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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 229 216 256
Rank change year-on-year -13 +40 -37
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 409 423 464
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.15% 1.15% 1.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.21% 3.73% 3.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 300 272 281
10th Percentile £204 £205 £328
25th Percentile £363 £362 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £580 £600
90th Percentile £625 £673 £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 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 - - +39.72%

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 12,729 11,350 14,899
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.82% 30.93% 32.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,867 6,701 10,043
10th Percentile £276 £285 £275
25th Percentile £406 £409 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £511 £526 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.85% -4.36% -
75th Percentile £638 £660 £668
90th Percentile £750 £788 £768
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 690 365 499
10th Percentile £13.50 £17.08 £16.83
25th Percentile £17.98 £22.50 £20.84
Median hourly rate £27.00 £37.50 £43.84
Median % change year-on-year -28.00% -14.45% +48.59%
75th Percentile £51.19 £68.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.16 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.50 £40.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year -33.75% -13.38% +81.78%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 -29 371 £490 +3.16% 642
UK excluding London -3 194 £425 +6.25% 439
London -21 181 £510 +2.00% 273
Work from Home -52 110 £505 +12.22% 311
North of England -41 70 £388 -5.88% 125
South East +17 49 £329 -34.25% 117
Midlands -19 34 £498 +32.67% 62
North West -29 34 £370 -5.13% 77
Yorkshire -29 33 £413 -15.38% 35
South West +1 21 £600 +65.52% 43
East Midlands -7 19 £550 +11.11% 21
West Midlands -27 15 £400 +175.86% 41
Wales +10 12 £175 -61.64% 23
Scotland -17 5 £475 +26.67% 26
North East -8 3 £519 - 14
East of England -16 3 £275 -42.11% 41

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 (5.62%) CMS
1 23 (5.62%) Confluence
2 12 (2.93%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (1.22%) Headless CMS
5 5 (1.22%) Sitecore CMS
5 5 (1.22%) Tomcat
5 5 (1.22%) Umbraco
6 4 (0.98%) Apache
7 3 (0.73%) Moodle
7 3 (0.73%) 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%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Spatial
8 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 17 (4.16%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (3.42%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Excel
5 6 (1.47%) Adobe Captivate
6 5 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 5 (1.22%) Zeplin
7 3 (0.73%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.73%) Sketch
8 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.24%) Moqups
Business Applications
1 6 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.73%) 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 47 (11.49%) Azure
2 44 (10.76%) Figma
3 33 (8.07%) AWS
4 28 (6.85%) SaaS
5 22 (5.38%) Azure DevOps
6 18 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
6 18 (4.40%) Sauce Labs
7 17 (4.16%) GitHub
8 16 (3.91%) Google Play
9 13 (3.18%) Serverless
10 11 (2.69%) Firebase
11 8 (1.96%) BrowserStack
11 8 (1.96%) Contentful
12 7 (1.71%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (1.71%) Entra ID
12 7 (1.71%) GCP
12 7 (1.71%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (1.71%) Kontent
13 6 (1.47%) Miro
14 5 (1.22%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.65%) Wireless
2 7 (1.71%) Internet
3 5 (1.22%) Cisco IOS
3 5 (1.22%) HTTP
3 5 (1.22%) Skype
4 4 (0.98%) Bluetooth
5 3 (0.73%) Firewall
5 3 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.49%) 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 (5.13%) MySQL
2 19 (4.65%) Relational Database
3 8 (1.96%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.96%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.22%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.98%) Power BI
6 3 (0.73%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.73%) PostgreSQL
6 3 (0.73%) SQLite
7 2 (0.49%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.49%) Metadata
8 1 (0.24%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.24%) Big Data
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%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 66 (16.14%) Git
2 48 (11.74%) Xcode
3 36 (8.80%) Android Studio
4 30 (7.33%) JIRA
5 24 (5.87%) Gradle
6 22 (5.38%) Jenkins
7 21 (5.13%) Browser DevTools
8 18 (4.40%) Eclipse
9 16 (3.91%) Appium
10 11 (2.69%) Postman
11 10 (2.44%) Selenium
12 8 (1.96%) Charles Proxy
13 7 (1.71%) CircleCI
13 7 (1.71%) Cypress.io
13 7 (1.71%) Storybook
13 7 (1.71%) XCUITest
14 6 (1.47%) Bitbucket
14 6 (1.47%) CocoaPods
15 5 (1.22%) Katalon Studio
16 4 (0.98%) GitLab
General
1 118 (28.85%) Social Skills
2 81 (19.80%) Finance
3 62 (15.16%) Banking
4 23 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.38%) Marketing
6 21 (5.13%) Retail
7 17 (4.16%) Public Sector
8 11 (2.69%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (2.44%) Automotive
10 9 (2.20%) Legal
10 9 (2.20%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.71%) Electronics
11 7 (1.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.47%) Law
13 5 (1.22%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.22%) Publishing
14 4 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
15 2 (0.49%) Financial Institution
15 2 (0.49%) Games
15 2 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 134 (32.76%) Developer
2 48 (11.74%) Designer
3 45 (11.00%) Senior
4 35 (8.56%) Android Developer
5 31 (7.58%) iOS Developer
6 23 (5.62%) React Developer
7 22 (5.38%) Lead
8 21 (5.13%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
8 21 (5.13%) Product Designer
9 20 (4.89%) Support Engineer
10 19 (4.65%) Technical Engineer
10 19 (4.65%) Technical Support
10 19 (4.65%) Technical Support Engineer
10 19 (4.65%) UX Engineer
11 17 (4.16%) Project Manager
12 16 (3.91%) Mobile Engineer
13 15 (3.67%) Architect
13 15 (3.67%) Business Analyst
13 15 (3.67%) Mobile Developer
14 14 (3.42%) Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 66 (16.14%) CSS
2 65 (15.89%) RESTful
3 49 (11.98%) HTML
4 46 (11.25%) React
5 42 (10.27%) React Native
6 36 (8.80%) AngularJS
7 33 (8.07%) GraphQL
8 28 (6.85%) .NET
9 27 (6.60%) REST
10 24 (5.87%) Node.js
11 21 (5.13%) Android Jetpack
12 20 (4.89%) JSON
13 19 (4.65%) Ajax
13 19 (4.65%) Jetpack Compose
14 16 (3.91%) Redux
14 16 (3.91%) SwiftUI
15 15 (3.67%) Web Services
16 14 (3.42%) .NET Framework
16 14 (3.42%) Flutter
16 14 (3.42%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.82%) Product Ownership
2 11 (2.69%) Onboarding
3 9 (2.20%) Mobile Banking
4 8 (1.96%) Virtual Team
5 7 (1.71%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.22%) Algorithms
6 5 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.22%) iPhone
6 5 (1.22%) RIA
6 5 (1.22%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.22%) W3C
7 4 (0.98%) Cloud Native
7 4 (0.98%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.98%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (0.98%) Low-Code
7 4 (0.98%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (0.98%) Web Conferencing
8 3 (0.73%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.73%) EMV
8 3 (0.73%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 147 (35.94%) Android
2 119 (29.10%) Apple iOS
3 30 (7.33%) Windows
4 21 (5.13%) Unix
5 20 (4.89%) Linux
6 8 (1.96%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.49%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.49%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.24%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 149 (36.43%) Agile
2 132 (32.27%) User Experience
3 97 (23.72%) CI/CD
4 71 (17.36%) Mobile Application Development
5 68 (16.63%) DevOps
6 63 (15.40%) UX Design
7 55 (13.45%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (12.47%) Test Automation
9 49 (11.98%) iOS Development
10 46 (11.25%) Mobile Development
11 45 (11.00%) Android Development
12 43 (10.51%) Scrum
13 42 (10.27%) Analytics
14 36 (8.80%) Continuous Improvement
14 36 (8.80%) MVVM
15 34 (8.31%) AI
15 34 (8.31%) Design Patterns
16 32 (7.82%) Stakeholder Management
16 32 (7.82%) Unit Testing
17 28 (6.85%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 94 (22.98%) JavaScript
2 82 (20.05%) Java
3 63 (15.40%) Kotlin
4 53 (12.96%) Swift
5 44 (10.76%) Python
6 38 (9.29%) TypeScript
7 26 (6.36%) Objective-C
8 25 (6.11%) SQL
9 24 (5.87%) C#
10 22 (5.38%) Perl
11 13 (3.18%) Ruby
12 8 (1.96%) C++
13 7 (1.71%) C
13 7 (1.71%) PHP
13 7 (1.71%) Scala
14 4 (0.98%) Go
14 4 (0.98%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.73%) Dart
15 3 (0.73%) PL/SQL
16 2 (0.49%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 40 (9.78%) Degree
2 11 (2.69%) Computer Science Degree
2 11 (2.69%) PMI Certification
2 11 (2.69%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
3 10 (2.44%) Master's Degree
4 9 (2.20%) PMP
5 7 (1.71%) ISTQB
6 5 (1.22%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.73%) ACSP
7 3 (0.73%) ACTC
7 3 (0.73%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.49%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.49%) AWS Certified Developer
8 2 (0.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.49%) ISEB
9 1 (0.24%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.24%) MCSA
9 1 (0.24%) MCSE
9 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (16.38%) Accessibility
2 48 (11.74%) QA
3 12 (2.93%) GDPR
4 9 (2.20%) WCAG
5 7 (1.71%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.98%) SLA
7 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.49%) 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
8 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 13 (3.18%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.44%) 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 9 (2.20%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.47%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.73%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.73%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.73%) Terraform
5 2 (0.49%) Ansible
5 2 (0.49%) rkt
6 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
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 72 (17.60%) Microsoft
2 32 (7.82%) Google
3 29 (7.09%) Oracle
4 25 (6.11%) ServiceNow
5 23 (5.62%) Splunk
6 22 (5.38%) Adobe
7 18 (4.40%) Apple
8 10 (2.44%) SAP
9 8 (1.96%) HP
10 7 (1.71%) OneTrust
10 7 (1.71%) Xamarin
11 6 (1.47%) Salesforce
12 5 (1.22%) Cisco
12 5 (1.22%) Dynatrace
12 5 (1.22%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.98%) OpenAI
13 4 (0.98%) Tealium
13 4 (0.98%) YouTube
14 3 (0.73%) Hotjar
14 3 (0.73%) Optimizely