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 22 May 2026.

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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 678 646 799
Rank change year-on-year -32 +153 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Mobile Developer 53 10 83
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.057% 0.023% 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.061% 0.026% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 46 8 68
10th Percentile £45,000 £44,250 £49,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £45,938 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £58,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.07% -17.14% +3.70%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,625 £82,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £72,375 £84,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% -10.77% -

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 86,286 38,345 92,039
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.36% 89.33% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 57,161 21,611 67,433
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% -6.17%

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 22 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Mobile Developer in the UK

Mobile Developer
Top 13 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 22 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 -27 45 £65,000 +12.07% 4
UK excluding London -11 42 £60,000 +3.45%
Midlands -24 16 £45,000 -19.64%
East Midlands - 15 £45,000 -
London -22 11 £70,000 - 4
South East -28 10 £55,000 -8.33%
Work from Home +22 8 £60,000 +9.09%
Scotland +2 8 £62,500 -
North of England -34 4 £65,000 +33.33%
South West - 4 £75,000 -
Yorkshire -44 2 - -
North West - 2 £65,000 -
West Midlands -28 1 £70,000 +25.00%

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

For the 6 months to 22 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 29 (54.72%) Mobile Development
2 22 (41.51%) Android
3 21 (39.62%) React Native
4 20 (37.74%) Apple iOS
5 13 (24.53%) Android Development
6 10 (18.87%) Agile
7 9 (16.98%) React
8 8 (15.09%) Swift
8 8 (15.09%) TypeScript
9 7 (13.21%) iOS Development
10 6 (11.32%) Kotlin
11 5 (9.43%) CI/CD
11 5 (9.43%) Mobile Application Development
11 5 (9.43%) SQL
11 5 (9.43%) SwiftUI
12 4 (7.55%) .NET
12 4 (7.55%) Apple
12 4 (7.55%) Architectural Patterns
12 4 (7.55%) Cross-Platform Development
12 4 (7.55%) Degree
12 4 (7.55%) Full-Stack Development
12 4 (7.55%) Logistics
12 4 (7.55%) Master's Degree
12 4 (7.55%) Migration
12 4 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
12 4 (7.55%) Roadmaps
12 4 (7.55%) SaaS
12 4 (7.55%) Technology Roadmap
12 4 (7.55%) Waterfall
13 3 (5.66%) AI

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%) CocoaPods
1 1 (1.89%) fastlane
1 1 (1.89%) GitLab
1 1 (1.89%) Xcode
1 1 (1.89%) XCUITest
General
1 5 (9.43%) 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%) Front Office
4 1 (1.89%) Publishing
4 1 (1.89%) Retail
4 1 (1.89%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (39.62%) React Native
2 9 (16.98%) 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%) Jest
6 1 (1.89%) Redux
6 1 (1.89%) RESTful
6 1 (1.89%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 32 (60.38%) Mobile App
2 5 (9.43%) IoT
3 2 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.77%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 22 (41.51%) Android
2 20 (37.74%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (54.72%) Mobile Development
2 13 (24.53%) Android Development
3 10 (18.87%) Agile
4 7 (13.21%) iOS Development
5 5 (9.43%) CI/CD
5 5 (9.43%) Mobile Application Development
6 4 (7.55%) Architectural Patterns
6 4 (7.55%) Cross-Platform Development
6 4 (7.55%) Full-Stack Development
6 4 (7.55%) Logistics
6 4 (7.55%) Migration
6 4 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (7.55%) Roadmaps
6 4 (7.55%) Technology Roadmap
6 4 (7.55%) Waterfall
7 3 (5.66%) AI
7 3 (5.66%) Fintech
7 3 (5.66%) Observability
7 3 (5.66%) Portfolio Management
8 2 (3.77%) Digital Strategy
Programming Languages
1 8 (15.09%) Swift
1 8 (15.09%) TypeScript
2 6 (11.32%) Kotlin
3 5 (9.43%) SQL
4 3 (5.66%) JavaScript
5 2 (3.77%) Java
Qualifications
1 4 (7.55%) Degree
1 4 (7.55%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (7.55%) Apple