Apple macOS
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Mac OS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Mac OS over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 462 501 513
Rank change year-on-year +39 +12 +119
Permanent jobs citing Mac OS 258 456 537
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.47% 0.44% 0.55%
As % of the Operating Systems category 3.62% 3.25% 3.43%
Number of salaries quoted 195 406 230
10th Percentile £26,250 £23,500 £26,250
25th Percentile £28,125 £27,698 £30,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,500 £35,000 £35,750
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% -2.10% -1.72%
75th Percentile £43,750 £43,750 £61,250
90th Percentile £59,500 £56,462 £75,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £32,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year - -7.14% +3.70%

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 7,121 14,027 15,670
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 12.85% 13.58% 16.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4,204 10,693 10,460
10th Percentile £27,250 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% -
75th Percentile £66,250 £62,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £92,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% -5.56% -

Mac OS
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Mac OS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Mac OS in the UK

Mac OS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Mac OS.

Salary trend for Mac OS in the UK

Mac OS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Mac OS over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

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 30 May 2025. 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 +21 244 £33,500 +3.08% 601
UK excluding London +80 197 £32,500 - 590
South East +106 80 £34,000 +14.24% 178
Work from Home +93 65 £32,000 -18.35% 387
London +47 55 £38,250 -10.00% 95
East of England +30 32 £39,000 +30.00% 88
Midlands +64 31 £27,500 -12.00% 103
North of England -1 28 £40,000 +9.59% 122
East Midlands +45 23 £27,500 -15.38% 44
North West -11 19 £42,384 +2.79% 61
South West +73 18 £30,000 +3.45% 71
West Midlands +37 8 £28,500 -5.00% 52
Yorkshire +31 6 £51,250 +57.69% 46
Wales +43 5 £22,500 -8.16% 20
Scotland +111 3 £75,000 +36.36% 19
North East +43 3 £25,000 -7.41% 15
Channel Islands - 1 £45,000 -

Mac OS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 73 (28.29%) Microsoft Exchange
2 47 (18.22%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.71%) IBM Domino
4 3 (1.16%) Confluence
4 3 (1.16%) WordPress
5 2 (0.78%) IIS
6 1 (0.39%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 35 (13.57%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (4.26%) Chatbot
3 4 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (0.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 7 (2.71%) Dynamics NAV
2 6 (2.33%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
Cloud Services
1 171 (66.28%) Microsoft 365
2 127 (49.22%) Azure
3 62 (24.03%) Entra ID
4 34 (13.18%) OneDrive
5 20 (7.75%) AWS
5 20 (7.75%) SaaS
6 15 (5.81%) Google Workspace
7 8 (3.10%) Slack
8 5 (1.94%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.55%) Amazon EC2
9 4 (1.55%) Amazon S3
9 4 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.55%) Azure Key Vault
10 2 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
10 2 (0.78%) IaaS
10 2 (0.78%) PaaS
11 1 (0.39%) Azure Stack
11 1 (0.39%) Cloudflare
11 1 (0.39%) GCP
11 1 (0.39%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 69 (26.74%) DNS
2 53 (20.54%) DHCP
3 46 (17.83%) Firewall
4 44 (17.05%) VPN
5 42 (16.28%) TCP/IP
6 40 (15.50%) LAN
7 28 (10.85%) WAN
8 22 (8.53%) VoIP
9 18 (6.98%) Wireless
10 16 (6.20%) VLAN
11 15 (5.81%) Wi-Fi
12 13 (5.04%) Remote Desktop
13 10 (3.88%) WLAN
14 9 (3.49%) Cisco IOS
14 9 (3.49%) IP Telephony
15 4 (1.55%) HTTPS
15 4 (1.55%) SAN
15 4 (1.55%) WebEx
16 3 (1.16%) SSL
17 2 (0.78%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.43%) Amazon RDS
2 9 (3.49%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.78%) Metadata
3 2 (0.78%) RDBMS
3 2 (0.78%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.39%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 13 (5.04%) JIRA
2 4 (1.55%) Visual Studio
2 4 (1.55%) WiX
3 1 (0.39%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 167 (64.73%) Social Skills
2 29 (11.24%) Finance
3 23 (8.91%) Legal
4 18 (6.98%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (6.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 14 (5.43%) Law
7 13 (5.04%) Retail
8 12 (4.65%) Telecoms
9 6 (2.33%) Public Sector
10 3 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.78%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.78%) Presentation Skills
12 1 (0.39%) Aerospace
12 1 (0.39%) Automotive
12 1 (0.39%) Documentation Skills
12 1 (0.39%) Fire and Rescue
12 1 (0.39%) Local Government
12 1 (0.39%) Police
12 1 (0.39%) Publishing
12 1 (0.39%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 71 (27.52%) IT Support
2 69 (26.74%) Support Engineer
3 57 (22.09%) Analyst
4 38 (14.73%) 2nd Line Support
5 33 (12.79%) Support Analyst
6 31 (12.02%) IT Engineer
6 31 (12.02%) Technical Support
7 27 (10.47%) IT Support Engineer
8 22 (8.53%) Support Technician
9 20 (7.75%) 1st Line Support
10 12 (4.65%) 3rd Line Engineer
10 12 (4.65%) IT Analyst
10 12 (4.65%) Linux Engineer
10 12 (4.65%) Linux Support
10 12 (4.65%) Linux Support Engineer
10 12 (4.65%) Senior
11 11 (4.26%) 2nd Line Support Technician
11 11 (4.26%) Technical Engineer
11 11 (4.26%) Technical Support Engineer
12 10 (3.88%) Help Desk Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.94%) 802.1X
2 4 (1.55%) .NET
2 4 (1.55%) .NET Framework
2 4 (1.55%) Blazor
2 4 (1.55%) COM
2 4 (1.55%) Entity Framework
2 4 (1.55%) LDAP
2 4 (1.55%) REST
2 4 (1.55%) SOAP
3 1 (0.39%) EDI
3 1 (0.39%) Software Packaging
3 1 (0.39%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.47%) Onboarding
2 19 (7.36%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (5.04%) Management Information System
4 11 (4.26%) Linux Command Line
5 9 (3.49%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.71%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (1.94%) iPad
8 4 (1.55%) CCTV
8 4 (1.55%) iPhone
8 4 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
8 4 (1.55%) Wiki
9 3 (1.16%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.78%) Acoustics
10 2 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
10 2 (0.78%) Data Centre
10 2 (0.78%) Learning Management System
10 2 (0.78%) Security Operations Centre
10 2 (0.78%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.78%) Social Media
11 1 (0.39%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 210 (81.40%) Windows
2 56 (21.71%) Windows Server
3 54 (20.93%) Apple iOS
4 53 (20.54%) Linux
5 52 (20.16%) Windows 10
6 25 (9.69%) Android
7 11 (4.26%) Windows Server 2019
8 10 (3.88%) Windows Server 2016
9 7 (2.71%) Unix
10 3 (1.16%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.78%) VMS
11 2 (0.78%) Windows 8
12 1 (0.39%) Debian
12 1 (0.39%) Solaris
12 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2008
12 1 (0.39%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (49.61%) Customer Service
2 110 (42.64%) Problem-Solving
3 60 (23.26%) ITIL
4 48 (18.60%) ITSM
5 37 (14.34%) Cybersecurity
6 28 (10.85%) Problem Management
7 27 (10.47%) Continuous Improvement
8 25 (9.69%) Service Delivery
9 20 (7.75%) Asset Management
9 20 (7.75%) Server Management
10 17 (6.59%) Mobile Device Management
11 14 (5.43%) Change Management
11 14 (5.43%) Root Cause Analysis
12 13 (5.04%) Computer Science
12 13 (5.04%) Migration
13 12 (4.65%) Artificial Intelligence
13 12 (4.65%) DevOps
13 12 (4.65%) Mentoring
14 11 (4.26%) Conversational UI
14 11 (4.26%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 47 (18.22%) PowerShell
2 28 (10.85%) Bash
3 13 (5.04%) SQL
4 11 (4.26%) Python
4 11 (4.26%) Shell Script
5 9 (3.49%) C++
6 5 (1.94%) C
7 4 (1.55%) C#
8 3 (1.16%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.78%) Fortran
10 1 (0.39%) Java
10 1 (0.39%) VB
10 1 (0.39%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 36 (13.95%) Degree
2 33 (12.79%) Microsoft Certification
3 14 (5.43%) A+ Certification
4 12 (4.65%) MCSA
5 11 (4.26%) MCP
6 10 (3.88%) DBS Check
7 9 (3.49%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (3.49%) MCSE
8 8 (3.10%) Azure Certification
9 6 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
9 6 (2.33%) Network+ Certification
9 6 (2.33%) Security Cleared
10 3 (1.16%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 3 (1.16%) SC Cleared
11 2 (0.78%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.78%) PhD
12 1 (0.39%) CCNA
12 1 (0.39%) CCSP
12 1 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
12 1 (0.39%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.26%) SLA
2 8 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 7 (2.71%) GDPR
4 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials
4 3 (1.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (1.16%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.39%) NCSC
5 1 (0.39%) NIST
5 1 (0.39%) QA
System Software
1 154 (59.69%) Active Directory
2 36 (13.95%) VMware Infrastructure
3 30 (11.63%) Hyper-V
4 24 (9.30%) Virtual Desktop
5 7 (2.71%) Terminal Services
6 6 (2.33%) vSphere
7 5 (1.94%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
9 1 (0.39%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.39%) Docker
9 1 (0.39%) LXC
9 1 (0.39%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.39%) RHEV
9 1 (0.39%) Samba
Systems Management
1 100 (38.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (6.20%) Jamf Pro
3 12 (4.65%) SCCM
4 7 (2.71%) PaperCut
5 5 (1.94%) vCenter Server
6 4 (1.55%) Terraform
7 3 (1.16%) Autotask
8 2 (0.78%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.78%) Kubernetes
8 2 (0.78%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.39%) Backup Exec
9 1 (0.39%) EnCase
9 1 (0.39%) FTK
9 1 (0.39%) Nessus
9 1 (0.39%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 185 (71.71%) Microsoft
2 58 (22.48%) Apple
3 43 (16.67%) VMware
4 35 (13.57%) Cisco
5 16 (6.20%) Sophos
6 14 (5.43%) Google
7 12 (4.65%) Okta
8 9 (3.49%) SAP
9 8 (3.10%) iManage
9 8 (3.10%) Palo Alto
9 8 (3.10%) ServiceNow
10 7 (2.71%) Meraki
11 6 (2.33%) N-able
11 6 (2.33%) Ubiquiti
12 5 (1.94%) Barracuda Networks
12 5 (1.94%) HP
13 4 (1.55%) Zscaler
14 3 (1.16%) Aruba
14 3 (1.16%) Freshdesk
14 3 (1.16%) Veeam