58%) Test Automation
13 37 (9.79%) Continuous Improvement
13 37 (9.79%) Roadmaps
14 36 (9.52%) Generative AI
15 33 (8.73%) Observability
16 27 (7.14%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 67 (17.72%) Kotlin
2 66 (17.46%) Java
3 41 (10.85%) Swift
4 25 (6.61%) JavaScript
5 17 (4.50%) Python
6 11 (2.91%) Objective-C
7 9 (2.38%) TypeScript
8 8 (2.12%) C#
8 8 (2.12%) SQL
9 5 (1.32%) C++
9 5 (1.32%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.79%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.79%) Go
10 3 (0.79%) Perl
11 2 (0.53%) Korn
11 2 (0.53%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.53%) Scala
12 1 (0.26%) Dart
12 1 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 46 (12.17%) Security Cleared
2 31 (8.20%) SC Cleared
3 19 (5.03%) Degree
4 16 (4.23%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.79%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.79%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.79%) MBA
8 2 (0.53%) CCA
8 2 (0.53%) CISSP
8 2 (0.53%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.53%) OSCP
9 1 (0.26%) CISM
9 1 (0.26%) GPEN
9 1 (0.26%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.26%) OSCE
9 1 (0.26%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.26%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (13.76%) Accessibility
2 44 (11.64%) QA
3 17 (4.50%) WCAG
4 6 (1.59%) GDPR
5 4 (1.06%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.79%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.79%) PSD2
7 2 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.53%) GRC
7 2 (0.53%) HL7
7 2 (0.53%) SLA
8 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.26%) DICOM
8 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.26%) NCSC
8 1 (0.26%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (2.38%) Docker
2 3 (0.79%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.53%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.26%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.26%) Sendmail
4 1 (0.26%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (3.97%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.44%) Kubernetes
3 11 (2.91%) Grafana
4 6 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.06%) Istio
5 4 (1.06%) Kustomize
5 4 (1.06%) linkerd
5 4 (1.06%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.06%) Terraform
6 3 (0.79%) Ansible
6 3 (0.79%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.79%) SCCM
7 1 (0.26%) AirWatch
7 1 (0.26%) Argo
Vendors
1 45 (11.90%) Microsoft
2 36 (9.52%) Google
3 32 (8.47%) Adobe
4 19 (5.03%) Apple
4 19 (5.03%) Dynatrace
5 14 (3.70%) Salesforce
6 12 (3.17%) Oracle
6 12 (3.17%) Splunk
7 7 (1.85%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.32%) OpenAI
8 5 (1.32%) SAP
9 4 (1.06%) Braze
9 4 (1.06%) Tealium
9 4 (1.06%) Xamarin
10 3 (0.79%) Samsung
11 2 (0.53%) Dell
11 2 (0.53%) ESRI
11 2 (0.53%) HP
12 1 (0.26%) Databricks
12 1 (0.26%) VMware