Apple iOS Contracts

Apple iOS
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Apple iOS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Apple iOS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 220 273 261
Rank change year-on-year +53 -12 -40
Contract jobs citing Apple iOS 452 547 968
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.06% 0.96% 1.10%
As % of the Operating Systems category 7.95% 5.91% 7.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 383 678
10th Percentile £213 £161 £182
25th Percentile £325 £208 £320
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £420 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -16.00% +9.23%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £575
90th Percentile £825 £669 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £280 £403
% change year-on-year +51.79% -30.43% +9.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 15 39
10th Percentile £12.25 £16.28 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.45 £18.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.72 £18.50 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -4.22% -1.33% -35.90%
75th Percentile £23.58 £31.67 £64.37
90th Percentile £46.75 £83.00 £78.20
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.29 £18.50 £16.50
% change year-on-year -6.57% +12.12% +12.98%

All Operating Systems
UK

Apple iOS is in the Operating Systems category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills 5,687 9,251 13,104
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 13.37% 16.16% 14.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,850 6,458 8,915
10th Percentile £185 £190 £175
25th Percentile £300 £338 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £503 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.33% +0.57% +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £700 £719 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £450 £475 £425
% change year-on-year -5.26% +11.76% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 393 404 594
10th Percentile £12.75 £14.08 £13.25
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.74 £15.89
Median hourly rate £22.15 £39.05 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.28% +73.56% +28.57%
75th Percentile £60.75 £64.13 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £30.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% +50.00% +21.21%

Apple iOS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apple iOS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Apple iOS over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Apple iOS in the UK

Apple iOS
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Apple iOS within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 +61 398 £475 +18.75% 302
UK excluding London +58 260 £425 +51.79% 190
London +25 164 £525 +23.53% 154
North of England +71 107 £469 +4.05% 47
Work from Home +16 107 £468 +4.00% 126
North West +54 79 £800 +113.33% 26
South East -5 55 £370 +85.00% 65
Midlands +44 44 £445 +12.66% 31
Scotland +37 28 £400 +60.00% 14
Yorkshire +23 28 £300 -42.86% 16
West Midlands +38 23 £450 -14.29% 20
East Midlands +26 21 £150 -62.03% 11
South West -3 13 £375 -25.00% 20
Northern Ireland +9 7 £190 -5.00%
East of England +6 5 £265 -44.21% 15
Wales +19 4 £500 +17.65% 5

