Mobile Applications Developer Job Trends in England

Mobile Application Developer
UK > England

The median Mobile Application Developer salary in England is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 577 656 674
Rank change year-on-year +79 +18 +250
Permanent jobs requiring a Mobile Applications Developer 28 20 10
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.053% 0.042% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.045% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 28 10 9
10th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £42,900
25th Percentile £45,000 £48,438 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £75,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +15.38% -7.14%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £67,500
90th Percentile £70,000 - £87,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -33.33% +7.14% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 47,747 44,477 47,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.85% 92.70% 95.14%
Number of salaries quoted 30,178 23,217 36,932
10th Percentile £28,750 £33,750 £31,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £41,670
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,800
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.81% -6.02%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Mobile Applications Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Mobile Applications Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Mobile Applications Developer job vacancy trend in England

Mobile Applications Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Mobile Applications Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Mobile Applications Developer job vacancies in England

Mobile Applications Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mobile Applications Developer in England over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mobile Applications Developer in England

Mobile Applications Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile Applications Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 13 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +32 10 £45,000 - 6
East Midlands +1 10 £45,000 - 6
East of England +23 6 £60,000 -20.00% 1
South West +14 6 £50,000 +25.00%
London +59 4 £70,000 - 2
South East +21 2 £95,000 - 5
Mobile Applications Developer
UK

Mobile Applications Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Mobile Applications Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Mobile Applications Developer in the job title.

1 18 (64.29%) Android
2 15 (53.57%) Mobile Application Development
2 15 (53.57%) React Native
3 12 (42.86%) Android Development
4 8 (28.57%) Apple iOS
4 8 (28.57%) Git
4 8 (28.57%) Xamarin
4 8 (28.57%) Xcode
5 6 (21.43%) Agile
5 6 (21.43%) Degree
5 6 (21.43%) Flutter
5 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (21.43%) RESTful
5 6 (21.43%) Swift
6 3 (10.71%) C
6 3 (10.71%) Java
6 3 (10.71%) Master's Degree
7 2 (7.14%) .NET
7 2 (7.14%) Android Studio
7 2 (7.14%) Apple
7 2 (7.14%) Bash
7 2 (7.14%) Batch Scripting
7 2 (7.14%) C++
7 2 (7.14%) CMake
7 2 (7.14%) Continuous Integration
7 2 (7.14%) Cross-Platform Development
7 2 (7.14%) ESRI
7 2 (7.14%) GIS
7 2 (7.14%) Google
7 2 (7.14%) Google Maps API

Mobile Applications Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (3.57%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) Google Play
1 2 (7.14%) TestFlight
2 1 (3.57%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (3.57%) GitHub
2 1 (3.57%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) GIS
2 1 (3.57%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (28.57%) Git
1 8 (28.57%) Xcode
2 2 (7.14%) Android Studio
2 2 (7.14%) CMake
2 2 (7.14%) Jenkins
2 2 (7.14%) JIRA
2 2 (7.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 3 (10.71%) Finance
2 3 (10.71%) Financial Institution
2 3 (10.71%) Wearables
3 2 (7.14%) Publishing
4 1 (3.57%) Back Office
4 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (53.57%) React Native
2 6 (21.43%) Flutter
2 6 (21.43%) RESTful
3 2 (7.14%) .NET
3 2 (7.14%) Google Maps API
3 2 (7.14%) OpenGL
3 2 (7.14%) OpenSceneGraph
3 2 (7.14%) QML
3 2 (7.14%) Qt
3 2 (7.14%) Qt Quick
3 2 (7.14%) Vulkan
4 1 (3.57%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 28 (100.00%) Mobile App
2 9 (32.14%) IoT
3 2 (7.14%) 3D Graphics
4 1 (3.57%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 18 (64.29%) Android
2 8 (28.57%) Apple iOS
3 2 (7.14%) Mac OS
3 2 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Mobile Application Development
2 12 (42.86%) Android Development
3 6 (21.43%) Agile
3 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (7.14%) Batch Scripting
4 2 (7.14%) Continuous Integration
4 2 (7.14%) Cross-Platform Development
4 2 (7.14%) iOS Development
4 2 (7.14%) Software Testing
5 1 (3.57%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (3.57%) Computer Science
5 1 (3.57%) Data Integration
5 1 (3.57%) Data Privacy
5 1 (3.57%) DevOps
5 1 (3.57%) ERP
5 1 (3.57%) Mentoring
5 1 (3.57%) Mobile Development
5 1 (3.57%) OOP
5 1 (3.57%) Quality Management
5 1 (3.57%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 6 (21.43%) Swift
2 3 (10.71%) C
2 3 (10.71%) Java
3 2 (7.14%) Bash
3 2 (7.14%) C++
3 2 (7.14%) Objective-C
4 1 (3.57%) C#
Qualifications
1 6 (21.43%) Degree
2 3 (10.71%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.57%) ISO 9001
1 1 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
Vendors
1 8 (28.57%) Xamarin
2 2 (7.14%) Apple
2 2 (7.14%) ESRI
2 2 (7.14%) Google
2 2 (7.14%) Mapbox
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft