macOS Job Trends in England

Apple macOS (formerly Mac OS X)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in England requiring macOS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 435 350 458
Rank change year-on-year -85 +108 -151
Permanent jobs citing macOS 361 316 293
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.35% 0.73% 0.45%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.95% 5.47% 3.42%
Number of salaries quoted 283 249 183
10th Percentile £27,300 £25,250 £25,750
25th Percentile £31,250 £27,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £32,500 £37,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.46% -12.16% +5.71%
75th Percentile £48,750 £39,500 £45,000
90th Percentile £60,750 £53,750 £57,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £32,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -12.16% -1.33%

All Operating Systems
England

macOS 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 6,068 5,773 8,560
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 5.84% 13.42% 13.22%
Number of salaries quoted 4,431 3,771 5,030
10th Percentile £28,250 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £32,250 £31,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% -18.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £41,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +8.43% -17.00% -4.76%

macOS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

macOS job vacancy trend in England

macOS
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing macOS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing macOS

macOS
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing macOS in England over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Salary histogram for macOS in England

macOS
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing macOS within the England region over the 6 months to 11 October 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 -16 124 £40,000 +14.29% 203
North of England -42 77 £40,000 +56.86% 33
South East -37 51 £36,250 -3.33% 24
South West -58 45 £38,500 +30.51% 20
North West -12 37 £37,500 +50.00% 24
Yorkshire -26 35 £45,000 +50.00% 4
Midlands -63 31 £33,250 +14.66% 14
East of England -77 26 £29,000 -12.42% 21
West Midlands -46 16 £33,250 +15.65% 9
East Midlands -46 15 £38,750 +10.71% 5
North East -70 5 £50,000 - 6
macOS
UK

macOS
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
1 123 (34.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 84 (23.27%) SharePoint
3 9 (2.49%) Confluence
4 8 (2.22%) WordPress
5 2 (0.55%) IIS
5 2 (0.55%) Tomcat
6 1 (0.28%) HCL Domino
6 1 (0.28%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 17 (4.71%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (2.77%) Autodesk Flame
2 10 (2.77%) Baselight
2 10 (2.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.11%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.55%) Final Cut Pro
Business Applications
1 7 (1.94%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.11%) Shopify
3 2 (0.55%) Line 50
4 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 237 (65.65%) Microsoft 365
2 145 (40.17%) Entra ID
3 110 (30.47%) Azure
4 48 (13.30%) Google Workspace
5 37 (10.25%) OneDrive
6 30 (8.31%) SaaS
7 21 (5.82%) AWS
8 13 (3.60%) Azure Sentinel
9 11 (3.05%) Viva Engage
10 10 (2.77%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (2.22%) Google Ads
11 8 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (2.22%) Power Automate
12 7 (1.94%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 7 (1.94%) Mimecast
13 6 (1.66%) GCP
13 6 (1.66%) Power Platform
14 3 (0.83%) Dynamics 365
14 3 (0.83%) n8n
14 3 (0.83%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 99 (27.42%) DNS
2 81 (22.44%) VPN
3 70 (19.39%) DHCP
4 67 (18.56%) Firewall
5 56 (15.51%) TCP/IP
6 46 (12.74%) Wi-Fi
7 43 (11.91%) VoIP
8 40 (11.08%) VLAN
9 31 (8.59%) LAN
10 20 (5.54%) Cisco IOS
11 19 (5.26%) Remote Desktop
11 19 (5.26%) Wireless
12 17 (4.71%) Internet
13 14 (3.88%) SSL
13 14 (3.88%) WAN
14 11 (3.05%) WLAN
15 10 (2.77%) Network Security
16 7 (1.94%) Wireshark
17 4 (1.11%) Unified Communications
18 3 (0.83%) NetScaler
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.11%) SQLite
2 2 (0.55%) FileMaker
2 2 (0.55%) Power BI
2 2 (0.55%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 23 (6.37%) JIRA
2 7 (1.94%) Burp Suite
2 7 (1.94%) Metasploit
General
1 195 (54.02%) Social Skills
2 30 (8.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 29 (8.03%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (6.65%) Organisational Skills
5 23 (6.37%) Advertising
5 23 (6.37%) Finance
6 19 (5.26%) Law
6 19 (5.26%) Retail
7 9 (2.49%) Manufacturing
8 7 (1.94%) Banking
8 7 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.39%) Legal
9 5 (1.39%) Publishing
10 4 (1.11%) Public Sector
11 3 (0.83%) Aviation
11 3 (0.83%) Korean Language
11 3 (0.83%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.83%) Telecoms
12 2 (0.55%) Danish Language
13 1 (0.28%) Digital Health
Job Titles
1 154 (42.66%) IT Support
2 111 (30.75%) Support Engineer
3 107 (29.64%) IT Engineer
4 101 (27.98%) IT Support Engineer
5 37 (10.25%) IT Technician
6 36 (9.97%) Senior
7 34 (9.42%) Support Technician
8 32 (8.86%) IT Support Technician
9 31 (8.59%) 2nd Line Support
10 28 (7.76%) 2nd Line Engineer
11 27 (7.48%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
12 25 (6.93%) Analyst
13 24 (6.65%) Administrator
14 23 (6.37%) Systems Administrator
15 19 (5.26%) Technical Administrator
16 16 (4.43%) 1st Line Support
16 16 (4.43%) Senior IT Support
17 14 (3.88%) 1st/2nd Line Support
17 14 (3.88%) Field Engineer
17 14 (3.88%) Infrastructure Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.66%) OpenGL
2 4 (1.11%) Electron
2 4 (1.11%) React
2 4 (1.11%) WebSockets
3 2 (0.55%) CSS
3 2 (0.55%) HTML
3 2 (0.55%) JSON
3 2 (0.55%) LDAP
3 2 (0.55%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.55%) Middleware
3 2 (0.55%) OpenID
3 2 (0.55%) SAML
3 2 (0.55%) XML
4 1 (0.28%) Google JAX
4 1 (0.28%) JAX
4 1 (0.28%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.28%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.28%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.28%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 56 (15.51%) Driving Licence
2 51 (14.13%) Onboarding
3 18 (4.99%) Video Conferencing
4 14 (3.88%) iPad
5 12 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
6 11 (3.05%) iPhone
7 10 (2.77%) Enterprise Software
7 10 (2.77%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.49%) Security Posture
9 8 (2.22%) Cyber Threat
10 7 (1.94%) Operational Technology
11 6 (1.66%) Mobile App
11 6 (1.66%) Vector Graphics
12 5 (1.39%) PKI
12 5 (1.39%) Virtual Team
13 4 (1.11%) Data Centre
14 3 (0.83%) AI Agents
14 3 (0.83%) Hedge funds
14 3 (0.83%) Mainframe
14 3 (0.83%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 327 (90.58%) Windows
2 90 (24.93%) Linux
3 79 (21.88%) Apple iOS
4 60 (16.62%) Windows Server
5 49 (13.57%) Android
6 18 (4.99%) Windows 10
7 10 (2.77%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (2.49%) Unix
9 3 (0.83%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.55%) CentOS
10 2 (0.55%) tvOS
11 1 (0.28%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (34.90%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (24.38%) Cybersecurity
3 81 (22.44%) Customer Service
4 70 (19.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 60 (16.62%) ITIL
6 42 (11.63%) ITSM
7 39 (10.80%) Project Delivery
8 34 (9.42%) AI
9 32 (8.86%) Service Delivery
9 32 (8.86%) User Experience
10 30 (8.31%) Service Management
11 28 (7.76%) Asset Management
12 27 (7.48%) Disaster Recovery
12 27 (7.48%) Stakeholder Management
13 25 (6.93%) Infrastructure Engineering
14 24 (6.65%) Mobile Device Management
14 24 (6.65%) Remote Monitoring and Management
15 21 (5.82%) Vulnerability Management
16 20 (5.54%) Incident Response
17 19 (5.26%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 36 (9.97%) PowerShell
2 19 (5.26%) Python
3 14 (3.88%) Bash
3 14 (3.88%) C++
3 14 (3.88%) SQL
4 6 (1.66%) C#
4 6 (1.66%) Go
5 5 (1.39%) C
6 4 (1.11%) JavaScript
6 4 (1.11%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.83%) Kusto Query Language
7 3 (0.83%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.55%) Java
8 2 (0.55%) PHP
9 1 (0.28%) Fortran
9 1 (0.28%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.28%) Rust
Qualifications
1 37 (10.25%) Degree
2 26 (7.20%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (5.26%) DBS Check
3 19 (5.26%) Security Cleared
4 16 (4.43%) CompTIA Security+
5 15 (4.16%) Network+ Certification
6 10 (2.77%) OSCP
6 10 (2.77%) SC Cleared
7 9 (2.49%) A+ Certification
7 9 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
8 7 (1.94%) CHECK Team Member
8 7 (1.94%) CREST Certified
8 7 (1.94%) Cyber Scheme
9 6 (1.66%) GCFA
9 6 (1.66%) GIAC
10 5 (1.39%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.39%) CEH
10 5 (1.39%) GCIH
10 5 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (1.11%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.76%) Cyber Essentials
2 26 (7.20%) SLA
3 18 (4.99%) QA
4 14 (3.88%) GDPR
5 13 (3.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 12 (3.32%) Accessibility
7 8 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.83%) ISO 9001
8 3 (0.83%) NCSC
8 3 (0.83%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.55%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.55%) NIST
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 136 (37.67%) Active Directory
2 40 (11.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 36 (9.97%) Hyper-V
4 10 (2.77%) GPFS
4 10 (2.77%) StorNext
5 6 (1.66%) Docker
6 3 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
7 2 (0.55%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.28%) Ceph
8 1 (0.28%) Firmware
8 1 (0.28%) Lustre
8 1 (0.28%) NFS
8 1 (0.28%) Samba
8 1 (0.28%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 91 (25.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 55 (15.24%) Jamf Pro
3 30 (8.31%) Nessus
4 16 (4.43%) Autotask
5 12 (3.32%) SCCM
6 7 (1.94%) Kubernetes
6 7 (1.94%) Nmap
7 4 (1.11%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (0.55%) Podman
8 2 (0.55%) Proxmox
8 2 (0.55%) WSUS
9 1 (0.28%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.28%) Oracle ZFS
Vendors
1 228 (63.16%) Microsoft
2 71 (19.67%) Apple
3 60 (16.62%) Google
4 49 (13.57%) VMware
5 47 (13.02%) Cisco
6 29 (8.03%) Meraki
7 24 (6.65%) Ubiquiti
8 23 (6.37%) HP
9 22 (6.09%) SonicWALL
10 19 (5.26%) Datto
10 19 (5.26%) Okta
11 17 (4.71%) Adobe
12 16 (4.43%) ServiceNow
13 13 (3.60%) Veeam
14 11 (3.05%) Atlassian
14 11 (3.05%) ProCurve
15 10 (2.77%) Autodesk
15 10 (2.77%) Avid
16 9 (2.49%) Palo Alto
17 8 (2.22%) Aruba