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 20 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 244 280
Rank change year-on-year -13 +36 -101
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 591 557 853
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.78% 1.32% 1.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.57% 3.38% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 356 412 713
10th Percentile £37,125 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -4.55%

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 23,038 16,474 31,058
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.57% 38.94% 36.32%
Number of salaries quoted 11,708 8,846 21,801
10th Percentile £28,750 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £49,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% +10.00% -9.09%

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 20 March 2026.

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 20 March 2026. 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 -2 543 £60,000 +4.35% 248
UK excluding London -9 406 £55,000 - 201
Work from Home -19 189 £60,000 - 128
London -28 155 £70,000 +7.69% 96
North of England +3 123 £57,500 +21.05% 46
South East +6 109 £60,000 +26.32% 61
Midlands -29 79 £46,250 -28.85% 37
Yorkshire -5 67 £40,000 - 16
East Midlands -11 49 £45,000 +2.86% 13
North West -1 48 £61,250 +2.08% 25
South West -17 45 £47,500 -20.83% 20
West Midlands -37 30 £50,000 -25.93% 24
Scotland -44 26 £34,000 -42.13% 13
East of England -24 23 £40,000 -27.27% 17
North East -29 8 £50,000 +17.65% 5
Wales -19 2 £65,000 - 9

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 (1.35%) ArcGIS
2 7 (1.18%) CMS
2 7 (1.18%) Confluence
3 6 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.68%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.34%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.17%) Appian
6 1 (0.17%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.35%) Chatbot
1 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.51%) Sketch
3 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (0.17%) Final Cut Pro
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.51%) Shopify
2 1 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 99 (16.75%) Azure
2 66 (11.17%) AWS
3 58 (9.81%) SaaS
4 48 (8.12%) Figma
5 36 (6.09%) GitHub
6 30 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.72%) GCP
8 21 (3.55%) Firebase
9 20 (3.38%) Serverless
10 17 (2.88%) Entra ID
11 16 (2.71%) GitHub Actions
12 14 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
13 11 (1.86%) Azure Logic Apps
13 11 (1.86%) TestFlight
14 10 (1.69%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 10 (1.69%) Azure Functions
14 10 (1.69%) Azure Service Bus
14 10 (1.69%) Stripe
15 7 (1.18%) Google Play
16 6 (1.02%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 60 (10.15%) Broadband
2 23 (3.89%) Wireless
3 22 (3.72%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (2.54%) VPN
5 8 (1.35%) Firewall
6 7 (1.18%) DNS
7 6 (1.02%) DHCP
7 6 (1.02%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.02%) WAN
8 4 (0.68%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.34%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.34%) LAN
10 1 (0.17%) 4G
10 1 (0.17%) HTTP
10 1 (0.17%) Internet
10 1 (0.17%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.20%) MySQL
2 10 (1.69%) GIS
2 10 (1.69%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.35%) Geospatial Data
3 8 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.68%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.51%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.51%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.34%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.34%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.17%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.17%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (3.05%) Git
1 18 (3.05%) JIRA
2 14 (2.37%) Burp Suite
2 14 (2.37%) Metasploit
3 13 (2.20%) Xcode
4 12 (2.03%) Crashlytics
5 10 (1.69%) XCTest
5 10 (1.69%) XCUITest
6 8 (1.35%) Storybook
7 7 (1.18%) Android Studio
7 7 (1.18%) Cypress.io
8 6 (1.02%) Postman
9 5 (0.85%) Appium
10 4 (0.68%) Jenkins
11 3 (0.51%) CircleCI
11 3 (0.51%) fastlane
11 3 (0.51%) Selenium
12 2 (0.34%) CMake
12 2 (0.34%) GitLab
12 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
General
1 97 (16.41%) Social Skills
2 62 (10.49%) Finance
3 46 (7.78%) Games
4 45 (7.61%) Retail
5 34 (5.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 34 (5.75%) Marketing
6 26 (4.40%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (3.38%) Banking
9 19 (3.21%) Advertising
10 18 (3.05%) Billing
11 14 (2.37%) Legal
12 13 (2.20%) Health Technology
12 13 (2.20%) Telecoms
13 12 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.86%) Electronics
14 11 (1.86%) Tech for Good
15 10 (1.69%) Law
15 10 (1.69%) Public Sector
16 9 (1.52%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 227 (38.41%) Developer
2 142 (24.03%) Senior
3 59 (9.98%) Applications Developer
4 58 (9.81%) Lead
5 54 (9.14%) iOS Developer
6 50 (8.46%) Mobile Developer
7 43 (7.28%) Senior Developer
8 41 (6.94%) Designer
9 39 (6.60%) Analyst
10 33 (5.58%) Mobile Applications Developer
11 32 (5.41%) Senior Designer
12 29 (4.91%) .NET Developer
13 27 (4.57%) Product Designer
14 26 (4.40%) Android Developer
15 23 (3.89%) Senior Product Designer
16 21 (3.55%) Applications Engineer
16 21 (3.55%) React Developer
16 21 (3.55%) Senior Analyst
16 21 (3.55%) Software Engineer
17 18 (3.05%) Lead Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (17.60%) React Native
2 68 (11.51%) .NET
3 64 (10.83%) React
4 45 (7.61%) RESTful
5 41 (6.94%) SwiftUI
6 38 (6.43%) CSS
7 33 (5.58%) HTML
8 26 (4.40%) Node.js
9 17 (2.88%) Bootstrap
10 16 (2.71%) GraphQL
11 15 (2.54%) Android SDK
11 15 (2.54%) REST
12 14 (2.37%) Flutter
12 14 (2.37%) Vue
13 13 (2.20%) UIKit
14 12 (2.03%) Spring
14 12 (2.03%) Spring Boot
15 11 (1.86%) AngularJS
15 11 (1.86%) Next.js
16 10 (1.69%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.12%) Onboarding
2 40 (6.77%) Product Ownership
3 35 (5.92%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.40%) EPoS
5 22 (3.72%) IoT
6 18 (3.05%) Greenfield Project
7 17 (2.88%) Security Posture
7 17 (2.88%) Social Media
8 12 (2.03%) iPhone
9 11 (1.86%) iPad
10 10 (1.69%) Cloud Native
11 9 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
11 9 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.35%) Management Information System
12 8 (1.35%) PropTech
13 7 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
14 5 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
15 4 (0.68%) AI Agents
15 4 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
15 4 (0.68%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 169 (28.60%) Android
2 168 (28.43%) Apple iOS
3 22 (3.72%) Windows
4 6 (1.02%) Linux
4 6 (1.02%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.68%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.34%) Debian
7 2 (0.34%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.34%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 200 (33.84%) Agile
2 118 (19.97%) CI/CD
3 112 (18.95%) User Experience
4 109 (18.44%) Mentoring
5 101 (17.09%) Problem-Solving
6 84 (14.21%) Mobile Application Development
7 82 (13.87%) AI
8 75 (12.69%) Android Development
9 74 (12.52%) iOS Development
10 71 (12.01%) Test Automation
11 69 (11.68%) Software Engineering
12 65 (11.00%) Mobile Development
13 62 (10.49%) UX Design
14 60 (10.15%) Analytics
14 60 (10.15%) DevOps
15 59 (9.98%) Continuous Improvement
16 58 (9.81%) Full-Stack Development
17 53 (8.97%) Collaborative Culture
18 48 (8.12%) Roadmaps
19 47 (7.95%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 68 (11.51%) Kotlin
2 52 (8.80%) Swift
3 46 (7.78%) TypeScript
4 40 (6.77%) C#
5 39 (6.60%) JavaScript
6 38 (6.43%) Java
7 35 (5.92%) SQL
8 24 (4.06%) Python
9 15 (2.54%) Bash
10 13 (2.20%) PHP
11 9 (1.52%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.35%) C++
12 8 (1.35%) VBA
13 5 (0.85%) C
14 4 (0.68%) XAML
15 3 (0.51%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.51%) Perl
15 3 (0.51%) Ruby
16 2 (0.34%) Dart
16 2 (0.34%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 41 (6.94%) Degree
2 25 (4.23%) CREST Certified
2 25 (4.23%) OSCP
3 21 (3.55%) CHECK Team Member
4 20 (3.38%) CHECK Team Leader
5 18 (3.05%) CCSAM
6 12 (2.03%) Master's Degree
7 11 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.18%) Security Cleared
9 5 (0.85%) SC Cleared
10 4 (0.68%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.51%) CISSP
12 2 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.34%) CCSAS
12 2 (0.34%) CEH
12 2 (0.34%) CISA
12 2 (0.34%) GPEN
12 2 (0.34%) ISEB
12 2 (0.34%) PhD
12 2 (0.34%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (12.35%) Accessibility
2 27 (4.57%) QA
3 7 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.18%) WCAG
4 6 (1.02%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.85%) GDPR
5 5 (0.85%) SLA
6 4 (0.68%) GRC
7 2 (0.34%) Section 508
8 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.17%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 15 (2.54%) Docker
2 8 (1.35%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.68%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.68%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 21 (3.55%) Terraform
2 18 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.86%) Nessus
4 10 (1.69%) Ansible
4 10 (1.69%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.35%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.68%) Nmap
8 3 (0.51%) Argo
9 1 (0.17%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 35 (5.92%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.08%) Adobe
3 27 (4.57%) Apple
4 24 (4.06%) Xamarin
5 20 (3.38%) Google
6 10 (1.69%) Amplitude
6 10 (1.69%) ESRI
7 8 (1.35%) Atlassian
7 8 (1.35%) Blue Prism
7 8 (1.35%) Pega
8 7 (1.18%) Okta
9 6 (1.02%) Samsung
10 5 (0.85%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.85%) Zoho
11 4 (0.68%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.68%) VMware
12 3 (0.51%) Mapbox
12 3 (0.51%) SAP
12 3 (0.51%) WooCommerce
13 2 (0.34%) Facebook