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 141 iOS Developer / Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 6977 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 $128,314.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $116,813.
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 $114,669.
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 | 45.08% |
| Master's Degree | 15.21% |
| Doctoral Degree | 2.05% |
| Other | 1.56% |
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 | 15.71% |
| 3 to 5 years | 50.12% |
| 6 to 8 years | 25.7% |
| 9+ years | 8.47% |
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 (36.2%)
- Problem Solving (25.43%)
- Innovation (18.2%)
- Leadership (13.72%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (13.54%)
- Management (12.87%)
- Writing (12.56%)
- Operations (10.42%)
- Collaboration (10.36%)
- Customer Service (10.19%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- IOS Development (58.75%)
- Git (Version Control System) (26.81%)
- Core Data (Software) (10.52%)
- Apple Xcode (22.23%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (39.93%)
- Apple IOS (90.46%)
- Agile Methodology (32.6%)
- Computer Science (40.92%)
- Software Development (27.07%)
- App Store (IOS) (15.99%)
- Unit Testing (23.14%)
- Mobile Application Development (45.59%)
- IOS Applications (18.65%)
- Debugging (23.74%)
- Model View ViewModel (22.07%)
- Push Technology (7.9%)
- Objective-C (Programming Language) (50.17%)
- RESTful API (24.05%)
- Software Engineering (36%)
- Xctest (7.4%)
- Swift (Programming Language) (83.02%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Back End (Software Engineering) (9.47%)
- Agile Software Development (5.23%)
- Workflow Management (4.76%)
- JavaScript (Programming Language) (6.44%)
- Android (Operating System) (21.6%)
- Java (Programming Language) (9.27%)
- Test Automation (8.58%)
- Algorithms (9.68%)
- Automation (10.68%)
- C++ (Programming Language) (10.82%)
- JIRA (8.07%)
- Animations (10.18%)
- Software Design Patterns (21.99%)
- Design Elements And Principles (9.19%)
- Code Review (22.68%)
- DevOps (7.84%)
- Continuous Integration (13.13%)
- Version Control (15.85%)
- Data Structures (10.04%)
- Github (7.26%)
- Project Management (10.23%)
- Python (Programming Language) (4.32%)
- Scalability (17.2%)
- JSON (12.3%)
- Systems Development Life Cycle (6.99%)
- Model View Controller (14.95%)
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (6.91%)
- User Interface (UI) (16.42%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (13.01%)
- User Experience (UX) (16.71%)
- Jenkins (12.38%)
- GraphQL (11.66%)
- Web Services (5.17%)
- Test-Driven Development (TDD) (7.68%)
- Testability (10.78%)
- Kotlin (10.63%)
- Codebase (5.51%)
- CI/CD (18.76%)
- Software Quality (SQA/SQC) (10.34%)
- Programming Languages (12.28%)
- Technical Leadership (8.15%)
- Pull/Merge Requests (3.8%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- Apple Cocoa (2.47%)
- Apple Watch (3.64%)
- Cocoa Touch (4.76%)
- XCUITest (5.94%)
- Application Development Languages (2.62%)
- Mobile Application Design (5.03%)
- IOS SDK (8.42%)
- Core Graphics (2.65%)
- Dynamic Data (3.44%)
- Human Interface Guidelines (4.45%)
- CocoaPods (4.81%)
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.
- Cocoa Touch (4.99%)
- Apple Cocoa (2.59%)
- XCUITest (6.23%)
- Apple Watch (3.82%)
- Apple IOS (94.92%)
- App Store (IOS) (16.78%)
- IOS SDK (8.83%)
- Objective-C (Programming Language) (52.65%)
- Human Interface Guidelines (4.66%)
- CocoaPods (5.04%)
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
- Lead iOS Engineer
- Lead iOS Developer
- iOS Mobile Developer
- Software Engineer/iOS Developer
- Mobile Android/iOS Developer
- Service Engineer
- Principal 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
- Marriott International (312)
- Apple (243)
- Meta (154)
- Yahoo Holdings (141)
- PayPal (108)
- Ford (97)
- Walmart (89)
- Randstad (83)
- Tiktok (82)
- Capital One (81)
North Carolina
- Marriott International (6)
- Akkodis (6)
- Google (5)
- ManpowerGroup (5)
- Infosys (4)
- Truist Financial (4)
- The Matlen Silver Group (4)
- BCforward (4)
- NCR Voyix (3)
- Collabera (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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