Hiring outlook, remote working rates, and which companies are actively recruiting.
Consumer mobile app demand is sustained by the shift to mobile-first product experiences. Flutter in particular has seen hiring surge in Ireland and the UK as companies adopt it for cross-platform development to reduce the cost of maintaining separate iOS and Android codebases. React Native demand remains strong at companies already invested in JavaScript or TypeScript stacks.
of UK Mobile Developer roles advertise remote or hybrid working
Year-on-year salary movement in UK. Positive movement signals active market competition.
Strongest in: Consumer apps and fintech mobile products
Consumer mobile app demand is sustained by the shift to mobile-first product experiences. Flutter in particular has seen hiring surge in Ireland and the UK as companies adopt it for cross-platform development to reduce the cost of maintaining separate iOS and Android codebases. React Native demand remains strong at companies already invested in JavaScript or TypeScript stacks.
Who companies hire: Frontend developers with React skills have the shortest path into React Native mobile development. Flutter developers typically come from a Dart or cross-platform background.
Salary premium over the UK median for Mobile Developers who list these skills.
Companies with consistent or active Mobile Developer hiring in UK.
Demand is growing, driven by Flutter adoption and continued consumer app development. The talent pool for experienced mobile engineers in Ireland is thinner than for web engineers, which keeps salaries competitive. Companies with mobile-first products consistently report mobile engineering as one of the hardest areas to hire.
Stripe hires mobile engineers for its payments SDK team. Intercom builds mobile SDKs for its customer engagement products. Paddy Power Betfair has a large mobile team for its betting products. Phorest, the salon software company, has a growing mobile engineering team. At startup level, any Irish company with a consumer mobile app is typically hiring.
Around 79%, one of the higher rates across technical roles. Mobile development is fully async and toolchain-independent, which makes it easy to hire remotely. The rate is particularly high for experienced mobile engineers because companies compete nationally and internationally for this talent.
UK absolute salaries are higher, but when adjusted for Dublin's lower cost of living relative to London, the net difference is smaller. Dublin-based mobile engineers at multinationals with global pay bands earn comparably to London counterparts. Startups in Dublin tend to pay less than London startups at the same stage, but the difference has narrowed as Dublin startups have competed more aggressively for technical talent.