The first table below looks at the demand for Mac OS X skills in IT contracts advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Mac OS X over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Operating Systems category.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Apple Mac OS X
Rank 405 458 516
Rank change year-on-year
+53 +58
Contract jobs citing Mac OS X 136 112 85
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 0.283% 0.193% 0.137%
As % of the Operating Systems category 1.278% 0.943% 0.649%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 34 21
Average daily rate £180 £263 £250
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-31.42% +5.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £125 £160 £155
10% offered a daily rate of more than £403 £372 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £158 £235 £300
% change year-on-year
-32.97% -21.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 40 34
Average hourly rate £16.50 £15.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+10.00% -
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.45 £12.00 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £25.00 £19.55 £25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £13.50 £12.50 £12.00
% change year-on-year
+8.00% +4.16%
All Operating Systems
UK
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Operating Systems category
10638 11876 13096
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK 22.11% 20.46% 21.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 5779 5837 6499
Average daily rate £351 £350 £375
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+0.14% -6.66%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £190 £188 £210
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £550
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 967 1204 1259
Average hourly rate £17.00 £17.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-2.85% +2.94%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.00 £11.40 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £40.00 £36.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £16.00 £17.50 £16.00
% change year-on-year
-8.57% +9.37%

Mac OS X
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Mac OS X within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Operating Systems category.

Mac OS X Jobs Demand Trend

Mac OS X
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Mac OS X within the UK.

Mac OS X Daily Rate Trend

Mac OS X
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mac OS X within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Mac OS X Daily Rate Histogram

Mac OS X
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Mac OS X within the UK.

Mac OS X Hourly Rate Trend

Mac OS X
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Mac OS X within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Mac OS X Hourly Rate Histogram

Mac OS X
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Mac OS X within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
England +28 120 £193 -30.00% 42
London +29 79 £213 -22.72% 24
City of London +13 24 £350 +27.27% 4
South West +45 15 £130 - 4
Gloucestershire - 13 £130 - 2
South East +27 12 £140 -40.42% 7
Berkshire +25 9 £140 -
Reading - 8 £140 -
Scotland -6 6 £158 - 2
North West +20 5 £313 -4.58% 3
East of England +12 5 £350 +70.73% 2
Cambridgeshire +4 5 £350 +70.73% 1
Uxbridge +3 5 - - 1
Manchester +9 4 £300 - 3
Yorkshire - 3 £125 - 2
Surrey +20 2 £205 - 2
Cambridge +10 2 - -
Salford +1 2 £300 -
Bristol - 2 - - 1
Gloucester - 2 - - 1
East Yorkshire - 2 - -
Hampshire -4 1 - - 1
West Yorkshire - 1 £125 - 2
West Midlands - 1 - -
Coventry - 1 - -
Leeds - 1 £125 - 2
Cheshire - 1 £365 -
Cornwall - - - -
Devon - - - -
East Sussex - - - -

Mac OS X
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Mac OS X also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Mac OS X.

1 165 (69.92%) Windows
2 91 (38.56%) Apple
3 87 (36.86%) Active Directory
4 81 (34.32%) Microsoft
4 81 (34.32%) Windows XP
5 68 (28.81%) Windows 7
6 59 (25.00%) Linux
7 54 (22.88%) MS Office
8 50 (21.19%) Windows Server 2003
9 46 (19.49%) MS Exchange
10 45 (19.07%) Apple iOS
11 39 (16.53%) DNS
11 39 (16.53%) Windows Server 2008
12 38 (16.10%) Citrix
13 37 (15.68%) VMware
14 35 (14.83%) Cisco
15 34 (14.41%) Internet
16 33 (13.98%) Blackberry
16 33 (13.98%) DHCP
16 33 (13.98%) MS Excel
17 32 (13.56%) TCP/IP
17 32 (13.56%) VPN
17 32 (13.56%) LAN
17 32 (13.56%) Microsoft Certification
17 32 (13.56%) VMware Infrastructure
18 31 (13.14%) ITIL
19 30 (12.71%) Windows Vista
20 29 (12.29%) Android
21 28 (11.86%) Java
22 27 (11.44%) WAN

