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 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 300 364 390
Rank change year-on-year +64 +26 +145
Permanent jobs citing Mac OS 74 76 96
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.49% 0.46% 0.44%
As % of the Operating Systems category 5.78% 3.12% 2.96%
Number of salaries quoted 65 46 70
10th Percentile £26,500 £25,000 £28,450
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,250 £36,002
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,500 £42,317 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.75% -23.06% +15.79%
75th Percentile £41,000 £60,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £68,500 - £85,000
UK median annual salary £32,500 £42,134 £40,000
% change year-on-year -22.87% +5.34% -

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 1,280 2,436 3,238
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 8.51% 14.88% 14.91%
Number of salaries quoted 917 1,497 2,726
10th Percentile £28,500 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £37,500 £39,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% -1.82% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £71,549
90th Percentile £88,750 £86,250 £86,875
UK median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

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 13 January 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 28 (37.84%) Microsoft Exchange
2 16 (21.62%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (6.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.70%) Avid Media Composer
2 2 (2.70%) Pro Tools
Business Applications
1 7 (9.46%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 37 (50.00%) Azure
2 36 (48.65%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (18.92%) AWS
4 12 (16.22%) Google Workspace
5 9 (12.16%) Entra ID
6 8 (10.81%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (10.81%) Power Platform
7 6 (8.11%) GCP
8 5 (6.76%) Mimecast
8 5 (6.76%) PowerApps
9 3 (4.05%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 25 (33.78%) DNS
2 24 (32.43%) LAN
2 24 (32.43%) VPN
3 23 (31.08%) DHCP
4 22 (29.73%) WAN
5 15 (20.27%) VoIP
6 12 (16.22%) Wi-Fi
7 11 (14.86%) TCP/IP
8 7 (9.46%) Wireless
9 5 (6.76%) Remote Desktop
10 4 (5.41%) Internet
11 3 (4.05%) VLAN
11 3 (4.05%) Wireshark
12 2 (2.70%) Broadband
12 2 (2.70%) Firewall
12 2 (2.70%) IPsec
12 2 (2.70%) NAS
12 2 (2.70%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.05%) MySQL
General
1 24 (32.43%) Social Skills
2 8 (10.81%) Law
2 8 (10.81%) Manufacturing
3 7 (9.46%) Finance
4 6 (8.11%) Retail
5 4 (5.41%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (5.41%) Banking
5 4 (5.41%) Financial Institution
5 4 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (5.41%) Legal
5 4 (5.41%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (2.70%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 25 (33.78%) IT Support
2 16 (21.62%) Analyst
3 15 (20.27%) Support Engineer
4 13 (17.57%) 2nd Line Support
4 13 (17.57%) Support Analyst
5 12 (16.22%) IT Engineer
5 12 (16.22%) IT Support Engineer
6 10 (13.51%) 1st Line Support
6 10 (13.51%) 2nd Line Engineer
6 10 (13.51%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
7 8 (10.81%) 3rd Line Support
8 7 (9.46%) Support Technician
9 5 (6.76%) Junior
10 4 (5.41%) Applications Support
10 4 (5.41%) Applications Support Technician
10 4 (5.41%) Desktop Engineer
10 4 (5.41%) Desktop Support
10 4 (5.41%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 4 (5.41%) IT Analyst
10 4 (5.41%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.46%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 13 (17.57%) Driving Licence
2 9 (12.16%) iPad
3 7 (9.46%) Hybrid Cloud
4 4 (5.41%) Cyberattack
4 4 (5.41%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
4 4 (5.41%) Enterprise Software
4 4 (5.41%) Insider Threat
4 4 (5.41%) Management Information System
4 4 (5.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 3 (4.05%) BYOD
5 3 (4.05%) Cyber Kill Chain
5 3 (4.05%) iPhone
5 3 (4.05%) Onboarding
5 3 (4.05%) Security Posture
6 2 (2.70%) Augmented Reality
6 2 (2.70%) BBC
6 2 (2.70%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.70%) Video Editing
7 1 (1.35%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.35%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 70 (94.59%) Windows
2 25 (33.78%) Windows 10
3 19 (25.68%) Linux
4 17 (22.97%) Windows Server
5 15 (20.27%) Apple iOS
6 12 (16.22%) Android
7 11 (14.86%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (10.81%) Windows Server 2012
8 8 (10.81%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (47.30%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (24.32%) ITIL
3 16 (21.62%) Cybersecurity
4 12 (16.22%) Customer Service
5 11 (14.86%) Service Management
6 10 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (13.51%) ITSM
7 9 (12.16%) Remote Monitoring and Management
8 7 (9.46%) Asset Management
8 7 (9.46%) CRM
8 7 (9.46%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
8 7 (9.46%) Ethical Hacking
8 7 (9.46%) Incident Management
8 7 (9.46%) Migration
8 7 (9.46%) Patch Management
8 7 (9.46%) Reverse Engineering
8 7 (9.46%) Software Engineering
8 7 (9.46%) Threat Intelligence
8 7 (9.46%) Threat Modelling
9 5 (6.76%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 12 (16.22%) SQL
2 8 (10.81%) Python
3 4 (5.41%) C++
3 4 (5.41%) Java
3 4 (5.41%) JavaScript
3 4 (5.41%) Kotlin
3 4 (5.41%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.35%) Bash
Qualifications
1 14 (18.92%) Degree
2 11 (14.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 10 (13.51%) MCP
4 8 (10.81%) ITIL Certification
5 7 (9.46%) OSCP
6 6 (8.11%) Azure Certification
6 6 (8.11%) DBS Check
7 4 (5.41%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (5.41%) CREST Certified
7 4 (5.41%) OSCE
8 3 (4.05%) CEH
8 3 (4.05%) GIAC
8 3 (4.05%) GREM
8 3 (4.05%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 1 (1.35%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (5.41%) Actionable Recommendations
2 4 (5.41%) EU AI Act
2 4 (5.41%) GDPR
3 3 (4.05%) SLA
4 2 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (2.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 2 (2.70%) ISO 14001
4 2 (2.70%) ISO 9001
4 2 (2.70%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 38 (51.35%) Active Directory
2 13 (17.57%) Hyper-V
3 8 (10.81%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (4.05%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 20 (27.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (13.51%) Jamf Pro
3 8 (10.81%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 3 (4.05%) Computer Incident Response Team
4 3 (4.05%) QRadar
Vendors
1 50 (67.57%) Microsoft
2 28 (37.84%) Apple
3 12 (16.22%) Google
4 9 (12.16%) Datto
5 8 (10.81%) VMware
6 7 (9.46%) Freshdesk
7 5 (6.76%) Barracuda Networks
7 5 (6.76%) Dell
7 5 (6.76%) HP
7 5 (6.76%) Logitech
7 5 (6.76%) Sophos
7 5 (6.76%) Ubiquiti
8 3 (4.05%) CrowdStrike
8 3 (4.05%) Splunk
9 2 (2.70%) Avid
9 2 (2.70%) Panasonic
9 2 (2.70%) Veeam
10 1 (1.35%) ESET