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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 672 | 537 | 521 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -135 | -16 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 8 | 22 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.015% | 0.067% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.15% | 0.50% | 0.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £151 | £145 | £135 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £211 | £211 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £300 | £464 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.33% | -35.31% | +66.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | £504 | £747 |
| 90th Percentile | £159 | £675 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £160 | £445 | £180 |
| % change year-on-year | -64.04% | +147.22% | -33.33% |
| 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 | 5,216 | 4,393 | 5,428 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.72% | 13.43% | 13.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,305 | 2,796 | 3,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £326 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.22% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £585 |
| 90th Percentile | £669 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £447 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.67% | -0.67% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 356 | 270 | 323 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.56 | £12.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.51 | £17.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.08 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.77% | -16.42% | -29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £57.09 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.83 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.81 | £24.33 | £39.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -38.01% | +27.02% |
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 26 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 | -124 | 8 | £155 | -48.33% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | -91 | 7 | £160 | -64.04% | 3 |
| North of England | -74 | 6 | £160 | -75.38% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 4 | £160 | -75.38% | 2 |
| North West | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | -24 | 1 | - | - | |
| North East | -42 | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -53 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -59 | 1 | - | - | |
| London | -84 | 1 | £150 | -31.82% | 5 |
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: