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 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 180 141
Rank change year-on-year +52 -39 +76
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 801 520 813
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.19% 1.44% 1.81%
As % of the General category 3.53% 2.40% 3.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 394 306 427
10th Percentile £163 £182 £205
25th Percentile £257 £313 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £463 £425
Median % change year-on-year -13.51% +8.82% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 28 75
10th Percentile £13.35 £13.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.74 £14.28 £15.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £21.28 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% -18.15% -11.86%
75th Percentile £27.23 £29.25 £42.04
90th Percentile £51.55 £51.13 £57.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £24.00 £19.25
% change year-on-year -22.92% +24.68% -51.88%

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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,682 21,707 26,789
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.15% 60.09% 59.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,252 12,898 17,761
10th Percentile £275 £294 £285
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £756 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.61% -2.45% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,444 788 1,123
10th Percentile £13.81 £15.21 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.82 £18.00 £16.85
Median hourly rate £24.00 £27.50 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% -13.28% +26.84%
75th Percentile £45.46 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.25 £70.62
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.11 £26.00 £28.92
% change year-on-year -14.95% -10.11% +31.45%

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 December 2025.

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 December 2025.

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 December 2025. 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 +49 695 £425 -15.00% 875
UK excluding London +41 515 £375 -6.25% 858
London +25 227 £475 -11.63% 169
Work from Home +7 184 £413 -17.50% 422
South East +29 144 £375 +7.14% 253
North of England -12 87 £440 +20.55% 164
South West +44 79 £225 -56.73% 80
Midlands 0 73 £363 -12.44% 172
East of England +25 67 £425 - 112
North West +6 48 £404 +24.31% 95
West Midlands -9 48 £369 -1.67% 108
Scotland -3 34 £388 +3.33% 60
Yorkshire -30 31 £440 +20.55% 54
East Midlands +1 25 £210 -49.28% 60
Northern Ireland +11 19 £361 -31.19% 4
Wales -2 16 £240 +33.33% 30
North East +1 8 £473 -19.57% 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 67 (8.36%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.75%) Confluence
3 8 (1.00%) CMS
3 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.75%) SAS
5 5 (0.62%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.25%) Moodle
7 1 (0.12%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 156 (19.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 132 (16.48%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (8.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (5.12%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.25%) MS Visio
5 18 (2.25%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (0.62%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
7 4 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.37%) Adobe Illustrator
8 3 (0.37%) InDesign
9 2 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.25%) Trello
10 1 (0.12%) CATIA
10 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.12%) MadCap Flare
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.12%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 5 (0.62%) Oracle Receivables
1 5 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.37%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 3 (0.37%) Shopify
2 3 (0.37%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.25%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.25%) HFM
3 2 (0.25%) Loan IQ
3 2 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.25%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.25%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.25%) Workfront
4 1 (0.12%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.12%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 50 (6.24%) Power Platform
2 48 (5.99%) Azure
3 36 (4.49%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (2.25%) AWS
5 17 (2.12%) Google Workspace
6 13 (1.62%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (1.50%) SaaS
8 9 (1.12%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.75%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (0.75%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.62%) OneDrive
10 5 (0.62%) PowerApps
11 4 (0.50%) Figma
11 4 (0.50%) Lucidchart
11 4 (0.50%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.50%) Viva Engage
12 3 (0.37%) GitHub
12 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.37%) OCI
12 3 (0.37%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.37%) Firewall
2 10 (1.25%) DNS
2 10 (1.25%) TCP/IP
2 10 (1.25%) VPN
3 9 (1.12%) LAN
4 8 (1.00%) WAN
5 7 (0.87%) DHCP
5 7 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.75%) Internet
6 6 (0.75%) Wireless
7 5 (0.62%) Network Security
8 3 (0.37%) Broadband
8 3 (0.37%) MPLS
9 2 (0.25%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.25%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.25%) VLAN
10 1 (0.12%) MQTT
10 1 (0.12%) Multicast
10 1 (0.12%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (5.99%) Power BI
2 6 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (0.75%) Metadata
2 6 (0.75%) Relational Database
2 6 (0.75%) SQL Server
2 6 (0.75%) Star Schema
3 4 (0.50%) MySQL
4 3 (0.37%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.25%) Data Mart
5 2 (0.25%) Data Mining
5 2 (0.25%) EDMS
5 2 (0.25%) EDRMS
5 2 (0.25%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.25%) Tick Data
6 1 (0.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
6 1 (0.12%) Data Lake
6 1 (0.12%) Data Vault
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 77 (9.61%) JIRA
2 6 (0.75%) Git
3 5 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.25%) Maven
6 1 (0.12%) GitLab
6 1 (0.12%) JUnit
6 1 (0.12%) Postman
6 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.12%) Subversion
6 1 (0.12%) TestRail
General
1 534 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 218 (27.22%) Finance
3 135 (16.85%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (8.24%) Public Sector
5 44 (5.49%) Banking
6 41 (5.12%) Marketing
7 35 (4.37%) Retail
8 32 (4.00%) Manufacturing
9 31 (3.87%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (3.62%) Legal
11 21 (2.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 20 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (2.00%) Telecoms
14 15 (1.87%) Aerospace
14 15 (1.87%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (1.62%) Billing
17 11 (1.37%) Financial Institution
17 11 (1.37%) Local Government
18 9 (1.12%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 121 (15.11%) Analyst
2 83 (10.36%) Project Manager
3 64 (7.99%) IT Support
4 57 (7.12%) Administrator
5 40 (4.99%) Coordinator
6 39 (4.87%) Senior
7 38 (4.74%) Lead
8 36 (4.49%) Support Officer
9 33 (4.12%) Junior
10 32 (4.00%) Break Fix Engineer
10 32 (4.00%) Business Analyst
11 30 (3.75%) Support Engineer
12 26 (3.25%) Technical Support
13 20 (2.50%) Hardware Engineer
13 20 (2.50%) IT Analyst
13 20 (2.50%) IT Engineer
14 17 (2.12%) Delivery Manager
14 17 (2.12%) IT Support Engineer
15 16 (2.00%) Developer
15 16 (2.00%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.12%) HTML
2 6 (0.75%) ADO
2 6 (0.75%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (0.62%) Spring
4 4 (0.50%) CSS
4 4 (0.50%) REST
5 3 (0.37%) XML
6 2 (0.25%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.25%) HTML5
6 2 (0.25%) JSON
6 2 (0.25%) JWT
6 2 (0.25%) Middleware
6 2 (0.25%) OAuth
6 2 (0.25%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.25%) SOAP
6 2 (0.25%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.25%) VML
7 1 (0.12%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.12%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.49%) Onboarding
2 39 (4.87%) Management Information System
3 22 (2.75%) Driving Licence
4 21 (2.62%) Mobile App
4 21 (2.62%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.25%) Product Ownership
6 17 (2.12%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (2.00%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.87%) Security Posture
9 12 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (1.50%) NHS
10 11 (1.37%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.00%) Social Media
12 7 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.87%) Life Science
12 7 (0.87%) Renewable Energy
13 6 (0.75%) CMDB
13 6 (0.75%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.75%) Insider Threat
13 6 (0.75%) LIMS
Operating Systems
1 63 (7.87%) Windows
2 22 (2.75%) Linux
3 17 (2.12%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.87%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.37%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.25%) Unix
6 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.12%) Android
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (22.72%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (19.23%) Project Management
3 151 (18.85%) Time Management
4 133 (16.60%) Agile
5 114 (14.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 98 (12.23%) Customer Service
7 83 (10.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 76 (9.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 73 (9.11%) Project Delivery
10 69 (8.61%) Migration
11 65 (8.11%) Collaborative Working
12 60 (7.49%) Asset Management
12 60 (7.49%) Business Intelligence
13 59 (7.37%) PRINCE2
14 56 (6.99%) Risk Management
15 54 (6.74%) Decision-Making
16 51 (6.37%) ITIL
17 50 (6.24%) Cybersecurity
18 46 (5.74%) Change Management
19 44 (5.49%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.12%) SQL
2 27 (3.37%) Python
3 13 (1.62%) Java
4 10 (1.25%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.75%) R
6 5 (0.62%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.50%) Apex Code
8 2 (0.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.12%) C
9 1 (0.12%) C#
9 1 (0.12%) C++
9 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.12%) Jython
9 1 (0.12%) Korn
9 1 (0.12%) PHP
9 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.12%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.12%) VBA
9 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 116 (14.48%) Security Cleared
2 108 (13.48%) SC Cleared
3 104 (12.98%) Degree
4 26 (3.25%) PMP
5 23 (2.87%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.50%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.25%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
9 14 (1.75%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.50%) DV Cleared
11 10 (1.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 7 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.87%) CTC Cleared
12 7 (0.87%) HND
13 5 (0.62%) CISSP
13 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.50%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.50%) APMP
14 4 (0.50%) CCNP
14 4 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (7.49%) PMO
2 29 (3.62%) QA
3 25 (3.12%) GDPR
3 25 (3.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.50%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.25%) SLA
6 12 (1.50%) Accessibility
7 11 (1.37%) GRC
8 10 (1.25%) Def Stans
8 10 (1.25%) NIST
9 7 (0.87%) Disclosure Scotland
10 5 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.37%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.37%) P3O
12 2 (0.25%) COBIT
12 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.25%) PMBOK
13 1 (0.12%) GxP
System Software
1 26 (3.25%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
2 5 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.37%) Firmware
3 3 (0.37%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.25%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.12%) Docker
5 1 (0.12%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 14 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.00%) SCCM
3 5 (0.62%) Ansible
4 2 (0.25%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.25%) WSUS
5 1 (0.12%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.12%) Grafana
5 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.12%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.12%) Packer
5 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.12%) SCOM
5 1 (0.12%) Terraform
5 1 (0.12%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 221 (27.59%) Microsoft
2 43 (5.37%) SAP
3 40 (4.99%) ServiceNow
4 34 (4.24%) HP
5 31 (3.87%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.62%) Oracle
7 17 (2.12%) Google
8 12 (1.50%) Adobe
9 11 (1.37%) Cisco
10 9 (1.12%) Workday
11 8 (1.00%) VMware
12 7 (0.87%) Datto
13 6 (0.75%) Atlassian
13 6 (0.75%) Citrix
13 6 (0.75%) Palo Alto
14 4 (0.50%) CheckPoint
14 4 (0.50%) Computacenter
14 4 (0.50%) F5
14 4 (0.50%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.50%) MuleSoft