Apple iOS Contracts

Apple iOS
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Apple iOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Apple iOS over the 6 months to 3 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 239 273 263
Rank change year-on-year +34 -10 -44
Contract jobs citing Apple iOS 447 587 963
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.03% 0.99% 1.08%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.70% 6.05% 7.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 279 407 678
10th Percentile £212 £163 £185
25th Percentile £325 £213 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £400 £500
Median % change year-on-year +15.00% -20.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £619 £575 £575
90th Percentile £825 £646 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £432 £370 £405
% change year-on-year +16.76% -8.64% +12.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 17 32
10th Percentile £12.25 £16.35 £15.00
25th Percentile £14.36 £18.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% +12.12% +10.00%
75th Percentile - £22.63 £20.00
90th Percentile £36.16 £82.00 £59.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.29 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -6.57% +12.12% +26.92%

All Operating Systems
UK

Apple iOS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,803 9,697 13,397
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.38% 16.37% 15.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,911 6,812 9,101
10th Percentile £185 £190 £175
25th Percentile £300 £337 £344
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £504 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +0.80% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £700 £719 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 395 423 633
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.25 £13.38
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.74 £16.00
Median hourly rate £22.15 £39.60 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -44.07% +76.00% +26.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.75 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £30.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% +50.00% +21.21%

Apple iOS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Apple iOS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Apple iOS.

Daily rate trend for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apple iOS over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Apple iOS.

Hourly rate trend for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Apple iOS over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple iOS within the UK over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
England +47 394 £475 +18.75% 245
UK excluding London +55 263 £432 +16.76% 150
London +2 154 £500 +15.61% 115
Work from Home +22 106 £475 +11.76% 108
North of England +59 103 £488 -7.14% 41
North West +49 75 £800 +77.78% 23
South East -11 62 £413 +106.25% 36
Midlands +58 47 £445 +12.66% 18
Yorkshire +23 28 £300 -42.86% 14
Scotland +30 26 £400 +60.00% 20
West Midlands +44 25 £450 -14.29% 12
East Midlands +31 22 £150 -62.03% 6
South West 0 13 £375 -6.25% 21
Northern Ireland +16 7 £190 -5.00%
East of England +8 5 £265 -44.21% 12
Wales +18 3 £450 +5.88% 5

Apple iOS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 19 (4.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (3.36%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.91%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.12%) Confluence
5 3 (0.67%) CMS
6 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.22%) Drupal
6 1 (0.22%) IIS
6 1 (0.22%) nginx
6 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Fuse
6 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
6 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (9.84%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.01%) Sketch
4 3 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.67%) InDesign
4 3 (0.67%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.45%) Acrobat
5 2 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.22%) SAP Hybris
1 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 123 (27.52%) Microsoft 365
2 59 (13.20%) Azure
3 41 (9.17%) AWS
4 19 (4.25%) Figma
5 15 (3.36%) SaaS
6 13 (2.91%) Entra ID
7 11 (2.46%) OneDrive
8 9 (2.01%) GitHub
9 4 (0.89%) Apigee
9 4 (0.89%) GCP
9 4 (0.89%) Mimecast
9 4 (0.89%) PaaS
9 4 (0.89%) Power Platform
10 3 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Cloud
10 3 (0.67%) Miro
10 3 (0.67%) Sentry
10 3 (0.67%) Slack
11 2 (0.45%) Azure DevOps
11 2 (0.45%) Datadog
11 2 (0.45%) Google Play
Communications & Networking
1 53 (11.86%) VPN
2 52 (11.63%) Firewall
3 13 (2.91%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (2.91%) Network Security
3 13 (2.91%) Skype
4 12 (2.68%) VoIP
5 9 (2.01%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.34%) Wireless
7 4 (0.89%) DHCP
7 4 (0.89%) LAN
8 3 (0.67%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.67%) SSL
8 3 (0.67%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.67%) VLAN
9 2 (0.45%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.45%) HTTP
9 2 (0.45%) WAN
10 1 (0.22%) DNS
10 1 (0.22%) PBX
10 1 (0.22%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.91%) Big Data
2 10 (2.24%) MongoDB
3 9 (2.01%) SQL Server
4 6 (1.34%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.12%) DB2
6 4 (0.89%) Power BI
7 3 (0.67%) Apache Cassandra
7 3 (0.67%) MySQL
8 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
9 1 (0.22%) ClickHouse
9 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.22%) Neo4j
9 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 23 (5.15%) Git
2 21 (4.70%) XCUITest
3 20 (4.47%) Xcode
4 16 (3.58%) Jenkins
5 12 (2.68%) Appium
6 11 (2.46%) JIRA
7 6 (1.34%) Postman
7 6 (1.34%) TeamCity
7 6 (1.34%) XCTest
8 5 (1.12%) Maven
9 4 (0.89%) Artifactory
9 4 (0.89%) Bitbucket
9 4 (0.89%) Hudson
9 4 (0.89%) IntelliJ
10 3 (0.67%) gulp
10 3 (0.67%) Katalon Studio
11 2 (0.45%) Charles Proxy
11 2 (0.45%) git-flow
11 2 (0.45%) Selenium
11 2 (0.45%) UI Automator
General
1 85 (19.02%) Social Skills
2 54 (12.08%) Finance
3 36 (8.05%) Organisational Skills
4 33 (7.38%) Public Sector
5 31 (6.94%) Analytical Skills
6 21 (4.70%) Banking
6 21 (4.70%) Retail
7 19 (4.25%) Legal
8 6 (1.34%) French Language
9 5 (1.12%) Billing
9 5 (1.12%) Front Office
9 5 (1.12%) Spanish Language
9 5 (1.12%) Telecoms
10 4 (0.89%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (0.89%) Publishing
11 3 (0.67%) Arabic Language
11 3 (0.67%) Games
11 3 (0.67%) German Language
11 3 (0.67%) Investment Banking
11 3 (0.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 101 (22.60%) Developer
2 66 (14.77%) Architect
3 63 (14.09%) Lead
4 55 (12.30%) iOS Developer
5 47 (10.51%) Senior
5 47 (10.51%) Technical Architect
6 41 (9.17%) Technical Leader
7 40 (8.95%) Analyst
8 39 (8.72%) IT Support
9 35 (7.83%) Lead Architect
10 26 (5.82%) Support Engineer
11 23 (5.15%) Support Analyst
12 21 (4.70%) Designer
13 19 (4.25%) IT Analyst
14 18 (4.03%) IT Engineer
15 16 (3.58%) IT Support Analyst
16 15 (3.36%) React Developer
17 14 (3.13%) Mobile Developer
18 13 (2.91%) IT Support Engineer
18 13 (2.91%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (14.09%) Node.js
2 28 (6.26%) React Native
3 26 (5.82%) React
4 25 (5.59%) REST
5 19 (4.25%) iOS SDK
6 18 (4.03%) SwiftUI
7 15 (3.36%) .NET
7 15 (3.36%) CSS
7 15 (3.36%) RESTful
8 14 (3.13%) HTML
8 14 (3.13%) Web Services
9 13 (2.91%) Apache NiFi
10 11 (2.46%) Flutter
11 10 (2.24%) UIKit
12 7 (1.57%) GraphQL
13 6 (1.34%) CSS3
13 6 (1.34%) HTML5
13 6 (1.34%) Spring
13 6 (1.34%) Spring Boot
14 5 (1.12%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 81 (18.12%) Mobile App
2 40 (8.95%) Product Ownership
3 39 (8.72%) Public Cloud
4 28 (6.26%) iPhone
5 15 (3.36%) CMDB
5 15 (3.36%) Management Information System
6 13 (2.91%) Cyber Defence
6 13 (2.91%) Distributed Applications
6 13 (2.91%) Smartphone
7 12 (2.68%) iPad
8 10 (2.24%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (2.24%) Video Editing
9 7 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.34%) Digital Signage
10 6 (1.34%) Driving Licence
10 6 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
11 5 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (1.12%) Hedge funds
11 5 (1.12%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 257 (57.49%) Android
2 192 (42.95%) Windows
3 89 (19.91%) Windows 10
4 56 (12.53%) Windows Server
5 32 (7.16%) Mac OS
6 28 (6.26%) Linux
7 18 (4.03%) Unix
8 10 (2.24%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.89%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.45%) VMS
10 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.45%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.22%) tvOS
11 1 (0.22%) Ubuntu
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Mobile
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Phone
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (19.69%) Agile
2 82 (18.34%) iOS Development
3 65 (14.54%) CI/CD
4 59 (13.20%) Security Architecture
5 58 (12.98%) Mobile Device Management
6 55 (12.30%) Customer Service
7 54 (12.08%) Problem-Solving
8 51 (11.41%) DevOps
9 44 (9.84%) Risk Management
9 44 (9.84%) User Experience
10 43 (9.62%) Zero Trust
11 41 (9.17%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
11 41 (9.17%) Roadmaps
11 41 (9.17%) Threat Intelligence
12 39 (8.72%) Design Patterns
13 30 (6.71%) ITSM
14 29 (6.49%) Mobile Development
15 26 (5.82%) Information Security
16 25 (5.59%) ITIL
16 25 (5.59%) MVVM
Programming Languages
1 92 (20.58%) Swift
2 32 (7.16%) JavaScript
3 30 (6.71%) Objective-C
4 26 (5.82%) Java
5 22 (4.92%) Python
6 21 (4.70%) Kotlin
7 14 (3.13%) SQL
8 12 (2.68%) C
9 9 (2.01%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.57%) C#
10 7 (1.57%) C++
11 6 (1.34%) TypeScript
12 5 (1.12%) Dart
13 3 (0.67%) PHP
14 1 (0.22%) Bash
14 1 (0.22%) Go
14 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 63 (14.09%) Security Cleared
2 47 (10.51%) SC Cleared
3 22 (4.92%) Degree
4 18 (4.03%) DV Cleared
5 8 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.12%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.89%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.45%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.22%) ACMT
9 1 (0.22%) CISSP
9 1 (0.22%) GCFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.92%) QA
1 22 (4.92%) SLA
2 13 (2.91%) Actionable Recommendations
3 6 (1.34%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.45%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 12207
5 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
5 1 (0.22%) NCSC
5 1 (0.22%) PMO
System Software
1 96 (21.48%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.34%) Docker
3 5 (1.12%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.89%) vSphere
5 3 (0.67%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.45%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.45%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.22%) iptables
7 1 (0.22%) vCloud
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
7 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.22%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 46 (10.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 34 (7.61%) SCCM
3 21 (4.70%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (2.24%) Kubernetes
5 9 (2.01%) Ansible
5 9 (2.01%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 4 (0.89%) Terraform
7 3 (0.67%) AirWatch
7 3 (0.67%) WSUS
8 2 (0.45%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.45%) Rancher
8 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.22%) AppManager
9 1 (0.22%) Bugsnag
9 1 (0.22%) HP Quality Center
9 1 (0.22%) Istio
9 1 (0.22%) Nessus
Vendors
1 108 (24.16%) Apple
2 86 (19.24%) Microsoft
3 33 (7.38%) ServiceNow
4 18 (4.03%) Citrix
5 15 (3.36%) Google
6 11 (2.46%) Adobe
7 10 (2.24%) Okta
8 9 (2.01%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.34%) VMware
10 5 (1.12%) Avaya
11 4 (0.89%) Sophos
12 3 (0.67%) HP
12 3 (0.67%) Ivanti
12 3 (0.67%) Sun
12 3 (0.67%) Xamarin
13 2 (0.45%) Dell
13 2 (0.45%) Intel
13 2 (0.45%) Mitel
13 2 (0.45%) SAP
13 2 (0.45%) Splunk