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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 345 288 258
Rank change year-on-year -57 -30 +34
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 326 256 403
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.66% 0.87% 0.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.03% 2.56% 3.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 165 274
10th Percentile £363 £325 £325
25th Percentile £415 £389 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £581 £550 £600
90th Percentile £680 £650 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £455 £450
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 9
10th Percentile £28.41 - -
25th Percentile £35.00 - £12.25
Median hourly rate £38.50 - £40.00
75th Percentile £59.50 - £70.18
90th Percentile £70.00 - £81.44
UK excluding London median hourly rate £70.00 - £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 16,092 9,990 13,006
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 32.39% 34.13% 30.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,906 6,277 8,314
10th Percentile £313 £300 £274
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £660
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +3.68% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 809 424 930
10th Percentile £16.00 £15.84 £12.25
25th Percentile £20.82 £20.33 £15.28
Median hourly rate £42.30 £33.03 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +28.08% -6.97% +59.51%
75th Percentile £70.00 £62.24 £61.30
90th Percentile £85.42 £82.25 £71.31
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.96 £32.43 £35.00
% change year-on-year +35.55% -7.34% +59.09%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 -61 280 £513 +9.45% 200
UK excluding London -45 147 £488 +7.14% 146
London -57 143 £531 +6.25% 85
Work from Home -74 76 £475 -2.56% 88
North of England -63 47 £450 +12.50% 50
South West 0 34 £525 +50.00% 14
North West -33 24 £475 +18.75% 29
South East -45 23 £425 -26.72% 38
Midlands -54 23 £531 +14.74% 22
West Midlands -44 18 £529 +32.21% 11
Yorkshire -54 16 £525 +31.25% 16
Scotland -7 15 £550 +23.60% 5
North East -23 7 £450 -13.25% 5
Wales -7 5 £425 +13.33% 6
East Midlands -36 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 (3.37%) Confluence
2 7 (2.15%) CMS
3 5 (1.53%) Moodle
4 3 (0.92%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.61%) Umbraco
6 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.31%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.31%) SharePoint
6 1 (0.31%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 18 (5.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 14 (4.29%) Sketch
3 11 (3.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.76%) Microsoft Excel
5 8 (2.45%) Chatbot
6 5 (1.53%) Adobe XD
7 4 (1.23%) MS Visio
8 3 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
9 2 (0.61%) InVision
Business Applications
1 3 (0.92%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.92%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.61%) SAP CRM
2 2 (0.61%) Workfront
3 1 (0.31%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 45 (13.80%) Azure
2 37 (11.35%) AWS
3 34 (10.43%) Figma
4 28 (8.59%) GitHub
5 21 (6.44%) GitHub Actions
6 18 (5.52%) SaaS
7 17 (5.21%) Azure DevOps
8 16 (4.91%) Firebase
9 12 (3.68%) Entra ID
10 11 (3.37%) GCP
11 8 (2.45%) Sauce Labs
12 7 (2.15%) Azure AKS
12 7 (2.15%) Cloud Run
12 7 (2.15%) Microsoft 365
13 6 (1.84%) Adobe Analytics
14 5 (1.53%) Google Play
14 5 (1.53%) Power Platform
14 5 (1.53%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 5 (1.53%) Serverless
15 4 (1.23%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.92%) 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
3 1 (0.31%) 4G
3 1 (0.31%) 5G
3 1 (0.31%) HTTP
3 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.31%) Internet
3 1 (0.31%) SSL
3 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.84%) Relational Database
2 5 (1.53%) GIS
2 5 (1.53%) MySQL
3 3 (0.92%) Power BI
3 3 (0.92%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.61%) Looker
4 2 (0.61%) PostgreSQL
4 2 (0.61%) Tableau
5 1 (0.31%) BigQuery
5 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.31%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.31%) MS Access
5 1 (0.31%) Spatial Data
5 1 (0.31%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 19 (5.83%) Git
2 17 (5.21%) Android Studio
2 17 (5.21%) JIRA
2 17 (5.21%) Xcode
3 14 (4.29%) Gradle
3 14 (4.29%) Jenkins
4 11 (3.37%) fastlane
5 10 (3.07%) XCUITest
6 9 (2.76%) CircleCI
6 9 (2.76%) LoadRunner
6 9 (2.76%) XCTest
7 8 (2.45%) Appium
7 8 (2.45%) JUnit
8 6 (1.84%) Crashlytics
8 6 (1.84%) Postman
9 5 (1.53%) Browser DevTools
9 5 (1.53%) Cypress.io
9 5 (1.53%) Eclipse
9 5 (1.53%) REST Assured
9 5 (1.53%) Selenium
General
1 79 (24.23%) Social Skills
2 45 (13.80%) Finance
3 31 (9.51%) Banking
4 27 (8.28%) Public Sector
5 24 (7.36%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (5.21%) Retail
7 8 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 7 (2.15%) Marketing
9 4 (1.23%) Corporate Banking
9 4 (1.23%) Health Technology
10 3 (0.92%) Digital Health
10 3 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.61%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.61%) Publishing
11 2 (0.61%) Retail Banking
12 1 (0.31%) Automotive
12 1 (0.31%) Billing
12 1 (0.31%) Games
12 1 (0.31%) Law
12 1 (0.31%) Military
Job Titles
1 93 (28.53%) Developer
2 56 (17.18%) Senior
3 38 (11.66%) Designer
4 21 (6.44%) Android Developer
4 21 (6.44%) Architect
4 21 (6.44%) iOS Developer
5 20 (6.13%) Senior Developer
6 18 (5.52%) Mobile Engineer
7 17 (5.21%) Lead
8 14 (4.29%) Product Designer
9 13 (3.99%) Tester
10 12 (3.68%) Analyst
11 11 (3.37%) Android Engineer
11 11 (3.37%) Mobile Developer
11 11 (3.37%) Product Manager
11 11 (3.37%) Software Engineer
11 11 (3.37%) Visual Designer
12 10 (3.07%) Backend Developer
12 10 (3.07%) React Developer
13 9 (2.76%) Azure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 42 (12.88%) REST
2 35 (10.74%) RESTful
3 31 (9.51%) React Native
4 25 (7.67%) Android Jetpack
5 22 (6.75%) Jetpack Compose
6 21 (6.44%) OAuth
7 17 (5.21%) SwiftUI
8 16 (4.91%) Android SDK
8 16 (4.91%) GraphQL
9 15 (4.60%) CSS
9 15 (4.60%) React
10 14 (4.29%) Spring
10 14 (4.29%) Spring Boot
10 14 (4.29%) UIKit
10 14 (4.29%) Web Services
11 12 (3.68%) OAuth2
12 11 (3.37%) HTML
13 9 (2.76%) .NET
14 7 (2.15%) AngularJS
14 7 (2.15%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 23 (7.06%) Product Ownership
2 21 (6.44%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.60%) Data Protection Act
4 12 (3.68%) Virtual Team
5 11 (3.37%) Security Posture
6 7 (2.15%) Mobile Banking
7 4 (1.23%) Onboarding
7 4 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.23%) Social Media
8 3 (0.92%) Blackberry
8 3 (0.92%) CMDB
8 3 (0.92%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.92%) Digital Media
8 3 (0.92%) Distributed Systems
8 3 (0.92%) Driving Licence
8 3 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (0.92%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.92%) Legacy Code
8 3 (0.92%) Marketing Technology
8 3 (0.92%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 86 (26.38%) Android
2 81 (24.85%) Apple iOS
3 10 (3.07%) Windows
4 6 (1.84%) Linux
5 5 (1.53%) Unix
6 2 (0.61%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (26.99%) Agile
2 75 (23.01%) User Experience
3 70 (21.47%) CI/CD
4 56 (17.18%) AI
5 52 (15.95%) DevOps
6 49 (15.03%) Problem-Solving
7 46 (14.11%) Test Automation
8 41 (12.58%) Analytics
9 40 (12.27%) UX Design
10 34 (10.43%) Architectural Patterns
10 34 (10.43%) iOS Development
11 33 (10.12%) MVVM
12 31 (9.51%) Observability
13 30 (9.20%) Generative AI
14 29 (8.90%) Android Development
15 28 (8.59%) Roadmaps
16 27 (8.28%) Continuous Improvement
16 27 (8.28%) TDD
17 24 (7.36%) Software Engineering
17 24 (7.36%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 59 (18.10%) Java
2 57 (17.48%) Kotlin
3 37 (11.35%) Swift
4 30 (9.20%) JavaScript
5 17 (5.21%) Python
6 14 (4.29%) TypeScript
7 11 (3.37%) C#
7 11 (3.37%) Objective-C
8 7 (2.15%) SQL
9 5 (1.53%) Perl
9 5 (1.53%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.92%) Apex Code
10 3 (0.92%) Go
10 3 (0.92%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.61%) Scala
12 1 (0.31%) ABAP
12 1 (0.31%) C
12 1 (0.31%) C++
12 1 (0.31%) VBA
12 1 (0.31%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 42 (12.88%) Security Cleared
2 25 (7.67%) SC Cleared
3 18 (5.52%) Degree
4 9 (2.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.53%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.92%) CCA
7 3 (0.92%) CISSP
7 3 (0.92%) MBA
8 2 (0.61%) AWS Certification
8 2 (0.61%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.61%) OSCP
8 2 (0.61%) SANS
9 1 (0.31%) CCSAM
9 1 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.31%) ECSA
9 1 (0.31%) GXPN
9 1 (0.31%) OSCE
9 1 (0.31%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (15.03%) Accessibility
2 37 (11.35%) QA
3 17 (5.21%) WCAG
4 4 (1.23%) GDPR
5 3 (0.92%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.92%) 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%) NCSC
6 2 (0.61%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.31%) DICOM
7 1 (0.31%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (2.45%) Docker
2 2 (0.61%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.31%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.31%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 13 (3.99%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.68%) Grafana
3 10 (3.07%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (2.45%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (1.53%) Terraform
6 4 (1.23%) Istio
6 4 (1.23%) Kustomize
6 4 (1.23%) linkerd
6 4 (1.23%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.92%) Ansible
8 2 (0.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.31%) Argo
Vendors
1 35 (10.74%) Microsoft
2 32 (9.82%) Adobe
3 23 (7.06%) Google
4 16 (4.91%) Dynatrace
5 15 (4.60%) Oracle
6 14 (4.29%) Salesforce
7 13 (3.99%) Apple
7 13 (3.99%) Splunk
8 8 (2.45%) SAP
9 5 (1.53%) Xamarin
10 4 (1.23%) Braze
10 4 (1.23%) ESRI
10 4 (1.23%) Tealium
11 3 (0.92%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.61%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.61%) Coverity
12 2 (0.61%) MuleSoft
12 2 (0.61%) Thales
13 1 (0.31%) OneLogin
13 1 (0.31%) OutSystems