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 vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 483 485 501
Rank change year-on-year +2 +16 +147
Contract jobs citing Mac OS X 31 43 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.13% 0.22%
As % of the Operating Systems category 0.82% 0.92% 1.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 30 70
10th Percentile £152 £149 £178
25th Percentile £234 £222 £203
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £563 £278
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +102.52% -44.45%
75th Percentile £675 £750 £650
90th Percentile £700 - £700
UK median daily rate £400 £516 £330
% change year-on-year -22.52% +56.44% -42.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
Median hourly rate - £17.23 £180.00
Median % change year-on-year - -90.43% +1100.00%
UK median hourly rate - £18.27 £180.00
% change year-on-year - -89.85% +1100.00%

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 3,791 4,663 6,751
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 13.77% 14.34% 15.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,500 2,982 4,631
10th Percentile £190 £200 £188
25th Percentile £300 £331 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £631
90th Percentile £675 £688 £719
UK median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 235 339
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.22 £15.25
25th Percentile £18.74 £20.15 £18.88
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.25 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -56.07% +20.53% +98.66%
75th Percentile £60.31 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £67.00 - £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £49.25 £46.69
% change year-on-year -48.93% +5.48% +95.27%

Mac OS X
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Mac OS X as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Mac OS X 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 16 September 2025.

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 16 September 2025. 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 +3 19 £650 +28.08% 6
Yorkshire +2 17 £650 - 5
London +7 8 £214 -69.19% 9
North East -2 3 - -
Midlands -12 2 £350 +94.44% 2
West Midlands -12 2 £350 +94.44%
South East +20 1 £365 - 10
North West -11 1 £550 +8.37% 1
East of England - 1 £150 -
Mac OS X
UK

Mac OS X
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (12.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.23%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.23%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.81%) Azure
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (6.45%) AWS
3 2 (6.45%) Google Workspace
4 1 (3.23%) AWS Lambda
4 1 (3.23%) Azure AKS
4 1 (3.23%) Azure Sentinel
4 1 (3.23%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.23%) OneDrive
4 1 (3.23%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.68%) TCP/IP
2 2 (6.45%) DHCP
2 2 (6.45%) DNS
2 2 (6.45%) Firewall
2 2 (6.45%) Internet
2 2 (6.45%) IP Telephony
3 1 (3.23%) Cisco IOS
3 1 (3.23%) Intranet
3 1 (3.23%) LAN
3 1 (3.23%) Skype
3 1 (3.23%) VPN
3 1 (3.23%) WAN
3 1 (3.23%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (35.48%) MongoDB
2 1 (3.23%) GIS
2 1 (3.23%) Oracle Database
2 1 (3.23%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 11 (35.48%) Mockito
2 1 (3.23%) Jenkins
2 1 (3.23%) JIRA
General
1 8 (25.81%) Public Sector
2 5 (16.13%) Social Skills
3 3 (9.68%) Finance
4 2 (6.45%) Electronics
4 2 (6.45%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.45%) Marketing
4 2 (6.45%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.23%) Retail
Job Titles
1 18 (58.06%) Developer
1 18 (58.06%) Java Developer
2 14 (45.16%) Senior
3 13 (41.94%) Senior Developer
3 13 (41.94%) Senior Java Developer
4 6 (19.35%) Support Engineer
5 4 (12.90%) SC Cleared Java Developer
6 3 (9.68%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) 2nd Line Support
6 3 (9.68%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) Analyst
6 3 (9.68%) Desktop Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) Desktop Support
6 3 (9.68%) Desktop Support Engineer
6 3 (9.68%) Lead
7 2 (6.45%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
7 2 (6.45%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) IT Engineer
7 2 (6.45%) IT Support
7 2 (6.45%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (35.48%) ActiveMQ
1 11 (35.48%) JAX-RS
1 11 (35.48%) Kafka
2 1 (3.23%) Hibernate
2 1 (3.23%) J2EE
2 1 (3.23%) JPA
2 1 (3.23%) JWT
2 1 (3.23%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.45%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (3.23%) Cyberattack
2 1 (3.23%) Digital Signage
2 1 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (3.23%) iPhone
2 1 (3.23%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (67.74%) Linux
2 19 (61.29%) Unix
3 11 (35.48%) Windows
4 7 (22.58%) Windows 10
5 3 (9.68%) Apple iOS
6 2 (6.45%) Mac OS
6 2 (6.45%) Windows 7
6 2 (6.45%) Windows 8
6 2 (6.45%) Windows XP
7 1 (3.23%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (61.29%) Microservices
2 18 (58.06%) Agile
2 18 (58.06%) BDD
2 18 (58.06%) TDD
3 15 (48.39%) Continuous Deployment
3 15 (48.39%) Test Automation
4 13 (41.94%) Responsive Web Design
4 13 (41.94%) Web Design
5 12 (38.71%) Pair Programming
6 11 (35.48%) Web Development
7 8 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (16.13%) ITIL
9 4 (12.90%) Customer Service
10 3 (9.68%) Mobile Device Management
11 2 (6.45%) Business Intelligence
11 2 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
11 2 (6.45%) Digital Marketing
11 2 (6.45%) Programme Management
11 2 (6.45%) SIEM
11 2 (6.45%) Software Delivery
Programming Languages
1 19 (61.29%) Java
2 3 (9.68%) SQL
3 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.23%) PowerShell
3 1 (3.23%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (38.71%) Security Cleared
2 10 (32.26%) SC Cleared
3 4 (12.90%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (3.23%) A+ Certification
4 1 (3.23%) Degree
4 1 (3.23%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 1 (3.23%) MCSA
4 1 (3.23%) MCSE
4 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (3.23%) MOS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (22.58%) Active Directory
2 2 (6.45%) vSphere
2 2 (6.45%) XenApp
3 1 (3.23%) Snort
3 1 (3.23%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 4 (12.90%) SCCM
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (6.45%) McAfee ePO
3 2 (6.45%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (3.23%) AirWatch
4 1 (3.23%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 8 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.13%) Apple
3 4 (12.90%) Citrix
4 3 (9.68%) Cisco
4 3 (9.68%) ServiceNow
4 3 (9.68%) Wyse
5 2 (6.45%) Aerohive Networks
5 2 (6.45%) AVG
5 2 (6.45%) Barracuda Networks
5 2 (6.45%) Canon
5 2 (6.45%) ConnectWise
5 2 (6.45%) Draytek
5 2 (6.45%) ESET
5 2 (6.45%) GFI Software
5 2 (6.45%) Google
5 2 (6.45%) Kaspersky
5 2 (6.45%) NETGEAR
5 2 (6.45%) WatchGuard
5 2 (6.45%) Webroot
5 2 (6.45%) Xerox