Apple Contracts

Apple
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Apple products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Apple over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Apple, Inc.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 330 388 476
Rank change year-on-year +58 +88 +29
Contract jobs citing Apple 261 324 422
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.61% 0.58% 0.48%
As % of the Vendors category 1.43% 1.33% 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 238 316
10th Percentile £132 £158 £135
25th Percentile £190 £190 £174
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £255 £241 £256
Median % change year-on-year +5.92% -5.87% -14.75%
75th Percentile £378 £369 £463
90th Percentile £436 £573 £588
UK excluding London median daily rate £241 £233 £206
% change year-on-year +3.76% +12.73% +3.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 12 19
10th Percentile £12.46 £15.79 £11.47
25th Percentile £13.87 £16.13 £13.88
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.04 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.77% +9.33% -8.33%
75th Percentile £18.27 £18.08 £23.00
90th Percentile £21.25 £19.25 £75.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.72 £18.08 £18.75
% change year-on-year -1.99% -3.57% +4.17%

All Vendors
UK

Apple is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 18,277 24,339 35,329
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 42.45% 43.42% 40.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,373 16,241 23,612
10th Percentile £263 £265 £300
25th Percentile £405 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.10% - +9.38%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,141 647 855
10th Percentile £12.13 £15.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £14.48 £18.97 £15.25
Median hourly rate £22.50 £42.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.06% +97.67% +4.88%
75th Percentile £57.50 £65.00 £47.98
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £63.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.46 £37.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -42.77% +92.31% +8.33%

Apple
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Apple in the UK

Apple
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Apple.

Daily rate trend for Apple in the UK

Apple
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apple over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Apple in the UK

Apple
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Apple.

Hourly rate trend for Apple in the UK

Apple
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Apple over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Apple in the UK

Apple
Top 15 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +48 232 £255 +7.37% 227
UK excluding London +22 137 £241 +3.76% 161
London +57 115 £264 +5.50% 66
South East +10 71 £377 +59.87% 48
Work from Home +74 41 £350 +21.74% 105
Midlands +29 20 £130 -31.58% 36
North of England +15 18 £282 +48.16% 40
Scotland +23 17 £370 +42.31% 5
North West +16 16 £549 +143.89% 20
East Midlands +17 13 £125 -24.24% 18
West Midlands +15 7 £200 -9.09% 18
Northern Ireland - 5 £190 - 2
East of England +4 3 £190 -5.59% 24
South West 0 3 £90 -55.00% 13
Yorkshire +16 2 £282 +48.16% 18

Apple
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 19 (7.28%) Skype for Business
2 17 (6.51%) SharePoint
3 16 (6.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.53%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 1 (0.38%) CMS
5 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.38%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 67 (25.67%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (4.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.15%) Acrobat
4 3 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.38%) DaVinci Resolve
5 1 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.53%) SAP CO
1 4 (1.53%) SAP FI
1 4 (1.53%) SAP FI/CO
2 2 (0.77%) Shopify
3 1 (0.38%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 131 (50.19%) Microsoft 365
2 39 (14.94%) Azure
3 25 (9.58%) Entra ID
4 18 (6.90%) OneDrive
5 6 (2.30%) AWS
5 6 (2.30%) WhatsApp
6 5 (1.92%) Google Workspace
7 4 (1.53%) Amazon Alexa
7 4 (1.53%) Amazon EC2
7 4 (1.53%) Firebase
8 3 (1.15%) GitHub
9 2 (0.77%) Apple Pay
9 2 (0.77%) BigCommerce
9 2 (0.77%) Bitrise
9 2 (0.77%) Figma
9 2 (0.77%) Google Pay
9 2 (0.77%) Google Play
9 2 (0.77%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.38%) Slack
10 1 (0.38%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 25 (9.58%) VoIP
2 24 (9.20%) VPN
3 20 (7.66%) Cisco IOS
4 19 (7.28%) Firewall
4 19 (7.28%) Skype
5 17 (6.51%) Wi-Fi
6 12 (4.60%) LAN
6 12 (4.60%) Remote Desktop
6 12 (4.60%) WAN
7 11 (4.21%) VLAN
7 11 (4.21%) Wireless
8 4 (1.53%) MQTT
9 3 (1.15%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.77%) DHCP
10 2 (0.77%) SGSN
10 2 (0.77%) Telepresence
11 1 (0.38%) 4G
11 1 (0.38%) Internet
11 1 (0.38%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.15%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 6 (2.30%) JIRA
2 3 (1.15%) Bitbucket
2 3 (1.15%) Gradle
2 3 (1.15%) XCTest
3 2 (0.77%) Appium
3 2 (0.77%) Git
3 2 (0.77%) git-flow
3 2 (0.77%) XCUITest
4 1 (0.38%) IntelliJ
4 1 (0.38%) Jenkins
General
1 74 (28.35%) Social Skills
2 38 (14.56%) Finance
3 27 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
4 18 (6.90%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (6.13%) Public Sector
5 16 (6.13%) Retail
6 9 (3.45%) Marketing
7 8 (3.07%) Legal
8 7 (2.68%) Banking
9 6 (2.30%) Automotive
9 6 (2.30%) Documentation Skills
9 6 (2.30%) German Language
10 5 (1.92%) Advertising
10 5 (1.92%) Billing
10 5 (1.92%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (1.53%) Manufacturing
12 3 (1.15%) Financial Institution
12 3 (1.15%) French Language
13 2 (0.77%) Portuguese Language
13 2 (0.77%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 56 (21.46%) Support Engineer
2 40 (15.33%) Analyst
3 35 (13.41%) IT Support
4 31 (11.88%) Senior
5 28 (10.73%) Support Analyst
6 27 (10.34%) IT Engineer
7 23 (8.81%) Desktop Support
8 22 (8.43%) Desktop Engineer
9 21 (8.05%) 2nd Line Support
10 18 (6.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
11 15 (5.75%) IT Support Engineer
12 14 (5.36%) 1st/2nd Line Support
12 14 (5.36%) Lead
13 13 (4.98%) Audio Visual Technician
13 13 (4.98%) IT Analyst
13 13 (4.98%) Mac Engineer
14 12 (4.60%) IT Support Analyst
15 11 (4.21%) 1st Line Support
15 11 (4.21%) 2nd Line Engineer
16 10 (3.83%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.92%) Node.js
2 4 (1.53%) EDI
2 4 (1.53%) XML
3 3 (1.15%) Ktor
3 3 (1.15%) Laravel
4 2 (0.77%) ATL
4 2 (0.77%) CSS
4 2 (0.77%) HTML
4 2 (0.77%) React Native
4 2 (0.77%) REST
4 2 (0.77%) SwiftUI
4 2 (0.77%) UIKit
4 2 (0.77%) VML
5 1 (0.38%) ADO
5 1 (0.38%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 33 (12.64%) iPhone
2 16 (6.13%) Video Editing
3 14 (5.36%) Smartphone
4 13 (4.98%) Mobile App
5 12 (4.60%) CMDB
5 12 (4.60%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (3.07%) Blog
6 8 (3.07%) iPad
7 7 (2.68%) Blackberry
7 7 (2.68%) Product Ownership
8 6 (2.30%) Clustering
8 6 (2.30%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.30%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (2.30%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.92%) Public Cloud
10 4 (1.53%) Onboarding
10 4 (1.53%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (1.15%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
12 2 (0.77%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 178 (68.20%) Windows
2 106 (40.61%) Windows 10
3 103 (39.46%) Apple iOS
4 76 (29.12%) Android
5 52 (19.92%) Mac OS
6 25 (9.58%) Mac OS X
7 23 (8.81%) Windows Server
8 14 (5.36%) Windows 7
9 7 (2.68%) Windows Server 2012
9 7 (2.68%) Windows Server 2019
10 4 (1.53%) Windows 8
11 3 (1.15%) Linux
12 2 (0.77%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.38%) Unix
13 1 (0.38%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (21.07%) Customer Service
2 52 (19.92%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (10.34%) ITIL
4 26 (9.96%) Mobile Device Management
5 21 (8.05%) ITSM
6 18 (6.90%) Asset Management
6 18 (6.90%) User Experience
7 15 (5.75%) Migration
8 13 (4.98%) Agile
9 11 (4.21%) Service Delivery
9 11 (4.21%) Service Management
10 10 (3.83%) CI/CD
10 10 (3.83%) Decision-Making
10 10 (3.83%) MVVM
11 9 (3.45%) Data Protection
12 8 (3.07%) Coaching
12 8 (3.07%) Customer Experience
13 7 (2.68%) Design Patterns
13 7 (2.68%) DevOps
13 7 (2.68%) Software Deployment
Programming Languages
1 16 (6.13%) PowerShell
2 11 (4.21%) Swift
3 8 (3.07%) Kotlin
3 8 (3.07%) Objective-C
4 4 (1.53%) PHP
5 3 (1.15%) ABAP
5 3 (1.15%) C
5 3 (1.15%) Python
5 3 (1.15%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.77%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (12.64%) Security Cleared
2 28 (10.73%) SC Cleared
3 25 (9.58%) Degree
4 12 (4.60%) DV Cleared
5 10 (3.83%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.92%) DBS Check
7 4 (1.53%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 3 (1.15%) CTC Cleared
8 3 (1.15%) MCSE
8 3 (1.15%) PMP
8 3 (1.15%) SAP Certification
9 2 (0.77%) ACSP
9 2 (0.77%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.77%) MCITP
9 2 (0.77%) MCSA
9 2 (0.77%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.38%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.38%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.38%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (9.20%) SLA
2 4 (1.53%) GAAP
3 3 (1.15%) QA
4 2 (0.77%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.38%) NCSC
System Software
1 106 (40.61%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.13%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (2.68%) Hyper-V
4 3 (1.15%) vSphere
5 2 (0.77%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.38%) Docker
6 1 (0.38%) Firmware
6 1 (0.38%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 57 (21.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 50 (19.16%) SCCM
3 43 (16.48%) Jamf Pro
4 10 (3.83%) AirWatch
5 7 (2.68%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (2.30%) Autotask
6 6 (2.30%) Failover Clustering
7 5 (1.92%) WSUS
8 2 (0.77%) Nessus
9 1 (0.38%) Docker Swarm
9 1 (0.38%) Kubernetes
9 1 (0.38%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 118 (45.21%) Microsoft
2 32 (12.26%) ServiceNow
3 30 (11.49%) Cisco
4 28 (10.73%) Google
5 19 (7.28%) Adobe
5 19 (7.28%) Citrix
6 16 (6.13%) VMware
7 12 (4.60%) Dell
7 12 (4.60%) Polycom
8 8 (3.07%) HP
9 7 (2.68%) Mitel
9 7 (2.68%) Progress
9 7 (2.68%) SAP
10 6 (2.30%) Datto
11 4 (1.53%) Avaya
11 4 (1.53%) F5
11 4 (1.53%) Ivanti
11 4 (1.53%) Planview
12 3 (1.15%) Okta
13 2 (0.77%) Zscaler