Mobile Developer Job Trends

Mobile Developer
UK

The median Mobile Developer salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2026.

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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 688 651 800
Rank change year-on-year -37 +149 +4
Permanent jobs requiring a Mobile Developer 53 14 86
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.057% 0.032% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.035% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 46 9 71
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,500 £50,000
25th Percentile £48,750 £46,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £56,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.07% -20.00% +3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,750 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% -13.85% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 86,118 39,518 92,024
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 89.61% 94.63%
Number of salaries quoted 56,984 22,887 67,462
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.66%

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 20 May 2026.

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 20 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
England -25 45 £65,000 +16.07% 6
UK excluding London -25 43 £60,000 +7.14% 1
Midlands -18 16 £45,000 -19.64%
East Midlands - 15 £45,000 -
London -4 10 £70,000 - 5
South East -10 10 £55,000 -8.33%
Work from Home +29 8 £60,000 +9.09%
Scotland +7 8 £62,500 -
North of England -34 4 £65,000 +33.33% 1
South West - 4 £75,000 -
Yorkshire -46 2 - -
North West - 2 £65,000 - 1
East of England -17 1 £60,000 +20.00%
West Midlands -34 1 £70,000 +25.00%

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2026, 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 28 (52.83%) Mobile Development
2 22 (41.51%) Android
3 21 (39.62%) React Native
4 19 (35.85%) Apple iOS
5 13 (24.53%) Android Development
6 10 (18.87%) Agile
7 8 (15.09%) React
7 8 (15.09%) Swift
8 7 (13.21%) TypeScript
9 6 (11.32%) iOS Development
9 6 (11.32%) Kotlin
9 6 (11.32%) Mobile Application Development
10 5 (9.43%) SQL
10 5 (9.43%) SwiftUI
11 4 (7.55%) .NET
11 4 (7.55%) Apple
11 4 (7.55%) Architectural Patterns
11 4 (7.55%) CI/CD
11 4 (7.55%) Cross-Platform Development
11 4 (7.55%) Degree
11 4 (7.55%) Full-Stack Development
11 4 (7.55%) Logistics
11 4 (7.55%) Master's Degree
11 4 (7.55%) Migration
11 4 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
11 4 (7.55%) Roadmaps
11 4 (7.55%) SaaS
11 4 (7.55%) Technology Roadmap
11 4 (7.55%) Waterfall
12 3 (5.66%) Fintech

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 (7.55%) SaaS
2 2 (3.77%) Azure
3 1 (1.89%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (1.89%) Firebase
3 1 (1.89%) GitHub
3 1 (1.89%) Serverless
3 1 (1.89%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.77%) Bluetooth
1 2 (3.77%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) XCUITest
General
1 4 (7.55%) Finance
2 3 (5.66%) Financial Institution
2 3 (5.66%) Wearables
3 2 (3.77%) Games
3 2 (3.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.89%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (39.62%) React Native
2 8 (15.09%) React
3 5 (9.43%) SwiftUI
4 4 (7.55%) .NET
5 2 (3.77%) Android SDK
5 2 (3.77%) GraphQL
6 1 (1.89%) Bootstrap
6 1 (1.89%) CSS
6 1 (1.89%) Flutter
6 1 (1.89%) HTML
6 1 (1.89%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 32 (60.38%) Mobile App
2 6 (11.32%) IoT
3 2 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.77%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (41.51%) Android
2 19 (35.85%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (52.83%) Mobile Development
2 13 (24.53%) Android Development
3 10 (18.87%) Agile
4 6 (11.32%) iOS Development
4 6 (11.32%) Mobile Application Development
5 4 (7.55%) Architectural Patterns
5 4 (7.55%) CI/CD
5 4 (7.55%) Cross-Platform Development
5 4 (7.55%) Full-Stack Development
5 4 (7.55%) Logistics
5 4 (7.55%) Migration
5 4 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (7.55%) Roadmaps
5 4 (7.55%) Technology Roadmap
5 4 (7.55%) Waterfall
6 3 (5.66%) Fintech
6 3 (5.66%) Portfolio Management
7 2 (3.77%) AI
7 2 (3.77%) Software Architecture
7 2 (3.77%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.09%) Swift
2 7 (13.21%) TypeScript
3 6 (11.32%) Kotlin
4 5 (9.43%) SQL
5 3 (5.66%) JavaScript
6 2 (3.77%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (7.55%) Degree
1 4 (7.55%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (7.55%) Apple