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 8 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 508 | 544 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -40 | +36 | +100 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 34 | 35 | 64 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.094% | 0.098% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.71% | 0.70% | 0.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 16 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £216 | £160 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £329 | £174 | £185 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £245 | £238 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +73.47% | +3.16% | -62.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £430 | £400 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £525 | £560 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £160 | £254 |
| % change year-on-year | +275.00% | -36.95% | -63.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £23.81 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.22 | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.19 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -32.54% | +60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £17.16 | £28.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £30.00 |
| 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 | 4,781 | 5,033 | 6,851 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.18% | 14.09% | 15.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,092 | 3,100 | 4,660 |
| 10th Percentile | £175 | £200 | £181 |
| 25th Percentile | £263 | £325 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -7.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £560 | £588 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £440 | £440 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -2.22% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 361 | 200 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.96 | £14.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.00 | £17.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +56.25% | +28.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.58 | £67.25 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.84 | £70.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +81.82% | +22.22% |
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 8 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 8 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 | -39 | 33 | £425 | +73.47% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | -17 | 28 | £600 | +275.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -19 | 22 | £650 | - | |
| Yorkshire | - | 18 | £650 | - | |
| Work from Home | -3 | 4 | £650 | +30.00% | 2 |
| London | -27 | 4 | £248 | -24.08% | 2 |
| North East | -1 | 3 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | -27 | 3 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -33 | 3 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| North West | - | 3 | £610 | - | |
| East of England | - | 2 | £189 | - | |
| South East | -14 | 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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