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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 372 372 280
Rank change year-on-year 0 -92 -34
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 529 329 748
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.46% 0.67% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.78% 1.63% 3.00%
Number of salaries quoted 356 225 462
10th Percentile £38,125 £35,100 £38,530
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% +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 29,683 20,216 24,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.06% 41.14% 32.16%
Number of salaries quoted 18,536 10,087 13,167
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £108,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,010 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.68% -10.46% -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 15 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 15 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 0 474 £60,000 -7.69% 824
UK excluding London +51 362 £57,500 +4.55% 357
Work from Home +22 184 £66,250 -5.36% 298
London -47 138 £75,000 -14.29% 539
North of England +4 131 £55,000 +10.00% 87
North West +26 82 £60,000 +2.13% 54
South East -2 77 £60,000 -7.69% 94
Midlands +2 76 £50,000 +5.26% 51
West Midlands -18 45 £50,000 +5.26% 24
South West -56 38 £65,000 +13.04% 33
Yorkshire -33 34 £52,500 +98.11% 30
East Midlands +2 31 £50,000 -4.76% 27
Scotland +13 17 £60,000 +44.58% 32
East of England -15 16 £60,000 - 37
North East -53 15 £47,000 +4.44% 3
Wales -71 7 £55,000 -21.43% 10

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 11 (2.08%) Confluence
2 5 (0.95%) Umbraco
3 4 (0.76%) CMS
3 4 (0.76%) IIS
3 4 (0.76%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.57%) WordPress
5 2 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.38%) nginx
6 1 (0.19%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (1.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.76%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.57%) Zeplin
4 2 (0.38%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.38%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.38%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.19%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.38%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.19%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.19%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.19%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.19%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.19%) Shopify
2 1 (0.19%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 96 (18.15%) Azure
2 75 (14.18%) AWS
3 47 (8.88%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (6.99%) GitHub
4 37 (6.99%) SaaS
5 36 (6.81%) GCP
6 25 (4.73%) Google Play
7 24 (4.54%) Firebase
8 20 (3.78%) GitHub Actions
9 19 (3.59%) Serverless
10 17 (3.21%) Azure AI
11 13 (2.46%) Entra ID
11 13 (2.46%) GitHub Copilot
12 10 (1.89%) TestFlight
13 9 (1.70%) BrowserStack
13 9 (1.70%) Cloud Functions
14 8 (1.51%) Microsoft 365
15 7 (1.32%) Cloud Run
15 7 (1.32%) Power Platform
15 7 (1.32%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.95%) HTTP
2 4 (0.76%) Firewall
2 4 (0.76%) Internet
2 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.38%) 5G
4 2 (0.38%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.19%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.19%) Intranet
5 1 (0.19%) NFC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.97%) Azure SQL Database
2 18 (3.40%) NoSQL
3 17 (3.21%) MongoDB
4 13 (2.46%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.89%) MySQL
5 10 (1.89%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.51%) Redis
6 8 (1.51%) Relational Database
7 5 (0.95%) DynamoDB
7 5 (0.95%) Power BI
8 3 (0.57%) Amazon RDS
8 3 (0.57%) Big Data
8 3 (0.57%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.38%) Amazon Aurora
9 2 (0.38%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.38%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.38%) SQLite
10 1 (0.19%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.19%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.19%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 24 (4.54%) Git
2 16 (3.02%) JIRA
3 13 (2.46%) fastlane
4 12 (2.27%) Crashlytics
4 12 (2.27%) Jenkins
5 10 (1.89%) XCTest
6 9 (1.70%) Xcode
7 8 (1.51%) Android Studio
7 8 (1.51%) Appium
7 8 (1.51%) Postman
8 7 (1.32%) Cypress.io
8 7 (1.32%) Gradle
9 6 (1.13%) JUnit
9 6 (1.13%) Selenium
10 5 (0.95%) Gatling
10 5 (0.95%) JMeter
10 5 (0.95%) XCUITest
11 3 (0.57%) Burp Suite
11 3 (0.57%) Storybook
12 2 (0.38%) MLflow
General
1 102 (19.28%) Social Skills
2 50 (9.45%) Finance
3 42 (7.94%) Law
4 38 (7.18%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (6.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (6.05%) Retail
7 27 (5.10%) Marketing
8 26 (4.91%) Banking
9 25 (4.73%) Publishing
10 16 (3.02%) Public Sector
11 11 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
12 8 (1.51%) Billing
13 6 (1.13%) Automotive
13 6 (1.13%) Digital Health
14 5 (0.95%) Advertising
14 5 (0.95%) Back Office
14 5 (0.95%) Electronics
