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 8 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 359 367 281
Rank change year-on-year +8 -86 -37
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 554 337 748
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.50% 0.69% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.91% 1.67% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 373 231 480
10th Percentile £38,750 £31,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £46,960 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +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 28,940 20,239 25,074
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.90% 41.16% 32.11%
Number of salaries quoted 18,166 10,134 13,541
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,925 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% -4.55%

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 8 September 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 8 September 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 +15 493 £60,000 -7.69% 588
UK excluding London +61 381 £57,500 +4.55% 254
Work from Home +30 186 £65,000 -3.70% 535
North of England +7 141 £55,000 +15.79% 60
London -54 141 £76,250 -10.29% 393
North West +31 86 £60,000 +4.35% 31
Midlands +15 81 £50,000 +5.26% 25
South East +1 81 £60,000 - 66
West Midlands -16 43 £50,000 +5.26% 9
Yorkshire -25 40 £55,000 +107.55% 25
East Midlands +2 38 £52,000 -0.95% 16
South West -57 38 £65,000 +13.04% 36
Scotland +15 21 £60,000 -34.78% 21
North East -55 15 £47,000 +4.44% 4
East of England -21 12 £60,000 +2.13% 34
Wales -67 7 £55,000 -21.43% 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 11 (1.99%) Confluence
2 5 (0.90%) Umbraco
3 4 (0.72%) CMS
3 4 (0.72%) IIS
4 3 (0.54%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.36%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.36%) nginx
5 2 (0.36%) WordPress
6 1 (0.18%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (0.72%) Chatbot
3 3 (0.54%) Zeplin
4 2 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.36%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.36%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.36%) Sage 200
2 1 (0.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.18%) Shopify
2 1 (0.18%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 101 (18.23%) Azure
2 79 (14.26%) AWS
3 52 (9.39%) Azure DevOps
4 43 (7.76%) GitHub
5 37 (6.68%) GCP
6 36 (6.50%) SaaS
7 29 (5.23%) Firebase
8 27 (4.87%) GitHub Actions
9 26 (4.69%) Google Play
10 22 (3.97%) Serverless
11 17 (3.07%) Azure AI
12 13 (2.35%) Entra ID
12 13 (2.35%) GitHub Copilot
12 13 (2.35%) TestFlight
13 10 (1.81%) Figma
13 10 (1.81%) Stripe
14 9 (1.62%) BrowserStack
14 9 (1.62%) Cloud Functions
15 8 (1.44%) Power Platform
16 7 (1.26%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.08%) Broadband
2 5 (0.90%) HTTP
3 4 (0.72%) Firewall
3 4 (0.72%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.54%) Internet
4 3 (0.54%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.36%) 5G
6 1 (0.18%) Bluetooth
6 1 (0.18%) Intranet
6 1 (0.18%) NFC
6 1 (0.18%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (3.79%) Azure SQL Database
2 16 (2.89%) NoSQL
3 15 (2.71%) MongoDB
4 12 (2.17%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.81%) MySQL
6 9 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (1.44%) Redis
8 7 (1.26%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.08%) Power BI
10 5 (0.90%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (0.90%) DynamoDB
11 3 (0.54%) Big Data
11 3 (0.54%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.36%) Amazon Aurora
12 2 (0.36%) Amazon Redshift
12 2 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.36%) SQLite
13 1 (0.18%) Crystal Reports
13 1 (0.18%) GIS
13 1 (0.18%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 25 (4.51%) Git
2 16 (2.89%) Crashlytics
2 16 (2.89%) fastlane
2 16 (2.89%) JIRA
3 14 (2.53%) Jenkins
3 14 (2.53%) XCTest
4 11 (1.99%) Xcode
5 9 (1.62%) Android Studio
5 9 (1.62%) Appium
5 9 (1.62%) Cypress.io
5 9 (1.62%) Postman
5 9 (1.62%) XCUITest
6 8 (1.44%) Gradle
7 6 (1.08%) JUnit
7 6 (1.08%) Selenium
8 5 (0.90%) Gatling
8 5 (0.90%) JMeter
8 5 (0.90%) Storybook
9 3 (0.54%) Burp Suite
10 2 (0.36%) git-flow
General
1 100 (18.05%) Social Skills
2 54 (9.75%) Finance
3 44 (7.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 40 (7.22%) Law
5 37 (6.68%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (5.23%) Marketing
7 28 (5.05%) Retail
8 25 (4.51%) Banking
9 24 (4.33%) Publishing
10 19 (3.43%) Public Sector
11 11 (1.99%) Documentation Skills
12 7 (1.26%) Advertising
12 7 (1.26%) Billing
12 7 (1.26%) Games
13 6 (1.08%) Digital Health
14 5 (0.90%) Back Office
14 5 (0.90%) Electronics
14 5 (0.90%) Local Government
14 5 (0.90%) Organisational Skills
14 5 (0.90%) Public Speaking
Job Titles
1 222 (40.07%) Developer
2 142 (25.63%) Senior
3 75 (13.54%) Senior Developer
4 57 (10.29%) iOS Developer
