Android Contracts

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Android skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Android over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 192 287 249
Rank change year-on-year +95 -38 -66
Contract jobs citing Android 521 517 965
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.19% 0.93% 1.11%
As % of the Operating Systems category 8.87% 5.76% 7.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 394 694
10th Percentile £205 £158 £185
25th Percentile £325 £200 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £594 £575 £581
90th Percentile £800 £646 £679
UK excluding London median daily rate £446 £250 £425
% change year-on-year +78.40% -41.18% +12.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 12 41
10th Percentile £13.10 £16.13 £12.05
25th Percentile £14.36 £17.35 £17.50
Median hourly rate £22.00 £20.25 £21.78
Median % change year-on-year +8.64% -7.02% -58.51%
75th Percentile £42.75 £27.50 £59.38
90th Percentile £79.00 £37.11 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £43.34 £18.75 £21.00
% change year-on-year +131.15% -10.71% -58.00%

All Operating Systems
UK

Android falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,874 8,969 12,821
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.45% 16.15% 14.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,894 6,233 8,769
10th Percentile £188 £190 £175
25th Percentile £310 £340 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £619
90th Percentile £700 £713 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £463 £425
% change year-on-year -2.70% +8.82% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 413 394 562
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.08 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.76 £18.28 £15.83
Median hourly rate £23.00 £46.75 £22.25
Median % change year-on-year -50.80% +110.11% +27.14%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £24.18 £40.59 £20.00
% change year-on-year -40.43% +102.95% +17.65%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Android in the UK

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android.

Daily rate trend for Android in the UK

Android
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Android in the UK

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android.

Hourly rate trend for Android in the UK

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Android in the UK

Android
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the UK over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +87 472 £450 +12.50% 268
UK excluding London +42 262 £446 +78.40% 188
London +79 226 £450 - 93
Work from Home +75 142 £465 +0.54% 133
North of England +71 119 £495 +32.00% 49
North West +58 86 £575 +14.89% 29
South East -7 46 £438 +118.75% 36
Midlands +38 40 £473 +8.62% 43
West Midlands +43 33 £500 +16.96% 31
Yorkshire +32 33 £375 +87.50% 13
Scotland +43 25 £400 +150.00% 19
South West -18 22 £375 -21.05% 26
East Midlands +3 7 £445 +2.30% 12
East of England -2 6 £240 -5.51% 17
Wales +20 4 £500 +17.65% 3
Northern Ireland -1 3 - -

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 26 (4.99%) Microsoft Exchange
2 14 (2.69%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.15%) Apache
3 6 (1.15%) Confluence
3 6 (1.15%) Skype for Business
4 4 (0.77%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 3 (0.58%) CMS
6 2 (0.38%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.19%) Drupal
7 1 (0.19%) IIS
7 1 (0.19%) nginx
7 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.19%) WordPress
Applications
1 50 (9.60%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.11%) Sketch
4 8 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.38%) AutoCAD
6 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.38%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.19%) SAP Hybris
2 1 (0.19%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 82 (15.74%) Microsoft 365
2 57 (10.94%) Azure
3 28 (5.37%) GitHub
4 27 (5.18%) AWS
5 17 (3.26%) Figma
6 13 (2.50%) Entra ID
6 13 (2.50%) SaaS
7 10 (1.92%) GitHub Actions
8 9 (1.73%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.73%) PaaS
9 6 (1.15%) Firebase
10 4 (0.77%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (0.77%) Flurry Analytics
10 4 (0.77%) PubNub
10 4 (0.77%) Slack
11 3 (0.58%) Apigee
11 3 (0.58%) Google Play
11 3 (0.58%) Miro
11 3 (0.58%) Sentry
11 3 (0.58%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 56 (10.75%) VPN
2 55 (10.56%) Firewall
3 24 (4.61%) VoIP
4 22 (4.22%) Cisco IOS
5 16 (3.07%) Intrusion Detection
5 16 (3.07%) Network Security
6 11 (2.11%) LAN
7 8 (1.54%) WAN
8 7 (1.34%) SSL
8 7 (1.34%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (1.15%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (1.15%) Skype
9 6 (1.15%) Wireless
10 3 (0.58%) Bluetooth
10 3 (0.58%) DHCP
11 2 (0.38%) HTTP
11 2 (0.38%) SAN
11 2 (0.38%) SGSN
11 2 (0.38%) VLAN
12 1 (0.19%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.45%) Big Data
2 16 (3.07%) MongoDB
3 11 (2.11%) SQL Server
4 6 (1.15%) NoSQL
5 5 (0.96%) Apache Cassandra
5 5 (0.96%) DB2
5 5 (0.96%) MySQL
5 5 (0.96%) SQLite
6 4 (0.77%) Mixpanel
7 3 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.38%) Electronic Patient Records
9 1 (0.19%) ClickHouse
9 1 (0.19%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.19%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 31 (5.95%) Git
2 28 (5.37%) Android Studio
3 26 (4.99%) Postman
4 23 (4.41%) Jenkins
5 18 (3.45%) Appium
6 16 (3.07%) JIRA
6 16 (3.07%) JUnit
7 13 (2.50%) Gradle
8 12 (2.30%) Mockito
9 10 (1.92%) Bitbucket
10 8 (1.54%) Selenium
11 7 (1.34%) Artifactory
11 7 (1.34%) CircleCI
11 7 (1.34%) TeamCity
12 6 (1.15%) XCUITest
13 5 (0.96%) Maven
14 4 (0.77%) IntelliJ
14 4 (0.77%) Katalon Studio
14 4 (0.77%) SonarQube
15 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio
General
1 100 (19.19%) Social Skills
2 42 (8.06%) Finance
3 37 (7.10%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (6.72%) Public Sector
5 23 (4.41%) Banking
6 17 (3.26%) Retail
7 15 (2.88%) Back Office
8 11 (2.11%) Organisational Skills
9 10 (1.92%) Electronics
9 10 (1.92%) Manufacturing
10 9 (1.73%) Legal
11 5 (0.96%) French Language
11 5 (0.96%) Games
11 5 (0.96%) Marketing
11 5 (0.96%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.77%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.58%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.58%) Publishing
13 3 (0.58%) Retail Banking
14 2 (0.38%) Military
Job Titles
1 157 (30.13%) Developer
2 85 (16.31%) Android Developer
3 73 (14.01%) Lead
4 70 (13.44%) Architect
5 62 (11.90%) Senior
6 49 (9.40%) Technical Architect
7 46 (8.83%) Analyst
8 44 (8.45%) Technical Leader
9 37 (7.10%) Lead Architect
10 27 (5.18%) Mobile Developer
10 27 (5.18%) Support Engineer
11 24 (4.61%) Android Engineer
12 23 (4.41%) React Developer
13 21 (4.03%) Senior Developer
14 20 (3.84%) IT Support
15 19 (3.65%) Designer
16 17 (3.26%) Support Analyst
17 15 (2.88%) Desktop Support
17 15 (2.88%) IT Engineer
17 15 (2.88%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 67 (12.86%) Node.js
2 38 (7.29%) React Native
3 32 (6.14%) Android Jetpack
4 31 (5.95%) React
5 30 (5.76%) Jetpack Compose
6 29 (5.57%) RESTful
7 23 (4.41%) REST
8 22 (4.22%) .NET
9 16 (3.07%) Apache NiFi
10 15 (2.88%) HTML
11 12 (2.30%) CSS
11 12 (2.30%) Flutter
11 12 (2.30%) Web Services
11 12 (2.30%) XML
12 11 (2.11%) Android SDK
12 11 (2.11%) RxJava
13 10 (1.92%) Dagger
