Android Contracts with Work from Home Options

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Android skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Android over the 6 months to 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 232 265 242
Rank change year-on-year +33 -23 -69
Contract jobs citing Android 122 210 488
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.81% 0.83% 1.11%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.82% 6.11% 9.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 163 369
10th Percentile £298 £200 £325
25th Percentile £394 £310 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.68% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £580
90th Percentile £731 £638 £663
UK median daily rate £450 £413 £490
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.82% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 14
10th Percentile £76.50 £30.50 £16.50
25th Percentile £76.88 £38.75 £17.25
Median hourly rate £80.00 £52.50 £46.25
Median % change year-on-year +52.38% +13.51% -11.90%
75th Percentile £81.25 £66.25 £75.00
90th Percentile £82.00 £74.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £25.00 £22.00
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -58.10%

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

Android is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,560 3,436 5,376
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.37% 13.64% 12.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,096 2,421 3,806
10th Percentile £225 £243 £300
25th Percentile £350 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +4.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £630 £606
90th Percentile £685 £725 £682
UK median daily rate £468 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -7.43% +1.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 105 152
10th Percentile £12.80 £19.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £14.27 £25.71 £19.66
Median hourly rate £17.69 £55.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -67.84% +22.22% +28.57%
75th Percentile £65.00 £67.50 £60.54
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £68.17
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £38.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -42.86% +67.39% +29.43%

Android
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Android trend for jobs with a WFH option

Android
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Android.

Android daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Android
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Android over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Android daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Android
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Android.

Android hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.92%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.10%) Confluence
3 3 (2.46%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.64%) CMS
5 1 (0.82%) Drupal
5 1 (0.82%) nginx
5 1 (0.82%) Red Hat Fuse
5 1 (0.82%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.82%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (3.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.46%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.64%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (1.64%) InDesign
3 2 (1.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.64%) Photoshop
3 2 (1.64%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 18 (14.75%) Azure
2 13 (10.66%) AWS
3 11 (9.02%) Microsoft 365
4 6 (4.92%) Figma
5 5 (4.10%) GitHub
5 5 (4.10%) SaaS
6 4 (3.28%) PaaS
7 3 (2.46%) Entra ID
7 3 (2.46%) Miro
7 3 (2.46%) OneDrive
8 2 (1.64%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 2 (1.64%) Apigee
8 2 (1.64%) Asana
8 2 (1.64%) Bitrise
8 2 (1.64%) Datadog
9 1 (0.82%) GCP
9 1 (0.82%) Google Play
9 1 (0.82%) Google Sheets
9 1 (0.82%) Sentry
9 1 (0.82%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (9.84%) Firewall
2 8 (6.56%) VPN
3 2 (1.64%) SSL
4 1 (0.82%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.82%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.82%) MQTT
4 1 (0.82%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.82%) Skype
4 1 (0.82%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.82%) VoIP
4 1 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.10%) NoSQL
2 4 (3.28%) MongoDB
2 4 (3.28%) SQLite
3 3 (2.46%) DB2
3 3 (2.46%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.64%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (1.64%) MySQL
5 1 (0.82%) ClickHouse
5 1 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.82%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 18 (14.75%) Git
2 12 (9.84%) Android Studio
3 9 (7.38%) Mockito
4 8 (6.56%) Jenkins
5 7 (5.74%) JIRA
6 6 (4.92%) Postman
7 5 (4.10%) Appium
8 4 (3.28%) Artifactory
8 4 (3.28%) Bitbucket
8 4 (3.28%) TeamCity
8 4 (3.28%) XCUITest
9 3 (2.46%) Maven
10 2 (1.64%) git-flow
10 2 (1.64%) gulp
10 2 (1.64%) Selenium
10 2 (1.64%) UI Automator
10 2 (1.64%) XCTest
11 1 (0.82%) Gradle
11 1 (0.82%) SonarQube
11 1 (0.82%) Storybook
General
1 23 (18.85%) Social Skills
2 11 (9.02%) Finance
3 10 (8.20%) Public Sector
4 8 (6.56%) Banking
5 7 (5.74%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (4.92%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (4.10%) Back Office
8 3 (2.46%) Publishing
8 3 (2.46%) Retail
9 2 (1.64%) Electronics
10 1 (0.82%) Arabic Language
10 1 (0.82%) Aviation
10 1 (0.82%) French Language
10 1 (0.82%) Games
10 1 (0.82%) German Language
10 1 (0.82%) Marketing
10 1 (0.82%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (0.82%) Retail Banking
10 1 (0.82%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.82%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (41.80%) Developer
2 24 (19.67%) Android Developer
3 22 (18.03%) Senior
4 15 (12.30%) Architect
5 13 (10.66%) React Developer
6 11 (9.02%) Analyst
6 11 (9.02%) Technical Architect
7 10 (8.20%) Lead
8 9 (7.38%) Mobile Developer
9 8 (6.56%) Senior Developer
10 7 (5.74%) Designer
10 7 (5.74%) Senior Android Developer
11 6 (4.92%) Android Engineer
12 5 (4.10%) E-Commerce Developer
12 5 (4.10%) iOS Android Developer
12 5 (4.10%) iOS Developer
12 5 (4.10%) IT Support
12 5 (4.10%) JavaScript Developer
12 5 (4.10%) Lead Architect
12 5 (4.10%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (20.49%) Node.js
2 20 (16.39%) React Native
3 17 (13.93%) React
4 13 (10.66%) .NET
4 13 (10.66%) RESTful
5 12 (9.84%) REST
6 10 (8.20%) CSS
6 10 (8.20%) Web Services
7 9 (7.38%) Android Jetpack
7 9 (7.38%) HTML
8 8 (6.56%) Jetpack Compose
9 6 (4.92%) GraphQL
9 6 (4.92%) XML
10 5 (4.10%) Ajax
10 5 (4.10%) CSS3
10 5 (4.10%) HTML5
11 4 (3.28%) Android SDK
11 4 (3.28%) ASP.NET
11 4 (3.28%) Flutter
11 4 (3.28%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 43 (35.25%) Mobile App
2 12 (9.84%) Public Cloud
3 9 (7.38%) Product Ownership
4 6 (4.92%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (4.10%) iPhone
6 3 (2.46%) Mainframe
7 2 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (1.64%) Blockchain
7 2 (1.64%) Management Information System
7 2 (1.64%) Mobile Banking
7 2 (1.64%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.82%) Algorithms
8 1 (0.82%) Blackberry
8 1 (0.82%) IoT
8 1 (0.82%) Linux Command Line
8 1 (0.82%) Machine to Machine
8 1 (0.82%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.82%) Replication
8 1 (0.82%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.82%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 76 (62.30%) Apple iOS
2 28 (22.95%) Windows
3 11 (9.02%) Windows Server
4 8 (6.56%) Linux
5 6 (4.92%) Windows 10
6 5 (4.10%) Unix
7 4 (3.28%) Mac OS
8 2 (1.64%) Mac OS X
8 2 (1.64%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.82%) tvOS
9 1 (0.82%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (32.79%) Android Development
2 32 (26.23%) Agile
3 21 (17.21%) Mobile Development
4 20 (16.39%) Design Patterns
5 19 (15.57%) CI/CD
5 19 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (14.75%) DevOps
7 16 (13.11%) iOS Development
8 15 (12.30%) User Experience
9 14 (11.48%) Test Automation
10 13 (10.66%) Mobile Device Management
10 13 (10.66%) MVVM
11 11 (9.02%) Security Architecture
11 11 (9.02%) Web Development
12 10 (8.20%) E-Commerce
12 10 (8.20%) Software Engineering
12 10 (8.20%) Unit Testing
12 10 (8.20%) Zero Trust
13 9 (7.38%) Fintech
13 9 (7.38%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 35 (28.69%) Kotlin
2 27 (22.13%) Java
3 20 (16.39%) JavaScript
4 12 (9.84%) Python
5 6 (4.92%) C#
6 5 (4.10%) SQL
6 5 (4.10%) Swift
7 4 (3.28%) TypeScript
8 3 (2.46%) C
8 3 (2.46%) C++
8 3 (2.46%) PHP
9 2 (1.64%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.82%) Bash
10 1 (0.82%) Dart
10 1 (0.82%) Scala
Qualifications
1 10 (8.20%) Degree
2 7 (5.74%) Security Cleared
3 6 (4.92%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.46%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.64%) ISTQB
6 2 (1.64%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.82%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (0.82%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.82%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.92%) QA
2 3 (2.46%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 1 (0.82%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.82%) PMO
4 1 (0.82%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (7.38%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.46%) BitLocker
2 3 (2.46%) Docker
3 1 (0.82%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.82%) iptables
3 1 (0.82%) vCloud
3 1 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.82%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.82%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.82%) VMware Workstation
3 1 (0.82%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 8 (6.56%) Ansible
2 6 (4.92%) Kubernetes
2 6 (4.92%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (3.28%) Terraform
4 3 (2.46%) SCCM
5 1 (0.82%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.82%) AppManager
5 1 (0.82%) Bugsnag
5 1 (0.82%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (0.82%) Grafana
Vendors
1 16 (13.11%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.38%) Apple
3 5 (4.10%) Mitel
4 4 (3.28%) Google
5 3 (2.46%) Cisco
5 3 (2.46%) Citrix
5 3 (2.46%) Progress
6 2 (1.64%) Adobe
6 2 (1.64%) Xamarin
7 1 (0.82%) Avaya
7 1 (0.82%) CA
7 1 (0.82%) Checkmarx
7 1 (0.82%) Cognizant
7 1 (0.82%) Equitrac
7 1 (0.82%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.82%) Roku
7 1 (0.82%) Samsung
7 1 (0.82%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.82%) Sun
7 1 (0.82%) VMware