Hybrid/Remote Mac OS Job Trends

Apple macOS
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Mac OS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 337 363 474
Rank change year-on-year +26 +111 +23
Permanent jobs citing Mac OS 67 62 101
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.36% 0.42% 0.31%
As % of the Operating Systems category 4.81% 2.77% 2.29%
Number of salaries quoted 61 35 67
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,850 £24,250
25th Percentile £31,000 £30,000 £29,756
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £32,500 £39,190
Median % change year-on-year +12.31% -17.07% -21.62%
75th Percentile £43,750 £60,283 £50,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £66,500 £52,500
UK median annual salary £35,000 £34,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -

All Operating Systems
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring operating system skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 1,393 2,241 4,407
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 7.48% 15.13% 13.57%
Number of salaries quoted 955 1,338 3,585
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,500 £30,550
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,750 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.55%
75th Percentile £74,987 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £82,751 £82,500
UK median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year - - -14.29%

Mac OS
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Mac OS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Mac OS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Mac OS
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Mac OS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Mac OS

Mac OS
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Mac OS over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Mac OS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Mac OS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 20 (29.85%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (22.39%) SharePoint
3 2 (2.99%) Confluence
4 1 (1.49%) Apache
Applications
1 13 (19.40%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.99%) Avid Media Composer
2 2 (2.99%) Pro Tools
Cloud Services
1 43 (64.18%) Microsoft 365
2 36 (53.73%) Azure
3 29 (43.28%) Entra ID
4 16 (23.88%) Google Workspace
5 12 (17.91%) AWS
6 5 (7.46%) OneDrive
7 4 (5.97%) Dropbox
7 4 (5.97%) SaaS
8 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (2.99%) Power Platform
10 1 (1.49%) Azure Logic Apps
10 1 (1.49%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Priva
10 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (1.49%) n8n
10 1 (1.49%) Power Automate
10 1 (1.49%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 28 (41.79%) DNS
2 24 (35.82%) TCP/IP
3 20 (29.85%) DHCP
3 20 (29.85%) LAN
3 20 (29.85%) WAN
3 20 (29.85%) Wi-Fi
4 16 (23.88%) VoIP
5 9 (13.43%) VPN
6 8 (11.94%) Firewall
7 4 (5.97%) Internet
7 4 (5.97%) VLAN
8 2 (2.99%) WireGuard
9 1 (1.49%) DKIM
9 1 (1.49%) DMARC
9 1 (1.49%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.99%) Power BI
2 1 (1.49%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (4.48%) JIRA
2 1 (1.49%) Burp Suite
2 1 (1.49%) Metasploit
General
1 19 (28.36%) Social Skills
2 7 (10.45%) Organisational Skills
3 5 (7.46%) Manufacturing
3 5 (7.46%) Marketing
3 5 (7.46%) Publishing
4 4 (5.97%) Retail
5 3 (4.48%) Finance
6 2 (2.99%) Legal
6 2 (2.99%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.49%) Advertising
7 1 (1.49%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.49%) Health Technology
7 1 (1.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 45 (67.16%) IT Support
2 30 (44.78%) IT Engineer
3 29 (43.28%) IT Support Engineer
3 29 (43.28%) Support Engineer
4 16 (23.88%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 16 (23.88%) 2nd Line Support
5 15 (22.39%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
6 6 (8.96%) Analyst
7 5 (7.46%) IT Analyst
7 5 (7.46%) IT Support Analyst
7 5 (7.46%) Support Analyst
8 4 (5.97%) Field Engineer
8 4 (5.97%) Field Support Engineer
8 4 (5.97%) Help Desk Support
8 4 (5.97%) Security Engineer
9 3 (4.48%) Cybersecurity Engineer
9 3 (4.48%) Lead
9 3 (4.48%) Senior
10 2 (2.99%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
10 2 (2.99%) Senior IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Graph
2 2 (2.99%) Middleware
2 2 (2.99%) OpenID
3 1 (1.49%) OAuth
3 1 (1.49%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (10.45%) Driving Licence
2 6 (8.96%) Video Conferencing
3 4 (5.97%) Security Posture
4 3 (4.48%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.99%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (2.99%) BBC
5 2 (2.99%) Distributed Computing
5 2 (2.99%) Video Editing
6 1 (1.49%) Blog
6 1 (1.49%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 1 (1.49%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.49%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.49%) Insider Threat
6 1 (1.49%) Mobile App
6 1 (1.49%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.49%) PKI
6 1 (1.49%) Reinsurance
6 1 (1.49%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.49%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 59 (88.06%) Windows
2 22 (32.84%) Windows Server
3 19 (28.36%) Linux
4 17 (25.37%) Windows 10
5 12 (17.91%) Windows Server 2012
5 12 (17.91%) Windows Server 2016
5 12 (17.91%) Windows Server 2019
6 10 (14.93%) Android
7 5 (7.46%) Apple iOS
8 2 (2.99%) Ubuntu
9 1 (1.49%) Kali Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (49.25%) Problem-Solving
2 15 (22.39%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (16.42%) User Experience
4 9 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (13.43%) Customer Service
5 7 (10.45%) Service Delivery
6 6 (8.96%) ITIL
7 5 (7.46%) Coaching
7 5 (7.46%) Incident Response
7 5 (7.46%) Mentoring
7 5 (7.46%) Software Deployment
8 4 (5.97%) AI
8 4 (5.97%) Data Privacy
8 4 (5.97%) Disaster Recovery
8 4 (5.97%) Knowledge Management
8 4 (5.97%) Workflow
9 3 (4.48%) Asset Management
9 3 (4.48%) Presales
9 3 (4.48%) Process Improvement
9 3 (4.48%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (13.43%) PowerShell
2 6 (8.96%) Python
3 4 (5.97%) C++
4 2 (2.99%) Bash
4 2 (2.99%) SQL
5 1 (1.49%) C
5 1 (1.49%) C#
5 1 (1.49%) Java
5 1 (1.49%) Perl
5 1 (1.49%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 6 (8.96%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (7.46%) Degree
2 5 (7.46%) Microsoft Certified Professional
3 2 (2.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (2.99%) OSCP
4 1 (1.49%) A+ Certification
4 1 (1.49%) ACSP
4 1 (1.49%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.49%) CEH
4 1 (1.49%) CISSP
4 1 (1.49%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (1.49%) GIAC
4 1 (1.49%) GPEN
4 1 (1.49%) GREM
4 1 (1.49%) GWAPT
4 1 (1.49%) GXPN
4 1 (1.49%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.97%) Cyber Essentials
1 4 (5.97%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 3 (4.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (4.48%) SLA
3 1 (1.49%) GDPR
3 1 (1.49%) ISO 22301
3 1 (1.49%) SOC 2
System Software
1 37 (55.22%) Active Directory
2 16 (23.88%) Hyper-V
3 3 (4.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (2.99%) Docker
5 1 (1.49%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 12 (17.91%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 11 (16.42%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (11.94%) Jamf Pro
4 3 (4.48%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (2.99%) Kubernetes
5 2 (2.99%) Podman
6 1 (1.49%) Computer Incident Response Team
6 1 (1.49%) Nessus
6 1 (1.49%) QRadar
Vendors
1 50 (74.63%) Microsoft
2 16 (23.88%) Google
3 13 (19.40%) Apple
4 4 (5.97%) Ubiquiti
5 3 (4.48%) Splunk
5 3 (4.48%) VMware
6 2 (2.99%) Avid
6 2 (2.99%) CrowdStrike
6 2 (2.99%) Meraki
6 2 (2.99%) Okta
6 2 (2.99%) Panasonic
7 1 (1.49%) Atlassian
7 1 (1.49%) Freshdesk