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

6 months to
27 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 217 246
Rank change year-on-year -49 +29 -11
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 373 372 429
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.98% 1.20% 0.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.87% 3.68% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 270 255 240
10th Percentile £204 £204 £350
25th Percentile £366 £375 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £475 £489
Median % change year-on-year +0.53% -2.81% -11.14%
75th Percentile £575 £591 £575
90th Percentile £638 £688 £641
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £400 £464
% change year-on-year +6.25% -13.79% -7.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 15
10th Percentile £16.24 - -
25th Percentile £18.87 - £42.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year - -21.35% +22.76%
75th Percentile £50.75 - £73.75
90th Percentile £70.00 - £81.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 - £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 13,004 10,104 13,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 34.16% 32.50% 30.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,208 5,982 8,903
10th Percentile £278 £263 £255
25th Percentile £406 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £527 £538
Median % change year-on-year -5.08% -2.00% -3.15%
75th Percentile £625 £659 £650
90th Percentile £738 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 621 307 740
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.95 £14.00
25th Percentile £18.28 £23.60 £17.38
Median hourly rate £28.13 £35.00 £34.61
Median % change year-on-year -19.64% +1.14% +53.90%
75th Percentile £61.57 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £81.35 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% -7.14% +69.04%

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 January 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 January 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 27 January 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 -51 332 £500 +11.11% 321
UK excluding London -19 181 £425 +6.25% 307
London -44 161 £513 +2.50% 80
Work from Home -73 99 £500 +11.11% 151
South East -21 49 £425 -19.05% 93
North of England -59 48 £390 +1.04% 77
North West -27 36 £388 +7.64% 38
Midlands -40 27 £531 +32.81% 32
South West -5 26 £600 +220.00% 42
Wales +13 17 £175 -64.10% 17
East Midlands -17 14 £550 +5.26% 19
West Midlands -28 13 £475 +227.59% 13
Yorkshire -51 12 £450 -7.69% 33
Scotland +6 8 £475 +18.75% 12
East of England -11 6 £185 -76.13% 36

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 (5.36%) CMS
2 19 (5.09%) Confluence
3 12 (3.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 10 (2.68%) SharePoint
5 7 (1.88%) Moodle
6 6 (1.61%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.34%) Headless CMS
7 5 (1.34%) Sitecore CMS
7 5 (1.34%) Umbraco
8 3 (0.80%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.54%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.27%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.27%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 18 (4.83%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (4.29%) Chatbot
3 10 (2.68%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 9 (2.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 5 (1.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 4 (1.07%) Adobe Captivate
7 3 (0.80%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.80%) Sketch
8 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.27%) UserZoom
8 1 (0.27%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 4 (1.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.80%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.27%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle iSupplier
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 41 (10.99%) Figma
2 32 (8.58%) Azure
3 30 (8.04%) AWS
4 27 (7.24%) SaaS
5 17 (4.56%) Azure DevOps
6 16 (4.29%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (4.29%) Sauce Labs
7 14 (3.75%) GitHub
8 10 (2.68%) Serverless
9 9 (2.41%) Firebase
10 7 (1.88%) Contentful
10 7 (1.88%) GCP
10 7 (1.88%) Google Analytics
10 7 (1.88%) Kontent
11 6 (1.61%) Entra ID
11 6 (1.61%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (1.61%) Google Play
11 6 (1.61%) PaaS
12 5 (1.34%) AWS Lambda
12 5 (1.34%) Google Tag Manager
Communications & Networking
1 14 (3.75%) Wireless
2 8 (2.14%) Cisco IOS
2 8 (2.14%) Skype
3 5 (1.34%) HTTP
3 5 (1.34%) Internet
4 3 (0.80%) Firewall
5 2 (0.54%) Cisco IPT
5 2 (0.54%) Reverse Proxy
5 2 (0.54%) RFID
5 2 (0.54%) VPN
5 2 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.27%) 4G
6 1 (0.27%) 5G
6 1 (0.27%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.27%) SMS
6 1 (0.27%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.83%) MySQL
2 17 (4.56%) Relational Database
3 4 (1.07%) SQLite
4 3 (0.80%) DynamoDB
4 3 (0.80%) GIS
4 3 (0.80%) MongoDB
4 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
4 3 (0.80%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.27%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.27%) MS Access
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database 12c
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.27%) Power BI
5 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 39 (10.46%) Git
2 36 (9.65%) Xcode
3 31 (8.31%) Android Studio
4 24 (6.43%) JIRA
5 19 (5.09%) Browser DevTools
5 19 (5.09%) Gradle
6 16 (4.29%) Eclipse
6 16 (4.29%) Jenkins
7 15 (4.02%) Appium
8 13 (3.49%) Postman
9 10 (2.68%) Cypress.io
10 8 (2.14%) Charles Proxy
10 8 (2.14%) Selenium
11 7 (1.88%) CocoaPods
11 7 (1.88%) Storybook
11 7 (1.88%) XCUITest
12 6 (1.61%) Bitbucket
12 6 (1.61%) GitLab
12 6 (1.61%) WebDriver
13 5 (1.34%) Katalon Studio
General
1 92 (24.66%) Social Skills
2 62 (16.62%) Finance
3 45 (12.06%) Banking
4 30 (8.04%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.90%) Public Sector
6 20 (5.36%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.83%) Marketing
8 13 (3.49%) Telecoms
9 10 (2.68%) Electronics
9 10 (2.68%) Retail
10 8 (2.14%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.88%) Publishing
12 4 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (1.07%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (1.07%) Pharmaceutical
13 3 (0.80%) Automotive
13 3 (0.80%) Legal
13 3 (0.80%) Presentation Skills
14 2 (0.54%) iGaming
14 2 (0.54%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 115 (30.83%) Developer
2 54 (14.48%) Senior
3 40 (10.72%) Designer
4 26 (6.97%) Android Developer
5 22 (5.90%) React Developer
6 20 (5.36%) Architect
7 18 (4.83%) iOS Developer
7 18 (4.83%) Mobile Developer
8 17 (4.56%) Break Fix Engineer
8 17 (4.56%) Junior
8 17 (4.56%) Product Designer
8 17 (4.56%) Support Engineer
8 17 (4.56%) Technical Engineer
8 17 (4.56%) Technical Support
8 17 (4.56%) Technical Support Engineer
8 17 (4.56%) UX Engineer
9 16 (4.29%) Mobile Engineer
10 15 (4.02%) Full-Stack Developer
10 15 (4.02%) Tester
11 14 (3.75%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (12.87%) CSS
2 41 (10.99%) RESTful
3 38 (10.19%) React
4 37 (9.92%) React Native
5 33 (8.85%) HTML
6 32 (8.58%) AngularJS
7 25 (6.70%) GraphQL
8 21 (5.63%) OAuth
9 19 (5.09%) .NET
10 18 (4.83%) Ajax
11 16 (4.29%) REST
12 14 (3.75%) Node.js
13 11 (2.95%) Android Jetpack
13 11 (2.95%) JSON
14 10 (2.68%) .NET Framework
14 10 (2.68%) Jetpack Compose
14 10 (2.68%) SwiftUI
15 9 (2.41%) ASP.NET MVC
15 9 (2.41%) Flutter
15 9 (2.41%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.24%) Product Ownership
