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Mobile App Developer

Also known as: Android Developer · iOS Developer · Flutter Developer

Builds and maintains apps for Android and iOS phones.

B.TechBCAB.ScMCACSEIT
Starting salary · freshersfrom ₹1.2–7.5 lakh/yr1Typical pay in the first year (0–1 yr experience)

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₹1.2–7.5 lakh/yr
Salary 0–1 yr · 2022
PayScale India, Entry-Level Mobile Applications Developer salary (as reported)
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B.Tech, BCA, B.Sc (CS) or MCA
Typical entry

What you’d do

A mobile app developer builds and maintains apps for Android and iOS phones. IT services firms, product companies, startups and agencies hire them. A day involves writing app code, fixing bugs, connecting to back-end APIs and testing on devices.

  • Builds app screens and features
  • Connects apps to backend APIs
  • Fixes bugs and crashes
  • Publishes updates to app stores

How you get in

Freshers join through campus placement, internships or off-campus hiring as junior or trainee developers. Published or open-source apps make a strong portfolio for interviews.

Salary in India

By experience

₹ lakh a year · bars show the typical range, low to high

0–1 yr · Fresher
₹1.2–7.5L1

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₹1.2–7.5 lakh/yr
Salary 0–1 yr · 2022
PayScale India, Entry-Level Mobile Applications Developer salary (as reported)
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Fresher salary over the years

middle of the 0–1 yr range, ₹ lakh a year

Fewer than two years of fresher data so far — the trend shows once there are two.

Skills you’ll use

From our guide · a curated list is coming

  • Kotlin/Java for Android or Swift for iOS
  • Cross-platform frameworks such as Flutter or React Native
  • Working with REST APIs and local storage
  • Debugging and testing on real devices
  • UI layout and basic usability principles

About this field · for freshers

Job openings by year

Is demand growing?

Not added yet.

Competition3

How many graduates enter each year?

~8.2 lakh
new graduates a year from B.Tech / B.E. (all branches)

B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 at institutions that reported to AISHE — everyone finishing that degree, not only those entering this role.

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~8.2 lakh
Competition
AISHE 2023-24, Table 34 (programme-wise out-turn), Ministry of Education · 2023-24
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Who hires

IT firms, banks, government, startups?

Not added yet.

Where the jobs are

Which cities?

Not added yet.

Women in the field3

Is it diverse?

30%

Share of women among B.Tech / B.E. (all branches) graduates in 2023-24 — the entry degree, not people already working in this role.

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30%
Women in the field
AISHE 2023-24, Table 34 (programme-wise out-turn), Ministry of Education · 2023-24
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At a glance

  • Some teams work natively on one platform; others use cross-platform tools.
  • Common next roles: senior mobile developer, mobile lead, full-stack developer.
  • App store release and review processes add steps not seen in web work.

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