Is iPhone development a better career option or Android?

In the past 5 years Mobility market has shown that it has the capability of generating more than just satisfying money for Mobile developers. These are not just speculation but statistics proves it. When we look at Android which is just around 5-6 years old, its developer job postings (all positions) at various website has increased up to 5000% since its first ever. On the other hand when we look at iPhone as a product, its demand is exploding and hence the demand for iPhone developers. In such a scenario you might wonder whether to go with Android development or iPhone.

We have some statistics and data that might assist you in your decision.
First let us make you aware of what Android has to offer and how far it will take you and your career.
Android was first launched in 2005-2006 session and since then its growth has been enormous, when you look at market share in 2011 Q4, Android holds 48% of the total market share and Google has announced that there are around 190 million Android devices in the market.
These statistics show the firm grip of android over mobility market. And reports suggest that Android jobs may even surpass iPhone at the end of this year. Even though it’s hard to say what future might bring new to mobility as of now we consider Android development to be a glowing career.
The key areas in which you could get enrolled in Android development. (1) Application Programming, (2) GUI Designing and (3) Implementation. In each of these genres the average salary of a developer ranges from $97,000 to $120,000 depending upon the position and experience. The basic skills required for android development in Java SE, APIs and XML.
Now let us look at iPhone development and its growing prospects.
iOS as of now holds around 32% of the total market share at the end of Q4 and there are around 200 million iOS devices in the market. Although market share of iOS is much less as compared to Android its job openings and postings for iOS developer is much greater when compared to Android.
The average salary range of iOS developer is in the range of $94,000 to $115,000 which is near about similar when compared to Android developer. The difference with iOS is that it’s not an open source system and any application developed should first be certified with Apple when compared to Android, which requires zero certification. If you can live with this factor then iOS career is full of opportunities and growth. The basic skills required for iOS developer are Objective-C/C++ and OOP (Object Oriented Programming).
A single major fact that can easily land you an iOS job is you’re personally launched application in Apple’s application market as those applications are certified by Apple itself.
Conclusion
At the end of this article we conclude that although both the platforms Android and iOS offers growing careers for a developers, Android in near future may have better jobs posting and pay scale as compared to what it offers now but Apple’s iOS is not much far from what Android could achieve as it has the capability to turn table’s round which has been witnessed by the world in the past.

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