5 55 (9.93%) Lead
6 43 (7.76%) .NET Developer
7 41 (7.40%) Android Developer
8 38 (6.86%) Software Engineer
9 37 (6.68%) Mobile Developer
10 30 (5.42%) Senior Mobile Developer
11 29 (5.23%) Applications Developer
11 29 (5.23%) Senior iOS Developer
12 23 (4.15%) Mobile Applications Developer
13 22 (3.97%) Designer
13 22 (3.97%) Junior
14 21 (3.79%) Full-Stack Developer
14 21 (3.79%) Senior Android Developer
15 20 (3.61%) Tester
16 19 (3.43%) Senior Mobile Applications Developer
16 19 (3.43%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 93 (16.79%) React
2 86 (15.52%) React Native
3 66 (11.91%) RESTful
4 62 (11.19%) .NET
5 50 (9.03%) SwiftUI
6 44 (7.94%) REST
7 34 (6.14%) Node.js
8 32 (5.78%) CSS
9 29 (5.23%) ASP.NET
10 24 (4.33%) ASP.NET Core
10 24 (4.33%) HTML
11 22 (3.97%) AngularJS
11 22 (3.97%) Vue
12 21 (3.79%) Blazor
12 21 (3.79%) UIKit
13 20 (3.61%) .NET Core
13 20 (3.61%) Flutter
13 20 (3.61%) GraphQL
14 18 (3.25%) Next.js
15 17 (3.07%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 68 (12.27%) Product Ownership
2 29 (5.23%) Cloud Native
2 29 (5.23%) Greenfield Project
3 21 (3.79%) iPhone
4 16 (2.89%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.71%) IoT
6 9 (1.62%) Blog
6 9 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
6 9 (1.62%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.44%) Social Media
7 8 (1.44%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 7 (1.26%) PropTech
9 6 (1.08%) AI Agents
9 6 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.08%) Management Information System
9 6 (1.08%) Vector Graphics
10 5 (0.90%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (0.90%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.90%) Hackathon
10 5 (0.90%) Smart Home
Operating Systems
1 162 (29.24%) Android
2 150 (27.08%) Apple iOS
3 16 (2.89%) Windows
4 7 (1.26%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.54%) Linux
6 2 (0.36%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.36%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.36%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.18%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (28.70%) Agile
2 134 (24.19%) CI/CD
3 115 (20.76%) Test Automation
4 108 (19.49%) User Experience
5 87 (15.70%) AI
6 86 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
7 80 (14.44%) iOS Development
8 79 (14.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 78 (14.08%) Analytics
10 77 (13.90%) Full-Stack Development
11 76 (13.72%) DevOps
12 71 (12.82%) Android Development
13 67 (12.09%) Software Engineering
14 65 (11.73%) Mobile Development
15 60 (10.83%) Mentoring
16 52 (9.39%) Code Quality
17 51 (9.21%) Clean Code
17 51 (9.21%) UX Design
18 43 (7.76%) Roadmaps
19 41 (7.40%) Architectural Patterns
Programming Languages
1 72 (13.00%) JavaScript
2 71 (12.82%) TypeScript
3 70 (12.64%) Kotlin
3 70 (12.64%) SQL
4 62 (11.19%) Swift
5 58 (10.47%) C#
6 42 (7.58%) Java
7 33 (5.96%) Python
8 12 (2.17%) C++
9 11 (1.99%) PHP
10 10 (1.81%) Dart
10 10 (1.81%) Ruby
11 7 (1.26%) Go
12 6 (1.08%) C
13 3 (0.54%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.54%) Bash
13 3 (0.54%) Kusto Query Language
13 3 (0.54%) PowerShell
14 2 (0.36%) Bicep
14 2 (0.36%) Rust
Qualifications
1 39 (7.04%) Degree
2 26 (4.69%) Security Cleared
3 14 (2.53%) SC Cleared
4 11 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (1.81%) CREST Certified
6 9 (1.62%) ISTQB
6 9 (1.62%) OSCP
7 8 (1.44%) ISEB
8 7 (1.26%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.08%) CHECK Team Leader
10 4 (0.72%) AWS Certified Developer
10 4 (0.72%) CHECK Team Member
10 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.54%) AWS Certification
11 3 (0.54%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 3 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.54%) CISSP
12 2 (0.36%) CCSAS
12 2 (0.36%) Cyber Scheme
12 2 (0.36%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (10.83%) Accessibility
2 49 (8.84%) QA
3 25 (4.51%) WCAG
4 8 (1.44%) GDPR
5 4 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.54%) GRC
6 3 (0.54%) WAI
6 3 (0.54%) WAI-ARIA
7 2 (0.36%) Data Quality
System Software
1 12 (2.17%) Docker
2 7 (1.26%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.26%) Firmware
3 4 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.36%) Embedded Firmware
5 2 (0.36%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.81%) Grafana
3 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (0.54%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.36%) SCCM
6 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 45 (8.12%) Microsoft
2 40 (7.22%) Google
3 24 (4.33%) Apple
4 18 (3.25%) Salesforce
5 13 (2.35%) Dynatrace
6 12 (2.17%) Xamarin
7 10 (1.81%) Amplitude
7 10 (1.81%) Braze
8 9 (1.62%) Okta
9 6 (1.08%) SAP
10 5 (0.90%) OpenAI
10 5 (0.90%) Oracle
10 5 (0.90%) VMware
11 4 (0.72%) Adobe
11 4 (0.72%) ForgeRock
11 4 (0.72%) Ping Identity
12 3 (0.54%) Optimizely
13 2 (0.36%) DevExpress
13 2 (0.36%) IFS
13 2 (0.36%) Sage