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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 296 239 304
Rank change year-on-year -57 +65 -157
Permanent jobs citing Mobile App 421 666 550
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.71% 1.25% 0.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.07% 3.35% 2.69%
Number of salaries quoted 307 380 478
10th Percentile £32,050 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £80,000
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 20,345 19,868 20,471
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.31% 37.15% 36.52%
Number of salaries quoted 10,183 9,316 14,895
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,500 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,628 £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 £83,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,793 £53,000
% change year-on-year -13.31% +3.38% -3.64%

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 12 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 12 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 -47 381 £60,000 - 469
UK excluding London -70 252 £52,500 -4.55% 430
London +23 147 £90,000 +12.50% 118
Work from Home -62 139 £71,250 +18.75% 315
North of England -20 73 £57,500 +15.00% 79
South East -36 65 £60,000 +20.00% 138
Midlands -20 42 £45,000 -32.08% 53
South West +5 37 £50,000 -16.67% 47
North West +6 35 £70,000 +16.67% 43
Yorkshire -8 27 £40,000 -11.11% 26
Scotland -24 24 £34,000 -38.18% 17
East Midlands -1 22 £45,000 -14.29% 32
West Midlands -23 20 £50,000 -28.57% 21
North East -2 11 £50,000 +17.65% 11
East of England -14 9 £60,000 -20.00% 78
Wales +3 3 £50,000 - 23

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 (1.90%) CMS
2 6 (1.43%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.19%) Confluence
4 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.48%) HCL Notes
5 2 (0.48%) IIS
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.24%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.24%) Appian
6 1 (0.24%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.24%) NServiceBus
6 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 9 (2.14%) Sketch
2 7 (1.66%) Chatbot
3 6 (1.43%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
4 1 (0.24%) Final Cut Pro
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.24%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (0.71%) Shopify
2 2 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.48%) Oracle BPM
2 2 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.24%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 80 (19.00%) Azure
2 59 (14.01%) SaaS
3 36 (8.55%) AWS
4 32 (7.60%) Figma
5 27 (6.41%) GitHub
6 25 (5.94%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (3.80%) GCP
8 14 (3.33%) Serverless
9 11 (2.61%) Azure Cosmos DB
9 11 (2.61%) Azure Functions
9 11 (2.61%) Azure Service Bus
9 11 (2.61%) Entra ID
10 9 (2.14%) Azure Logic Apps
10 9 (2.14%) Firebase
11 8 (1.90%) Azure Monitor
12 7 (1.66%) Microsoft 365
13 6 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.43%) Google Play
14 4 (0.95%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.95%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.23%) Wi-Fi
2 13 (3.09%) Wireless
3 9 (2.14%) Broadband
3 9 (2.14%) VPN
4 7 (1.66%) DNS
5 6 (1.43%) DHCP
5 6 (1.43%) TCP/IP
5 6 (1.43%) WAN
6 4 (0.95%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.71%) Bluetooth
8 2 (0.48%) 4G
8 2 (0.48%) Firewall
8 2 (0.48%) LAN
9 1 (0.24%) HTTP
9 1 (0.24%) Internet
9 1 (0.24%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.56%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.85%) MySQL
3 8 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.66%) Azure SQL Database
5 6 (1.43%) Relational Database
6 5 (1.19%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.71%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.71%) GIS
8 2 (0.48%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.48%) MariaDB
8 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 1 (0.24%) Big Data
9 1 (0.24%) Cloud Spanner
9 1 (0.24%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.24%) Geospatial Data
9 1 (0.24%) Hadoop
9 1 (0.24%) Mixpanel
Development Applications
1 20 (4.75%) Git
2 14 (3.33%) JIRA
3 13 (3.09%) Xcode
4 10 (2.38%) Storybook
5 8 (1.90%) Android Studio
5 8 (1.90%) Burp Suite
5 8 (1.90%) Metasploit
6 6 (1.43%) Postman
6 6 (1.43%) Selenium
6 6 (1.43%) Visual Studio
7 4 (0.95%) Cypress.io
7 4 (0.95%) JMeter
8 3 (0.71%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio Code
9 2 (0.48%) Browser DevTools
9 2 (0.48%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.48%) CMake
9 2 (0.48%) Crashlytics
9 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.48%) XCUITest
General
1 98 (23.28%) Social Skills
2 50 (11.88%) Finance
3 42 (9.98%) Retail
4 30 (7.13%) Marketing
5 24 (5.70%) Analytical Skills
6 23 (5.46%) Telecoms
7 21 (4.99%) Billing
8 20 (4.75%) Advertising
9 18 (4.28%) Banking
9 18 (4.28%) Legal
10 13 (3.09%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (2.85%) Electronics
12 10 (2.38%) Games
12 10 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
13 9 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 9 (2.14%) Manufacturing
13 9 (2.14%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.66%) Financial Institution
14 7 (1.66%) Tech for Good
15 6 (1.43%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 176 (41.81%) Developer
2 79 (18.76%) Senior
3 49 (11.64%) Applications Developer
4 40 (9.50%) Mobile Developer
5 37 (8.79%) Lead
6 33 (7.84%) Senior Developer
7 32 (7.60%) Analyst
7 32 (7.60%) iOS Developer
8 29 (6.89%) React Developer
9 28 (6.65%) Mobile Applications Developer
10 27 (6.41%) .NET Developer
11 24 (5.70%) Architect
12 22 (5.23%) Solutions Architect
13 18 (4.28%) Full-Stack Developer
14 16 (3.80%) Consultant
15 15 (3.56%) Designer
15 15 (3.56%) Lead Developer
15 15 (3.56%) Recruitment Consultant
15 15 (3.56%) Senior Analyst
16 14 (3.33%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 103 (24.47%) React Native
2 81 (19.24%) React
3 63 (14.96%) .NET
4 42 (9.98%) RESTful
5 40 (9.50%) Node.js
6 36 (8.55%) CSS
7 35 (8.31%) HTML
8 20 (4.75%) SwiftUI
9 16 (3.80%) REST
9 16 (3.80%) Vue
10 13 (3.09%) AngularJS
10 13 (3.09%) Flutter
10 13 (3.09%) Next.js
11 11 (2.61%) Bootstrap
12 10 (2.38%) GraphQL
12 10 (2.38%) Jest
12 10 (2.38%) Laravel
13 9 (2.14%) Express.js
13 9 (2.14%) WebSockets
14 8 (1.90%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.94%) Onboarding
2 23 (5.46%) Self-Motivation
3 18 (4.28%) IoT
4 15 (3.56%) EPoS
5 13 (3.09%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.61%) iPhone
7 10 (2.38%) iPad
8 9 (2.14%) Cloud Native
8 9 (2.14%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.66%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.66%) Renewable Energy
10 6 (1.43%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.43%) PropTech
11 5 (1.19%) Cyber Defence
11 5 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.95%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (0.95%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.95%) Smart Home
12 4 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 117 (27.79%) Android
2 113 (26.84%) Apple iOS
3 21 (4.99%) Windows
4 6 (1.43%) Windows 10
5 4 (0.95%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.71%) Linux
7 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.48%) Nucleus RTOS
7 2 (0.48%) Unix
8 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (27.08%) Agile
2 76 (18.05%) User Experience
3 66 (15.68%) Problem-Solving
4 65 (15.44%) Mobile Application Development
5 58 (13.78%) CI/CD
5 58 (13.78%) Mentoring
6 57 (13.54%) Mobile Development
7 54 (12.83%) DevOps
8 53 (12.59%) Android Development
9 51 (12.11%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (11.64%) UX Design
11 47 (11.16%) B2B
12 45 (10.69%) Full-Stack Development
13 44 (10.45%) iOS Development
14 41 (9.74%) Test Automation
15 40 (9.50%) AI
16 38 (9.03%) Software Engineering
17 34 (8.08%) Wireframes
18 32 (7.60%) B2C
18 32 (7.60%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 49 (11.64%) JavaScript
1 49 (11.64%) TypeScript
2 36 (8.55%) C#
3 35 (8.31%) Kotlin
4 30 (7.13%) Swift
5 23 (5.46%) SQL
6 19 (4.51%) Java
7 14 (3.33%) Python
8 10 (2.38%) PHP
9 9 (2.14%) Bash
9 9 (2.14%) C++
10 8 (1.90%) VBA
11 6 (1.43%) C
12 5 (1.19%) PowerShell
13 4 (0.95%) T-SQL
13 4 (0.95%) XAML
14 3 (0.71%) Objective-C
14 3 (0.71%) Perl
15 2 (0.48%) Groovy
15 2 (0.48%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 36 (8.55%) Degree
2 16 (3.80%) Computer Science Degree
3 11 (2.61%) CREST Certified
3 11 (2.61%) Master's Degree
3 11 (2.61%) OSCP
4 9 (2.14%) CHECK Team Member
5 8 (1.90%) CCSAM
5 8 (1.90%) CHECK Team Leader
6 6 (1.43%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.43%) Security Cleared
7 3 (0.71%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.48%) CEH
8 2 (0.48%) CISA
8 2 (0.48%) CISSP
8 2 (0.48%) PhD
9 1 (0.24%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.24%) GPEN
9 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.79%) Accessibility
2 28 (6.65%) QA
3 6 (1.43%) GDPR
3 6 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (1.43%) SLA
3 6 (1.43%) WCAG
4 4 (0.95%) PCI DSS
4 4 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 2 (0.48%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.48%) ISO 9001
5 2 (0.48%) Section 508
6 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.24%) GRC
System Software
1 13 (3.09%) Docker
2 9 (2.14%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.95%) Hyper-V
3 4 (0.95%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 17 (4.04%) Terraform
2 10 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (1.90%) Jamf Pro
3 8 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
4 6 (1.43%) Ansible
4 6 (1.43%) Nessus
5 5 (1.19%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.71%) Nmap
7 2 (0.48%) Argo
Vendors
1 27 (6.41%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.75%) Google
3 19 (4.51%) Apple
3 19 (4.51%) Xamarin
4 18 (4.28%) Adobe
5 8 (1.90%) Blue Prism
5 8 (1.90%) Pega
6 7 (1.66%) Atlassian
7 6 (1.43%) Okta
8 5 (1.19%) SAP
8 5 (1.19%) Zoho
9 4 (0.95%) Samsung
9 4 (0.95%) VMware
10 3 (0.71%) Cvent
10 3 (0.71%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.71%) ESRI
10 3 (0.71%) Mapbox
10 3 (0.71%) Oracle
10 3 (0.71%) WooCommerce
11 2 (0.48%) Lotus