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 27 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 312 279 234
Rank change year-on-year -33 -45 +31
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 342 261 448
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.78% 0.90% 1.01%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.35% 2.66% 3.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 242 183 257
10th Percentile £204 £313 £325
25th Percentile £400 £381 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £588 £613 £600
90th Percentile £650 £686 £689
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £461 £450
% change year-on-year -7.86% +2.50% -7.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 8
10th Percentile £16.24 - -
25th Percentile £18.87 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year - -12.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £50.75 - £75.00
90th Percentile £70.00 - £79.88
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 - £12.25
% change year-on-year - - -65.00%

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 14,570 9,825 13,410
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 33.04% 33.85% 30.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,149 6,295 8,573
10th Percentile £300 £295 £258
25th Percentile £409 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £769 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 686 373 880
10th Percentile £15.62 £16.95 £12.28
25th Percentile £19.10 £22.27 £15.39
Median hourly rate £41.94 £32.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +29.05% +18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £69.19 £66.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £85.40 £83.20 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.46 £31.76 £26.00
% change year-on-year +43.14% +22.15% +18.18%

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 27 March 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 27 March 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 27 March 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 -42 290 £500 -2.91% 245
UK excluding London -32 156 £425 -7.86% 200
London -54 144 £503 -4.29% 94
Work from Home -55 94 £500 - 129
South East -30 43 £425 -26.09% 53
North of England -68 32 £400 - 53
North West -29 29 £400 +1.27% 26
South West -5 27 £525 +28.21% 21
Midlands -48 25 £539 +11.22% 35
Wales +8 18 £425 +13.33% 9
East Midlands -24 13 £550 +11.11% 13
West Midlands -47 12 £475 +3.26% 22
Scotland -2 6 £350 -12.50% 13
East of England -30 5 £185 -69.80% 17
Yorkshire -59 2 £575 +26.03% 20
North East - 1 £525 - 7

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 20 (5.85%) CMS
2 18 (5.26%) Confluence
3 10 (2.92%) Moodle
4 9 (2.63%) SharePoint
5 8 (2.34%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (1.75%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.46%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.46%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.46%) Umbraco
8 4 (1.17%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.29%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.29%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 18 (5.26%) Chatbot
2 14 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (2.92%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
5 7 (2.05%) Sketch
6 6 (1.75%) Adobe XD
6 6 (1.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 3 (0.88%) Adobe Captivate
7 3 (0.88%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.29%) InVision
8 1 (0.29%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 3 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle iSupplier
3 1 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.29%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 35 (10.23%) AWS
