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

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 340 286 241
Rank change year-on-year -54 -45 +46
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 361 300 434
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.68% 0.92% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.06% 2.68% 3.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 192 292
10th Percentile £375 £316 £321
25th Percentile £420 £379 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £600
90th Percentile £675 £636 £711
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £445 £450
% change year-on-year +6.74% -1.11% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 9
10th Percentile £14.72 - -
25th Percentile £17.25 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.75% +1.15% +14.29%
75th Percentile £35.00 - £70.18
90th Percentile £39.80 - £81.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.50 £40.46 £38.63
% change year-on-year -56.75% +4.75% +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 17,557 11,206 13,080
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.20% 34.53% 30.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,751 6,959 8,298
10th Percentile £313 £300 £281
25th Percentile £414 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -0.95% -2.42% -2.18%
75th Percentile £626 £648 £663
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 881 522 881
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.48 £12.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £18.87 £15.50
Median hourly rate £43.96 £31.50 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +39.58% -13.71% +32.73%
75th Percentile £70.00 £58.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £87.50 £77.50 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £31.76 £36.50
% change year-on-year +38.41% -12.99% +4.29%

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 -66 301 £503 +5.79% 251
London -53 158 £525 +5.00% 101
UK excluding London -58 154 £475 +6.74% 212
Work from Home -73 87 £475 -2.56% 90
North of England -76 48 £475 +18.75% 56
South West -7 34 £500 +3.20% 30
Midlands -53 27 £524 +13.23% 28
North West -56 23 £500 +25.00% 34
West Midlands -53 21 £502 +16.73% 9
South East -51 19 £413 -21.43% 51
Scotland -5 17 £550 +23.60% 26
Yorkshire -52 16 £525 +19.32% 19
North East -28 9 £450 -13.25% 5
Wales -9 8 £425 - 7
East Midlands -27 6 £526 +13.62% 19
East of England -26 1 £500 +21.21% 21

