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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 258 229 291
Rank change year-on-year -29 +62 -96
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 608 544 880
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.77% 1.33% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.57% 3.43% 2.70%
Number of salaries quoted 375 421 730
10th Percentile £37,050 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -14.06%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £74,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -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 23,666 15,857 32,582
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 29.96% 38.73% 36.40%
Number of salaries quoted 12,088 8,896 22,336
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,250 £28,250
25th Percentile £38,442 £44,188 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £79,500 £82,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £113,979 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -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 31 March 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 31 March 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 -9 558 £60,000 +4.35% 245
UK excluding London -23 417 £55,000 - 200
Work from Home -11 198 £60,000 - 129
London -36 159 £70,000 +11.11% 94
North of England -6 123 £56,250 +25.00% 53
South East +2 112 £60,000 +26.32% 53
Midlands -28 86 £50,000 -14.89% 35
Yorkshire -4 67 £40,000 +38.89% 20
East Midlands -6 50 £45,000 +2.86% 13
North West +3 49 £60,000 - 26
South West -25 46 £47,500 -20.83% 21
West Midlands -47 36 £50,000 -23.08% 22
Scotland -53 26 £34,000 -42.13% 13
East of England -33 23 £40,000 -27.27% 17
North East -24 7 £50,000 +17.65% 7
Wales - 2 £71,500 - 9

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 (1.32%) ArcGIS
2 7 (1.15%) Confluence
3 6 (0.99%) CMS
3 6 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.66%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.33%) IIS
6 1 (0.16%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.16%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.16%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.32%) Chatbot
1 8 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.49%) Sketch
3 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (0.16%) Final Cut Pro
3 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.16%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.49%) Shopify
2 1 (0.16%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 96 (15.79%) Azure
2 72 (11.84%) AWS
3 58 (9.54%) SaaS
4 47 (7.73%) Figma
5 39 (6.41%) GitHub
6 31 (5.10%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.62%) GCP
8 20 (3.29%) Firebase
9 19 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
9 19 (3.13%) Serverless
10 17 (2.80%) Entra ID
11 14 (2.30%) Microsoft 365
12 10 (1.64%) Azure Logic Apps
12 10 (1.64%) Stripe
12 10 (1.64%) TestFlight
13 9 (1.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 9 (1.48%) Azure Functions
13 9 (1.48%) Azure Service Bus
14 6 (0.99%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (0.99%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 60 (9.87%) Broadband
2 23 (3.78%) Wireless
3 22 (3.62%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (2.47%) VPN
5 8 (1.32%) Firewall
6 7 (1.15%) DNS
7 6 (0.99%) DHCP
7 6 (0.99%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.99%) WAN
8 4 (0.66%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.33%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.33%) LAN
10 1 (0.16%) 4G
10 1 (0.16%) HTTP
10 1 (0.16%) Internet
10 1 (0.16%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.14%) MySQL
2 9 (1.48%) GIS
2 9 (1.48%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.32%) Amazon RDS
3 8 (1.32%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.15%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.66%) Azure SQL Database
6 3 (0.49%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.49%) MongoDB
6 3 (0.49%) Power BI
6 3 (0.49%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.33%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.33%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.16%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.16%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.16%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 19 (3.13%) JIRA
2 16 (2.63%) Git
3 14 (2.30%) Burp Suite
3 14 (2.30%) Metasploit
4 12 (1.97%) Crashlytics
4 12 (1.97%) XCUITest
5 11 (1.81%) Xcode
6 10 (1.64%) Cypress.io
6 10 (1.64%) Storybook
6 10 (1.64%) XCTest
7 6 (0.99%) Android Studio
7 6 (0.99%) Postman
8 5 (0.82%) Appium
9 3 (0.49%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.49%) fastlane
9 3 (0.49%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.49%) Selenium
10 2 (0.33%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.33%) JMeter
10 2 (0.33%) LoadRunner
General
1 91 (14.97%) Social Skills
2 61 (10.03%) Finance
3 46 (7.57%) Games
4 44 (7.24%) Retail
5 38 (6.25%) Marketing
6 33 (5.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (4.77%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (3.62%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (3.45%) Banking
10 19 (3.13%) Advertising
11 17 (2.80%) Billing
12 15 (2.47%) Legal
13 13 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
13 13 (2.14%) Health Technology
13 13 (2.14%) Telecoms
14 11 (1.81%) Law
