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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 503 | 559 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +56 | +95 |
| Contract jobs citing Mac OS X | 36 | 35 | 64 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.10% | 0.095% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 0.75% | 0.67% | 0.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29 | 19 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £212 | £158 | £140 |
| 25th Percentile | £278 | £170 | £196 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £250 | £250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +70.00% | - | -60.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £430 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £525 | £709 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £160 | £269 |
| % change year-on-year | +275.00% | -40.47% | -61.61% |
| 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% | +193.94% |
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 | 4,802 | 5,208 | 7,071 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 13.44% | 14.10% | 15.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,099 | 3,183 | 4,796 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £200 | £183 |
| 25th Percentile | £271 | £329 | £304 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -1.04% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £585 | £611 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £405 | £450 | £442 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +1.81% | -1.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 372 | 222 | 351 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £22.50 | £18.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £49.00 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +50.77% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £67.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.79 | £50.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -52.43% | +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 23 November 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 23 November 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 | -22 | 35 | £425 | +70.00% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | -11 | 28 | £600 | +275.00% | 5 |
| North of England | -15 | 22 | £650 | +28.08% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 18 | £650 | - | |
| London | -6 | 6 | £235 | -37.33% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 5 | £538 | +7.50% | 2 |
| North East | -3 | 3 | - | - | |
| North West | -19 | 3 | £610 | +20.20% | |
| West Midlands | -20 | 3 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| Midlands | -31 | 3 | £400 | +150.00% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 2 | £189 | - | 2 |
| South East | 0 | 1 | £365 | - | 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:
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