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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 230 266 248
Rank change year-on-year +36 -18 -80
Contract jobs citing Android 118 222 479
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 0.78% 0.87% 1.07%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.47% 6.32% 8.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 168 369
10th Percentile £293 £200 £325
25th Percentile £394 £300 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £467 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £756 £638 £663
UK median daily rate £450 £413 £488
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 12
10th Percentile £76.50 £30.50 -
25th Percentile £76.88 £38.75 £16.50
Median hourly rate £80.00 £52.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +52.38% +191.67% -65.71%
75th Percentile £81.25 £66.25 £22.63
90th Percentile £82.00 £74.50 £67.18
UK median hourly rate £18.93 £22.63 £20.00
% change year-on-year -16.35% +13.15% -61.90%

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 1,579 3,511 5,458
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 10.42% 13.75% 12.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,104 2,472 3,852
10th Percentile £225 £250 £298
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 £682 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £470 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -6.84% +0.90% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 101 163
10th Percentile £13.05 £19.00 £14.30
25th Percentile £14.27 £38.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £18.00 £55.00 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.27% +29.41% +14.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £69.50 £57.50
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £22.08 £38.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -42.66% +71.11% +26.62%

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

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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 5 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 (5.08%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (4.24%) Confluence
3 3 (2.54%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.69%) CMS
5 1 (0.85%) Drupal
5 1 (0.85%) nginx
5 1 (0.85%) Red Hat Fuse
5 1 (0.85%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.85%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.85%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.69%) Adobe Illustrator
3 2 (1.69%) InDesign
3 2 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.69%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.69%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 16 (13.56%) Azure
2 13 (11.02%) AWS
3 12 (10.17%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (4.24%) Figma
4 5 (4.24%) GitHub
5 3 (2.54%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.54%) Miro
5 3 (2.54%) OneDrive
5 3 (2.54%) PaaS
5 3 (2.54%) SaaS
6 2 (1.69%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 2 (1.69%) Apigee
6 2 (1.69%) Asana
6 2 (1.69%) Bitrise
6 2 (1.69%) Datadog
7 1 (0.85%) Firebase
7 1 (0.85%) GCP
7 1 (0.85%) Google Play
7 1 (0.85%) Google Sheets
7 1 (0.85%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 11 (9.32%) Firewall
2 8 (6.78%) VPN
3 2 (1.69%) SSL
4 1 (0.85%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.85%) Cisco IOS
4 1 (0.85%) MQTT
4 1 (0.85%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.85%) Skype
4 1 (0.85%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.85%) VoIP
4 1 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.24%) NoSQL
2 4 (3.39%) SQLite
3 3 (2.54%) DB2
3 3 (2.54%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.69%) Apache Cassandra
4 2 (1.69%) MongoDB
4 2 (1.69%) MySQL
5 1 (0.85%) ClickHouse
5 1 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
5 1 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 17 (14.41%) Git
2 12 (10.17%) Android Studio
3 9 (7.63%) Mockito
4 7 (5.93%) Jenkins
5 6 (5.08%) JIRA
6 5 (4.24%) Appium
7 4 (3.39%) Postman
7 4 (3.39%) XCUITest
8 3 (2.54%) Artifactory
8 3 (2.54%) Bitbucket
8 3 (2.54%) Maven
8 3 (2.54%) TeamCity
9 2 (1.69%) git-flow
9 2 (1.69%) gulp
9 2 (1.69%) Selenium
9 2 (1.69%) UI Automator
9 2 (1.69%) XCTest
10 1 (0.85%) Crashlytics
10 1 (0.85%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.85%) Storybook
General
1 22 (18.64%) Social Skills
2 11 (9.32%) Finance
3 9 (7.63%) Public Sector
4 8 (6.78%) Banking
5 7 (5.93%) Analytical Skills
6 6 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (2.54%) Back Office
7 3 (2.54%) Publishing
7 3 (2.54%) Retail
8 2 (1.69%) Electronics
9 1 (0.85%) Arabic Language
9 1 (0.85%) Aviation
9 1 (0.85%) French Language
9 1 (0.85%) Games
9 1 (0.85%) German Language
9 1 (0.85%) Marketing
9 1 (0.85%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.85%) Retail Banking
9 1 (0.85%) Spanish Language
9 1 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 51 (43.22%) Developer
2 24 (20.34%) Android Developer
3 19 (16.10%) Senior
4 17 (14.41%) Architect
5 13 (11.02%) React Developer
6 12 (10.17%) Technical Architect
7 9 (7.63%) Analyst
7 9 (7.63%) Lead
7 9 (7.63%) Mobile Developer
8 8 (6.78%) Senior Developer
9 7 (5.93%) Senior Android Developer
10 6 (5.08%) Designer
11 5 (4.24%) iOS Android Developer
11 5 (4.24%) iOS Developer
11 5 (4.24%) IT Support
11 5 (4.24%) JavaScript Developer
11 5 (4.24%) Lead Architect
11 5 (4.24%) Service Desk Analyst
11 5 (4.24%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (4.24%) Technical Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (21.19%) Node.js
2 20 (16.95%) React Native
3 15 (12.71%) React
4 13 (11.02%) .NET
4 13 (11.02%) REST
4 13 (11.02%) RESTful
5 11 (9.32%) CSS
5 11 (9.32%) Web Services
6 10 (8.47%) HTML
7 8 (6.78%) Android Jetpack
8 7 (5.93%) Jetpack Compose
9 6 (5.08%) GraphQL
9 6 (5.08%) XML
10 5 (4.24%) Ajax
10 5 (4.24%) CSS3
10 5 (4.24%) HTML5
11 4 (3.39%) Android SDK
11 4 (3.39%) ASP.NET
11 4 (3.39%) ASP.NET Core
11 4 (3.39%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 41 (34.75%) Mobile App
2 12 (10.17%) Public Cloud
3 6 (5.08%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (4.24%) iPhone
4 5 (4.24%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.54%) Mainframe
6 2 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.69%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.69%) Mobile Banking
6 2 (1.69%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.69%) Virtual Team
7 1 (0.85%) Algorithms
7 1 (0.85%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.85%) Blockchain
7 1 (0.85%) IoT
7 1 (0.85%) Linux Command Line
7 1 (0.85%) Machine to Machine
7 1 (0.85%) Onboarding
7 1 (0.85%) Replication
7 1 (0.85%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 76 (64.41%) Apple iOS
2 28 (23.73%) Windows
3 11 (9.32%) Windows Server
4 7 (5.93%) Linux
5 6 (5.08%) Windows 10
6 4 (3.39%) Mac OS
6 4 (3.39%) Unix
7 2 (1.69%) Mac OS X
7 2 (1.69%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.85%) tvOS
8 1 (0.85%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (33.05%) Android Development
2 31 (26.27%) Agile
3 21 (17.80%) Mobile Development
4 20 (16.95%) Design Patterns
5 19 (16.10%) Problem-Solving
6 18 (15.25%) CI/CD
6 18 (15.25%) DevOps
7 15 (12.71%) iOS Development
8 14 (11.86%) User Experience
9 13 (11.02%) Mobile Device Management
9 13 (11.02%) MVVM
10 11 (9.32%) Security Architecture
10 11 (9.32%) Test Automation
10 11 (9.32%) Web Development
11 10 (8.47%) E-Commerce
11 10 (8.47%) Unit Testing
11 10 (8.47%) Zero Trust
12 9 (7.63%) Fintech
12 9 (7.63%) Software Engineering
12 9 (7.63%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 32 (27.12%) Kotlin
2 27 (22.88%) Java
3 21 (17.80%) JavaScript
4 9 (7.63%) Python
5 6 (5.08%) C#
6 5 (4.24%) SQL
6 5 (4.24%) Swift
7 4 (3.39%) TypeScript
8 3 (2.54%) C
8 3 (2.54%) C++
9 2 (1.69%) PHP
9 2 (1.69%) PowerShell
10 1 (0.85%) Bash
10 1 (0.85%) Dart
10 1 (0.85%) Scala
Qualifications
1 10 (8.47%) Degree
2 8 (6.78%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.08%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.39%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.69%) ISTQB
6 2 (1.69%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.85%) CTC Cleared
7 1 (0.85%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.85%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.85%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.08%) QA
2 3 (2.54%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 12207
4 1 (0.85%) Disclosure Scotland
4 1 (0.85%) PMO
4 1 (0.85%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (7.63%) Active Directory
2 3 (2.54%) BitLocker
2 3 (2.54%) Docker
3 1 (0.85%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.85%) iptables
3 1 (0.85%) vCloud
3 1 (0.85%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.85%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.85%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.85%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.85%) VMware Workstation
3 1 (0.85%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 7 (5.93%) Ansible
1 7 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (4.24%) Kubernetes
3 3 (2.54%) SCCM
3 3 (2.54%) Terraform
4 1 (0.85%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.85%) AppManager
4 1 (0.85%) Bugsnag
4 1 (0.85%) Docker Swarm
4 1 (0.85%) Grafana
Vendors
1 16 (13.56%) Microsoft
2 10 (8.47%) Apple
3 5 (4.24%) Mitel
4 4 (3.39%) Google
5 3 (2.54%) Cisco
5 3 (2.54%) Citrix
5 3 (2.54%) Progress
6 2 (1.69%) Adobe
6 2 (1.69%) Xamarin
7 1 (0.85%) Avaya
7 1 (0.85%) CA
7 1 (0.85%) Checkmarx
7 1 (0.85%) Cognizant
7 1 (0.85%) Equitrac
7 1 (0.85%) Red Hat
7 1 (0.85%) Roku
7 1 (0.85%) Samsung
7 1 (0.85%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.85%) Sun
7 1 (0.85%) VMware