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 2 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
2 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 608 665 691
Rank change year-on-year +57 +26 +183
Permanent jobs requiring a Mobile Developer 62 70 48
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.12% 0.10% 0.089%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.11% 0.093%
Number of salaries quoted 56 40 44
10th Percentile £42,500 £47,250 £40,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £47,500 £42,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.45% +0.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,500 £85,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year - +3.45% +16.00%

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 45,243 64,602 51,549
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.17% 95.05% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 27,411 36,584 39,961
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,509
25th Percentile £35,000 £42,200 £42,798
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.00% -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 2 November 2025.

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 2 November 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 +66 55 £60,000 - 30
England +68 46 £55,000 -8.33% 39
Work from Home +56 21 £52,500 -8.70% 35
South East +37 16 £60,000 -7.69% 9
Scotland +20 16 £65,000 - 2
North of England +21 11 £50,000 -16.67% 12
North East +18 10 £50,000 +11.11%
South West +47 8 £50,000 +25.00% 5
London +83 7 £57,500 -20.69% 10
West Midlands +43 3 £52,500 -
Midlands +40 3 £52,500 -8.70%
East of England 0 1 £57,500 -23.33% 3
North West -2 1 £55,000 -8.33% 10

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

For the 6 months to 2 November 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 52 (83.87%) Mobile Development
2 39 (62.90%) Android
3 38 (61.29%) Apple iOS
4 28 (45.16%) Android Development
4 28 (45.16%) iOS Development
5 19 (30.65%) React Native
6 18 (29.03%) Agile
6 18 (29.03%) Swift
7 16 (25.81%) AI
8 15 (24.19%) Problem-Solving
9 14 (22.58%) Git
10 13 (20.97%) JavaScript
11 12 (19.35%) Kotlin
11 12 (19.35%) TypeScript
12 11 (17.74%) Clean Code
12 11 (17.74%) Mobile Application Development
13 10 (16.13%) RESTful
14 9 (14.52%) React
14 9 (14.52%) User Experience
14 9 (14.52%) Wireframes
15 8 (12.90%) Flutter
15 8 (12.90%) Next.js
15 8 (12.90%) UX Design
15 8 (12.90%) Xamarin
16 7 (11.29%) .NET
16 7 (11.29%) Software Engineering
16 7 (11.29%) Xcode
17 6 (9.68%) API Integration
17 6 (9.68%) Design Patterns
17 6 (9.68%) Push Notifications

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 (6.45%) Azure
2 3 (4.84%) Firebase
2 3 (4.84%) GitHub
3 2 (3.23%) Google Play
3 2 (3.23%) SaaS
4 1 (1.61%) AWS
4 1 (1.61%) Figma
4 1 (1.61%) GCP
4 1 (1.61%) GitHub Actions
4 1 (1.61%) IaaS
4 1 (1.61%) PaaS
4 1 (1.61%) TestFlight
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.61%) GIS
1 1 (1.61%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 14 (22.58%) Git
2 7 (11.29%) Xcode
3 6 (9.68%) Storybook
4 2 (3.23%) Jenkins
4 2 (3.23%) JIRA
5 1 (1.61%) Android Studio
5 1 (1.61%) CMake
5 1 (1.61%) Crashlytics
5 1 (1.61%) fastlane
5 1 (1.61%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (1.61%) Visual Studio
General
1 13 (20.97%) Social Skills
2 4 (6.45%) Finance
3 2 (3.23%) Legal
3 2 (3.23%) Publishing
4 1 (1.61%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (30.65%) React Native
2 10 (16.13%) RESTful
3 9 (14.52%) React
4 8 (12.90%) Flutter
4 8 (12.90%) Next.js
5 7 (11.29%) .NET
6 5 (8.06%) AngularJS
6 5 (8.06%) Ionic Framework
6 5 (8.06%) Jest
7 3 (4.84%) Core Animation
7 3 (4.84%) Core Data
7 3 (4.84%) UIKit
8 2 (3.23%) YAML
9 1 (1.61%) .NET Framework
9 1 (1.61%) Django
9 1 (1.61%) Google Maps API
9 1 (1.61%) OpenGL
9 1 (1.61%) Qt
9 1 (1.61%) Qt Quick
9 1 (1.61%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 24 (38.71%) Mobile App
2 16 (25.81%) Augmented Reality
2 16 (25.81%) Virtual Team
3 5 (8.06%) Greenfield Project
4 3 (4.84%) Animation
5 2 (3.23%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.61%) 3D Graphics
6 1 (1.61%) IoT
6 1 (1.61%) Product Ownership
6 1 (1.61%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 39 (62.90%) Android
2 38 (61.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.61%) Mac OS
3 1 (1.61%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (83.87%) Mobile Development
2 28 (45.16%) Android Development
2 28 (45.16%) iOS Development
3 18 (29.03%) Agile
4 16 (25.81%) AI
5 15 (24.19%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (17.74%) Clean Code
6 11 (17.74%) Mobile Application Development
7 9 (14.52%) User Experience
7 9 (14.52%) Wireframes
8 8 (12.90%) UX Design
9 7 (11.29%) Software Engineering
10 6 (9.68%) API Integration
10 6 (9.68%) Design Patterns
10 6 (9.68%) Push Notifications
10 6 (9.68%) SOLID
10 6 (9.68%) Wealth Management
11 4 (6.45%) CI/CD
11 4 (6.45%) Collaborative Working
11 4 (6.45%) Performance Optimisation
Programming Languages
1 18 (29.03%) Swift
2 13 (20.97%) JavaScript
3 12 (19.35%) Kotlin
3 12 (19.35%) TypeScript
4 4 (6.45%) C#
5 2 (3.23%) Java
5 2 (3.23%) Objective-C
6 1 (1.61%) Bash
6 1 (1.61%) C
6 1 (1.61%) C++
6 1 (1.61%) Dart
6 1 (1.61%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (4.84%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.84%) QA
2 1 (1.61%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (1.61%) Firmware
Vendors
1 8 (12.90%) Xamarin
2 2 (3.23%) Google
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.61%) Apple
3 1 (1.61%) ESRI
3 1 (1.61%) Mapbox
42 Mobile Developer jobs Nationwide