Mac OS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Apple macOS
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Mac OS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 397 325 437
Rank change year-on-year -72 +112 -115
Permanent jobs citing Mac OS 267 245 230
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.34% 0.70% 0.39%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.61% 4.71% 2.98%
Number of salaries quoted 243 192 189
10th Percentile £26,550 £25,053 £23,500
25th Percentile £27,750 £27,563 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £32,806 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.74% +0.94% -17.72%
75th Percentile £45,000 £39,500 £40,000
90th Percentile £49,950 £48,750 £55,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% - -5.71%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,762 5,204 7,708
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 6.11% 14.92% 12.99%
Number of salaries quoted 3,687 3,356 5,472
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,250 £25,751
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,500 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £38,325 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.89% -14.83% -0.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £52,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £42,000 £48,922
% change year-on-year +7.14% -14.15% -6.82%

Mac OS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Mac OS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Mac OS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Mac OS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Mac OS

Mac OS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mac OS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Mac OS in the UK excluding London

Mac OS
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Mac OS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 17 August 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 of England -25 69 £45,000 +16.88% 24
South West -55 48 £38,500 +28.33% 7
South East -71 43 £36,250 +0.69% 26
North West -4 35 £37,500 -18.48% 14
Midlands -33 35 £33,250 +20.91% 2
Scotland +34 34 £28,500 -62.00% 1
Yorkshire -14 29 £45,000 +80.00% 9
East of England -48 25 £28,500 -13.93% 10
West Midlands -6 20 £33,250 +16.67%
East Midlands -38 15 £38,750 +40.91% 2
Wales -56 12 £45,000 +100.00%
North East -62 5 £50,000 +100.00% 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
Mac OS
UK

Mac OS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 95 (35.58%) Microsoft Exchange
2 82 (30.71%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.62%) WordPress
4 4 (1.50%) IIS
5 2 (0.75%) Confluence
6 1 (0.37%) Apache
6 1 (0.37%) HCL Domino
6 1 (0.37%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.37%) Tomcat
Applications
1 11 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (3.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (2.25%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 4 (1.50%) Line 50
2 3 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.12%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 214 (80.15%) Microsoft 365
2 131 (49.06%) Entra ID
3 101 (37.83%) Azure
4 40 (14.98%) OneDrive
5 19 (7.12%) Google Workspace
6 14 (5.24%) AWS
6 14 (5.24%) SaaS
7 10 (3.75%) Azure Sentinel
8 9 (3.37%) Viva Engage
9 7 (2.62%) Google Ads
9 7 (2.62%) Mimecast
10 6 (2.25%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.87%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.50%) IaaS
12 4 (1.50%) PaaS
13 2 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Copilot
14 1 (0.37%) Power Platform
14 1 (0.37%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 72 (26.97%) DNS
2 66 (24.72%) VPN
3 56 (20.97%) DHCP
4 47 (17.60%) Firewall
5 46 (17.23%) VoIP
6 40 (14.98%) Wi-Fi
7 35 (13.11%) TCP/IP
8 34 (12.73%) VLAN
9 21 (7.87%) LAN
10 14 (5.24%) Cisco IOS
10 14 (5.24%) Internet
11 11 (4.12%) Remote Desktop
12 10 (3.75%) Wireless
13 9 (3.37%) SSL
13 9 (3.37%) WLAN
14 8 (3.00%) Network Security
15 6 (2.25%) WAN
16 3 (1.12%) Broadband
16 3 (1.12%) FTP
16 3 (1.12%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (1.50%) FileMaker
2 1 (0.37%) Power BI
2 1 (0.37%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 11 (4.12%) JIRA
General
1 121 (45.32%) Social Skills
2 26 (9.74%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (4.87%) Retail
4 12 (4.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 11 (4.12%) Advertising
6 10 (3.75%) Public Sector
7 8 (3.00%) Manufacturing
8 6 (2.25%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (1.87%) Documentation Skills
10 4 (1.50%) Legal
11 3 (1.12%) Aviation
11 3 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (1.12%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.37%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.37%) Health Technology
12 1 (0.37%) Law
Job Titles
1 159 (59.55%) IT Support
2 99 (37.08%) Support Engineer
3 98 (36.70%) IT Engineer
4 95 (35.58%) IT Support Engineer
5 35 (13.11%) IT Technician
6 32 (11.99%) IT Support Technician
6 32 (11.99%) Senior
6 32 (11.99%) Support Technician
7 28 (10.49%) Analyst
8 24 (8.99%) Administrator
8 24 (8.99%) Systems Administrator
9 21 (7.87%) Support Analyst
10 20 (7.49%) IT Analyst
11 19 (7.12%) 1st Line Support
11 19 (7.12%) IT Support Analyst
11 19 (7.12%) Technical Administrator
12 17 (6.37%) Field Engineer
13 16 (5.99%) 2nd Line Support
14 15 (5.62%) Field Support Engineer
14 15 (5.62%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.25%) OpenGL
2 4 (1.50%) CSS
2 4 (1.50%) HTML
3 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Graph
3 2 (0.75%) OpenID
4 1 (0.37%) JSON
4 1 (0.37%) Middleware
4 1 (0.37%) OAuth
4 1 (0.37%) SAML
4 1 (0.37%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 67 (25.09%) Driving Licence
2 37 (13.86%) Onboarding
3 10 (3.75%) iPhone
4 9 (3.37%) iPad
4 9 (3.37%) Security Posture
4 9 (3.37%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (2.25%) Management Information System
5 6 (2.25%) Mobile App
5 6 (2.25%) Vector Graphics
6 5 (1.87%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.50%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.50%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (1.50%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.12%) Digital Signage
8 3 (1.12%) Educational Technology
8 3 (1.12%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.75%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.75%) Cybercrime
9 2 (0.75%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 253 (94.76%) Windows
2 61 (22.85%) Apple iOS
3 51 (19.10%) Windows Server
4 50 (18.73%) Linux
5 44 (16.48%) Android
6 26 (9.74%) Windows 10
7 8 (3.00%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (2.25%) Unix
9 3 (1.12%) Ubuntu
9 3 (1.12%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.37%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (28.09%) Problem-Solving
2 73 (27.34%) Customer Service
3 52 (19.48%) Cybersecurity
4 46 (17.23%) ITIL
5 34 (12.73%) Continuous Improvement
6 32 (11.99%) ITSM
7 25 (9.36%) Project Delivery
8 24 (8.99%) Vulnerability Management
9 23 (8.61%) Kalman Filter
10 20 (7.49%) Mobile Device Management
10 20 (7.49%) Service Management
10 20 (7.49%) User Experience
11 18 (6.74%) Asset Management
11 18 (6.74%) Collaborative Working
11 18 (6.74%) Disaster Recovery
12 17 (6.37%) Mentoring
12 17 (6.37%) Service Delivery
13 16 (5.99%) Infrastructure Engineering
13 16 (5.99%) Root Cause Analysis
14 15 (5.62%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 31 (11.61%) PowerShell
2 10 (3.75%) SQL
3 7 (2.62%) Python
4 6 (2.25%) C#
4 6 (2.25%) C++
5 5 (1.87%) Bash
6 4 (1.50%) PHP
7 1 (0.37%) Java
Qualifications
1 29 (10.86%) Degree
2 21 (7.87%) Microsoft Certification
3 15 (5.62%) SC Cleared
3 15 (5.62%) Security Cleared
4 12 (4.49%) DBS Check
5 11 (4.12%) CompTIA Security+
6 10 (3.75%) Network+ Certification
7 6 (2.25%) A+ Certification
8 5 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.50%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (1.12%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.75%) CEH
11 2 (0.75%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (0.75%) GCIH
11 2 (0.75%) SANS
11 2 (0.75%) SSCP
12 1 (0.37%) ACMT
12 1 (0.37%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (11.24%) Cyber Essentials
2 15 (5.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 12 (4.49%) SLA
4 11 (4.12%) GDPR
4 11 (4.12%) QA
5 7 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.50%) ISO 14001
6 4 (1.50%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.12%) SOC 2
8 1 (0.37%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 1 (0.37%) NIST
System Software
1 141 (52.81%) Active Directory
2 44 (16.48%) Hyper-V
3 31 (11.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (3.37%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (1.12%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.75%) Docker
Systems Management
1 79 (29.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 32 (11.99%) Jamf Pro
3 23 (8.61%) Nessus
4 9 (3.37%) Proxmox
4 9 (3.37%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (2.25%) SCCM
6 4 (1.50%) Single Sign-On
7 3 (1.12%) Ansible
7 3 (1.12%) Kubernetes
7 3 (1.12%) Terraform
8 2 (0.75%) Podman
8 2 (0.75%) WSUS
9 1 (0.37%) Autotask
Vendors
1 201 (75.28%) Microsoft
2 46 (17.23%) Apple
3 35 (13.11%) VMware
4 26 (9.74%) Cisco
4 26 (9.74%) Google
5 18 (6.74%) Ubiquiti
6 17 (6.37%) Veeam
7 16 (5.99%) Meraki
8 12 (4.49%) Adobe
9 11 (4.12%) Okta
10 9 (3.37%) Atlassian
10 9 (3.37%) Datto
10 9 (3.37%) HP
10 9 (3.37%) Palo Alto
10 9 (3.37%) ProCurve
10 9 (3.37%) SonicWALL
11 8 (3.00%) ServiceNow
12 5 (1.87%) Acronis
13 4 (1.50%) Sage
14 3 (1.12%) Splunk