Mobile App Job Trends

Mobile Application
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Mobile App in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mobile App over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 318 240 298
Rank change year-on-year -78 +58 -157
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 381 695 519
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.64% 1.25% 1.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.84% 3.39% 2.68%
Number of salaries quoted 280 396 462
10th Percentile £31,363 £37,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £47,188 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.93%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 20,761 20,487 19,330
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.81% 36.87% 37.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10,424 9,854 14,115
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,214 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,000 £54,125 £55,000
% change year-on-year -15.01% -1.59% -

Mobile App
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Mobile App job vacancy trend in the UK

Mobile App
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mobile App.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mobile App

Mobile App
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mobile App over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Mobile App in the UK

Mobile App
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mobile App within the UK over the 6 months to 28 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
England -69 343 £64,482 +7.47% 834
UK excluding London -96 230 £55,000 - 729
Work from Home -67 134 £75,000 +20.00% 402
London +10 131 £95,000 +18.75% 221
North of England -23 67 £60,000 +20.00% 174
South East -37 62 £60,000 +17.07% 175
South West -1 34 £50,000 -16.67% 74
Midlands -32 33 £46,250 -24.49% 137
North West -15 32 £70,000 +16.67% 92
Scotland -26 24 £34,000 -38.18% 46
Yorkshire -10 22 £36,250 -19.44% 71
West Midlands -17 21 £48,750 -30.36% 71
North East +10 13 £50,000 +17.65% 13
East Midlands -7 12 £45,000 -10.00% 62
East of England -18 8 £60,000 -20.00% 101
Wales +5 3 £50,000 - 23

