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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 139 142 142
Rank change year-on-year +3 0 -49
Permanent jobs citing Android 13 54 21
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.51% 1.25% 0.79%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.78% 11.42% 4.51%
Number of salaries quoted 12 26 18
10th Percentile - £28,000 £29,525
25th Percentile - £32,188 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.00% -9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile - £60,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £74,900 £74,966 -
UK median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -18.18% -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 148 473 466
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 5.79% 10.96% 17.53%
Number of salaries quoted 97 270 351
10th Percentile £29,300 £28,000 £27,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £38,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £47,103
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +6.15% -14.36%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £67,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £71,368 £77,715
UK median annual salary £42,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.00% -4.76% -

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Android 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 - 6
Glasgow +40 2 £92,000 +53.33% 8
Edinburgh -6 1 - - 8
Android
UK

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Figma
General
1 3 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (7.69%) Finance
2 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (76.92%) Android Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Developer
1 10 (76.92%) iOS Android Developer
1 10 (76.92%) iOS Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Mobile Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Senior
1 10 (76.92%) Senior Android Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Senior Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Senior iOS Android Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Senior iOS Developer
1 10 (76.92%) Senior Mobile Developer
2 1 (7.69%) Designer
2 1 (7.69%) Engineering Manager
2 1 (7.69%) Mobile Designer
2 1 (7.69%) Mobile UX Designer
2 1 (7.69%) Portfolio Manager
2 1 (7.69%) Product Manager
2 1 (7.69%) Software Engineering Manager
2 1 (7.69%) Software Manager
2 1 (7.69%) UX Designer
Miscellaneous
1 11 (84.62%) Virtual Team
2 10 (76.92%) Augmented Reality
3 3 (23.08%) Mobile App
4 2 (15.38%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 13 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (84.62%) Mobile Development
2 10 (76.92%) Android Development
2 10 (76.92%) Artificial Intelligence
2 10 (76.92%) iOS Development
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
4 1 (7.69%) CRM
4 1 (7.69%) Customer Insight
4 1 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (7.69%) Mobile Application Development
4 1 (7.69%) OOD
4 1 (7.69%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (7.69%) Reverse Engineering
4 1 (7.69%) Risk Management
4 1 (7.69%) Secure Coding
4 1 (7.69%) Software Engineering
4 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.69%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (7.69%) User Experience
4 1 (7.69%) UX Design
4 1 (7.69%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) C
1 1 (7.69%) C++
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Salesforce