Apple macOS (formerly Mac OS X)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs 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.
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6 months to 11 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 435 | 375 | 454 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -60 | +79 | -144 |
| Permanent jobs citing macOS | 430 | 331 | 321 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.36% | 0.67% | 0.44% |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 6.47% | 5.40% | 3.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 332 | 261 | 186 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £25,000 | £25,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,313 | £27,750 | £31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £32,500 | £37,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -12.16% | -1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £46,000 | £39,500 | £45,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,625 | £58,750 | £57,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £35,000 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -7.14% | -10.83% |
All Operating Systems
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 6,643 | 6,135 | 9,259 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 5.62% | 12.43% | 12.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4,774 | 4,010 | 5,421 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £27,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,000 | £31,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £41,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -17.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £63,750 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £81,250 | £85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £37,733 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.63% | -20.56% | +0.60% |
macOS
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing macOS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
macOS
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing macOS.
macOS
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing macOS over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.
macOS
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing macOS within the UK 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 |
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| England | -85 | 361 | £38,500 | +18.46% | 320 |
| UK excluding London | -75 | 290 | £35,000 | +7.69% | 130 |
| London | -16 | 124 | £40,000 | +14.29% | 203 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 100 | £38,500 | +13.05% | 130 |
| North of England | -42 | 77 | £40,000 | +56.86% | 33 |
| South East | -37 | 51 | £36,250 | -3.33% | 24 |
| South West | -58 | 45 | £38,500 | +30.51% | 20 |
| 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
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:
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