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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 665 | 535 | 533 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -130 | -2 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 7 | 28 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.013% | 0.086% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.13% | 0.64% | 0.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 23 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £151 | £148 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £153 | £221 | £212 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £155 | £400 | £516 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -61.25% | -22.52% | +85.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £158 | £675 | £750 |
| 90th Percentile | £159 | £700 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £160 | £650 | £158 |
| % change year-on-year | -75.38% | +312.70% | -41.67% |
| 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 | 5,252 | 4,403 | 5,434 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.80% | 13.54% | 14.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,334 | 2,798 | 3,543 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £190 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £308 | £330 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.22% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £584 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 370 | 269 | 306 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.55 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £18.51 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.15 | £35.58 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.47% | -29.32% | -16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £58.69 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.33 | £25.15 | £47.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -47.05% | +28.21% |
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 2 September 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 | -131 | 7 | £155 | -61.25% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | -117 | 6 | £160 | -75.38% | 5 |
| North of England | -87 | 5 | £160 | -75.38% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 4 | £160 | -75.38% | 2 |
| East of England | -23 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North East | -46 | 1 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -48 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Midlands | -56 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| London | -78 | 1 | £150 | -29.82% | 7 |
| North West | - | 1 | - | - | 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: