Mobile App Job Trends in the West Midlands

Mobile Application
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mobile App in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mobile App over the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 151 132 136
Rank change year-on-year -19 +4 +96
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 21 70 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.40% 1.61% 1.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.05% 4.44% 3.20%
Number of salaries quoted 16 55 36
10th Percentile £26,250 £44,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,375 £46,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,750 £70,000 £51,810
Median % change year-on-year -30.36% +35.11% -1.31%
75th Percentile £50,313 £72,500 £55,063
90th Percentile £55,625 £73,250 £64,375
England median annual salary £62,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.17% +4.35% -11.54%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

Mobile App falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,999 1,577 1,218
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 38.05% 36.24% 36.55%
Number of salaries quoted 696 641 1,038
10th Percentile £26,375 £32,500 £27,760
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.84% -2.86%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £76,075
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Mobile App
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mobile App relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Mobile App job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Mobile App
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Mobile App.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mobile App in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Mobile App in the West Midlands

Mobile App
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile App within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 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
Birmingham +19 15 £50,000 -9.09% 17
Warwickshire +4 3 £60,000 -14.29%
Staffordshire -15 2 £32,750 -34.50% 9
Walsall +6 1 £45,000 - 2
Mobile App
England

Mobile App
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (4.76%) ArcGIS
1 1 (4.76%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.76%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 11 (52.38%) SaaS
2 5 (23.81%) Azure
3 3 (14.29%) AWS
3 3 (14.29%) Firebase
4 2 (9.52%) Google Ads
4 2 (9.52%) Google Analytics
5 1 (4.76%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.76%) RFID
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (14.29%) MySQL
1 3 (14.29%) PostgreSQL
1 3 (14.29%) Relational Database
2 1 (4.76%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (4.76%) GIS
Development Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Git
1 4 (19.05%) JIRA
2 1 (4.76%) Postman
General
1 4 (19.05%) Social Skills
2 3 (14.29%) Banking
2 3 (14.29%) Retail
3 2 (9.52%) Advertising
3 2 (9.52%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Legal
3 2 (9.52%) Marketing
4 1 (4.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 8 (38.10%) Developer
2 6 (28.57%) .NET Developer
2 6 (28.57%) Xamarin Developer
3 4 (19.05%) Software Engineer
4 3 (14.29%) Analyst
4 3 (14.29%) Junior
4 3 (14.29%) Junior Software Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Coordinator
5 2 (9.52%) ForgeRock Engineer
5 2 (9.52%) Operations Analyst
5 2 (9.52%) Senior
5 2 (9.52%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (9.52%) Senior Operations Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) GIS Technician
6 1 (4.76%) Mobile Developer
6 1 (4.76%) QA Engineer
6 1 (4.76%) React Developer
6 1 (4.76%) Software Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Software Test Analyst
6 1 (4.76%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (33.33%) .NET
2 5 (23.81%) React
3 4 (19.05%) CSS
3 4 (19.05%) HTML
3 4 (19.05%) Next.js
3 4 (19.05%) Vue
4 3 (14.29%) Laravel
4 3 (14.29%) Node.js
4 3 (14.29%) React Native
5 2 (9.52%) LDAP
5 2 (9.52%) OAuth
5 2 (9.52%) OAuth2
5 2 (9.52%) OpenID
5 2 (9.52%) RESTful
5 2 (9.52%) SAML
6 1 (4.76%) AngularJS
6 1 (4.76%) Apache Cordova
6 1 (4.76%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (28.57%) PropTech
2 2 (9.52%) Digital Media
2 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
2 2 (9.52%) Social Media
3 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (23.81%) E-Commerce
1 5 (23.81%) Software Engineering
2 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (14.29%) Agile
3 3 (14.29%) Analytics
3 3 (14.29%) Computer Science
3 3 (14.29%) Full-Stack Development
3 3 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 3 (14.29%) Mobile Application Development
3 3 (14.29%) TDD
3 3 (14.29%) Test Automation
3 3 (14.29%) User Experience
4 2 (9.52%) Batch Scripting
4 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
4 2 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (9.52%) Digital Marketing
4 2 (9.52%) Identity Management
4 2 (9.52%) Marketing Strategy
4 2 (9.52%) Pay per click
4 2 (9.52%) SEO
Programming Languages
1 6 (28.57%) JavaScript
2 3 (14.29%) PHP
3 2 (9.52%) Groovy
3 2 (9.52%) Java
3 2 (9.52%) SQL
3 2 (9.52%) VBA
4 1 (4.76%) C#
4 1 (4.76%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) Computer Science Degree
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
2 2 (9.52%) ISTQB
3 1 (4.76%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) QA
System Software
1 2 (9.52%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.76%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (9.52%) Ansible
1 2 (9.52%) Single Sign-On
1 2 (9.52%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (33.33%) Xamarin
2 2 (9.52%) Apple
2 2 (9.52%) Blue Prism
2 2 (9.52%) Facebook
2 2 (9.52%) ForgeRock
2 2 (9.52%) Google
2 2 (9.52%) Instagram
2 2 (9.52%) Pega
2 2 (9.52%) TikTok
2 2 (9.52%) YouTube
3 1 (4.76%) ESRI
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft