Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 27 November 2021

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Android skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Android over the 6 months to 27 November 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
27 Nov 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 141 88 123
Rank change year-on-year -53 +35 +49
Permanent jobs citing Android 670 296 189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.30% 3.58% 2.44%
As % of the Operating Systems category 14.70% 16.55% 13.23%
Number of salaries quoted 510 271 173
10th Percentile £32,500 £39,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £71,250 £67,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £75,000 £76,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

Android is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for operating system skills.

All Operating Systems
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,559 1,788 1,429
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 15.63% 21.63% 18.48%
Number of salaries quoted 3,682 1,627 1,263
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £33,800
25th Percentile £39,750 £38,750 £42,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £83,950
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%

Android
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Android trend for jobs with a WFH option

Android
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Android.

Android salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Android
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Android over the 6 months to 27 November 2021.

Android salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 27 November 2021, Android job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for Android.

1 503 (75.07%) Apple iOS
2 298 (44.48%) Mobile App
3 246 (36.72%) Agile Software Development
4 214 (31.94%) Android Development
5 211 (31.49%) Kotlin
6 178 (26.57%) JavaScript
7 175 (26.12%) Java
8 152 (22.69%) Mobile Development
9 145 (21.64%) iOS Development
10 144 (21.49%) User Experience
11 136 (20.30%) React Native
12 135 (20.15%) Social Skills
13 122 (18.21%) Apple Swift
14 110 (16.42%) Software Engineering
15 97 (14.48%) Finance
16 96 (14.33%) React
17 91 (13.58%) Git (software)
18 87 (12.99%) Azure
19 86 (12.84%) Microsoft
20 85 (12.69%) Degree
20 85 (12.69%) AWS
21 81 (12.09%) Firebase
22 74 (11.04%) Mentoring
23 73 (10.90%) DevOps
23 73 (10.90%) Windows
24 70 (10.45%) Node.js
25 69 (10.30%) Google
25 69 (10.30%) Problem-Solving
26 68 (10.15%) SQL
27 66 (9.85%) TypeScript

Android
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 49 (7.31%) WordPress
2 38 (5.67%) CMS
3 25 (3.73%) SharePoint
4 24 (3.58%) Apache
5 22 (3.28%) Apache Solr
6 16 (2.39%) IIS
7 15 (2.24%) Confluence
8 12 (1.79%) Umbraco
9 10 (1.49%) nginx
9 10 (1.49%) Sitecore CMS
10 6 (0.90%) Elasticsearch
11 2 (0.30%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.15%) Exchange Server 2013
12 1 (0.15%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 53 (7.91%) Figma
2 16 (2.39%) Sketch
3 10 (1.49%) Microsoft Office
4 7 (1.04%) Chatbot
5 4 (0.60%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 4 (0.60%) InVision
5 4 (0.60%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.30%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.30%) Marvel
7 2 (0.30%) Zeplin
8 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.15%) InDesign
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (1.49%) Sage 200
2 2 (0.30%) nopCommerce
2 2 (0.30%) SDL Web 8
3 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.15%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.15%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 87 (12.99%) Azure
2 85 (12.69%) AWS
3 81 (12.09%) Firebase
4 42 (6.27%) GCP
4 42 (6.27%) GitHub
5 39 (5.82%) Microsoft 365
5 39 (5.82%) SaaS
6 22 (3.28%) OneDrive
6 22 (3.28%) Rackspace Cloud
7 20 (2.99%) Azure Active Directory
8 17 (2.54%) Google Play
9 16 (2.39%) Heroku
10 14 (2.09%) Azure Logic Apps
10 14 (2.09%) IaaS
11 13 (1.94%) Amazon S3
11 13 (1.94%) AppsFlyer
11 13 (1.94%) PaaS
11 13 (1.94%) Power Platform
11 13 (1.94%) Pushwoosh
12 11 (1.64%) Mimecast
Communications & Networking
1 26 (3.88%) DNS
2 23 (3.43%) Firewall
3 21 (3.13%) DHCP
4 20 (2.99%) Internet
5 19 (2.84%) VLAN
6 14 (2.09%) TCP/IP
6 14 (2.09%) VoIP
6 14 (2.09%) VPN
7 12 (1.79%) IPsec
7 12 (1.79%) SSL
8 11 (1.64%) Bluetooth
9 7 (1.04%) RIP
10 5 (0.75%) Cisco IOS
10 5 (0.75%) HTTP
11 4 (0.60%) MQTT
11 4 (0.60%) Network Security
11 4 (0.60%) Remote Desktop
12 2 (0.30%) Multicast
12 2 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
13 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (8.96%) NoSQL
2 30 (4.48%) SQL Server
3 29 (4.33%) MongoDB
4 27 (4.03%) PostgreSQL
5 23 (3.43%) Amazon DynamoDB
6 20 (2.99%) MySQL
7 13 (1.94%) Power BI
7 13 (1.94%) Relational Database
8 8 (1.19%) Redis
9 7 (1.04%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.75%) Tableau
11 3 (0.45%) Apache Cassandra
11 3 (0.45%) SQLite
12 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
12 2 (0.30%) Blockchain
Development Applications
1 91 (13.58%) Git (software)
2 43 (6.42%) JIRA
3 35 (5.22%) CircleCI
4 30 (4.48%) Jenkins
5 19 (2.84%) Appium
5 19 (2.84%) Mercurial
5 19 (2.84%) Xcode
6 18 (2.69%) Gradle
7 17 (2.54%) Visual Studio
8 14 (2.09%) Bitbucket
9 12 (1.79%) Maven
9 12 (1.79%) TestRail
10 11 (1.64%) Crashlytics
10 11 (1.64%) Jasmine
11 10 (1.49%) Android Studio
11 10 (1.49%) TeamCity
12 8 (1.19%) CocoaPods
12 8 (1.19%) JUnit
12 8 (1.19%) Mockito
12 8 (1.19%) Selenium
General
1 135 (20.15%) Social Skills
2 97 (14.48%) Finance
3 45 (6.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 41 (6.12%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (5.37%) Marketing
6 33 (4.93%) Games
7 32 (4.78%) Retail
8 28 (4.18%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (3.73%) Pharmaceutical
10 22 (3.28%) Banking
11 21 (3.13%) Electronics
12 11 (1.64%) Legal
13 7 (1.04%) Advertising
14 6 (0.90%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.75%) Law
16 3 (0.45%) Private Banking
17 2 (0.30%) Automotive
17 2 (0.30%) Investment Banking
17 2 (0.30%) Manufacturing
17 2 (0.30%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 359 (53.58%) Developer
2 86 (12.84%) Android Developer
3 68 (10.15%) Mobile Developer
4 58 (8.66%) Senior Developer
5 52 (7.76%) Applications Developer
6 48 (7.16%) Designer
7 45 (6.72%) React Developer
8 42 (6.27%) UI Designer
9 37 (5.52%) PHP Developer
10 35 (5.22%) Software Developer
11 34 (5.07%) UX Designer
12 32 (4.78%) UI/UX Designer
13 31 (4.63%) Mobile Applications Developer
14 28 (4.18%) Full Stack Developer
15 27 (4.03%) Lead Developer
16 26 (3.88%) Android Engineer
16 26 (3.88%) iOS Developer
16 26 (3.88%) Java Developer
17 24 (3.58%) JavaScript Engineer
18 23 (3.43%) Backend Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 136 (20.30%) React Native
2 96 (14.33%) React
3 70 (10.45%) Node.js
4 64 (9.55%) .NET
5 55 (8.21%) REST
6 53 (7.91%) RESTful
7 43 (6.42%) JSON