15 10 (1.64%) Electronics
15 10 (1.64%) Local Government
15 10 (1.64%) Public Sector
15 10 (1.64%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 240 (39.47%) Developer
2 150 (24.67%) Senior
3 62 (10.20%) Applications Developer
4 60 (9.87%) Lead
5 58 (9.54%) iOS Developer
6 50 (8.22%) Senior Developer
7 49 (8.06%) Mobile Developer
8 41 (6.74%) Designer
9 39 (6.41%) Analyst
10 36 (5.92%) Mobile Applications Developer
11 31 (5.10%) Senior Designer
12 30 (4.93%) .NET Developer
13 27 (4.44%) Android Developer
14 26 (4.28%) Product Designer
15 22 (3.62%) Applications Engineer
15 22 (3.62%) Senior Analyst
15 22 (3.62%) Senior Product Designer
16 21 (3.45%) Lead Developer
16 21 (3.45%) React Developer
16 21 (3.45%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 109 (17.93%) React Native
2 66 (10.86%) React
3 65 (10.69%) .NET
4 46 (7.57%) RESTful
5 43 (7.07%) CSS
5 43 (7.07%) SwiftUI
6 33 (5.43%) HTML
7 30 (4.93%) Node.js
8 18 (2.96%) Bootstrap
9 17 (2.80%) Vue
10 16 (2.63%) Flutter
10 16 (2.63%) GraphQL
11 15 (2.47%) Android SDK
11 15 (2.47%) REST
12 13 (2.14%) Jest
12 13 (2.14%) UIKit
13 12 (1.97%) Spring
13 12 (1.97%) Spring Boot
14 11 (1.81%) AngularJS
14 11 (1.81%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 48 (7.89%) Onboarding
2 41 (6.74%) Product Ownership
3 34 (5.59%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.28%) EPoS
5 22 (3.62%) Greenfield Project
6 20 (3.29%) IoT
7 17 (2.80%) Security Posture
7 17 (2.80%) Social Media
8 12 (1.97%) iPhone
9 11 (1.81%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.81%) iPad
10 10 (1.64%) PropTech
11 9 (1.48%) Cyber Defence
12 8 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.32%) Management Information System
13 7 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
14 6 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
15 4 (0.66%) AI Agents
15 4 (0.66%) Video Conferencing
15 4 (0.66%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 170 (27.96%) Apple iOS
2 166 (27.30%) Android
3 20 (3.29%) Windows
4 6 (0.99%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.82%) Linux
6 4 (0.66%) Windows Server
7 2 (0.33%) Debian
7 2 (0.33%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.33%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.33%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.16%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.16%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (32.40%) Agile
2 123 (20.23%) CI/CD
3 112 (18.42%) User Experience
4 110 (18.09%) Mentoring
5 97 (15.95%) Problem-Solving
6 85 (13.98%) Mobile Application Development
7 83 (13.65%) AI
8 78 (12.83%) iOS Development
9 76 (12.50%) Test Automation
10 75 (12.34%) Android Development
11 69 (11.35%) Software Engineering
12 66 (10.86%) Mobile Development
13 61 (10.03%) Analytics
13 61 (10.03%) Full-Stack Development
14 59 (9.70%) Continuous Improvement
14 59 (9.70%) DevOps
14 59 (9.70%) UX Design
15 53 (8.72%) Collaborative Culture
16 47 (7.73%) User Research
17 45 (7.40%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 69 (11.35%) Kotlin
2 56 (9.21%) Swift
3 54 (8.88%) TypeScript
4 44 (7.24%) JavaScript
5 40 (6.58%) Java
6 37 (6.09%) C#
6 37 (6.09%) SQL
7 26 (4.28%) Python
8 15 (2.47%) PHP
9 14 (2.30%) Bash
10 9 (1.48%) PowerShell
10 9 (1.48%) VBA
11 7 (1.15%) C++
12 5 (0.82%) Dart
13 4 (0.66%) Apex Code
13 4 (0.66%) C
14 3 (0.49%) Perl
14 3 (0.49%) Ruby
14 3 (0.49%) XAML
15 1 (0.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 42 (6.91%) Degree
2 25 (4.11%) CREST Certified
2 25 (4.11%) OSCP
3 21 (3.45%) CHECK Team Member
4 20 (3.29%) CHECK Team Leader
5 18 (2.96%) CCSAM
6 13 (2.14%) Master's Degree
7 12 (1.97%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.32%) Security Cleared
9 6 (0.99%) SC Cleared
10 5 (0.82%) ISTQB
11 3 (0.49%) AWS Certified Developer
11 3 (0.49%) CISSP
11 3 (0.49%) ISEB
12 2 (0.33%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.33%) CCSAS
12 2 (0.33%) CEH
12 2 (0.33%) CISA
12 2 (0.33%) GPEN
12 2 (0.33%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (12.01%) Accessibility
2 27 (4.44%) QA
3 7 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.15%) WCAG
4 6 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.82%) GDPR
5 5 (0.82%) SLA
6 4 (0.66%) GRC
7 2 (0.33%) Section 508
8 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 16 (2.63%) Docker
2 8 (1.32%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.66%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.66%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.66%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.16%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 21 (3.45%) Terraform
2 18 (2.96%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.81%) Nessus
4 10 (1.64%) Ansible
4 10 (1.64%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.48%) Jamf Pro
6 8 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
7 4 (0.66%) Nmap
8 3 (0.49%) Argo
9 1 (0.16%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 35 (5.76%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.93%) Adobe
3 28 (4.61%) Apple
4 24 (3.95%) Xamarin
5 19 (3.13%) Google
6 10 (1.64%) Amplitude
7 9 (1.48%) Blue Prism
7 9 (1.48%) ESRI
7 9 (1.48%) Pega
8 8 (1.32%) Atlassian
9 7 (1.15%) Okta
10 6 (0.99%) Samsung
11 5 (0.82%) Salesforce
11 5 (0.82%) Zoho
12 4 (0.66%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.66%) VMware
13 3 (0.49%) SAP
13 3 (0.49%) WooCommerce
14 2 (0.33%) Dynatrace
14 2 (0.33%) Facebook