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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 346 317 278
Rank change year-on-year -29 -39 -46
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 569 425 855
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.56% 0.86% 0.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.16% 2.09% 2.89%
Number of salaries quoted 373 320 621
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £59,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +13.33% -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 26,299 20,325 29,573
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.88% 41.22% 33.53%
Number of salaries quoted 16,688 10,184 18,111
10th Percentile £31,044 £29,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,589 £57,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.79% +3.64% -13.61%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £48,507 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.23% -2.99% -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 28 July 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 28 July 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 +10 522 £60,000 +4.35% 301
UK excluding London +51 438 £59,500 +13.33% 198
Work from Home +12 189 £64,000 +2.40% 97
North of England +43 162 £55,000 +22.22% 65
London -96 104 £80,000 +14.29% 148
South East +36 99 £60,000 +4.35% 44
Midlands +10 95 £50,500 +6.32% 34
North West +52 86 £60,000 +6.67% 31
Yorkshire -8 61 £55,000 +107.55% 27
West Midlands -10 48 £50,000 +5.26% 15
East Midlands +18 47 £54,000 +2.86% 19
South West -36 41 £59,750 -4.40% 22
East of England -13 18 £40,000 -27.27% 22
Scotland +10 16 £60,000 -10.45% 11
North East -42 15 £47,000 +4.44% 10
Wales -59 7 £55,000 -21.43% 7

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 13 (2.28%) Confluence
2 6 (1.05%) IIS
3 5 (0.88%) ArcGIS
3 5 (0.88%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.53%) CMS
5 2 (0.35%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.35%) nginx
Applications
1 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (0.88%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.18%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
1 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
1 1 (0.18%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 99 (17.40%) Azure
2 85 (14.94%) AWS
3 54 (9.49%) Azure DevOps
4 46 (8.08%) GitHub
5 34 (5.98%) SaaS
6 33 (5.80%) Firebase
6 33 (5.80%) GCP
7 31 (5.45%) GitHub Actions
8 26 (4.57%) Serverless
9 25 (4.39%) Google Play
10 17 (2.99%) Azure AI
11 16 (2.81%) TestFlight
12 15 (2.64%) Stripe
13 13 (2.28%) Entra ID
14 11 (1.93%) GitHub Copilot
15 10 (1.76%) Figma
16 9 (1.58%) Cloud Functions
16 9 (1.58%) Microsoft 365
17 7 (1.23%) Cloud Run
18 6 (1.05%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 36 (6.33%) Broadband
2 10 (1.76%) Firewall
3 6 (1.05%) VPN
4 5 (0.88%) Wireless
5 4 (0.70%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.53%) Internet
7 1 (0.18%) Bluetooth
7 1 (0.18%) HTTP
7 1 (0.18%) NFC
7 1 (0.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.69%) Azure SQL Database
2 16 (2.81%) MongoDB
3 10 (1.76%) MySQL
3 10 (1.76%) NoSQL
4 8 (1.41%) Redis
4 8 (1.41%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.05%) Power BI
6 5 (0.88%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.88%) Geospatial Data
6 5 (0.88%) GIS
6 5 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (0.70%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.53%) Big Data
8 3 (0.53%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.35%) SQLite
10 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
10 1 (0.18%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 22 (3.87%) Git
2 20 (3.51%) Crashlytics
3 16 (2.81%) fastlane
3 16 (2.81%) JIRA
4 15 (2.64%) XCTest
5 14 (2.46%) Jenkins
6 11 (1.93%) XCUITest
7 9 (1.58%) Xcode
8 8 (1.41%) Gradle
9 6 (1.05%) Android Studio
9 6 (1.05%) Appium
9 6 (1.05%) Burp Suite
9 6 (1.05%) Cypress.io
10 5 (0.88%) Postman
10 5 (0.88%) Storybook
11 4 (0.70%) GitLab
11 4 (0.70%) JMeter
12 3 (0.53%) JUnit
12 3 (0.53%) Metasploit
13 2 (0.35%) LoadRunner
General
1 83 (14.59%) Social Skills
2 46 (8.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 44 (7.73%) Finance
4 36 (6.33%) Games
5 31 (5.45%) Law
6 28 (4.92%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (3.87%) Marketing
8 21 (3.69%) Retail
9 20 (3.51%) Public Sector
10 17 (2.99%) Banking
11 12 (2.11%) Publishing
12 9 (1.58%) Local Government
13 7 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
14 6 (1.05%) Digital Health
14 6 (1.05%) Health Technology
15 5 (0.88%) Electronics
16 4 (0.70%) Advertising
16 4 (0.70%) Back Office
16 4 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
16 4 (0.70%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 232 (40.77%) Developer
2 144 (25.31%) Senior
3 71 (12.48%) Senior Developer
4 61 (10.72%) Lead
5 55 (9.67%) iOS Developer
6 44 (7.73%) .NET Developer
7 42 (7.38%) Android Developer
8 35 (6.15%) Mobile Developer
9 34 (5.98%) Software Engineer
10 32 (5.62%) Designer
11 30 (5.27%) Applications Developer
12 25 (4.39%) Senior Designer
13 24 (4.22%) Senior iOS Developer
14 23 (4.04%) Mobile Applications Developer
15 22 (3.87%) Senior Mobile Developer
16 21 (3.69%) Mobile Engineer
17 19 (3.34%) Software Developer
18 18 (3.16%) Lead Developer
18 18 (3.16%) Senior Android Developer
18 18 (3.16%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (15.29%) React
2 81 (14.24%) React Native
3 65 (11.42%) .NET
4 62 (10.90%) RESTful
5 46 (8.08%) SwiftUI
6 35 (6.15%) Node.js
7 32 (5.62%) ASP.NET
8 30 (5.27%) CSS
8 30 (5.27%) REST
9 26 (4.57%) AngularJS
10 25 (4.39%) ASP.NET Core
11 23 (4.04%) Vue
12 22 (3.87%) GraphQL
12 22 (3.87%) UIKit
13 21 (3.69%) HTML
13 21 (3.69%) Next.js
14 20 (3.51%) Blazor
15 19 (3.34%) Android SDK
16 18 (3.16%) NestJS
17 17 (2.99%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 72 (12.65%) Product Ownership
2 33 (5.80%) Greenfield Project
3 28 (4.92%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.57%) Cloud Native
5 20 (3.51%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (3.34%) iPhone
7 15 (2.64%) IoT
8 14 (2.46%) Social Media
9 10 (1.76%) EPoS
10 8 (1.41%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.23%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.23%) PropTech
11 7 (1.23%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 6 (1.05%) Blog
12 6 (1.05%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (1.05%) Management Information System
12 6 (1.05%) Vector Graphics
13 5 (0.88%) Embedded Systems
13 5 (0.88%) Hackathon
Operating Systems
1 174 (30.58%) Android
2 161 (28.30%) Apple iOS
3 15 (2.64%) Windows
4 8 (1.41%) Mac OS
5 6 (1.05%) Linux
6 2 (0.35%) Debian
6 2 (0.35%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.18%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (33.57%) Agile
2 158 (27.77%) CI/CD
3 103 (18.10%) Test Automation
3 103 (18.10%) User Experience
4 101 (17.75%) AI
5 90 (15.82%) Analytics
6 81 (14.24%) Mentoring
7 77 (13.53%) DevOps
8 75 (13.18%) Problem-Solving
9 74 (13.01%) iOS Development
10 73 (12.83%) Full-Stack Development
11 68 (11.95%) Continuous Improvement
11 68 (11.95%) Mobile Development
12 67 (11.78%) Android Development
13 61 (10.72%) Roadmaps
14 56 (9.84%) Clean Code
15 54 (9.49%) Observability
16 50 (8.79%) Code Quality
16 50 (8.79%) Software Engineering
17 42 (7.38%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 74 (13.01%) Kotlin
2 67 (11.78%) SQL
3 65 (11.42%) TypeScript
4 61 (10.72%) JavaScript
5 57 (10.02%) Swift
6 56 (9.84%) C#
7 41 (7.21%) Java
8 32 (5.62%) Python
9 10 (1.76%) C++
10 9 (1.58%) Ruby
11 8 (1.41%) PHP
12 7 (1.23%) Dart
13 6 (1.05%) Go
14 4 (0.70%) Apex Code
14 4 (0.70%) Bash
15 3 (0.53%) C
15 3 (0.53%) PowerShell
16 2 (0.35%) Bicep
17 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
17 1 (0.18%) VBA
Qualifications
1 36 (6.33%) Degree
2 23 (4.04%) Security Cleared
3 15 (2.64%) SC Cleared
4 12 (2.11%) OSCP
5 11 (1.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (1.93%) CREST Certified
6 10 (1.76%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.58%) ISEB
8 8 (1.41%) CHECK Team Leader
8 8 (1.41%) Master's Degree
9 7 (1.23%) CHECK Team Member
10 5 (0.88%) CCSAM
11 4 (0.70%) AWS Certified Developer
12 3 (0.53%) AWS Certification
12 3 (0.53%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.35%) CCSAS
13 2 (0.35%) CISSP
13 2 (0.35%) Cyber Scheme
13 2 (0.35%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (13.71%) Accessibility
2 37 (6.50%) QA
3 21 (3.69%) WCAG
4 6 (1.05%) GDPR
5 4 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
6 3 (0.53%) GRC
7 2 (0.35%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.35%) WAI
7 2 (0.35%) WAI-ARIA
8 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 10 (1.76%) Docker
2 5 (0.88%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.88%) Firmware
3 4 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.53%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.35%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
1 13 (2.28%) Terraform
2 8 (1.41%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.53%) Ansible
3 3 (0.53%) Grafana
3 3 (0.53%) Nessus
4 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.18%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.18%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 48 (8.44%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.33%) Google
3 20 (3.51%) Apple
4 16 (2.81%) Salesforce
5 15 (2.64%) Xamarin
6 14 (2.46%) Amplitude
6 14 (2.46%) Braze
7 13 (2.28%) Dynatrace
8 6 (1.05%) OpenAI
8 6 (1.05%) Oracle
9 5 (0.88%) Adobe
9 5 (0.88%) ESRI
9 5 (0.88%) Okta
9 5 (0.88%) SAP
9 5 (0.88%) VMware
10 4 (0.70%) ForgeRock
10 4 (0.70%) Hotjar
10 4 (0.70%) Ping Identity
11 3 (0.53%) Optimizely
12 2 (0.35%) IFS