Apple Mac OS X
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Mac OS X skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 562 | 488 | 545 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -74 | +57 | +70 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 31 | 30 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.081% | 0.096% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.65% | 0.68% | 0.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22 | 12 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £160 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £206 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £411 | £240 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +45.99% | +71.25% | -54.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £679 | £525 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £593 | £469 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £160 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +306.25% | -62.35% | -28.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £23.85 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £24.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £24.00 |
All Operating Systems
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 4,785 | 4,440 | 6,279 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 12.47% | 14.18% | 14.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,167 | 2,760 | 4,251 |
| 10th Percentile | £173 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £280 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £564 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £696 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £404 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.97% | - | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 159 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.70 | £16.22 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.31 | £21.02 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £34.00 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.47% | +30.77% | +1.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.99 | £70.20 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.50 | £31.08 | £25.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.39% | +23.26% | +4.98% |
Mac OS X
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Mac OS X relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Mac OS X
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mac OS X.
Mac OS X
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mac OS X over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.
Mac OS X
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mac OS X.
Mac OS X
Top 12 Contract Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 28 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -75 | 30 | £600 | +45.99% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 26 | £650 | +306.25% | 2 |
| North of England | -36 | 22 | £650 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 18 | £650 | - | |
| Work from Home | -20 | 4 | £650 | +30.00% | 1 |
| North West | -27 | 3 | £610 | - | 2 |
| London | -48 | 3 | £285 | -32.14% | 3 |
| North East | - | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -37 | 2 | £413 | +157.81% | |
| Midlands | -49 | 2 | £413 | +157.81% | |
| South East | - | 1 | £365 | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £228 | - |
Mac OS X
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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