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 19 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 332 281 254
Rank change year-on-year -51 -27 +24
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 328 273 414
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.65% 0.92% 0.94%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.00% 2.65% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 177 277
10th Percentile £368 £313 £325
25th Percentile £421 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £463 £488
Median % change year-on-year +10.81% -5.13% -4.41%
75th Percentile £588 £548 £600
90th Percentile £681 £630 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £448 £450
% change year-on-year +7.54% -0.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 9
10th Percentile £21.82 - -
25th Percentile - - £12.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 - £40.00
75th Percentile - - £70.18
90th Percentile £39.80 - £81.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £13.36 - £38.63
% change year-on-year - - +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 16,432 10,285 13,135
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.51% 34.49% 29.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,072 6,441 8,323
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.14% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £631 £650 £660
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 845 453 948
10th Percentile £16.01 £15.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £21.00 £19.25 £15.39
Median hourly rate £43.96 £32.05 £35.65
Median % change year-on-year +37.16% -10.10% +58.55%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £61.63
90th Percentile £86.15 £81.35 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £31.29 £35.50
% change year-on-year +40.51% -11.87% +61.36%

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 19 June 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 19 June 2026.

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 19 June 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 -65 277 £516 +11.46% 188
UK excluding London -59 145 £481 +7.54% 151
London -60 142 £544 +11.54% 78
Work from Home -69 73 £494 +2.60% 72
North of England -65 48 £450 +12.50% 41
South West +2 32 £525 +50.00% 20
North West -40 23 £488 +21.88% 22
Midlands -51 23 £529 +14.35% 20
South East -54 20 £425 -26.09% 39
West Midlands -46 18 £502 +25.48% 9
Scotland -7 17 £550 +23.60% 12
Yorkshire -56 16 £525 +23.53% 15
North East -31 9 £450 -13.25% 4
Wales -11 5 £425 +13.33% 8
East Midlands -25 5 £533 +15.14% 11

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 11 (3.35%) Confluence
2 7 (2.13%) CMS
3 5 (1.52%) Moodle
4 3 (0.91%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.61%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.30%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.30%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.30%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 20 (6.10%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 12 (3.66%) Sketch
3 11 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.74%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (2.44%) Chatbot
6 4 (1.22%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.91%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.61%) InVision
Business Applications
1 3 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.61%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.61%) Workfront
3 1 (0.30%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 49 (14.94%) Azure
2 40 (12.20%) AWS
3 34 (10.37%) Figma
4 27 (8.23%) GitHub
5 20 (6.10%) GitHub Actions
6 19 (5.79%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (5.18%) SaaS
8 15 (4.57%) Firebase
9 12 (3.66%) Entra ID
10 11 (3.35%) GCP
11 8 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
12 7 (2.13%) Azure AKS
12 7 (2.13%) Cloud Run
13 6 (1.83%) Adobe Analytics
13 6 (1.83%) Power Platform
13 6 (1.83%) Sauce Labs
14 5 (1.52%) Google Play
14 5 (1.52%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 5 (1.52%) Serverless
15 4 (1.22%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.22%) Network Security
2 2 (0.61%) DSL
2 2 (0.61%) Firewall
2 2 (0.61%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.61%) RFID
2 2 (0.61%) VPN
2 2 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.30%) 4G
3 1 (0.30%) 5G
3 1 (0.30%) HTTP
3 1 (0.30%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.30%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.52%) GIS
1 5 (1.52%) Relational Database
2 3 (0.91%) MySQL
2 3 (0.91%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (0.91%) Power BI
2 3 (0.91%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.61%) Looker
3 2 (0.61%) Tableau
4 1 (0.30%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.30%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.30%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 17 (5.18%) Git
1 17 (5.18%) JIRA
2 16 (4.88%) Jenkins
3 15 (4.57%) Android Studio
3 15 (4.57%) Xcode
4 13 (3.96%) Gradle
5 11 (3.35%) fastlane
6 9 (2.74%) CircleCI
6 9 (2.74%) LoadRunner
6 9 (2.74%) XCUITest
7 8 (2.44%) Appium
7 8 (2.44%) JUnit
7 8 (2.44%) XCTest
8 6 (1.83%) Postman
9 5 (1.52%) Crashlytics
9 5 (1.52%) Cypress.io
9 5 (1.52%) REST Assured
9 5 (1.52%) Selenium
10 4 (1.22%) WebDriver
10 4 (1.22%) Zephyr
General
1 80 (24.39%) Social Skills
2 49 (14.94%) Finance
3 33 (10.06%) Banking
4 28 (8.54%) Public Sector
5 21 (6.40%) Analytical Skills
6 19 (5.79%) Retail
7 10 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.13%) Marketing
9 4 (1.22%) Corporate Banking
9 4 (1.22%) Health Technology
9 4 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
10 3 (0.91%) Digital Health
10 3 (0.91%) Retail Banking
11 2 (0.61%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.61%) Italian Language
11 2 (0.61%) Military
11 2 (0.61%) Publishing
12 1 (0.30%) Automotive
12 1 (0.30%) Electronics
12 1 (0.30%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 93 (28.35%) Developer
2 56 (17.07%) Senior
3 39 (11.89%) Designer
4 24 (7.32%) Architect
5 21 (6.40%) iOS Developer
6 20 (6.10%) Android Developer
6 20 (6.10%) Senior Developer
7 18 (5.49%) Mobile Engineer
8 15 (4.57%) Lead
9 14 (4.27%) Product Designer
9 14 (4.27%) Tester
10 13 (3.96%) Visual Designer
11 12 (3.66%) Analyst
12 11 (3.35%) Android Engineer
12 11 (3.35%) Mobile Developer
12 11 (3.35%) Product Manager
13 10 (3.05%) Backend Developer
13 10 (3.05%) Project Manager
13 10 (3.05%) React Developer
14 9 (2.74%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (13.41%) REST
2 34 (10.37%) RESTful
3 31 (9.45%) React Native
4 24 (7.32%) Android Jetpack
5 22 (6.71%) OAuth
6 21 (6.40%) Jetpack Compose
7 18 (5.49%) Android SDK
8 16 (4.88%) SwiftUI
9 14 (4.27%) GraphQL
9 14 (4.27%) Spring
9 14 (4.27%) Spring Boot
9 14 (4.27%) UIKit
9 14 (4.27%) Web Services
10 13 (3.96%) OAuth2
11 11 (3.35%) CSS
11 11 (3.35%) React
12 10 (3.05%) .NET
12 10 (3.05%) HTML
13 8 (2.44%) iOS SDK
13 8 (2.44%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 29 (8.84%) Product Ownership
2 22 (6.71%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.57%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.66%) Virtual Team
5 11 (3.35%) Security Posture
6 7 (2.13%) Mobile Banking
7 5 (1.52%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.22%) CMDB
8 4 (1.22%) Credit Risk
8 4 (1.22%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.22%) Legacy Code
8 4 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.22%) Social Media
9 3 (0.91%) Blackberry
9 3 (0.91%) Digital Media
9 3 (0.91%) Driving Licence
9 3 (0.91%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.91%) Marketing Technology
9 3 (0.91%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 85 (25.91%) Android
2 81 (24.70%) Apple iOS
3 9 (2.74%) Windows
4 4 (1.22%) Linux
5 3 (0.91%) Unix
6 2 (0.61%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (27.13%) Agile
2 74 (22.56%) User Experience
3 67 (20.43%) CI/CD
4 60 (18.29%) AI
5 53 (16.16%) DevOps
6 45 (13.72%) Problem-Solving
7 44 (13.41%) Test Automation
8 41 (12.50%) UX Design
9 40 (12.20%) Analytics
10 37 (11.28%) Architectural Patterns
11 34 (10.37%) iOS Development
12 33 (10.06%) Generative AI
12 33 (10.06%) MVVM
13 31 (9.45%) Observability
14 29 (8.84%) Roadmaps
14 29 (8.84%) Stakeholder Management
15 28 (8.54%) Android Development
16 27 (8.23%) Scrum
16 27 (8.23%) TDD
17 25 (7.62%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 57 (17.38%) Java
2 56 (17.07%) Kotlin
3 36 (10.98%) Swift
4 26 (7.93%) JavaScript
5 16 (4.88%) Python
6 13 (3.96%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.35%) C#
8 10 (3.05%) Objective-C
9 6 (1.83%) SQL
10 5 (1.52%) PowerShell
11 3 (0.91%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.91%) Perl
12 2 (0.61%) Go
12 2 (0.61%) Scala
13 1 (0.30%) ABAP
13 1 (0.30%) Korn
13 1 (0.30%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.30%) VBA
13 1 (0.30%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 41 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 24 (7.32%) SC Cleared
3 16 (4.88%) Degree
4 9 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.83%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.91%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.91%) CCA
7 3 (0.91%) CISSP
7 3 (0.91%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.91%) MBA
8 2 (0.61%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.61%) OSCP
8 2 (0.61%) SANS
9 1 (0.30%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.30%) ECSA
9 1 (0.30%) GPEN
9 1 (0.30%) GXPN
9 1 (0.30%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (0.30%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (15.55%) Accessibility
2 37 (11.28%) QA
3 17 (5.18%) WCAG
4 4 (1.22%) GDPR
5 3 (0.91%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.91%) NCSC
5 3 (0.91%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.91%) PSD2
6 2 (0.61%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.61%) GRC
6 2 (0.61%) HL7
6 2 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.61%) SLA
7 1 (0.30%) DICOM
7 1 (0.30%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (2.44%) Docker
2 2 (0.61%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.30%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 13 (3.96%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.35%) Grafana
3 10 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.44%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (1.22%) Istio
5 4 (1.22%) Kustomize
5 4 (1.22%) linkerd
5 4 (1.22%) Prometheus
5 4 (1.22%) Terraform
6 3 (0.91%) Ansible
7 2 (0.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
8 1 (0.30%) Argo
Vendors
1 35 (10.67%) Microsoft
2 32 (9.76%) Adobe
3 24 (7.32%) Google
4 18 (5.49%) Dynatrace
5 15 (4.57%) Apple
6 14 (4.27%) Salesforce
7 13 (3.96%) Oracle
8 11 (3.35%) Splunk
9 8 (2.44%) SAP
10 5 (1.52%) Xamarin
11 4 (1.22%) Braze
11 4 (1.22%) ESRI
11 4 (1.22%) ServiceNow
11 4 (1.22%) Tealium
12 2 (0.61%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.61%) Coverity
12 2 (0.61%) Dell
12 2 (0.61%) HP
12 2 (0.61%) Thales
13 1 (0.30%) Sitecore