iOS Developer / Engineer
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
An iOS Developer or Engineer designs, builds, or improves mobile applications for iOS 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 151 iOS Developer / Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 6381 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Mobile Applications Developer industry, which includes the iOS Developer / Engineer career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2016:
Salary
Many new iOS 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 $133,522.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $114,861.
Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for iOS Developer / Engineer postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $114,660.
Education and Experience
Posted iOS 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 | 49.19% |
| Master's Degree | 16.3% |
| Doctoral Degree | 3.09% |
| Other | 1.36% |
Posted iOS 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 | 14.25% |
| 3 to 5 years | 51.64% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.4% |
| 9+ years | 8.71% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills iOS 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 (38.44%)
- Problem Solving (24.24%)
- Innovation (16.74%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (13.57%)
- Leadership (12.76%)
- Mentorship (10.94%)
- Influencing Skills (9.98%)
- Collaboration (9.76%)
- Management (9.32%)
- Writing (9.32%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Apple IOS (90.41%)
- Swift (Programming Language) (83.04%)
- IOS Development (58.81%)
- Objective-C (Programming Language) (49.6%)
- Mobile Application Development (44.27%)
- Computer Science (42.53%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (41.69%)
- SwiftUI (41.51%)
- Software Engineering (36.67%)
- Agile Methodology (32.06%)
- Software Development (25.11%)
- Git (Version Control System) (25.84%)
- Unit Testing (23.24%)
- Apple Xcode (23.32%)
- Debugging (25.99%)
- RESTful API (23.87%)
- Android (Operating System) (22%)
- Model View ViewModel (22.73%)
- IOS Applications (18.21%)
- Core Data (Software) (11.58%)
- Push Technology (7.13%)
- Core Animation (8.17%)
- IOS SDK (7.69%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Software Design Patterns (22.1%)
- App Store (IOS) (17.04%)
- Code Review (24.88%)
- Scalability (20.63%)
- User Experience (UX) (20.34%)
- CI/CD (21.34%)
- Version Control (16.47%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (11.17%)
- Model View Controller (15.92%)
- Continuous Integration (13.19%)
- User Interface (UI) (13.39%)
- Kotlin (12.12%)
- Automation (11.11%)
- JSON (9.85%)
- Back End (Software Engineering) (8.83%)
- Jenkins (9.37%)
- Software Quality (SQA/SQC) (10.25%)
- Test Automation (8.47%)
- Java (Programming Language) (9.59%)
- C++ (Programming Language) (11.08%)
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (7.2%)
- Design Elements And Principles (9.4%)
- Testability (11.55%)
- Data Structures (10.66%)
- Programming Languages (9.81%)
- GraphQL (12.26%)
- Project Management (6.66%)
- Github (7.72%)
- Software Development Life Cycle (6.84%)
- Test-Driven Development (TDD) (8.47%)
- JavaScript (Programming Language) (5.66%)
- JIRA (4.89%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Xctest (7.18%)
- Cocoa Touch (4.02%)
- XCUITest (5.78%)
- CocoaPods (4.46%)
- Human Interface Guidelines (4.7%)
- RxSwift (3.82%)
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.
- watchOS (1.6%)
- Apple Watch (1.43%)
- Objective-C (Programming Language) (58.72%)
- Swift (Programming Language) (98.31%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with iOS Developer / Engineer skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- iOS Developer
- iOS Software Engineer
- iOS Engineer
- Software Engineer/iOS Developer
- iOS/Android Developer
- Lead iOS Engineer
- iOS Mobile Developer
- Lead iOS Developer
- Mobile Android/iOS Developer
- iOS Mobile Engineer
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.
- Mobile Developer / Engineer
- Android Developer / Engineer
- Software Developer / Engineer
- Application Developer / Engineer
- Software Architect (General)
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most iOS Developer / Engineer jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Apple (263)
- Yahoo Holdings (158)
- Capital One (151)
- PayPal (148)
- Meta (138)
- Marriott International (112)
- Walmart (98)
- Google (90)
- Amazon (83)
- Concentrix (80)
North Carolina
- Google (8)
- Collabera (7)
- TEKsystems (6)
- Akkodis (6)
- ManpowerGroup (6)
- Infosys (4)
- The Matlen Silver Group (4)
- Innova Solution (3)
- Truist Financial (3)
- Randstad (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!
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