14 5 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.95%) Public Speaking
15 4 (0.76%) Games
Job Titles
1 205 (38.75%) Developer
2 133 (25.14%) Senior
3 69 (13.04%) Senior Developer
4 54 (10.21%) Lead
5 53 (10.02%) iOS Developer
6 42 (7.94%) .NET Developer
7 40 (7.56%) Software Engineer
8 36 (6.81%) Android Developer
9 35 (6.62%) Mobile Developer
10 31 (5.86%) Senior Mobile Developer
11 27 (5.10%) Applications Developer
11 27 (5.10%) Senior iOS Developer
12 23 (4.35%) Junior
13 22 (4.16%) Designer
13 22 (4.16%) Mobile Applications Developer
14 20 (3.78%) Full-Stack Developer
15 19 (3.59%) Senior Android Developer
15 19 (3.59%) Senior Applications Developer
15 19 (3.59%) Senior Mobile Applications Developer
15 19 (3.59%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 89 (16.82%) React
2 78 (14.74%) React Native
3 61 (11.53%) .NET
4 59 (11.15%) RESTful
5 45 (8.51%) REST
6 43 (8.13%) SwiftUI
7 29 (5.48%) CSS
7 29 (5.48%) Node.js
8 27 (5.10%) ASP.NET
9 24 (4.54%) HTML
10 22 (4.16%) AngularJS
10 22 (4.16%) ASP.NET Core
10 22 (4.16%) Vue
11 21 (3.97%) Blazor
12 20 (3.78%) .NET Core
12 20 (3.78%) Next.js
13 18 (3.40%) Flutter
14 17 (3.21%) ML.NET
14 17 (3.21%) NestJS
14 17 (3.21%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 61 (11.53%) Product Ownership
2 27 (5.10%) Cloud Native
3 24 (4.54%) Greenfield Project
4 21 (3.97%) iPhone
5 19 (3.59%) IoT
6 12 (2.27%) Onboarding
7 11 (2.08%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.70%) Blog
10 8 (1.51%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 7 (1.32%) PropTech
12 6 (1.13%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.13%) Management Information System
12 6 (1.13%) Vector Graphics
13 5 (0.95%) CCTV
13 5 (0.95%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (0.95%) Hackathon
13 5 (0.95%) Raspberry Pi
13 5 (0.95%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 154 (29.11%) Android
2 142 (26.84%) Apple iOS
3 18 (3.40%) Windows
4 7 (1.32%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.13%) Linux
6 3 (0.57%) Embedded Linux
6 3 (0.57%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.57%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.38%) FreeRTOS
8 1 (0.19%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (27.22%) Agile
2 115 (21.74%) CI/CD
3 104 (19.66%) Test Automation
4 99 (18.71%) User Experience
5 85 (16.07%) AI
6 83 (15.69%) Problem-Solving
7 77 (14.56%) Continuous Improvement
8 76 (14.37%) Full-Stack Development
9 74 (13.99%) iOS Development
10 73 (13.80%) Analytics
11 69 (13.04%) DevOps
12 67 (12.67%) Software Engineering
13 65 (12.29%) Android Development
14 64 (12.10%) Mobile Development
15 59 (11.15%) Mentoring
16 49 (9.26%) UX Design
17 47 (8.88%) Code Quality
18 46 (8.70%) Roadmaps
19 45 (8.51%) Clean Code
20 36 (6.81%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 70 (13.23%) JavaScript
2 69 (13.04%) SQL
3 62 (11.72%) TypeScript
4 57 (10.78%) C#
4 57 (10.78%) Kotlin
5 55 (10.40%) Swift
6 37 (6.99%) Java
7 32 (6.05%) Python
8 14 (2.65%) C++
9 12 (2.27%) PHP
10 10 (1.89%) Ruby
11 8 (1.51%) Dart
12 7 (1.32%) Go
13 6 (1.13%) C
14 4 (0.76%) PowerShell
15 3 (0.57%) Bash
15 3 (0.57%) Embedded C++
15 3 (0.57%) Kusto Query Language
16 2 (0.38%) Rust
16 2 (0.38%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 42 (7.94%) Degree
2 26 (4.91%) Security Cleared
3 14 (2.65%) SC Cleared
4 10 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (1.89%) CREST Certified
5 9 (1.70%) ISTQB
5 9 (1.70%) OSCP
6 8 (1.51%) ISEB
7 7 (1.32%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.13%) CHECK Team Leader
9 5 (0.95%) Microsoft Certification
10 4 (0.76%) CHECK Team Member
11 3 (0.57%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Developer
11 3 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.57%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.57%) CISSP
12 2 (0.38%) CISA
12 2 (0.38%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.38%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.83%) Accessibility
2 45 (8.51%) QA
3 22 (4.16%) WCAG
4 8 (1.51%) GDPR
5 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.57%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.57%) GRC
6 3 (0.57%) WAI
6 3 (0.57%) WAI-ARIA
7 2 (0.38%) Data Quality
System Software
1 12 (2.27%) Docker
2 8 (1.51%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.32%) Firmware
4 4 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.57%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.57%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 12 (2.27%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.89%) Grafana
3 9 (1.70%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.57%) Jamf Pro
5 3 (0.57%) SCCM
6 2 (0.38%) Bosun
7 1 (0.19%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 45 (8.51%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.18%) Google
3 23 (4.35%) Apple
4 16 (3.02%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.08%) Dynatrace
5 11 (2.08%) Xamarin
6 9 (1.70%) Okta
7 7 (1.32%) Amplitude
7 7 (1.32%) Braze
8 6 (1.13%) SAP
9 5 (0.95%) OpenAI
9 5 (0.95%) Oracle
9 5 (0.95%) VMware
10 4 (0.76%) ForgeRock
10 4 (0.76%) Ping Identity
11 3 (0.57%) Adobe
11 3 (0.57%) Optimizely
11 3 (0.57%) ServiceNow
12 2 (0.38%) Databricks
12 2 (0.38%) IFS