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 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 606 | 501 | 516 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -105 | +15 | +44 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 22 | 25 | 74 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.046% | 0.086% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.47% | 0.61% | 1.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 10 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £155 | £145 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £173 | £190 | £199 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £314 | £401 | £345 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.76% | +16.23% | +30.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £400 | £523 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £550 | £533 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £160 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +150.00% | -63.43% | +75.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.16 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £18.27 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £21.07 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £26.33 |
| 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 | 4,645 | 4,078 | 5,733 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 9.78% | 13.97% | 13.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,004 | 2,680 | 3,878 |
| 10th Percentile | £185 | £200 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £468 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.21% | +1.60% | -7.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £652 | £690 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £433 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.89% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 320 | 181 | 392 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.99 | £15.33 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.79 | £15.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £23.00 | £22.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +106.52% | +4.55% | -42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £58.75 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £68.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £22.00 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +115.91% | -2.22% | -23.21% |
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
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mac OS X over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.
Mac OS X
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mac OS X.
Mac OS X
Top 8 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 May 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 | -129 | 22 | £314 | -21.76% | 1 |
| UK excluding London | -98 | 14 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| North of England | -57 | 13 | £400 | - | |
| North West | -32 | 8 | £400 | - | |
| London | -66 | 7 | £150 | -66.74% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 5 | £160 | - | |
| Work from Home | -49 | 2 | - | - | |
| East of England | - | 1 | £228 | - |
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: