Mobile App Contracts

Mobile Application
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mobile App in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Mobile App over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 265 282 226
Rank change year-on-year +17 -56 -42
Contract jobs citing Mobile App 389 570 1,166
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.90% 0.96% 1.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.96% 2.89% 3.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 416 826
10th Percentile £325 £330 £373
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +13.51%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £600
90th Percentile £710 £750 £695
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 12 28
10th Percentile - £12.93 £11.15
25th Percentile £12.25 £30.16 £15.33
Median hourly rate £40.00 £36.50 £18.70
Median % change year-on-year +9.59% +95.19% -32.00%
75th Percentile £68.17 £45.00 £62.03
90th Percentile £73.88 £81.00 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £38.63 £35.00 £16.85
% change year-on-year +10.36% +107.72% +22.55%

All Generic Skills
UK

Mobile App is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,163 19,732 29,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.34% 33.30% 33.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,459 13,566 20,480
10th Percentile £263 £308 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £680 £656
90th Percentile £788 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 907 640 723
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £30.16 £22.49 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +34.13% -18.24% +4.05%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.05 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.50 £22.00 £20.07
% change year-on-year +29.55% +9.64% -16.40%

Mobile App
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mobile App over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Mobile App over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile App within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 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 +14 334 £500 -1.96% 295
London +14 199 £550 -4.35% 123
Work from Home +42 155 £463 -5.13% 145
UK excluding London +19 148 £450 -5.26% 197
North of England +19 61 £444 -8.51% 58
North West +3 36 £438 -7.99% 35
South East +3 30 £475 - 35
Yorkshire +20 21 £456 -8.75% 15
Scotland +40 14 £450 -12.20% 17
Midlands +7 14 £525 +23.53% 28
West Midlands +24 12 £525 +10.53% 15
South West +19 11 £400 -15.79% 29
East of England +13 10 £531 +6.20% 23
Wales +18 4 £450 +20.00% 10
North East - 4 £539 - 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £190 -
East Midlands +1 2 - - 13

Mobile App
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 11 (2.83%) Confluence
2 7 (1.80%) CMS
3 3 (0.77%) ArcGIS
3 3 (0.77%) Drupal
3 3 (0.77%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle Spatial
4 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Fuse
4 1 (0.26%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.26%) Strapi
Applications
1 10 (2.57%) Sketch
2 8 (2.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 4 (1.03%) Adobe Illustrator
3 4 (1.03%) Adobe XD
3 4 (1.03%) InVision
3 4 (1.03%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.26%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 7 (1.80%) Oracle 11i
1 7 (1.80%) Oracle EBS
1 7 (1.80%) Oracle EBS R12
2 3 (0.77%) Aareon QL
2 3 (0.77%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (0.77%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.77%) Oracle Receivables
2 3 (0.77%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 44 (11.31%) Azure
2 31 (7.97%) AWS
3 30 (7.71%) SaaS
4 27 (6.94%) GitHub
4 27 (6.94%) IaaS
4 27 (6.94%) PaaS
5 21 (5.40%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (5.40%) Figma
6 17 (4.37%) Serverless
7 16 (4.11%) GCP
8 15 (3.86%) AWS CloudFormation
9 9 (2.31%) Firebase
10 8 (2.06%) Entra ID
10 8 (2.06%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (1.80%) BrowserStack
12 5 (1.29%) Apigee
12 5 (1.29%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 4 (1.03%) Flurry Analytics
13 4 (1.03%) PubNub
13 4 (1.03%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.08%) Wireless
2 11 (2.83%) SSL
3 10 (2.57%) 5G
3 10 (2.57%) Broadband
4 7 (1.80%) Firewall
5 5 (1.29%) VPN
6 4 (1.03%) DNS
6 4 (1.03%) HTTP
7 2 (0.51%) Internet
7 2 (0.51%) Network Security
8 1 (0.26%) DHCP
8 1 (0.26%) LAN
8 1 (0.26%) RNC
8 1 (0.26%) SGSN
8 1 (0.26%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.26%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (2.31%) SQL Server
2 5 (1.29%) Mixpanel
3 4 (1.03%) GIS
3 4 (1.03%) MySQL
3 4 (1.03%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.03%) Spatial Data
4 3 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
4 3 (0.77%) RDBMS
4 3 (0.77%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.77%) SAP BW
4 3 (0.77%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (0.51%) NoSQL
6 1 (0.26%) Amazon Aurora
6 1 (0.26%) Big Data
6 1 (0.26%) Hadoop
6 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.26%) Redis
6 1 (0.26%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 36 (9.25%) Git
2 28 (7.20%) Postman
3 25 (6.43%) Jenkins
4 20 (5.14%) JIRA
5 18 (4.63%) Appium
5 18 (4.63%) Selenium
6 13 (3.34%) Xcode
7 12 (3.08%) XCUITest
8 11 (2.83%) Android Studio
9 10 (2.57%) Mockito
10 9 (2.31%) SoapUI
11 7 (1.80%) GitLab
11 7 (1.80%) Subversion
12 6 (1.54%) Gradle
12 6 (1.54%) SonarQube
12 6 (1.54%) WebDriver
13 5 (1.29%) Axure RP
13 5 (1.29%) CircleCI
14 4 (1.03%) Cucumber
14 4 (1.03%) Visual Studio
General
1 88 (22.62%) Social Skills
2 39 (10.03%) Finance
3 23 (5.91%) Banking
4 21 (5.40%) Public Sector
5 20 (5.14%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.14%) Retail
6 15 (3.86%) Back Office
6 15 (3.86%) Marketing
7 13 (3.34%) Law
7 13 (3.34%) Legal
8 12 (3.08%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (1.54%) Investment Banking
9 6 (1.54%) Retail Banking
10 5 (1.29%) Publishing
11 4 (1.03%) Manufacturing
12 3 (0.77%) Corporate Banking
12 3 (0.77%) Health Technology
12 3 (0.77%) Wholesale Banking
13 2 (0.51%) Advertising
13 2 (0.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 101 (25.96%) Developer
2 63 (16.20%) Senior
3 50 (12.85%) Architect
4 42 (10.80%) Analyst
5 41 (10.54%) Designer
6 29 (7.46%) Tester
7 24 (6.17%) UX Designer
8 21 (5.40%) Android Developer
9 20 (5.14%) Business Analyst
10 19 (4.88%) Penetration Tester
10 19 (4.88%) React Developer
10 19 (4.88%) Solutions Architect
11 18 (4.63%) Lead
12 17 (4.37%) Applications Developer
12 17 (4.37%) Project Manager
12 17 (4.37%) Test Analyst
13 15 (3.86%) Mobile Developer
13 15 (3.86%) Security Architect
13 15 (3.86%) Senior Analyst
13 15 (3.86%) Senior Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 36 (9.25%) React Native
2 28 (7.20%) Node.js
2 28 (7.20%) React
3 27 (6.94%) RESTful
4 24 (6.17%) CSS
5 23 (5.91%) HTML
6 20 (5.14%) .NET
6 20 (5.14%) Web Services
7 19 (4.88%) REST
8 11 (2.83%) GraphQL
9 10 (2.57%) XML
10 8 (2.06%) Flutter
10 8 (2.06%) SOAP
11 7 (1.80%) .NET Core
11 7 (1.80%) Android Jetpack
11 7 (1.80%) HTML5
11 7 (1.80%) Jetpack Compose
11 7 (1.80%) Next.js
11 7 (1.80%) UIKit
12 5 (1.29%) RAML
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.97%) Product Ownership
2 20 (5.14%) IoT
3 11 (2.83%) Public Cloud
4 8 (2.06%) Digital Media
4 8 (2.06%) Self-Motivation
4 8 (2.06%) Virtual Team
5 7 (1.80%) Cloud Native
5 7 (1.80%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (1.80%) Operational Technology
5 7 (1.80%) Smartphone
6 6 (1.54%) Legacy Code
7 5 (1.29%) Graphic Design
8 4 (1.03%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.03%) Onboarding
8 4 (1.03%) Video\Live Streaming
9 3 (0.77%) Data Structures
9 3 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.77%) Mobile Banking
9 3 (0.77%) Private Cloud
9 3 (0.77%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 118 (30.33%) Android
2 81 (20.82%) Apple iOS
3 26 (6.68%) Windows
4 16 (4.11%) Linux
5 10 (2.57%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.51%) Unix
7 1 (0.26%) tvOS
7 1 (0.26%) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (33.68%) Agile
2 77 (19.79%) User Experience
3 57 (14.65%) DevOps
4 51 (13.11%) CI/CD
5 44 (11.31%) Android Development
6 42 (10.80%) UX Design
7 41 (10.54%) Mobile Application Development
7 41 (10.54%) Test Automation
8 38 (9.77%) SDLC
9 36 (9.25%) Continuous Integration
9 36 (9.25%) E-Commerce
10 35 (9.00%) Application Security
10 35 (9.00%) Stakeholder Management
11 33 (8.48%) Microservices
12 32 (8.23%) Problem-Solving
13 31 (7.97%) Scrum
14 29 (7.46%) Cybersecurity
14 29 (7.46%) iOS Development
14 29 (7.46%) Penetration Testing
15 28 (7.20%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 62 (15.94%) Kotlin
2 51 (13.11%) JavaScript
3 39 (10.03%) Java
4 30 (7.71%) Python
5 29 (7.46%) Swift
6 25 (6.43%) C#
7 18 (4.63%) SQL
7 18 (4.63%) TypeScript
8 12 (3.08%) Objective-C
9 11 (2.83%) PowerShell
10 10 (2.57%) C++
10 10 (2.57%) Go
11 6 (1.54%) Bicep
11 6 (1.54%) Lua
12 5 (1.29%) Dart
13 4 (1.03%) Bash
14 3 (0.77%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.51%) PHP
15 2 (0.51%) VBA
15 2 (0.51%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 33 (8.48%) Degree
2 32 (8.23%) Security Cleared
3 26 (6.68%) CREST Certified
4 24 (6.17%) OSCP
5 23 (5.91%) GIAC
6 18 (4.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (4.63%) GPEN
6 18 (4.63%) SC Cleared
7 12 (3.08%) SANS
8 10 (2.57%) CEH
9 7 (1.80%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.29%) CHECK Team Leader
11 4 (1.03%) CISM
11 4 (1.03%) CISSP
11 4 (1.03%) ISTQB
12 3 (0.77%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.51%) CSSLP
13 2 (0.51%) ISEB
13 2 (0.51%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 1 (0.26%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (8.23%) QA
2 28 (7.20%) NIST
3 24 (6.17%) Accessibility
4 12 (3.08%) GDPR
4 12 (3.08%) PCI DSS
5 10 (2.57%) NCSC
6 2 (0.51%) COBIT
6 2 (0.51%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.51%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.51%) ISO 22301
6 2 (0.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.51%) WCAG
7 1 (0.26%) PMO
7 1 (0.26%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (4.37%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.31%) Docker
3 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (4.37%) Terraform
2 12 (3.08%) Ansible
3 9 (2.31%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.03%) Nessus
5 3 (0.77%) Grafana
5 3 (0.77%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.77%) Puppet
6 2 (0.51%) Graylog
6 2 (0.51%) HP Fortify
6 2 (0.51%) Istio
6 2 (0.51%) Nagios
6 2 (0.51%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.51%) WebInspect
7 1 (0.26%) AppManager
7 1 (0.26%) Argo
7 1 (0.26%) HP Quality Center
7 1 (0.26%) linkerd
7 1 (0.26%) SELinux
7 1 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 22 (5.66%) Microsoft
2 20 (5.14%) Adobe
3 16 (4.11%) Google
4 13 (3.34%) Apple
5 10 (2.57%) Virgin Media
6 8 (2.06%) Oracle
7 6 (1.54%) SAP
7 6 (1.54%) Splunk
8 5 (1.29%) Checkmarx
8 5 (1.29%) Nokia
8 5 (1.29%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.03%) HP
9 4 (1.03%) Xamarin
10 3 (0.77%) Aareon
10 3 (0.77%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.77%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.77%) ESRI
10 3 (0.77%) IBM
10 3 (0.77%) Pega
10 3 (0.77%) ServiceNow