macOS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Apple macOS (formerly Mac OS X)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 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 408 333 419
Rank change year-on-year -75 +86 -155
Permanent jobs citing macOS 290 236 211
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.33% 0.68% 0.41%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.84% 5.22% 3.16%
Number of salaries quoted 241 182 116
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £28,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £32,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -7.14% -10.83%
75th Percentile £45,000 £38,750 £42,125
90th Percentile £53,750 £48,750 £50,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £32,500 £37,000
% change year-on-year +15.38% -12.16% -1.33%

All Operating Systems
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 4,967 4,523 6,677
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 5.73% 13.09% 13.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,698 2,819 3,740
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £37,733 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.63% -20.56% +0.60%
75th Percentile £61,250 £50,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £68,800 £76,250
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 the UK excluding London

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

macOS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

macOS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing macOS

macOS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

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

Salary histogram for macOS in the UK excluding London

macOS
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 macOS within the UK excluding London 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 of England -42 77 £40,000 +56.86% 33
South East -37 51 £36,250 -3.33% 22
South West -58 45 £38,500 +30.51% 19
North West -12 37 £37,500 +50.00% 24
Scotland +43 36 £28,500 +14.00% 12
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
Northern Ireland - 13 - - 5
Wales - 11 £45,000 - 1
North East -70 5 £50,000 - 6
macOS
UK

