Mon, 14 Apr 2014An analysis of 270,000 online jobs by freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace Freelancer.co.uk reveals that the number of jobs for Android developers is growing at a faster rate than the number of iPhone developer jobs.

In Q1 2014, the number of Android jobs rose by 33.9% to 11,141 compared with Q4 of 2103, while the number of iPhone jobs increased by 32.0% to 10,207 jobs, according to Freelancer.co.uk’s analysis.  

Other findings include:

• A rise in 3D printing and design work drove a large increase in 3D jobs — Q1 2014 saw a dramatic leap in all things three-dimensional. 3D rendering leapt by 43.9% to 2,784 jobs, 3D animation increased by 35.7% to 3,183 jobs and 3D modelling saw an increase of 34.5% to 3,230 jobs.

• Graphic design work rose to 51,389 jobs, illustration jobs were up by 32.7% to 3,308 jobs and animation jobs were up by 21.3% to 2,755.

• Mobile phone jobs were up by 35.3% to 13,340 positions.

• Q1 saw an strong rebound in jobs related to writing content; ghostwriting roles rose 41.5% to 5,807 jobs and copywriting increased by 17.7% to 8,029 jobs, as savvy business owners reengaged freelancers to produce high-quality content.