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 23 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 119 132 179
Rank change year-on-year +13 +47 -9
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,212 689 528
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.25% 2.09% 1.36%
As % of the General category 4.09% 3.29% 2.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 568 341 325
10th Percentile £185 £185 £164
25th Percentile £263 £300 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £408 £438
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -6.74% -2.78%
75th Percentile £538 £560 £530
90th Percentile £625 £700 £625
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £373 £400
% change year-on-year +7.38% -6.88% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 288 93 69
10th Percentile £13.90 £13.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.82 £14.84 £18.35
Median hourly rate £27.75 £18.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +54.17% -52.78% +65.31%
75th Percentile £43.96 £26.51 -
90th Percentile - £40.55 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.10 £18.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year +72.78% -52.78% +81.52%

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 29,649 20,931 22,244
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 55.03% 63.47% 57.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,570 13,025 13,875
10th Percentile £313 £275 £288
25th Percentile £415 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £626 £650
90th Percentile £738 £749 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £498
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.52% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,278 1,168 1,286
10th Percentile £13.90 £13.43 £14.06
25th Percentile £17.12 £16.25 £16.50
Median hourly rate £31.50 £25.15 £35.36
Median % change year-on-year +25.25% -28.87% +28.58%
75th Percentile £56.21 £50.00 £59.36
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.00 £70.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.23 £22.14 £35.00
% change year-on-year +45.55% -36.74% +34.87%

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 23 August 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 23 August 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 23 August 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 +19 1,042 £425 - 1,370
UK excluding London -1 763 £400 +7.38% 1,256
Work from Home +78 415 £419 -6.94% 410
London +29 378 £450 -6.49% 295
North of England +28 198 £424 +2.73% 300
South East -47 165 £436 +9.06% 379
Midlands -15 120 £389 +24.44% 232
South West +31 109 £310 -20.64% 137
North West +1 88 £484 +35.20% 162
Yorkshire +12 78 £365 -17.05% 98
West Midlands -25 77 £443 +41.60% 132
Scotland +28 76 £425 +6.25% 52
East of England +1 60 £350 -3.45% 130
East Midlands -3 41 £275 -12.00% 100
North East -17 32 £488 +3.17% 46
Northern Ireland +19 28 £225 -39.60% 12
Wales -19 14 - - 37

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 83 (6.85%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.81%) Confluence
3 32 (2.64%) CMS
4 13 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.58%) Drupal
6 6 (0.50%) WordPress
7 5 (0.41%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 4 (0.33%) Oracle Workflow
9 2 (0.17%) Apache
9 2 (0.17%) IIS
10 1 (0.083%) Camunda
10 1 (0.083%) CICS
10 1 (0.083%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.083%) OpenStack
10 1 (0.083%) SharePoint 2013
10 1 (0.083%) Tuxedo
10 1 (0.083%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.083%) WebLogic
Applications
1 248 (20.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 190 (15.68%) Microsoft Office
3 102 (8.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 61 (5.03%) Microsoft Project
5 24 (1.98%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.07%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.50%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.41%) InDesign
9 4 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.25%) Trello
11 1 (0.083%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.083%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.083%) AutoCAD
11 1 (0.083%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.083%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.083%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.07%) Magento
2 7 (0.58%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.50%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.33%) HFM
5 3 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.25%) Loan IQ
5 3 (0.25%) Primavera
5 3 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.25%) TrackWise
6 2 (0.17%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.17%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.17%) Shopify
7 1 (0.083%) Actimize
7 1 (0.083%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.083%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.083%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.083%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.083%) Orchard Housing
7 1 (0.083%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 88 (7.26%) Microsoft 365
2 86 (7.10%) Azure
3 65 (5.36%) Power Platform
4 52 (4.29%) AWS
5 32 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
7 20 (1.65%) SaaS
8 18 (1.49%) Google Workspace
9 15 (1.24%) Entra ID
9 15 (1.24%) Microsoft Copilot
10 14 (1.16%) GCP
11 11 (0.91%) Google Sheets
12 9 (0.74%) OpenShift
13 8 (0.66%) OCI
14 7 (0.58%) Slack
15 6 (0.50%) GitHub
15 6 (0.50%) Google Analytics
15 6 (0.50%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.41%) Miro
16 5 (0.41%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 23 (1.90%) LAN
2 14 (1.16%) WAN
3 12 (0.99%) Firewall
3 12 (0.99%) Network Security
4 10 (0.83%) DNS
5 9 (0.74%) MPLS
6 7 (0.58%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (0.41%) Intranet
7 5 (0.41%) Structured Cabling
7 5 (0.41%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.41%) VLAN
7 5 (0.41%) VPN
8 4 (0.33%) Broadband
8 4 (0.33%) DHCP
8 4 (0.33%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.25%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.25%) Remote Desktop
9 3 (0.25%) SMS
9 3 (0.25%) VoIP
10 2 (0.17%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (5.36%) Power BI
2 17 (1.40%) SQL Server
3 8 (0.66%) Tableau
4 7 (0.58%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.50%) PostgreSQL
6 5 (0.41%) Metadata
6 5 (0.41%) Power Query
7 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.25%) Big Data
8 3 (0.25%) MySQL
8 3 (0.25%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.17%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.17%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.17%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.17%) MS Access
9 2 (0.17%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.083%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.083%) Looker
Development Applications
1 86 (7.10%) JIRA
2 24 (1.98%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.49%) Git
4 8 (0.66%) Subversion
5 7 (0.58%) Bitbucket
5 7 (0.58%) Gradle
6 5 (0.41%) Selenium
6 5 (0.41%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 4 (0.33%) Cucumber
7 4 (0.33%) JMeter
7 4 (0.33%) Oracle Forms
8 3 (0.25%) GitLab
8 3 (0.25%) JUnit
8 3 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.25%) WebDriver
9 2 (0.17%) Gemini Tracker
9 2 (0.17%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.17%) Vite
10 1 (0.083%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.083%) MSI
General
1 845 (69.72%) Social Skills
2 420 (34.65%) Finance
3 233 (19.22%) Analytical Skills
4 178 (14.69%) Legal
5 127 (10.48%) Public Sector
6 64 (5.28%) Retail
7 58 (4.79%) Banking
8 57 (4.70%) Marketing
9 43 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
10 38 (3.14%) Local Government
11 37 (3.05%) Manufacturing
12 36 (2.97%) Influencing Skills
13 33 (2.72%) Presentation Skills
14 27 (2.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 26 (2.15%) Telecoms
16 17 (1.40%) Investment Banking
17 16 (1.32%) Military
18 13 (1.07%) Publishing
19 12 (0.99%) Advertising
19 12 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 150 (12.38%) Analyst
2 110 (9.08%) Administrator
3 102 (8.42%) Project Manager
4 69 (5.69%) Lead
5 67 (5.53%) Support Officer
6 63 (5.20%) Coordinator
7 57 (4.70%) Senior
8 51 (4.21%) Project Officer
9 45 (3.71%) Project Support Officer
10 39 (3.22%) Business Analyst
11 29 (2.39%) IT Manager
12 27 (2.23%) Project Coordinator
13 26 (2.15%) IT Support
13 26 (2.15%) Support Engineer
14 23 (1.90%) Junior
15 22 (1.82%) Delivery Manager
16 21 (1.73%) Senior Manager
17 20 (1.65%) PMO Analyst
17 20 (1.65%) Senior Project Manager
17 20 (1.65%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (1.82%) HTML
2 17 (1.40%) CSS
3 13 (1.07%) VML
4 11 (0.91%) Kafka
4 11 (0.91%) Middleware
4 11 (0.91%) Oracle Fusion
4 11 (0.91%) Spring
4 11 (0.91%) XML
5 10 (0.83%) React
5 10 (0.83%) REST
6 9 (0.74%) Redux
7 8 (0.66%) Spring Boot
8 7 (0.58%) Hibernate
9 6 (0.50%) .NET
9 6 (0.50%) Terraform
10 3 (0.25%) JWT
10 3 (0.25%) ODBC
10 3 (0.25%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.25%) Web Services
10 3 (0.25%) WireMock
Miscellaneous
1 120 (9.90%) Onboarding
2 118 (9.74%) Web Conferencing
3 117 (9.65%) Virtual Team
4 111 (9.16%) Podcast
5 69 (5.69%) Management Information System
6 38 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
7 31 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
7 31 (2.56%) Product Ownership
8 22 (1.82%) Driving Licence
9 16 (1.32%) Learning Management System
10 14 (1.16%) Legacy Systems
11 13 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
11 13 (1.07%) e-Learning
11 13 (1.07%) Freedom of Information
12 12 (0.99%) Social Media
13 11 (0.91%) Video Conferencing
14 10 (0.83%) Blog
14 10 (0.83%) Cloud Native
14 10 (0.83%) Data Centre
14 10 (0.83%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 77 (6.35%) Windows
2 16 (1.32%) Windows 10
3 10 (0.83%) Linux
3 10 (0.83%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.74%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.33%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.17%) Unix
6 2 (0.17%) VMS
7 1 (0.083%) Android
7 1 (0.083%) CentOS
7 1 (0.083%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.083%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.083%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.083%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (25.83%) Stakeholder Management
2 248 (20.46%) Problem-Solving
3 223 (18.40%) Continuous Improvement
4 213 (17.57%) Agile
5 208 (17.16%) Customer Service
6 202 (16.67%) Project Management
7 160 (13.20%) Project Delivery
8 155 (12.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 125 (10.31%) Decision-Making
10 105 (8.66%) AI
11 97 (8.00%) Time Management
12 86 (7.10%) ITIL
13 85 (7.01%) PRINCE2
14 83 (6.85%) Migration
14 83 (6.85%) Service Delivery
15 79 (6.52%) Change Management
16 77 (6.35%) Collaborative Working
17 74 (6.11%) Data Protection
17 74 (6.11%) Logistics
18 69 (5.69%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 44 (3.63%) SQL
2 21 (1.73%) Python
3 14 (1.16%) Java
4 13 (1.07%) PowerShell
5 8 (0.66%) PL/SQL
6 7 (0.58%) JavaScript
6 7 (0.58%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.25%) C#
7 3 (0.25%) VBA
8 2 (0.17%) Bash
8 2 (0.17%) Korn
8 2 (0.17%) R
8 2 (0.17%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.083%) COBOL
9 1 (0.083%) Groovy
9 1 (0.083%) PHP
9 1 (0.083%) REXX
Qualifications
1 166 (13.70%) Security Cleared
2 156 (12.87%) Degree
3 133 (10.97%) BPSS Clearance
4 121 (9.98%) SC Cleared
5 42 (3.47%) DV Cleared
6 32 (2.64%) PMP
7 30 (2.48%) DBS Check
7 30 (2.48%) PMI Certification
8 19 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 11 (0.91%) CISSP
10 9 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.66%) A+ Certification
11 8 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
12 7 (0.58%) CISM
12 7 (0.58%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (0.50%) ACCA
13 6 (0.50%) CIMA
13 6 (0.50%) CIPD
13 6 (0.50%) HNC
13 6 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (10.64%) PMO
2 58 (4.79%) QA
3 56 (4.62%) Data Quality
4 39 (3.22%) GDPR
5 28 (2.31%) SLA
6 25 (2.06%) Accessibility
7 18 (1.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (0.91%) GRC
9 10 (0.83%) NIST
10 9 (0.74%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 7 (0.58%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.50%) WCAG
13 5 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.41%) COBIT
13 5 (0.41%) NCSC
14 4 (0.33%) GAAP
14 4 (0.33%) IFRS
15 3 (0.25%) GMP
15 3 (0.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
15 3 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 47 (3.88%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.58%) Docker
2 7 (0.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.25%) VMware NSX
4 2 (0.17%) Firmware
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.083%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 1 (0.083%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.083%) Samba
5 1 (0.083%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 17 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 11 (0.91%) Kubernetes
2 11 (0.91%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 7 (0.58%) Control-M
4 5 (0.41%) Ansible
4 5 (0.41%) SCCM
4 5 (0.41%) WSUS
5 3 (0.25%) Grafana
5 3 (0.25%) Packer
5 3 (0.25%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.25%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.17%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.17%) OPNET
7 1 (0.083%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.083%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.083%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.083%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 352 (29.04%) Microsoft
2 56 (4.62%) SAP
2 56 (4.62%) ServiceNow
3 46 (3.80%) Oracle
4 40 (3.30%) Google
5 27 (2.23%) Salesforce
6 22 (1.82%) Cisco
7 16 (1.32%) Adobe
8 13 (1.07%) SolarWinds
9 11 (0.91%) Workday
10 10 (0.83%) Apple
10 10 (0.83%) VMware
11 8 (0.66%) Alteryx
12 7 (0.58%) Braze
12 7 (0.58%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.41%) Aruba
13 5 (0.41%) Concur
13 5 (0.41%) Databricks
13 5 (0.41%) DocuSign
13 5 (0.41%) Xero