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 (3.32%) Confluence
2 8 (2.22%) CMS
3 5 (1.39%) Moodle
4 3 (0.83%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.55%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.28%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.28%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 16 (4.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 13 (3.60%) Sketch
3 9 (2.49%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
5 4 (1.11%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.83%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.55%) InVision
8 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (1.66%) Shopify
2 4 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.55%) SAP CRM
3 2 (0.55%) Workfront
4 1 (0.28%) Magento
4 1 (0.28%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 54 (14.96%) Azure
2 37 (10.25%) AWS
3 36 (9.97%) GitHub
4 35 (9.70%) Figma
5 23 (6.37%) GitHub Actions
6 21 (5.82%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (4.71%) Firebase
7 17 (4.71%) SaaS
8 16 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
9 15 (4.16%) Entra ID
10 11 (3.05%) GCP
11 9 (2.49%) Google Play
12 7 (1.94%) Azure AKS
12 7 (1.94%) Cloud Run
13 6 (1.66%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (1.66%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.66%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (1.66%) Sauce Labs
14 5 (1.39%) Lucidchart
14 5 (1.39%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.11%) Network Security
2 3 (0.83%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.55%) DSL
3 2 (0.55%) Firewall
4 1 (0.28%) 4G
4 1 (0.28%) 5G
4 1 (0.28%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.28%) HTTP
4 1 (0.28%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.28%) Internet
4 1 (0.28%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.39%) Relational Database
2 3 (0.83%) GIS
2 3 (0.83%) MySQL
2 3 (0.83%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (0.83%) Power BI
2 3 (0.83%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.55%) Looker
3 2 (0.55%) SQLite
3 2 (0.55%) Tableau
4 1 (0.28%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.28%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 22 (6.09%) Git
1 22 (6.09%) JIRA
2 16 (4.43%) Xcode
3 15 (4.16%) Gradle
3 15 (4.16%) Jenkins
4 14 (3.88%) Android Studio
5 11 (3.05%) CircleCI
5 11 (3.05%) fastlane
6 10 (2.77%) JUnit
6 10 (2.77%) XCUITest
7 9 (2.49%) LoadRunner
7 9 (2.49%) XCTest
8 8 (2.22%) Appium
9 6 (1.66%) Postman
10 5 (1.39%) Crashlytics
10 5 (1.39%) Cypress.io
10 5 (1.39%) REST Assured
10 5 (1.39%) Selenium
11 4 (1.11%) WebDriver
11 4 (1.11%) Zephyr
General
1 96 (26.59%) Social Skills
2 57 (15.79%) Finance
3 34 (9.42%) Banking
4 28 (7.76%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (7.48%) Public Sector
5 27 (7.48%) Retail
6 10 (2.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (2.77%) Marketing
7 4 (1.11%) Corporate Banking
7 4 (1.11%) Health Technology
8 3 (0.83%) Digital Health
8 3 (0.83%) Italian Language
8 3 (0.83%) Publishing
8 3 (0.83%) Retail Banking
9 2 (0.55%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (0.55%) Investment Banking
9 2 (0.55%) Military
9 2 (0.55%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.28%) Arabic Language
10 1 (0.28%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 93 (25.76%) Developer
2 63 (17.45%) Senior
3 43 (11.91%) Designer
4 23 (6.37%) Architect
4 23 (6.37%) iOS Developer
5 22 (6.09%) Android Developer
6 20 (5.54%) Product Designer
7 18 (4.99%) Lead
7 18 (4.99%) Mobile Engineer
8 17 (4.71%) Android Engineer
8 17 (4.71%) Senior Developer
9 16 (4.43%) Analyst
9 16 (4.43%) Product Manager
10 14 (3.88%) Tester
11 13 (3.60%) Project Manager
12 12 (3.32%) Mobile Developer
13 11 (3.05%) UI Designer
13 11 (3.05%) UX Designer
14 10 (2.77%) Business Analyst
15 9 (2.49%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (15.24%) REST
2 41 (11.36%) RESTful
3 34 (9.42%) React Native
4 31 (8.59%) Android Jetpack
5 25 (6.93%) Jetpack Compose
6 23 (6.37%) Android SDK
7 22 (6.09%) OAuth
8 19 (5.26%) SwiftUI
9 17 (4.71%) UIKit
10 14 (3.88%) GraphQL
10 14 (3.88%) OAuth2
10 14 (3.88%) Spring
10 14 (3.88%) Spring Boot
10 14 (3.88%) Web Services
11 11 (3.05%) React
12 10 (2.77%) .NET
12 10 (2.77%) CSS
13 9 (2.49%) Flutter
13 9 (2.49%) HTML
13 9 (2.49%) iOS SDK
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.86%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.43%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.16%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.32%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.32%) Security Posture
4 12 (3.32%) Virtual Team
5 9 (2.49%) Mobile Banking
6 6 (1.66%) AI Agents
7 5 (1.39%) Driving Licence
7 5 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.39%) Legacy Code
7 5 (1.39%) Marketing Technology
7 5 (1.39%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.11%) CMDB
8 4 (1.11%) Credit Risk
8 4 (1.11%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.11%) Educational Technology
8 4 (1.11%) Greenfield Project
8 4 (1.11%) NHS
8 4 (1.11%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 97 (26.87%) Android
2 91 (25.21%) Apple iOS
3 16 (4.43%) Windows
4 6 (1.66%) Mac OS
5 4 (1.11%) Linux
5 4 (1.11%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.83%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (29.09%) Agile
2 88 (24.38%) User Experience
3 79 (21.88%) AI
4 74 (20.50%) CI/CD
5 56 (15.51%) DevOps
6 52 (14.40%) Problem-Solving
7 48 (13.30%) UX Design
8 47 (13.02%) Test Automation
9 42 (11.63%) Analytics
10 41 (11.36%) Architectural Patterns
10 41 (11.36%) iOS Development
11 40 (11.08%) MVVM
12 37 (10.25%) Android Development
12 37 (10.25%) Roadmaps
12 37 (10.25%) Stakeholder Management
13 35 (9.70%) Generative AI
13 35 (9.70%) Scrum
14 33 (9.14%) Observability
15 28 (7.76%) Continuous Improvement
16 27 (7.48%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 61 (16.90%) Java
2 60 (16.62%) Kotlin
3 38 (10.53%) Swift
4 25 (6.93%) JavaScript
5 17 (4.71%) Python
6 14 (3.88%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.05%) C#
7 11 (3.05%) Objective-C
8 7 (1.94%) SQL
9 5 (1.39%) C++
9 5 (1.39%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.83%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.83%) Go
10 3 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.83%) Perl
11 2 (0.55%) Korn
11 2 (0.55%) Scala
12 1 (0.28%) Dart
12 1 (0.28%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.28%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 47 (13.02%) Security Cleared
2 30 (8.31%) SC Cleared
3 19 (5.26%) Degree
4 13 (3.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.83%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.83%) CISSP
7 3 (0.83%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.83%) MBA
8 2 (0.55%) CCA
8 2 (0.55%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.55%) OSCP
9 1 (0.28%) CISM
9 1 (0.28%) GPEN
9 1 (0.28%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.28%) OSCE
9 1 (0.28%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.28%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (14.13%) Accessibility
2 46 (12.74%) QA
3 18 (4.99%) WCAG
4 6 (1.66%) GDPR
5 4 (1.11%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.83%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.83%) PSD2
7 2 (0.55%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.55%) GRC
7 2 (0.55%) HL7
7 2 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.55%) SLA
8 1 (0.28%) DICOM
8 1 (0.28%) NCSC
8 1 (0.28%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (2.49%) Docker
2 2 (0.55%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.28%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.28%) Sendmail
3 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 14 (3.88%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (3.05%) Grafana
4 7 (1.94%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.11%) Istio
5 4 (1.11%) Kustomize
5 4 (1.11%) linkerd
5 4 (1.11%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.11%) Terraform
6 3 (0.83%) Ansible
6 3 (0.83%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.55%) SCCM
8 1 (0.28%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.28%) Argo
Vendors
1 41 (11.36%) Microsoft
2 30 (8.31%) Adobe
3 28 (7.76%) Google
4 19 (5.26%) Apple
4 19 (5.26%) Dynatrace
5 15 (4.16%) Salesforce
6 13 (3.60%) Oracle
7 12 (3.32%) Splunk
8 7 (1.94%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.66%) SAP
10 5 (1.39%) Xamarin
11 4 (1.11%) Braze
11 4 (1.11%) Tealium
12 3 (0.83%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.83%) Samsung
13 2 (0.55%) Dell
13 2 (0.55%) ESRI
13 2 (0.55%) HP
14 1 (0.28%) QinetiQ
14 1 (0.28%) VMware