macOS
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 93 (32.07%) Microsoft Exchange
2 72 (24.83%) SharePoint
3 8 (2.76%) WordPress
4 4 (1.38%) IIS
5 3 (1.03%) Confluence
6 1 (0.34%) HCL Domino
6 1 (0.34%) HCL Notes
6 1 (0.34%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (4.83%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (3.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.38%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (1.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 7 (2.41%) NetSuite
2 4 (1.38%) Shopify
3 2 (0.69%) Line 50
4 1 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 211 (72.76%) Microsoft 365
2 130 (44.83%) Entra ID
3 87 (30.00%) Azure
4 38 (13.10%) OneDrive
5 23 (7.93%) Google Workspace
6 12 (4.14%) AWS
7 11 (3.79%) SaaS
7 11 (3.79%) Viva Engage
8 9 (3.10%) Azure Sentinel
9 8 (2.76%) Google Ads
10 6 (2.07%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (1.72%) Mimecast
11 5 (1.72%) Power Automate
12 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.69%) Anthropic Claude
13 2 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
13 2 (0.69%) IaaS
13 2 (0.69%) PaaS
14 1 (0.34%) Azure Monitor
14 1 (0.34%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 74 (25.52%) DNS
2 69 (23.79%) VPN
3 57 (19.66%) DHCP
4 47 (16.21%) Firewall
4 47 (16.21%) VoIP
5 33 (11.38%) Wi-Fi
6 31 (10.69%) TCP/IP
6 31 (10.69%) VLAN
7 27 (9.31%) LAN
8 18 (6.21%) Remote Desktop
9 17 (5.86%) Internet
10 16 (5.52%) Cisco IOS
10 16 (5.52%) Wireless
11 11 (3.79%) SSL
11 11 (3.79%) WAN
11 11 (3.79%) WLAN
12 6 (2.07%) Network Security
13 4 (1.38%) Unified Communications
14 3 (1.03%) FTP
15 2 (0.69%) WireGuard
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (0.69%) FileMaker
2 1 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (0.34%) Power BI
2 1 (0.34%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (4.14%) JIRA
General
1 144 (49.66%) Social Skills
2 31 (10.69%) Analytical Skills
3 16 (5.52%) Advertising
4 15 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 13 (4.48%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (3.79%) Organisational Skills
7 9 (3.10%) Public Sector
8 8 (2.76%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.72%) Finance
9 5 (1.72%) Retail
10 3 (1.03%) Aviation
10 3 (1.03%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.03%) Telecoms
11 2 (0.69%) Legal
12 1 (0.34%) Digital Health
12 1 (0.34%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 154 (53.10%) IT Support
2 108 (37.24%) Support Engineer
3 102 (35.17%) IT Engineer
4 100 (34.48%) IT Support Engineer
5 34 (11.72%) IT Technician
6 32 (11.03%) Senior
6 32 (11.03%) Support Technician
7 30 (10.34%) IT Support Technician
8 24 (8.28%) Administrator
8 24 (8.28%) Systems Administrator
9 23 (7.93%) Analyst
10 20 (6.90%) Lead
11 19 (6.55%) 1st Line Support
11 19 (6.55%) Technical Administrator
12 18 (6.21%) 2nd Line Support
13 17 (5.86%) Support Analyst
14 16 (5.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
14 16 (5.52%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
14 16 (5.52%) IT Analyst
15 15 (5.17%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.07%) OpenGL
2 3 (1.03%) Terraform
3 2 (0.69%) CSS
3 2 (0.69%) HTML
3 2 (0.69%) LDAP
4 1 (0.34%) Google JAX
4 1 (0.34%) JAX
4 1 (0.34%) JSON
4 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Graph
4 1 (0.34%) Middleware
4 1 (0.34%) OpenCV
4 1 (0.34%) OpenID
4 1 (0.34%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.34%) SAML
4 1 (0.34%) TensorFlow
4 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 77 (26.55%) Driving Licence
2 29 (10.00%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.14%) iPad
4 11 (3.79%) iPhone
4 11 (3.79%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (2.76%) Cyber Threat
7 6 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (2.07%) Mobile App
7 6 (2.07%) Vector Graphics
8 5 (1.72%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.38%) Security Posture
10 3 (1.03%) Data Centre
10 3 (1.03%) Mainframe
10 3 (1.03%) Security Operations Centre
10 3 (1.03%) Video Conferencing
11 2 (0.69%) Apple TV
11 2 (0.69%) CMDB
11 2 (0.69%) Cyberattack
11 2 (0.69%) Cybercrime
Operating Systems
1 271 (93.45%) Windows
2 65 (22.41%) Apple iOS
3 54 (18.62%) Linux
4 50 (17.24%) Windows Server
5 43 (14.83%) Android
6 21 (7.24%) Windows 10
7 10 (3.45%) Windows Server 2019
8 9 (3.10%) Unix
9 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
10 2 (0.69%) CentOS
11 1 (0.34%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (30.34%) Customer Service
2 87 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (25.52%) Cybersecurity
4 53 (18.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 51 (17.59%) ITIL
6 35 (12.07%) Mobile Device Management
7 32 (11.03%) User Experience
8 31 (10.69%) Project Delivery
9 28 (9.66%) ITSM
10 25 (8.62%) Stakeholder Management
11 23 (7.93%) AI
12 22 (7.59%) Collaborative Working
12 22 (7.59%) Data Protection
12 22 (7.59%) Kalman Filter
12 22 (7.59%) Vulnerability Management
13 21 (7.24%) Asset Management
14 20 (6.90%) Service Management
15 19 (6.55%) Disaster Recovery
15 19 (6.55%) Infrastructure Engineering
16 18 (6.21%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 27 (9.31%) PowerShell
2 14 (4.83%) C++
3 10 (3.45%) SQL
4 6 (2.07%) C#
4 6 (2.07%) Python
5 5 (1.72%) C
6 3 (1.03%) Bash
7 2 (0.69%) PHP
8 1 (0.34%) Fortran
8 1 (0.34%) Java
8 1 (0.34%) Rust
8 1 (0.34%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 30 (10.34%) Degree
2 21 (7.24%) Microsoft Certification
3 19 (6.55%) DBS Check
4 18 (6.21%) SC Cleared
4 18 (6.21%) Security Cleared
5 14 (4.83%) Network+ Certification
6 13 (4.48%) CompTIA Security+
7 7 (2.41%) A+ Certification
8 6 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (1.38%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (1.03%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.69%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.69%) CEH
11 2 (0.69%) CompTIA CySA+
11 2 (0.69%) GCIH
11 2 (0.69%) SANS
11 2 (0.69%) SSCP
12 1 (0.34%) ACMT
12 1 (0.34%) DV Cleared
12 1 (0.34%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.66%) Cyber Essentials
2 18 (6.21%) QA
3 15 (5.17%) SLA
4 13 (4.48%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 12 (4.14%) GDPR
6 5 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.03%) ISO 9001
7 3 (1.03%) NCSC
7 3 (1.03%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.69%) ISO 14001
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.34%) NIST
System Software
1 127 (43.79%) Active Directory
2 41 (14.14%) Hyper-V
3 34 (11.72%) VMware Infrastructure
4 10 (3.45%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.69%) Docker
5 2 (0.69%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.34%) Ceph
6 1 (0.34%) Firmware
6 1 (0.34%) Lustre
6 1 (0.34%) NFS
6 1 (0.34%) Samba
6 1 (0.34%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 87 (30.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 30 (10.34%) Jamf Pro
3 23 (7.93%) Nessus
4 8 (2.76%) Proxmox
4 8 (2.76%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 7 (2.41%) SCCM
6 3 (1.03%) Ansible
6 3 (1.03%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.69%) Podman
7 2 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.69%) WSUS
8 1 (0.34%) Autotask
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle ZFS
Vendors
1 210 (72.41%) Microsoft
2 54 (18.62%) Apple
3 40 (13.79%) VMware
4 32 (11.03%) Cisco
5 31 (10.69%) Google
6 17 (5.86%) Meraki
7 14 (4.83%) HP
8 13 (4.48%) Veeam
9 12 (4.14%) Ubiquiti
10 11 (3.79%) Datto
10 11 (3.79%) Okta
10 11 (3.79%) ProCurve
10 11 (3.79%) SonicWALL
11 9 (3.10%) Atlassian
11 9 (3.10%) Palo Alto
11 9 (3.10%) ServiceNow
12 8 (2.76%) Adobe
13 3 (1.03%) Splunk
14 2 (0.69%) Acronis
14 2 (0.69%) Freshdesk