Apple Contract Job Trends in England

Apple
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring knowledge or experience of Apple products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Apple over the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Apple, Inc.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 402 327 323
Rank change year-on-year -75 -4 +99
Contract jobs citing Apple 158 162 247
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.47% 0.62% 0.64%
As % of the Vendors category 1.04% 1.33% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 98 95 142
10th Percentile £154 £150 £174
25th Percentile £170 £203 £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £268 £325 £241
Median % change year-on-year -17.69% +34.85% +4.33%
75th Percentile £500 £445 £378
90th Percentile £538 £690 £450
UK median daily rate £290 £338 £240
% change year-on-year -14.07% +40.92% +3.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 9 26
10th Percentile £16.18 £14.58 £13.87
25th Percentile £18.87 £21.05 £16.81
Median hourly rate £20.09 £24.18 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year -16.91% +33.30% +3.30%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £24.00
90th Percentile - - £28.63
UK median hourly rate £20.09 £24.18 £18.14
% change year-on-year -16.91% +33.30% +3.30%

All Vendors
England

Apple falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 15,156 12,145 16,635
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 45.51% 46.37% 43.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,961 7,350 10,770
10th Percentile £300 £275 £250
25th Percentile £413 £408 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £501 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.67% - -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £625 £638
90th Percentile £705 £720 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £523 £525
% change year-on-year -4.31% -0.48% -2.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 745 347 852
10th Percentile £15.10 £15.62 £12.87
25th Percentile £17.88 £19.47 £15.50
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.45 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.76% +1.50% -6.25%
75th Percentile £55.00 £64.88 £57.33
90th Percentile £71.50 £81.45 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £23.83 £29.00 £28.75
% change year-on-year -17.84% +0.87% -2.54%

Apple
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Apple job vacancy trend in England

Apple
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Apple.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Apple

Apple
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apple in England over the 6 months to 7 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Apple in England

Apple
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Apple.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Apple

Apple
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Apple in England over the 6 months to 7 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Apple in England

Apple
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple within the England region over the 6 months to 7 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -34 89 £350 +45.83% 54
North of England -44 39 £290 -31.76% 34
Yorkshire -38 23 £488 -32.76% 13
North West -27 11 £175 -18.60% 18
Midlands -47 11 £158 -53.33% 14
East of England -16 8 £228 +40.00% 9
East Midlands -22 8 £158 -61.35% 10
South East -40 7 £225 -32.33% 38
North East -14 5 £175 -61.11% 3
South West -19 3 - - 10
West Midlands -46 3 £200 -24.53% 4
Apple
UK

Apple
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 13 (8.23%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (5.06%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.27%) CMS
3 2 (1.27%) Tomcat
Applications
1 50 (31.65%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (2.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (0.63%) Maya
3 1 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.16%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 80 (50.63%) Microsoft 365
2 24 (15.19%) Azure
2 24 (15.19%) Entra ID
3 8 (5.06%) OneDrive
4 4 (2.53%) Firebase
4 4 (2.53%) Google Workspace
5 3 (1.90%) Apple Pay
5 3 (1.90%) SaaS
6 2 (1.27%) AWS
6 2 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.27%) Google Pay
6 2 (1.27%) Power Platform
6 2 (1.27%) Slack
7 1 (0.63%) Adobe Analytics
7 1 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.63%) Figma
7 1 (0.63%) GitHub
7 1 (0.63%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.63%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 43 (27.22%) Wireless
2 12 (7.59%) Wi-Fi
3 7 (4.43%) DHCP
3 7 (4.43%) DNS
4 4 (2.53%) VPN
5 3 (1.90%) Network Security
5 3 (1.90%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.27%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.63%) Firewall
7 1 (0.63%) Internet
7 1 (0.63%) IPv4
7 1 (0.63%) LAN
7 1 (0.63%) NAS
7 1 (0.63%) SAN
7 1 (0.63%) SSL
7 1 (0.63%) VLAN
7 1 (0.63%) VoIP
7 1 (0.63%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.27%) Oracle Database
1 2 (1.27%) Redis
1 2 (1.27%) SQLite
2 1 (0.63%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.63%) Oracle Discoverer
2 1 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 7 (4.43%) Git
2 4 (2.53%) Jenkins
2 4 (2.53%) JIRA
2 4 (2.53%) Xcode
3 2 (1.27%) CocoaPods
3 2 (1.27%) Crashlytics
3 2 (1.27%) fastlane
4 1 (0.63%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.63%) Charles Proxy
4 1 (0.63%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.63%) Pa11y
4 1 (0.63%) Selenium
General
1 62 (39.24%) Social Skills
2 45 (28.48%) Finance
3 37 (23.42%) Public Sector
4 27 (17.09%) Marketing
5 24 (15.19%) Banking
5 24 (15.19%) Electronics
5 24 (15.19%) Manufacturing
5 24 (15.19%) Telecoms
6 9 (5.70%) Organisational Skills
7 8 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
8 6 (3.80%) Retail
9 5 (3.16%) Publishing
10 3 (1.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.90%) Legal
11 2 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
12 1 (0.63%) Financial Institution
12 1 (0.63%) Military
12 1 (0.63%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 46 (29.11%) IT Support
2 29 (18.35%) 2nd Line Support
3 28 (17.72%) Desktop Support
3 28 (17.72%) Support Engineer
4 23 (14.56%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
4 23 (14.56%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 19 (12.03%) Analyst
6 16 (10.13%) Mac Engineer
7 15 (9.49%) Senior
8 14 (8.86%) Support Analyst
9 13 (8.23%) IT Engineer
10 11 (6.96%) Technical Support
11 10 (6.33%) Desktop Engineer
12 9 (5.70%) Developer
12 9 (5.70%) IT Support Engineer
13 7 (4.43%) Field Engineer
13 7 (4.43%) Field Support Engineer
13 7 (4.43%) iOS Developer
13 7 (4.43%) Support Manager
14 6 (3.80%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.16%) RESTful
2 4 (2.53%) OAuth
2 4 (2.53%) OAuth2
2 4 (2.53%) React Native
2 4 (2.53%) SwiftUI
3 3 (1.90%) Core Animation
3 3 (1.90%) Core Data
3 3 (1.90%) React
3 3 (1.90%) UIKit
4 2 (1.27%) .NET
4 2 (1.27%) AVFoundation
4 2 (1.27%) Kafka
4 2 (1.27%) Loki
4 2 (1.27%) REST
4 2 (1.27%) RxSwift
4 2 (1.27%) Universal Windows Platform
4 2 (1.27%) WebSockets
5 1 (0.63%) FHIR
5 1 (0.63%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.63%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 34 (21.52%) Data Centre
2 11 (6.96%) Mobile App
3 9 (5.70%) Onboarding
4 8 (5.06%) Driving Licence
5 7 (4.43%) Smartphone
6 5 (3.16%) Video Conferencing
7 4 (2.53%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (2.53%) iPhone
7 4 (2.53%) Mobile Banking
8 3 (1.90%) Animation
8 3 (1.90%) iPad
8 3 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.27%) Blackberry
9 2 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (1.27%) Data Structures
9 2 (1.27%) Derivative
9 2 (1.27%) Energy Derivatives
9 2 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (1.27%) Product Ownership
9 2 (1.27%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 78 (49.37%) Mac OS
2 64 (40.51%) Android
3 58 (36.71%) Windows
4 38 (24.05%) Apple iOS
5 28 (17.72%) Windows 10
6 5 (3.16%) Windows Server
7 2 (1.27%) Linux
7 2 (1.27%) Mac OS X
7 2 (1.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (20.25%) Customer Service
2 24 (15.19%) Business Intelligence
2 24 (15.19%) Digital Marketing
2 24 (15.19%) Programme Management
3 17 (10.76%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (10.13%) ITSM
5 14 (8.86%) Mentoring
6 12 (7.59%) ITIL
6 12 (7.59%) Mobile Device Management
6 12 (7.59%) User Experience
7 11 (6.96%) CI/CD
7 11 (6.96%) Coaching
8 10 (6.33%) Service Delivery
8 10 (6.33%) Test Automation
9 9 (5.70%) iOS Development
10 8 (5.06%) Break/Fix
10 8 (5.06%) Migration
10 8 (5.06%) Time Management
10 8 (5.06%) Zero Trust
11 7 (4.43%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (5.06%) Swift
2 7 (4.43%) Bash
3 4 (2.53%) Objective-C
3 4 (2.53%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.53%) Python
4 3 (1.90%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.90%) SQL
5 2 (1.27%) Rust
5 2 (1.27%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.27%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.63%) C#
6 1 (0.63%) VBA
Qualifications
1 57 (36.08%) Security Cleared
2 56 (35.44%) SC Cleared
3 11 (6.96%) ACSP
3 11 (6.96%) ACTC
4 10 (6.33%) DV Cleared
5 7 (4.43%) Degree
6 5 (3.16%) A+ Certification
7 3 (1.90%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (1.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (1.27%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.63%) MCSE
9 1 (0.63%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (11.39%) SLA
2 4 (2.53%) Accessibility
2 4 (2.53%) QA
3 2 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.63%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.63%) Software Quality Assurance
4 1 (0.63%) WCAG
System Software
1 39 (24.68%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.63%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.63%) Firmware
2 1 (0.63%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.63%) vSphere
2 1 (0.63%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 28 (17.72%) Jamf Pro
2 21 (13.29%) Microsoft Intune
3 18 (11.39%) SCCM
4 8 (5.06%) ServiceCenter
5 3 (1.90%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (1.90%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (1.27%) Grafana
6 2 (1.27%) Prometheus
6 2 (1.27%) Terraform
7 1 (0.63%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 69 (43.67%) Microsoft
2 61 (38.61%) HP
3 54 (34.18%) Dell
4 43 (27.22%) Cisco
5 34 (21.52%) ServiceNow
6 24 (15.19%) SAP
7 22 (13.92%) Google
8 6 (3.80%) MobileIron
9 5 (3.16%) Remedy
10 4 (2.53%) Okta
10 4 (2.53%) Oracle
11 3 (1.90%) Adobe
12 2 (1.27%) VMware
12 2 (1.27%) Zscaler
13 1 (0.63%) Adyen
13 1 (0.63%) Carbon Black
13 1 (0.63%) CrowdStrike
13 1 (0.63%) QNAP
13 1 (0.63%) Rapid7
13 1 (0.63%) Samsung