Apple macOS
UK

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 431 399 494
Rank change year-on-year -32 +95 -66
Permanent jobs citing Mac OS 330 286 471
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.35% 0.64% 0.43%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.82% 4.35% 3.35%
Number of salaries quoted 292 215 413
10th Percentile £26,775 £26,250 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,500 £28,375 £27,681
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,250 £34,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.62% -2.86% -4.11%
75th Percentile £45,000 £43,500 £43,750
90th Percentile £57,500 £60,283 £57,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £33,500 £32,500 £32,500
% change year-on-year +3.08% - -8.45%

All Operating Systems
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,673 6,575 14,074
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 6.07% 14.75% 12.98%
Number of salaries quoted 4,258 4,264 10,761
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £32,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.29%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £81,250 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -5.88% -5.56%

Mac OS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Mac OS job vacancy trend in the UK

Mac OS
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Mac OS

Mac OS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mac OS over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Salary histogram for Mac OS in the UK

Mac OS
Top 17 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 17 June 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
England -44 292 £36,250 +8.21% 128
UK excluding London -63 224 £33,500 +3.08% 134
London +10 102 £41,500 +12.16% 29
Work from Home +11 77 £36,500 +12.31% 83
North of England -9 58 £40,250 -5.03% 28
South East -50 49 £34,000 -2.16% 32
Yorkshire -13 36 £45,000 +38.46% 13
Midlands -22 32 £32,500 +18.18% 19
South West -47 28 £33,750 +12.50% 13
North West -5 21 £37,500 -18.48% 10
East of England -31 21 £32,500 -16.67% 16
Scotland +24 19 £28,500 -62.00% 14
West Midlands -9 16 £33,250 +16.67% 13
Wales -31 16 £45,000 +100.00% 5
East Midlands -39 16 £32,500 +18.18% 6
North East -49 1 - - 5
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 10

Mac OS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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
1 116 (35.15%) Microsoft Exchange
2 107 (32.42%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.21%) WordPress
4 3 (0.91%) Confluence
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
Applications
1 17 (5.15%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
3 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.91%) SPSS
5 1 (0.30%) Avid Media Composer
5 1 (0.30%) Pro Tools
Business Applications
1 4 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.21%) Line 50
2 3 (0.91%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.30%) Carpe Diem
Cloud Services
1 242 (73.33%) Microsoft 365
2 144 (43.64%) Entra ID
3 126 (38.18%) Azure
4 48 (14.55%) Google Workspace
5 38 (11.52%) OneDrive
6 34 (10.30%) SaaS
7 25 (7.58%) AWS
8 7 (2.12%) Azure Sentinel
9 6 (1.82%) Power Automate
10 5 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (1.21%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.21%) Dropbox
11 4 (1.21%) Google Ads
11 4 (1.21%) Mimecast
11 4 (1.21%) Viva Engage
12 3 (0.91%) IaaS
12 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.91%) n8n
12 3 (0.91%) PaaS
12 3 (0.91%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 90 (27.27%) DNS
2 75 (22.73%) Firewall
3 72 (21.82%) DHCP
4 63 (19.09%) Wi-Fi
5 62 (18.79%) VPN
6 49 (14.85%) VoIP
7 47 (14.24%) TCP/IP
8 41 (12.42%) LAN
8 41 (12.42%) VLAN
9 34 (10.30%) WAN
10 12 (3.64%) Cisco IOS
11 11 (3.33%) Internet
12 6 (1.82%) Network Security
13 5 (1.52%) Remote Desktop
14 4 (1.21%) SSL
14 4 (1.21%) WLAN
15 3 (0.91%) Broadband
15 3 (0.91%) NAS
16 2 (0.61%) WireGuard
16 2 (0.61%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.82%) Tableau
2 4 (1.21%) FileMaker
3 2 (0.61%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 10 (3.03%) JIRA
2 1 (0.30%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.30%) Git
2 1 (0.30%) Metasploit
General
1 136 (41.21%) Social Skills
2 20 (6.06%) Legal
3 19 (5.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 19 (5.76%) Organisational Skills
4 16 (4.85%) Analytical Skills
4 16 (4.85%) Public Sector
5 15 (4.55%) Finance
6 10 (3.03%) Advertising
6 10 (3.03%) Retail
7 7 (2.12%) Telecoms
8 5 (1.52%) Marketing
8 5 (1.52%) Publishing
9 4 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
9 4 (1.21%) Law
9 4 (1.21%) Manufacturing
10 3 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.30%) Aviation
11 1 (0.30%) Banking
11 1 (0.30%) Health Technology
11 1 (0.30%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 195 (59.09%) IT Support
2 134 (40.61%) IT Engineer
3 132 (40.00%) Support Engineer
4 127 (38.48%) IT Support Engineer
5 52 (15.76%) 2nd Line Support
6 38 (11.52%) 2nd Line Engineer
7 36 (10.91%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 32 (9.70%) 3rd Line Support
9 31 (9.39%) 3rd Line Engineer
9 31 (9.39%) IT Technician
10 30 (9.09%) Support Technician
11 28 (8.48%) IT Support Technician
11 28 (8.48%) Senior
12 26 (7.88%) Analyst
13 24 (7.27%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 24 (7.27%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
13 24 (7.27%) Administrator
14 22 (6.67%) IT Analyst
14 22 (6.67%) Support Analyst
15 21 (6.36%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.82%) OpenGL
2 4 (1.21%) CSS
2 4 (1.21%) HTML
3 3 (0.91%) 802.1X
3 3 (0.91%) Microsoft Graph
3 3 (0.91%) OpenID
4 2 (0.61%) Middleware
4 2 (0.61%) SAML
5 1 (0.30%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 45 (13.64%) Onboarding
2 27 (8.18%) Driving Licence
3 24 (7.27%) Video Conferencing
4 15 (4.55%) iPhone
5 14 (4.24%) Management Information System
6 8 (2.42%) Security Posture
7 7 (2.12%) Mobile App
8 6 (1.82%) CMDB
8 6 (1.82%) Hedge funds
8 6 (1.82%) iPad
8 6 (1.82%) Vector Graphics
9 4 (1.21%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.21%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.21%) Digital Signage
9 4 (1.21%) Educational Technology
9 4 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.21%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.91%) Hybrid Cloud
11 2 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
11 2 (0.61%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 306 (92.73%) Windows
2 71 (21.52%) Windows Server
3 61 (18.48%) Apple iOS
3 61 (18.48%) Linux
4 53 (16.06%) Android
4 53 (16.06%) Windows 10
5 20 (6.06%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (4.85%) Windows Server 2012
6 16 (4.85%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.52%) Unix
8 2 (0.61%) tvOS
8 2 (0.61%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.30%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 90 (27.27%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (19.09%) Customer Service
3 50 (15.15%) ITIL
4 49 (14.85%) Cybersecurity
5 43 (13.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 42 (12.73%) Service Delivery
7 34 (10.30%) ITSM
8 30 (9.09%) Mentoring
9 27 (8.18%) User Experience
10 26 (7.88%) Identity Management
11 25 (7.58%) Project Delivery
12 23 (6.97%) Incident Response
13 22 (6.67%) Collaborative Culture
13 22 (6.67%) Disaster Recovery
13 22 (6.67%) Kalman Filter
14 20 (6.06%) Application Packaging
14 20 (6.06%) Problem Management
14 20 (6.06%) Vulnerability Management
15 19 (5.76%) Time Management
16 18 (5.45%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (15.45%) PowerShell
2 23 (6.97%) Python
3 13 (3.94%) Bash
4 12 (3.64%) SQL
5 9 (2.73%) C++
6 7 (2.12%) C#
7 5 (1.52%) Shell Script
8 4 (1.21%) PHP
9 1 (0.30%) C
9 1 (0.30%) Java
9 1 (0.30%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.30%) Perl
9 1 (0.30%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 33 (10.00%) Degree
2 26 (7.88%) Microsoft Certification
3 17 (5.15%) SC Cleared
3 17 (5.15%) Security Cleared
4 11 (3.33%) DBS Check
5 10 (3.03%) A+ Certification
6 8 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (2.12%) CISSP
7 7 (2.12%) CompTIA CySA+
8 6 (1.82%) CISA
8 6 (1.82%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.82%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 5 (1.52%) CompTIA Security+
9 5 (1.52%) Network+ Certification
10 3 (0.91%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.91%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.61%) ACSP
11 2 (0.61%) OSCP
12 1 (0.30%) GPEN
12 1 (0.30%) GWAPT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.76%) SLA
2 18 (5.45%) Cyber Essentials
3 16 (4.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 15 (4.55%) GDPR
5 8 (2.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 7 (2.12%) NIST
7 6 (1.82%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (1.21%) ISO 14001
8 4 (1.21%) ISO 9001
8 4 (1.21%) QA
9 2 (0.61%) SOC 2
10 1 (0.30%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
System Software
1 161 (48.79%) Active Directory
2 58 (17.58%) Hyper-V
3 45 (13.64%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (4.85%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (1.82%) VMware ESXi
5 6 (1.82%) vSphere
6 5 (1.52%) Docker
7 3 (0.91%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.30%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 81 (24.55%) Microsoft Intune
2 68 (20.61%) Jamf Pro
3 20 (6.06%) Autotask
4 18 (5.45%) Nessus
5 14 (4.24%) Proxmox
5 14 (4.24%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 13 (3.94%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 11 (3.33%) SCCM
8 6 (1.82%) Kubernetes
8 6 (1.82%) vCenter Server
9 5 (1.52%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.61%) Podman
11 1 (0.30%) Computer Incident Response Team
11 1 (0.30%) QRadar
11 1 (0.30%) Terraform
Vendors
1 236 (71.52%) Microsoft
2 79 (23.94%) Apple
3 58 (17.58%) Google
4 48 (14.55%) VMware
5 33 (10.00%) Cisco
6 29 (8.79%) Meraki
7 20 (6.06%) Ubiquiti
8 17 (5.15%) SonicWALL
9 15 (4.55%) Okta
10 14 (4.24%) Datto
10 14 (4.24%) HP
11 12 (3.64%) Adobe
12 11 (3.33%) Veeam
13 10 (3.03%) Aruba
14 8 (2.42%) Logitech
14 8 (2.42%) Yealink
15 6 (1.82%) Atlassian
16 5 (1.52%) ServiceNow
17 4 (1.21%) Palo Alto
17 4 (1.21%) Synology