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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 659 | 534 | 503 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -125 | -31 | +58 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 10 | 12 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.019% | 0.036% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.19% | 0.27% | 1.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 12 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £151 | £145 | £137 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £156 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £235 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.04% | -44.05% | +55.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | £291 | £738 |
| 90th Percentile | £159 | £365 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £160 | £300 | £235 |
| % change year-on-year | -46.67% | +27.66% | -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 | 5,157 | 4,370 | 5,452 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.66% | 13.26% | 14.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,269 | 2,796 | 3,611 |
| 10th Percentile | £193 | £192 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £311 | £331 |
| 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 | £663 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £459 | £450 | £474 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -5.06% | +5.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 358 | 259 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.50 | £12.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £18.13 | £17.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.92 | £24.00 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -12.73% | -31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £56.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.15 | £67.20 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.66 | £22.56 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.17% | -51.22% | +68.18% |
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 12 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 | -107 | 10 | £155 | -34.04% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | -96 | 9 | £160 | -46.67% | 3 |
| North of England | - | 8 | £160 | - | 2 |
| Yorkshire | - | 4 | £160 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | -18 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -46 | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlands | -51 | 1 | - | - | |
| London | -77 | 1 | £150 | -31.82% | 8 |
| 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: