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 17 May 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
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 483 323 318
Rank change year-on-year -160 -5 +67
Contract jobs citing Apple 112 158 230
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.27% 0.65% 0.63%
As % of the Vendors category 0.66% 1.36% 1.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 98 133
10th Percentile £141 £150 £133
25th Percentile £190 £184 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £278 £255
Median % change year-on-year -6.31% +8.82% +7.82%
75th Percentile £442 £450 £378
90th Percentile £538 £586 £447
UK median daily rate £278 £275 £250
% change year-on-year +0.91% +10.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 8 17
10th Percentile £16.23 £16.80 £13.86
25th Percentile £19.33 £18.10 £15.88
Median hourly rate £20.09 £20.51 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -2.02% +15.72% -1.77%
75th Percentile - £24.66 £17.78
90th Percentile £24.28 - £22.75
UK median hourly rate £20.09 £18.36 £17.72
% change year-on-year +9.44% +3.60% -1.77%

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 16,929 11,649 15,262
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 41.18% 47.62% 41.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,957 7,504 9,714
10th Percentile £313 £276 £263
25th Percentile £413 £406 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% -2.99%
75th Percentile £611 £625 £635
90th Percentile £710 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £513 £515
% change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 899 465 1,004
10th Percentile £15.37 £14.84 £12.04
25th Percentile £18.50 £17.44 £14.27
Median hourly rate £32.50 £26.45 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.87% +17.56% -40.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £57.33
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £25.50 £22.00
% change year-on-year +27.45% +15.91% -48.24%

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 17 May 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
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 17 May 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 -66 60 £313 +14.68% 64
North of England -102 17 £260 -25.71% 18
East of England -27 12 £228 -54.50% 5
South West -31 11 £400 +5.75% 19
Yorkshire -86 11 £151 -43.72% 5
South East -57 6 £242 +76.18% 26
Midlands -74 5 £121 -51.60% 14
North West -40 4 £260 +20.93% 12
West Midlands -62 3 £119 -57.50% 5
North East -21 2 £450 - 2
East Midlands -30 2 £153 -39.00% 9
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 10 (8.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (6.25%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.89%) Confluence
Applications
1 17 (15.18%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (4.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.79%) Maya
Business Applications
1 3 (2.68%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (0.89%) Actimize
2 1 (0.89%) VisionPLUS
Cloud Services
1 39 (34.82%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (22.32%) Azure
3 21 (18.75%) Entra ID
4 9 (8.04%) OneDrive
5 6 (5.36%) Power Platform
6 5 (4.46%) Google Workspace
7 4 (3.57%) AWS
7 4 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (2.68%) Firebase
8 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (2.68%) Slack
9 2 (1.79%) SaaS
10 1 (0.89%) Apple Pay
10 1 (0.89%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.89%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.89%) Google Pay
10 1 (0.89%) Google Play
10 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.89%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.89%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 10 (8.93%) Wireless
2 9 (8.04%) VPN
3 7 (6.25%) DHCP
3 7 (6.25%) DNS
4 6 (5.36%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.57%) Skype
5 4 (3.57%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.79%) LAN
7 1 (0.89%) Cisco IOS
7 1 (0.89%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.89%) Internet
7 1 (0.89%) IP Telephony
7 1 (0.89%) Network Security
7 1 (0.89%) WAN
7 1 (0.89%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (2.68%) Redis
Development Applications
1 4 (3.57%) JIRA
2 3 (2.68%) fastlane
2 3 (2.68%) Git
2 3 (2.68%) Jenkins
2 3 (2.68%) Xcode
3 1 (0.89%) GitLab
General
1 55 (49.11%) Social Skills
2 18 (16.07%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (14.29%) Finance
4 13 (11.61%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (8.93%) Banking
6 7 (6.25%) Public Sector
7 5 (4.46%) Marketing
7 5 (4.46%) Retail
8 4 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.57%) Legal
8 4 (3.57%) Publishing
9 3 (2.68%) Billing
10 2 (1.79%) Slovak Language
11 1 (0.89%) Aviation
11 1 (0.89%) Bulgarian Language
11 1 (0.89%) Czech Language
11 1 (0.89%) Military
11 1 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.89%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 25 (22.32%) IT Support
2 19 (16.96%) Support Engineer
3 15 (13.39%) Senior
4 14 (12.50%) Technical Support
5 13 (11.61%) Analyst
6 12 (10.71%) IT Engineer
7 11 (9.82%) Desktop Engineer
7 11 (9.82%) Mobile Engineer
8 10 (8.93%) Mac Engineer
9 8 (7.14%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (6.25%) Desktop Support
10 7 (6.25%) Support Analyst
11 6 (5.36%) Technical Engineer
12 5 (4.46%) 2nd Line Support
12 5 (4.46%) Desktop Support Engineer
12 5 (4.46%) Developer
12 5 (4.46%) iOS Developer
12 5 (4.46%) IT Analyst
12 5 (4.46%) Technical Support Engineer
13 4 (3.57%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.36%) RESTful
2 5 (4.46%) SwiftUI
3 4 (3.57%) iOS SDK
3 4 (3.57%) OAuth
3 4 (3.57%) OAuth2
3 4 (3.57%) React Native
4 3 (2.68%) Core Data
4 3 (2.68%) Kafka
4 3 (2.68%) Loki
4 3 (2.68%) Microsoft Graph
4 3 (2.68%) PySpark
4 3 (2.68%) React
4 3 (2.68%) REST
4 3 (2.68%) UIKit
4 3 (2.68%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 9 (8.04%) Mobile App
2 8 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 7 (6.25%) Virtual Team
4 6 (5.36%) Product Ownership
5 5 (4.46%) iPad
5 5 (4.46%) iPhone
6 4 (3.57%) Augmented Reality
6 4 (3.57%) Driving Licence
6 4 (3.57%) Greenfield Project
6 4 (3.57%) Mobile Banking
6 4 (3.57%) Smartphone
6 4 (3.57%) Virtual Reality
7 3 (2.68%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (2.68%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.68%) Derivative
7 3 (2.68%) Energy Derivatives
7 3 (2.68%) Marketing Technology
7 3 (2.68%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (2.68%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (1.79%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 51 (45.54%) Windows
2 43 (38.39%) Apple iOS
3 41 (36.61%) Android
4 36 (32.14%) Mac OS
5 32 (28.57%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.68%) Linux
7 1 (0.89%) CentOS
7 1 (0.89%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.89%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.89%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (32.14%) Customer Service
1 36 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (14.29%) Time Management
2 16 (14.29%) User Experience
3 14 (12.50%) DevOps
3 14 (12.50%) Mobile Device Management
4 12 (10.71%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (10.71%) Data Protection
4 12 (10.71%) ITSM
5 11 (9.82%) Test Automation
6 9 (8.04%) Agile
6 9 (8.04%) Analytics
6 9 (8.04%) CI/CD
7 8 (7.14%) ITIL
8 7 (6.25%) Computer Science
8 7 (6.25%) iOS Development
8 7 (6.25%) Observability
8 7 (6.25%) Service Delivery
9 6 (5.36%) Roadmaps
9 6 (5.36%) Technical Leadership
Programming Languages
1 8 (7.14%) Python
2 6 (5.36%) PowerShell
2 6 (5.36%) Swift
3 3 (2.68%) Java
3 3 (2.68%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.68%) Rust
3 3 (2.68%) SQL
3 3 (2.68%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.89%) Objective-C
Qualifications
1 21 (18.75%) Security Cleared
2 20 (17.86%) SC Cleared
3 12 (10.71%) Microsoft Certification
4 10 (8.93%) Degree
5 7 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (5.36%) ACSP
6 6 (5.36%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (4.46%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.68%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.79%) A+ Certification
9 2 (1.79%) ACTC
9 2 (1.79%) MCSE
10 1 (0.89%) DBS Check
10 1 (0.89%) Master's Degree
10 1 (0.89%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (16.96%) SLA
2 7 (6.25%) QA
3 4 (3.57%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.68%) WCAG
5 1 (0.89%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.89%) GDPR
5 1 (0.89%) ISO 8583
5 1 (0.89%) NCSC
5 1 (0.89%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.89%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 29 (25.89%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.89%) BitLocker
3 1 (0.89%) Firmware
3 1 (0.89%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.89%) vSphere
3 1 (0.89%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 25 (22.32%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (14.29%) SCCM
3 13 (11.61%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (10.71%) ServiceCenter
5 3 (2.68%) Grafana
5 3 (2.68%) Prometheus
5 3 (2.68%) Terraform
6 1 (0.89%) AirWatch
Vendors
1 64 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 26 (23.21%) HP
2 26 (23.21%) ServiceNow
3 20 (17.86%) Google
4 19 (16.96%) Dell
5 10 (8.93%) Cisco
6 3 (2.68%) Dynatrace
6 3 (2.68%) Remedy
7 2 (1.79%) Okta
7 2 (1.79%) Samsung
8 1 (0.89%) Adobe
8 1 (0.89%) Ahrefs
8 1 (0.89%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.89%) Carbon Black
8 1 (0.89%) Citrix
8 1 (0.89%) Datto
8 1 (0.89%) FIS
8 1 (0.89%) Reuters
8 1 (0.89%) Toshiba
8 1 (0.89%) VMware