Mobile App Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Mobile Application
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mobile App in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mobile App over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 238 258 266
Rank change year-on-year +20 +8 -31
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 464 314 718
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.70% 1.08% 1.05%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.94% 2.61% 3.05%
Number of salaries quoted 316 259 580
10th Percentile £40,000 £30,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -8.33%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Mobile App falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 15,784 12,027 23,579
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.90% 41.50% 34.34%
Number of salaries quoted 8,680 5,404 15,150
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,775 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Mobile App
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mobile App relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Mobile App job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Mobile App
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Mobile App.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mobile App in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Mobile App in the UK excluding London

Mobile App
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile App within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
North of England +38 147 £55,000 +10.00% 59
South East +35 128 £60,000 +20.00% 39
Midlands +11 108 £50,000 +2.56% 29
North West +47 72 £60,000 - 32
Yorkshire -19 68 £40,000 +44.67% 20
East Midlands +24 58 £45,000 +20.00% 15
West Midlands -50 50 £50,000 - 14
South West -33 45 £47,500 -20.83% 18
East of England -15 19 £40,000 -27.27% 14
Scotland -35 16 £60,000 - 13
North East -43 7 £47,000 +10.59% 7
Wales -30 1 £71,500 +2.14% 4
Mobile App
UK

Mobile App
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (1.72%) Confluence
2 7 (1.51%) ArcGIS
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.22%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 72 (15.52%) Azure
2 54 (11.64%) AWS
3 52 (11.21%) SaaS
4 37 (7.97%) GitHub
5 35 (7.54%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (5.17%) Serverless
7 22 (4.74%) Firebase
8 21 (4.53%) GitHub Actions
9 15 (3.23%) Figma
10 14 (3.02%) Stripe
10 14 (3.02%) TestFlight
11 12 (2.59%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 12 (2.59%) Google Play
12 11 (2.37%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (2.16%) Azure Functions
13 10 (2.16%) Azure Service Bus
13 10 (2.16%) Entra ID
13 10 (2.16%) GCP
14 8 (1.72%) Azure AI
15 7 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 44 (9.48%) Broadband
2 11 (2.37%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (1.29%) Firewall
3 6 (1.29%) VPN
4 1 (0.22%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.22%) DNS
4 1 (0.22%) Wireless
4 1 (0.22%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.59%) Azure SQL Database
2 9 (1.94%) MySQL
3 8 (1.72%) GIS
4 7 (1.51%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.51%) SQL Server
5 5 (1.08%) MongoDB
5 5 (1.08%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.22%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.22%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 16 (3.45%) Crashlytics
2 14 (3.02%) XCTest
3 12 (2.59%) JIRA
4 11 (2.37%) XCUITest
5 8 (1.72%) Git
6 7 (1.51%) fastlane
6 7 (1.51%) Jenkins
6 7 (1.51%) Xcode
7 6 (1.29%) Android Studio
8 5 (1.08%) Gradle
8 5 (1.08%) Postman
9 3 (0.65%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.65%) Metasploit
10 2 (0.43%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.43%) GitLab
10 2 (0.43%) JMeter
10 2 (0.43%) JUnit
10 2 (0.43%) LoadRunner
10 2 (0.43%) Mockito
10 2 (0.43%) NUnit
General
1 43 (9.27%) Social Skills
2 37 (7.97%) Games
3 32 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 26 (5.60%) Analytical Skills
5 24 (5.17%) Marketing
6 12 (2.59%) Finance
7 11 (2.37%) Local Government
8 8 (1.72%) Banking
8 8 (1.72%) Public Sector
8 8 (1.72%) Retail
9 7 (1.51%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (1.29%) Billing
10 6 (1.29%) Electronics
10 6 (1.29%) Health Technology
10 6 (1.29%) Law
11 5 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (0.86%) Tech for Good
