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 5 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 165 122
Rank change year-on-year +35 -43 +76
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 926 513 845
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.04% 1.76% 1.92%
As % of the General category 3.65% 2.79% 3.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 322 424
10th Percentile £158 £195 £183
25th Percentile £210 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £438
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +8.45% -2.67%
75th Percentile £528 £600 £550
90th Percentile £625 £724 £634
UK excluding London median daily rate £365 £414 £415
% change year-on-year -11.84% -0.24% +3.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 34 162
10th Percentile £13.72 £13.20 £12.04
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.84 £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.50 £18.58 £20.80
Median % change year-on-year -0.42% -10.70% -21.84%
75th Percentile £24.49 £27.91 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.43 £33.23 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.72 £21.25 £18.13
% change year-on-year -16.62% +17.21% -31.88%

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 general skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 25,375 18,411 25,671
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 56.00% 62.99% 58.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,798 11,794 16,301
10th Percentile £303 £300 £270
25th Percentile £406 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £624 £643 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,571 729 1,862
10th Percentile £13.69 £14.74 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.22 £18.51 £15.39
Median hourly rate £25.77 £29.00 £26.37
Median % change year-on-year -11.14% +9.97% -24.66%
75th Percentile £59.00 £57.62 £50.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.35 £25.22
% change year-on-year -8.59% +8.47% -21.57%

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 5 April 2026.

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 5 April 2026.

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 5 April 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
England +32 836 £423 -15.50% 727
UK excluding London +14 584 £365 -11.84% 631
London +23 297 £475 -13.64% 189
Work from Home +32 240 £475 -9.52% 281
South East -8 141 £450 +38.46% 212
North of England -8 123 £449 +24.07% 127
Midlands -22 102 £300 -36.84% 120
East of England +27 93 £200 -55.56% 72
South West +12 71 £310 -38.10% 58
West Midlands -29 65 £350 -26.32% 62
Yorkshire -19 58 £431 +14.62% 40
North West -16 51 £450 +28.57% 72
Scotland -4 40 £375 -9.09% 38
East Midlands -8 37 £200 -50.31% 58
North East -5 14 £450 -21.74% 20
Wales -9 12 £213 -48.48% 19
Northern Ireland +1 7 £475 +18.75% 8

