Organisational Skills Contract Job Trends

Organisational Skills
UK

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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 132 187 145
Rank change year-on-year +55 -42 +68
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 774 507 808
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.17% 1.41% 1.77%
As % of the General category 3.48% 2.35% 2.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 294 425
10th Percentile £166 £184 £205
25th Percentile £257 £313 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £469 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +10.29% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -10.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 28 73
10th Percentile £13.09 £13.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.72 £14.28 £15.25
Median hourly rate £19.75 £21.28 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.19% -21.19% -8.47%
75th Percentile £27.22 £29.25 £45.88
90th Percentile £53.75 £51.13 £57.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £24.00 £20.67
% change year-on-year -22.92% +16.14% -48.34%

All General Skills
UK

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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,251 21,546 27,208
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.27% 59.88% 59.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,958 12,764 18,053
10th Percentile £275 £293 £281
25th Percentile £400 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £758 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,425 795 1,123
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.20 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.55 £18.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.00 £28.00 £31.76
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% -11.84% +27.04%
75th Percentile £45.46 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.15 £70.66
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.01 £26.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.96% -11.67% +36.12%

Organisational Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Organisational Skills job vacancy trend in the UK

Organisational Skills
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Organisational Skills
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Organisational Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Top 17 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 1 December 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
England +55 670 £425 -15.00% 787
UK excluding London +41 492 £375 -6.25% 763
London +35 223 £475 -9.52% 201
Work from Home +10 182 £400 -20.00% 294
South East +34 139 £400 +14.29% 256
North of England -11 86 £440 +20.55% 120
South West +49 73 £225 -56.73% 83
Midlands -11 67 £369 -10.93% 160
East of England +25 64 £425 - 70
North West +6 47 £404 +24.31% 69
West Midlands -9 43 £375 - 105
Scotland -7 32 £375 - 59
Yorkshire -37 31 £440 +20.55% 40
East Midlands +2 24 £210 -49.28% 51
Northern Ireland +9 19 £361 -31.19% 3
Wales -1 16 £240 -18.99% 26
North East -1 8 £473 -19.57% 11

Organisational Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 64 (8.27%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.75%) Confluence
3 8 (1.03%) CMS
3 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.78%) SAS
5 5 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.26%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 150 (19.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 122 (15.76%) Microsoft Office
3 70 (9.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (5.30%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.33%) MS Visio
6 17 (2.20%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.65%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.52%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.52%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.39%) InDesign
10 2 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.26%) Trello
11 1 (0.13%) CATIA
11 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.13%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) Oracle Receivables
1 5 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.39%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 3 (0.39%) Shopify
2 3 (0.39%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.26%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.26%) HFM
3 2 (0.26%) Loan IQ
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.26%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.26%) Workfront
4 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.13%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 48 (6.20%) Power Platform
2 47 (6.07%) Azure
3 35 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (2.20%) AWS
4 17 (2.20%) Google Workspace
5 12 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (1.55%) SaaS
6 9 (1.16%) Entra ID
7 6 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (0.78%) Smartsheet
8 5 (0.65%) OneDrive
8 5 (0.65%) PowerApps
9 4 (0.52%) Figma
9 4 (0.52%) Lucidchart
9 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Purview
9 4 (0.52%) Viva Engage
10 3 (0.39%) Google Drive
10 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
10 3 (0.39%) OCI
10 3 (0.39%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.29%) Firewall
1 10 (1.29%) TCP/IP
1 10 (1.29%) VPN
2 9 (1.16%) DNS
3 8 (1.03%) LAN
4 7 (0.90%) WAN
5 6 (0.78%) DHCP
5 6 (0.78%) Internet
5 6 (0.78%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.78%) Wireless
6 5 (0.65%) Network Security
7 3 (0.39%) Broadband
7 3 (0.39%) MPLS
8 2 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
8 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
8 2 (0.26%) VLAN
9 1 (0.13%) NAS
9 1 (0.13%) UWB
9 1 (0.13%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.94%) Power BI
2 6 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (0.78%) Metadata
2 6 (0.78%) Relational Database
2 6 (0.78%) Star Schema
3 5 (0.65%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.26%) Data Mart
5 2 (0.26%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.26%) EDMS
5 2 (0.26%) EDRMS
5 2 (0.26%) MySQL
5 2 (0.26%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.26%) Tick Data
6 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.13%) Data Vault
6 1 (0.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.13%) QlikView
6 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 71 (9.17%) JIRA
2 5 (0.65%) Git
2 5 (0.65%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.52%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.26%) Maven
5 1 (0.13%) GitLab
5 1 (0.13%) Postman
5 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.13%) Subversion
5 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 521 (67.31%) Social Skills
2 212 (27.39%) Finance
3 134 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (7.75%) Public Sector
5 43 (5.56%) Banking
6 37 (4.78%) Marketing
7 35 (4.52%) Retail
8 31 (4.01%) Presentation Skills
9 29 (3.75%) Manufacturing
10 27 (3.49%) Legal
11 21 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.94%) Aerospace
14 14 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (1.81%) Investment Banking
15 13 (1.68%) Billing
15 13 (1.68%) Telecoms
16 11 (1.42%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.29%) Local Government
18 9 (1.16%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 121 (15.63%) Analyst
2 82 (10.59%) Project Manager
3 64 (8.27%) IT Support
4 56 (7.24%) Administrator
5 40 (5.17%) Coordinator
6 38 (4.91%) Lead
7 36 (4.65%) Senior
8 34 (4.39%) Support Officer
9 33 (4.26%) Junior
10 32 (4.13%) Business Analyst
11 28 (3.62%) Support Engineer
12 26 (3.36%) Technical Support
13 24 (3.10%) Break Fix Engineer
14 20 (2.58%) IT Analyst
15 19 (2.45%) IT Engineer
16 16 (2.07%) 1st Line Support
16 16 (2.07%) IT Support Engineer
16 16 (2.07%) Support Analyst
17 15 (1.94%) Technical Engineer
17 15 (1.94%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.90%) HTML
2 6 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.65%) ADO
4 4 (0.52%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.52%) Spring
5 3 (0.39%) REST
5 3 (0.39%) XML
6 2 (0.26%) CSS
6 2 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.26%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.26%) SOAP
6 2 (0.26%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.26%) VML
7 1 (0.13%) EDI
7 1 (0.13%) JSON
7 1 (0.13%) Middleware
7 1 (0.13%) Node.js
7 1 (0.13%) OAuth
7 1 (0.13%) RabbitMQ
7 1 (0.13%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.72%) Onboarding
2 39 (5.04%) Management Information System
3 23 (2.97%) Driving Licence
4 21 (2.71%) Mobile App
4 21 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.33%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
7 15 (1.94%) Security Posture
8 12 (1.55%) NHS
9 11 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.42%) Virtual Team
10 8 (1.03%) Social Media
11 7 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (0.90%) Life Science
12 6 (0.78%) CMDB
12 6 (0.78%) Credit Risk
12 6 (0.78%) LIMS
12 6 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
12 6 (0.78%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 63 (8.14%) Windows
2 20 (2.58%) Linux
3 18 (2.33%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.90%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.26%) Unix
5 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.13%) Android
6 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 174 (22.48%) Problem-Solving
2 149 (19.25%) Project Management
3 139 (17.96%) Time Management
4 128 (16.54%) Agile
5 112 (14.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 88 (11.37%) Customer Service
7 79 (10.21%) Continuous Improvement
8 77 (9.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 72 (9.30%) Project Delivery
10 64 (8.27%) Collaborative Working
10 64 (8.27%) Migration
11 59 (7.62%) Asset Management
12 56 (7.24%) Risk Management
13 55 (7.11%) Business Intelligence
14 54 (6.98%) PRINCE2
15 51 (6.59%) ITIL
16 50 (6.46%) Cybersecurity
16 50 (6.46%) Decision-Making
17 47 (6.07%) Change Management
18 44 (5.68%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 31 (4.01%) SQL
2 26 (3.36%) Python
3 12 (1.55%) Java
4 8 (1.03%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.78%) R
6 5 (0.65%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.52%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.13%) C
9 1 (0.13%) C#
9 1 (0.13%) C++
9 1 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.13%) Jython
9 1 (0.13%) Korn
9 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.13%) VBA
9 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 107 (13.82%) Security Cleared
2 100 (12.92%) Degree
2 100 (12.92%) SC Cleared
3 26 (3.36%) PMP
4 23 (2.97%) PMI Certification
5 20 (2.58%) Master's Degree
6 19 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 16 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
8 13 (1.68%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.29%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 7 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (0.90%) HND
11 5 (0.65%) CISSP
11 5 (0.65%) CTC Cleared
11 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 4 (0.52%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.52%) CCNP
12 4 (0.52%) HNC
13 3 (0.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 58 (7.49%) PMO
2 29 (3.75%) QA
3 25 (3.23%) GDPR
3 25 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.58%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.33%) SLA
6 12 (1.55%) Accessibility
7 11 (1.42%) GRC
8 10 (1.29%) Def Stans
8 10 (1.29%) NIST
9 7 (0.90%) Disclosure Scotland
10 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.39%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.39%) P3O
12 2 (0.26%) COBIT
12 2 (0.26%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.26%) PMBOK
13 1 (0.13%) SEPA
System Software
1 25 (3.23%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.26%) Firmware
5 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) Docker
6 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (1.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.03%) SCCM
3 5 (0.65%) Ansible
4 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.26%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.13%) Packer
5 1 (0.13%) Terraform
5 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 216 (27.91%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.17%) ServiceNow
3 39 (5.04%) SAP
4 29 (3.75%) Salesforce
5 26 (3.36%) HP
6 19 (2.45%) Oracle
7 16 (2.07%) Google
8 12 (1.55%) Adobe
9 10 (1.29%) Cisco
10 9 (1.16%) Workday
11 7 (0.90%) Datto
11 7 (0.90%) VMware
12 6 (0.78%) Atlassian
12 6 (0.78%) Citrix
12 6 (0.78%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.52%) CheckPoint
13 4 (0.52%) Computacenter
13 4 (0.52%) Databricks
13 4 (0.52%) IFS
13 4 (0.52%) Snow