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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 285 237 312
Rank change year-on-year -48 +75 -160
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 445 665 572
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.73% 1.25% 0.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.15% 3.36% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 320 385 501
10th Percentile £33,675 £36,450 £35,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -11.20%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £90,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £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 20,690 19,812 21,671
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 33.91% 37.17% 36.49%
Number of salaries quoted 10,375 9,263 15,809
10th Percentile £27,840 £33,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £103,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -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 18 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 18 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 -37 401 £60,000 - 359
UK excluding London -58 264 £52,500 -4.55% 338
London +23 154 £85,000 +6.25% 85
Work from Home -48 143 £70,000 +16.67% 195
North of England -17 78 £60,000 +20.00% 81
South East -16 68 £60,000 +11.63% 106
Midlands -6 44 £45,000 -35.71% 42
North West -12 40 £70,000 +16.67% 47
South West +4 39 £50,000 -16.67% 32
Yorkshire -4 27 £40,000 -11.11% 27
East Midlands 0 24 £45,000 -14.29% 23
Scotland -27 24 £34,000 -38.18% 17
West Midlands -16 20 £50,000 -28.57% 19
North East -5 11 £50,000 +17.65% 8
East of England -9 9 £60,000 -20.00% 45
Wales +8 3 £50,000 - 17

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 (1.80%) CMS
2 6 (1.35%) Confluence
2 6 (1.35%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.45%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.45%) IIS
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.22%) Appian
5 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.22%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.80%) Chatbot
2 6 (1.35%) Sketch
3 3 (0.67%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.22%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.67%) Shopify
2 2 (0.45%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 85 (19.10%) Azure
2 63 (14.16%) SaaS
3 38 (8.54%) AWS
4 30 (6.74%) Figma
5 27 (6.07%) GitHub
6 26 (5.84%) Azure DevOps
7 17 (3.82%) GCP
7 17 (3.82%) Serverless
8 14 (3.15%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 14 (3.15%) Azure Functions
8 14 (3.15%) Azure Service Bus
9 12 (2.70%) Azure Logic Apps
9 12 (2.70%) Entra ID
10 9 (2.02%) Firebase
11 8 (1.80%) Azure Monitor
12 7 (1.57%) Google Play
12 7 (1.57%) Microsoft 365
13 5 (1.12%) Dynamics 365
14 4 (0.90%) Azure App Service
14 4 (0.90%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 23 (5.17%) Wi-Fi
2 17 (3.82%) Wireless
3 9 (2.02%) Broadband
3 9 (2.02%) VPN
4 7 (1.57%) DNS
5 6 (1.35%) DHCP
5 6 (1.35%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.35%) WAN
6 4 (0.90%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.67%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.45%) 4G
8 2 (0.45%) Firewall
8 2 (0.45%) LAN
9 1 (0.22%) HTTP
9 1 (0.22%) Internet
9 1 (0.22%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.92%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.70%) MySQL
3 9 (2.02%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
5 5 (1.12%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.12%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.67%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.67%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.67%) GIS
7 2 (0.45%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.45%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.45%) 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%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.22%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.22%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 20 (4.49%) Git
2 15 (3.37%) JIRA
3 13 (2.92%) Xcode
4 11 (2.47%) Burp Suite
4 11 (2.47%) Metasploit
5 9 (2.02%) Storybook
6 8 (1.80%) Android Studio
7 7 (1.57%) Selenium
8 6 (1.35%) Postman
8 6 (1.35%) Visual Studio
9 5 (1.12%) Cypress.io
10 4 (0.90%) JMeter
11 3 (0.67%) Appium
11 3 (0.67%) CircleCI
11 3 (0.67%) Jenkins
11 3 (0.67%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.45%) Browser DevTools
12 2 (0.45%) CMake
12 2 (0.45%) Crashlytics
12 2 (0.45%) XCUITest
General
1 103 (23.15%) Social Skills
2 58 (13.03%) Finance
3 47 (10.56%) Retail
4 36 (8.09%) Marketing
5 25 (5.62%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (4.94%) Billing
7 20 (4.49%) Advertising
7 20 (4.49%) Banking
7 20 (4.49%) Telecoms
8 18 (4.04%) Legal
9 13 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
9 13 (2.92%) Electronics
10 10 (2.25%) Games
11 9 (2.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.02%) Manufacturing
11 9 (2.02%) Organisational Skills
11 9 (2.02%) Presentation Skills
11 9 (2.02%) Tech for Good
12 8 (1.80%) Public Sector