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 71 (7.67%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.78%) Confluence
3 13 (1.40%) CMS
4 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.32%) MS Project Server
5 3 (0.32%) WordPress
6 2 (0.22%) IIS
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Camunda
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 182 (19.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 122 (13.17%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (6.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 44 (4.75%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (2.16%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.30%) MS Visio
7 7 (0.76%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.76%) InDesign
8 6 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 6 (0.65%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.22%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.22%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.08%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.54%) Shopify
4 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.32%) Maximo
4 3 (0.32%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.32%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.22%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.22%) Primavera
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 84 (9.07%) Azure
2 78 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (5.62%) Power Platform
4 33 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (2.92%) AWS
6 22 (2.38%) Google Workspace
7 19 (2.05%) SaaS
8 11 (1.19%) GCP
9 10 (1.08%) OCI
10 9 (0.97%) GitHub
11 7 (0.76%) Entra ID
11 7 (0.76%) OneDrive
12 6 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (0.54%) BigCommerce
13 5 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (0.43%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.43%) Figma
14 4 (0.43%) PowerApps
15 3 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.16%) VPN
2 14 (1.51%) LAN
3 10 (1.08%) DNS
3 10 (1.08%) Firewall
3 10 (1.08%) Skype
3 10 (1.08%) WAN
4 8 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.65%) DHCP
5 6 (0.65%) Internet
5 6 (0.65%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.54%) Intranet
6 5 (0.54%) Network Security
7 4 (0.43%) VLAN
8 3 (0.32%) SAN
8 3 (0.32%) SMS
8 3 (0.32%) VoIP
9 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.22%) MPLS
9 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.11%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (5.40%) Power BI
2 15 (1.62%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.76%) GIS
4 7 (0.76%) Metadata
5 6 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.65%) Spatial Data
6 5 (0.54%) MySQL
7 4 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.43%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.32%) Power Query
8 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.22%) Tick Data
Development Applications
1 78 (8.42%) JIRA
2 17 (1.84%) Git
3 12 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.97%) JUnit
5 8 (0.86%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.86%) JMeter
5 8 (0.86%) Selenium
5 8 (0.86%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.65%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.43%) GitLab
8 3 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.22%) Maven
9 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.22%) Vite
10 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.11%) MSI
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 571 (61.66%) Social Skills
2 239 (25.81%) Finance
3 157 (16.95%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (9.07%) Public Sector
5 56 (6.05%) Legal
6 55 (5.94%) Marketing
7 49 (5.29%) Banking
8 39 (4.21%) Retail
9 28 (3.02%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.38%) Manufacturing
10 22 (2.38%) Telecoms
11 21 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (1.40%) Documentation Skills
12 13 (1.40%) Electronics
12 13 (1.40%) Investment Banking
13 12 (1.30%) Advertising
13 12 (1.30%) Billing
14 11 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 9 (0.97%) Military
16 8 (0.86%) Law
Job Titles
1 122 (13.17%) Analyst
2 106 (11.45%) Project Manager
3 62 (6.70%) Senior
4 56 (6.05%) Administrator
5 55 (5.94%) Coordinator
5 55 (5.94%) IT Support
5 55 (5.94%) Lead
6 53 (5.72%) Support Officer
7 51 (5.51%) Break Fix Engineer
8 42 (4.54%) Technical Support
9 39 (4.21%) Junior
10 36 (3.89%) Business Analyst
10 36 (3.89%) Hardware Engineer
11 34 (3.67%) Consultant
12 31 (3.35%) Project Officer
13 29 (3.13%) Project Support Officer
14 27 (2.92%) Project Coordinator
15 26 (2.81%) Senior Manager
15 26 (2.81%) Senior Project Manager
16 23 (2.48%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.62%) HTML
2 14 (1.51%) Spring
3 11 (1.19%) CSS
3 11 (1.19%) VML
3 11 (1.19%) XML
4 9 (0.97%) Middleware
5 8 (0.86%) REST
5 8 (0.86%) WireMock
6 6 (0.65%) ADO
6 6 (0.65%) JWT
6 6 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.54%) HTML5
7 5 (0.54%) JSON
8 4 (0.43%) .NET
8 4 (0.43%) OAuth
9 3 (0.32%) Kafka
9 3 (0.32%) Node.js
9 3 (0.32%) React
9 3 (0.32%) Semantic HTML
10 2 (0.22%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 85 (9.18%) Onboarding
2 34 (3.67%) Management Information System
3 27 (2.92%) NHS
3 27 (2.92%) Product Ownership
4 26 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.05%) Data Protection Act
6 18 (1.94%) Mobile App
7 16 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
8 12 (1.30%) Social Media
9 11 (1.19%) Data Centre
9 11 (1.19%) Driving Licence
10 10 (1.08%) Insider Threat
10 10 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (0.97%) Data Structures
12 8 (0.86%) Blog
12 8 (0.86%) Tandem
13 7 (0.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
14 6 (0.65%) Web Conferencing
15 5 (0.54%) Distributed Architecture
Operating Systems
1 85 (9.18%) Windows
2 27 (2.92%) Windows 10
3 22 (2.38%) Linux
4 9 (0.97%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) CentOS
8 1 (0.11%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
2 204 (22.03%) Time Management
3 200 (21.60%) Project Management
4 154 (16.63%) Stakeholder Management
5 147 (15.87%) Customer Service
6 129 (13.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 127 (13.71%) Agile
8 123 (13.28%) Project Delivery
9 85 (9.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 84 (9.07%) Decision-Making
11 72 (7.78%) Migration
12 64 (6.91%) Collaborative Working
13 63 (6.80%) ITIL
14 61 (6.59%) Business Intelligence
15 60 (6.48%) Data Protection
16 58 (6.26%) PRINCE2
17 57 (6.16%) AI
18 53 (5.72%) Asset Management
18 53 (5.72%) Workflow
19 52 (5.62%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 41 (4.43%) SQL
2 23 (2.48%) Python
3 16 (1.73%) JavaScript
4 9 (0.97%) C#
5 6 (0.65%) Java
5 6 (0.65%) PowerShell
5 6 (0.65%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.22%) Bash
6 2 (0.22%) Korn
6 2 (0.22%) PHP
6 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.22%) TypeScript
6 2 (0.22%) VBA
7 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
7 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
7 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.11%) Groovy
7 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 114 (12.31%) Degree
1 114 (12.31%) Security Cleared
2 103 (11.12%) SC Cleared
3 34 (3.67%) PMP
4 29 (3.13%) PMI Certification
5 22 (2.38%) DV Cleared
6 20 (2.16%) DBS Check
7 16 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.51%) APMP
9 12 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
10 11 (1.19%) CTC Cleared
11 9 (0.97%) CISSP
12 5 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 4 (0.43%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.43%) CISA
13 4 (0.43%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.32%) CSPO
14 3 (0.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
14 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (9.29%) PMO
2 40 (4.32%) QA
3 33 (3.56%) SLA
4 30 (3.24%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.05%) GDPR
6 16 (1.73%) Accessibility
7 15 (1.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 8 (0.86%) Disclosure Scotland
9 7 (0.76%) ISO 20022
10 6 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
10 6 (0.65%) NIST
10 6 (0.65%) SEPA
11 5 (0.54%) GRC
12 4 (0.43%) GAAP
12 4 (0.43%) IFRS
12 4 (0.43%) PSD2
13 3 (0.32%) Actionable Recommendations
13 3 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 3 (0.32%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 45 (4.86%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.51%) Docker
3 4 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.11%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) Samba
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.51%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.08%) Grafana
3 10 (1.08%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.97%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.32%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.11%) Kibana
7 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.11%) Packer
7 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.11%) SCOM
7 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 253 (27.32%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.91%) HP
3 62 (6.70%) ServiceNow
4 55 (5.94%) SAP
5 27 (2.92%) Google
5 27 (2.92%) Oracle
6 26 (2.81%) Salesforce
7 15 (1.62%) Adobe
7 15 (1.62%) Cisco
8 14 (1.51%) Apple
8 14 (1.51%) Dell
9 13 (1.40%) Citrix
10 12 (1.30%) Remedy
11 7 (0.76%) Workday
12 5 (0.54%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.54%) VMware
13 4 (0.43%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.43%) Datto
13 4 (0.43%) ESRI
14 3 (0.32%) Databricks