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 289 iOS Developer / Engineer job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 8503 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 2015:
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 $118,438.
State
The average estimated salary in North Carolina for this career, based on job postings in the past year, is $109,626.
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 $105,040.
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 | 0.58% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 47.77% |
| Master's Degree | 11.73% |
| Doctoral Degree | 1.61% |
| Other | 1.69% |
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 | 15.49% |
| 3 to 5 years | 53.84% |
| 6 to 8 years | 23.28% |
| 9+ years | 7.39% |
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 (29.46%)
- Problem Solving (16.56%)
- Leadership (11.49%)
- Troubleshooting (Problem Solving) (9.54%)
- Innovation (9.26%)
- Influencing Skills (8.86%)
- Mentorship (8.73%)
- Management (8.03%)
- Smartphone Operation (7.06%)
- Writing (7.06%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Apple Xcode (18.35%)
- Swift (Programming Language) (69.82%)
- Software Development (22.66%)
- Mobile Application Development (36.73%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (30.31%)
- Software Engineering (32.43%)
- IOS Development (51%)
- Agile Methodology (28.36%)
- Apple IOS (80.96%)
- App Store (IOS) (13.47%)
- Objective-C (Programming Language) (40.4%)
- Computer Science (32.09%)
- Model View ViewModel (12.73%)
- IOS Applications (14.69%)
- Core Data (Software) (8.2%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Automation (9.98%)
- Unit Testing (19.87%)
- Continuous Integration (9.27%)
- Model View Controller (9.69%)
- CI/CD (10.7%)
- DevOps (4.13%)
- Version Control (10.27%)
- Scrum (Software Development) (10.61%)
- JavaScript (Programming Language) (6.67%)
- User Experience (UX) (14.74%)
- JIRA (6.9%)
- Git (Version Control System) (19.68%)
- Back End (Software Engineering) (8.61%)
- Software Design Patterns (15.46%)
- Debugging (19.02%)
- Testability (5.86%)
- Test Automation (8.15%)
- Java (Programming Language) (9.04%)
- GraphQL (4.14%)
- Jenkins (9.04%)
- Technical Design (3.06%)
- Codebase (3.43%)
- RESTful API (18.4%)
- Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) (8.45%)
- JSON (8.96%)
- Kotlin (12.04%)
- Animations (8.07%)
- Code Review (12.31%)
- Test-Driven Development (TDD) (5.47%)
- Software Quality (SQA/SQC) (6.89%)
- Android (Operating System) (19.55%)
- Tooling (7.99%)
- User Interface (UI) (9.74%)
- Scalability (13.87%)
- Web Services (7.65%)
- Project Management (6.51%)
Distinguishing Skills
A skill that may distinguish a subset of the occupation.
- IOS SDK (6.42%)
- Apple Cocoa (2.54%)
- Cocoa Touch (4.73%)
- User Interface Testing (1.57%)
- XCUITest (3.28%)
- Xctest (5.19%)
- Interface Builder (1.04%)
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.
- IOS Applications (19.57%)
- Apple Xcode (24.44%)
- Interface Builder (1.39%)
- Objective-C (Programming Language) (53.81%)
- Swift (Programming Language) (92.99%)
- Xctest (6.91%)
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
- iOS/Android Developer
- Lead iOS Engineer
- Lead iOS Developer
- iOS Mobile Developer
- Mobile Developer
- Swift 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.
- Android Developer / Engineer
- Mobile 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
- Capital One (469)
- Apple (204)
- Marriott International (157)
- Meta (145)
- Randstad (141)
- Simventions (107)
- Experian (104)
- Motion Recruitment (85)
- Kforce (83)
- Everlight Solar (79)
North Carolina
- Randstad (32)
- Google (10)
- Fidelity Investments (8)
- Charlotte, Nc (7)
- Spectraforce Technologies (6)
- ManpowerGroup (5)
- Diverse Lynx (4)
- Eliassen Group (4)
- The Matlen Silver Group (4)
- Sierra Business Solution (4)
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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