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 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 248 212 244
Rank change year-on-year -36 +32 -28
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 416 419 465
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.16% 1.15% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.25% 3.70% 3.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 309 275 283
10th Percentile £204 £205 £326
25th Percentile £363 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £563 £588 £589
90th Percentile £625 £675 £672
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £400 £475
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -8.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 15
10th Percentile £16.24 £39.62 -
25th Percentile £16.90 £46.55 £42.25
Median hourly rate £18.87 £58.09 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.52% +30.54% +27.14%
75th Percentile £35.06 £69.64 £71.25
90th Percentile £40.46 £76.56 £76.75
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 12,806 11,332 14,704
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.78% 31.06% 31.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,912 6,693 9,879
10th Percentile £275 £285 £275
25th Percentile £406 £410 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £535 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% -2.73% -
75th Percentile £638 £663 £664
90th Percentile £738 £787 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 691 363 493
10th Percentile £13.50 £17.11 £16.75
25th Percentile £18.25 £22.50 £20.85
Median hourly rate £27.33 £37.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.14% -16.85% +48.33%
75th Percentile £53.44 £68.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.16 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.54 £37.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -25.58% -19.88% +84.72%

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 20 November 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 20 November 2025.

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 20 November 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 -14 378 £475 - 644
UK excluding London -4 194 £425 +6.25% 469
London -33 192 £500 - 270
Work from Home -56 114 £495 +10.00% 285
North of England -47 68 £388 -6.06% 120
South East +17 49 £329 -34.25% 146
Midlands -14 34 £498 +32.67% 69
North West -32 34 £370 -5.13% 71
Yorkshire -29 33 £413 -14.29% 34
South West 0 21 £600 +65.52% 46
East Midlands -11 19 £550 +11.11% 27
Wales +15 15 £300 -34.25% 20
West Midlands -27 15 £400 +175.86% 42
Scotland -10 5 £475 +26.67% 27
East of England -22 2 £150 -68.42% 36
North East -9 1 £488 - 16

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 23 (5.53%) CMS
1 23 (5.53%) Confluence
2 12 (2.88%) SharePoint
3 10 (2.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (1.20%) Headless CMS
5 5 (1.20%) Moodle
5 5 (1.20%) Sitecore CMS
5 5 (1.20%) Tomcat
5 5 (1.20%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.96%) Apache
7 3 (0.72%) nginx
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.24%) ArcGIS
8 1 (0.24%) Drupal
8 1 (0.24%) GeoServer
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (3.85%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (1.44%) Adobe Captivate
6 5 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.20%) Zeplin
7 3 (0.72%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.72%) Sketch
8 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.24%) Moqups
8 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 6 (1.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.24%) Maximo
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 45 (10.82%) Azure
1 45 (10.82%) Figma
2 31 (7.45%) AWS
3 27 (6.49%) SaaS
4 22 (5.29%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (4.33%) Sauce Labs
6 17 (4.09%) Google Play
6 17 (4.09%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (3.85%) GitHub
8 13 (3.13%) Serverless
9 12 (2.88%) Firebase
10 8 (1.92%) BrowserStack
10 8 (1.92%) Contentful
11 7 (1.68%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.68%) GCP
11 7 (1.68%) Kontent
12 6 (1.44%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.44%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (1.44%) Google Analytics
12 6 (1.44%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.57%) Wireless
2 6 (1.44%) Cisco IOS
2 6 (1.44%) Internet
2 6 (1.44%) Skype
3 5 (1.20%) HTTP
4 4 (0.96%) Bluetooth
5 3 (0.72%) Firewall
5 3 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.48%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.24%) Intranet
7 1 (0.24%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.24%) LAN
7 1 (0.24%) MQTT
7 1 (0.24%) SMS
7 1 (0.24%) SSL
7 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.05%) MySQL
2 19 (4.57%) Relational Database
3 8 (1.92%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.92%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.20%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.96%) Power BI
6 3 (0.72%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.72%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.72%) SQLite
7 2 (0.48%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.48%) Metadata
8 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.24%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.24%) Bigtable
8 1 (0.24%) Flink
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%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 66 (15.87%) Git
2 48 (11.54%) Xcode
3 36 (8.65%) Android Studio
4 30 (7.21%) JIRA
5 24 (5.77%) Gradle
6 22 (5.29%) Jenkins
7 21 (5.05%) Browser DevTools
8 18 (4.33%) Eclipse
9 17 (4.09%) Appium
10 11 (2.64%) Postman
11 10 (2.40%) Selenium
12 8 (1.92%) Charles Proxy
13 7 (1.68%) CircleCI
13 7 (1.68%) Cypress.io
13 7 (1.68%) Storybook
13 7 (1.68%) XCUITest
14 6 (1.44%) Bitbucket
14 6 (1.44%) CocoaPods
14 6 (1.44%) GitLab
15 5 (1.20%) Katalon Studio
General
1 119 (28.61%) Social Skills
2 81 (19.47%) Finance
3 61 (14.66%) Banking
4 25 (6.01%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (5.53%) Marketing
6 22 (5.29%) Retail
7 17 (4.09%) Public Sector
8 12 (2.88%) Telecoms
9 11 (2.64%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (2.40%) Automotive
11 9 (2.16%) Legal
12 8 (1.92%) Electronics
13 7 (1.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 6 (1.44%) Manufacturing
14 6 (1.44%) Publishing
15 5 (1.20%) Law
16 4 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
17 2 (0.48%) Financial Institution
17 2 (0.48%) Games
17 2 (0.48%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 139 (33.41%) Developer
2 50 (12.02%) Designer
3 45 (10.82%) Senior
4 36 (8.65%) Android Developer
5 31 (7.45%) iOS Developer
6 23 (5.53%) React Developer
7 22 (5.29%) Lead
7 22 (5.29%) Product Designer
8 21 (5.05%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
9 20 (4.81%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.57%) Technical Engineer
10 19 (4.57%) Technical Support
10 19 (4.57%) Technical Support Engineer
10 19 (4.57%) UX Engineer
11 17 (4.09%) Mobile Engineer
12 16 (3.85%) Mobile Developer
12 16 (3.85%) Project Manager
13 15 (3.61%) Business Analyst
14 14 (3.37%) Analyst
14 14 (3.37%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (16.11%) CSS
2 64 (15.38%) RESTful
3 50 (12.02%) HTML
4 46 (11.06%) React Native
5 45 (10.82%) React
6 36 (8.65%) AngularJS
7 32 (7.69%) GraphQL
8 28 (6.73%) .NET
9 26 (6.25%) REST
10 24 (5.77%) Node.js
11 22 (5.29%) Android Jetpack
12 20 (4.81%) Jetpack Compose
12 20 (4.81%) JSON
13 19 (4.57%) Ajax
14 16 (3.85%) Redux
15 15 (3.61%) SwiftUI
15 15 (3.61%) Web Services
16 14 (3.37%) .NET Framework
16 14 (3.37%) Flutter
17 13 (3.13%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 33 (7.93%) Product Ownership
2 11 (2.64%) Onboarding
3 9 (2.16%) Mobile Banking
4 8 (1.92%) Virtual Team
5 7 (1.68%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.20%) Algorithms
6 5 (1.20%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.20%) iPhone
6 5 (1.20%) RIA
6 5 (1.20%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.20%) W3C
7 4 (0.96%) Blockchain
7 4 (0.96%) Cloud Native
7 4 (0.96%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.96%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.96%) Low-Code
7 4 (0.96%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (0.96%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (0.72%) Blog
8 3 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 151 (36.30%) Android
2 120 (28.85%) Apple iOS
3 30 (7.21%) Windows
4 21 (5.05%) Unix
5 20 (4.81%) Linux
6 9 (2.16%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.48%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.48%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (35.82%) Agile
2 132 (31.73%) User Experience
3 101 (24.28%) CI/CD
4 71 (17.07%) Mobile Application Development
5 67 (16.11%) DevOps
6 62 (14.90%) UX Design
7 61 (14.66%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (12.50%) Test Automation
9 48 (11.54%) iOS Development
10 46 (11.06%) Android Development
10 46 (11.06%) Mobile Development
11 44 (10.58%) Scrum
12 42 (10.10%) Analytics
13 36 (8.65%) AI
13 36 (8.65%) Continuous Improvement
14 35 (8.41%) MVVM
15 32 (7.69%) Design Patterns
15 32 (7.69%) Unit Testing
16 31 (7.45%) Stakeholder Management
17 28 (6.73%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 98 (23.56%) JavaScript
2 80 (19.23%) Java
3 63 (15.14%) Kotlin
4 51 (12.26%) Swift
5 44 (10.58%) Python
6 42 (10.10%) TypeScript
7 26 (6.25%) Objective-C
8 25 (6.01%) SQL
9 24 (5.77%) C#
10 22 (5.29%) Perl
11 13 (3.13%) Ruby
12 9 (2.16%) C++
13 7 (1.68%) C
13 7 (1.68%) PHP
13 7 (1.68%) Scala
14 4 (0.96%) Go
14 4 (0.96%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.72%) Dart
15 3 (0.72%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.48%) Rust
Qualifications
1 39 (9.38%) Degree
2 10 (2.40%) BPSS Clearance
2 10 (2.40%) Computer Science Degree
2 10 (2.40%) Master's Degree
2 10 (2.40%) PMI Certification
2 10 (2.40%) Security Cleared
3 9 (2.16%) PMP
4 6 (1.44%) ISTQB
4 6 (1.44%) ITIL Certification
5 3 (0.72%) ACSP
5 3 (0.72%) ACTC
6 2 (0.48%) AWS Certification
6 2 (0.48%) AWS Certified Developer
6 2 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 2 (0.48%) ISEB
6 2 (0.48%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.24%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.24%) MCSA
7 1 (0.24%) MCSE
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (16.11%) Accessibility
2 48 (11.54%) QA
3 12 (2.88%) GDPR
4 9 (2.16%) WCAG
5 7 (1.68%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.96%) SLA
7 2 (0.48%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.48%) 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 12 (2.88%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.92%) Docker
3 1 (0.24%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Firmware
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.24%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.92%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 5 (1.20%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.72%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.72%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.48%) rkt
5 2 (0.48%) Terraform
6 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.24%) Ansible
6 1 (0.24%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.24%) Grafana
6 1 (0.24%) Kibana
6 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.24%) SCCM
Vendors
1 71 (17.07%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.93%) Google
3 29 (6.97%) Oracle
4 25 (6.01%) ServiceNow
5 23 (5.53%) Splunk
6 22 (5.29%) Adobe
7 18 (4.33%) Apple
8 11 (2.64%) SAP
9 8 (1.92%) HP
10 7 (1.68%) OneTrust
10 7 (1.68%) Xamarin
11 6 (1.44%) Cisco
11 6 (1.44%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.20%) Dynatrace
12 5 (1.20%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.96%) OpenAI
13 4 (0.96%) Optimizely
13 4 (0.96%) Tealium
13 4 (0.96%) YouTube
14 3 (0.72%) Hotjar