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

6 months to
18 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 170 121
Rank change year-on-year +44 -49 +82
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 921 488 861
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.13% 1.66% 1.94%
As % of the General category 3.74% 2.66% 3.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 442 308 409
10th Percentile £153 £195 £204
25th Percentile £210 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 £498 £435
Median % change year-on-year -16.08% +14.37% -3.33%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £550
90th Percentile £638 £713 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £371 £413 £400
% change year-on-year -10.00% +3.13% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 34 158
10th Percentile £13.54 £13.13 £11.96
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.84 £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.92 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year -7.11% +8.53% -31.07%
75th Percentile £24.49 £28.38 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £33.23 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.94 £22.50 £16.42
% change year-on-year -20.29% +37.07% -38.34%

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 general skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 24,639 18,367 25,993
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 56.94% 62.65% 58.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,366 11,681 16,636
10th Percentile £300 £300 £263
25th Percentile £405 £409 £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 1,513 669 1,810
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.22 £12.84
25th Percentile £17.00 £20.12 £15.38
Median hourly rate £24.55 £30.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.17% +15.38% -23.53%
75th Percentile £56.96 £58.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.20 £75.45 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.00 £27.85 £25.00
% change year-on-year -17.41% +11.40% -14.53%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 +41 822 £425 -15.00% 699
UK excluding London +28 583 £371 -10.00% 617
London +26 286 £475 -13.64% 177
Work from Home +29 234 £475 -9.52% 271
South East +8 142 £450 -9.32% 205
North of England -5 115 £450 +26.40% 131
Midlands -6 103 £271 -41.46% 112
East of England +36 93 £200 -60.00% 76
South West +13 73 £226 -54.75% 57
West Midlands -24 68 £350 -26.32% 65
North West -8 52 £458 +36.00% 75
Yorkshire -27 52 £443 +21.23% 40
Scotland -8 37 £410 +9.33% 35
East Midlands -11 35 £200 -50.31% 46
Wales -3 13 £213 -25.11% 16
Northern Ireland +7 12 £475 -9.52% 5
North East -6 11 £450 -21.74% 18

