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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 242 277
Rank change year-on-year -87 +35 -139
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 354 739 600
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.66% 1.10% 1.16%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.86% 3.26% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 249 429 531
10th Percentile £31,350 £37,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £46,250 £47,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £83,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +9.09% -

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 19,055 22,662 19,814
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 35.71% 33.72% 38.47%
Number of salaries quoted 10,686 11,062 14,835
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,750 £33,714
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,285 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.53% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,500 £84,056
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% -

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 -85 309 £64,482 +7.47% 425
UK excluding London -96 192 £52,500 -12.50% 405
London +19 134 £95,000 +35.71% 124
Work from Home -57 119 £70,000 +7.69% 155
North of England -18 67 £55,000 -8.33% 93
North West -1 37 £65,000 +4.00% 55
South East -50 37 £60,000 +9.09% 145
South West +19 30 £50,000 -16.67% 32
Scotland -17 24 £34,000 -38.18% 19
Midlands -22 20 £45,000 -18.18% 60
West Midlands 0 18 £41,500 -36.15% 34
Yorkshire +11 16 £40,000 -20.00% 27
North East +15 14 £50,000 +11.11% 12
East of England -22 11 £60,000 -20.00% 32
Wales +14 4 £60,000 +33.33% 22
East Midlands +3 2 £76,250 +52.50% 26

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 (2.26%) CMS
2 5 (1.41%) Confluence
3 4 (1.13%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.85%) IIS
5 2 (0.56%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.56%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.56%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.28%) Apache
6 1 (0.28%) Appian
6 1 (0.28%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.28%) nginx
6 1 (0.28%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 8 (2.26%) Chatbot
2 7 (1.98%) Sketch
3 6 (1.69%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.56%) UserZoom
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.41%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.56%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.28%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 68 (19.21%) Azure
2 40 (11.30%) AWS
3 35 (9.89%) SaaS
4 30 (8.47%) GitHub
5 25 (7.06%) Figma
6 18 (5.08%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.52%) GCP
8 13 (3.67%) Firebase
8 13 (3.67%) Serverless
9 8 (2.26%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 8 (2.26%) Azure Functions
9 8 (2.26%) Azure Service Bus
10 7 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.98%) GitHub Actions
10 7 (1.98%) Power Platform
11 6 (1.69%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (1.69%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.69%) Google Play
12 4 (1.13%) Azure App Service
12 4 (1.13%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.39%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (1.13%) DNS
2 4 (1.13%) VPN
2 4 (1.13%) Wireless
3 3 (0.85%) Bluetooth
3 3 (0.85%) Broadband
3 3 (0.85%) DHCP
3 3 (0.85%) TCP/IP
3 3 (0.85%) WAN
4 2 (0.56%) 4G
4 2 (0.56%) RFID
4 2 (0.56%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.28%) Calico
5 1 (0.28%) Firewall
5 1 (0.28%) HTTP
5 1 (0.28%) Internet
5 1 (0.28%) LAN
5 1 (0.28%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (4.80%) SQL Server
2 14 (3.95%) NoSQL
3 11 (3.11%) MySQL
3 11 (3.11%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (2.54%) Relational Database
5 6 (1.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 5 (1.41%) GIS
7 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.56%) Big Data
8 2 (0.56%) Hadoop
8 2 (0.56%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.56%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.56%) Power BI
9 1 (0.28%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.28%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.28%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.28%) Event Store
9 1 (0.28%) Geospatial Data
Development Applications
1 39 (11.02%) Git
2 20 (5.65%) JIRA
3 12 (3.39%) Xcode
4 9 (2.54%) Selenium
5 8 (2.26%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.98%) Android Studio
6 7 (1.98%) Postman
6 7 (1.98%) Storybook
7 6 (1.69%) Jenkins
7 6 (1.69%) Visual Studio
8 5 (1.41%) Appium
8 5 (1.41%) JMeter
9 3 (0.85%) Burp Suite
9 3 (0.85%) Crashlytics
9 3 (0.85%) JUnit
9 3 (0.85%) Metasploit
9 3 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.56%) CMake
10 2 (0.56%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
General
1 108 (30.51%) Social Skills
2 53 (14.97%) Finance
3 33 (9.32%) Banking
4 31 (8.76%) Retail
5 24 (6.78%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (6.21%) Legal
7 21 (5.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 21 (5.93%) Law
8 18 (5.08%) Advertising
8 18 (5.08%) Marketing
9 17 (4.80%) Telecoms
10 15 (4.24%) Billing
11 14 (3.95%) Documentation Skills
12 9 (2.54%) Electronics
13 8 (2.26%) Manufacturing
14 7 (1.98%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (1.69%) Back Office
15 6 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
16 5 (1.41%) Public Sector
16 5 (1.41%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 120 (33.90%) Developer
2 53 (14.97%) Senior
3 34 (9.60%) Mobile Developer
4 31 (8.76%) Lead
5 29 (8.19%) Applications Developer
6 28 (7.91%) Architect
7 26 (7.34%) Software Engineer
7 26 (7.34%) Solutions Architect
8 22 (6.21%) Analyst
9 21 (5.93%) React Developer
10 20 (5.65%) Senior Developer
11 18 (5.08%) Mobile Applications Developer
12 17 (4.80%) Full-Stack Developer
13 16 (4.52%) Designer
14 15 (4.24%) .NET Developer
14 15 (4.24%) Consultant
15 14 (3.95%) Recruitment Consultant
16 13 (3.67%) Digital Architect
16 13 (3.67%) Digital Solutions Architect
17 12 (3.39%) IT Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 88 (24.86%) React Native
2 73 (20.62%) React
3 51 (14.41%) .NET
4 40 (11.30%) RESTful
5 39 (11.02%) Node.js
6 33 (9.32%) CSS
7 32 (9.04%) HTML
8 18 (5.08%) REST
9 17 (4.80%) Flutter
10 15 (4.24%) Next.js
10 15 (4.24%) SwiftUI
10 15 (4.24%) Vue
11 14 (3.95%) AngularJS
11 14 (3.95%) GraphQL
11 14 (3.95%) Jest
12 11 (3.11%) Kafka
13 9 (2.54%) Laravel
13 9 (2.54%) XML
14 8 (2.26%) .NET Framework
14 8 (2.26%) HTML5
Miscellaneous
1 23 (6.50%) Self-Motivation
2 21 (5.93%) Cloud Native
3 19 (5.37%) Product Ownership
4 17 (4.80%) Client/Server
5 16 (4.52%) IoT
6 15 (4.24%) Onboarding
7 10 (2.82%) EPoS
8 6 (1.69%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (1.69%) NHS
9 5 (1.41%) AI Agents
9 5 (1.41%) Distributed Systems
9 5 (1.41%) Management Information System
9 5 (1.41%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.13%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.13%) Smart Home
11 3 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.85%) e-Learning
11 3 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
11 3 (0.85%) VUI
Operating Systems
1 96 (27.12%) Apple iOS
2 95 (26.84%) Android
3 19 (5.37%) Windows
4 4 (1.13%) Linux
5 3 (0.85%) Unix
5 3 (0.85%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.56%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.56%) Nucleus RTOS
6 2 (0.56%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.28%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (39.83%) Agile
2 79 (22.32%) CI/CD
3 64 (18.08%) Problem-Solving
4 61 (17.23%) User Experience
5 58 (16.38%) Mobile Application Development
6 55 (15.54%) Test Automation
7 49 (13.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 49 (13.84%) DevOps
7 49 (13.84%) Mobile Development
8 47 (13.28%) Software Engineering
9 44 (12.43%) B2B
10 40 (11.30%) Mentoring
11 39 (11.02%) UX Design
12 36 (10.17%) Full-Stack Development
13 34 (9.60%) Technical Leadership
14 33 (9.32%) CRM
15 31 (8.76%) Clean Code
16 30 (8.47%) AI
17 29 (8.19%) B2C
17 29 (8.19%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 59 (16.67%) JavaScript
2 54 (15.25%) TypeScript
3 41 (11.58%) C#
4 33 (9.32%) SQL
5 32 (9.04%) Java
6 31 (8.76%) Python
7 30 (8.47%) Swift
8 26 (7.34%) Kotlin
9 16 (4.52%) Go
10 10 (2.82%) Objective-C
10 10 (2.82%) PHP
11 9 (2.54%) C
12 8 (2.26%) VBA
13 7 (1.98%) C++
14 5 (1.41%) Bash
14 5 (1.41%) Dart
15 4 (1.13%) T-SQL
15 4 (1.13%) XAML
16 2 (0.56%) Groovy
16 2 (0.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 38 (10.73%) Degree
2 21 (5.93%) Computer Science Degree
3 9 (2.54%) Master's Degree
4 8 (2.26%) Security Cleared
5 7 (1.98%) AWS Certification
5 7 (1.98%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.41%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.85%) CREST Certified
8 2 (0.56%) CCSAM
8 2 (0.56%) CHECK Team Leader
8 2 (0.56%) CHECK Team Member
8 2 (0.56%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 2 (0.56%) OSCP
8 2 (0.56%) PhD
9 1 (0.28%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.47%) Accessibility
2 29 (8.19%) QA
3 8 (2.26%) GDPR
4 6 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.69%) PCI DSS
4 6 (1.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 6 (1.69%) WCAG
5 5 (1.41%) ISO 9001
6 4 (1.13%) SLA
7 2 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.56%) Section 508
8 1 (0.28%) Data Quality
8 1 (0.28%) PERC
System Software
1 8 (2.26%) Docker
2 5 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.41%) Firmware
3 2 (0.56%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.56%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 20 (5.65%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.67%) Terraform
3 6 (1.69%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (1.41%) Grafana
4 5 (1.41%) Mesos
5 4 (1.13%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.56%) Ansible
7 2 (0.56%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.56%) Nessus
8 1 (0.28%) Argo
8 1 (0.28%) Istio
8 1 (0.28%) Nmap
Vendors
1 27 (7.63%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.52%) Google
2 16 (4.52%) Xamarin
3 12 (3.39%) Apple
4 8 (2.26%) Adobe
4 8 (2.26%) Blue Prism
4 8 (2.26%) Pega
5 6 (1.69%) Salesforce
6 4 (1.13%) ESRI
6 4 (1.13%) Oracle
6 4 (1.13%) Samsung
7 3 (0.85%) Cvent
7 3 (0.85%) Dynatrace
7 3 (0.85%) SAP
7 3 (0.85%) Zoho
8 2 (0.56%) Instagram
8 2 (0.56%) Splunk
8 2 (0.56%) TikTok
8 2 (0.56%) VMware
8 2 (0.56%) YouTube