macOS Job Trends in the North of England

Apple macOS (formerly Mac OS X)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of 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 284 242 278
Rank change year-on-year -42 +36 -108
Permanent jobs citing macOS 77 52 41
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.32% 0.55% 0.31%
As % of the Operating Systems category 6.61% 3.23% 3.16%
Number of salaries quoted 71 39 33
10th Percentile £27,500 £22,625 -
25th Percentile £29,750 £25,000 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £25,500 £34,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.86% -25.00% -32.00%
75th Percentile £45,000 £33,750 £42,749
90th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £44,263
England median annual salary £38,500 £32,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year +18.46% -12.16% +5.71%

All Operating Systems
North of 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,165 1,612 1,298
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 4.85% 16.91% 9.88%
Number of salaries quoted 886 638 680
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,000 £25,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,100 £35,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.57% -17.65% -9.19%
75th Percentile £57,500 £50,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £74,985 £65,000 £66,600
England median annual salary £45,000 £41,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +9.76% -18.00% -4.76%

macOS
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

macOS job vacancy trend in the North of England

macOS
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing macOS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing macOS

macOS
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for macOS in the North of England

macOS
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing macOS within the North of 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
North West -12 37 £37,500 +50.00% 24
Yorkshire -26 35 £45,000 +50.00% 4
North East -70 5 £50,000 - 6
macOS
England

macOS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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 22 (28.57%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (19.48%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.30%) HCL Domino
3 1 (1.30%) HCL Notes
3 1 (1.30%) IIS
3 1 (1.30%) Tomcat
Applications
1 3 (3.90%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.60%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 44 (57.14%) Microsoft 365
2 28 (36.36%) Entra ID
3 20 (25.97%) Azure
4 18 (23.38%) OneDrive
5 11 (14.29%) AWS
5 11 (14.29%) Viva Engage
6 8 (10.39%) Google Workspace
7 4 (5.19%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (5.19%) Mimecast
8 3 (3.90%) SaaS
9 2 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (2.60%) IaaS
9 2 (2.60%) PaaS
10 1 (1.30%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 17 (22.08%) LAN
1 17 (22.08%) Remote Desktop
2 16 (20.78%) Cisco IOS
2 16 (20.78%) VoIP
3 15 (19.48%) VPN
4 14 (18.18%) DNS
5 13 (16.88%) DHCP
6 12 (15.58%) VLAN
7 11 (14.29%) WLAN
8 7 (9.09%) Firewall
9 6 (7.79%) TCP/IP
10 5 (6.49%) Wireless
11 4 (5.19%) Internet
11 4 (5.19%) Unified Communications
12 3 (3.90%) FTP
13 2 (2.60%) Wi-Fi
14 1 (1.30%) Broadband
14 1 (1.30%) DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.30%) Power BI
1 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
General
1 25 (32.47%) Social Skills
2 7 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (3.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.60%) Finance
4 2 (2.60%) Legal
4 2 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (1.30%) Digital Health
5 1 (1.30%) Local Government
5 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.30%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 28 (36.36%) IT Support
2 23 (29.87%) IT Support Technician
2 23 (29.87%) IT Technician
2 23 (29.87%) Support Technician
3 19 (24.68%) Administrator
3 19 (24.68%) Systems Administrator
3 19 (24.68%) Technical Administrator
4 8 (10.39%) IT Manager
5 6 (7.79%) Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) IT Support Manager
6 5 (6.49%) Lead
6 5 (6.49%) Support Manager
7 4 (5.19%) Cybersecurity Analyst
7 4 (5.19%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 4 (5.19%) Security Analyst
8 3 (3.90%) 1st Line Support
8 3 (3.90%) Consultant
8 3 (3.90%) Solutions Consultant
9 2 (2.60%) Junior Analyst
9 2 (2.60%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.30%) JSON
1 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (1.30%) Middleware
1 1 (1.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (20.78%) Driving Licence
2 11 (14.29%) iPad
2 11 (14.29%) iPhone
3 9 (11.69%) Onboarding
4 7 (9.09%) Management Information System
5 5 (6.49%) Virtual Team
6 4 (5.19%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (5.19%) Self-Motivation
7 3 (3.90%) Mainframe
7 3 (3.90%) Security Posture
8 2 (2.60%) CMDB
8 2 (2.60%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (2.60%) Cyberattack
8 2 (2.60%) Cybercrime
8 2 (2.60%) Product Ownership
9 1 (1.30%) Data Centre
9 1 (1.30%) Data Protection Act
9 1 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 70 (90.91%) Windows
2 23 (29.87%) Android
2 23 (29.87%) Apple iOS
3 14 (18.18%) Linux
4 9 (11.69%) Windows Server
5 6 (7.79%) Unix
6 3 (3.90%) Windows 10
7 1 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 28 (36.36%) Customer Service
2 23 (29.87%) ITIL
3 21 (27.27%) Vulnerability Management
4 17 (22.08%) Problem-Solving
5 15 (19.48%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
6 14 (18.18%) ITSM
7 13 (16.88%) Mobile Device Management
8 12 (15.58%) Asset Management
9 10 (12.99%) Data Protection
10 9 (11.69%) Incident Management
10 9 (11.69%) User Experience
11 8 (10.39%) Collaborative Working
11 8 (10.39%) Information Governance
11 8 (10.39%) IT Strategy
11 8 (10.39%) Migration
11 8 (10.39%) Service Delivery
12 7 (9.09%) Project Delivery
13 6 (7.79%) Hardware Maintenance
13 6 (7.79%) Incident Response
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.49%) PowerShell
2 1 (1.30%) Java
Qualifications
1 11 (14.29%) Degree
2 9 (11.69%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (5.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 4 (5.19%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.19%) Security Cleared
4 3 (3.90%) A+ Certification
4 3 (3.90%) DBS Check
4 3 (3.90%) ITIL Certification
5 2 (2.60%) CEH
5 2 (2.60%) CompTIA CySA+
5 2 (2.60%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.60%) GCIH
5 2 (2.60%) SANS
5 2 (2.60%) SSCP
6 1 (1.30%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.79%) QA
2 3 (3.90%) GDPR
2 3 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (2.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 2 (2.60%) SOC 2
4 1 (1.30%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 17 (22.08%) Active Directory
2 3 (3.90%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.30%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (29.87%) Nessus
2 13 (16.88%) Jamf Pro
2 13 (16.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (2.60%) SCCM
Vendors
1 33 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 16 (20.78%) Cisco
3 13 (16.88%) HP
4 11 (14.29%) Meraki
4 11 (14.29%) ProCurve
5 9 (11.69%) Palo Alto
6 8 (10.39%) Google
7 7 (9.09%) Atlassian
8 6 (7.79%) VMware
9 5 (6.49%) Apple
9 5 (6.49%) Okta
10 4 (5.19%) ServiceNow
11 3 (3.90%) Splunk
12 1 (1.30%) SGI
12 1 (1.30%) Zoho