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 9 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 284 288
Rank change year-on-year +17 +4 -80
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 653 488 1,000
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.71% 1.10% 0.95%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.82% 2.56% 2.78%
Number of salaries quoted 421 357 793
10th Percentile £40,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £47,500 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £76,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £86,000 £91,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% +2.80% +0.94%

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 23,131 19,034 35,992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.16% 43.02% 34.11%
Number of salaries quoted 14,609 8,931 23,338
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £28,116
25th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +3.00% - -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 9 June 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 9 June 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 +32 615 £60,000 +4.35% 192
UK excluding London +40 480 £57,500 +4.55% 141
Work from Home +33 205 £70,000 +16.67% 87
North of England +43 165 £55,000 +22.22% 47
London -59 147 £73,250 +12.69% 82
South East +41 124 £60,000 +26.32% 36
Midlands +29 115 £50,000 +5.26% 23
North West +54 82 £58,750 -2.08% 27
Yorkshire -5 71 £45,000 +69.81% 16
East Midlands +30 60 £45,000 -14.29% 11
West Midlands -18 55 £50,000 +5.26% 12
South West -30 39 £47,500 -24.00% 15
East of England -6 20 £40,000 -27.27% 16
Scotland -10 15 £60,000 -10.45% 5
North East -41 12 £47,000 +10.59% 4
Wales -41 2 £70,750 +1.07% 6

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 12 (1.84%) Confluence
2 7 (1.07%) ArcGIS
3 5 (0.77%) Umbraco
4 4 (0.61%) IIS
5 2 (0.31%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.31%) CMS
5 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.31%) nginx
Applications
1 8 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (0.31%) Chatbot
3 2 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.15%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.15%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.15%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.15%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 2 (0.31%) Shopify
2 1 (0.15%) Integrated Workplace Management System
2 1 (0.15%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 91 (13.94%) Azure
2 82 (12.56%) AWS
3 54 (8.27%) SaaS
4 49 (7.50%) GitHub
5 46 (7.04%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (5.97%) Figma
7 30 (4.59%) GitHub Actions
8 29 (4.44%) Firebase
9 26 (3.98%) GCP
10 24 (3.68%) Serverless
11 16 (2.45%) Google Play
12 15 (2.30%) Stripe
12 15 (2.30%) TestFlight
13 13 (1.99%) Entra ID
14 9 (1.38%) Azure AI
14 9 (1.38%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 8 (1.23%) Azure Service Bus
15 8 (1.23%) Microsoft 365
16 7 (1.07%) Azure Functions
16 7 (1.07%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 58 (8.88%) Broadband
2 19 (2.91%) Wireless
3 9 (1.38%) Firewall
3 9 (1.38%) VPN
4 7 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.46%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.15%) DHCP
6 1 (0.15%) DNS
6 1 (0.15%) LAN
6 1 (0.15%) WAN
6 1 (0.15%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.99%) Azure SQL Database
2 8 (1.23%) MongoDB
2 8 (1.23%) MySQL
3 7 (1.07%) Amazon RDS
3 7 (1.07%) Geospatial Data
3 7 (1.07%) GIS
3 7 (1.07%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.92%) NoSQL
4 6 (0.92%) Power BI
5 5 (0.77%) BigQuery
6 2 (0.31%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.31%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (0.31%) Redis
7 1 (0.15%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.15%) Mixpanel
7 1 (0.15%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
7 1 (0.15%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 20 (3.06%) Crashlytics
2 16 (2.45%) JIRA
3 15 (2.30%) fastlane
3 15 (2.30%) XCTest
4 14 (2.14%) Burp Suite
4 14 (2.14%) Git
5 13 (1.99%) Jenkins
5 13 (1.99%) Metasploit
6 12 (1.84%) XCUITest
7 9 (1.38%) Storybook
7 9 (1.38%) Xcode
8 8 (1.23%) Android Studio
8 8 (1.23%) Cypress.io
8 8 (1.23%) Gradle
9 6 (0.92%) Appium
10 5 (0.77%) Postman
11 4 (0.61%) GitLab
12 3 (0.46%) Selenium
13 2 (0.31%) Bitbucket
13 2 (0.31%) NUnit
General
1 85 (13.02%) Social Skills
2 55 (8.42%) Finance
3 45 (6.89%) Games
3 45 (6.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 44 (6.74%) Marketing
5 38 (5.82%) Retail
6 30 (4.59%) Analytical Skills
7 21 (3.22%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (3.06%) Banking
8 20 (3.06%) Law
9 19 (2.91%) Public Sector
10 13 (1.99%) Health Technology
11 11 (1.68%) Local Government
12 9 (1.38%) Electronics
13 8 (1.23%) Financial Institution
13 8 (1.23%) Tech for Good
14 7 (1.07%) Digital Health
15 6 (0.92%) iGaming
15 6 (0.92%) Telecoms
16 5 (0.77%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 286 (43.80%) Developer
2 168 (25.73%) Senior
3 82 (12.56%) Senior Developer
4 77 (11.79%) Lead
5 66 (10.11%) iOS Developer
6 51 (7.81%) .NET Developer
7 47 (7.20%) Applications Developer
8 44 (6.74%) Android Developer
8 44 (6.74%) Designer
9 39 (5.97%) Mobile Developer
10 34 (5.21%) Senior Designer
11 31 (4.75%) Mobile Applications Developer
12 28 (4.29%) Software Engineer
13 27 (4.13%) Lead Developer
14 26 (3.98%) React Developer
15 25 (3.83%) Product Designer
15 25 (3.83%) Senior iOS Developer
16 24 (3.68%) Analyst
17 23 (3.52%) Mobile Engineer
18 22 (3.37%) Senior Product Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 104 (15.93%) React Native
2 81 (12.40%) React
3 75 (11.49%) .NET
4 53 (8.12%) RESTful
5 49 (7.50%) SwiftUI
6 36 (5.51%) Node.js
7 34 (5.21%) CSS
8 24 (3.68%) HTML
8 24 (3.68%) REST
9 21 (3.22%) ASP.NET
9 21 (3.22%) Vue
10 20 (3.06%) UIKit
11 19 (2.91%) Android SDK
12 18 (2.76%) Bootstrap
12 18 (2.76%) GraphQL
13 17 (2.60%) AngularJS
14 15 (2.30%) Next.js
15 14 (2.14%) ASP.NET Core
15 14 (2.14%) Flutter
16 12 (1.84%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 64 (9.80%) Product Ownership
2 44 (6.74%) Onboarding
3 32 (4.90%) Greenfield Project
4 22 (3.37%) Cloud Native
5 21 (3.22%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (2.91%) Security Posture
7 15 (2.30%) PropTech
7 15 (2.30%) Social Media
8 14 (2.14%) iPhone
9 13 (1.99%) EPoS
10 12 (1.84%) IoT
11 9 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
12 7 (1.07%) Management Information System
13 6 (0.92%) Enterprise Software
13 6 (0.92%) Vector Graphics
14 5 (0.77%) iPad
14 5 (0.77%) Legacy Systems
15 4 (0.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
15 4 (0.61%) Video\Live Streaming
16 3 (0.46%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 180 (27.57%) Android
2 177 (27.11%) Apple iOS
3 13 (1.99%) Windows
4 7 (1.07%) Linux
4 7 (1.07%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.31%) Debian
5 2 (0.31%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.15%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (31.55%) Agile
2 142 (21.75%) CI/CD
3 123 (18.84%) User Experience
4 121 (18.53%) Mentoring
5 99 (15.16%) Test Automation
6 97 (14.85%) Problem-Solving
7 91 (13.94%) AI
8 85 (13.02%) iOS Development
9 84 (12.86%) Full-Stack Development
10 81 (12.40%) Analytics
11 80 (12.25%) Android Development
12 78 (11.94%) Software Engineering
13 71 (10.87%) DevOps
13 71 (10.87%) Mobile Development
14 61 (9.34%) UX Design
15 60 (9.19%) Continuous Improvement
16 56 (8.58%) Mobile Application Development
17 55 (8.42%) Clean Code
18 49 (7.50%) Observability
18 49 (7.50%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 75 (11.49%) Kotlin
2 61 (9.34%) TypeScript
3 59 (9.04%) SQL
3 59 (9.04%) Swift
4 51 (7.81%) C#
5 45 (6.89%) JavaScript
6 43 (6.58%) Java
7 38 (5.82%) Python
8 12 (1.84%) Bash
9 10 (1.53%) PHP
9 10 (1.53%) Ruby
10 9 (1.38%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.23%) C++
12 7 (1.07%) Dart
13 4 (0.61%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.46%) Go
15 2 (0.31%) Bicep
15 2 (0.31%) Perl
16 1 (0.15%) VB.NET
16 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 38 (5.82%) Degree
2 28 (4.29%) CREST Certified
2 28 (4.29%) OSCP
3 22 (3.37%) CHECK Team Leader
3 22 (3.37%) CHECK Team Member
4 18 (2.76%) CCSAM
5 15 (2.30%) Security Cleared
6 12 (1.84%) Master's Degree
7 10 (1.53%) SC Cleared
8 9 (1.38%) ISTQB
9 8 (1.23%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.07%) ISEB
11 4 (0.61%) AWS Certified Developer
12 3 (0.46%) CCSAS
12 3 (0.46%) CISSP
12 3 (0.46%) Cyber Scheme
12 3 (0.46%) Tigerscheme
13 2 (0.31%) BPSS Clearance
13 2 (0.31%) GPEN
14 1 (0.15%) GXPN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 76 (11.64%) Accessibility
2 31 (4.75%) QA
3 14 (2.14%) WCAG
4 6 (0.92%) GDPR
4 6 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (0.77%) GRC
6 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.15%) Data Quality
System Software
1 11 (1.68%) Docker
2 4 (0.61%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.31%) Firmware
3 2 (0.31%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (2.91%) Terraform
2 12 (1.84%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.68%) Nessus
4 9 (1.38%) Ansible
5 6 (0.92%) Kubernetes
6 5 (0.77%) Jamf Pro
6 5 (0.77%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (0.46%) Nmap
8 2 (0.31%) Argo
9 1 (0.15%) Rundeck
Vendors
1 37 (5.67%) Microsoft
2 27 (4.13%) Adobe
2 27 (4.13%) Google
3 25 (3.83%) Xamarin
4 22 (3.37%) Apple
5 15 (2.30%) Amplitude
6 14 (2.14%) Braze
7 12 (1.84%) Dynatrace
8 9 (1.38%) Salesforce
9 7 (1.07%) Atlassian
9 7 (1.07%) ESRI
10 5 (0.77%) Okta
10 5 (0.77%) Oracle
11 4 (0.61%) Hotjar
11 4 (0.61%) OpenAI
11 4 (0.61%) SAP
12 3 (0.46%) Optimizely
13 2 (0.31%) Databricks
13 2 (0.31%) Samsung
13 2 (0.31%) WooCommerce