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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 257 234 287
Rank change year-on-year -23 +53 -112
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 594 580 838
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.80% 1.32% 0.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.59% 3.39% 2.74%
Number of salaries quoted 362 419 703
10th Percentile £35,175 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £87,250
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 22,950 17,094 30,602
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 30.85% 38.98% 36.25%
Number of salaries quoted 11,692 8,922 21,676
10th Percentile £28,760 £32,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.83% +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £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 15 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 15 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 -11 544 £60,000 +4.35% 297
UK excluding London -12 406 £55,000 - 254
Work from Home -10 188 £60,000 - 132
London -14 158 £70,000 +7.69% 113
North of England +3 126 £60,000 +23.08% 64
South East +14 109 £60,000 +26.32% 70
Midlands -24 74 £45,000 -30.77% 44
Yorkshire 0 67 £40,000 -5.88% 25
North West +9 49 £64,482 +7.47% 34
South West -10 45 £47,500 -20.83% 21
East Midlands -3 44 £45,000 +2.86% 24
West Midlands -37 30 £50,000 -25.93% 20
Scotland -40 28 £34,000 -42.13% 19
East of England -14 23 £40,000 -27.27% 26
North East -16 10 £50,000 +17.65% 6
Wales -9 2 £65,000 - 13

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 (1.35%) ArcGIS
2 7 (1.18%) CMS
2 7 (1.18%) Confluence
3 6 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.67%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.34%) IIS
6 1 (0.17%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.17%) Appian
6 1 (0.17%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.17%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.35%) Chatbot
1 8 (1.35%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.51%) Sketch
3 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.17%) Adobe Premiere
3 1 (0.17%) Final Cut Pro
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.17%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.17%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.51%) Shopify
2 1 (0.17%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 102 (17.17%) Azure
2 65 (10.94%) AWS
3 60 (10.10%) SaaS
4 48 (8.08%) Figma
5 36 (6.06%) GitHub
6 30 (5.05%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (4.04%) GCP
8 20 (3.37%) Serverless
9 19 (3.20%) Firebase
10 17 (2.86%) Entra ID
11 14 (2.36%) GitHub Actions
11 14 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
12 11 (1.85%) Azure Logic Apps
13 10 (1.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 10 (1.68%) Azure Functions
13 10 (1.68%) Azure Service Bus
14 9 (1.52%) TestFlight
15 8 (1.35%) Stripe
16 7 (1.18%) Google Play
17 6 (1.01%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 60 (10.10%) Broadband
2 23 (3.87%) Wireless
3 22 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
4 15 (2.53%) VPN
5 8 (1.35%) Firewall
6 7 (1.18%) DNS
7 6 (1.01%) DHCP
7 6 (1.01%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.01%) WAN
8 4 (0.67%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.34%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.34%) LAN
10 1 (0.17%) 4G
10 1 (0.17%) HTTP
10 1 (0.17%) Internet
10 1 (0.17%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.19%) MySQL
2 10 (1.68%) GIS
2 10 (1.68%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.35%) Geospatial Data
3 8 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.84%) Amazon RDS
5 4 (0.67%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.67%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.51%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.51%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.34%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.34%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.17%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.17%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.17%) Mixpanel
8 1 (0.17%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 18 (3.03%) Git
1 18 (3.03%) JIRA
2 14 (2.36%) Burp Suite
2 14 (2.36%) Metasploit
3 13 (2.19%) Xcode
4 10 (1.68%) Crashlytics
4 10 (1.68%) XCUITest
5 8 (1.35%) Storybook
5 8 (1.35%) XCTest
6 7 (1.18%) Android Studio
6 7 (1.18%) Cypress.io
7 6 (1.01%) Postman
8 5 (0.84%) Appium
9 4 (0.67%) Jenkins
10 3 (0.51%) CircleCI
10 3 (0.51%) fastlane
10 3 (0.51%) Selenium
11 2 (0.34%) CMake
11 2 (0.34%) GitLab
11 2 (0.34%) Visual Studio
General
1 97 (16.33%) Social Skills
2 62 (10.44%) Finance
3 47 (7.91%) Games
4 45 (7.58%) Retail
5 36 (6.06%) Marketing
6 34 (5.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (4.38%) Analytical Skills
8 22 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (3.54%) Advertising
9 21 (3.54%) Banking
10 20 (3.37%) Billing
11 14 (2.36%) Legal
12 13 (2.19%) Health Technology
12 13 (2.19%) Telecoms
13 12 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.85%) Electronics
14 11 (1.85%) Tech for Good
15 10 (1.68%) Law
15 10 (1.68%) Public Sector
16 8 (1.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 228 (38.38%) Developer
2 143 (24.07%) Senior
3 58 (9.76%) Applications Developer
4 56 (9.43%) Lead
5 52 (8.75%) iOS Developer
6 48 (8.08%) Mobile Developer
7 44 (7.41%) Senior Developer
8 41 (6.90%) Designer
9 39 (6.57%) Analyst
10 32 (5.39%) Mobile Applications Developer
10 32 (5.39%) Senior Designer
11 30 (5.05%) .NET Developer
12 27 (4.55%) Product Designer
13 26 (4.38%) Android Developer
14 23 (3.87%) Senior Product Designer
15 22 (3.70%) React Developer
16 21 (3.54%) Senior Analyst
17 20 (3.37%) Applications Engineer
17 20 (3.37%) Software Engineer
18 17 (2.86%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (17.34%) React Native
2 70 (11.78%) React
3 69 (11.62%) .NET
4 48 (8.08%) RESTful
5 43 (7.24%) CSS
6 39 (6.57%) SwiftUI
7 38 (6.40%) HTML
8 31 (5.22%) Node.js
9 19 (3.20%) Bootstrap
10 18 (3.03%) Vue
11 17 (2.86%) GraphQL
12 16 (2.69%) REST
13 15 (2.53%) Android SDK
13 15 (2.53%) AngularJS
14 14 (2.36%) Flutter
15 12 (2.02%) Spring
15 12 (2.02%) Spring Boot
16 11 (1.85%) Next.js
16 11 (1.85%) UIKit
17 10 (1.68%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 48 (8.08%) Onboarding
2 41 (6.90%) Product Ownership
3 37 (6.23%) Self-Motivation
4 26 (4.38%) EPoS
5 22 (3.70%) IoT
6 17 (2.86%) Security Posture
6 17 (2.86%) Social Media
7 16 (2.69%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (2.02%) iPhone
9 11 (1.85%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.85%) iPad
10 9 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
10 9 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.35%) Management Information System
11 8 (1.35%) PropTech
12 7 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
13 4 (0.67%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.67%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.67%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.67%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 170 (28.62%) Android
2 164 (27.61%) Apple iOS
3 22 (3.70%) Windows
4 6 (1.01%) Linux
4 6 (1.01%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.67%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.51%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.34%) Debian
7 2 (0.34%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.34%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.17%) Kali Linux
8 1 (0.17%) Unix
8 1 (0.17%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 201 (33.84%) Agile
2 118 (19.87%) CI/CD
3 111 (18.69%) User Experience
4 110 (18.52%) Mentoring
5 102 (17.17%) Problem-Solving
6 84 (14.14%) Mobile Application Development
7 82 (13.80%) AI
8 76 (12.79%) Android Development
9 71 (11.95%) iOS Development
10 68 (11.45%) Software Engineering
11 66 (11.11%) Test Automation
12 65 (10.94%) Mobile Development
13 62 (10.44%) DevOps
13 62 (10.44%) UX Design
14 61 (10.27%) Full-Stack Development
15 58 (9.76%) Analytics
15 58 (9.76%) Continuous Improvement
16 53 (8.92%) Collaborative Culture
17 48 (8.08%) Roadmaps
18 47 (7.91%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 67 (11.28%) Kotlin
2 50 (8.42%) Swift
3 49 (8.25%) TypeScript
4 44 (7.41%) JavaScript
5 39 (6.57%) C#
6 37 (6.23%) Java
7 35 (5.89%) SQL
8 24 (4.04%) Python
9 15 (2.53%) Bash
10 13 (2.19%) PHP
11 9 (1.52%) PowerShell
12 8 (1.35%) C++
12 8 (1.35%) VBA
13 5 (0.84%) C
14 4 (0.67%) XAML
15 3 (0.51%) Apex Code
15 3 (0.51%) Perl
15 3 (0.51%) Ruby
16 2 (0.34%) Groovy
16 2 (0.34%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 40 (6.73%) Degree
2 25 (4.21%) CREST Certified
2 25 (4.21%) OSCP
3 21 (3.54%) CHECK Team Member
4 20 (3.37%) CHECK Team Leader
5 18 (3.03%) CCSAM
6 11 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 11 (1.85%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.85%) Security Cleared
7 9 (1.52%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.51%) CISSP
8 3 (0.51%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.34%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.34%) CCSAS
9 2 (0.34%) CEH
9 2 (0.34%) CISA
9 2 (0.34%) Cyber Scheme
9 2 (0.34%) GPEN
9 2 (0.34%) PhD
9 2 (0.34%) Tigerscheme
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (12.29%) Accessibility
2 28 (4.71%) QA
3 7 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (1.18%) WCAG
4 6 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.84%) GDPR
5 5 (0.84%) SLA
6 4 (0.67%) GRC
7 2 (0.34%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.34%) Section 508
8 1 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 15 (2.53%) Docker
2 9 (1.52%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.67%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.67%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.17%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 22 (3.70%) Terraform
2 18 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.85%) Ansible
3 11 (1.85%) Nessus
4 10 (1.68%) Kubernetes
5 9 (1.52%) Jamf Pro
5 9 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.67%) Nmap
7 3 (0.51%) Argo
8 1 (0.17%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 35 (5.89%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.05%) Adobe
3 26 (4.38%) Apple
4 24 (4.04%) Xamarin
5 22 (3.70%) Google
6 10 (1.68%) ESRI
7 8 (1.35%) Amplitude
7 8 (1.35%) Atlassian
7 8 (1.35%) Blue Prism
7 8 (1.35%) Pega
8 7 (1.18%) Okta
9 6 (1.01%) Samsung
10 5 (0.84%) Salesforce
10 5 (0.84%) Zoho
11 4 (0.67%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.67%) VMware
12 3 (0.51%) Mapbox
12 3 (0.51%) SAP
12 3 (0.51%) WooCommerce
13 2 (0.34%) Facebook