8 42 (6.27%) HTML
9 39 (5.82%) GraphQL
10 37 (5.52%) CSS
11 33 (4.93%) AngularJS
12 31 (4.63%) Laravel
13 23 (3.43%) Flutter
14 22 (3.28%) .NET Core
14 22 (3.28%) Web Services
15 20 (2.99%) Dagger
15 20 (2.99%) Vue.js
16 19 (2.84%) RxJava
17 17 (2.54%) Jest
18 16 (2.39%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 298 (44.48%) Mobile App
2 144 (21.49%) User Experience
3 26 (3.88%) Greenfield Project
4 19 (2.84%) BYOD
5 17 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (2.39%) Internet of Things
7 14 (2.09%) Virtual Team
8 12 (1.79%) Data Centre
9 10 (1.49%) Mobile Computing
9 10 (1.49%) Video Conferencing
10 9 (1.34%) Driving Licence
11 8 (1.19%) Algorithms
11 8 (1.19%) Online Games
12 6 (0.90%) Data Structures
12 6 (0.90%) Legacy Applications
13 5 (0.75%) Augmented Reality
13 5 (0.75%) Robotics
14 4 (0.60%) Animation
14 4 (0.60%) iPhone
14 4 (0.60%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 503 (75.07%) Apple iOS
2 73 (10.90%) Windows
3 55 (8.21%) Linux
4 36 (5.37%) Windows Server
5 27 (4.03%) Windows 10
6 22 (3.28%) Windows Server 2019
7 11 (1.64%) Mac OS
7 11 (1.64%) Windows Server 2012
8 7 (1.04%) Windows Server 2003
9 5 (0.75%) Unix
9 5 (0.75%) Windows Server 2016
10 1 (0.15%) Debian
10 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.15%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.15%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 246 (36.72%) Agile Software Development
2 214 (31.94%) Android Development
3 152 (22.69%) Mobile Development
4 145 (21.64%) iOS Development
5 110 (16.42%) Software Engineering
6 74 (11.04%) Mentoring
7 73 (10.90%) DevOps
8 69 (10.30%) Problem-Solving
9 63 (9.40%) Computer Science
9 63 (9.40%) Full Stack Development
10 61 (9.10%) TDD
11 60 (8.96%) Scrum
12 53 (7.91%) Test Automation
13 50 (7.46%) B2C
13 50 (7.46%) Mobile Application Development
14 49 (7.31%) Clean Code
15 48 (7.16%) Unit Testing
16 47 (7.01%) Continuous Integration
17 43 (6.42%) Microservices
18 42 (6.27%) MVVM
Programming Languages
1 211 (31.49%) Kotlin
2 178 (26.57%) JavaScript
3 175 (26.12%) Java
4 122 (18.21%) Apple Swift
5 68 (10.15%) SQL
6 66 (9.85%) TypeScript
7 64 (9.55%) C#
8 48 (7.16%) PHP
9 41 (6.12%) Python
10 34 (5.07%) Objective-C
11 32 (4.78%) C
12 17 (2.54%) PowerShell
13 10 (1.49%) C++
14 8 (1.19%) Bash Shell
14 8 (1.19%) Go
14 8 (1.19%) PHP 7
15 7 (1.04%) Java 8
16 6 (0.90%) ES6
17 5 (0.75%) Shell Script
18 4 (0.60%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 85 (12.69%) Degree
2 54 (8.06%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
4 9 (1.34%) DBS Check
5 7 (1.04%) CCNA
5 7 (1.04%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (0.60%) MCSE
7 3 (0.45%) AWS Certification
7 3 (0.45%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.30%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.30%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.30%) OSCP
9 1 (0.15%) CREST Certified
9 1 (0.15%) MCITP
9 1 (0.15%) MCSA
9 1 (0.15%) PhD
9 1 (0.15%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.15%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 57 (8.51%) QA
2 48 (7.16%) Accessibility
3 5 (0.75%) GDPR
4 4 (0.60%) PMO
5 1 (0.15%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.15%) SLA
System Software
1 58 (8.66%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.09%) Docker
2 14 (2.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 11 (1.64%) BitLocker
4 10 (1.49%) vSphere
5 5 (0.75%) Hyper-V
5 5 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
6 3 (0.45%) Firmware
7 2 (0.30%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 30 (4.48%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (2.09%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.64%) Terraform
4 9 (1.34%) SCCM
5 7 (1.04%) Ansible
5 7 (1.04%) Cisco Prime
5 7 (1.04%) Jamf Pro
5 7 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.04%) WSUS
6 5 (0.75%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.30%) cPanel
8 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.15%) linkerd
8 1 (0.15%) OpenVAS
Vendors
1 86 (12.84%) Microsoft
2 69 (10.30%) Google
3 62 (9.25%) Apple
4 38 (5.67%) Xamarin
5 22 (3.28%) Rackspace
6 21 (3.13%) Cisco
7 16 (2.39%) Adobe
8 14 (2.09%) VMware
9 12 (1.79%) Sage
10 11 (1.64%) Palo Alto
10 11 (1.64%) SAP
10 11 (1.64%) Sophos
11 10 (1.49%) Oracle
11 10 (1.49%) Sitecore
12 7 (1.04%) Facebook
12 7 (1.04%) Zend
13 4 (0.60%) Meraki
13 4 (0.60%) Polycom
13 4 (0.60%) Salesforce.com
13 4 (0.60%) ServiceNow