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

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 275 292 286
Rank change year-on-year +17 -6 -78
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 647 478 1,017
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.69% 1.07% 0.94%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.74% 2.50% 2.79%
Number of salaries quoted 414 354 798
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,900 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +8.91% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £86,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.80% -2.73%

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 23,637 19,143 36,480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.34% 42.95% 33.70%
Number of salaries quoted 15,032 9,051 23,518
10th Percentile £30,250 £29,750 £28,116
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,508
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,356 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +2.71% - -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 16 June 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 16 June 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 +23 607 £60,000 +4.35% 268
UK excluding London +59 478 £57,500 +4.55% 168
Work from Home +28 204 £66,250 +10.42% 114
North of England +51 164 £55,000 +22.22% 52
London -55 143 £74,500 +14.62% 149
South East +37 121 £60,000 +14.29% 43
Midlands +40 115 £50,000 +5.26% 19
North West +52 82 £57,500 -4.17% 27
Yorkshire +3 69 £45,000 +69.81% 19
East Midlands +29 60 £54,000 +2.86% 10
West Midlands -19 55 £50,000 +5.26% 9
South West -44 39 £57,500 -4.17% 19
East of England -15 20 £40,000 -28.89% 20
Scotland -11 17 £60,000 - 11
North East -41 13 £47,000 +10.59% 6
Wales -46 2 £70,750 +1.07% 8

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 14 (2.16%) Confluence
2 7 (1.08%) ArcGIS
3 5 (0.77%) IIS
3 5 (0.77%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.31%) CMS
4 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.31%) nginx
Applications
1 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.08%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.15%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 2 (0.31%) Shopify
2 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 93 (14.37%) Azure
2 82 (12.67%) AWS
3 51 (7.88%) Azure DevOps
4 49 (7.57%) SaaS
5 47 (7.26%) GitHub
6 37 (5.72%) Figma
7 30 (4.64%) Firebase
7 30 (4.64%) GitHub Actions
8 24 (3.71%) GCP
8 24 (3.71%) Serverless
9 19 (2.94%) Google Play
10 15 (2.32%) Stripe
10 15 (2.32%) TestFlight
11 12 (1.85%) Entra ID
12 11 (1.70%) Azure AI
13 9 (1.39%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 8 (1.24%) Azure Service Bus
15 7 (1.08%) Azure Functions
15 7 (1.08%) Azure Logic Apps
15 7 (1.08%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 58 (8.96%) Broadband
2 18 (2.78%) Wireless
3 9 (1.39%) Firewall
4 8 (1.24%) VPN
5 5 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (0.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.32%) Azure SQL Database
2 10 (1.55%) MongoDB
2 10 (1.55%) MySQL
3 9 (1.39%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (1.08%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.08%) GIS
5 6 (0.93%) NoSQL
5 6 (0.93%) Power BI
6 4 (0.62%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.31%) Redis
7 2 (0.31%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.31%) SQLite
8 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
8 1 (0.15%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.15%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 20 (3.09%) Crashlytics
2 16 (2.47%) fastlane
2 16 (2.47%) JIRA
3 15 (2.32%) Git
3 15 (2.32%) XCTest
4 14 (2.16%) Jenkins
5 13 (2.01%) Burp Suite
6 12 (1.85%) XCUITest
7 11 (1.70%) Metasploit
8 10 (1.55%) Xcode
9 8 (1.24%) Android Studio
9 8 (1.24%) Cypress.io
9 8 (1.24%) Gradle
9 8 (1.24%) Storybook
10 6 (0.93%) Appium
11 5 (0.77%) Postman
12 4 (0.62%) GitLab
13 3 (0.46%) JMeter
13 3 (0.46%) Selenium
14 2 (0.31%) NUnit
General
1 88 (13.60%) Social Skills
2 55 (8.50%) Finance
3 45 (6.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 44 (6.80%) Games
5 42 (6.49%) Marketing
6 37 (5.72%) Retail
7 30 (4.64%) Analytical Skills
8 21 (3.25%) Presentation Skills
9 20 (3.09%) Public Sector
10 19 (2.94%) Banking
10 19 (2.94%) Law
11 13 (2.01%) Health Technology
12 11 (1.70%) Local Government
13 9 (1.39%) Tech for Good
14 8 (1.24%) Electronics
15 7 (1.08%) Digital Health
15 7 (1.08%) Financial Institution
16 6 (0.93%) iGaming
16 6 (0.93%) Publishing
17 5 (0.77%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 283 (43.74%) Developer
2 167 (25.81%) Senior
3 81 (12.52%) Senior Developer
4 77 (11.90%) Lead
5 64 (9.89%) iOS Developer
6 50 (7.73%) .NET Developer
7 44 (6.80%) Android Developer
7 44 (6.80%) Applications Developer
7 44 (6.80%) Designer
8 38 (5.87%) Mobile Developer
9 34 (5.26%) Senior Designer
10 30 (4.64%) Mobile Applications Developer
11 28 (4.33%) Software Engineer
12 27 (4.17%) React Developer
13 26 (4.02%) Lead Developer
14 25 (3.86%) Analyst
14 25 (3.86%) Product Designer
14 25 (3.86%) Senior iOS Developer
15 22 (3.40%) Senior Product Designer
16 21 (3.25%) Mobile Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (15.77%) React Native
2 82 (12.67%) React
3 75 (11.59%) .NET
4 57 (8.81%) RESTful
5 49 (7.57%) SwiftUI
6 35 (5.41%) Node.js
7 34 (5.26%) CSS
8 27 (4.17%) REST
9 24 (3.71%) ASP.NET
9 24 (3.71%) HTML
10 21 (3.25%) UIKit
10 21 (3.25%) Vue
11 19 (2.94%) Android SDK
11 19 (2.94%) GraphQL
12 17 (2.63%) AngularJS
12 17 (2.63%) ASP.NET Core
13 16 (2.47%) Bootstrap
13 16 (2.47%) Next.js
14 14 (2.16%) Flutter
15 12 (1.85%) Blazor
Miscellaneous
1 65 (10.05%) Product Ownership
2 43 (6.65%) Onboarding
3 33 (5.10%) Greenfield Project
4 22 (3.40%) Cloud Native
5 21 (3.25%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (2.78%) Security Posture
7 15 (2.32%) Social Media
8 14 (2.16%) iPhone
9 13 (2.01%) EPoS
9 13 (2.01%) PropTech
10 12 (1.85%) IoT
11 9 (1.39%) Cyber Defence
12 7 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.08%) Management Information System
13 6 (0.93%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.93%) Vector Graphics
14 4 (0.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
14 4 (0.62%) Video\Live Streaming
15 3 (0.46%) Data Protection Act
15 3 (0.46%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 177 (27.36%) Android
2 171 (26.43%) Apple iOS
3 12 (1.85%) Windows
4 7 (1.08%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.93%) Linux
6 2 (0.31%) Debian
6 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 211 (32.61%) Agile
2 148 (22.87%) CI/CD
3 121 (18.70%) User Experience
4 119 (18.39%) Mentoring
5 99 (15.30%) Problem-Solving
5 99 (15.30%) Test Automation
6 92 (14.22%) AI
7 88 (13.60%) Full-Stack Development
8 83 (12.83%) Analytics
9 82 (12.67%) iOS Development
10 78 (12.06%) DevOps
10 78 (12.06%) Software Engineering
11 76 (11.75%) Android Development
12 70 (10.82%) Mobile Development
13 61 (9.43%) Continuous Improvement
14 60 (9.27%) UX Design
15 57 (8.81%) Clean Code
16 54 (8.35%) Mobile Application Development
17 49 (7.57%) Observability
17 49 (7.57%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 73 (11.28%) Kotlin
2 64 (9.89%) TypeScript
3 63 (9.74%) SQL
4 59 (9.12%) Swift
5 54 (8.35%) C#
6 48 (7.42%) JavaScript
7 43 (6.65%) Java
8 36 (5.56%) Python
9 11 (1.70%) Bash
10 10 (1.55%) PHP
11 9 (1.39%) PowerShell
11 9 (1.39%) Ruby
12 7 (1.08%) C++
12 7 (1.08%) Dart
13 4 (0.62%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.46%) Go
15 2 (0.31%) Bicep
16 1 (0.15%) Perl
16 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
16 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (5.72%) Degree
2 26 (4.02%) CREST Certified
2 26 (4.02%) OSCP
3 22 (3.40%) CHECK Team Leader
4 21 (3.25%) CHECK Team Member
5 18 (2.78%) CCSAM
6 17 (2.63%) Security Cleared
7 11 (1.70%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.55%) ISTQB
8 10 (1.55%) SC Cleared
9 8 (1.24%) ISEB
10 6 (0.93%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.62%) AWS Certified Developer
12 3 (0.46%) CCSAS
12 3 (0.46%) Cyber Scheme
12 3 (0.46%) Tigerscheme
13 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.31%) CISSP
14 1 (0.15%) GXPN
14 1 (0.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (11.90%) Accessibility
2 33 (5.10%) QA
3 15 (2.32%) WCAG
4 6 (0.93%) GDPR
5 4 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (0.62%) GRC
5 4 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.15%) Data Quality
System Software
1 9 (1.39%) Docker
2 3 (0.46%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.31%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 17 (2.63%) Terraform
2 12 (1.85%) Microsoft Intune
3 10 (1.55%) Nessus
4 9 (1.39%) Ansible
5 5 (0.77%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.46%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.15%) Argo
7 1 (0.15%) Grafana
7 1 (0.15%) Nmap
7 1 (0.15%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 40 (6.18%) Microsoft
2 29 (4.48%) Google
3 27 (4.17%) Adobe
4 23 (3.55%) Xamarin
5 21 (3.25%) Apple
6 15 (2.32%) Amplitude
7 14 (2.16%) Braze
8 13 (2.01%) Dynatrace
9 10 (1.55%) Salesforce
10 7 (1.08%) ESRI
11 6 (0.93%) Atlassian
12 5 (0.77%) OpenAI
12 5 (0.77%) Oracle
13 4 (0.62%) Hotjar
14 3 (0.46%) Okta
14 3 (0.46%) Optimizely
14 3 (0.46%) SAP
15 2 (0.31%) Databricks
15 2 (0.31%) Samsung
15 2 (0.31%) VMware