Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Android skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Android over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 207 213 127
Rank change year-on-year +6 -86 +28
Permanent jobs citing Android 1,191 1,392 5,518
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.32% 1.73% 3.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 10.29% 10.25% 17.87%
Number of salaries quoted 710 909 1,758
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,458 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,350 £35,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £58,861
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% -6.56% +7.02%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £89,852
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -13.64% +10.00%

All Operating Systems
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 11,570 13,584 30,885
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.80% 16.83% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 8,403 9,692 16,343
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £35,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% - +5.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000

Android
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Android in the UK

Android
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Android.

Salary trend for Android in the UK

Android
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Android in the UK

Android
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England -7 1,064 £45,000 -18.18% 126
UK excluding London +35 954 £45,000 -5.26% 115
Work from Home -20 347 £45,000 -21.74% 73
South East -15 244 £41,500 -7.78% 22
North of England +39 218 £40,000 -15.79% 31
London -102 192 £65,000 +4.00% 26
North West +54 171 £45,000 -5.26% 16
Midlands -17 164 £40,000 - 17
East of England +73 132 £55,000 +37.50% 19
South West -5 110 £50,000 -9.09% 17
East Midlands +9 103 £32,500 -15.58% 8
Scotland -15 57 £52,500 -4.55% 8
West Midlands -39 57 £40,000 -0.62% 9
Yorkshire +30 40 £35,250 -21.67% 11
Wales +40 29 £50,000 +11.11% 5
North East -18 7 £45,000 +104.55% 4

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 81 (6.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 64 (5.37%) SharePoint
3 22 (1.85%) Skype for Business
4 17 (1.43%) CMS
5 15 (1.26%) NServiceBus
6 8 (0.67%) Confluence
7 4 (0.34%) WordPress
8 3 (0.25%) nginx
9 1 (0.084%) Apache
9 1 (0.084%) IIS
Applications
1 109 (9.15%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (2.69%) Simulink
3 10 (0.84%) Microsoft Excel
4 7 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.34%) Trello
7 3 (0.25%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.17%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.084%) 1Password
9 1 (0.084%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 1 (0.084%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.084%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.084%) Revit
9 1 (0.084%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (0.50%) Shopify
2 2 (0.17%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.17%) SAP Business One
2 2 (0.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.084%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 472 (39.63%) Azure
2 241 (20.24%) IBM Cloud
3 238 (19.98%) Microsoft 365
4 140 (11.75%) Azure DevOps
5 133 (11.17%) Serverless
6 126 (10.58%) Azure Functions
6 126 (10.58%) Azure Logic Apps
7 125 (10.50%) Azure API Management
7 125 (10.50%) Azure Service Bus
8 112 (9.40%) AWS
9 64 (5.37%) Entra ID
10 47 (3.95%) Google Play
11 34 (2.85%) Firebase
11 34 (2.85%) OneDrive
11 34 (2.85%) SaaS
12 33 (2.77%) GCP
13 28 (2.35%) GitHub
14 12 (1.01%) Power Platform
15 11 (0.92%) Google Workspace
15 11 (0.92%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 70 (5.88%) LAN
2 65 (5.46%) WAN
3 63 (5.29%) Wi-Fi
4 50 (4.20%) DNS
4 50 (4.20%) Firewall
5 41 (3.44%) Wireless
6 39 (3.27%) DHCP
7 36 (3.02%) VPN
8 35 (2.94%) TCP/IP
9 32 (2.69%) Internet
10 27 (2.27%) VLAN
11 24 (2.02%) Skype
12 19 (1.60%) VoIP
13 17 (1.43%) Cisco IOS
14 16 (1.34%) Remote Desktop
15 15 (1.26%) WLAN
16 12 (1.01%) 4G
17 11 (0.92%) DSL
17 11 (0.92%) LTE
17 11 (0.92%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 285 (23.93%) NoSQL
2 256 (21.49%) MongoDB
3 244 (20.49%) PostgreSQL
4 241 (20.24%) DB2
5 127 (10.66%) Relational Database
6 34 (2.85%) SQL Server
7 28 (2.35%) MySQL
8 20 (1.68%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.50%) Redis
10 5 (0.42%) MS Access
11 4 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.34%) Power BI
12 3 (0.25%) MariaDB
12 3 (0.25%) Metadata
13 2 (0.17%) Data Mining
13 2 (0.17%) Hadoop
13 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 1 (0.084%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 110 (9.24%) Git
2 58 (4.87%) Android Studio
3 36 (3.02%) JIRA
4 33 (2.77%) Vagrant
5 15 (1.26%) Appium
6 14 (1.18%) JUnit
7 13 (1.09%) Cypress.io
8 12 (1.01%) Visual Studio
9 11 (0.92%) Xcode
10 10 (0.84%) Bitbucket
10 10 (0.84%) Postman
11 8 (0.67%) Jenkins
11 8 (0.67%) Selenium
12 7 (0.59%) CircleCI
12 7 (0.59%) Crashlytics
13 6 (0.50%) fastlane
13 6 (0.50%) Visual Studio Code
14 3 (0.25%) SonarQube
14 3 (0.25%) UI Automator
14 3 (0.25%) XCUITest
General
1 258 (21.66%) Social Skills
2 247 (20.74%) Public Sector
3 171 (14.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 97 (8.14%) Finance
5 76 (6.38%) Law
6 67 (5.63%) Analytical Skills
7 58 (4.87%) Banking
8 53 (4.45%) Legal
9 42 (3.53%) Manufacturing
10 36 (3.02%) Retail
11 29 (2.43%) Investment Banking
12 25 (2.10%) Marketing
13 24 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
14 20 (1.68%) Games
15 18 (1.51%) Automotive
16 17 (1.43%) Electronics
16 17 (1.43%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (0.92%) Agriculture
18 10 (0.84%) Telecoms
19 7 (0.59%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 379 (31.82%) Developer
2 132 (11.08%) Full Stack Developer
3 126 (10.58%) Software Engineer
4 125 (10.50%) Azure Developer
5 123 (10.33%) Senior
6 118 (9.91%) Full Stack Engineer
7 108 (9.07%) Azure Engineer
8 105 (8.82%) IT Support
9 98 (8.23%) Analyst
10 93 (7.81%) Android Developer
11 66 (5.54%) Senior Developer
12 60 (5.04%) Android Engineer
13 58 (4.87%) Lead
14 57 (4.79%) Support Engineer
15 56 (4.70%) Architect
16 50 (4.20%) IT Engineer
17 46 (3.86%) Mobile Developer
17 46 (3.86%) Service Analyst
17 46 (3.86%) Service Desk Analyst
18 43 (3.61%) Senior Android Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 330 (27.71%) .NET
2 306 (25.69%) React
3 292 (24.52%) HTML
4 291 (24.43%) REST
5 286 (24.01%) CSS
6 277 (23.26%) AngularJS
7 268 (22.50%) ASP.NET
8 260 (21.83%) Web Services
9 259 (21.75%) Vue
10 256 (21.49%) Twitter Bootstrap
11 246 (20.65%) jQuery
12 241 (20.24%) ASP.NET Core
12 241 (20.24%) Backbone.js
12 241 (20.24%) Ember.js
13 145 (12.17%) Node.js
14 62 (5.21%) Android Jetpack
15 57 (4.79%) React Native
16 40 (3.36%) Jetpack Compose
17 36 (3.02%) Middleware
