Mac OS X Contract Job Trends in England

Apple Mac OS X
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Mac OS X skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 564 455 475
Rank change year-on-year -109 +20 +59
Contract jobs citing Mac OS X 22 24 68
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.055% 0.099% 0.18%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.54% 0.70% 1.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 9 50
10th Percentile £155 £160 £140
25th Percentile £173 £280 £204
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £314 £402 £400
Median % change year-on-year -21.95% +0.50% +66.67%
75th Percentile £400 £525 £725
90th Percentile £550 £540 £750
UK median daily rate £314 £402 £290
% change year-on-year -21.95% +38.62% +18.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £19.88
25th Percentile - - £22.29
Median hourly rate - - £26.88
75th Percentile - - £30.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £18.27
% change year-on-year - - -89.85%

All Operating Systems
England

Mac OS X 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,041 3,410 5,081
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 10.02% 14.02% 13.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,682 2,315 3,461
10th Percentile £185 £200 £181
25th Percentile £310 £313 £285
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +2.70% -9.76%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £588
90th Percentile £669 £700 £700
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £468
% change year-on-year -5.26% +1.50% -7.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 274 149 370
10th Percentile £16.01 £16.07 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.50 £17.79 £15.19
Median hourly rate £45.10 £24.66 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +82.90% +12.09% -42.11%
75th Percentile £67.84 £65.00 £59.88
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £42.22 £24.18 £22.00
% change year-on-year +74.61% +9.91% -44.02%

Mac OS X
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Mac OS X job vacancy trend in England

Mac OS X
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mac OS X.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mac OS X

Mac OS X
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mac OS X in England over the 6 months to 30 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Mac OS X in England

Mac OS X
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mac OS X.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mac OS X

Mac OS X
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 Mac OS X within the England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
North of England -66 13 £400 -
North West -33 8 £400 -
London -60 7 £150 -70.00%
Yorkshire - 5 £160 -
East of England - 1 £228 -
Mac OS X
UK

Mac OS X
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 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (4.55%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (27.27%) Remote Desktop
1 6 (27.27%) Wi-Fi
1 6 (27.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (50.00%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 9 (40.91%) Mockito
General
1 10 (45.45%) Public Sector
2 3 (13.64%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.55%) Military
Job Titles
1 13 (59.09%) Developer
1 13 (59.09%) Java Developer
2 7 (31.82%) IT Support
3 6 (27.27%) IT Support Technician
3 6 (27.27%) IT Technician
3 6 (27.27%) Support Technician
4 5 (22.73%) Senior
4 5 (22.73%) Senior Developer
4 5 (22.73%) Senior Java Developer
5 4 (18.18%) Help Desk Support
6 3 (13.64%) Support Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Help Desk Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Help Desk Support Engineer
7 2 (9.09%) Help Desk Support Technician
7 2 (9.09%) Help Desk Technician
8 1 (4.55%) IT Engineer
8 1 (4.55%) IT Support Engineer
8 1 (4.55%) SC Cleared Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (40.91%) ActiveMQ
1 9 (40.91%) JAX-RS
1 9 (40.91%) Kafka
2 6 (27.27%) X-Windows
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 13 (59.09%) Linux
1 13 (59.09%) Unix
2 9 (40.91%) Windows
2 9 (40.91%) Windows 10
3 4 (18.18%) Windows 7
4 1 (4.55%) Apple iOS
4 1 (4.55%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Agile
1 13 (59.09%) Continuous Deployment
1 13 (59.09%) Microservices
1 13 (59.09%) Pair Programming
1 13 (59.09%) TDD
1 13 (59.09%) Test Automation
2 11 (50.00%) BDD
2 11 (50.00%) Responsive Web Design
2 11 (50.00%) Web Design
3 10 (45.45%) Web Development
4 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (9.09%) Customer Service
5 2 (9.09%) Kalman Filter
5 2 (9.09%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (59.09%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (13.64%) SC Cleared
1 3 (13.64%) Security Cleared
2 1 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) SLA
System Software
1 9 (40.91%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (4.55%) Apple
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft