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 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 552 | 519 | 550 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +31 | +90 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 34 | 34 | 61 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.093% | 0.099% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.71% | 0.71% | 0.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 15 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £216 | £160 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £329 | £170 | £179 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £250 | £223 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.00% | +12.36% | -64.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £430 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £525 | £497 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £160 | £228 |
| % change year-on-year | +275.00% | -29.67% | -66.30% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £23.85 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.22 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.19 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -32.54% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £17.16 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £16.19 | £24.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -32.54% | - |
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 | 4,773 | 4,787 | 6,701 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.10% | 13.96% | 15.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,093 | 2,990 | 4,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £319 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £660 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £402 | £426 | £430 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.63% | -0.93% | -4.44% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 366 | 183 | 332 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.26 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £21.25 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £47.50 | £31.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.05% | +53.23% | +26.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.00 | £67.14 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.11 | £50.00 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.78% | +85.19% | +22.73% |
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 15 December 2025.
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 15 December 2025. 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 | -34 | 33 | £425 | +70.00% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 28 | £600 | +275.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -21 | 22 | £650 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 18 | £650 | - | |
| Work from Home | +8 | 4 | £650 | +30.00% | 2 |
| London | -42 | 4 | £248 | -38.43% | 1 |
| North East | -8 | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -31 | 3 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -40 | 3 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | £610 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £189 | - | |
| South East | -5 | 1 | £365 | - |
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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