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 19 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 666 | 539 | 523 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -127 | -16 | +29 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 9 | 16 | 54 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.017% | 0.049% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.17% | 0.37% | 0.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 16 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £151 | £145 | £136 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £193 | £211 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £278 | £508 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.14% | -45.32% | +87.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | £430 | £744 |
| 90th Percentile | £159 | £675 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £160 | £400 | £235 |
| % change year-on-year | -60.00% | +70.21% | -12.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £16.61 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £18.07 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.27 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | £18.27 |
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 | 5,214 | 4,341 | 5,435 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.73% | 13.23% | 13.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,307 | 2,767 | 3,591 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £318 | £308 | £335 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £460 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.26% | -3.16% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £668 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 357 | 263 | 331 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.50 | £12.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £18.13 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £24.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.12% | -10.91% | -31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.70 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.33 | £23.00 | £38.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.83% | -40.26% | +40.00% |
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
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mac OS X.
Mac OS X
Top 10 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 19 August 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 | -125 | 9 | £155 | -44.14% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | -82 | 8 | £160 | -60.00% | 2 |
| North of England | -74 | 7 | £160 | -75.38% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 4 | £160 | -75.38% | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | -27 | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -41 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -56 | 1 | - | - | |
| London | -83 | 1 | £150 | -31.82% | 3 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - |
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: