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

6 months to
3 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 215 247
Rank change year-on-year -16 +32 -33
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 431 409 446
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.19% 1.14% 0.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.35% 3.63% 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 269 270
10th Percentile £204 £205 £330
25th Percentile £358 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £570 £600 £598
90th Percentile £625 £688 £675
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 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 12,864 11,277 14,264
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.51% 31.49% 31.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,988 6,661 9,540
10th Percentile £278 £281 £270
25th Percentile £406 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.77% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £630 £663 £670
90th Percentile £738 £788 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 662 371 491
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.85 £16.75
25th Percentile £18.05 £22.50 £20.51
Median hourly rate £26.89 £35.00 £43.33
Median % change year-on-year -23.17% -19.22% +23.80%
75th Percentile £56.00 £66.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.16 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -18.46% -29.16% +58.75%

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 3 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 3 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 3 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 -3 391 £475 - 428
UK excluding London +8 205 £425 +6.25% 431
London -21 198 £500 - 117
Work from Home -43 110 £500 +11.11% 151
North of England -46 65 £388 -1.90% 118
South East +22 55 £316 -33.42% 139
North West -34 35 £370 -0.34% 63
Midlands -15 32 £505 +26.25% 66
Yorkshire -21 30 £426 -12.56% 39
South West +7 23 £600 +71.43% 37
Wales +14 19 £300 -34.25% 18
East Midlands -10 17 £550 +8.11% 29
West Midlands -22 15 £463 +218.97% 37
East of England -14 6 £185 -63.00% 33
Scotland -10 5 £475 +18.75% 19

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 25 (5.80%) Confluence
2 24 (5.57%) CMS
3 13 (3.02%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.62%) Moodle
6 6 (1.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.16%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.16%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.16%) Tomcat
7 5 (1.16%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.70%) Apache
8 3 (0.70%) nginx
9 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.23%) Drupal
9 1 (0.23%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (4.41%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.18%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.39%) Adobe Captivate
5 5 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.16%) Zeplin
6 3 (0.70%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.70%) Sketch
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.23%) Moqups
7 1 (0.23%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.23%) Maximo
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle iSupplier
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 47 (10.90%) Figma
2 40 (9.28%) Azure
3 29 (6.73%) AWS
4 27 (6.26%) SaaS
5 21 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (4.41%) Sauce Labs
7 18 (4.18%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (3.94%) Google Play
9 13 (3.02%) GitHub
9 13 (3.02%) Serverless
10 12 (2.78%) Firebase
11 8 (1.86%) BrowserStack
11 8 (1.86%) Contentful
11 8 (1.86%) Google Analytics
12 7 (1.62%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (1.62%) GCP
12 7 (1.62%) Kontent
13 6 (1.39%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.39%) Miro
14 5 (1.16%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.41%) Wireless
2 8 (1.86%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (1.86%) Skype
3 5 (1.16%) HTTP
3 5 (1.16%) Internet
4 4 (0.93%) Bluetooth
5 3 (0.70%) Firewall
5 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.46%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.23%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.23%) MQTT
7 1 (0.23%) SMS
7 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.10%) MySQL
2 20 (4.64%) Relational Database
3 8 (1.86%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.86%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.16%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.93%) Power BI
6 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.70%) SQLite
7 2 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.46%) Metadata
8 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.23%) Bigtable
8 1 (0.23%) GIS
8 1 (0.23%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database 12c
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 61 (14.15%) Git
2 43 (9.98%) Xcode
3 36 (8.35%) Android Studio
4 33 (7.66%) JIRA
5 22 (5.10%) Browser DevTools
6 19 (4.41%) Eclipse
6 19 (4.41%) Jenkins
7 18 (4.18%) Appium
7 18 (4.18%) Gradle
8 11 (2.55%) Postman
9 9 (2.09%) Selenium
10 8 (1.86%) Charles Proxy
10 8 (1.86%) GitLab
11 7 (1.62%) Bitbucket
11 7 (1.62%) CircleCI
11 7 (1.62%) Cypress.io
11 7 (1.62%) Storybook
11 7 (1.62%) XCUITest
12 6 (1.39%) CocoaPods
13 5 (1.16%) Katalon Studio
General
1 122 (28.31%) Social Skills
2 88 (20.42%) Finance
3 56 (12.99%) Banking
4 29 (6.73%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (5.80%) Marketing
6 21 (4.87%) Organisational Skills
6 21 (4.87%) Public Sector
7 19 (4.41%) Retail
8 16 (3.71%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.32%) Automotive
9 10 (2.32%) Electronics
10 8 (1.86%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (1.62%) Legal
12 6 (1.39%) Publishing
13 4 (0.93%) Law
13 4 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
15 2 (0.46%) Games
15 2 (0.46%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 135 (31.32%) Developer
2 52 (12.06%) Designer
3 45 (10.44%) Senior
4 35 (8.12%) Android Developer
5 26 (6.03%) iOS Developer
6 23 (5.34%) Product Designer
7 21 (4.87%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
8 20 (4.64%) React Developer
8 20 (4.64%) Support Engineer
8 20 (4.64%) Technical Engineer
8 20 (4.64%) Technical Support
8 20 (4.64%) Technical Support Engineer
8 20 (4.64%) UX Engineer
9 19 (4.41%) Lead
9 19 (4.41%) Mobile Developer
9 19 (4.41%) Mobile Engineer
10 18 (4.18%) Architect
11 17 (3.94%) Break Fix Engineer
11 17 (3.94%) Junior
12 16 (3.71%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (14.85%) CSS
2 60 (13.92%) RESTful
3 46 (10.67%) HTML
4 44 (10.21%) React
4 44 (10.21%) React Native
5 37 (8.58%) AngularJS
6 32 (7.42%) GraphQL
7 27 (6.26%) .NET
8 24 (5.57%) Node.js
9 23 (5.34%) REST
10 21 (4.87%) Android Jetpack
11 20 (4.64%) Ajax
11 20 (4.64%) JSON
12 19 (4.41%) Jetpack Compose
13 17 (3.94%) OAuth
14 15 (3.48%) Flutter
14 15 (3.48%) SwiftUI
14 15 (3.48%) Web Services
15 14 (3.25%) .NET Framework
16 13 (3.02%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.12%) Product Ownership
2 10 (2.32%) Onboarding
3 8 (1.86%) Virtual Team
4 7 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.39%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.16%) Algorithms
6 5 (1.16%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.16%) iPhone
6 5 (1.16%) RIA
6 5 (1.16%) W3C
7 4 (0.93%) Blockchain
7 4 (0.93%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.93%) FMCG
7 4 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.93%) Low-Code
7 4 (0.93%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (0.93%) Mobile Banking
7 4 (0.93%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
8 3 (0.70%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 152 (35.27%) Android
2 117 (27.15%) Apple iOS
3 32 (7.42%) Windows
4 22 (5.10%) Unix
5 21 (4.87%) Linux
6 11 (2.55%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 143 (33.18%) Agile
2 124 (28.77%) User Experience
3 100 (23.20%) CI/CD
4 69 (16.01%) Problem-Solving
5 68 (15.78%) Mobile Application Development
6 63 (14.62%) DevOps
7 55 (12.76%) Test Automation
8 54 (12.53%) UX Design
9 46 (10.67%) Android Development
10 44 (10.21%) iOS Development
11 41 (9.51%) Analytics
11 41 (9.51%) Continuous Improvement
12 40 (9.28%) Scrum
13 37 (8.58%) AI
13 37 (8.58%) Mobile Development
14 34 (7.89%) Design Patterns
15 33 (7.66%) MVVM
16 31 (7.19%) Stakeholder Management
17 29 (6.73%) Computer Science
18 28 (6.50%) Application Security
Programming Languages
1 94 (21.81%) JavaScript
2 83 (19.26%) Java
3 59 (13.69%) Kotlin
4 44 (10.21%) Swift
5 41 (9.51%) TypeScript
6 39 (9.05%) Python
7 26 (6.03%) SQL
8 24 (5.57%) C#
9 23 (5.34%) Perl
10 19 (4.41%) Objective-C
11 9 (2.09%) Ruby
12 7 (1.62%) PHP
13 5 (1.16%) C++
14 4 (0.93%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.70%) C
15 3 (0.70%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.70%) Scala
16 2 (0.46%) Go
16 2 (0.46%) R
16 2 (0.46%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 40 (9.28%) Degree
2 13 (3.02%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.55%) PMI Certification
4 10 (2.32%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (2.32%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (2.32%) Master's Degree
4 10 (2.32%) PMP
5 8 (1.86%) ITIL Certification
6 6 (1.39%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.70%) ACSP
7 3 (0.70%) ACTC
7 3 (0.70%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.46%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.46%) AWS Certified Developer
8 2 (0.46%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.46%) ISEB
9 1 (0.23%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.23%) GIAC
9 1 (0.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.23%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (15.78%) Accessibility
2 49 (11.37%) QA
3 12 (2.78%) GDPR
4 9 (2.09%) WCAG
5 7 (1.62%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.93%) SLA
7 2 (0.46%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.46%) PERC
8 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.23%) GRC
8 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.23%) PMO
8 1 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 14 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.86%) Docker
3 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.23%) Firmware
3 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 7 (1.62%) Kubernetes
1 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (0.93%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.46%) rkt
4 2 (0.46%) Terraform
5 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.23%) Ansible
5 1 (0.23%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 75 (17.40%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.66%) Google
3 31 (7.19%) Oracle
4 25 (5.80%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.57%) Splunk
6 23 (5.34%) Adobe
7 18 (4.18%) HP
8 17 (3.94%) Apple
9 14 (3.25%) SAP
10 8 (1.86%) Cisco
11 7 (1.62%) OneTrust
11 7 (1.62%) Xamarin
12 6 (1.39%) Optimizely
13 5 (1.16%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.16%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.16%) Sitecore
14 4 (0.93%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.93%) Tealium
14 4 (0.93%) YouTube
15 3 (0.70%) Hotjar