Apple iOS
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 18 (3.98%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (3.32%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.88%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.11%) Confluence
5 3 (0.66%) CMS
6 2 (0.44%) Apache
7 1 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.22%) Drupal
7 1 (0.22%) IIS
7 1 (0.22%) nginx
7 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Fuse
7 1 (0.22%) WordPress
Applications
1 44 (9.73%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (2.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.43%) Sketch
3 3 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.44%) Acrobat
5 1 (0.22%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.22%) InDesign
5 1 (0.22%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
1 1 (0.22%) SAP Hybris
1 1 (0.22%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 115 (25.44%) Microsoft 365
2 58 (12.83%) Azure
3 40 (8.85%) AWS
4 20 (4.42%) SaaS
5 17 (3.76%) Figma
6 12 (2.65%) Entra ID
7 11 (2.43%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.99%) GitHub
9 6 (1.33%) PaaS
10 4 (0.88%) Apigee
10 4 (0.88%) GCP
10 4 (0.88%) Mimecast
10 4 (0.88%) Power Platform
11 3 (0.66%) Sentry
11 3 (0.66%) Slack
12 2 (0.44%) Asana
12 2 (0.44%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.44%) Google Play
12 2 (0.44%) Miro
12 2 (0.44%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 54 (11.95%) Firewall
2 53 (11.73%) VPN
3 13 (2.88%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (2.88%) Network Security
3 13 (2.88%) Skype
4 12 (2.65%) VoIP
5 11 (2.43%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (1.33%) Wireless
7 4 (0.88%) DHCP
7 4 (0.88%) LAN
8 3 (0.66%) Remote Desktop
8 3 (0.66%) SSL
8 3 (0.66%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.66%) VLAN
9 2 (0.44%) Bluetooth
9 2 (0.44%) HTTP
9 2 (0.44%) WAN
10 1 (0.22%) DNS
10 1 (0.22%) PBX
10 1 (0.22%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.10%) MongoDB
2 13 (2.88%) Big Data
3 8 (1.77%) SQL Server
4 6 (1.33%) NoSQL
5 5 (1.11%) DB2
5 5 (1.11%) MySQL
6 4 (0.88%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.88%) Power BI
7 3 (0.66%) Apache Cassandra
8 2 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.22%) ClickHouse
9 1 (0.22%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.22%) DTS
Development Applications
1 22 (4.87%) Git
2 20 (4.42%) Xcode
3 19 (4.20%) XCUITest
4 18 (3.98%) Jenkins
5 15 (3.32%) Appium
6 11 (2.43%) JIRA
7 7 (1.55%) Postman
7 7 (1.55%) TeamCity
8 6 (1.33%) Artifactory
8 6 (1.33%) Bitbucket
8 6 (1.33%) XCTest
9 5 (1.11%) Maven
10 4 (0.88%) Hudson
10 4 (0.88%) IntelliJ
10 4 (0.88%) Katalon Studio
11 3 (0.66%) gulp
11 3 (0.66%) Selenium
12 2 (0.44%) git-flow
12 2 (0.44%) SonarQube
12 2 (0.44%) UI Automator
General
1 82 (18.14%) Social Skills
2 55 (12.17%) Finance
3 34 (7.52%) Analytical Skills
4 33 (7.30%) Public Sector
5 31 (6.86%) Organisational Skills
6 23 (5.09%) Banking
7 22 (4.87%) Retail
8 18 (3.98%) Legal
9 5 (1.11%) Billing
9 5 (1.11%) French Language
9 5 (1.11%) Front Office
10 4 (0.88%) Publishing
10 4 (0.88%) Spanish Language
10 4 (0.88%) Telecoms
11 3 (0.66%) Manufacturing
12 2 (0.44%) Automotive
12 2 (0.44%) Games
12 2 (0.44%) German Language
12 2 (0.44%) Investment Banking
12 2 (0.44%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 111 (24.56%) Developer
2 66 (14.60%) Lead
3 63 (13.94%) Architect
4 58 (12.83%) iOS Developer
5 48 (10.62%) Senior
6 46 (10.18%) Technical Architect
7 41 (9.07%) Analyst
7 41 (9.07%) Technical Leader
8 38 (8.41%) IT Support
9 35 (7.74%) Lead Architect
10 26 (5.75%) Support Engineer
11 22 (4.87%) Support Analyst
12 19 (4.20%) Designer
12 19 (4.20%) IT Analyst
13 17 (3.76%) IT Engineer
13 17 (3.76%) Mobile Developer
14 16 (3.54%) IT Support Analyst
15 14 (3.10%) React Developer
16 13 (2.88%) UX Designer
17 12 (2.65%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (14.16%) Node.js
2 29 (6.42%) React
3 28 (6.19%) React Native
4 25 (5.53%) REST
5 21 (4.65%) SwiftUI
6 19 (4.20%) iOS SDK
7 18 (3.98%) .NET
8 16 (3.54%) RESTful
9 14 (3.10%) HTML
10 13 (2.88%) Apache NiFi
11 12 (2.65%) CSS
11 12 (2.65%) Flutter
11 12 (2.65%) Web Services
12 10 (2.21%) UIKit
13 7 (1.55%) HTML5
14 6 (1.33%) GraphQL
14 6 (1.33%) Spring
14 6 (1.33%) Spring Boot
15 5 (1.11%) CSS3
16 4 (0.88%) Ajax
Miscellaneous
