Organisational Skills Contracts in Scotland

Organisational Skills
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Organisational Skills in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Organisational Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 49 81
Rank change year-on-year -17 +32 -3
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 52 85 89
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 3.20% 3.83% 3.11%
As % of the General category 4.44% 5.89% 4.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 57 65
10th Percentile £263 £196 £168
25th Percentile £335 £313 £208
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £415 £375
Median % change year-on-year +2.41% +10.67% +50.00%
75th Percentile £500 £500 £475
90th Percentile £581 £626 £583
UK median daily rate £475 £433 £450
% change year-on-year +9.83% -3.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 6 4
10th Percentile £16.02 £13.56 £12.51
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.42 £15.53
Median hourly rate £23.59 £15.71 £17.86
Median % change year-on-year +50.16% -12.01% -51.41%
75th Percentile £28.38 £16.53 £28.82
90th Percentile £37.09 £16.86 £46.95
UK median hourly rate £15.84 £18.35 £25.00
% change year-on-year -13.68% -26.60% -9.09%

All General Skills
Scotland

Organisational Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,171 1,442 1,887
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 72.06% 65.04% 65.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 713 864 1,390
10th Percentile £240 £182 £236
25th Percentile £375 £363 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.21% - +3.83%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £570
90th Percentile £612 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 73 28
10th Percentile £16.02 £12.30 £12.75
25th Percentile £18.52 £16.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £22.44 £19.17 £19.88
Median % change year-on-year +17.04% -3.57% -23.54%
75th Percentile £28.22 £60.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £55.74 £69.00 £66.84
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -8.33% -14.29% +59.31%

Organisational Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Organisational Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Organisational Skills in Scotland

Organisational Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Organisational Skills in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Organisational Skills in Scotland

Organisational Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Organisational Skills in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Organisational Skills in Scotland

Organisational Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Organisational Skills in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Organisational Skills in Scotland

Organisational Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Organisational Skills in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Organisational Skills in Scotland

Organisational Skills
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Organisational Skills within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Glasgow -2 30 £425 -15.00% 12
Edinburgh -6 14 £340 -22.37% 9
Aberdeen +3 4 £375 +15.38% 3
Aberdeenshire - 2 - - 4
Fife - 1 - - 1
Dundee - 1 - - 3
Organisational Skills
UK

Organisational Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 14 (26.92%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.92%) CMS
2 1 (1.92%) Confluence
2 1 (1.92%) Drupal
2 1 (1.92%) Jupyter
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 14 (26.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (15.38%) Microsoft Project
4 7 (13.46%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (1.92%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (1.92%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 13 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (15.38%) Yammer
3 6 (11.54%) Azure
4 3 (5.77%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (3.85%) Azure Data Factory
5 2 (3.85%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (1.92%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.92%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.92%) OpenShift
6 1 (1.92%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 4 (7.69%) Network Security
1 4 (7.69%) VPN
2 1 (1.92%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.85%) Data Lake
2 1 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
2 1 (1.92%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.92%) GIS
2 1 (1.92%) OLAP
2 1 (1.92%) Power BI
2 1 (1.92%) Relational Database
2 1 (1.92%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (3.85%) JIRA
2 1 (1.92%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.92%) Git
2 1 (1.92%) GoCD
2 1 (1.92%) Jenkins
General
1 38 (73.08%) Social Skills
2 23 (44.23%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (28.85%) Public Sector
4 13 (25.00%) Finance
5 4 (7.69%) Publishing
6 3 (5.77%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.85%) Banking
7 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.92%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.92%) Marketing
8 1 (1.92%) Retail Banking
8 1 (1.92%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 14 (26.92%) Analyst
2 8 (15.38%) Change Analyst
3 7 (13.46%) Project Manager
4 5 (9.62%) Support Officer
5 4 (7.69%) Business Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Business Change Analyst
5 4 (7.69%) Python Engineer
6 3 (5.77%) Cybersecurity Manager
6 3 (5.77%) Project Manager - Cybersecurity
6 3 (5.77%) Security Manager
6 3 (5.77%) Security Project Manager
7 2 (3.85%) Consultant
7 2 (3.85%) Data Engineer
7 2 (3.85%) Developer
7 2 (3.85%) IT Support
7 2 (3.85%) Programme Manager
7 2 (3.85%) Project Officer
7 2 (3.85%) Project Support Officer
7 2 (3.85%) Technical Manager
7 2 (3.85%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.85%) Middleware
2 1 (1.92%) Loki
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.92%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.62%) PMI
2 4 (7.69%) Algorithms
2 4 (7.69%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (7.69%) Linux Command Line
2 4 (7.69%) Mainframe
2 4 (7.69%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.85%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 1 (1.92%) Blackberry
4 1 (1.92%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.92%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.92%) FMCG
4 1 (1.92%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.92%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.92%) Social Media
4 1 (1.92%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 7 (13.46%) Linux
2 6 (11.54%) Windows
3 1 (1.92%) Android
3 1 (1.92%) Apple iOS
3 1 (1.92%) Unix
3 1 (1.92%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (44.23%) Project Management
2 16 (30.77%) Agile
2 16 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 15 (28.85%) Change Management
4 12 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
5 10 (19.23%) Waterfall
6 9 (17.31%) Time Management
7 8 (15.38%) DevOps
7 8 (15.38%) Infographics
8 7 (13.46%) CI/CD
8 7 (13.46%) Data Analysis
9 6 (11.54%) Decision-Making
9 6 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 6 (11.54%) Stakeholder Management
10 5 (9.62%) Infrastructure as Code
10 5 (9.62%) PRINCE2
10 5 (9.62%) Project Planning
10 5 (9.62%) Roadmaps
11 4 (7.69%) Budget Management
11 4 (7.69%) Data Extraction
Programming Languages
1 7 (13.46%) Python
2 6 (11.54%) SQL
3 1 (1.92%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.92%) R
3 1 (1.92%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 9 (17.31%) Degree
2 5 (9.62%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.92%) Azure Certification
3 1 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.92%) Postgraduate
3 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) GDPR
1 3 (5.77%) QA
2 2 (3.85%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.85%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.85%) Disclosure Scotland
2 2 (3.85%) PMO
3 1 (1.92%) PERC
3 1 (1.92%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (9.62%) Docker
2 2 (3.85%) Active Directory
3 1 (1.92%) BitLocker
3 1 (1.92%) Veritas Cluster Server
3 1 (1.92%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (11.54%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.92%) Ansible
2 1 (1.92%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (1.92%) Grafana
2 1 (1.92%) Prometheus
2 1 (1.92%) Terraform
Vendors
1 25 (48.08%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.85%) Oracle
2 2 (3.85%) ServiceNow
2 2 (3.85%) VMware
3 1 (1.92%) Atlassian
3 1 (1.92%) Databricks
3 1 (1.92%) Equitrac
3 1 (1.92%) ESRI
3 1 (1.92%) Pega
3 1 (1.92%) SAP
3 1 (1.92%) Splunk
3 1 (1.92%) Veritas
3 1 (1.92%) Workday