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 26 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 270 288 300
Rank change year-on-year +18 +12 -102
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 654 462 944
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.70% 1.09% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.64% 2.53% 2.71%
Number of salaries quoted 426 345 767
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,800 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.33% +8.73% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,000 £76,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £91,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -

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 24,752 18,243 34,856
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.67% 42.87% 35.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14,121 8,553 23,055
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,000 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £51,600 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.10% +3.20% -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 26 May 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 26 May 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 +47 615 £60,000 +4.35% 259
UK excluding London +50 476 £60,000 +9.09% 164
Work from Home +35 207 £70,000 +16.67% 116
North of England +44 155 £55,000 +12.82% 51
London -33 152 £72,500 +11.54% 141
South East +46 128 £60,000 +26.32% 38
Midlands +8 111 £50,000 +5.26% 24
North West +42 79 £60,000 - 27
Yorkshire -16 67 £40,000 +50.94% 17
East Midlands +21 58 £45,000 -12.20% 11
West Midlands -42 53 £50,000 +5.26% 13
South West -42 44 £47,500 -20.83% 14
East of England -20 20 £40,000 -17.95% 16
Scotland -23 16 £60,000 - 11
North East -41 9 £47,000 +10.59% 7
Wales -34 2 £70,750 +1.07% 4

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 (1.68%) Confluence
2 7 (1.07%) ArcGIS
3 5 (0.76%) Umbraco
4 3 (0.46%) IIS
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.15%) CMS
5 1 (0.15%) SharePoint
5 1 (0.15%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.46%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.31%) Sketch
4 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
5 1 (0.15%) Final Cut Pro
5 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 3 (0.46%) Shopify
2 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 85 (13.00%) Azure
2 81 (12.39%) AWS
3 62 (9.48%) SaaS
4 46 (7.03%) GitHub
5 42 (6.42%) Figma
6 37 (5.66%) Azure DevOps
7 26 (3.98%) GitHub Actions
8 25 (3.82%) GCP
9 24 (3.67%) Serverless
10 23 (3.52%) Firebase
11 14 (2.14%) Entra ID
11 14 (2.14%) Stripe
12 13 (1.99%) TestFlight
13 12 (1.83%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 12 (1.83%) Google Play
14 11 (1.68%) Azure Service Bus
15 10 (1.53%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.53%) Azure Logic Apps
15 10 (1.53%) Microsoft 365
16 7 (1.07%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 58 (8.87%) Broadband
2 20 (3.06%) Wireless
3 11 (1.68%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (1.53%) VPN
5 8 (1.22%) Firewall
6 3 (0.46%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.31%) DHCP
7 2 (0.31%) DNS
7 2 (0.31%) WAN
8 1 (0.15%) LAN
8 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.15%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (1.68%) Azure SQL Database
2 10 (1.53%) MySQL
3 8 (1.22%) Amazon RDS
4 7 (1.07%) Geospatial Data
4 7 (1.07%) GIS
4 7 (1.07%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.92%) MongoDB
5 6 (0.92%) Power BI
6 4 (0.61%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.46%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.31%) Redis
9 1 (0.15%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.15%) Mixpanel
9 1 (0.15%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 17 (2.60%) Crashlytics
2 16 (2.45%) JIRA
3 14 (2.14%) Burp Suite
3 14 (2.14%) XCTest
4 13 (1.99%) Metasploit
5 12 (1.83%) Git
6 11 (1.68%) XCUITest
7 10 (1.53%) fastlane
7 10 (1.53%) Storybook
8 9 (1.38%) Jenkins
9 7 (1.07%) Cypress.io
9 7 (1.07%) Xcode
10 6 (0.92%) Android Studio
10 6 (0.92%) Appium
10 6 (0.92%) Gradle
11 5 (0.76%) Postman
12 4 (0.61%) GitLab
13 3 (0.46%) Selenium
14 2 (0.31%) Bitbucket
14 2 (0.31%) Mockito
General
1 81 (12.39%) Social Skills
2 57 (8.72%) Finance
3 45 (6.88%) Games
3 45 (6.88%) Marketing
4 42 (6.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 36 (5.50%) Retail
6 31 (4.74%) Analytical Skills
7 21 (3.21%) Banking
7 21 (3.21%) Presentation Skills
8 19 (2.91%) Law
9 15 (2.29%) Public Sector
10 13 (1.99%) Health Technology
11 11 (1.68%) Local Government
12 9 (1.38%) Electronics
12 9 (1.38%) Financial Institution
12 9 (1.38%) Tech for Good
13 8 (1.22%) Telecoms
14 7 (1.07%) Billing
15 6 (0.92%) Advertising
15 6 (0.92%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 283 (43.27%) Developer
