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 29 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 373 365 272
Rank change year-on-year -8 -93 -30
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 540 330 732
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.67% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.73% 1.64% 3.04%
Number of salaries quoted 360 225 420
10th Percentile £33,500 £35,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +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 31,202 20,154 24,044
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.52% 41.06% 32.04%
Number of salaries quoted 19,289 10,079 12,170
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £43,997
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.64% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.56% -14.29% -4.55%

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 29 September 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 29 September 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 +5 490 £60,000 -11.11% 569
UK excluding London +31 368 £55,000 -4.35% 259
Work from Home +35 201 £65,000 -7.14% 224
London -59 146 £75,000 -20.00% 361
North of England -11 132 £55,000 - 75
South East -5 79 £60,000 - 51
North West +14 78 £65,000 - 51
Midlands -4 68 £50,000 +5.26% 45
South West -49 48 £46,250 -15.91% 18
West Midlands -20 43 £50,000 +5.26% 20
Yorkshire -14 39 £55,000 +65.41% 21
East Midlands -18 25 £50,000 -4.76% 25
East of England -12 22 £60,000 - 20
North East -63 15 £47,000 +4.44% 3
Scotland +12 13 £34,000 -8.72% 22
Wales -71 7 £55,000 -18.52% 15

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 12 (2.22%) Confluence
2 6 (1.11%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (0.93%) Umbraco
4 4 (0.74%) CMS
4 4 (0.74%) IIS
5 3 (0.56%) WordPress
6 2 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.37%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.37%) nginx
7 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 6 (1.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.74%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.74%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.56%) Zeplin
4 2 (0.37%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.37%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (0.56%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (0.56%) Workfront
2 2 (0.37%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.19%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.19%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 106 (19.63%) Azure
2 70 (12.96%) AWS
3 47 (8.70%) Azure DevOps
4 36 (6.67%) GCP
4 36 (6.67%) SaaS
5 32 (5.93%) GitHub
6 25 (4.63%) Google Play
7 22 (4.07%) Firebase
8 17 (3.15%) Azure AI
8 17 (3.15%) Serverless
9 16 (2.96%) Entra ID
10 15 (2.78%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (2.22%) GitHub Copilot
12 10 (1.85%) Microsoft 365
13 9 (1.67%) BrowserStack
13 9 (1.67%) Cloud Functions
14 8 (1.48%) Figma
14 8 (1.48%) TestFlight
15 7 (1.30%) Azure Monitor
15 7 (1.30%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.11%) Internet
2 5 (0.93%) HTTP
3 4 (0.74%) Firewall
3 4 (0.74%) Remote Desktop
3 4 (0.74%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.56%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.37%) 5G
5 2 (0.37%) RFID
6 1 (0.19%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.19%) Intranet
6 1 (0.19%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.89%) Azure SQL Database
2 18 (3.33%) NoSQL
3 17 (3.15%) MongoDB
4 13 (2.41%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.85%) MySQL
5 10 (1.85%) PostgreSQL
5 10 (1.85%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.48%) Redis
7 5 (0.93%) DynamoDB
8 4 (0.74%) Power BI
9 3 (0.56%) Big Data
9 3 (0.56%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.37%) Amazon Aurora
10 2 (0.37%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.37%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.37%) SQLite
11 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
11 1 (0.19%) GIS
11 1 (0.19%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 25 (4.63%) Git
2 17 (3.15%) JIRA
3 13 (2.41%) fastlane
4 12 (2.22%) Jenkins
5 10 (1.85%) Crashlytics
5 10 (1.85%) Xcode
6 9 (1.67%) Android Studio
6 9 (1.67%) Appium
6 9 (1.67%) Postman
7 8 (1.48%) XCTest
8 7 (1.30%) Gradle
9 6 (1.11%) JUnit
9 6 (1.11%) Selenium
10 5 (0.93%) Gatling
11 4 (0.74%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.74%) XCUITest
12 3 (0.56%) Burp Suite
12 3 (0.56%) JMeter
13 2 (0.37%) git-flow
13 2 (0.37%) Mockito
General
1 125 (23.15%) Social Skills
2 72 (13.33%) Finance
3 42 (7.78%) Law
4 40 (7.41%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (7.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 38 (7.04%) Retail
6 27 (5.00%) Marketing
7 25 (4.63%) Banking
7 25 (4.63%) Publishing
8 18 (3.33%) Games
9 17 (3.15%) Public Sector
10 15 (2.78%) Legal
11 10 (1.85%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (1.67%) Billing
13 6 (1.11%) Automotive
13 6 (1.11%) Digital Health
14 5 (0.93%) Back Office
14 5 (0.93%) Electronics
14 5 (0.93%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.93%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 189 (35.00%) Developer
2 132 (24.44%) Senior
3 62 (11.48%) Senior Developer
4 53 (9.81%) Lead
5 45 (8.33%) iOS Developer
6 40 (7.41%) .NET Developer
7 38 (7.04%) Software Engineer
8 34 (6.30%) Android Developer
9 32 (5.93%) Mobile Developer
10 27 (5.00%) Applications Developer
10 27 (5.00%) Senior Mobile Developer
11 23 (4.26%) Analyst
11 23 (4.26%) Junior
11 23 (4.26%) Senior iOS Developer
12 22 (4.07%) Designer
13 19 (3.52%) Mobile Applications Developer
14 18 (3.33%) Architect
14 18 (3.33%) Tester
15 17 (3.15%) Senior Android Developer
15 17 (3.15%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 84 (15.56%) React
2 73 (13.52%) React Native
3 61 (11.30%) .NET
4 57 (10.56%) RESTful
5 48 (8.89%) REST
6 37 (6.85%) SwiftUI
7 27 (5.00%) ASP.NET
8 24 (4.44%) CSS
8 24 (4.44%) HTML
9 22 (4.07%) AngularJS
9 22 (4.07%) ASP.NET Core
9 22 (4.07%) Node.js
10 21 (3.89%) Blazor
11 20 (3.70%) .NET Core
11 20 (3.70%) Next.js
12 19 (3.52%) Vue
13 17 (3.15%) Flutter
13 17 (3.15%) ML.NET
14 16 (2.96%) NestJS
15 15 (2.78%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 60 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 27 (5.00%) Cloud Native
3 24 (4.44%) IoT
4 23 (4.26%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (3.89%) iPhone
6 20 (3.70%) Management Information System
7 18 (3.33%) Greenfield Project
8 15 (2.78%) Social Media
8 15 (2.78%) Web Conferencing
9 13 (2.41%) Onboarding
9 13 (2.41%) Podcast
10 12 (2.22%) Distributed Systems
11 9 (1.67%) Blog
12 8 (1.48%) AI Agents
12 8 (1.48%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 7 (1.30%) CCTV
14 6 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
14 6 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (1.11%) Smart Home
14 6 (1.11%) Vector Graphics
Operating Systems
1 156 (28.89%) Android
2 133 (24.63%) Apple iOS
3 23 (4.26%) Windows
4 7 (1.30%) Linux
4 7 (1.30%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.93%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.93%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.56%) Embedded Linux
7 2 (0.37%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (27.22%) Agile
2 110 (20.37%) CI/CD
3 100 (18.52%) User Experience
4 99 (18.33%) Test Automation
5 94 (17.41%) AI
6 93 (17.22%) Problem-Solving
7 81 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (13.89%) Analytics
9 71 (13.15%) Full-Stack Development
10 69 (12.78%) Software Engineering
11 68 (12.59%) DevOps
12 64 (11.85%) iOS Development
13 62 (11.48%) Android Development
14 59 (10.93%) Mobile Development
15 57 (10.56%) Mentoring
16 52 (9.63%) Roadmaps
17 51 (9.44%) UX Design
18 45 (8.33%) Clean Code
18 45 (8.33%) Customer Experience
19 43 (7.96%) Code Quality
Programming Languages
1 70 (12.96%) SQL
2 67 (12.41%) JavaScript
3 59 (10.93%) C#
4 53 (9.81%) TypeScript
5 52 (9.63%) Kotlin
6 48 (8.89%) Swift
7 33 (6.11%) Java
8 31 (5.74%) Python
9 15 (2.78%) C++
10 10 (1.85%) PHP
10 10 (1.85%) Ruby
11 7 (1.30%) Go
11 7 (1.30%) PowerShell
12 6 (1.11%) C
13 5 (0.93%) Dart
14 3 (0.56%) Bash
14 3 (0.56%) Embedded C++
14 3 (0.56%) Kusto Query Language
14 3 (0.56%) Rust
15 2 (0.37%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 46 (8.52%) Degree
2 27 (5.00%) Security Cleared
3 16 (2.96%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (2.78%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.04%) CREST Certified
6 10 (1.85%) OSCP
7 8 (1.48%) ISTQB
7 8 (1.48%) Master's Degree
8 7 (1.30%) ISEB
8 7 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.11%) CHECK Team Leader
10 5 (0.93%) CHECK Team Member
11 4 (0.74%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.56%) CISSP
12 3 (0.56%) MBA
13 2 (0.37%) CEH
13 2 (0.37%) DV Cleared
13 2 (0.37%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.63%) Accessibility
2 51 (9.44%) QA
3 22 (4.07%) WCAG
4 8 (1.48%) GDPR
5 4 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (0.74%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.56%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.56%) GRC
6 3 (0.56%) WAI
6 3 (0.56%) WAI-ARIA
7 2 (0.37%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.37%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (2.04%) Active Directory
1 11 (2.04%) Docker
2 7 (1.30%) Firmware
3 5 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.74%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.37%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (2.22%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.04%) Grafana
2 11 (2.04%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
4 5 (0.93%) SCCM
5 3 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.37%) Bosun
7 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 50 (9.26%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.22%) Google
3 21 (3.89%) Apple
4 18 (3.33%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.22%) Dynatrace
6 9 (1.67%) Okta
6 9 (1.67%) Xamarin
7 7 (1.30%) Oracle
8 6 (1.11%) Adobe
8 6 (1.11%) SAP
9 5 (0.93%) Amplitude
9 5 (0.93%) Braze
9 5 (0.93%) ForgeRock
9 5 (0.93%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.93%) VMware
10 4 (0.74%) Ping Identity
11 3 (0.56%) Optimizely
11 3 (0.56%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.37%) Databricks
12 2 (0.37%) IFS