Mac OS X
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Mac OS X also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Mac OS X. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 13 (5.508%) XMPP
2 11 (4.661%) iOS SDK
3 10 (4.237%) CSS
4 8 (3.390%) XML
5 6 (2.542%) HTML
5 6 (2.542%) Web Services
5 6 (2.542%) JSON
5 6 (2.542%) jQuery
6 5 (2.119%) Ruby on Rails
6 5 (2.119%) HTML5
6 5 (2.119%) REST
6 5 (2.119%) Cocoa
7 4 (1.695%) .NET
7 4 (1.695%) CSS3
8 3 (1.271%) cocos2d
8 3 (1.271%) iPhone SDK
9 2 (0.847%) Series 60
9 2 (0.847%) Spring
9 2 (0.847%) SOAP
9 2 (0.847%) Flash
Application Platforms
1 46 (19.49%) MS Exchange
2 22 (9.322%) Exchange Server 2010
3 20 (8.475%) Exchange Server 2007
4 16 (6.780%) Exchange Server 2003
5 13 (5.508%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 9 (3.814%) IBM Notes
7 3 (1.271%) Lync
8 1 (0.424%) nginx
8 1 (0.424%) Office Communications Server
8 1 (0.424%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.424%) Amazon AWS
8 1 (0.424%) Apache
Applications
1 54 (22.88%) MS Office
2 33 (13.98%) MS Excel
3 10 (4.237%) MS PowerPoint
4 6 (2.542%) Office 365
5 5 (2.119%) Google Apps
5 5 (2.119%) Photoshop
6 3 (1.271%) CINEMA 4D
6 3 (1.271%) Vectorworks
7 2 (0.847%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.424%) Fireworks
8 1 (0.424%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.424%) Adobe After Effects
Business Applications
1 2 (0.847%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 39 (16.53%) DNS
2 34 (14.41%) Internet
3 33 (13.98%) DHCP
4 32 (13.56%) TCP/IP
4 32 (13.56%) VPN
4 32 (13.56%) LAN
5 27 (11.44%) WAN
6 21 (8.898%) Firewall
7 16 (6.780%) HTTP
7 16 (6.780%) Cisco IOS
8 15 (6.356%) SAN
9 14 (5.932%) Wireless
10 13 (5.508%) SMPP
11 11 (4.661%) Cisco PIX
11 11 (4.661%) Ethernet
12 10 (4.237%) VoIP
12 10 (4.237%) Cisco ASA
13 9 (3.814%) Wi-Fi
14 6 (2.542%) Network Security
15 5 (2.119%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.966%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.271%) NoSQL
2 3 (1.271%) Neo4j
2 3 (1.271%) MySQL
3 2 (0.847%) MongoDB
3 2 (0.847%) CouchDB
4 1 (0.424%) Apache Cassandra
4 1 (0.424%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (3.390%) Xcode
2 5 (2.119%) Selenium
2 5 (2.119%) Git (software)
2 5 (2.119%) Cucumber
2 5 (2.119%) Subversion
3 4 (1.695%) Eclipse
3 4 (1.695%) Robotium
4 3 (1.271%) JIRA
4 3 (1.271%) Hudson
5 2 (0.847%) Capistrano
5 2 (0.847%) Firebug
6 1 (0.424%) RSpec
6 1 (0.424%) QUnit
6 1 (0.424%) Jasmine
6 1 (0.424%) FogBugz
6 1 (0.424%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.424%) Redmine
6 1 (0.424%) Dreamweaver
6 1 (0.424%) JUnit
6 1 (0.424%) Bugzilla
General
1 22 (9.322%) Telecoms
2 17 (7.203%) Finance
3 12 (5.085%) Advertising
4 9 (3.814%) Publishing
5 7 (2.966%) Games
6 5 (2.119%) Marketing
7 2 (0.847%) Retail
8 1 (0.424%) Electronics
8 1 (0.424%) Back Office
8 1 (0.424%) Automotive
8 1 (0.424%) Legal
Job Titles
1 45 (19.07%) Analyst
2 43 (18.22%) Support Engineer
3 39 (16.53%) Desktop Support
4 29 (12.29%) 2nd Line Support
5 28 (11.86%) Support Analyst
5 28 (11.86%) IT Support
6 23 (9.746%) Developer
6 23 (9.746%) Test Engineer
7 15 (6.356%) Mac Engineer
7 15 (6.356%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 15 (6.356%) Desktop Engineer
8 13 (5.508%) Development Engineer
8 13 (5.508%) 3rd Line Support
9 11 (4.661%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
9 11 (4.661%) Service Analyst
9 11 (4.661%) Service Desk Analyst
9 11 (4.661%) IT Support Analyst
9 11 (4.661%) IT Support Engineer
10 8 (3.390%) Support Technician
11 7 (2.966%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 33 (13.98%) Blackberry
2 25 (10.59%) iPhone
3 19 (8.051%) iPad
4 9 (3.814%) Video Conferencing
5 8 (3.390%) Computer Science
6 6 (2.542%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.119%) Firmware
8 4 (1.695%) Statistics
9 2 (0.847%) Handset
9 2 (0.847%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (0.847%) Augmented Reality
9 2 (0.847%) SaaS
9 2 (0.847%) Blog
9 2 (0.847%) Social Network
10 1 (0.424%) Fat Client
10 1 (0.424%) Online Games
10 1 (0.424%) Smartphone
10 1 (0.424%) Video Editing
10 1 (0.424%) Semantic Web
10 1 (0.424%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 165 (69.92%) Windows
2 81 (34.32%) Windows XP
3 68 (28.81%) Windows 7
4 59 (25.00%) Linux
5 50 (21.19%) Windows Server 2003
6 45 (19.07%) Apple iOS
7 39 (16.53%) Windows Server 2008
8 30 (12.71%) Windows Vista
9 29 (12.29%) Android
10 19 (8.051%) UNIX
11 14 (5.932%) Solaris
12 12 (5.085%) Mac OS
12 12 (5.085%) Windows Mobile
13 6 (2.542%) Mac OS X Server
14 5 (2.119%) Windows 8
14 5 (2.119%) HPUX
15 3 (1.271%) bada
15 3 (1.271%) Maemo
16 2 (0.847%) Windows Server 2012
16 2 (0.847%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (13.14%) ITIL
2 20 (8.475%) TDD
3 19 (8.051%) Agile Software Development
4 10 (4.237%) Service Management
4 10 (4.237%) Test Automation
5 9 (3.814%) Software Distribution
6 6 (2.542%) Service Delivery
6 6 (2.542%) Regression Testing
6 6 (2.542%) Software Testing
6 6 (2.542%) Web Development
7 5 (2.119%) OO
8 4 (1.695%) Scrum
8 4 (1.695%) MVC
8 4 (1.695%) Data Management
8 4 (1.695%) BDD
8 4 (1.695%) Information Assurance
8 4 (1.695%) Incident Management
8 4 (1.695%) Risk Analysis
9 3 (1.271%) Time Management
9 3 (1.271%) Mobile Marketing
Programming Languages
1 28 (11.86%) Java
2 24 (10.17%) C
3 21 (8.898%) SQL
4 14 (5.932%) JavaScript
5 13 (5.508%) Erlang
5 13 (5.508%) Objective-C
6 9 (3.814%) Python
7 7 (2.966%) Ruby
8 6 (2.542%) PHP
8 6 (2.542%) C#
8 6 (2.542%) C++
9 2 (0.847%) VB6
9 2 (0.847%) VBScript
9 2 (0.847%) VB
9 2 (0.847%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.847%) AppleScript
9 2 (0.847%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.847%) REALbasic
10 1 (0.424%) PHP5
10 1 (0.424%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 32 (13.56%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (11.02%) MCSE
3 25 (10.59%) Degree
4 20 (8.475%) MCITP
5 19 (8.051%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (7.203%) CCNA
7 13 (5.508%) MCP
8 12 (5.085%) CCNP
9 10 (4.237%) MCSA
9 10 (4.237%) CCA
9 10 (4.237%) Citrix Certification
9 10 (4.237%) CCEA
10 6 (2.542%) Security Cleared
11 5 (2.119%) DV Cleared
12 4 (1.695%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.695%) CISSP
12 4 (1.695%) MCDST
13 3 (1.271%) MCT
14 2 (0.847%) GIAC
14 2 (0.847%) GCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (3.390%) QA
2 5 (2.119%) SLA
3 2 (0.847%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (0.847%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.847%) HIPAA
3 2 (0.847%) COBIT
System Software
1 87 (36.86%) Active Directory
2 32 (13.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (4.237%) XenApp
3 10 (4.237%) XenDesktop
4 9 (3.814%) Hyper-V
5 8 (3.390%) Microsoft App-V
6 7 (2.966%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.847%) Nmap
7 2 (0.847%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.424%) Xen
8 1 (0.424%) Varnish
8 1 (0.424%) Snort
Systems Management
1 14 (5.932%) SCCM
2 8 (3.390%) Unicenter
3 7 (2.966%) Backup Exec
4 5 (2.119%) HP SIM
5 4 (1.695%) Sysprep
6 3 (1.271%) WSUS
7 1 (0.424%) Cisco UCCX
7 1 (0.424%) OpenView
7 1 (0.424%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 1 (0.424%) DameWare
Vendors
1 91 (38.56%) Apple
2 81 (34.32%) Microsoft
3 38 (16.10%) Citrix
4 37 (15.68%) VMware
5 35 (14.83%) Cisco
6 26 (11.02%) HP
7 19 (8.051%) Adobe
8 12 (5.085%) Remedy
9 9 (3.814%) Lotus
10 8 (3.390%) Royalblue
10 8 (3.390%) CA
10 8 (3.390%) Juniper
10 8 (3.390%) FrontRange
11 7 (2.966%) Symantec
12 6 (2.542%) Sage
13 5 (2.119%) IBM
14 4 (1.695%) Dell
15 3 (1.271%) Google
15 3 (1.271%) Tandberg
15 3 (1.271%) Altiris
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Apple Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Lion... An advanced level of ability in supporting Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Internet Explorer... Working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory.
Mint
Rate: £10 - £12 per hour
Posted: 6 June 2013
City of London
You will have experience of building server side web applications and detailed knowledge of ruby on rails. Working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and /...
Sand Resources
Rate: £300 - £350 per day
Posted: 10 June 2013
Aberdeen, Scotland
As such you should have demonstrable experience of technologies such as (NOT ALL REQUIRED!):* Windows 2003 / 2008 / 2012 Server* Active Directory / DNS* Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8* Microsoft...
Cathcart Associates
Rate: £150 - £200 per day
Posted: 3 June 2013
Imperial Wharf, London, United Kingdom
Desired Certifications: Microsoft (MCITP, MCSE) Citrix (CCA, CCEA) Cisco (CCNA, CCNP) VMware (V14/5, Install and Configure; V14/5 Deploy, Secure, Analyse)... VMware Virtualisation experience... Ideal candidate to...
Matsco Solutions
Rate: Highly competitive rates
Posted: 10 June 2013
London
Ability to work in highpressure environments individually and as part of a team.Desired Certifications:Microsoft (MCITP, MCSE) Citrix (CCA, CCEA) Cisco (CCNA, CCNP) VMware (V14/5, Install...
Joanne Senior
Rate: £22.50 - 35.00 per hour
Posted: 19 June 2013
Manchester, North West
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Rate: £300 - £350 per annum
Posted: 6 June 2013
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