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

6 months to
25 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 249 296
Rank change year-on-year -32 +47 -148
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 462 651 654
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.74% 1.23% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.20% 3.32% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 320 383 569
10th Percentile £32,950 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,625 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.06%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000

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 20,957 19,637 24,215
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.41% 37.19% 36.19%
Number of salaries quoted 10,520 9,136 17,804
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £46,179 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,900
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.63% -10.92%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £51,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +7.84% -7.27%

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 25 January 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 25 January 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 -29 417 £60,000 - 418
UK excluding London -43 276 £55,000 - 409
London +11 157 £80,000 - 86
Work from Home -54 147 £68,750 +14.58% 225
North of England -15 80 £60,000 +20.00% 96
South East -24 73 £60,000 +14.29% 123
Midlands -15 50 £45,000 -32.08% 40
North West -5 42 £70,000 +16.67% 50
South West 0 38 £50,000 -16.67% 52
Yorkshire -15 28 £40,000 -11.11% 36
East Midlands +10 27 £45,000 -14.29% 23
Scotland -37 24 £34,000 -38.18% 17
West Midlands -15 23 £50,000 -28.57% 15
North East -4 10 £50,000 +17.65% 10
East of England -14 10 £60,000 -20.00% 59
Wales +8 2 £65,000 - 25

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 (1.73%) CMS
2 6 (1.30%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.08%) Confluence
4 4 (0.87%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.43%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.43%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.43%) IIS
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Appian
6 1 (0.22%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.73%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.87%) Sketch
3 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.22%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.65%) Shopify
2 2 (0.43%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.43%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 86 (18.61%) Azure
2 65 (14.07%) SaaS
3 39 (8.44%) AWS
4 35 (7.58%) Figma
5 27 (5.84%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (5.63%) GitHub
7 17 (3.68%) GCP
8 16 (3.46%) Serverless
9 13 (2.81%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 13 (2.81%) Azure Functions
9 13 (2.81%) Azure Service Bus
9 13 (2.81%) Entra ID
10 12 (2.60%) Azure Logic Apps
11 9 (1.95%) Firebase
12 8 (1.73%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (1.52%) Azure Monitor
13 7 (1.52%) Google Play
14 5 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
15 4 (0.87%) OneDrive
16 3 (0.65%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 23 (4.98%) Wi-Fi
2 17 (3.68%) Wireless
3 16 (3.46%) Broadband
4 9 (1.95%) VPN
5 7 (1.52%) DNS
6 6 (1.30%) DHCP
6 6 (1.30%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.30%) WAN
7 4 (0.87%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.65%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.43%) 4G
9 2 (0.43%) Firewall
9 2 (0.43%) LAN
10 1 (0.22%) HTTP
10 1 (0.22%) Internet
10 1 (0.22%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.60%) MySQL
1 12 (2.60%) SQL Server
2 9 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (1.30%) Azure SQL Database
4 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.87%) GIS
5 4 (0.87%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.65%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.65%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.43%) Geospatial Data
7 2 (0.43%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.43%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.22%) Big Data
8 1 (0.22%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.22%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.22%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.22%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 19 (4.11%) Git
2 14 (3.03%) JIRA
3 12 (2.60%) Xcode
4 11 (2.38%) Burp Suite
4 11 (2.38%) Metasploit
5 9 (1.95%) Storybook
6 7 (1.52%) Android Studio
7 6 (1.30%) Selenium
8 5 (1.08%) Cypress.io
8 5 (1.08%) Postman
9 4 (0.87%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.65%) Appium
10 3 (0.65%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.65%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.65%) JMeter
11 2 (0.43%) Browser DevTools
11 2 (0.43%) CMake
11 2 (0.43%) Crashlytics
11 2 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
11 2 (0.43%) XCUITest
General
1 103 (22.29%) Social Skills
2 57 (12.34%) Finance
3 50 (10.82%) Retail
4 41 (8.87%) Marketing
5 27 (5.84%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (4.76%) Billing
7 20 (4.33%) Advertising
7 20 (4.33%) Banking
8 18 (3.90%) Legal
8 18 (3.90%) Telecoms
9 16 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
10 13 (2.81%) Electronics
11 11 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 10 (2.16%) Games
12 10 (2.16%) Tech for Good
13 9 (1.95%) Health Technology
13 9 (1.95%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.95%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.73%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 190 (41.13%) Developer
2 96 (20.78%) Senior
3 52 (11.26%) Applications Developer
4 44 (9.52%) Lead
5 41 (8.87%) Mobile Developer
6 38 (8.23%) iOS Developer
6 38 (8.23%) Senior Developer
7 36 (7.79%) Analyst
8 29 (6.28%) .NET Developer
8 29 (6.28%) Mobile Applications Developer
9 28 (6.06%) React Developer
10 20 (4.33%) Architect
11 18 (3.90%) Senior Analyst
11 18 (3.90%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.68%) Android Developer
12 17 (3.68%) Designer
12 17 (3.68%) Full-Stack Developer
12 17 (3.68%) Lead Developer
13 16 (3.46%) Consultant
13 16 (3.46%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (22.29%) React Native
2 80 (17.32%) React
3 65 (14.07%) .NET
4 41 (8.87%) RESTful
5 38 (8.23%) CSS
5 38 (8.23%) Node.js
6 36 (7.79%) HTML
7 23 (4.98%) SwiftUI
8 17 (3.68%) REST
9 16 (3.46%) Vue
10 14 (3.03%) Bootstrap
11 13 (2.81%) AngularJS
11 13 (2.81%) Next.js
12 12 (2.60%) Flutter
13 10 (2.16%) Laravel
14 9 (1.95%) Express.js
14 9 (1.95%) GraphQL
14 9 (1.95%) Jest
14 9 (1.95%) Spring Boot
14 9 (1.95%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.49%) Onboarding
2 23 (4.98%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (3.90%) IoT
4 16 (3.46%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.25%) EPoS
6 13 (2.81%) Security Posture
7 12 (2.60%) iPhone
8 11 (2.38%) iPad
9 8 (1.73%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
10 7 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.52%) PropTech
10 7 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (1.30%) AI Agents
12 5 (1.08%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.87%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.87%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.87%) Video Conferencing
14 3 (0.65%) 3D Graphics
Operating Systems
1 118 (25.54%) Android
2 114 (24.68%) Apple iOS
3 20 (4.33%) Windows
4 6 (1.30%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.87%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.65%) Linux
7 2 (0.43%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.43%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.43%) Unix
8 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (28.57%) Agile
2 84 (18.18%) User Experience
3 79 (17.10%) Mobile Application Development
4 77 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 70 (15.15%) Mentoring
6 62 (13.42%) CI/CD
7 61 (13.20%) Android Development
8 58 (12.55%) Mobile Development
9 57 (12.34%) Software Engineering
10 55 (11.90%) DevOps
11 54 (11.69%) Full-Stack Development
12 52 (11.26%) Continuous Improvement
12 52 (11.26%) UX Design
13 51 (11.04%) iOS Development
14 46 (9.96%) B2B
15 41 (8.87%) Test Automation
16 39 (8.44%) AI
17 38 (8.23%) Wireframes
18 37 (8.01%) Collaborative Culture
19 34 (7.36%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 49 (10.61%) TypeScript
2 47 (10.17%) JavaScript
3 38 (8.23%) Kotlin
4 36 (7.79%) C#
5 33 (7.14%) Swift
6 26 (5.63%) SQL
7 20 (4.33%) Java
7 20 (4.33%) Python
8 12 (2.60%) Bash
9 11 (2.38%) PHP
10 9 (1.95%) C++
11 8 (1.73%) VBA
12 7 (1.52%) PowerShell
13 5 (1.08%) C
14 4 (0.87%) XAML
15 3 (0.65%) Objective-C
15 3 (0.65%) Perl
15 3 (0.65%) T-SQL
16 2 (0.43%) Groovy
16 2 (0.43%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 39 (8.44%) Degree
2 18 (3.90%) CREST Certified
3 17 (3.68%) OSCP
4 15 (3.25%) CHECK Team Member
5 14 (3.03%) CHECK Team Leader
5 14 (3.03%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.60%) CCSAM
6 12 (2.60%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.95%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.52%) SC Cleared
9 2 (0.43%) CCSAS
9 2 (0.43%) CEH
9 2 (0.43%) CISA
9 2 (0.43%) CISSP
9 2 (0.43%) Cyber Scheme
9 2 (0.43%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.43%) PhD
9 2 (0.43%) Tigerscheme
10 1 (0.22%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (6.93%) Accessibility
2 26 (5.63%) QA
3 9 (1.95%) GDPR
4 8 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.30%) SLA
5 6 (1.30%) WCAG
6 4 (0.87%) GRC
7 3 (0.65%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.43%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.43%) Section 508
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (3.03%) Docker
2 9 (1.95%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.87%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.87%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 20 (4.33%) Terraform
2 10 (2.16%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.95%) Jamf Pro
3 9 (1.95%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.73%) Ansible
4 8 (1.73%) Nessus
5 6 (1.30%) Kubernetes
6 4 (0.87%) Nmap
7 3 (0.65%) Argo
Vendors
1 26 (5.63%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.55%) Xamarin
3 20 (4.33%) Adobe
3 20 (4.33%) Apple
4 17 (3.68%) Google
5 8 (1.73%) Atlassian
5 8 (1.73%) Blue Prism
5 8 (1.73%) Pega
6 7 (1.52%) Okta
7 5 (1.08%) SAP
7 5 (1.08%) Zoho
8 4 (0.87%) ESRI
8 4 (0.87%) Samsung
8 4 (0.87%) VMware
9 3 (0.65%) Cvent
9 3 (0.65%) Mapbox
9 3 (0.65%) Oracle
9 3 (0.65%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.65%) WooCommerce
10 2 (0.43%) Facebook