Apple iOS Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Apple iOS
South West > Bristol

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bristol requiring Apple iOS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 53 71
Rank change year-on-year -15 +18 +16
Contract jobs citing Apple iOS 12 6 7
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.97% 1.08% 0.67%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.69% 5.50% 6.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 5
10th Percentile £350 £353 £365
25th Percentile £364 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £443 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -15.71% +16.67% +136.84%
75th Percentile £519 £578 £475
90th Percentile £526 £603 £610
South West median daily rate £550 £581 £375
% change year-on-year -5.38% +55.00% -6.25%

All Operating Systems
Bristol

Apple iOS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 156 109 110
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 12.62% 19.53% 10.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 55 45
10th Percentile £261 £188 £185
25th Percentile £391 £213 £215
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £440 £400
Median % change year-on-year +8.08% +9.88% -27.27%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £500
90th Percentile £639 £663 £594
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 36 47
10th Percentile £16.50 £18.13 £48.00
25th Percentile £19.25 £18.51 £61.25
Median hourly rate £63.14 £66.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.06% -5.00% +6.87%
75th Percentile £68.00 £68.00 -
90th Percentile £69.00 - £70.50
South West median hourly rate £63.14 £66.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -5.06% +6.40% -3.85%

Apple iOS
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Apple iOS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Apple iOS job vacancy trend in Bristol

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Apple iOS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Apple iOS

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apple iOS in Bristol over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Apple iOS in Bristol

Apple iOS
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Apple iOS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Apple iOS

Apple iOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 7 (58.33%) GitHub
2 3 (25.00%) GitHub Actions
3 2 (16.67%) Figma
4 1 (8.33%) Firebase
4 1 (8.33%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 7 (58.33%) Xcode
1 7 (58.33%) XCTest
1 7 (58.33%) XCUITest
2 6 (50.00%) Git
3 3 (25.00%) fastlane
4 1 (8.33%) Crashlytics
General
1 3 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (50.00%) Developer
1 6 (50.00%) iOS Developer
2 3 (25.00%) Mobile Engineer
2 3 (25.00%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) Core Data
1 1 (8.33%) iOS SDK
1 1 (8.33%) SwiftUI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (50.00%) Mobile App
1 6 (50.00%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (41.67%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (75.00%) iOS Development
2 7 (58.33%) MVVM
2 7 (58.33%) Test Automation
3 5 (41.67%) Async-Await
4 4 (33.33%) Architectural Patterns
4 4 (33.33%) Penetration Testing
5 3 (25.00%) Application Security
5 3 (25.00%) CI/CD
5 3 (25.00%) Continuous Integration
5 3 (25.00%) Cryptography
5 3 (25.00%) DevSecOps
5 3 (25.00%) Mobile Development
5 3 (25.00%) Pair Programming
5 3 (25.00%) TDD
5 3 (25.00%) Threat Modelling
6 1 (8.33%) Analytics
6 1 (8.33%) Data Encryption
6 1 (8.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 1 (8.33%) Re-Platforming
6 1 (8.33%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 7 (58.33%) Swift
2 1 (8.33%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) Accessibility