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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 331 254 204
Rank change year-on-year -77 -50 +95
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 408 354 449
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.76% 1.07% 1.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.24% 3.04% 3.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 264 237 301
10th Percentile £363 £316 £308
25th Percentile £413 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -5.13% -2.50%
75th Percentile £580 £548 £590
90th Percentile £675 £580 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £405 £463
% change year-on-year +11.11% -12.43% -2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 6
10th Percentile £15.14 - £12.25
25th Percentile £17.25 - £19.19
Median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.75% -22.93% +7.14%
75th Percentile £36.69 - £69.51
90th Percentile £60.00 - £75.68
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £38.63
% change year-on-year -56.75% +4.75% -21.17%

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 18,177 11,653 11,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.72% 35.37% 30.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,979 7,178 7,359
10th Percentile £323 £300 £300
25th Percentile £423 £405 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £519 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% -5.68% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £825
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,078 574 546
10th Percentile £14.65 £15.13 £12.98
25th Percentile £19.25 £18.87 £19.09
Median hourly rate £39.00 £29.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +32.20% -34.44% +3.75%
75th Percentile £68.54 £56.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £75.00 £75.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £30.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year +46.53% -42.86% +16.67%

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 29 August 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 29 August 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 29 August 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 -93 322 £505 +9.19% 555
UK excluding London -53 192 £450 +11.11% 248
London -82 164 £518 +3.50% 372
Work from Home -88 79 £475 - 191
North of England -76 61 £525 +34.96% 58
Scotland +10 44 £390 -22.00% 18
South West -16 33 £475 -13.64% 35
North West -62 32 £550 +46.67% 33
Midlands -44 27 £533 +15.14% 30
West Midlands -28 21 £550 +27.91% 15
Yorkshire -52 20 £525 +31.25% 20
South East -69 18 £313 -30.56% 68
North East -33 9 £450 -13.25% 5
Wales -11 8 £425 -5.56% 5
East Midlands -21 6 £526 +13.62% 15
East of England -23 2 £500 +21.21% 30

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 13 (3.19%) Confluence
2 5 (1.23%) CMS
2 5 (1.23%) Moodle
3 2 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.49%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.49%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.25%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.25%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 18 (4.41%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 13 (3.19%) Sketch
3 10 (2.45%) Chatbot
4 8 (1.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
6 4 (0.98%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.49%) InVision
8 1 (0.25%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (1.72%) Shopify
2 5 (1.23%) Maximo
3 2 (0.49%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.49%) Workfront
4 1 (0.25%) Magento
4 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 51 (12.50%) Azure
2 42 (10.29%) GitHub
3 39 (9.56%) Figma
4 31 (7.60%) AWS
5 25 (6.13%) GitHub Actions
6 20 (4.90%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (4.66%) Firebase
8 18 (4.41%) Entra ID
9 17 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
10 16 (3.92%) Google Play
10 16 (3.92%) SaaS
11 9 (2.21%) GitHub Copilot
11 9 (2.21%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.47%) Adobe Analytics
13 5 (1.23%) Azure AI
13 5 (1.23%) Azure AKS
13 5 (1.23%) Lucidchart
13 5 (1.23%) Sauce Labs
13 5 (1.23%) Serverless
14 4 (0.98%) Azure API Management
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.98%) Network Security
2 3 (0.74%) Firewall
2 3 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.49%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.25%) Broadband
4 1 (0.25%) DNS
4 1 (0.25%) DOCSIS
4 1 (0.25%) DSL
4 1 (0.25%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.25%) HTTP
4 1 (0.25%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.25%) Internet
4 1 (0.25%) NFC
4 1 (0.25%) WAN
4 1 (0.25%) Wireless
4 1 (0.25%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.72%) Power BI
2 5 (1.23%) Relational Database
3 4 (0.98%) Tableau
4 3 (0.74%) Looker
4 3 (0.74%) MySQL
4 3 (0.74%) SQL Server
5 2 (0.49%) SQLite
6 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.25%) GIS
6 1 (0.25%) Metadata
6 1 (0.25%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 26 (6.37%) Git
2 23 (5.64%) JIRA
3 18 (4.41%) Gradle
4 16 (3.92%) Jenkins
5 14 (3.43%) Android Studio
5 14 (3.43%) Xcode
6 13 (3.19%) fastlane
7 12 (2.94%) CircleCI
8 11 (2.70%) XCUITest
9 9 (2.21%) LoadRunner
10 8 (1.96%) JUnit
11 7 (1.72%) Appium
11 7 (1.72%) XCTest
12 5 (1.23%) Crashlytics
13 4 (0.98%) Zephyr
14 3 (0.74%) Charles Proxy
14 3 (0.74%) Eclipse
14 3 (0.74%) JMeter
14 3 (0.74%) Postman
14 3 (0.74%) Selenium
General
1 115 (28.19%) Social Skills
2 75 (18.38%) Finance
3 51 (12.50%) Banking
4 29 (7.11%) Retail
5 25 (6.13%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (6.13%) Public Sector
6 16 (3.92%) Marketing
7 11 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (2.45%) Italian Language
9 5 (1.23%) Corporate Banking
10 4 (0.98%) Retail Banking
11 3 (0.74%) Games
11 3 (0.74%) Influencing Skills
11 3 (0.74%) Investment Banking
11 3 (0.74%) Local Government
11 3 (0.74%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.49%) Arabic Language
12 2 (0.49%) Military
13 1 (0.25%) French Language
13 1 (0.25%) German Language
Job Titles
1 105 (25.74%) Developer
2 65 (15.93%) Senior
3 48 (11.76%) Designer
4 35 (8.58%) Android Developer
5 31 (7.60%) iOS Developer
6 24 (5.88%) Android Engineer
6 24 (5.88%) Architect
7 21 (5.15%) Analyst
7 21 (5.15%) Lead
8 19 (4.66%) Product Designer
8 19 (4.66%) Project Manager
9 18 (4.41%) Tester
10 16 (3.92%) Mobile Engineer
11 14 (3.43%) Product Manager
11 14 (3.43%) Senior Developer
12 12 (2.94%) Mobile Developer
12 12 (2.94%) Senior Android Engineer
12 12 (2.94%) UX Designer
13 11 (2.70%) Business Analyst
13 11 (2.70%) UI Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (12.25%) REST
2 47 (11.52%) RESTful
3 35 (8.58%) Android Jetpack
4 34 (8.33%) React Native
5 27 (6.62%) Jetpack Compose
6 25 (6.13%) Android SDK
7 23 (5.64%) SwiftUI
8 19 (4.66%) OAuth
8 19 (4.66%) UIKit
9 13 (3.19%) OAuth2
9 13 (3.19%) Web Services
10 12 (2.94%) GraphQL
11 11 (2.70%) Flutter
12 9 (2.21%) Core Data
12 9 (2.21%) CSS
12 9 (2.21%) HTML
12 9 (2.21%) iOS SDK
12 9 (2.21%) React
12 9 (2.21%) Retrofit
13 8 (1.96%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 37 (9.07%) Product Ownership
2 16 (3.92%) Data Protection Act
3 13 (3.19%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.94%) Educational Technology
4 12 (2.94%) Security Posture
5 11 (2.70%) Credit Risk
5 11 (2.70%) Onboarding
6 10 (2.45%) Mobile Banking
7 8 (1.96%) AI Agents
8 6 (1.47%) Social Media
8 6 (1.47%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.23%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.23%) IoT
