Google Open Handset Alliance Android
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Android skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Android over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 204 | 266 | 250 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | -16 | -71 |
| Contract jobs citing Android | 485 | 567 | 1,014 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 0.99% | 1.15% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 8.53% | 6.13% | 7.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 328 | 430 | 728 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £158 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £318 | £200 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £423 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.51% | -11.98% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £584 | £571 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £675 | £665 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £445 | £250 | £403 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.00% | -37.89% | +7.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 16 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.31 | £16.13 | £12.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.93 | £18.31 | £17.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £23.82 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.62% | +10.77% | -59.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.75 | £40.52 | £52.20 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £82.50 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £16.71 | £20.25 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.48% | +1.25% | -60.00% |
All Operating Systems
UK
Android is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 5,687 | 9,251 | 13,104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.37% | 16.16% | 14.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,850 | 6,458 | 8,915 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £190 | £175 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £338 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £466 | £503 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.33% | +0.57% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £638 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +11.76% | +6.25% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 393 | 404 | 594 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £14.08 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.74 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.15 | £39.05 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.28% | +73.56% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £64.13 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.00% | +50.00% | +21.21% |
Android
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Android as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Android
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Android.
Android
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Android
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Android.
Android
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Android over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Android
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Android within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +68 | 431 | £450 | +5.88% | 354 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 250 | £445 | +78.00% | 247 |
| London | +57 | 200 | £457 | -3.79% | 144 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 121 | £458 | -3.68% | 165 |
| North of England | +76 | 117 | £495 | +32.00% | 56 |
| North West | +54 | 87 | £575 | +27.78% | 26 |
| South East | +7 | 48 | £450 | +125.00% | 67 |
| Yorkshire | +28 | 30 | £350 | +75.00% | 26 |
| Scotland | +33 | 28 | £400 | +148.06% | 18 |
| Midlands | +21 | 26 | £450 | +13.92% | 44 |
| West Midlands | +35 | 22 | £450 | -10.00% | 29 |
| South West | -12 | 21 | £375 | -28.57% | 28 |
| East of England | -2 | 6 | £240 | -31.82% | 33 |
| Wales | +19 | 4 | £500 | +17.65% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 4 | £445 | +12.66% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +5 | 3 | - | - |
Android
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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