13 3 (0.65%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (0.65%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 229 (49.35%) Developer
2 98 (21.12%) Senior
3 57 (12.28%) iOS Developer
4 49 (10.56%) .NET Developer
5 48 (10.34%) Lead
6 47 (10.13%) Senior Developer
7 42 (9.05%) Applications Developer
8 37 (7.97%) Designer
9 31 (6.68%) Android Developer
10 30 (6.47%) Senior Designer
11 29 (6.25%) Mobile Applications Developer
12 28 (6.03%) Mobile Developer
13 23 (4.96%) React Developer
14 20 (4.31%) Applications Engineer
14 20 (4.31%) Mobile Engineer
14 20 (4.31%) Software Engineer
15 19 (4.09%) Product Designer
15 19 (4.09%) Senior Product Designer
16 18 (3.88%) UX Designer
17 16 (3.45%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 75 (16.16%) .NET
2 68 (14.66%) React Native
3 47 (10.13%) React
4 46 (9.91%) RESTful
5 45 (9.70%) SwiftUI
6 24 (5.17%) CSS
7 22 (4.74%) REST
8 19 (4.09%) ASP.NET
9 18 (3.88%) GraphQL
9 18 (3.88%) HTML
10 16 (3.45%) Android SDK
10 16 (3.45%) Bootstrap
10 16 (3.45%) UIKit
11 12 (2.59%) ASP.NET Core
12 11 (2.37%) Node.js
13 10 (2.16%) Vue
14 9 (1.94%) AngularJS
15 8 (1.72%) Jest
15 8 (1.72%) Redux
15 8 (1.72%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 41 (8.84%) Product Ownership
2 31 (6.68%) Onboarding
3 30 (6.47%) Greenfield Project
4 23 (4.96%) Self-Motivation
5 17 (3.66%) EPoS
6 15 (3.23%) Social Media
7 14 (3.02%) PropTech
8 12 (2.59%) iPhone
9 10 (2.16%) IoT
10 8 (1.72%) Cloud Native
11 7 (1.51%) Management Information System
12 5 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (1.08%) iPad
13 4 (0.86%) Video\Live Streaming
14 3 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
14 3 (0.65%) Legacy Systems
14 3 (0.65%) Security Posture
14 3 (0.65%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 2 (0.43%) Legacy Applications
15 2 (0.43%) Vector Graphics
Operating Systems
1 136 (29.31%) Android
2 133 (28.66%) Apple iOS
3 11 (2.37%) Windows
4 3 (0.65%) Linux
4 3 (0.65%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.43%) Debian
5 2 (0.43%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (33.19%) Agile
2 109 (23.49%) CI/CD
3 72 (15.52%) iOS Development
4 71 (15.30%) User Experience
5 67 (14.44%) Android Development
6 65 (14.01%) Test Automation
7 59 (12.72%) AI
8 58 (12.50%) Analytics
9 56 (12.07%) Mentoring
9 56 (12.07%) Mobile Development
9 56 (12.07%) Problem-Solving
10 51 (10.99%) DevOps
11 50 (10.78%) Continuous Improvement
12 46 (9.91%) Clean Code
13 43 (9.27%) Observability
14 42 (9.05%) SOLID
15 40 (8.62%) Full-Stack Development
15 40 (8.62%) Mobile Application Development
16 39 (8.41%) Software Engineering
17 33 (7.11%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 62 (13.36%) Kotlin
2 50 (10.78%) Swift
3 47 (10.13%) SQL
4 44 (9.48%) C#
5 33 (7.11%) Java
6 31 (6.68%) TypeScript
7 27 (5.82%) JavaScript
8 15 (3.23%) Python
9 10 (2.16%) PHP
10 6 (1.29%) Ruby
11 3 (0.65%) Bash
11 3 (0.65%) C++
12 2 (0.43%) Bicep
12 2 (0.43%) Perl
13 1 (0.22%) C
13 1 (0.22%) Dart
13 1 (0.22%) Objective-C
13 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.22%) VB.NET
13 1 (0.22%) VBA
Qualifications
1 19 (4.09%) Degree
2 11 (2.37%) Master's Degree
3 7 (1.51%) ISEB
3 7 (1.51%) ISTQB
4 4 (0.86%) AWS Certified Developer
4 4 (0.86%) SC Cleared
4 4 (0.86%) Security Cleared
5 3 (0.65%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.65%) CREST Certified
5 3 (0.65%) OSCP
6 2 (0.43%) CEH
6 2 (0.43%) CISA
6 2 (0.43%) CISSP
7 1 (0.22%) CHECK Team Member
7 1 (0.22%) GPEN
7 1 (0.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (11.21%) Accessibility
2 15 (3.23%) QA
3 8 (1.72%) WCAG
4 5 (1.08%) Cyber Essentials
5 3 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.43%) GDPR
6 2 (0.43%) GRC
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 1 (0.22%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.08%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (1.08%) Single Sign-On
3 4 (0.86%) Ansible
3 4 (0.86%) Terraform
4 3 (0.65%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.65%) Nmap
5 1 (0.22%) Nessus
Vendors
1 33 (7.11%) Microsoft
2 26 (5.60%) Xamarin
3 18 (3.88%) Apple
3 18 (3.88%) Google
4 14 (3.02%) Adobe
5 13 (2.80%) Amplitude
5 13 (2.80%) Braze
6 8 (1.72%) ESRI
7 6 (1.29%) Dynatrace
8 5 (1.08%) Okta
9 4 (0.86%) Hotjar
9 4 (0.86%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.65%) Salesforce
10 3 (0.65%) Zoho
11 2 (0.43%) DevExpress
11 2 (0.43%) IFS
11 2 (0.43%) VMware
12 1 (0.22%) Foundry
12 1 (0.22%) Mapbox
12 1 (0.22%) Optimizely