Mac OS Job Trends in England

Apple macOS
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring Mac OS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 349 466 410
Rank change year-on-year +117 -56 +175
Permanent jobs citing Mac OS 287 224 284
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.54% 0.47% 0.58%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.44% 3.02% 3.64%
Number of salaries quoted 229 125 255
10th Percentile £25,750 £25,850 £26,250
25th Percentile £26,500 £30,000 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £42,134 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.87% +5.34% -
75th Percentile £41,222 £51,500 £54,375
90th Percentile £63,032 £60,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £42,134 £40,000
% change year-on-year -22.87% +5.34% -

All Operating Systems
England

Mac OS falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring operating system skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,457 7,417 7,809
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 8.43% 15.41% 15.85%
Number of salaries quoted 3,395 4,185 6,504
10th Percentile £27,000 £28,500 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% - -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,750 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Mac OS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mac OS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Mac OS job vacancy trend in England

Mac OS
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mac OS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Mac OS

Mac OS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mac OS in England over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Mac OS in England

Mac OS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mac OS within the England region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +72 110 £40,000 -11.11% 29
North of England +44 59 £26,500 -26.39% 22
East of England +45 38 £32,500 -7.14% 22
South West +21 29 £29,000 -18.88% 8
South East +15 29 £36,000 +2.86% 40
Yorkshire +8 28 £30,000 +20.00% 10
North West +29 23 £26,000 -38.29% 9
Midlands +21 19 £27,000 -10.00% 13
West Midlands +19 10 £28,000 -6.67% 5
East Midlands -6 9 £27,000 -1.82% 8
North East +18 8 - - 4
Mac OS
UK

Mac OS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 61 (21.25%) Microsoft Exchange
2 41 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.74%) IIS
4 3 (1.05%) Confluence
5 2 (0.70%) CMS
5 2 (0.70%) WordPress
6 1 (0.35%) Tomcat
Applications
1 38 (13.24%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (1.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (1.05%) CINEMA 4D
4 2 (0.70%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.70%) Avid Media Composer
4 2 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.70%) Pro Tools
5 1 (0.35%) Blender
Business Applications
1 11 (3.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.35%) Carpe Diem
Cloud Services
1 174 (60.63%) Microsoft 365
2 104 (36.24%) Azure
3 50 (17.42%) Entra ID
4 32 (11.15%) Google Workspace
5 30 (10.45%) AWS
6 21 (7.32%) OneDrive
7 16 (5.57%) Power Platform
8 11 (3.83%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (3.83%) SaaS
9 9 (3.14%) GCP
10 6 (2.09%) Mimecast
11 5 (1.74%) IaaS
11 5 (1.74%) PaaS
11 5 (1.74%) PowerApps
12 3 (1.05%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 2 (0.70%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 2 (0.70%) Google Play
13 2 (0.70%) Power Automate
13 2 (0.70%) TestFlight
13 2 (0.70%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 88 (30.66%) DNS
2 70 (24.39%) DHCP
3 61 (21.25%) Wi-Fi
4 59 (20.56%) VPN
5 49 (17.07%) LAN
6 48 (16.72%) TCP/IP
7 47 (16.38%) Firewall
8 40 (13.94%) VoIP
8 40 (13.94%) WAN
9 21 (7.32%) Wireless
10 20 (6.97%) VLAN
11 7 (2.44%) Remote Desktop
12 6 (2.09%) IPsec
13 5 (1.74%) Cisco IOS
13 5 (1.74%) NAS
14 4 (1.39%) Internet
14 4 (1.39%) SSL
15 3 (1.05%) SAN
16 2 (0.70%) HTTPS
16 2 (0.70%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (4.53%) SQL Server
2 8 (2.79%) Power BI
3 7 (2.44%) Tableau
4 6 (2.09%) FileMaker
4 6 (2.09%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.39%) Amazon RDS
6 3 (1.05%) MySQL
7 2 (0.70%) GIS
Development Applications
1 14 (4.88%) JIRA
2 2 (0.70%) Android Studio
2 2 (0.70%) CMake
2 2 (0.70%) Git
2 2 (0.70%) Jenkins
2 2 (0.70%) Visual Studio
2 2 (0.70%) Xcode
3 1 (0.35%) MSI
General
1 122 (42.51%) Social Skills
2 27 (9.41%) Finance
3 26 (9.06%) Manufacturing
4 23 (8.01%) Organisational Skills
5 22 (7.67%) Analytical Skills
6 17 (5.92%) Telecoms
7 16 (5.57%) Advertising
7 16 (5.57%) Legal
8 14 (4.88%) Marketing
9 11 (3.83%) Banking
10 9 (3.14%) Law
11 8 (2.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (2.79%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.44%) Retail
13 6 (2.09%) Electronics
13 6 (2.09%) French Language
14 4 (1.39%) Dutch Language
14 4 (1.39%) Financial Institution
14 4 (1.39%) Publishing
14 4 (1.39%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 114 (39.72%) IT Support
2 69 (24.04%) Support Engineer
3 55 (19.16%) Analyst
4 51 (17.77%) IT Engineer
5 48 (16.72%) IT Support Engineer
6 46 (16.03%) Support Analyst
7 39 (13.59%) 1st Line Support
8 37 (12.89%) 2nd Line Support
9 31 (10.80%) IT Analyst
10 29 (10.10%) IT Support Analyst
11 25 (8.71%) Senior
12 24 (8.36%) 2nd Line Engineer
12 24 (8.36%) Support Technician
13 21 (7.32%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
13 21 (7.32%) Technical Support
14 20 (6.97%) Support Specialist
15 16 (5.57%) IT Support Specialist
16 15 (5.23%) IT Support Technician
16 15 (5.23%) IT Technician
16 15 (5.23%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (3.83%) .NET
2 4 (1.39%) LDAP
3 3 (1.05%) JSON
4 2 (0.70%) CSS
4 2 (0.70%) Google Maps API
4 2 (0.70%) HTML
4 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (0.70%) Node.js
4 2 (0.70%) OpenGL
4 2 (0.70%) OpenSceneGraph
4 2 (0.70%) QML
4 2 (0.70%) Qt
4 2 (0.70%) Qt Quick
4 2 (0.70%) Ruby on Rails
4 2 (0.70%) Vulkan
4 2 (0.70%) Web Services
5 1 (0.35%) REST
5 1 (0.35%) Unity (Game Engine)
5 1 (0.35%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.35%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (14.63%) Onboarding
2 25 (8.71%) Driving Licence
3 20 (6.97%) Management Information System
4 13 (4.53%) iPhone
5 11 (3.83%) iPad
6 10 (3.48%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (2.79%) LIMS
8 7 (2.44%) Hedge funds
8 7 (2.44%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (1.74%) CMDB
9 5 (1.74%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.39%) Clustering
10 4 (1.39%) Cyberattack
10 4 (1.39%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
10 4 (1.39%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.39%) Insider Threat
10 4 (1.39%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (1.39%) Video Conferencing
11 3 (1.05%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 269 (93.73%) Windows
2 74 (25.78%) Linux
3 63 (21.95%) Windows 10
4 58 (20.21%) Windows Server
5 52 (18.12%) Apple iOS
6 47 (16.38%) Android
7 26 (9.06%) Windows Server 2019
8 17 (5.92%) Windows Server 2016
9 9 (3.14%) Windows Server 2012
10 8 (2.79%) Unix
11 1 (0.35%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (34.49%) Customer Service
2 92 (32.06%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (26.83%) ITIL
4 67 (23.34%) Cybersecurity
5 38 (13.24%) ITSM
6 37 (12.89%) Computer Science
7 34 (11.85%) Continuous Improvement
8 26 (9.06%) Service Delivery
9 22 (7.67%) Service Management
10 21 (7.32%) Business Intelligence
11 18 (6.27%) Asset Management
11 18 (6.27%) Disaster Recovery
11 18 (6.27%) Remote Monitoring and Management
12 16 (5.57%) Incident Response
12 16 (5.57%) Inventory Management
13 15 (5.23%) Incident Management
13 15 (5.23%) Software Engineering
14 14 (4.88%) Cloud Security
14 14 (4.88%) Mentoring
14 14 (4.88%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 44 (15.33%) PowerShell
2 37 (12.89%) SQL
3 21 (7.32%) Python
4 12 (4.18%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.79%) Bash
5 8 (2.79%) VBScript
6 7 (2.44%) Java
6 7 (2.44%) PL/SQL
7 6 (2.09%) C++
8 4 (1.39%) Kotlin
9 2 (0.70%) C
9 2 (0.70%) C#
9 2 (0.70%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.70%) Ruby
9 2 (0.70%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 63 (21.95%) Degree
2 39 (13.59%) Microsoft Certification
3 26 (9.06%) MCP
4 21 (7.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (6.97%) A+ Certification
6 16 (5.57%) DBS Check
6 16 (5.57%) ITIL Certification
7 11 (3.83%) Azure Certification
8 9 (3.14%) CISA
8 9 (3.14%) CISSP
8 9 (3.14%) HNC
8 9 (3.14%) HND
9 8 (2.79%) CompTIA CySA+
10 6 (2.09%) OSCP
11 5 (1.74%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12 4 (1.39%) ACMT
12 4 (1.39%) CREST Certified
12 4 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (1.39%) Master's Degree
12 4 (1.39%) OSCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (4.53%) NIST
3 12 (4.18%) GDPR
4 11 (3.83%) Actionable Recommendations
4 11 (3.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 5 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 5 (1.74%) SLA
6 4 (1.39%) EU AI Act
7 2 (0.70%) ISO 14001
7 2 (0.70%) ISO 9001
7 2 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 2 (0.70%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.70%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.35%) GRC
8 1 (0.35%) QA
System Software
1 130 (45.30%) Active Directory
2 34 (11.85%) VMware Infrastructure
3 32 (11.15%) Hyper-V
4 11 (3.83%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.74%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.39%) Docker
7 3 (1.05%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.35%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 83 (28.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 31 (10.80%) Jamf Pro
3 14 (4.88%) SCCM
4 9 (3.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 9 (3.14%) Kubernetes
4 9 (3.14%) vCenter Server
5 4 (1.39%) Autotask
5 4 (1.39%) Nagios
5 4 (1.39%) ZABBIX
6 3 (1.05%) Nessus
6 3 (1.05%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.70%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 2 (0.70%) QRadar
Vendors
1 193 (67.25%) Microsoft
2 68 (23.69%) Apple
3 43 (14.98%) Google
4 38 (13.24%) VMware
5 15 (5.23%) ServiceNow
6 13 (4.53%) Datto
6 13 (4.53%) Veeam
7 10 (3.48%) Sophos
8 9 (3.14%) Mitel
9 7 (2.44%) Freshdesk
9 7 (2.44%) HP
10 6 (2.09%) Cisco
10 6 (2.09%) Dell
10 6 (2.09%) Okta
10 6 (2.09%) SAP
11 5 (1.74%) Barracuda Networks
11 5 (1.74%) Logitech
11 5 (1.74%) Ubiquiti
12 4 (1.39%) Fortinet
12 4 (1.39%) Samsung