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 5 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 231 224 249
Rank change year-on-year -7 +25 -31
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 430 410 446
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.18% 1.13% 0.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.33% 3.60% 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 269 269
10th Percentile £204 £205 £330
25th Percentile £358 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £625 £688 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £400 £476
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.97% -9.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 14
10th Percentile £16.24 - -
25th Percentile £16.90 - £42.25
Median hourly rate £18.87 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.09% -21.35% +27.14%
75th Percentile £35.06 - £67.56
90th Percentile £40.46 - £77.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.46 - £44.50
% change year-on-year - - +137.97%

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 12,931 11,393 14,235
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 35.43% 31.54% 31.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,047 6,740 9,522
10th Percentile £275 £281 £270
25th Percentile £406 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
75th Percentile £628 £663 £670
90th Percentile £738 £788 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 658 371 494
10th Percentile £13.50 £16.85 £16.72
25th Percentile £18.22 £22.50 £20.50
Median hourly rate £26.89 £34.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.06% -18.82% +21.43%
75th Percentile £56.19 £65.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.16 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £26.75 £32.50 £45.21
% change year-on-year -17.69% -28.11% +53.25%

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 5 December 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 5 December 2025.

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 5 December 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 -10 391 £480 +1.05% 383
UK excluding London +1 203 £425 +6.25% 389
London -13 199 £505 +1.00% 91
Work from Home -45 111 £500 +11.11% 130
North of England -41 64 £384 -2.85% 106
South East +14 55 £316 -33.42% 107
North West -28 35 £370 -0.34% 57
Midlands -18 32 £505 +26.25% 67
Yorkshire -21 29 £413 -15.38% 36
South West -2 23 £600 +71.43% 31
Wales +13 19 £300 -34.25% 17
East Midlands -7 17 £550 +8.11% 28
West Midlands -22 15 £463 +218.97% 39
East of England -14 6 £185 -63.00% 38
Scotland -8 4 £475 +18.75% 22

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 25 (5.81%) Confluence
2 24 (5.58%) CMS
3 13 (3.02%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (1.63%) Moodle
6 6 (1.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.16%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.16%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.16%) Tomcat
7 5 (1.16%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.70%) Apache
8 3 (0.70%) nginx
9 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.23%) Drupal
9 1 (0.23%) GeoServer
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle Spatial
9 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 19 (4.42%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.19%) Chatbot
3 9 (2.09%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (1.40%) Adobe Captivate
5 5 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.16%) Zeplin
6 3 (0.70%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.70%) Sketch
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.23%) Moqups
7 1 (0.23%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.70%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.23%) Maximo
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle iSupplier
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 47 (10.93%) Figma
2 39 (9.07%) Azure
3 30 (6.98%) AWS
4 27 (6.28%) SaaS
5 21 (4.88%) Azure DevOps
6 19 (4.42%) Sauce Labs
7 18 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (3.95%) Google Play
9 13 (3.02%) GitHub
9 13 (3.02%) Serverless
10 12 (2.79%) Firebase
11 8 (1.86%) BrowserStack
11 8 (1.86%) Contentful
11 8 (1.86%) Google Analytics
12 7 (1.63%) AWS Lambda
12 7 (1.63%) GCP
12 7 (1.63%) Kontent
13 6 (1.40%) Entra ID
13 6 (1.40%) Miro
14 5 (1.16%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.42%) Wireless
2 8 (1.86%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (1.86%) Skype
3 5 (1.16%) HTTP
3 5 (1.16%) Internet
4 4 (0.93%) Bluetooth
5 3 (0.70%) Firewall
5 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.47%) Cisco IPT
7 1 (0.23%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.23%) MQTT
7 1 (0.23%) SMS
7 1 (0.23%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (5.12%) MySQL
2 20 (4.65%) Relational Database
3 8 (1.86%) MongoDB
3 8 (1.86%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.16%) DynamoDB
5 4 (0.93%) Power BI
6 3 (0.70%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.70%) SQLite
7 2 (0.47%) Amazon RDS
7 2 (0.47%) Metadata
8 1 (0.23%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.23%) Bigtable
8 1 (0.23%) GIS
8 1 (0.23%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database 12c
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 61 (14.19%) Git
2 42 (9.77%) Xcode
3 36 (8.37%) Android Studio
4 33 (7.67%) JIRA
5 22 (5.12%) Browser DevTools
6 19 (4.42%) Eclipse
6 19 (4.42%) Jenkins
7 18 (4.19%) Appium
7 18 (4.19%) Gradle
8 11 (2.56%) Postman
9 9 (2.09%) Selenium
10 8 (1.86%) Charles Proxy
10 8 (1.86%) GitLab
11 7 (1.63%) Bitbucket
11 7 (1.63%) CircleCI
11 7 (1.63%) Cypress.io
11 7 (1.63%) Storybook
11 7 (1.63%) XCUITest
12 6 (1.40%) CocoaPods
13 5 (1.16%) JMeter
General
1 120 (27.91%) Social Skills
2 86 (20.00%) Finance
3 56 (13.02%) Banking
4 28 (6.51%) Analytical Skills
5 25 (5.81%) Marketing
6 21 (4.88%) Organisational Skills
7 20 (4.65%) Public Sector
8 19 (4.42%) Retail
9 16 (3.72%) Telecoms
10 10 (2.33%) Automotive
10 10 (2.33%) Electronics
11 8 (1.86%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.63%) Legal
13 6 (1.40%) Publishing
14 4 (0.93%) Law
14 4 (0.93%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.70%) Presentation Skills
16 2 (0.47%) iGaming
16 2 (0.47%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 134 (31.16%) Developer
2 52 (12.09%) Designer
3 47 (10.93%) Senior
4 35 (8.14%) Android Developer
5 26 (6.05%) iOS Developer
6 23 (5.35%) Product Designer
7 21 (4.88%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
8 20 (4.65%) React Developer
8 20 (4.65%) Support Engineer
8 20 (4.65%) Technical Engineer
8 20 (4.65%) Technical Support
8 20 (4.65%) Technical Support Engineer
8 20 (4.65%) UX Engineer
9 19 (4.42%) Architect
9 19 (4.42%) Lead
9 19 (4.42%) Mobile Developer
10 18 (4.19%) Mobile Engineer
11 17 (3.95%) Break Fix Engineer
11 17 (3.95%) Junior
12 16 (3.72%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 65 (15.12%) CSS
2 59 (13.72%) RESTful
3 47 (10.93%) HTML
4 46 (10.70%) React
4 46 (10.70%) React Native
5 37 (8.60%) AngularJS
6 33 (7.67%) GraphQL
7 25 (5.81%) .NET
7 25 (5.81%) Node.js
8 23 (5.35%) REST
9 21 (4.88%) Ajax
10 20 (4.65%) Android Jetpack
10 20 (4.65%) JSON
11 18 (4.19%) Jetpack Compose
12 17 (3.95%) OAuth
13 15 (3.49%) Flutter
13 15 (3.49%) Web Services
14 14 (3.26%) .NET Framework
14 14 (3.26%) SwiftUI
15 13 (3.02%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.37%) Product Ownership
2 10 (2.33%) Onboarding
3 7 (1.63%) Data Protection Act
3 7 (1.63%) Virtual Team
4 6 (1.40%) Security Posture
5 5 (1.16%) Algorithms
5 5 (1.16%) FMCG
5 5 (1.16%) RIA
5 5 (1.16%) W3C
6 4 (0.93%) Blockchain
6 4 (0.93%) Data Structures
6 4 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (0.93%) Hybrid Cloud
6 4 (0.93%) iPhone
6 4 (0.93%) Low-Code
6 4 (0.93%) Marketing Technology
6 4 (0.93%) Mobile Banking
7 3 (0.70%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.70%) Web Conferencing
7 3 (0.70%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 151 (35.12%) Android
2 117 (27.21%) Apple iOS
3 32 (7.44%) Windows
4 22 (5.12%) Unix
5 21 (4.88%) Linux
6 11 (2.56%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.23%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (32.79%) Agile
2 122 (28.37%) User Experience
3 100 (23.26%) CI/CD
4 68 (15.81%) Mobile Application Development
4 68 (15.81%) Problem-Solving
5 63 (14.65%) DevOps
6 53 (12.33%) Test Automation
6 53 (12.33%) UX Design
7 47 (10.93%) Android Development
8 44 (10.23%) iOS Development
9 41 (9.53%) Analytics
9 41 (9.53%) Continuous Improvement
10 39 (9.07%) Scrum
11 37 (8.60%) AI
11 37 (8.60%) Mobile Development
12 33 (7.67%) Design Patterns
13 31 (7.21%) MVVM
13 31 (7.21%) Stakeholder Management
14 28 (6.51%) Application Security
14 28 (6.51%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 95 (22.09%) JavaScript
2 81 (18.84%) Java
3 58 (13.49%) Kotlin
4 43 (10.00%) Swift
5 42 (9.77%) TypeScript
6 38 (8.84%) Python
7 26 (6.05%) SQL
8 24 (5.58%) C#
9 23 (5.35%) Perl
10 18 (4.19%) Objective-C
11 8 (1.86%) Ruby
12 6 (1.40%) PHP
13 5 (1.16%) C++
14 4 (0.93%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.70%) C
15 3 (0.70%) PL/SQL
15 3 (0.70%) Scala
16 2 (0.47%) Dart
16 2 (0.47%) Go
16 2 (0.47%) R
Qualifications
1 39 (9.07%) Degree
2 13 (3.02%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.56%) PMI Certification
4 10 (2.33%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (2.33%) Master's Degree
4 10 (2.33%) PMP
5 9 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.86%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.40%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.70%) ACSP
8 3 (0.70%) ACTC
8 3 (0.70%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.47%) AWS Certification
9 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Developer
9 2 (0.47%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 2 (0.47%) ISEB
10 1 (0.23%) GIAC
10 1 (0.23%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.23%) MBA
10 1 (0.23%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (15.81%) Accessibility
2 49 (11.40%) QA
3 12 (2.79%) GDPR
4 9 (2.09%) WCAG
5 7 (1.63%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.93%) SLA
7 2 (0.47%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.47%) PERC
8 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.23%) GRC
8 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.23%) PMO
8 1 (0.23%) PSD2
System Software
1 14 (3.26%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.86%) Docker
3 1 (0.23%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.23%) Firmware
3 1 (0.23%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (1.86%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.93%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 3 (0.70%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.47%) rkt
6 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.23%) Ansible
6 1 (0.23%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.23%) Terraform
Vendors
1 75 (17.44%) Microsoft
2 33 (7.67%) Google
3 31 (7.21%) Oracle
4 25 (5.81%) ServiceNow
5 24 (5.58%) Splunk
6 23 (5.35%) Adobe
7 18 (4.19%) HP
8 17 (3.95%) Apple
9 14 (3.26%) SAP
10 8 (1.86%) Cisco
11 7 (1.63%) OneTrust
11 7 (1.63%) Xamarin
12 6 (1.40%) Optimizely
13 5 (1.16%) Dynatrace
13 5 (1.16%) Salesforce
13 5 (1.16%) Sitecore
14 4 (0.93%) OpenAI
14 4 (0.93%) Tealium
15 3 (0.70%) Hotjar
15 3 (0.70%) YouTube