1 86 (19.03%) Mobile App
2 41 (9.07%) Product Ownership
3 39 (8.63%) Public Cloud
4 29 (6.42%) iPhone
5 15 (3.32%) CMDB
6 14 (3.10%) Management Information System
7 13 (2.88%) Cyber Defence
7 13 (2.88%) Distributed Applications
7 13 (2.88%) iPad
7 13 (2.88%) Smartphone
8 11 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (2.21%) Video Editing
10 8 (1.77%) Self-Motivation
11 7 (1.55%) Digital Signage
11 7 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
11 7 (1.55%) Social Media
12 6 (1.33%) Driving Licence
13 5 (1.11%) BYOD
13 5 (1.11%) Hedge funds
13 5 (1.11%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 259 (57.30%) Android
2 187 (41.37%) Windows
3 83 (18.36%) Windows 10
4 56 (12.39%) Windows Server
5 30 (6.64%) Linux
6 29 (6.42%) Mac OS
7 20 (4.42%) Unix
8 11 (2.43%) Windows 7
9 4 (0.88%) Mac OS X
10 2 (0.44%) VMS
10 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2003
10 2 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.44%) Windows XP
11 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 1 (0.22%) tvOS
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Mobile
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Phone
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (19.47%) iOS Development
2 84 (18.58%) Agile
3 65 (14.38%) CI/CD
4 59 (13.05%) Security Architecture
5 58 (12.83%) Mobile Device Management
6 55 (12.17%) Problem-Solving
7 52 (11.50%) Customer Service
7 52 (11.50%) DevOps
8 47 (10.40%) User Experience
9 44 (9.73%) Risk Management
10 43 (9.51%) Zero Trust
11 42 (9.29%) Roadmaps
12 41 (9.07%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
12 41 (9.07%) Threat Intelligence
13 40 (8.85%) Design Patterns
14 32 (7.08%) Mobile Development
15 31 (6.86%) Software Engineering
16 30 (6.64%) ITSM
17 27 (5.97%) Android Development
17 27 (5.97%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 99 (21.90%) Swift
2 36 (7.96%) Java
3 32 (7.08%) Objective-C
4 29 (6.42%) JavaScript
5 26 (5.75%) Python
6 21 (4.65%) Kotlin
7 17 (3.76%) SQL
8 13 (2.88%) C
9 9 (1.99%) C#
9 9 (1.99%) C++
9 9 (1.99%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.77%) PHP
11 6 (1.33%) TypeScript
12 5 (1.11%) Dart
13 1 (0.22%) Bash
13 1 (0.22%) Go
13 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 64 (14.16%) Security Cleared
2 49 (10.84%) SC Cleared
3 23 (5.09%) Degree
4 18 (3.98%) DV Cleared
5 9 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.33%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.44%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.44%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.09%) QA
2 22 (4.87%) SLA
3 13 (2.88%) Actionable Recommendations
4 6 (1.33%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.44%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 12207
6 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.22%) NCSC
6 1 (0.22%) PMO
System Software
1 91 (20.13%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.11%) Docker
2 5 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.88%) vSphere
4 3 (0.66%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.44%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.22%) iptables
6 1 (0.22%) vCloud
6 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.22%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.22%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.22%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.22%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 42 (9.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 33 (7.30%) SCCM
3 20 (4.42%) Jamf Pro
4 12 (2.65%) Ansible
5 11 (2.43%) Kubernetes
6 9 (1.99%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
7 6 (1.33%) Terraform
8 3 (0.66%) AirWatch
8 3 (0.66%) WSUS
9 2 (0.44%) Docker Swarm
9 2 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.22%) AppManager
10 1 (0.22%) Bugsnag
10 1 (0.22%) HP Quality Center
10 1 (0.22%) Istio
10 1 (0.22%) Nessus
10 1 (0.22%) Rancher
Vendors
1 101 (22.35%) Apple
2 87 (19.25%) Microsoft
3 32 (7.08%) ServiceNow
4 17 (3.76%) Citrix
5 15 (3.32%) Google
6 10 (2.21%) Okta
7 9 (1.99%) Adobe
7 9 (1.99%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.33%) SAP
8 6 (1.33%) VMware
9 4 (0.88%) Avaya
9 4 (0.88%) Sophos
10 3 (0.66%) HP
10 3 (0.66%) Xamarin
11 2 (0.44%) Dell
11 2 (0.44%) Intel
11 2 (0.44%) Ivanti
11 2 (0.44%) Mitel
11 2 (0.44%) Splunk
11 2 (0.44%) Sun