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 (8.03%) SharePoint
2 36 (3.91%) Confluence
3 14 (1.52%) CMS
4 5 (0.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.33%) 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 (19.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 129 (14.01%) Microsoft Office
3 59 (6.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 38 (4.13%) Microsoft Project
5 21 (2.28%) 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 (0.33%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.33%) 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
Business Applications
1 10 (1.09%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.09%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (0.98%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.54%) Shopify
4 4 (0.43%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.33%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.33%) Maximo
5 3 (0.33%) 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%) Actimize
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 81 (8.79%) Azure
2 70 (7.60%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (4.67%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (2.93%) AWS
6 24 (2.61%) Google Workspace
7 19 (2.06%) SaaS
8 11 (1.19%) GitHub
9 10 (1.09%) GCP
10 9 (0.98%) Entra ID
10 9 (0.98%) OCI
11 8 (0.87%) 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%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (0.43%) PowerApps
15 3 (0.33%) Amazon EC2
15 3 (0.33%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.28%) VPN
2 13 (1.41%) LAN
3 10 (1.09%) DNS
3 10 (1.09%) Skype
4 9 (0.98%) WAN
5 8 (0.87%) Firewall
5 8 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.76%) DHCP
6 7 (0.76%) Internet
6 7 (0.76%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.65%) Network Security
8 5 (0.54%) Intranet
9 4 (0.43%) VLAN
10 3 (0.33%) SAN
10 3 (0.33%) VoIP
11 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
11 2 (0.22%) MPLS
11 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.22%) SMS
12 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.45%) 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 3 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.33%) Tick Data
6 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 2 (0.22%) MS Access
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 83 (9.01%) JIRA
2 15 (1.63%) Git
3 13 (1.41%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.98%) JUnit
5 8 (0.87%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.87%) JMeter
5 8 (0.87%) Selenium
5 8 (0.87%) WebDriver
6 5 (0.54%) GitLab
7 4 (0.43%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.33%) Maven
9 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.11%) MSI
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 580 (62.98%) Social Skills
2 247 (26.82%) Finance
3 150 (16.29%) Analytical Skills
4 84 (9.12%) Public Sector
5 56 (6.08%) Marketing
6 54 (5.86%) Legal
7 50 (5.43%) Banking
8 31 (3.37%) Presentation Skills
9 30 (3.26%) Retail
10 21 (2.28%) Telecoms
11 20 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.95%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.63%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.41%) Advertising
14 13 (1.41%) Electronics
15 12 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (1.09%) Aerospace
17 10 (1.09%) Billing
17 10 (1.09%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 111 (12.05%) Analyst
2 106 (11.51%) Project Manager
3 62 (6.73%) IT Support
4 56 (6.08%) Administrator
5 54 (5.86%) Coordinator
5 54 (5.86%) Lead
5 54 (5.86%) Senior
6 51 (5.54%) Break Fix Engineer
7 50 (5.43%) Support Officer
8 42 (4.56%) Technical Support
9 39 (4.23%) Junior
10 36 (3.91%) Hardware Engineer
11 35 (3.80%) Consultant
12 32 (3.47%) Business Analyst
13 26 (2.82%) Project Coordinator
13 26 (2.82%) Project Officer
14 25 (2.71%) Support Engineer
15 24 (2.61%) Project Support Officer
16 23 (2.50%) Field Engineer
16 23 (2.50%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.63%) Spring
2 12 (1.30%) HTML
3 11 (1.19%) XML
4 9 (0.98%) VML
5 8 (0.87%) WireMock
6 7 (0.76%) Middleware
7 6 (0.65%) CSS
7 6 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
7 6 (0.65%) REST
8 5 (0.54%) ADO
9 4 (0.43%) JSON
10 3 (0.33%) JWT
10 3 (0.33%) Kafka
10 3 (0.33%) OAuth
11 2 (0.22%) AWS CDK
11 2 (0.22%) Elastic Stack
11 2 (0.22%) HTML5
11 2 (0.22%) OpenAPI
11 2 (0.22%) Semantic HTML
11 2 (0.22%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 84 (9.12%) Onboarding
2 36 (3.91%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (3.04%) NHS
5 23 (2.50%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (2.06%) Mobile App
7 17 (1.85%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.52%) Social Media
9 13 (1.41%) Insider Threat
10 12 (1.30%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.19%) Driving Licence
12 8 (0.87%) Tandem
12 8 (0.87%) Web Conferencing
13 7 (0.76%) Blog
13 7 (0.76%) Data Structures
13 7 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
13 7 (0.76%) Security Posture
13 7 (0.76%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 84 (9.12%) Windows
2 28 (3.04%) Windows 10
3 24 (2.61%) Linux
4 8 (0.87%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.33%) Unix
6 3 (0.33%) 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
1 213 (23.13%) Problem-Solving
2 211 (22.91%) Time Management
3 203 (22.04%) Project Management
4 153 (16.61%) Stakeholder Management
5 146 (15.85%) Customer Service
6 127 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
7 119 (12.92%) Project Delivery
8 118 (12.81%) Agile
9 81 (8.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 79 (8.58%) Decision-Making
11 74 (8.03%) Migration
12 72 (7.82%) Collaborative Working
13 59 (6.41%) Data Protection
13 59 (6.41%) ITIL
13 59 (6.41%) PRINCE2
14 55 (5.97%) Business Intelligence
15 54 (5.86%) Asset Management
16 52 (5.65%) AI
17 50 (5.43%) Workflow
18 46 (4.99%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 37 (4.02%) SQL
2 22 (2.39%) 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 2 (0.22%) Bash
6 2 (0.22%) Korn
6 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
7 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
7 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.11%) PHP
Qualifications
1 114 (12.38%) Security Cleared
2 104 (11.29%) SC Cleared
3 102 (11.07%) Degree
4 33 (3.58%) PMP
5 27 (2.93%) PMI Certification
6 25 (2.71%) DBS Check
7 23 (2.50%) DV Cleared
8 14 (1.52%) APMP
8 14 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.52%) CTC Cleared
9 8 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (0.76%) CISSP
11 5 (0.54%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.43%) HND
12 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.33%) A+ Certification
13 3 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
13 3 (0.33%) HNC
13 3 (0.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
13 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (8.79%) PMO
2 39 (4.23%) QA
3 33 (3.58%) SLA
4 24 (2.61%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.17%) GDPR
6 17 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.19%) Accessibility
8 9 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
8 9 (0.98%) NIST
9 8 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.76%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.65%) SEPA
12 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.43%) GAAP
13 4 (0.43%) GRC
13 4 (0.43%) IFRS
13 4 (0.43%) PSD2
13 4 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.33%) IFRS 9
15 2 (0.22%) SOC 2
System Software
1 46 (4.99%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.41%) Docker
3 4 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
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 31 (3.37%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.41%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.09%) Grafana
3 10 (1.09%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.33%) Ansible
5 3 (0.33%) SCCM
5 3 (0.33%) 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 (27.47%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.95%) HP
3 57 (6.19%) SAP
3 57 (6.19%) ServiceNow
4 25 (2.71%) Google
5 24 (2.61%) Salesforce
6 23 (2.50%) Oracle
7 15 (1.63%) Adobe
8 14 (1.52%) Cisco
8 14 (1.52%) Citrix
8 14 (1.52%) 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%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.54%) VMware
13 4 (0.43%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.43%) Datto
13 4 (0.43%) ESRI