9 5 (1.23%) Legacy Code
9 5 (1.23%) Marketing Technology
9 5 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
10 4 (0.98%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.98%) CMDB
10 4 (0.98%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 123 (30.15%) Android
2 104 (25.49%) Apple iOS
3 18 (4.41%) Windows
4 8 (1.96%) Mac OS
5 7 (1.72%) Windows 10
6 4 (0.98%) Linux
6 4 (0.98%) Unix
7 1 (0.25%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (29.90%) Agile
2 97 (23.77%) AI
3 95 (23.28%) User Experience
4 68 (16.67%) CI/CD
5 62 (15.20%) Problem-Solving
6 55 (13.48%) Android Development
7 54 (13.24%) Stakeholder Management
8 53 (12.99%) DevOps
8 53 (12.99%) iOS Development
9 51 (12.50%) MVVM
10 48 (11.76%) Scrum
10 48 (11.76%) Test Automation
10 48 (11.76%) UX Design
11 40 (9.80%) Roadmaps
12 39 (9.56%) Analytics
13 38 (9.31%) Architectural Patterns
13 38 (9.31%) Continuous Improvement
13 38 (9.31%) Generative AI
14 31 (7.60%) Performance Optimisation
15 29 (7.11%) Mobile Development
Programming Languages
1 58 (14.22%) Kotlin
2 51 (12.50%) Java
3 46 (11.27%) Swift
4 27 (6.62%) JavaScript
5 19 (4.66%) Python
6 14 (3.43%) TypeScript
7 13 (3.19%) Objective-C
8 7 (1.72%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.72%) SQL
9 4 (0.98%) C++
10 3 (0.74%) C#
10 3 (0.74%) Perl
11 2 (0.49%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.49%) Korn
11 2 (0.49%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.49%) Scala
12 1 (0.25%) ABAP
12 1 (0.25%) Dart
12 1 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.25%) Go
Qualifications
1 43 (10.54%) Security Cleared
2 29 (7.11%) SC Cleared
3 17 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 17 (4.17%) Degree
4 8 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.72%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (0.74%) AWS Certification
6 3 (0.74%) Master's Degree
6 3 (0.74%) MBA
7 2 (0.49%) CCA
7 2 (0.49%) CREST Certified
7 2 (0.49%) OSCP
8 1 (0.25%) CCSAM
8 1 (0.25%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (0.25%) ECSA
8 1 (0.25%) GPEN
8 1 (0.25%) GXPN
8 1 (0.25%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 1 (0.25%) OSCE
8 1 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (13.24%) Accessibility
2 50 (12.25%) QA
3 17 (4.17%) WCAG
4 5 (1.23%) GDPR
5 4 (0.98%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.74%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.74%) GRC
6 3 (0.74%) PSD2
7 2 (0.49%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.25%) NCSC
8 1 (0.25%) PMO
8 1 (0.25%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (2.21%) Docker
2 5 (1.23%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.74%) Firmware
3 3 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.49%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.25%) Sendmail
5 1 (0.25%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 17 (4.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (3.19%) Kubernetes
3 8 (1.96%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (0.98%) Grafana
4 4 (0.98%) Istio
4 4 (0.98%) Jamf Pro
4 4 (0.98%) Kustomize
4 4 (0.98%) linkerd
4 4 (0.98%) Prometheus
4 4 (0.98%) SCCM
5 3 (0.74%) Ansible
6 1 (0.25%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.25%) Argo
Vendors
1 48 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.35%) Adobe
3 29 (7.11%) Google
4 22 (5.39%) Apple
5 18 (4.41%) Dynatrace
6 16 (3.92%) Salesforce
7 12 (2.94%) Oracle
8 8 (1.96%) ServiceNow
9 5 (1.23%) IBM
9 5 (1.23%) OpenAI
9 5 (1.23%) Splunk
10 4 (0.98%) Braze
10 4 (0.98%) MuleSoft
10 4 (0.98%) Samsung
10 4 (0.98%) SAP
10 4 (0.98%) Tealium
11 2 (0.49%) Amplitude
11 2 (0.49%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.49%) Dell
12 1 (0.25%) Sitecore