2 162 (24.77%) Senior
3 77 (11.77%) Senior Developer
4 74 (11.31%) Lead
5 67 (10.24%) iOS Developer
6 49 (7.49%) .NET Developer
6 49 (7.49%) Applications Developer
7 45 (6.88%) Designer
8 40 (6.12%) Android Developer
9 34 (5.20%) Senior Designer
10 32 (4.89%) Mobile Developer
11 30 (4.59%) Mobile Applications Developer
12 29 (4.43%) Software Engineer
13 26 (3.98%) React Developer
14 25 (3.82%) Analyst
14 25 (3.82%) Product Designer
15 24 (3.67%) Lead Developer
16 23 (3.52%) Full-Stack Developer
16 23 (3.52%) Mobile Engineer
17 22 (3.36%) Senior iOS Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (16.82%) React Native
2 82 (12.54%) React
3 73 (11.16%) .NET
4 50 (7.65%) RESTful
5 46 (7.03%) SwiftUI
6 36 (5.50%) CSS
7 35 (5.35%) Node.js
8 26 (3.98%) HTML
9 24 (3.67%) REST
10 20 (3.06%) Vue
11 19 (2.91%) ASP.NET
11 19 (2.91%) Bootstrap
12 17 (2.60%) Android SDK
12 17 (2.60%) AngularJS
12 17 (2.60%) GraphQL
12 17 (2.60%) UIKit
13 15 (2.29%) Next.js
14 13 (1.99%) Flutter
15 12 (1.83%) ASP.NET Core
15 12 (1.83%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 59 (9.02%) Product Ownership
2 46 (7.03%) Onboarding
3 33 (5.05%) Greenfield Project
4 23 (3.52%) Self-Motivation
5 20 (3.06%) Cloud Native
6 19 (2.91%) Security Posture
7 16 (2.45%) EPoS
8 15 (2.29%) Social Media
9 14 (2.14%) iPhone
9 14 (2.14%) PropTech
10 13 (1.99%) IoT
11 9 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
12 7 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
12 7 (1.07%) iPad
12 7 (1.07%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (0.61%) Vector Graphics
13 4 (0.61%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 178 (27.22%) Android
2 177 (27.06%) Apple iOS
3 13 (1.99%) Windows
4 5 (0.76%) Linux
4 5 (0.76%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.31%) Debian
5 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
5 2 (0.31%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 198 (30.28%) Agile
2 136 (20.80%) CI/CD
3 120 (18.35%) Mentoring
4 119 (18.20%) User Experience
5 96 (14.68%) Problem-Solving
6 90 (13.76%) AI
6 90 (13.76%) Test Automation
7 86 (13.15%) iOS Development
8 83 (12.69%) Full-Stack Development
9 82 (12.54%) Android Development
10 79 (12.08%) Software Engineering
11 73 (11.16%) Analytics
12 71 (10.86%) Mobile Development
13 63 (9.63%) DevOps
14 59 (9.02%) Continuous Improvement
15 58 (8.87%) Mobile Application Development
15 58 (8.87%) UX Design
16 50 (7.65%) Collaborative Culture
16 50 (7.65%) Roadmaps
17 49 (7.49%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 74 (11.31%) Kotlin
2 66 (10.09%) TypeScript
3 55 (8.41%) Swift
4 52 (7.95%) SQL
5 48 (7.34%) C#
6 44 (6.73%) JavaScript
7 41 (6.27%) Java
8 35 (5.35%) Python
9 12 (1.83%) Bash
10 11 (1.68%) PHP
10 11 (1.68%) Ruby
11 9 (1.38%) PowerShell
12 7 (1.07%) C++
13 5 (0.76%) Dart
14 4 (0.61%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.46%) Go
15 3 (0.46%) Perl
16 2 (0.31%) Bicep
17 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
17 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 40 (6.12%) Degree
2 29 (4.43%) OSCP
3 28 (4.28%) CREST Certified
4 22 (3.36%) CHECK Team Leader
4 22 (3.36%) CHECK Team Member
5 18 (2.75%) CCSAM
6 14 (2.14%) Security Cleared
7 13 (1.99%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.53%) Computer Science Degree
8 10 (1.53%) SC Cleared
9 9 (1.38%) ISTQB
10 7 (1.07%) ISEB
11 4 (0.61%) AWS Certified Developer
11 4 (0.61%) CISSP
12 3 (0.46%) CCSAS
12 3 (0.46%) Cyber Scheme
12 3 (0.46%) Tigerscheme
13 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.31%) CISA
13 2 (0.31%) GPEN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (10.86%) Accessibility
2 30 (4.59%) QA
3 10 (1.53%) WCAG
4 7 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (0.92%) GDPR
6 5 (0.76%) GRC
7 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.15%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.15%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (1.99%) Docker
2 4 (0.61%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.31%) Firmware
3 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 18 (2.75%) Terraform
2 13 (1.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.68%) Nessus
4 9 (1.38%) Ansible
5 7 (1.07%) Jamf Pro
6 6 (0.92%) Kubernetes
6 6 (0.92%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.46%) Nmap
8 2 (0.31%) Argo
9 1 (0.15%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 37 (5.66%) Microsoft
2 28 (4.28%) Adobe
3 25 (3.82%) Xamarin
4 24 (3.67%) Google
5 22 (3.36%) Apple
6 14 (2.14%) Amplitude
7 13 (1.99%) Braze
8 8 (1.22%) Atlassian
8 8 (1.22%) Dynatrace
8 8 (1.22%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.07%) ESRI
10 6 (0.92%) Okta
11 5 (0.76%) Oracle
12 4 (0.61%) Hotjar
12 4 (0.61%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.61%) SAP
13 3 (0.46%) Optimizely
13 3 (0.46%) VMware
13 3 (0.46%) WooCommerce
14 2 (0.31%) Samsung