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 15 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 351 259 275
Rank change year-on-year -92 +16 -145
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 362 704 641
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.68% 1.04% 1.21%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.83% 3.17% 3.13%
Number of salaries quoted 246 398 571
10th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £83,000 £78,688 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,750 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.75% +9.09% -

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 19,731 22,215 20,512
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 37.25% 32.68% 38.71%
Number of salaries quoted 10,743 10,739 15,299
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £34,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £84,056
90th Percentile £102,250 £110,000 £106,289
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 15 November 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 15 November 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 -77 314 £62,500 - 633
UK excluding London -107 186 £51,750 -13.75% 430
London +37 146 £95,000 +18.75% 272
Work from Home -83 116 £68,750 +5.77% 313
North of England -18 67 £55,000 -8.33% 124
North West -11 38 £65,000 +4.00% 76
South East -65 33 £58,750 +6.82% 115
South West +12 27 £50,000 -13.04% 40
Scotland -11 25 £34,000 -38.18% 26
Midlands -14 21 £46,250 -15.91% 61
West Midlands 0 19 £43,250 -33.46% 40
Yorkshire +7 16 £32,500 -35.00% 35
North East +5 13 £50,000 +11.11% 14
East of England -19 10 £60,000 -20.00% 39
Wales +7 4 £60,000 +33.33% 22
East Midlands -3 2 £76,250 +51.74% 21

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 9 (2.49%) CMS
2 5 (1.38%) Confluence
3 3 (0.83%) IIS
3 3 (0.83%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.55%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.55%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.28%) Apache
5 1 (0.28%) Appian
5 1 (0.28%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.28%) nginx
5 1 (0.28%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 8 (2.21%) Chatbot
2 7 (1.93%) Sketch
3 6 (1.66%) Adobe XD
4 3 (0.83%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.55%) UserZoom
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.38%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.83%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.55%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 64 (17.68%) Azure
2 45 (12.43%) AWS
3 35 (9.67%) SaaS
4 29 (8.01%) GitHub
5 25 (6.91%) Figma
6 17 (4.70%) GCP
7 16 (4.42%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (3.59%) Serverless
9 12 (3.31%) Firebase
10 8 (2.21%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 8 (2.21%) Azure Functions
10 8 (2.21%) Azure Service Bus
11 7 (1.93%) Power Platform
12 6 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (1.66%) GitHub Actions
13 5 (1.38%) Azure Logic Apps
14 4 (1.10%) Azure Monitor
14 4 (1.10%) Google Play
14 4 (1.10%) PowerApps
15 3 (0.83%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.04%) Wi-Fi
2 3 (0.83%) Broadband
2 3 (0.83%) VPN
2 3 (0.83%) Wireless
3 2 (0.55%) 4G
3 2 (0.55%) Bluetooth
3 2 (0.55%) DHCP
3 2 (0.55%) DNS
3 2 (0.55%) RFID
3 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.55%) WAN
4 1 (0.28%) Calico
4 1 (0.28%) Firewall
4 1 (0.28%) HTTP
4 1 (0.28%) Internet
4 1 (0.28%) LAN
4 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.28%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (4.97%) NoSQL
2 17 (4.70%) SQL Server
3 12 (3.31%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (2.49%) MySQL
4 9 (2.49%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
6 4 (1.10%) GIS
7 3 (0.83%) MongoDB
7 3 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.83%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.55%) Big Data
8 2 (0.55%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.55%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.55%) Power BI
9 1 (0.28%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.28%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.28%) Event Store
9 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 40 (11.05%) Git
2 20 (5.52%) JIRA
3 10 (2.76%) Selenium
3 10 (2.76%) Xcode
4 9 (2.49%) Cypress.io
5 7 (1.93%) Postman
5 7 (1.93%) Storybook
6 6 (1.66%) Android Studio
6 6 (1.66%) Appium
6 6 (1.66%) Jenkins
7 5 (1.38%) JMeter
7 5 (1.38%) Visual Studio
8 4 (1.10%) JUnit
9 3 (0.83%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.83%) Crashlytics
9 3 (0.83%) Metasploit
9 3 (0.83%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.55%) Browser DevTools
10 2 (0.55%) git-flow
10 2 (0.55%) UI Automator
General
1 113 (31.22%) Social Skills
2 62 (17.13%) Finance
3 43 (11.88%) Banking
4 34 (9.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 32 (8.84%) Law
6 31 (8.56%) Retail
7 25 (6.91%) Analytical Skills
8 23 (6.35%) Legal
9 21 (5.80%) Marketing
10 18 (4.97%) Advertising
11 16 (4.42%) Telecoms
12 15 (4.14%) Billing
13 14 (3.87%) Documentation Skills
14 9 (2.49%) Electronics
15 8 (2.21%) Organisational Skills
16 7 (1.93%) Manufacturing
17 6 (1.66%) Health Technology
17 6 (1.66%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (1.66%) Publishing
18 5 (1.38%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 111 (30.66%) Developer
2 50 (13.81%) Senior
3 36 (9.94%) Lead
4 34 (9.39%) Software Engineer
5 30 (8.29%) Mobile Developer
6 28 (7.73%) Architect
7 26 (7.18%) Solutions Architect
8 25 (6.91%) Applications Developer
9 21 (5.80%) Analyst
10 20 (5.52%) Senior Developer
11 19 (5.25%) React Developer
12 16 (4.42%) Designer
12 16 (4.42%) Full-Stack Developer
12 16 (4.42%) Mobile Applications Developer
13 15 (4.14%) Consultant
14 14 (3.87%) .NET Developer
14 14 (3.87%) Python Engineer
14 14 (3.87%) Python Software Engineer
14 14 (3.87%) Recruitment Consultant
15 13 (3.59%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (23.20%) React Native
2 71 (19.61%) React
3 46 (12.71%) .NET
4 40 (11.05%) RESTful
5 39 (10.77%) Node.js
6 32 (8.84%) CSS
7 31 (8.56%) HTML
8 18 (4.97%) REST
9 17 (4.70%) Flutter
10 16 (4.42%) Kafka
11 15 (4.14%) GraphQL
11 15 (4.14%) Next.js
11 15 (4.14%) Vue
12 14 (3.87%) AngularJS
13 13 (3.59%) Jest
13 13 (3.59%) SwiftUI
14 9 (2.49%) XML
15 8 (2.21%) HTML5
15 8 (2.21%) Playwright
16 7 (1.93%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 27 (7.46%) Cloud Native
2 26 (7.18%) Self-Motivation
3 23 (6.35%) Client/Server
4 20 (5.52%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.87%) IoT
5 14 (3.87%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.49%) EPoS
7 7 (1.93%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (1.66%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.66%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (1.66%) NHS
9 5 (1.38%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.38%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.38%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.10%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.10%) Smart Home
11 3 (0.83%) Algorithms
11 3 (0.83%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.83%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.83%) VUI
Operating Systems
1 97 (26.80%) Apple iOS
2 96 (26.52%) Android
3 19 (5.25%) Windows
4 4 (1.10%) Linux
5 3 (0.83%) Unix
5 3 (0.83%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.55%) Nucleus RTOS
6 2 (0.55%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 154 (42.54%) Agile
2 85 (23.48%) CI/CD
3 67 (18.51%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (16.85%) User Experience
5 60 (16.57%) Test Automation
6 57 (15.75%) Mobile Application Development
6 57 (15.75%) Software Engineering
7 48 (13.26%) Continuous Improvement
7 48 (13.26%) Mobile Development
8 47 (12.98%) DevOps
9 44 (12.15%) B2B
10 40 (11.05%) Mentoring
11 39 (10.77%) UX Design
12 37 (10.22%) SDLC
13 35 (9.67%) Full-Stack Development
13 35 (9.67%) Microservices
13 35 (9.67%) Technical Leadership
14 34 (9.39%) CRM
15 30 (8.29%) Clean Code
16 29 (8.01%) B2C
Programming Languages
1 60 (16.57%) JavaScript
2 53 (14.64%) TypeScript
3 40 (11.05%) C#
3 40 (11.05%) Python
4 37 (10.22%) Java
5 35 (9.67%) SQL
6 28 (7.73%) Swift
7 25 (6.91%) Kotlin
8 24 (6.63%) Go
9 9 (2.49%) C
9 9 (2.49%) Objective-C
10 8 (2.21%) PHP
10 8 (2.21%) VBA
11 6 (1.66%) C++
12 5 (1.38%) Dart
13 4 (1.10%) Bash
13 4 (1.10%) XAML
14 3 (0.83%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.55%) Groovy
15 2 (0.55%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 37 (10.22%) Degree
2 20 (5.52%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (3.04%) AWS Certification
4 9 (2.49%) Security Cleared
5 8 (2.21%) Master's Degree
6 7 (1.93%) SC Cleared
7 5 (1.38%) ISTQB
8 3 (0.83%) CHECK Team Leader
8 3 (0.83%) CREST Certified
9 2 (0.55%) CCSAM
9 2 (0.55%) CHECK Team Member
9 2 (0.55%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 2 (0.55%) OSCP
9 2 (0.55%) PhD
10 1 (0.28%) Chartered Engineer
10 1 (0.28%) CITP
10 1 (0.28%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.28%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (8.56%) Accessibility
2 29 (8.01%) QA
3 8 (2.21%) GDPR
4 6 (1.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.66%) PCI DSS
4 6 (1.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (1.66%) WCAG
5 5 (1.38%) ISO 9001
6 3 (0.83%) SLA
7 2 (0.55%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.55%) Section 508
8 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.28%) PERC
System Software
1 8 (2.21%) Docker
2 6 (1.66%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.38%) Firmware
4 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.28%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 28 (7.73%) Kubernetes
2 16 (4.42%) Terraform
3 8 (2.21%) Mesos
4 7 (1.93%) Grafana
4 7 (1.93%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (1.66%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.55%) AirWatch
7 2 (0.55%) Ansible
7 2 (0.55%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.55%) Nessus
8 1 (0.28%) Argo
8 1 (0.28%) Istio
8 1 (0.28%) Nmap
Vendors
1 30 (8.29%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.14%) Xamarin
3 14 (3.87%) Google
4 13 (3.59%) Apple
5 8 (2.21%) Adobe
5 8 (2.21%) Blue Prism
5 8 (2.21%) Pega
6 7 (1.93%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.66%) Samsung
8 5 (1.38%) Oracle
9 4 (1.10%) Zoho
10 3 (0.83%) Cvent
10 3 (0.83%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.83%) ESRI
10 3 (0.83%) SAP
10 3 (0.83%) ServiceNow
11 2 (0.55%) Instagram
11 2 (0.55%) Lotus
11 2 (0.55%) TikTok
11 2 (0.55%) YouTube