Android Developer / Engineer

What Does a Professional in this Career Do?

An Android Developer or Engineer designs, builds, or improves mobile applications for Android smart phones and mobile tablets. Oversees the entire software development process. Analyzes customer or user needs, designs programs, writes code, tests design, and documents programs.

Job Outlook

There were 127 Android Developer / Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 7079 in the United States.

In combination with other careers in the Mobile Applications Developer industry, which includes the Android Developer / Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:

Salary

Many new Android Developer / Engineer jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.

National

The average estimated salary in the United States for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $128,517.

State

The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $117,607.

Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Android Developer / Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $110,850.

Education and Experience

Posted Android Developer / Engineer jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.

Education Level	Percentage
Associate's Degree	0%
Bachelor's Degree	48.79%
Master's Degree	14.07%
Doctoral Degree	3.6%
Other	1.67%

Posted Android Developer / Engineer jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.

Years of Experience	Percentage
0 to 2 years	13.77%
3 to 5 years	51.24%
6 to 8 years	25.37%
9+ years	9.61%

Skills

Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Android Developer / Engineer positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.

Baseline Skills

A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.

Communication (30.34%)
Problem Solving (20%)
Innovation (14.92%)
Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (13.82%)
Management (11.22%)
Leadership (10.59%)
Writing (9.99%)
Mentorship (9.45%)
Research (8.59%)
Operations (8.5%)

Defining Skills

A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.

RxJava (11.52%)
Espresso (Android Testing Framework) (9.1%)
Application Programming Interface (API) (35.36%)
Agile Methodology (31.9%)
Android Development (28.4%)
Android SDK (27.18%)
Android Studio (16.84%)
Android (Operating System) (94.29%)
Git (Version Control System) (29.73%)
Mobile Application Development (41.19%)
Computer Science (41.11%)
Android Applications (31.56%)
Android Jetpack (9.69%)
Java (Programming Language) (58.4%)
Android Software Development (9.21%)
Software Development (27.58%)
Code Review (22.38%)
Unit Testing (24.93%)
RESTful API (27.37%)
Model View ViewModel (25.76%)
Software Engineering (30.95%)
Kotlin (69.71%)
Jetpack Compose (20.83%)

Necessary Skills

A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.

Back End (Software Engineering) (7.41%)
JavaScript (Programming Language) (8.17%)
Algorithms (8.72%)
Apple IOS (14.16%)
JIRA (8.43%)
Test Automation (9.95%)
Debugging (26.21%)
Operating Systems (8.06%)
Version Control (16.41%)
Linux (6.41%)
Software Design Patterns (19.46%)
Software Development Life Cycle (7.79%)
Scalability (18.33%)
Automation (10.56%)
Model View Controller (8.87%)
Continuous Integration (12.7%)
Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (9.03%)
C++ (Programming Language) (8.94%)
Software Quality (SQA/SQC) (11.13%)
Data Structures (9.75%)
Testability (10%)
Design Elements And Principles (9.91%)
Computer Engineering (6.9%)
Software Versioning (3.86%)
Github (8.4%)
Codebase (3.98%)
CI/CD (14.8%)
Jenkins (9.8%)
JSON (14.28%)
Retrofitting (5.81%)
Project Management (10.22%)
Gradle (15.05%)
Junit (7.18%)
Scrum (Software Development) (16.57%)
Usability (6.08%)
User Experience (UX) (15.82%)
User Interface (UI) (10.45%)
Web Services (7.72%)
Test-Driven Development (TDD) (6.82%)
GraphQL (8.75%)
Solid Principles (1.52%)
Programming Languages (12.13%)

Distinguishing Skills

A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.

Android Testing (3.47%)
Dependency Injection (7.47%)
Memory Leaks (3.74%)
Data Binding (2.82%)
Okhttp (2.85%)
SQLite (4.31%)
Firebase (3.61%)
Android UI (8.14%)
Multithreading (5.99%)
Mobile Application Design (4.74%)

Salary Boosting Skills

A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.

Jetpack Compose (26.27%)
Software Engineering (39.03%)
Kotlin (87.9%)

Alternative Job Titles

Sometimes employers post jobs with Android Developer / Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:

Android Developer
Android Software Engineer
Android Engineer
Android Mobile Engineer
Android Mobile Developer
Lead Android Developer
Android Lead
Android Software Developer
Software Engineer/Android Developer
Android Architect

Similar Occupations

If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.

Common Employers

Here are the employers that have posted the most Android Developer / Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.

United States

Meta (214)
Marriott International (201)
Google (191)
Randstad (109)
JPMorgan Chase (85)
Disney (83)
Block (78)
Motion Recruitment (74)
Capital One (74)
Insight Global (70)

North Carolina

Google (13)
Truist Financial (6)
Randstad (6)
Marriott International (4)
Ixl Learning (4)
Adidev Technologies (4)
Infosys (3)
The Matlen Silver Group (3)
Ryan Consulting Group (3)
Strategic Staffing Solutions (3)

NC State Programs Relevant to this Career

If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!

5G Technology Graduate Certificates

All wages, job posting statistics, employment trend projections, and information about skill desirability on this page represents historical data and does not guarantee future conditions. Data is provided by and downloaded regularly from Lightcast. For more information about how Lightcast gathers data and what it represents, see Lightcast Data: Basic Overview on Lightcast's Knowledge Base website.

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