We just announced the fastest moving Freelancer.com job categories for the past quarter in our Freelancer Fast 50, and I think you’ll agree there are some pretty interesting results. 109,733 jobs were accounted for in the survey this quarter, giving us unique insight into what types of jobs small businesses are requesting and what skills developers need to have to stay on top of the freelancing game.

The most noticeable change this quarter was that, despite solid growth in iPhone jobs (they are up 9% from 2739 to 2985), Android jobs continue to outpace Apple. The Android category is up a solid 20%, going from 1419 to 1702 jobs, placing Android in the top five absolute movers in the Freelancer Fast 50. If Android work continues to grow at this rate, it will surpass the iPhone category by the end of 2012. On the whole the market for mobile jobs is very strong, with the Mobile Phone category having risen by 12%.

While the mobile job market is booming, BlackBerry jobs are definitely on the decline, falling by 6% from 526 to 497 jobs, despite their recent venture into the tablet domain. The PlayBook was one of the most anticipated mobile computing products of 2011 and was intended to be BlackBerry’s answer to the iPad. Despite initially strong sales figures, recent data shows that the device is suffering. While BlackBerry’s ‘App World’ has been live since 2009 and boasts over 37,000 apps, public interest is bordering on non-existent. Development work on for BlackBerry devices is plummeting and

This quarter also marks another really big gain for HTML5 work, which increased 34% from 604 projects in Q1 to 807 in Q2. This places HTML5 right at the top of the Freelancer Fast 50 and it is poised to be a job-generating leader for a long time to come.

You can find more detail in the chart below. Take note of the emerging job trends and declining categories and remember, you can always take Freelancer exams to earn badges and show employers you have what it takes to get the job done!