Mac OS Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Apple macOS
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Mac OS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 77 102
Rank change year-on-year -7 +25 +33
Contract jobs citing Mac OS 7 6 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.62% 0.52% 0.25%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.74% 4.65% 2.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 3
10th Percentile - £163 £180
25th Percentile £170 £181 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £175 £225 £400
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% -43.75% -
75th Percentile £189 £288 -
90th Percentile £246 £318 -
North West median daily rate £175 £275 £400
% change year-on-year -36.36% -31.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £16.00 -
North West median hourly rate £18.87 £22.09 £17.33
% change year-on-year -14.58% +27.49% -

All Operating Systems
Manchester

Mac OS 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 Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 122 129 183
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 10.78% 11.29% 11.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 85 84 130
10th Percentile £170 £187 £206
25th Percentile £270 £309 £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £400 £400
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% - -23.08%
75th Percentile £612 £554 £536
90th Percentile £650 £600 £625
North West median daily rate £350 £400 £438
% change year-on-year -12.50% -8.57% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 18
10th Percentile £19.21 £15.74 £17.64
25th Percentile £19.72 £15.91 £17.72
Median hourly rate £20.73 £22.50 £43.75
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% -48.57% +10.76%
75th Percentile £21.46 £29.88 £71.56
90th Percentile - £31.45 £79.88
North West median hourly rate £18.87 £21.59 £21.50
% change year-on-year -12.60% +0.42% -11.34%

Mac OS
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Mac OS job vacancy trend in Manchester

Mac OS
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Mac OS

Mac OS
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mac OS in Manchester over the 6 months to 10 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Mac OS in Manchester

Mac OS
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Mac OS

Mac OS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
2 1 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (14.29%) Entra ID
2 1 (14.29%) OneDrive
2 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
2 1 (14.29%) PowerApps
2 1 (14.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (71.43%) Wireless
2 1 (14.29%) DHCP
2 1 (14.29%) DNS
2 1 (14.29%) Firewall
2 1 (14.29%) VPN
2 1 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
General
1 6 (85.71%) Public Sector
2 5 (71.43%) Electronics
2 5 (71.43%) Finance
2 5 (71.43%) Manufacturing
2 5 (71.43%) Marketing
2 5 (71.43%) Telecoms
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
1 5 (71.43%) 2nd Line Support
1 5 (71.43%) Desktop Support
1 5 (71.43%) IT Support
1 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 5 (71.43%) Data Centre
2 1 (14.29%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Android
2 2 (28.57%) Windows
3 1 (14.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (14.29%) Linux
3 1 (14.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Business Intelligence
1 5 (71.43%) Digital Marketing
1 5 (71.43%) Programme Management
2 1 (14.29%) Customer Service
2 1 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
2 1 (14.29%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (14.29%) Software Testing
2 1 (14.29%) Task Automation
2 1 (14.29%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 5 (71.43%) SC Cleared
1 5 (71.43%) Security Cleared
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
1 1 (14.29%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Apple
2 5 (71.43%) Cisco
2 5 (71.43%) Dell
2 5 (71.43%) HP
2 5 (71.43%) SAP
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft