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 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 172 120
Rank change year-on-year +45 -52 +83
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 925 493 861
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.14% 1.67% 1.93%
As % of the General category 3.75% 2.67% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 444 309 413
10th Percentile £153 £195 £201
25th Percentile £210 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £493 £435
Median % change year-on-year -13.96% +13.22% -4.63%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £550
90th Percentile £638 £713 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £388 £406 £400
% change year-on-year -4.62% +1.56% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 183 32 155
10th Percentile £13.51 £13.09 £11.88
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.70 £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.92 £18.13
Median % change year-on-year -7.11% +9.85% -32.85%
75th Percentile £24.49 £28.38 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £31.84 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.13 £21.25 £15.71
% change year-on-year -14.68% +35.26% -43.62%

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 24,665 18,494 26,029
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.14% 62.67% 58.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,396 11,683 16,666
10th Percentile £300 £295 £263
25th Percentile £405 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £490
% change year-on-year - -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,514 651 1,807
10th Percentile £13.65 £15.25 £12.93
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.23 £15.39
Median hourly rate £24.19 £30.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.37% +15.38% -21.21%
75th Percentile £56.25 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.18 £76.25 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.85 £27.97 £25.00
% change year-on-year -18.31% +11.88% -13.79%

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 14 March 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 14 March 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 14 March 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 +50 827 £425 -15.00% 688
UK excluding London +32 593 £388 -4.62% 605
London +19 280 £475 -13.64% 181
Work from Home +24 230 £475 -9.52% 260
South East +9 143 £450 -4.26% 203
North of England -12 117 £450 +26.05% 130
Midlands -6 102 £278 -41.42% 113
East of England +35 93 £210 -56.92% 67
South West +17 81 £218 -56.50% 60
West Midlands -29 68 £350 -26.32% 69
North West -6 53 £461 +36.68% 79
Yorkshire -25 53 £447 +18.80% 36
Scotland -7 37 £410 +9.33% 30
East Midlands -4 34 £200 -50.31% 44
Wales -7 13 £213 +18.06% 14
Northern Ireland +7 12 £475 -9.52% 5
North East -8 11 £450 -21.74% 17

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 74 (8.00%) SharePoint
2 36 (3.89%) Confluence
3 13 (1.41%) CMS
4 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.32%) MS Project Server
6 2 (0.22%) WordPress
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.11%) SAS
7 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 179 (19.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 133 (14.38%) Microsoft Office
3 58 (6.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (4.43%) Microsoft Project
5 21 (2.27%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.30%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.54%) InDesign
7 5 (0.54%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.22%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.11%) CATIA
10 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 10 (1.08%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.54%) Shopify
4 4 (0.43%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.32%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.32%) Maximo
5 3 (0.32%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (0.22%) Primavera
6 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.22%) Workfront
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FS
7 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 82 (8.86%) Azure
2 68 (7.35%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (4.54%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.14%) Azure DevOps
5 26 (2.81%) AWS
6 24 (2.59%) Google Workspace
7 19 (2.05%) SaaS
8 10 (1.08%) Entra ID
8 10 (1.08%) GCP
8 10 (1.08%) GitHub
9 9 (0.97%) OCI
10 8 (0.86%) OneDrive
11 6 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.54%) BigCommerce
12 5 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.43%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.43%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.32%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.32%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.27%) VPN
2 12 (1.30%) LAN
3 10 (1.08%) DNS
3 10 (1.08%) Skype
4 8 (0.86%) WAN
4 8 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.76%) DHCP
5 7 (0.76%) Firewall
5 7 (0.76%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.65%) Internet
6 6 (0.65%) Network Security
7 5 (0.54%) Intranet
8 4 (0.43%) VLAN
9 3 (0.32%) SAN
9 3 (0.32%) VoIP
10 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.22%) MPLS
10 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.22%) SMS
11 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (4.32%) Power BI
2 11 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
2 11 (1.19%) SQL Server
3 7 (0.76%) GIS
4 6 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
4 6 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
4 6 (0.65%) Metadata
4 6 (0.65%) MySQL
4 6 (0.65%) Spatial Data
5 4 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.32%) Tick Data
7 2 (0.22%) Big Data
7 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
7 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 2 (0.22%) MS Access
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.22%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 83 (8.97%) JIRA
2 15 (1.62%) 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 4 (0.43%) GitLab
6 4 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
7 3 (0.32%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.32%) Maven
8 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
8 1 (0.11%) MSI
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 581 (62.81%) Social Skills
2 244 (26.38%) Finance
3 149 (16.11%) Analytical Skills
4 85 (9.19%) Public Sector
5 56 (6.05%) Marketing
6 54 (5.84%) Legal
7 49 (5.30%) Banking
8 30 (3.24%) Retail
9 29 (3.14%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (2.27%) Telecoms
11 18 (1.95%) Manufacturing
12 15 (1.62%) Investment Banking
13 13 (1.41%) Advertising
13 13 (1.41%) Electronics
13 13 (1.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.19%) Billing
15 10 (1.08%) Aerospace
15 10 (1.08%) Financial Institution
16 9 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 115 (12.43%) Analyst
2 106 (11.46%) Project Manager
3 65 (7.03%) IT Support
4 55 (5.95%) Administrator
5 54 (5.84%) Coordinator
5 54 (5.84%) Senior
6 52 (5.62%) Lead
7 51 (5.51%) Break Fix Engineer
8 50 (5.41%) Support Officer
9 44 (4.76%) Technical Support
10 39 (4.22%) Junior
11 37 (4.00%) Hardware Engineer
12 35 (3.78%) Consultant
13 33 (3.57%) Business Analyst
14 28 (3.03%) Support Engineer
15 26 (2.81%) Project Coordinator
15 26 (2.81%) Project Officer
16 24 (2.59%) Project Support Officer
17 23 (2.49%) Field Engineer
17 23 (2.49%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.62%) Spring
2 11 (1.19%) HTML
3 10 (1.08%) XML
4 9 (0.97%) VML
5 8 (0.86%) WireMock
6 7 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (0.65%) Middleware
7 6 (0.65%) REST
8 5 (0.54%) ADO
8 5 (0.54%) CSS
9 4 (0.43%) JSON
10 3 (0.32%) JWT
10 3 (0.32%) Kafka
10 3 (0.32%) OAuth
11 2 (0.22%) AWS CDK
11 2 (0.22%) FIX Protocol
11 2 (0.22%) HTML5
11 2 (0.22%) OpenAPI
11 2 (0.22%) SOAP
11 2 (0.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 82 (8.86%) Onboarding
2 41 (4.43%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.14%) NHS
3 29 (3.14%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (2.27%) Product Ownership
5 19 (2.05%) Mobile App
6 18 (1.95%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.51%) Social Media
9 13 (1.41%) Insider Threat
10 12 (1.30%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.19%) Driving Licence
11 11 (1.19%) Security Posture
12 8 (0.86%) Tandem
12 8 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
13 7 (0.76%) Blog
13 7 (0.76%) Data Structures
13 7 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
14 6 (0.65%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 84 (9.08%) Windows
2 28 (3.03%) Windows 10
3 24 (2.59%) Linux
4 8 (0.86%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.32%) Unix
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%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (22.92%) Time Management
2 209 (22.59%) Problem-Solving
3 202 (21.84%) Project Management
4 148 (16.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 147 (15.89%) Customer Service
6 125 (13.51%) Continuous Improvement
7 120 (12.97%) Project Delivery
8 115 (12.43%) Agile
9 83 (8.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 78 (8.43%) Decision-Making
11 76 (8.22%) Migration
12 73 (7.89%) Collaborative Working
13 59 (6.38%) ITIL
14 58 (6.27%) PRINCE2
15 57 (6.16%) Data Protection
16 56 (6.05%) Business Intelligence
17 55 (5.95%) Asset Management
18 50 (5.41%) Workflow
19 49 (5.30%) AI
20 47 (5.08%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.11%) SQL
2 21 (2.27%) Python
3 12 (1.30%) JavaScript
4 7 (0.76%) C#
4 7 (0.76%) Java
4 7 (0.76%) PowerShell
5 6 (0.65%) T-SQL
6 3 (0.32%) Korn
7 2 (0.22%) Bash
7 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.11%) PHP
8 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 120 (12.97%) Security Cleared
2 110 (11.89%) SC Cleared
3 106 (11.46%) Degree
4 33 (3.57%) PMP
5 25 (2.70%) DBS Check
5 25 (2.70%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.59%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.51%) APMP
8 14 (1.51%) CTC Cleared
9 11 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 9 (0.97%) Master's Degree
11 7 (0.76%) CISSP
12 6 (0.65%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 4 (0.43%) HND
13 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.32%) CISA
14 3 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.32%) HNC
14 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (8.76%) PMO
2 35 (3.78%) QA
3 33 (3.57%) SLA
4 23 (2.49%) Data Quality
5 21 (2.27%) GDPR
5 21 (2.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.19%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.08%) NIST
8 9 (0.97%) Disclosure Scotland
9 8 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (0.86%) GRC
10 6 (0.65%) ISO 20022
11 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 5 (0.54%) SEPA
12 4 (0.43%) Def Stans
12 4 (0.43%) GAAP
12 4 (0.43%) IFRS
12 4 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 3 (0.32%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.32%) PSD2
System Software
1 45 (4.86%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.41%) Docker
3 4 (0.43%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.32%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.22%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.11%) Samba
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.41%) 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%) SCCM
5 3 (0.32%) Terraform
6 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.11%) Kibana
6 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.11%) Packer
6 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.11%) SCOM
6 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 253 (27.35%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.92%) HP
3 58 (6.27%) SAP
4 54 (5.84%) ServiceNow
5 25 (2.70%) Google
6 24 (2.59%) Oracle
6 24 (2.59%) Salesforce
7 15 (1.62%) Adobe
7 15 (1.62%) Citrix
8 14 (1.51%) Cisco
8 14 (1.51%) Dell
9 13 (1.41%) Apple
10 12 (1.30%) Remedy
11 6 (0.65%) Workday
12 5 (0.54%) Computacenter
12 5 (0.54%) Datto
12 5 (0.54%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.54%) VMware
13 4 (0.43%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.43%) ESRI