Mobile Developer Job Trends

Mobile Developer
UK

The median Mobile Developer salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 584 668 668
Rank change year-on-year +84 0 +184
Permanent jobs requiring a Mobile Developer 59 60 35
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.098% 0.11% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.12% 0.071%
Number of salaries quoted 55 29 31
10th Percentile £42,500 £44,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -13.79% -10.77%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £73,500 - £85,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% +11.11% -18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,268 52,045 49,528
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.45% 93.40% 95.23%
Number of salaries quoted 33,559 27,623 38,199
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,125 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,450 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,000 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Mobile Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Mobile Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Mobile Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Mobile Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Mobile Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Mobile Developer job vacancies in the UK

Mobile Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mobile Developer over the 6 months to 27 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Mobile Developer in the UK

Mobile Developer
Top 14 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 27 December 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
UK excluding London +54 57 £60,000 +20.00% 35
England +83 51 £55,000 +10.00% 40
Work from Home +80 21 £55,000 -2.22% 28
South East +31 19 £65,000 +18.18% 5
North of England +23 9 £50,000 - 10
South West +7 9 £50,000 +25.00%
Scotland +12 8 £65,000 - 4
North East - 8 £50,000 -
Midlands +32 6 £45,000 -12.20% 14
East of England +12 6 £60,000 +20.00% 2
East Midlands -1 5 £45,000 -21.74% 10
London +43 2 £43,750 - 9
West Midlands +29 1 £55,000 +22.22% 4
North West +17 1 £55,000 +2.33% 8

Mobile Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Mobile Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Mobile Developer in the job title.

1 41 (69.49%) Mobile Development
2 33 (55.93%) React Native
3 31 (52.54%) Android
4 28 (47.46%) Apple iOS
5 21 (35.59%) Android Development
6 17 (28.81%) iOS Development
7 16 (27.12%) Mobile Application Development
8 15 (25.42%) Agile
9 12 (20.34%) TypeScript
10 11 (18.64%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (16.95%) Git
11 10 (16.95%) JavaScript
11 10 (16.95%) React
11 10 (16.95%) Swift
12 9 (15.25%) Clean Code
13 8 (13.56%) .NET
13 8 (13.56%) Next.js
13 8 (13.56%) RESTful
13 8 (13.56%) Xamarin
13 8 (13.56%) Xcode
14 7 (11.86%) Bluetooth
14 7 (11.86%) Flutter
14 7 (11.86%) Software Engineering
14 7 (11.86%) User Experience
14 7 (11.86%) UX Design
14 7 (11.86%) Wireframes
15 6 (10.17%) AI
15 6 (10.17%) API Integration
15 6 (10.17%) Kotlin
15 6 (10.17%) Storybook

Mobile Developer Skill Set
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 4 (6.78%) Google Play
2 3 (5.08%) Azure
2 3 (5.08%) SaaS
3 2 (3.39%) GitHub
3 2 (3.39%) TestFlight
4 1 (1.69%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.86%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.39%) GIS
2 1 (1.69%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 10 (16.95%) Git
2 8 (13.56%) Xcode
3 6 (10.17%) Storybook
4 2 (3.39%) Android Studio
4 2 (3.39%) CMake
4 2 (3.39%) Jenkins
4 2 (3.39%) JIRA
4 2 (3.39%) Visual Studio
5 1 (1.69%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 11 (18.64%) Social Skills
2 4 (6.78%) Finance
3 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
3 2 (3.39%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (55.93%) React Native
2 10 (16.95%) React
3 8 (13.56%) .NET
3 8 (13.56%) Next.js
3 8 (13.56%) RESTful
4 7 (11.86%) Flutter
5 5 (8.47%) Ionic Framework
6 3 (5.08%) AngularJS
6 3 (5.08%) Jest
7 2 (3.39%) Google Maps API
7 2 (3.39%) OpenGL
7 2 (3.39%) OpenSceneGraph
7 2 (3.39%) QML
7 2 (3.39%) Qt
7 2 (3.39%) Qt Quick
7 2 (3.39%) Vulkan
7 2 (3.39%) YAML
8 1 (1.69%) Core Animation
8 1 (1.69%) Core Data
8 1 (1.69%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 32 (54.24%) Mobile App
2 13 (22.03%) IoT
3 6 (10.17%) Augmented Reality
3 6 (10.17%) Virtual Team
4 3 (5.08%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (3.39%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.69%) Animation
Operating Systems
1 31 (52.54%) Android
2 28 (47.46%) Apple iOS
3 4 (6.78%) Windows
4 2 (3.39%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (69.49%) Mobile Development
2 21 (35.59%) Android Development
3 17 (28.81%) iOS Development
4 16 (27.12%) Mobile Application Development
5 15 (25.42%) Agile
6 11 (18.64%) Problem-Solving
7 9 (15.25%) Clean Code
8 7 (11.86%) Software Engineering
8 7 (11.86%) User Experience
8 7 (11.86%) UX Design
8 7 (11.86%) Wireframes
9 6 (10.17%) AI
9 6 (10.17%) API Integration
9 6 (10.17%) Wealth Management
10 5 (8.47%) Cross-Platform Development
10 5 (8.47%) Performance Optimisation
10 5 (8.47%) Roadmaps
11 4 (6.78%) CI/CD
11 4 (6.78%) Continuous Improvement
11 4 (6.78%) Push Notifications
Programming Languages
1 12 (20.34%) TypeScript
2 10 (16.95%) JavaScript
2 10 (16.95%) Swift
3 6 (10.17%) Kotlin
4 2 (3.39%) Bash
4 2 (3.39%) C
4 2 (3.39%) C++
4 2 (3.39%) Java
4 2 (3.39%) Objective-C
4 2 (3.39%) SQL
5 1 (1.69%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (5.08%) Degree
2 1 (1.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.69%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.69%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (13.56%) Xamarin
2 4 (6.78%) Apple
2 4 (6.78%) Google
3 2 (3.39%) ESRI
3 2 (3.39%) Mapbox
4 1 (1.69%) Microsoft