2 28 (8.19%) Figma
3 19 (5.56%) Azure
4 18 (5.26%) SaaS
5 14 (4.09%) GitHub
6 13 (3.80%) GCP
7 12 (3.51%) Firebase
7 12 (3.51%) GitHub Actions
8 11 (3.22%) Sauce Labs
9 9 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
10 8 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (2.05%) Cloud Run
11 7 (2.05%) Kontent
12 6 (1.75%) Contentful
12 6 (1.75%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.75%) Google Analytics
12 6 (1.75%) Serverless
13 5 (1.46%) Adobe Analytics
13 5 (1.46%) Azure AKS
14 4 (1.17%) Bitrise
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.34%) Cisco IOS
1 8 (2.34%) Skype
2 6 (1.75%) Wireless
3 5 (1.46%) Internet
4 2 (0.58%) Cisco IPT
4 2 (0.58%) DSL
4 2 (0.58%) Reverse Proxy
4 2 (0.58%) RFID
4 2 (0.58%) VPN
5 1 (0.29%) 4G
5 1 (0.29%) 5G
5 1 (0.29%) HTTP
5 1 (0.29%) SSL
5 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.63%) MySQL
1 9 (2.63%) Relational Database
2 6 (1.75%) GIS
3 4 (1.17%) SQLite
4 3 (0.88%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.58%) DynamoDB
5 2 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
5 2 (0.58%) Power BI
5 2 (0.58%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.29%) BigQuery
6 1 (0.29%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.29%) Looker
6 1 (0.29%) MS Access
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database 12c
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.29%) Spatial Data
6 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.29%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 26 (7.60%) Git
2 25 (7.31%) JIRA
3 22 (6.43%) Android Studio
4 16 (4.68%) Jenkins
4 16 (4.68%) Xcode
5 11 (3.22%) Browser DevTools
6 10 (2.92%) Appium
7 9 (2.63%) Cypress.io
7 9 (2.63%) Eclipse
8 7 (2.05%) Bitbucket
8 7 (2.05%) CocoaPods
8 7 (2.05%) Gradle
8 7 (2.05%) Postman
9 6 (1.75%) fastlane
9 6 (1.75%) GitLab
9 6 (1.75%) Selenium
9 6 (1.75%) XCTest
9 6 (1.75%) XCUITest
10 5 (1.46%) Crashlytics
10 5 (1.46%) REST Assured
General
1 89 (26.02%) Social Skills
2 61 (17.84%) Finance
3 35 (10.23%) Banking
4 28 (8.19%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (8.19%) Public Sector
5 19 (5.56%) Marketing
5 19 (5.56%) Organisational Skills
6 14 (4.09%) Retail
7 13 (3.80%) Telecoms
8 10 (2.92%) Electronics
9 9 (2.63%) Manufacturing
10 7 (2.05%) Publishing
11 5 (1.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.17%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (0.88%) Automotive
13 3 (0.88%) Digital Health
13 3 (0.88%) Health Technology
13 3 (0.88%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.58%) iGaming
14 2 (0.58%) Legal
Job Titles
1 96 (28.07%) Developer
2 53 (15.50%) Senior
3 35 (10.23%) Designer
4 24 (7.02%) Architect
5 18 (5.26%) Break Fix Engineer
5 18 (5.26%) Junior
6 17 (4.97%) Analyst
6 17 (4.97%) Android Developer
6 17 (4.97%) Mobile Developer
6 17 (4.97%) React Developer
7 16 (4.68%) Mobile Engineer
7 16 (4.68%) UX Designer
8 15 (4.39%) Software Engineer
9 13 (3.80%) Backend Developer
9 13 (3.80%) Business Analyst
9 13 (3.80%) Full-Stack Developer
9 13 (3.80%) Senior Designer
9 13 (3.80%) Senior Developer
10 11 (3.22%) iOS Developer
10 11 (3.22%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (10.82%) React Native
2 30 (8.77%) CSS
2 30 (8.77%) REST
3 28 (8.19%) React
4 24 (7.02%) OAuth
5 23 (6.73%) HTML
5 23 (6.73%) RESTful
6 22 (6.43%) AngularJS
6 22 (6.43%) GraphQL
7 19 (5.56%) Spring
8 18 (5.26%) Spring Boot
9 17 (4.97%) .NET
10 16 (4.68%) OAuth2
11 13 (3.80%) Android Jetpack
11 13 (3.80%) Jetpack Compose
12 12 (3.51%) SwiftUI
13 10 (2.92%) Ajax
13 10 (2.92%) UIKit
14 9 (2.63%) .NET Framework
14 9 (2.63%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 24 (7.02%) Product Ownership
2 16 (4.68%) Cloud Native
3 13 (3.80%) Virtual Team
4 11 (3.22%) Security Posture
5 8 (2.34%) Data Protection Act
6 7 (2.05%) Data Structures
7 6 (1.75%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.46%) Algorithms
8 5 (1.46%) FMCG
8 5 (1.46%) RIA
8 5 (1.46%) W3C
9 4 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.17%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (1.17%) Mobile Banking
10 3 (0.88%) Blog
10 3 (0.88%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.88%) Media Streaming
10 3 (0.88%) Tandem
10 3 (0.88%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 90 (26.32%) Android
2 73 (21.35%) Apple iOS
3 22 (6.43%) Windows
4 9 (2.63%) Linux
4 9 (2.63%) Mac OS
4 9 (2.63%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (24.85%) Agile
2 84 (24.56%) User Experience
3 69 (20.18%) CI/CD
4 64 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (14.33%) Test Automation
6 44 (12.87%) AI
6 44 (12.87%) Continuous Improvement
7 39 (11.40%) Software Engineering
8 38 (11.11%) UX Design
9 31 (9.06%) Design Patterns
10 30 (8.77%) Analytics
11 29 (8.48%) DevOps
12 27 (7.89%) Android Development
13 26 (7.60%) iOS Development
13 26 (7.60%) Mentoring
13 26 (7.60%) Mobile Application Development
13 26 (7.60%) TDD
14 25 (7.31%) Stakeholder Management
15 23 (6.73%) Microservices
16 22 (6.43%) Mobile Development
Programming Languages
1 64 (18.71%) Java
2 54 (15.79%) Kotlin
3 50 (14.62%) JavaScript
4 30 (8.77%) Swift
5 25 (7.31%) TypeScript
6 22 (6.43%) SQL
7 19 (5.56%) C#
8 16 (4.68%) Python
9 12 (3.51%) Objective-C
10 9 (2.63%) Perl
11 5 (1.46%) Go
12 3 (0.88%) C++
13 2 (0.58%) Kusto Query Language
13 2 (0.58%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.58%) R
13 2 (0.58%) Rust
14 1 (0.29%) Apex Code
14 1 (0.29%) Groovy
14 1 (0.29%) PowerShell
14 1 (0.29%) Scala
Qualifications
1 33 (9.65%) Security Cleared
2 30 (8.77%) Degree
3 19 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 10 (2.92%) Master's Degree
5 8 (2.34%) ITIL Certification
5 8 (2.34%) PMI Certification
6 7 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (2.05%) PMP
7 5 (1.46%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (0.88%) MBA
9 2 (0.58%) CISSP
9 2 (0.58%) SANS
10 1 (0.29%) CCA
10 1 (0.29%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.29%) GIAC
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.29%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.29%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (15.79%) Accessibility
2 45 (13.16%) QA
3 18 (5.26%) WCAG
4 6 (1.75%) GDPR
5 5 (1.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 3 (0.88%) Data Quality
6 3 (0.88%) NCSC
6 3 (0.88%) SLA
7 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 2 (0.58%) HL7
7 2 (0.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.29%) DICOM
8 1 (0.29%) PMO
System Software
1 9 (2.63%) Active Directory
1 9 (2.63%) Docker
2 1 (0.29%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 11 (3.22%) Grafana
2 9 (2.63%) Kubernetes
3 8 (2.34%) Single Sign-On
4 4 (1.17%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 3 (0.88%) Istio
5 3 (0.88%) Kustomize
5 3 (0.88%) linkerd
5 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.88%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.88%) Terraform
6 2 (0.58%) rkt
7 1 (0.29%) Ansible
7 1 (0.29%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 50 (14.62%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.94%) Adobe
3 23 (6.73%) Google
4 19 (5.56%) HP
5 17 (4.97%) SAP
5 17 (4.97%) Splunk
6 15 (4.39%) Oracle
7 12 (3.51%) Salesforce
8 8 (2.34%) Cisco
8 8 (2.34%) Xamarin
9 7 (2.05%) ServiceNow
9 7 (2.05%) Tealium
10 6 (1.75%) Dynatrace
11 5 (1.46%) Apple
11 5 (1.46%) ESRI
11 5 (1.46%) OneTrust
11 5 (1.46%) Sitecore
12 4 (1.17%) Optimizely
13 3 (0.88%) Atlassian
13 3 (0.88%) Coverity