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

6 months to
30 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 138 173
Rank change year-on-year +10 +35 +7
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,095 683 577
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.07% 2.08% 1.45%
As % of the General category 3.76% 3.30% 2.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 536 345 354
10th Percentile £181 £185 £147
25th Percentile £263 £300 £237
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £405
Median % change year-on-year - +4.94% -12.62%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £517
90th Percentile £625 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £358 £375
% change year-on-year +11.73% -4.53% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 219 83 94
10th Percentile £13.89 £13.00 £12.59
25th Percentile £16.01 £14.67 £16.59
Median hourly rate £27.50 £19.83 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year +38.68% -47.98% +65.31%
75th Percentile £43.96 £27.82 -
90th Percentile - £40.55 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.54 £19.97 £38.12
% change year-on-year +47.90% -47.61% +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 29,103 20,685 22,826
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.94% 63.03% 57.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,345 12,965 14,402
10th Percentile £313 £280 £288
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £472 £494
% change year-on-year +5.88% -4.40% -1.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,097 1,090 1,492
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.34 £13.86
25th Percentile £18.00 £16.16 £16.50
Median hourly rate £33.00 £25.15 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +31.21% -32.93% +22.79%
75th Percentile £60.46 £51.21 £57.50
90th Percentile £80.11 £70.02 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.98 £22.14 £38.12
% change year-on-year +53.48% -41.92% +41.19%

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 July 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 30 July 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 30 July 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 +7 964 £425 - 1,133
UK excluding London -16 665 £400 +11.73% 988
London +29 373 £450 -14.29% 293
Work from Home +51 364 £431 -7.26% 358
North of England +15 175 £425 +13.33% 238
South East -53 144 £450 +12.50% 310
South West +34 111 £310 -0.96% 90
Midlands -40 100 £350 +9.80% 204
Yorkshire +1 76 £370 -7.50% 91
North West -14 71 £508 +45.07% 109
West Midlands -51 70 £425 +30.77% 109
Scotland -6 54 £425 -5.56% 30
East of England -1 48 £400 +88.24% 107
East Midlands -7 29 £275 +22.22% 95
North East -22 28 £450 +5.88% 41
Northern Ireland +11 22 £225 -37.72% 6
Wales -12 14 - - 25

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 72 (6.58%) SharePoint
2 40 (3.65%) Confluence
3 28 (2.56%) CMS
4 12 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.64%) WordPress
6 6 (0.55%) Drupal
7 5 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.18%) Apache
8 2 (0.18%) IIS
9 1 (0.091%) Camunda
9 1 (0.091%) CICS
9 1 (0.091%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.091%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.091%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.091%) Tuxedo
9 1 (0.091%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.091%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.091%) WebSphere
Applications
1 208 (19.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 144 (13.15%) Microsoft Office
3 82 (7.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 53 (4.84%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.19%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.55%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.46%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.46%) InDesign
9 4 (0.37%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.27%) Trello
11 1 (0.091%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.091%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.091%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.091%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.19%) Magento
2 6 (0.55%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.37%) HFM
3 4 (0.37%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.27%) Primavera
4 3 (0.27%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.27%) TrackWise
5 2 (0.18%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.18%) Shopify
6 1 (0.091%) Actimize
6 1 (0.091%) Changepoint
6 1 (0.091%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.091%) iTrent
6 1 (0.091%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.091%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.091%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 100 (9.13%) Azure
2 85 (7.76%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (5.30%) Power Platform
4 57 (5.21%) AWS
5 36 (3.29%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (2.37%) SaaS
7 21 (1.92%) GCP
8 19 (1.74%) Google Workspace
9 17 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (1.19%) Entra ID
11 12 (1.10%) Microsoft Copilot
12 10 (0.91%) OCI
13 9 (0.82%) GitHub
13 9 (0.82%) Google Sheets
14 8 (0.73%) OpenShift
14 8 (0.73%) Slack
15 6 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.55%) Serverless
16 5 (0.46%) Google Analytics
16 5 (0.46%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.28%) LAN
2 14 (1.28%) DNS
3 13 (1.19%) Firewall
4 12 (1.10%) Network Security
4 12 (1.10%) VPN
4 12 (1.10%) WAN
5 9 (0.82%) VLAN
6 8 (0.73%) DHCP
6 8 (0.73%) MPLS
7 7 (0.64%) Cisco Nexus
8 6 (0.55%) Wi-Fi
9 5 (0.46%) Intranet
9 5 (0.46%) Structured Cabling
9 5 (0.46%) TCP/IP
9 5 (0.46%) VoIP
10 4 (0.37%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.37%) Skype
10 4 (0.37%) SMS
11 3 (0.27%) Ethernet
11 3 (0.27%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (5.30%) Power BI
2 18 (1.64%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.19%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (0.82%) Tableau
5 7 (0.64%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.46%) GIS
7 4 (0.37%) Geospatial Data
7 4 (0.37%) Spatial Data
7 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.27%) Big Data
8 3 (0.27%) MS Access
8 3 (0.27%) MySQL
8 3 (0.27%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.27%) Power Query
9 2 (0.18%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.18%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
9 2 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.18%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 93 (8.49%) JIRA
2 26 (2.37%) Jenkins
3 25 (2.28%) Git
4 9 (0.82%) Bitbucket
4 9 (0.82%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.82%) JMeter
4 9 (0.82%) JUnit
4 9 (0.82%) Selenium
4 9 (0.82%) WebDriver
5 8 (0.73%) Subversion
6 6 (0.55%) Gradle
7 5 (0.46%) GitLab
7 5 (0.46%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.27%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.18%) Gemini Tracker
9 2 (0.18%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.18%) Vite
10 1 (0.091%) Hudson
10 1 (0.091%) MSI
10 1 (0.091%) Oracle Forms
General
1 732 (66.85%) Social Skills
2 379 (34.61%) Finance
3 212 (19.36%) Analytical Skills
4 144 (13.15%) Legal
5 107 (9.77%) Public Sector
6 62 (5.66%) Marketing
7 59 (5.39%) Retail
8 54 (4.93%) Banking
9 36 (3.29%) Documentation Skills
10 31 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
11 28 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
12 26 (2.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 25 (2.28%) Local Government
13 25 (2.28%) Manufacturing
14 23 (2.10%) Telecoms
15 17 (1.55%) Investment Banking
16 16 (1.46%) Military
17 14 (1.28%) Pharmaceutical
18 12 (1.10%) Advertising
18 12 (1.10%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 141 (12.88%) Analyst
2 101 (9.22%) Project Manager
3 77 (7.03%) Administrator
4 71 (6.48%) Lead
5 61 (5.57%) Senior
5 61 (5.57%) Support Officer
6 48 (4.38%) Coordinator
7 47 (4.29%) Project Officer
8 41 (3.74%) Business Analyst
8 41 (3.74%) Project Support Officer
9 33 (3.01%) IT Support
10 26 (2.37%) IT Manager
10 26 (2.37%) Project Coordinator
11 25 (2.28%) Support Engineer
12 23 (2.10%) Junior
13 22 (2.01%) Senior Manager
13 22 (2.01%) Senior Project Manager
14 20 (1.83%) Consultant
15 19 (1.74%) Delivery Manager
15 19 (1.74%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (1.92%) HTML
2 17 (1.55%) CSS
3 16 (1.46%) Spring
4 13 (1.19%) VML
5 12 (1.10%) XML
6 11 (1.00%) Middleware
7 10 (0.91%) Kafka
8 9 (0.82%) Oracle Fusion
8 9 (0.82%) React
8 9 (0.82%) WireMock
9 8 (0.73%) Redux
10 7 (0.64%) .NET
10 7 (0.64%) REST
10 7 (0.64%) Spring Boot
11 6 (0.55%) Hibernate
12 4 (0.37%) JSON
12 4 (0.37%) JWT
13 3 (0.27%) OAuth
13 3 (0.27%) ODBC
13 3 (0.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 102 (9.32%) Onboarding
2 85 (7.76%) Web Conferencing
3 84 (7.67%) Virtual Team
4 78 (7.12%) Podcast
5 59 (5.39%) Management Information System
6 37 (3.38%) Self-Motivation
7 36 (3.29%) Product Ownership
8 25 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
9 18 (1.64%) Analytical Mindset
9 18 (1.64%) Driving Licence
10 14 (1.28%) Learning Management System
11 13 (1.19%) Legacy Systems
12 12 (1.10%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.10%) e-Learning
12 12 (1.10%) Social Media
13 11 (1.00%) Life Science
14 9 (0.82%) Freedom of Information
14 9 (0.82%) Hedge funds
15 8 (0.73%) Blog
15 8 (0.73%) Data Structures
Operating Systems
1 83 (7.58%) Windows
2 18 (1.64%) Windows 10
3 12 (1.10%) Windows Server
4 10 (0.91%) Linux
5 9 (0.82%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.18%) Unix
6 2 (0.18%) VMS
7 1 (0.091%) Android
7 1 (0.091%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.091%) CentOS
7 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.091%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 265 (24.20%) Stakeholder Management
2 226 (20.64%) Problem-Solving
3 203 (18.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 201 (18.36%) Agile
5 198 (18.08%) Project Management
6 167 (15.25%) Customer Service
7 147 (13.42%) Project Delivery
8 138 (12.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 121 (11.05%) Decision-Making
10 107 (9.77%) AI
11 100 (9.13%) Time Management
12 80 (7.31%) ITIL
13 79 (7.21%) PRINCE2
14 77 (7.03%) Migration
15 71 (6.48%) Service Delivery
16 69 (6.30%) Collaborative Working
17 68 (6.21%) DevOps
18 67 (6.12%) Change Management
18 67 (6.12%) Logistics
19 65 (5.94%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (4.38%) SQL
2 20 (1.83%) Python
3 14 (1.28%) PowerShell
4 10 (0.91%) Java
5 8 (0.73%) C#
6 7 (0.64%) JavaScript
6 7 (0.64%) PL/SQL
6 7 (0.64%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.27%) Bash
7 3 (0.27%) Korn
8 2 (0.18%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.18%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.18%) VBA
9 1 (0.091%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.091%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.091%) COBOL
9 1 (0.091%) Groovy
9 1 (0.091%) PHP
9 1 (0.091%) R
9 1 (0.091%) REXX
Qualifications
1 160 (14.61%) Degree
2 141 (12.88%) Security Cleared
3 104 (9.50%) SC Cleared
4 93 (8.49%) BPSS Clearance
5 38 (3.47%) DV Cleared
6 33 (3.01%) PMP
7 30 (2.74%) PMI Certification
8 28 (2.56%) DBS Check
9 18 (1.64%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 12 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (1.00%) CISSP
12 9 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.73%) A+ Certification
14 7 (0.64%) Network+ Certification
15 6 (0.55%) ACCA
15 6 (0.55%) CIMA
15 6 (0.55%) CISM
15 6 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.46%) CCNA
16 5 (0.46%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (10.32%) PMO
2 52 (4.75%) QA
3 44 (4.02%) Data Quality
4 34 (3.11%) GDPR
5 26 (2.37%) SLA
6 22 (2.01%) Accessibility
7 18 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.00%) NIST
9 9 (0.82%) GRC
9 9 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 8 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
12 6 (0.55%) GAAP
12 6 (0.55%) SEPA
13 4 (0.37%) IFRS
13 4 (0.37%) ISO 20022
13 4 (0.37%) NCSC
13 4 (0.37%) PSD2
14 3 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 42001
14 3 (0.27%) P3O
System Software
1 50 (4.57%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.37%) Docker
3 5 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.27%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.18%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.091%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.091%) Samba
6 1 (0.091%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.091%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (2.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.64%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.00%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.91%) Grafana
5 9 (0.82%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.73%) Terraform
7 6 (0.55%) Control-M
8 5 (0.46%) Ansible
9 3 (0.27%) Packer
9 3 (0.27%) ServiceCenter
9 3 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.18%) OPNET
10 2 (0.18%) SCCM
11 1 (0.091%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.091%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.091%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.091%) Kibana
11 1 (0.091%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.091%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.091%) WSUS
Vendors
1 283 (25.84%) Microsoft
2 65 (5.94%) ServiceNow
3 47 (4.29%) Oracle
4 43 (3.93%) SAP
5 42 (3.84%) Google
6 26 (2.37%) Salesforce
7 23 (2.10%) Cisco
8 16 (1.46%) Adobe
9 12 (1.10%) SolarWinds
10 10 (0.91%) Workday
11 9 (0.82%) Apple
12 8 (0.73%) VMware
13 7 (0.64%) Braze
13 7 (0.64%) Palo Alto
14 6 (0.55%) Alteryx
15 5 (0.46%) Aruba
15 5 (0.46%) Concur
15 5 (0.46%) Databricks
15 5 (0.46%) DocuSign
15 5 (0.46%) Xero