Android Contracts in the West Midlands

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Android skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Android over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 121 143
Rank change year-on-year +43 +22 -19
Contract jobs citing Android 33 8 34
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.62% 0.36% 0.95%
As % of the Operating Systems category 11.38% 2.45% 5.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 22 6 27
10th Percentile £201 £188 £146
25th Percentile £430 £231 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £428 £418
Median % change year-on-year +16.96% +2.40% +12.84%
75th Percentile £690 £634 £538
90th Percentile £840 £681 £550
England median daily rate £450 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £14.95
25th Percentile - - £17.13
Median hourly rate - - £21.50
75th Percentile - - £23.00
90th Percentile - - £23.45
England median hourly rate £25.20 £21.50 £23.06
% change year-on-year +17.21% -6.74% -62.81%

All Operating Systems
West Midlands

Android falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 290 327 663
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 14.20% 14.78% 18.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 190 203 445
10th Percentile £185 £185 £150
25th Percentile £275 £299 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -0.33% +5.88% +6.25%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £538
90th Percentile £676 £699 £595
England median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 13 36
10th Percentile £14.99 £13.58 £11.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.23 £13.69
Median hourly rate £22.50 £18.50 £16.45
Median % change year-on-year +21.62% +12.46% +9.67%
75th Percentile £23.75 £28.75 £20.00
90th Percentile £72.50 - £23.75
England median hourly rate £22.51 £45.06 £21.50
% change year-on-year -50.04% +109.56% +21.13%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Android in the West Midlands

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Android in the West Midlands

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Android in the West Midlands

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Android in the West Midlands

Android
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Herefordshire +1 15 £700 +5.66% 1
Solihull - 11 £488 - 6
Coventry +13 4 £400 - 2
Birmingham +13 1 £195 +2.63% 3
Worcestershire - 1 £195 - 2
Warwickshire - 1 £135 - 7
Android
England

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.06%) Apache
2 1 (3.03%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (3.03%) CMS
2 1 (3.03%) Drupal
2 1 (3.03%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (30.30%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.03%) AWS
2 1 (3.03%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 16 (48.48%) Intrusion Detection
1 16 (48.48%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (48.48%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Android Studio
1 1 (3.03%) Appium
1 1 (3.03%) UI Automator
1 1 (3.03%) XCUITest
General
1 17 (51.52%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (18.18%) Public Sector
3 5 (15.15%) Social Skills
4 3 (9.09%) Finance
5 2 (6.06%) Electronics
5 2 (6.06%) Manufacturing
5 2 (6.06%) Marketing
5 2 (6.06%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 6 (18.18%) Architect
2 5 (15.15%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (12.12%) Lead
4 3 (9.09%) Cybersecurity Engineer
4 3 (9.09%) Security Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Desktop Support
5 2 (6.06%) Developer
5 2 (6.06%) Support Engineer
5 2 (6.06%) Technical Architect
6 1 (3.03%) 1st/2nd Line Support
6 1 (3.03%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
6 1 (3.03%) Automation Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Deskside Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Deskside Support Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) Full Stack PHP Developer
6 1 (3.03%) Mobile Engineer
6 1 (3.03%) SCCM Architect
6 1 (3.03%) Senior
6 1 (3.03%) Senior Developer
6 1 (3.03%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (48.48%) Apache NiFi
2 1 (3.03%) Android Jetpack
2 1 (3.03%) Jetpack Compose
2 1 (3.03%) Laravel
2 1 (3.03%) React
2 1 (3.03%) REST
2 1 (3.03%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 16 (48.48%) Cyber Defence
1 16 (48.48%) Distributed Applications
2 12 (36.36%) Management Information System
3 3 (9.09%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (3.03%) Blackberry
4 1 (3.03%) Mobile App
4 1 (3.03%) PDA
Operating Systems
1 28 (84.85%) Apple iOS
2 20 (60.61%) Windows
3 16 (48.48%) Linux
3 16 (48.48%) Unix
4 1 (3.03%) Mac OS
4 1 (3.03%) Mac OS X
4 1 (3.03%) Windows 10
4 1 (3.03%) Windows 7
4 1 (3.03%) Windows 8
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (48.48%) Actionable Insight
1 16 (48.48%) Cybersecurity
1 16 (48.48%) Data Engineering
1 16 (48.48%) Data Management
1 16 (48.48%) Data Pipeline
1 16 (48.48%) Information Security
1 16 (48.48%) Kalman Filter
1 16 (48.48%) Security Architecture
1 16 (48.48%) SIEM
2 15 (45.45%) Security Operations
3 12 (36.36%) Analytics
3 12 (36.36%) Data Analysis
4 9 (27.27%) Architectural Design
5 8 (24.24%) TOGAF
6 6 (18.18%) Change Control
6 6 (18.18%) Zachman Framework
7 5 (15.15%) Roadmaps
8 2 (6.06%) Business Intelligence
8 2 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (6.06%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.06%) Kotlin
2 1 (3.03%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.03%) PHP
2 1 (3.03%) Swift
Qualifications
1 25 (75.76%) Security Cleared
2 15 (45.45%) DV Cleared
3 10 (30.30%) SC Cleared
4 8 (24.24%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (6.06%) Degree
5 2 (6.06%) TOGAF Certification
6 1 (3.03%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (48.48%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (3.03%) QA
2 1 (3.03%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 12 (36.36%) SCCM
2 10 (30.30%) AirWatch
3 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (36.36%) Apple
1 12 (36.36%) Red Hat
2 10 (30.30%) Microsoft
3 8 (24.24%) Samsung
4 2 (6.06%) SAP
4 2 (6.06%) VMware
5 1 (3.03%) Adobe
5 1 (3.03%) Ivanti