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 2 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 276 247 285
Rank change year-on-year -29 +38 -137
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 489 650 732
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.77% 1.26% 1.00%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.33% 3.38% 2.77%
Number of salaries quoted 324 386 636
10th Percentile £33,225 £36,250 £31,546
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £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 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £93,139 £91,934
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.90% +0.91% -

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 21,018 19,221 26,425
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 32.89% 37.21% 36.18%
Number of salaries quoted 10,557 8,854 19,543
10th Percentile £28,000 £33,820 £29,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £46,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,158 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.07% +6.36% -11.54%
75th Percentile £77,500 £83,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% +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 2 February 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 2 February 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 -11 442 £60,000 - 328
UK excluding London -31 303 £55,000 -0.90% 284
London +19 156 £80,000 - 106
Work from Home -53 155 £64,482 +3.17% 133
North of England -22 88 £57,500 +15.00% 80
South East -7 82 £60,000 +14.29% 77
Midlands -6 53 £45,000 -33.33% 35
North West +6 45 £65,000 +8.33% 38
South West -3 40 £50,000 -16.67% 37
Yorkshire -10 33 £40,000 -11.11% 35
East Midlands +10 27 £45,000 -10.00% 21
West Midlands -11 26 £50,000 -28.57% 14
Scotland -41 24 £34,000 -38.18% 14
East of England -11 15 £60,000 -20.00% 31
North East -9 10 £50,000 +17.65% 7
Wales +5 2 £65,000 - 12

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 (1.64%) CMS
2 5 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.82%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.82%) Confluence
3 4 (0.82%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.20%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.20%) Appian
4 1 (0.20%) NServiceBus
4 1 (0.20%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.64%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.61%) Sketch
4 1 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.20%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.20%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.20%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.61%) Shopify
2 2 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.20%) Integrated Workplace Management System
3 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 87 (17.79%) Azure
2 64 (13.09%) SaaS
3 41 (8.38%) AWS
3 41 (8.38%) Figma
4 26 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
4 26 (5.32%) GitHub
5 17 (3.48%) GCP
6 15 (3.07%) Serverless
7 14 (2.86%) Entra ID
8 12 (2.45%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 12 (2.45%) Azure Functions
8 12 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
8 12 (2.45%) Azure Service Bus
9 9 (1.84%) Firebase
9 9 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
10 7 (1.43%) Google Play
11 6 (1.23%) Azure Monitor
12 4 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (0.82%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.61%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.13%) Broadband
2 23 (4.70%) Wi-Fi
3 18 (3.68%) Wireless
4 9 (1.84%) VPN
5 7 (1.43%) DNS
6 6 (1.23%) DHCP
6 6 (1.23%) TCP/IP
6 6 (1.23%) WAN
7 4 (0.82%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.61%) Bluetooth
8 3 (0.61%) Firewall
9 2 (0.41%) 4G
9 2 (0.41%) LAN
10 1 (0.20%) HTTP
10 1 (0.20%) Internet
10 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.45%) MySQL
2 9 (1.84%) PostgreSQL
2 9 (1.84%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.23%) GIS
4 5 (1.02%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (0.82%) Geospatial Data
6 3 (0.61%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (0.61%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.61%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.41%) MariaDB
7 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Big Data
8 1 (0.20%) Cloud Spanner
8 1 (0.20%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.20%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.20%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 19 (3.89%) Git
2 13 (2.66%) JIRA
3 12 (2.45%) Burp Suite
3 12 (2.45%) Metasploit
3 12 (2.45%) Xcode
4 9 (1.84%) Storybook
5 7 (1.43%) Android Studio
6 5 (1.02%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.02%) Selenium
7 4 (0.82%) Postman
8 3 (0.61%) Appium
8 3 (0.61%) CircleCI
8 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.61%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.41%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.41%) CMake
9 2 (0.41%) Crashlytics
9 2 (0.41%) JMeter
9 2 (0.41%) XCUITest
10 1 (0.20%) Katalon Studio
General
1 100 (20.45%) Social Skills
2 58 (11.86%) Finance
3 48 (9.82%) Retail
4 39 (7.98%) Marketing
5 25 (5.11%) Analytical Skills
6 22 (4.50%) Billing
6 22 (4.50%) Presentation Skills
7 20 (4.09%) Advertising
7 20 (4.09%) Banking
8 17 (3.48%) Games
9 16 (3.27%) Telecoms
10 15 (3.07%) Legal
11 13 (2.66%) Electronics
11 13 (2.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 12 (2.45%) Documentation Skills
13 10 (2.04%) Tech for Good
14 9 (1.84%) Health Technology
15 8 (1.64%) Organisational Skills
15 8 (1.64%) Public Sector
16 7 (1.43%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 188 (38.45%) Developer
2 107 (21.88%) Senior
3 51 (10.43%) Applications Developer
3 51 (10.43%) Lead
4 40 (8.18%) iOS Developer
4 40 (8.18%) Mobile Developer
5 36 (7.36%) Analyst
6 35 (7.16%) Senior Developer
7 29 (5.93%) Designer
8 28 (5.73%) .NET Developer
8 28 (5.73%) Mobile Applications Developer
9 27 (5.52%) React Developer
10 20 (4.09%) Product Designer
10 20 (4.09%) Senior Designer
11 19 (3.89%) Senior Analyst
12 18 (3.68%) Architect
13 17 (3.48%) Android Developer
14 16 (3.27%) Consultant
14 16 (3.27%) Full-Stack Developer
14 16 (3.27%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 102 (20.86%) React Native
2 79 (16.16%) React
3 63 (12.88%) .NET
4 40 (8.18%) RESTful
5 38 (7.77%) CSS
6 36 (7.36%) HTML
6 36 (7.36%) Node.js
7 24 (4.91%) SwiftUI
8 17 (3.48%) REST
9 15 (3.07%) Bootstrap
9 15 (3.07%) Vue
10 14 (2.86%) Next.js
11 13 (2.66%) AngularJS
12 12 (2.45%) Flutter
13 10 (2.04%) Laravel
13 10 (2.04%) Spring
13 10 (2.04%) Spring Boot
14 9 (1.84%) Express.js
14 9 (1.84%) Jest
14 9 (1.84%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.95%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.11%) Product Ownership
3 24 (4.91%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (3.68%) IoT
5 17 (3.48%) EPoS
6 14 (2.86%) Security Posture
7 12 (2.45%) iPhone
8 11 (2.25%) iPad
9 8 (1.64%) PropTech
10 7 (1.43%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.43%) Cyber Defence
10 7 (1.43%) Renewable Energy
11 6 (1.23%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
12 5 (1.02%) Management Information System
13 4 (0.82%) AI Agents
13 4 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
13 4 (0.82%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.82%) Video Conferencing
14 3 (0.61%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 124 (25.36%) Android
2 121 (24.74%) Apple iOS
3 21 (4.29%) Windows
4 6 (1.23%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.02%) Linux
6 4 (0.82%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.61%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.41%) Nucleus RTOS
8 2 (0.41%) Unix
9 1 (0.20%) Debian
9 1 (0.20%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.20%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (29.86%) Agile
2 91 (18.61%) User Experience
3 85 (17.38%) Mentoring
4 82 (16.77%) Problem-Solving
5 78 (15.95%) Mobile Application Development
6 69 (14.11%) CI/CD
7 64 (13.09%) Software Engineering
8 62 (12.68%) Android Development
9 60 (12.27%) Full-Stack Development
10 59 (12.07%) UX Design
11 58 (11.86%) Mobile Development
12 54 (11.04%) DevOps
13 53 (10.84%) iOS Development
14 51 (10.43%) Continuous Improvement
15 45 (9.20%) AI
15 45 (9.20%) B2B
15 45 (9.20%) Collaborative Culture
15 45 (9.20%) Wireframes
16 41 (8.38%) Test Automation
17 40 (8.18%) User Research
Programming Languages
1 48 (9.82%) TypeScript
2 46 (9.41%) JavaScript
3 39 (7.98%) Kotlin
4 34 (6.95%) Swift
5 32 (6.54%) C#
6 25 (5.11%) SQL
7 21 (4.29%) Java
7 21 (4.29%) Python
8 12 (2.45%) Bash
9 11 (2.25%) PHP
10 8 (1.64%) C++
10 8 (1.64%) VBA
11 7 (1.43%) PowerShell
12 5 (1.02%) C
13 4 (0.82%) Perl
13 4 (0.82%) XAML
14 3 (0.61%) Objective-C
14 3 (0.61%) Ruby
15 2 (0.41%) Groovy
16 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 37 (7.57%) Degree
2 19 (3.89%) CREST Certified
2 19 (3.89%) OSCP
3 16 (3.27%) CHECK Team Member
4 15 (3.07%) CHECK Team Leader
5 13 (2.66%) CCSAM
6 12 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 12 (2.45%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.84%) Security Cleared
8 7 (1.43%) SC Cleared
9 3 (0.61%) CISSP
10 2 (0.41%) CCSAS
10 2 (0.41%) CEH
10 2 (0.41%) CISA
10 2 (0.41%) Cyber Scheme
10 2 (0.41%) GPEN
10 2 (0.41%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.41%) PhD
10 2 (0.41%) Tigerscheme
11 1 (0.20%) GXPN
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (7.57%) Accessibility
2 22 (4.50%) QA
3 7 (1.43%) GDPR
3 7 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (1.23%) SLA
5 5 (1.02%) WCAG
6 4 (0.82%) GRC
7 3 (0.61%) PCI DSS
7 3 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.41%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.41%) Section 508
9 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 14 (2.86%) Docker
2 9 (1.84%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.82%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.82%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.20%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 21 (4.29%) Terraform
2 11 (2.25%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (1.84%) Ansible
3 9 (1.84%) Jamf Pro
3 9 (1.84%) Nessus
3 9 (1.84%) Single Sign-On
4 8 (1.64%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.82%) Nmap
6 3 (0.61%) Argo
Vendors
1 26 (5.32%) Adobe
2 25 (5.11%) Microsoft
3 21 (4.29%) Xamarin
4 20 (4.09%) Apple
5 17 (3.48%) Google
6 8 (1.64%) Atlassian
6 8 (1.64%) Blue Prism
6 8 (1.64%) Pega
7 7 (1.43%) Okta
8 6 (1.23%) ESRI
9 5 (1.02%) SAP
9 5 (1.02%) Zoho
10 4 (0.82%) Samsung
10 4 (0.82%) VMware
11 3 (0.61%) Cvent
11 3 (0.61%) Mapbox
11 3 (0.61%) Salesforce
11 3 (0.61%) WooCommerce
12 2 (0.41%) Facebook
12 2 (0.41%) Splunk