Organisational Skills Contract Job Trends in the South West

Organisational Skills
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Organisational Skills in contract job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Organisational Skills over the 6 months leading up to 10 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 62 107
Rank change year-on-year -3 +45 +3
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 103 65 27
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 2.78% 3.29% 1.06%
As % of the General category 6.04% 5.72% 2.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 17 19
10th Percentile £130 - £317
25th Percentile £181 £150 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £251 £225 £520
Median % change year-on-year +11.67% -56.73% +9.47%
75th Percentile £400 £390 £631
90th Percentile £571 £529 £648
England median daily rate £403 £425 £456
% change year-on-year -5.24% -6.85% +7.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 27 0
10th Percentile £13.90 £15.60 -
25th Percentile £14.00 £18.26 -
Median hourly rate £18.50 £33.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -44.78% - -
75th Percentile £43.96 £36.88 -
90th Percentile - £65.00 -
England median hourly rate £17.50 £20.00 £16.09
% change year-on-year -12.50% +24.32% -40.42%

All General Skills
South West

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 general skills in the South West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,704 1,137 1,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West 46.05% 57.51% 52.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 878 644 730
10th Percentile £309 £200 £213
25th Percentile £425 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £638
90th Percentile £730 £706 £725
England median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 335 144 141
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.50 £15.62
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.57 £31.97
Median hourly rate £39.00 £24.54 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.94% -62.25% +15.46%
75th Percentile £63.75 £40.21 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £66.88 £75.00
England median hourly rate £29.00 £25.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year +15.65% -28.36% +16.67%

Organisational Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Organisational Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Organisational Skills job vacancy trend in the South West

Organisational Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Organisational Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Organisational Skills

Organisational Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the South West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Organisational Skills in the South West over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Organisational Skills in the South West

Organisational Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Organisational Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Organisational Skills

Organisational Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Organisational Skills in the South West over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Organisational Skills in the South West

Organisational Skills
Contract Job Locations in the South West

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 South West region over the 6 months to 10 October 2026. 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
Bristol -5 44 £225 -15.09% 30
Devon 0 15 £182 - 24
Gloucestershire +6 13 £189 -24.50% 31
Wiltshire -12 13 £375 +134.38% 27
Somerset -26 9 £203 -10.00% 32
Dorset -9 4 £425 -19.05% 33
Cornwall - 4 £153 - 5
Organisational Skills
England

Organisational Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 10 (9.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 41 (39.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 29 (28.16%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (9.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (3.88%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.94%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.94%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.97%) Primavera
2 1 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 13 (12.62%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (6.80%) Power Platform
3 3 (2.91%) Azure
3 3 (2.91%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (1.94%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.97%) AWS
5 1 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.97%) Copilot Studio
5 1 (0.97%) Google Workspace
5 1 (0.97%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.97%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (4.85%) LAN
2 2 (1.94%) Structured Cabling
3 1 (0.97%) DHCP
3 1 (0.97%) DNS
3 1 (0.97%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.97%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.83%) Power BI
2 3 (2.91%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (1.94%) JIRA
General
1 84 (81.55%) Social Skills
2 27 (26.21%) Finance
3 12 (11.65%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (9.71%) Legal
4 10 (9.71%) Public Sector
5 9 (8.74%) Military
6 6 (5.83%) Manufacturing
6 6 (5.83%) Telecoms
7 4 (3.88%) General Ledger
7 4 (3.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.91%) Advertising
8 3 (2.91%) Retail
9 2 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.94%) Electronics
9 2 (1.94%) Police
10 1 (0.97%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.97%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 26 (25.24%) Administrator
2 12 (11.65%) Project Officer
2 12 (11.65%) Project Support Officer
2 12 (11.65%) Support Officer
3 9 (8.74%) Analyst
3 9 (8.74%) Coordinator
4 6 (5.83%) Desktop Support
5 5 (4.85%) Desktop Analyst
5 5 (4.85%) Desktop Support Analyst
5 5 (4.85%) Project Manager
5 5 (4.85%) SC Cleared Desktop Support
5 5 (4.85%) Support Analyst
6 4 (3.88%) Data Administrator
7 3 (2.91%) Change Manager
7 3 (2.91%) IT Manager
7 3 (2.91%) Programme Manager
7 3 (2.91%) Project Coordinator
7 3 (2.91%) Sales Representative
7 3 (2.91%) Systems Administrator
7 3 (2.91%) Systems Support
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.68%) Management Information System
2 10 (9.71%) Podcast
2 10 (9.71%) Virtual Team
2 10 (9.71%) Web Conferencing
3 7 (6.80%) Video Conferencing
4 5 (4.85%) Onboarding
5 3 (2.91%) Freedom of Information
5 3 (2.91%) NHS
5 3 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.94%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.94%) FMCG
6 2 (1.94%) Product Ownership
7 1 (0.97%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.97%) Blog
7 1 (0.97%) EPoS
7 1 (0.97%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 9 (8.74%) Windows
2 8 (7.77%) Windows 10
3 1 (0.97%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (30.10%) Customer Service
2 14 (13.59%) Stakeholder Management
3 13 (12.62%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (12.62%) Project Delivery
3 13 (12.62%) Service Delivery
4 11 (10.68%) ITIL
4 11 (10.68%) Project Management
5 9 (8.74%) Agile
5 9 (8.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (7.77%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (6.80%) Data Protection
7 7 (6.80%) Decision-Making
7 7 (6.80%) Time Management
8 6 (5.83%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (5.83%) Fault Management
8 6 (5.83%) Information Management
8 6 (5.83%) Migration
8 6 (5.83%) PRINCE2
8 6 (5.83%) Service Management
8 6 (5.83%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 21 (20.39%) Security Cleared
2 16 (15.53%) Degree
3 15 (14.56%) SC Cleared
4 10 (9.71%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (5.83%) DV Cleared
6 4 (3.88%) AAT
6 4 (3.88%) DBS Check
6 4 (3.88%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 2 (1.94%) A+ Certification
7 2 (1.94%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.97%) CIPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.80%) Data Quality
1 7 (6.80%) GDPR
2 4 (3.88%) PMO
3 3 (2.91%) Accessibility
3 3 (2.91%) SLA
4 2 (1.94%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (1.94%) NEBOSH
4 2 (1.94%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.94%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (2.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.94%) OPNET
Vendors
1 40 (38.83%) Microsoft
2 5 (4.85%) ServiceNow
3 4 (3.88%) Sage
3 4 (3.88%) Xero
4 2 (1.94%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.97%) BiZZdesign
5 1 (0.97%) Cisco
5 1 (0.97%) Google
5 1 (0.97%) SAP
5 1 (0.97%) Workday