Cross-Platform Development Job Trends

Cross-Platform Development
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Cross-Platform Development skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 630 681 708
Rank change year-on-year +51 +27 +265
Permanent jobs citing Cross-Platform Development 12 26 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.020% 0.049% 0.048%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.025% 0.054% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 10 4 15
10th Percentile £46,250 £36,000 £55,250
25th Percentile £53,750 £39,375 £59,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £56,250 £63,749
Median % change year-on-year +15.56% -11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £67,500 £81,875 £66,818
90th Percentile £107,500 £98,750 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £56,250 £62,500
% change year-on-year +15.56% -10.00% +4.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Cross-Platform Development falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 48,033 48,451 50,427
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.00% 90.60% 89.96%
Number of salaries quoted 28,230 23,579 38,463
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,479
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.77% -5.45%

Cross-Platform Development
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Cross-Platform Development relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Cross-Platform Development job vacancy trend in the UK

Cross-Platform Development
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cross-Platform Development.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Cross-Platform Development

Cross-Platform Development
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Cross-Platform Development over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Cross-Platform Development in the UK

Cross-Platform Development
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cross-Platform Development within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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
UK excluding London +29 10 £65,000 +15.56% 10
England +62 6 £77,500 +37.78% 13
South East +24 4 £77,500 - 4
Scotland - 4 £65,000 -
Work from Home +52 3 £60,000 -45.45% 6
South West +10 2 - - 1

Cross-Platform Development
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 2 (16.67%) Google Play
1 2 (16.67%) TestFlight
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) GIS
Development Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Visual Studio
2 3 (25.00%) LabVIEW
3 2 (16.67%) Android Studio
3 2 (16.67%) CMake
3 2 (16.67%) Git
3 2 (16.67%) Jenkins
3 2 (16.67%) JIRA
3 2 (16.67%) Xcode
4 1 (8.33%) Storybook
General
1 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Electronics
2 3 (25.00%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 2 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 7 (58.33%) Developer
1 7 (58.33%) Mobile Developer
1 7 (58.33%) Senior
2 4 (33.33%) iOS Developer
2 4 (33.33%) Senior Developer
2 4 (33.33%) Senior Mobile Developer
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Software Validation Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Validation Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Senior Verification Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Software Validation Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Software Verification Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Validation Engineer
3 3 (25.00%) Verification Engineer
4 2 (16.67%) Android Developer
4 2 (16.67%) Applications Developer
4 2 (16.67%) C++ Software Engineer
4 2 (16.67%) iOS Android Developer
4 2 (16.67%) Mobile Applications Developer
4 2 (16.67%) Senior iOS Developer
4 2 (16.67%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (50.00%) .NET
2 5 (41.67%) React
2 5 (41.67%) React Native
3 2 (16.67%) Google Maps API
3 2 (16.67%) Middleware
3 2 (16.67%) OpenGL
3 2 (16.67%) OpenSceneGraph
3 2 (16.67%) QML
3 2 (16.67%) Qt
3 2 (16.67%) Qt Quick
3 2 (16.67%) Vulkan
3 2 (16.67%) ZeroMQ
4 1 (8.33%) Ionic Framework
4 1 (8.33%) Jest
4 1 (8.33%) Next.js
4 1 (8.33%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Driving Licence
1 3 (25.00%) Mobile App
2 2 (16.67%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 7 (58.33%) Apple iOS
2 6 (50.00%) Android
3 2 (16.67%) Linux
3 2 (16.67%) Mac OS
3 2 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Agile
2 6 (50.00%) Mobile Development
3 5 (41.67%) Architectural Patterns
3 5 (41.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (41.67%) iOS Development
3 5 (41.67%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (41.67%) Scrum
3 5 (41.67%) Software Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Migration
4 4 (33.33%) Roadmaps
4 4 (33.33%) Technology Roadmap
4 4 (33.33%) Waterfall
5 3 (25.00%) Android Development
5 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
5 3 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 3 (25.00%) Internal Audit
5 3 (25.00%) Process Improvement
5 3 (25.00%) Software Engineering
5 3 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
5 3 (25.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) C++
2 5 (41.67%) C
2 5 (41.67%) TypeScript
3 4 (33.33%) Bash
3 4 (33.33%) SQL
4 3 (25.00%) C#
5 2 (16.67%) Java
5 2 (16.67%) Objective-C
5 2 (16.67%) Python
6 1 (8.33%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (41.67%) Degree
2 3 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Apple
1 2 (16.67%) ESRI
1 2 (16.67%) Google
1 2 (16.67%) Mapbox
1 2 (16.67%) Xamarin