Android Contracts in England

Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 187 274 250
Rank change year-on-year +87 -24 -71
Contract jobs citing Android 472 440 807
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.26% 0.94% 1.15%
As % of the Operating Systems category 9.14% 5.77% 7.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 320 330 588
10th Percentile £209 £161 £187
25th Percentile £325 £200 £360
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £563 £581
90th Percentile £825 £638 £693
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +12.50% -20.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 11 37
10th Percentile £13.87 £16.13 £15.60
25th Percentile £16.70 £18.13 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.20 £21.50 £23.06
Median % change year-on-year +17.21% -6.74% -62.81%
75th Percentile £66.25 £30.00 £60.50
90th Percentile £79.63 £37.34 £78.90
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £20.25 £21.78
% change year-on-year +8.64% -7.02% -58.51%

All Operating Systems
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,164 7,622 10,816
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.77% 16.20% 15.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,456 5,352 7,467
10th Percentile £188 £194 £175
25th Percentile £310 £329 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 378 360 497
10th Percentile £12.75 £13.29 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.53 £18.22 £15.80
Median hourly rate £22.51 £45.06 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.04% +109.56% +21.13%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £51.45
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £46.75 £22.25
% change year-on-year -50.80% +110.11% +27.14%

Android
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Android in England

Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android in England.

Daily rate trend for Android in England

Android
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for Android in England

Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android in England.

Hourly rate trend for Android in England

Android
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Android in England

Android
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the England 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
London +79 226 £450 - 93
North of England +71 119 £495 +32.00% 50
North West +58 86 £575 +14.89% 30
South East -7 46 £438 +118.75% 36
Midlands +38 40 £473 +8.62% 43
West Midlands +43 33 £500 +16.96% 31
Yorkshire +32 33 £375 +87.50% 13
South West -18 22 £375 -21.05% 29
East Midlands +3 7 £445 +2.30% 12
East of England -2 6 £240 -5.51% 17
Android
UK

Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 22 (4.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (2.54%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.27%) Apache
3 6 (1.27%) Confluence
4 5 (1.06%) Skype for Business
5 4 (0.85%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 3 (0.64%) CMS
7 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2007
7 2 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2010
8 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.21%) Drupal
8 1 (0.21%) IIS
8 1 (0.21%) nginx
8 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Fuse
8 1 (0.21%) WordPress
Applications
1 48 (10.17%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (3.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.42%) AutoCAD
5 2 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (0.42%) SystmOne
2 1 (0.21%) SAP Hybris
2 1 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 76 (16.10%) Microsoft 365
2 40 (8.47%) Azure
3 27 (5.72%) GitHub
4 26 (5.51%) AWS
5 11 (2.33%) Entra ID
6 10 (2.12%) GitHub Actions
7 9 (1.91%) PaaS
8 8 (1.69%) SaaS
9 6 (1.27%) Firebase
9 6 (1.27%) OneDrive
10 5 (1.06%) Figma
11 4 (0.85%) Azure DevOps
11 4 (0.85%) Flurry Analytics
11 4 (0.85%) PubNub
11 4 (0.85%) Slack
12 3 (0.64%) Apigee
12 3 (0.64%) Google Play
12 3 (0.64%) Miro
12 3 (0.64%) Sentry
12 3 (0.64%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 55 (11.65%) VPN
2 54 (11.44%) Firewall
3 24 (5.08%) VoIP
4 21 (4.45%) Cisco IOS
5 16 (3.39%) Intrusion Detection
5 16 (3.39%) Network Security
6 10 (2.12%) LAN
7 8 (1.69%) WAN
8 7 (1.48%) SSL
9 6 (1.27%) Remote Desktop
9 6 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (1.06%) Skype
10 5 (1.06%) Wireless
11 3 (0.64%) Bluetooth
11 3 (0.64%) DHCP
12 2 (0.42%) HTTP
12 2 (0.42%) SAN
12 2 (0.42%) SGSN
12 2 (0.42%) VLAN
13 1 (0.21%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (3.81%) Big Data
2 11 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 6 (1.27%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.06%) Apache Cassandra
4 5 (1.06%) DB2
4 5 (1.06%) MySQL
5 4 (0.85%) Mixpanel
5 4 (0.85%) SQLite
6 3 (0.64%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.64%) PostgreSQL
7 2 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.42%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.42%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.21%) ClickHouse
8 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 31 (6.57%) Git
2 27 (5.72%) Android Studio
3 25 (5.30%) Postman
4 22 (4.66%) Jenkins
5 17 (3.60%) Appium
6 16 (3.39%) JIRA
7 13 (2.75%) JUnit
8 12 (2.54%) Mockito
9 11 (2.33%) Gradle
10 10 (2.12%) Bitbucket
11 7 (1.48%) Artifactory
11 7 (1.48%) CircleCI
11 7 (1.48%) Selenium
11 7 (1.48%) TeamCity
12 6 (1.27%) XCUITest
13 5 (1.06%) Maven
14 4 (0.85%) IntelliJ
14 4 (0.85%) Katalon Studio
15 3 (0.64%) gulp
15 3 (0.64%) SonarQube
General
1 88 (18.64%) Social Skills
2 41 (8.69%) Finance
3 36 (7.63%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (6.14%) Public Sector
5 19 (4.03%) Banking
6 17 (3.60%) Retail
7 15 (3.18%) Back Office
8 10 (2.12%) Electronics
9 9 (1.91%) Legal
9 9 (1.91%) Manufacturing
10 8 (1.69%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.06%) French Language
11 5 (1.06%) Games
11 5 (1.06%) Marketing
11 5 (1.06%) Telecoms
12 4 (0.85%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.64%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.64%) Publishing
14 2 (0.42%) German Language
14 2 (0.42%) Portuguese Language
Job Titles
1 142 (30.08%) Developer
2 79 (16.74%) Android Developer
3 69 (14.62%) Lead
4 68 (14.41%) Architect
5 57 (12.08%) Senior
6 47 (9.96%) Technical Architect
7 43 (9.11%) Technical Leader
8 41 (8.69%) Analyst
9 36 (7.63%) Lead Architect
10 27 (5.72%) Support Engineer
11 22 (4.66%) React Developer
12 19 (4.03%) Android Engineer
12 19 (4.03%) Mobile Developer
13 17 (3.60%) IT Support
13 17 (3.60%) Senior Developer
14 15 (3.18%) Solutions Architect
14 15 (3.18%) Support Analyst
15 14 (2.97%) Desktop Support
15 14 (2.97%) Senior Analyst
15 14 (2.97%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (13.56%) Node.js
2 35 (7.42%) React Native
3 28 (5.93%) Android Jetpack
4 27 (5.72%) Jetpack Compose
4 27 (5.72%) RESTful
5 21 (4.45%) React
5 21 (4.45%) REST
6 19 (4.03%) .NET
7 16 (3.39%) Apache NiFi
8 13 (2.75%) HTML
9 12 (2.54%) XML
10 11 (2.33%) RxJava
11 10 (2.12%) CSS
11 10 (2.12%) Flutter
11 10 (2.12%) Web Services
12 9 (1.91%) Android SDK
13 8 (1.69%) Unity (Game Engine)
14 7 (1.48%) Dagger
14 7 (1.48%) OpenGL ES
14 7 (1.48%) Vulkan
Miscellaneous
1 112 (23.73%) Mobile App
2 37 (7.84%) Public Cloud
3 35 (7.42%) Product Ownership
4 20 (4.24%) Video Editing
5 19 (4.03%) Management Information System
6 16 (3.39%) Cyber Defence
6 16 (3.39%) Distributed Applications
6 16 (3.39%) iPhone
7 13 (2.75%) Algorithms
8 12 (2.54%) iPad
9 10 (2.12%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
10 9 (1.91%) Enterprise Software
10 9 (1.91%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.69%) Social Media
12 7 (1.48%) Video Conferencing
13 6 (1.27%) Blackberry
14 5 (1.06%) Animation
14 5 (1.06%) Mainframe
14 5 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 250 (52.97%) Apple iOS
2 151 (31.99%) Windows
3 54 (11.44%) Windows Server
4 37 (7.84%) Windows 10
5 30 (6.36%) Linux
6 24 (5.08%) Mac OS
6 24 (5.08%) Unix
7 16 (3.39%) Windows 7
8 15 (3.18%) Mac OS X
9 4 (0.85%) Windows 8
10 3 (0.64%) Windows Server 2016
11 2 (0.42%) VMS
12 1 (0.21%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.21%) Windows Mobile
12 1 (0.21%) Windows Phone
12 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (25.85%) Android Development
2 97 (20.55%) Agile
3 83 (17.58%) CI/CD
4 62 (13.14%) Mobile Device Management
5 61 (12.92%) Security Architecture
6 57 (12.08%) Problem-Solving
7 50 (10.59%) DevOps
8 45 (9.53%) Risk Management
9 43 (9.11%) Design Patterns
9 43 (9.11%) Zero Trust
10 41 (8.69%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 41 (8.69%) Mobile Development
10 41 (8.69%) Test Automation
10 41 (8.69%) Threat Intelligence
11 40 (8.47%) User Experience
12 38 (8.05%) Roadmaps
13 35 (7.42%) Software Engineering
14 34 (7.20%) iOS Development
15 32 (6.78%) Customer Service
16 31 (6.57%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 126 (26.69%) Kotlin
2 86 (18.22%) Java
3 29 (6.14%) Swift
4 27 (5.72%) JavaScript
5 24 (5.08%) Python
6 15 (3.18%) C
7 13 (2.75%) C#
8 11 (2.33%) Objective-C
9 10 (2.12%) C++
9 10 (2.12%) SQL
10 8 (1.69%) PHP
10 8 (1.69%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.64%) Dart
11 3 (0.64%) Scala
12 2 (0.42%) GLSL
12 2 (0.42%) HLSL
13 1 (0.21%) Bash
13 1 (0.21%) Ruby
13 1 (0.21%) Rust
13 1 (0.21%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 86 (18.22%) Security Cleared
2 61 (12.92%) SC Cleared
3 49 (10.38%) Degree
4 21 (4.45%) Computer Science Degree
5 15 (3.18%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
7 10 (2.12%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.85%) CCNA
8 4 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.64%) PhD
10 2 (0.42%) CTC Cleared
10 2 (0.42%) TOGAF Certification
11 1 (0.21%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.21%) ISTQB
11 1 (0.21%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.21%) MCP
11 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.08%) QA
2 16 (3.39%) Actionable Recommendations
3 9 (1.91%) SLA
4 5 (1.06%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.64%) PMO
6 2 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 12207
System Software
1 47 (9.96%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.85%) Docker
2 4 (0.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.42%) vSphere
4 1 (0.21%) iptables
4 1 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.21%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 29 (6.14%) SCCM
2 27 (5.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 13 (2.75%) Ansible
4 10 (2.12%) AirWatch
5 9 (1.91%) Kubernetes
6 8 (1.69%) Jamf Pro
7 7 (1.48%) Terraform
8 2 (0.42%) WSUS
9 1 (0.21%) AppManager
9 1 (0.21%) Bugsnag
9 1 (0.21%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.21%) Grafana
9 1 (0.21%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 81 (17.16%) Apple
2 70 (14.83%) Microsoft
3 20 (4.24%) Cisco
4 15 (3.18%) Google
5 14 (2.97%) Citrix
6 13 (2.75%) Adobe
6 13 (2.75%) Red Hat
6 13 (2.75%) ServiceNow
7 11 (2.33%) Samsung
8 10 (2.12%) Polycom
9 7 (1.48%) SAP
10 6 (1.27%) Ivanti
10 6 (1.27%) VMware
11 5 (1.06%) Avaya
11 5 (1.06%) Mitel
11 5 (1.06%) Progress
12 4 (0.85%) Nokia
12 4 (0.85%) Xamarin
13 3 (0.64%) Checkmarx
13 3 (0.64%) Veeam