2 12 (3.22%) Onboarding
3 10 (2.68%) Cloud Native
4 8 (2.14%) Virtual Team
5 7 (1.88%) Security Posture
6 5 (1.34%) Algorithms
6 5 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
6 5 (1.34%) FMCG
6 5 (1.34%) RIA
6 5 (1.34%) W3C
7 4 (1.07%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.07%) Marketing Technology
7 4 (1.07%) Mobile Banking
8 3 (0.80%) Blockchain
8 3 (0.80%) Cyber Threat
8 3 (0.80%) Digital Media
8 3 (0.80%) Java Card
8 3 (0.80%) Social Media
8 3 (0.80%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 122 (32.71%) Android
2 95 (25.47%) Apple iOS
3 29 (7.77%) Windows
4 19 (5.09%) Unix
5 18 (4.83%) Linux
6 10 (2.68%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.27%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (30.83%) Agile
2 98 (26.27%) User Experience
3 76 (20.38%) CI/CD
4 65 (17.43%) Problem-Solving
5 52 (13.94%) Mobile Application Development
6 51 (13.67%) Test Automation
7 46 (12.33%) DevOps
8 44 (11.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 41 (10.99%) UX Design
10 39 (10.46%) Design Patterns
11 38 (10.19%) AI
11 38 (10.19%) Android Development
12 35 (9.38%) Analytics
12 35 (9.38%) iOS Development
13 33 (8.85%) Mobile Development
14 29 (7.77%) Application Security
15 28 (7.51%) Full-Stack Development
15 28 (7.51%) MVVM
15 28 (7.51%) Scrum
16 25 (6.70%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 75 (20.11%) JavaScript
2 66 (17.69%) Java
3 48 (12.87%) Kotlin
4 40 (10.72%) Swift
5 39 (10.46%) TypeScript
6 26 (6.97%) Python
7 25 (6.70%) C#
7 25 (6.70%) SQL
8 20 (5.36%) Perl
9 16 (4.29%) Objective-C
10 6 (1.61%) C++
11 4 (1.07%) C
11 4 (1.07%) Go
12 3 (0.80%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.80%) Ruby
12 3 (0.80%) Scala
12 3 (0.80%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.54%) PL/SQL
13 2 (0.54%) R
13 2 (0.54%) Rust
Qualifications
1 34 (9.12%) Degree
2 20 (5.36%) Security Cleared
3 12 (3.22%) Master's Degree
4 10 (2.68%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.41%) PMI Certification
6 8 (2.14%) ITIL Certification
6 8 (2.14%) PMP
7 6 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.54%) ACSP
8 2 (0.54%) ACTC
8 2 (0.54%) CISSP
8 2 (0.54%) ISEB
8 2 (0.54%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.54%) SANS
9 1 (0.27%) CCA
9 1 (0.27%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.27%) GIAC
9 1 (0.27%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.27%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (15.82%) Accessibility
2 47 (12.60%) QA
3 14 (3.75%) WCAG
4 9 (2.41%) GDPR
5 6 (1.61%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (1.07%) SLA
7 3 (0.80%) NCSC
8 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.54%) Data Quality
8 2 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.27%) PMO
9 1 (0.27%) PSD2
System Software
1 12 (3.22%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.41%) Docker
3 1 (0.27%) Embedded Firmware
3 1 (0.27%) Firmware
3 1 (0.27%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 11 (2.95%) Kubernetes
2 8 (2.14%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (1.61%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 2 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.54%) rkt
5 2 (0.54%) Terraform
6 1 (0.27%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.27%) Ansible
6 1 (0.27%) CEMLI
6 1 (0.27%) Grafana
Vendors
1 69 (18.50%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.97%) Oracle
3 24 (6.43%) Adobe
4 21 (5.63%) Google
4 21 (5.63%) Splunk
5 18 (4.83%) HP
5 18 (4.83%) ServiceNow
6 16 (4.29%) SAP
7 15 (4.02%) Apple
8 11 (2.95%) Xamarin
9 8 (2.14%) Cisco
10 6 (1.61%) OneTrust
11 5 (1.34%) Dynatrace
11 5 (1.34%) Optimizely
11 5 (1.34%) Salesforce
11 5 (1.34%) Sitecore
12 4 (1.07%) Tealium
13 3 (0.80%) ESRI
13 3 (0.80%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.80%) Thales