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 30 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 186 149
Rank change year-on-year +58 -37 +70
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 775 510 808
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.16% 1.41% 1.76%
As % of the General category 3.47% 2.35% 2.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 389 296 427
10th Percentile £167 £184 £205
25th Percentile £256 £313 £261
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £469 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +10.29% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £549
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £374 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -6.56% +6.67% -9.64%
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 22,355 21,719 27,282
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.37% 59.89% 59.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,022 12,860 18,127
10th Percentile £275 £292 £281
25th Percentile £400 £413 £419
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 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.61% -2.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,428 807 1,121
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.10 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.71 £18.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.00 £27.72 £32.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.42% -13.38% +28.00%
75th Percentile £45.46 £53.75 £59.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £71.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.08 £26.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year -16.70% -11.67% +36.36%

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 30 November 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 30 November 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 30 November 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 +56 670 £425 -15.00% 713
UK excluding London +48 494 £374 -6.56% 663
London +39 223 £475 -9.52% 185
Work from Home +15 183 £400 -20.00% 221
South East +31 140 £400 +14.29% 241
North of England -14 86 £440 +20.55% 109
South West +55 74 £226 -56.49% 68
Midlands -5 66 £363 -12.44% 144
East of England +28 63 £425 - 65
North West +5 47 £404 +24.31% 64
West Midlands -7 42 £369 -1.67% 95
Scotland -5 32 £375 - 27
Yorkshire -30 31 £440 +20.55% 39
East Midlands -4 24 £210 -49.28% 47
Northern Ireland +11 21 £350 -33.33% 2
Wales +2 16 £240 -18.99% 18
North East -1 8 £473 -19.57% 6

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 65 (8.39%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.74%) Confluence
3 8 (1.03%) CMS
3 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.77%) SAS
5 5 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.26%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 152 (19.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 124 (16.00%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (9.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (5.29%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.32%) MS Visio
6 17 (2.19%) 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 (6.19%) Power Platform
2 46 (5.94%) Azure
3 34 (4.39%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (2.19%) AWS
4 17 (2.19%) Google Workspace
5 12 (1.55%) Azure DevOps
5 12 (1.55%) SaaS
6 8 (1.03%) Entra ID
7 6 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (0.77%) 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
2 9 (1.16%) DNS
2 9 (1.16%) VPN
3 7 (0.90%) LAN
4 6 (0.77%) DHCP
4 6 (0.77%) Internet
4 6 (0.77%) WAN
4 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (0.77%) Wireless
5 5 (0.65%) Network Security
6 3 (0.39%) Broadband
6 3 (0.39%) MPLS
7 2 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.26%) Unified Communications
7 2 (0.26%) VLAN
8 1 (0.13%) MQTT
8 1 (0.13%) Multicast
8 1 (0.13%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.94%) Power BI
2 6 (0.77%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (0.77%) Metadata
2 6 (0.77%) Relational Database
2 6 (0.77%) 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 (9.16%) 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
1 523 (67.48%) Social Skills
2 212 (27.35%) Finance
3 136 (17.55%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (7.87%) Public Sector
5 43 (5.55%) Banking
6 37 (4.77%) Marketing
7 35 (4.52%) Retail
8 31 (4.00%) Presentation Skills
9 29 (3.74%) Manufacturing
10 27 (3.48%) Legal
11 22 (2.84%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (2.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 15 (1.94%) Aerospace
14 14 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (1.81%) Investment Banking
14 14 (1.81%) Telecoms
15 13 (1.68%) Billing
16 11 (1.42%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.29%) Local Government
18 9 (1.16%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 122 (15.74%) Analyst
2 80 (10.32%) Project Manager
3 63 (8.13%) IT Support
4 56 (7.23%) Administrator
5 41 (5.29%) Coordinator
6 38 (4.90%) 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 (3.61%) Support Engineer
12 26 (3.35%) Technical Support
13 24 (3.10%) Break Fix Engineer
14 19 (2.45%) IT Analyst
14 19 (2.45%) IT Engineer
15 16 (2.06%) 1st Line Support
15 16 (2.06%) IT Support Engineer
16 15 (1.94%) Support Analyst
16 15 (1.94%) Technical Engineer
16 15 (1.94%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.90%) HTML
2 6 (0.77%) 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 (6.71%) Onboarding
2 39 (5.03%) Management Information System
3 23 (2.97%) Driving Licence
4 21 (2.71%) Mobile App
4 21 (2.71%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.32%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.06%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
7 15 (1.94%) Security Posture
8 13 (1.68%) Virtual Team
9 12 (1.55%) NHS
10 11 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.03%) Social Media
12 7 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.90%) Life Science
13 6 (0.77%) CMDB
13 6 (0.77%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.77%) LIMS
13 6 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
14 5 (0.65%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 62 (8.00%) Windows
2 20 (2.58%) Linux
3 17 (2.19%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.90%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.26%) Unix
5 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.13%) Android
6 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (22.71%) Problem-Solving
2 149 (19.23%) Project Management
3 138 (17.81%) Time Management
4 128 (16.52%) Agile
5 110 (14.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 87 (11.23%) Customer Service
7 79 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 77 (9.94%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 72 (9.29%) Project Delivery
10 64 (8.26%) Collaborative Working
10 64 (8.26%) Migration
11 59 (7.61%) Asset Management
12 58 (7.48%) Risk Management
13 55 (7.10%) Business Intelligence
14 54 (6.97%) PRINCE2
15 50 (6.45%) Cybersecurity
15 50 (6.45%) Decision-Making
15 50 (6.45%) ITIL
16 47 (6.06%) Change Management
17 46 (5.94%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 31 (4.00%) SQL
2 26 (3.35%) Python
3 12 (1.55%) Java
4 8 (1.03%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.77%) 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 (13.81%) Security Cleared
2 101 (13.03%) Degree
3 100 (12.90%) SC Cleared
4 26 (3.35%) PMP
5 23 (2.97%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.58%) Master's Degree
7 19 (2.45%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.06%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.68%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.29%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.29%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 7 (0.90%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.90%) HND
12 5 (0.65%) CISSP
12 5 (0.65%) CTC Cleared
12 5 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.52%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.52%) CCNP
13 4 (0.52%) HNC
14 3 (0.39%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 56 (7.23%) PMO
2 31 (4.00%) QA
3 25 (3.23%) GDPR
3 25 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.58%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.32%) 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 24 (3.10%) 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 12 (1.55%) 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
1 218 (28.13%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.03%) SAP
2 39 (5.03%) ServiceNow
3 30 (3.87%) Salesforce
4 26 (3.35%) HP
5 19 (2.45%) Oracle
6 16 (2.06%) Google
7 12 (1.55%) Adobe
8 10 (1.29%) Cisco
9 9 (1.16%) Workday
10 7 (0.90%) Datto
10 7 (0.90%) VMware
11 6 (0.77%) Atlassian
11 6 (0.77%) Citrix
11 6 (0.77%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.52%) CheckPoint
12 4 (0.52%) Computacenter
12 4 (0.52%) Databricks
12 4 (0.52%) IFS
12 4 (0.52%) Snow