18 33 (2.77%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 278 (23.34%) Algorithms
2 250 (20.99%) Data Structures
3 246 (20.65%) Hybrid Cloud
4 242 (20.32%) Blockchain
5 181 (15.20%) Mobile App
6 119 (9.99%) e-Learning
7 51 (4.28%) Self-Motivation
8 45 (3.78%) iPhone
9 40 (3.36%) Smartphone
10 38 (3.19%) Video Conferencing
11 29 (2.43%) Product Ownership
12 28 (2.35%) Driving Licence
13 24 (2.02%) IoT
14 19 (1.60%) Client/Server
14 19 (1.60%) Greenfield Project
15 18 (1.51%) iPad
16 16 (1.34%) Data Centre
17 14 (1.18%) Digital Signage
17 14 (1.18%) Social Media
18 13 (1.09%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 750 (62.97%) Apple iOS
2 584 (49.03%) Windows
3 364 (30.56%) Linux
4 163 (13.69%) Windows 10
5 72 (6.05%) Windows Server
6 59 (4.95%) Mac OS
7 37 (3.11%) Embedded Linux
8 36 (3.02%) Ubuntu
9 34 (2.85%) CentOS
9 34 (2.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 17 (1.43%) Mac OS X
11 11 (0.92%) Windows 7
12 10 (0.84%) Windows Server 2019
13 7 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
14 6 (0.50%) Windows Mobile
15 3 (0.25%) FreeRTOS
15 3 (0.25%) VMS
15 3 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
16 2 (0.17%) Unix
16 2 (0.17%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 341 (28.63%) User Experience
2 309 (25.94%) Artificial Intelligence
3 305 (25.61%) Agile
4 293 (24.60%) MVVM
5 272 (22.84%) Design Patterns
5 272 (22.84%) MVC
6 270 (22.67%) OO
7 265 (22.25%) Full Stack Development
8 262 (22.00%) OOP
9 260 (21.83%) SOLID
10 248 (20.82%) Web Development
11 243 (20.40%) Responsive Web Design
12 242 (20.32%) Design Thinking
13 241 (20.24%) Co-Creation
14 185 (15.53%) Problem-Solving
15 183 (15.37%) Mentoring
16 181 (15.20%) DevOps
17 174 (14.61%) Software Engineering
18 168 (14.11%) Android Development
19 153 (12.85%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 403 (33.84%) JavaScript
2 337 (28.30%) SQL
3 330 (27.71%) C#
4 275 (23.09%) Java
5 206 (17.30%) Python
6 168 (14.11%) Kotlin
7 103 (8.65%) C++
8 66 (5.54%) C
9 60 (5.04%) Swift
10 58 (4.87%) TypeScript
11 21 (1.76%) PowerShell
12 16 (1.34%) Objective-C
13 13 (1.09%) PHP
14 12 (1.01%) Go
15 6 (0.50%) Ruby
16 5 (0.42%) VB.NET
17 4 (0.34%) JSX
17 4 (0.34%) Rust
17 4 (0.34%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 153 (12.85%) Degree
2 80 (6.72%) Computer Science Degree
3 63 (5.29%) Security Cleared
4 54 (4.53%) SC Cleared
5 17 (1.43%) Microsoft Certification
6 16 (1.34%) DBS Check
7 14 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
8 12 (1.01%) MCP
9 9 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
9 9 (0.76%) MCSE
10 8 (0.67%) CCA
10 8 (0.67%) CCIE
10 8 (0.67%) Citrix Certification
11 7 (0.59%) CCNA
12 6 (0.50%) CREST Certified
13 5 (0.42%) CCNP
13 5 (0.42%) OSCP
14 4 (0.34%) Azure Certification
14 4 (0.34%) PMI Certification
14 4 (0.34%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (5.04%) QA
2 35 (2.94%) GDPR
3 32 (2.69%) SLA
4 20 (1.68%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (1.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (1.34%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.67%) PCI DSS
8 5 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 3 (0.25%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.25%) NCSC
10 2 (0.17%) IEC 62304
11 1 (0.084%) ISO 13485
11 1 (0.084%) JTAG
11 1 (0.084%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.084%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.084%) WCAG
System Software
1 184 (15.45%) Active Directory
2 36 (3.02%) Hyper-V
3 35 (2.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 21 (1.76%) Docker
5 12 (1.01%) Virtual Desktop
6 11 (0.92%) XenApp
7 9 (0.76%) XenDesktop
8 8 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
9 6 (0.50%) Firmware
10 1 (0.084%) BitLocker
10 1 (0.084%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.084%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 68 (5.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 46 (3.86%) SCCM
3 38 (3.19%) Ansible
4 34 (2.85%) Terraform
5 23 (1.93%) Kubernetes
6 16 (1.34%) Jamf Pro
7 8 (0.67%) Backup Exec
7 8 (0.67%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 4 (0.34%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
8 4 (0.34%) SCDPM
8 4 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
9 3 (0.25%) Galera Cluster
10 1 (0.084%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 1 (0.084%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.084%) Functional Safety
10 1 (0.084%) SELinux
10 1 (0.084%) VxRail
Vendors
1 317 (26.62%) Microsoft
2 241 (20.24%) IBM
2 241 (20.24%) Red Hat
3 87 (7.30%) Google
4 83 (6.97%) Apple
5 51 (4.28%) Citrix
6 36 (3.02%) VMware
7 32 (2.69%) Xilinx
8 30 (2.52%) Cisco
9 29 (2.43%) Xamarin
10 28 (2.35%) Dell
10 28 (2.35%) ServiceNow
11 13 (1.09%) SAP
12 11 (0.92%) Fortinet
13 10 (0.84%) HP
14 9 (0.76%) Meraki
14 9 (0.76%) Veeam
15 8 (0.67%) N-able
15 8 (0.67%) SolarWinds
15 8 (0.67%) Veritas