Android Job Trends in Scotland

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring Android skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 133 109 142
Rank change year-on-year -24 +33 -48
Permanent jobs citing Android 16 49 18
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.60% 1.48% 0.73%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.68% 13.03% 4.23%
Number of salaries quoted 15 25 15
10th Percentile £30,250 £30,350 £29,626
25th Percentile - £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £54,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -16.92% +8.33%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £71,600 £75,473 -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -4.35%

All Operating Systems
Scotland

Android falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 137 376 426
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 5.15% 11.33% 17.37%
Number of salaries quoted 78 220 329
10th Percentile £25,000 £29,625 £27,000
25th Percentile £29,500 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,000 £52,500 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -29.52% +5.02% -9.11%
75th Percentile £62,188 £65,000 £67,070
90th Percentile £68,000 £74,144 £80,000
UK median annual salary £42,000 £50,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% -2.91% -1.90%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Android relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Android job vacancy trend in Scotland

Android
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Android.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Android

Android
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Android in Scotland over the 6 months to 23 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Android in Scotland

Android
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 23 October 2025. 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
Midlothian - 10 £65,000 - 7
Glasgow -5 4 £52,250 -12.92% 1
Edinburgh -9 1 - - 8
North Lanarkshire - 1 £30,500 -
Android
UK

Android
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) ATM
General
1 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Finance
2 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (62.50%) Android Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Developer
1 10 (62.50%) iOS Android Developer
1 10 (62.50%) iOS Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Mobile Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Senior
1 10 (62.50%) Senior Android Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Senior Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Senior iOS Android Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Senior iOS Developer
1 10 (62.50%) Senior Mobile Developer
2 3 (18.75%) Field Engineer
3 2 (12.50%) Field Service Engineer
4 1 (6.25%) Designer
4 1 (6.25%) Engineering Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Mobile Designer
4 1 (6.25%) Portfolio Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Product Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Software Manager
4 1 (6.25%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (68.75%) Virtual Team
2 10 (62.50%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (18.75%) Driving Licence
3 3 (18.75%) Mobile App
4 2 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (81.25%) Apple iOS
2 3 (18.75%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (68.75%) Mobile Development
2 10 (62.50%) AI
2 10 (62.50%) Android Development
2 10 (62.50%) iOS Development
3 3 (18.75%) Agile
3 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (6.25%) Backlog Management
4 1 (6.25%) Budget Management
4 1 (6.25%) Business Strategy
4 1 (6.25%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (6.25%) Creative Strategy
4 1 (6.25%) CRM
4 1 (6.25%) Customer Experience
4 1 (6.25%) Design Patterns
4 1 (6.25%) Product Strategy
4 1 (6.25%) Roadmaps
4 1 (6.25%) Storytelling
4 1 (6.25%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (6.25%) User Research
4 1 (6.25%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) C
1 1 (6.25%) C++
Vendors
1 1 (6.25%) Salesforce