Mobile App
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (2.10%) CMS
2 6 (1.57%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.79%) Confluence
5 2 (0.52%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.52%) IIS
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.26%) Appian
6 1 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.26%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.36%) Sketch
2 7 (1.84%) Chatbot
3 6 (1.57%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.26%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.26%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.26%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.31%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.79%) Shopify
3 2 (0.52%) Oracle BPM
3 2 (0.52%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 77 (20.21%) Azure
2 57 (14.96%) SaaS
3 33 (8.66%) AWS
4 30 (7.87%) GitHub
5 24 (6.30%) Figma
6 23 (6.04%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.20%) GCP
8 14 (3.67%) Serverless
9 11 (2.89%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 11 (2.89%) Azure Functions
9 11 (2.89%) Azure Service Bus
10 10 (2.62%) Entra ID
11 9 (2.36%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (2.36%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (2.36%) Firebase
12 8 (2.10%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
14 5 (1.31%) Google Play
15 4 (1.05%) OneDrive
15 4 (1.05%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 21 (5.51%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (2.10%) VPN
3 7 (1.84%) DNS
3 7 (1.84%) Wireless
4 6 (1.57%) DHCP
4 6 (1.57%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.57%) WAN
5 4 (1.05%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.79%) Bluetooth
6 3 (0.79%) Broadband
7 2 (0.52%) 4G
7 2 (0.52%) Firewall
7 2 (0.52%) LAN
8 1 (0.26%) HTTP
8 1 (0.26%) Internet
8 1 (0.26%) RFID
8 1 (0.26%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.26%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (4.20%) SQL Server
2 12 (3.15%) MySQL
2 12 (3.15%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
3 6 (1.57%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.31%) NoSQL
5 3 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
5 3 (0.79%) GIS
6 2 (0.52%) Big Data
6 2 (0.52%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.52%) Hadoop
6 2 (0.52%) MariaDB
6 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.26%) Cloud Spanner
7 1 (0.26%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.26%) Mixpanel
7 1 (0.26%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 23 (6.04%) Git
2 13 (3.41%) JIRA
3 12 (3.15%) Xcode
4 10 (2.62%) Storybook
5 7 (1.84%) Android Studio
5 7 (1.84%) Postman
5 7 (1.84%) Selenium
6 6 (1.57%) Visual Studio
7 5 (1.31%) Burp Suite
7 5 (1.31%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.31%) JMeter
7 5 (1.31%) Metasploit
8 4 (1.05%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.79%) Appium
9 3 (0.79%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.52%) Browser DevTools
10 2 (0.52%) CircleCI
10 2 (0.52%) Crashlytics
10 2 (0.52%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.52%) XCUITest
General
1 96 (25.20%) Social Skills
2 39 (10.24%) Finance
3 35 (9.19%) Retail
4 24 (6.30%) Telecoms
5 22 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (5.77%) Marketing
6 20 (5.25%) Advertising
6 20 (5.25%) Billing
7 18 (4.72%) Banking
8 16 (4.20%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (4.20%) Legal
9 10 (2.62%) Electronics
10 9 (2.36%) Back Office
10 9 (2.36%) Manufacturing
11 8 (2.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (1.84%) Law
13 6 (1.57%) Games
13 6 (1.57%) Public Sector
14 5 (1.31%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 149 (39.11%) Developer
2 61 (16.01%) Senior
3 35 (9.19%) Applications Developer
4 33 (8.66%) Lead
5 32 (8.40%) Mobile Developer
6 27 (7.09%) iOS Developer
7 26 (6.82%) Analyst
7 26 (6.82%) Architect
8 24 (6.30%) .NET Developer
8 24 (6.30%) React Developer
8 24 (6.30%) Solutions Architect
9 23 (6.04%) Senior Developer
10 20 (5.25%) Mobile Applications Developer
11 19 (4.99%) Full-Stack Developer
12 17 (4.46%) Software Engineer
13 16 (4.20%) Consultant
14 15 (3.94%) Recruitment Consultant
15 14 (3.67%) Field Engineer
15 14 (3.67%) Field Service Engineer
15 14 (3.67%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (24.93%) React Native
2 79 (20.73%) React
3 58 (15.22%) .NET
4 43 (11.29%) Node.js
5 40 (10.50%) RESTful
6 34 (8.92%) CSS
7 33 (8.66%) HTML
8 19 (4.99%) SwiftUI
9 17 (4.46%) REST
10 16 (4.20%) Vue
11 14 (3.67%) Flutter
12 13 (3.41%) AngularJS
13 12 (3.15%) Next.js
14 10 (2.62%) Bootstrap
14 10 (2.62%) GraphQL
14 10 (2.62%) Jest
14 10 (2.62%) Laravel
15 9 (2.36%) Express.js
15 9 (2.36%) WebSockets
16 8 (2.10%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.04%) Self-Motivation
2 22 (5.77%) Onboarding
3 16 (4.20%) IoT
4 15 (3.94%) EPoS
5 13 (3.41%) Product Ownership
6 10 (2.62%) Cloud Native
7 9 (2.36%) iPad
7 9 (2.36%) iPhone
8 7 (1.84%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.57%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.57%) PropTech
9 6 (1.57%) Renewable Energy
10 5 (1.31%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.31%) NHS
10 5 (1.31%) Security Posture
10 5 (1.31%) Smart Home
11 4 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
11 4 (1.05%) Low-Code
11 4 (1.05%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 113 (29.66%) Apple iOS
2 107 (28.08%) Android
3 20 (5.25%) Windows
4 6 (1.57%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.05%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.79%) Linux
7 2 (0.52%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.52%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.52%) Unix
8 1 (0.26%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 113 (29.66%) Agile
2 65 (17.06%) User Experience
3 60 (15.75%) CI/CD
3 60 (15.75%) Mobile Application Development
4 57 (14.96%) Mobile Development
5 55 (14.44%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (14.17%) DevOps
7 51 (13.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 48 (12.60%) B2B
8 48 (12.60%) Test Automation
9 46 (12.07%) Mentoring
10 43 (11.29%) Android Development
11 41 (10.76%) iOS Development
12 40 (10.50%) UX Design
13 39 (10.24%) AI
14 38 (9.97%) Full-Stack Development
15 33 (8.66%) B2C
16 32 (8.40%) Clean Code
16 32 (8.40%) CRM
16 32 (8.40%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 51 (13.39%) TypeScript
2 48 (12.60%) JavaScript
3 36 (9.45%) C#
4 34 (8.92%) Kotlin
5 32 (8.40%) Swift
6 22 (5.77%) Java
6 22 (5.77%) SQL
7 14 (3.67%) Python
8 11 (2.89%) PHP
9 9 (2.36%) C
9 9 (2.36%) C++
10 8 (2.10%) VBA
11 6 (1.57%) Bash
11 6 (1.57%) Objective-C
12 4 (1.05%) T-SQL
12 4 (1.05%) XAML
13 3 (0.79%) Perl
13 3 (0.79%) Ruby
14 2 (0.52%) Groovy
14 2 (0.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 35 (9.19%) Degree
2 20 (5.25%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (2.62%) Master's Degree
4 6 (1.57%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.57%) Security Cleared
5 5 (1.31%) CREST Certified
5 5 (1.31%) OSCP
6 3 (0.79%) CHECK Team Member
6 3 (0.79%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.52%) CCSAM
7 2 (0.52%) CEH
7 2 (0.52%) CHECK Team Leader
7 2 (0.52%) CISA
7 2 (0.52%) CISSP
7 2 (0.52%) PhD
8 1 (0.26%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.26%) GPEN
8 1 (0.26%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (9.45%) Accessibility
2 30 (7.87%) QA
3 9 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.57%) GDPR
4 6 (1.57%) SLA
4 6 (1.57%) WCAG
5 5 (1.31%) ISO 9001
5 5 (1.31%) PCI DSS
5 5 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.52%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.52%) Section 508
7 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.26%) GRC
System Software
1 14 (3.67%) Docker
2 9 (2.36%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.05%) Hyper-V
3 4 (1.05%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (1.05%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.52%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (3.94%) Terraform
2 9 (2.36%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (1.84%) Jamf Pro
3 7 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.57%) Kubernetes
5 4 (1.05%) Ansible
6 3 (0.79%) Nessus
6 3 (0.79%) Nmap
7 2 (0.52%) Argo
Vendors
1 27 (7.09%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.99%) Google
3 18 (4.72%) Apple
3 18 (4.72%) Xamarin
4 11 (2.89%) Adobe
5 8 (2.10%) Blue Prism
5 8 (2.10%) Pega
6 5 (1.31%) Atlassian
6 5 (1.31%) Okta
7 4 (1.05%) Samsung
7 4 (1.05%) SAP
7 4 (1.05%) VMware
7 4 (1.05%) Zoho
8 3 (0.79%) Cvent
8 3 (0.79%) Dynatrace
8 3 (0.79%) ESRI
8 3 (0.79%) Oracle
8 3 (0.79%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.79%) WooCommerce
9 2 (0.52%) TikTok