14 8 (1.54%) Unity (Game Engine)
15 7 (1.34%) HTML5
15 7 (1.34%) OpenGL ES
Miscellaneous
1 125 (23.99%) Mobile App
2 46 (8.83%) Product Ownership
3 39 (7.49%) Public Cloud
4 20 (3.84%) Video Editing
5 19 (3.65%) iPhone
5 19 (3.65%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.07%) Cyber Defence
6 16 (3.07%) Distributed Applications
7 14 (2.69%) iPad
8 13 (2.50%) Algorithms
9 10 (1.92%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (1.73%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.54%) Smartphone
11 8 (1.54%) Social Media
11 8 (1.54%) Video Conferencing
12 7 (1.34%) Blackberry
13 5 (0.96%) Animation
13 5 (0.96%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 285 (54.70%) Apple iOS
2 158 (30.33%) Windows
3 56 (10.75%) Windows Server
4 40 (7.68%) Windows 10
5 31 (5.95%) Linux
6 26 (4.99%) Mac OS
7 24 (4.61%) Unix
8 17 (3.26%) Windows 7
9 16 (3.07%) Mac OS X
10 4 (0.77%) Windows 8
11 3 (0.58%) Windows Server 2016
12 2 (0.38%) VMS
13 1 (0.19%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Mobile
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Phone
13 1 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 130 (24.95%) Android Development
2 101 (19.39%) Agile
3 84 (16.12%) CI/CD
4 68 (13.05%) Problem-Solving
5 67 (12.86%) Mobile Device Management
6 63 (12.09%) Security Architecture
7 54 (10.36%) DevOps
8 53 (10.17%) User Experience
9 49 (9.40%) Design Patterns
10 48 (9.21%) Mobile Development
11 46 (8.83%) Risk Management
12 44 (8.45%) Zero Trust
13 42 (8.06%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
13 42 (8.06%) Test Automation
13 42 (8.06%) Threat Intelligence
14 39 (7.49%) Roadmaps
15 37 (7.10%) Customer Service
15 37 (7.10%) iOS Development
16 36 (6.91%) Software Engineering
17 35 (6.72%) MVVM
Programming Languages
1 138 (26.49%) Kotlin
2 88 (16.89%) Java
3 34 (6.53%) Python
4 32 (6.14%) Swift
5 31 (5.95%) JavaScript
6 16 (3.07%) C#
7 15 (2.88%) C
8 12 (2.30%) Objective-C
9 11 (2.11%) SQL
10 10 (1.92%) C++
11 8 (1.54%) PHP
11 8 (1.54%) TypeScript
12 4 (0.77%) Dart
13 3 (0.58%) Scala
14 2 (0.38%) GLSL
14 2 (0.38%) HLSL
14 2 (0.38%) PowerShell
15 1 (0.19%) Bash
15 1 (0.19%) Ruby
15 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 92 (17.66%) Security Cleared
2 66 (12.67%) SC Cleared
3 51 (9.79%) Degree
4 23 (4.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (2.88%) DV Cleared
6 13 (2.50%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (1.92%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.77%) CCNA
8 4 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.58%) CTC Cleared
9 3 (0.58%) PhD
10 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (0.38%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.19%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.19%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.19%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.19%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.61%) QA
2 16 (3.07%) Actionable Recommendations
3 9 (1.73%) SLA
4 6 (1.15%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.58%) PMO
6 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 53 (10.17%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.77%) Docker
4 3 (0.58%) BitLocker
4 3 (0.58%) vSphere
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.19%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.19%) iptables
6 1 (0.19%) vCloud
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.19%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.19%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.19%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 31 (5.95%) Microsoft Intune
1 31 (5.95%) SCCM
2 15 (2.88%) Ansible
3 11 (2.11%) AirWatch
4 10 (1.92%) Kubernetes
5 8 (1.54%) Jamf Pro
6 7 (1.34%) Terraform
7 2 (0.38%) WSUS
8 1 (0.19%) AppManager
8 1 (0.19%) Bugsnag
8 1 (0.19%) Docker Swarm
8 1 (0.19%) Grafana
8 1 (0.19%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 87 (16.70%) Apple
2 79 (15.16%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.03%) Cisco
4 16 (3.07%) Citrix
5 15 (2.88%) Google
6 14 (2.69%) ServiceNow
7 13 (2.50%) Adobe
7 13 (2.50%) Red Hat
8 12 (2.30%) Samsung
9 10 (1.92%) Polycom
10 8 (1.54%) Mitel
11 7 (1.34%) SAP
11 7 (1.34%) VMware
12 6 (1.15%) Ivanti
12 6 (1.15%) Progress
13 5 (0.96%) Avaya
13 5 (0.96%) Xamarin
14 4 (0.77%) Checkmarx
14 4 (0.77%) HP
14 4 (0.77%) Nokia