13 7 (1.57%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 185 (41.57%) Developer
2 90 (20.22%) Senior
3 51 (11.46%) Applications Developer
4 40 (8.99%) Mobile Developer
5 39 (8.76%) Lead
6 38 (8.54%) Senior Developer
7 35 (7.87%) Analyst
7 35 (7.87%) iOS Developer
8 29 (6.52%) .NET Developer
8 29 (6.52%) React Developer
9 28 (6.29%) Mobile Applications Developer
10 22 (4.94%) Architect
11 20 (4.49%) Solutions Architect
12 17 (3.82%) Full-Stack Developer
12 17 (3.82%) Senior Analyst
13 16 (3.60%) Android Developer
13 16 (3.60%) Consultant
13 16 (3.60%) Lead Developer
14 15 (3.37%) Recruitment Consultant
14 15 (3.37%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 105 (23.60%) React Native
2 82 (18.43%) React
3 65 (14.61%) .NET
4 43 (9.66%) RESTful
5 39 (8.76%) Node.js
6 38 (8.54%) CSS
7 37 (8.31%) HTML
8 22 (4.94%) SwiftUI
9 19 (4.27%) REST
10 16 (3.60%) Vue
11 13 (2.92%) AngularJS
11 13 (2.92%) Bootstrap
11 13 (2.92%) Flutter
12 12 (2.70%) Next.js
13 10 (2.25%) GraphQL
13 10 (2.25%) Laravel
14 9 (2.02%) Express.js
14 9 (2.02%) Jest
14 9 (2.02%) WebSockets
15 8 (1.80%) OpenAPI
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.07%) Onboarding
2 23 (5.17%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (4.04%) IoT
4 15 (3.37%) EPoS
5 13 (2.92%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.92%) Security Posture
6 12 (2.70%) iPhone
7 11 (2.47%) iPad
8 9 (2.02%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.57%) Cyber Defence
9 7 (1.57%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (1.35%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.35%) PropTech
11 5 (1.12%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.90%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (0.90%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.90%) Smart Home
12 4 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 120 (26.97%) Android
2 116 (26.07%) Apple iOS
3 20 (4.49%) Windows
4 6 (1.35%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.90%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.67%) Linux
7 2 (0.45%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.45%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.45%) Unix
8 1 (0.22%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 127 (28.54%) Agile
2 78 (17.53%) User Experience
3 72 (16.18%) Mobile Application Development
4 71 (15.96%) Problem-Solving
5 64 (14.38%) Mentoring
6 61 (13.71%) CI/CD
7 58 (13.03%) Android Development
7 58 (13.03%) Mobile Development
8 55 (12.36%) Continuous Improvement
9 54 (12.13%) DevOps
10 48 (10.79%) iOS Development
11 47 (10.56%) B2B
11 47 (10.56%) UX Design
12 46 (10.34%) Full-Stack Development
13 44 (9.89%) Software Engineering
14 42 (9.44%) Test Automation
15 39 (8.76%) AI
16 33 (7.42%) TDD
17 32 (7.19%) CRM
17 32 (7.19%) Wireframes
Programming Languages
1 51 (11.46%) TypeScript
2 50 (11.24%) JavaScript
3 37 (8.31%) C#
3 37 (8.31%) Kotlin
4 32 (7.19%) Swift
5 25 (5.62%) SQL
6 19 (4.27%) Java
7 18 (4.04%) Python
8 12 (2.70%) Bash
9 10 (2.25%) PHP
10 9 (2.02%) C++
11 8 (1.80%) VBA
12 7 (1.57%) PowerShell
13 5 (1.12%) C
14 4 (0.90%) T-SQL
14 4 (0.90%) XAML
15 3 (0.67%) Objective-C
15 3 (0.67%) Perl
16 2 (0.45%) Groovy
16 2 (0.45%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 37 (8.31%) Degree
2 18 (4.04%) CREST Certified
3 17 (3.82%) OSCP
4 15 (3.37%) CHECK Team Member
5 14 (3.15%) CHECK Team Leader
5 14 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.70%) CCSAM
7 11 (2.47%) Master's Degree
8 8 (1.80%) Security Cleared
9 6 (1.35%) SC Cleared
10 3 (0.67%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.45%) CCSAS
11 2 (0.45%) CEH
11 2 (0.45%) CISA
11 2 (0.45%) CISSP
11 2 (0.45%) Cyber Scheme
11 2 (0.45%) PhD
11 2 (0.45%) Tigerscheme
12 1 (0.22%) GPEN
12 1 (0.22%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (7.64%) Accessibility
2 27 (6.07%) QA
3 8 (1.80%) GDPR
3 8 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.35%) SLA
4 6 (1.35%) WCAG
5 3 (0.67%) GRC
5 3 (0.67%) PCI DSS
5 3 (0.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.45%) Section 508
7 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.22%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 14 (3.15%) Docker
2 9 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.90%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.90%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.22%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 19 (4.27%) Terraform
2 10 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (2.02%) Jamf Pro
3 9 (2.02%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.80%) Nessus
5 7 (1.57%) Ansible
6 6 (1.35%) Kubernetes
7 4 (0.90%) Nmap
8 3 (0.67%) Argo
Vendors
1 25 (5.62%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.49%) Apple
3 19 (4.27%) Google
3 19 (4.27%) Xamarin
4 15 (3.37%) Adobe
5 8 (1.80%) Atlassian
5 8 (1.80%) Blue Prism
5 8 (1.80%) Pega
6 7 (1.57%) Okta
7 5 (1.12%) SAP
7 5 (1.12%) Zoho
8 4 (0.90%) Samsung
8 4 (0.90%) VMware
9 3 (0.67%) Cvent
9 3 (0.67%) Dynatrace
9 3 (0.67%) ESRI
9 3 (0.67%) Mapbox
9 3 (0.67%) Oracle
9 3 (0.67%) WooCommerce
10 2 (0.45%) Lotus