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

6 months to
19 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 136 191 154
Rank change year-on-year +55 -37 +65
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 772 479 815
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.16% 1.32% 1.76%
As % of the General category 3.43% 2.24% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 370 266 438
10th Percentile £177 £184 £205
25th Percentile £285 £313 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £466 £425
Median % change year-on-year -9.12% +9.71% -8.60%
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% -9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 173 26 72
10th Percentile £13.03 £13.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.74 £13.85 £15.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.56 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% -17.21% -1.73%
75th Percentile £31.41 £29.69 £45.88
90th Percentile £48.95 £51.88 £57.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.82 £23.28 £21.05
% change year-on-year -19.16% +10.59% -34.64%

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 22,499 21,394 27,596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.02% 59.03% 59.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,087 12,611 18,403
10th Percentile £275 £288 £285
25th Percentile £400 £410 £419
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 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £481 £500
% change year-on-year -1.30% -3.75% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,464 800 1,119
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.88 £17.25 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.27 £29.50 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year -17.72% -6.97% +26.84%
75th Percentile £45.46 £55.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £69.65 £70.03 £70.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.08 £27.24 £28.44
% change year-on-year -18.95% -4.23% +29.27%

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 19 November 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 19 November 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 19 November 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 +60 662 £449 -9.39% 1,023
UK excluding London +47 498 £375 -6.25% 782
London +37 215 £475 -9.52% 348
Work from Home -2 173 £450 -10.00% 387
South East +39 144 £450 +12.50% 289
North of England -3 87 £440 +20.55% 134
South West +48 74 £226 -56.49% 77
Midlands -5 67 £375 - 140
East of England +18 58 £514 +28.50% 82
North West +8 50 £413 +31.89% 78
West Midlands -11 41 £375 - 99
Scotland -6 35 £375 - 43
Yorkshire -41 29 £440 +2.33% 41
East Midlands -3 26 £299 -6.26% 39
Northern Ireland +5 21 £350 -33.33% 10
Wales +6 16 £240 +33.33% 23
North East 0 8 £473 -19.57% 15

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 66 (8.55%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.89%) Confluence
3 8 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.91%) CMS
5 6 (0.78%) SAS
6 5 (0.65%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.39%) Moodle
8 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 147 (19.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 121 (15.67%) Microsoft Office
3 70 (9.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 35 (4.53%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.33%) MS Visio
6 15 (1.94%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.52%) Adobe After Effects
7 4 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.39%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
9 2 (0.26%) InDesign
10 1 (0.13%) CATIA
10 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
10 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.13%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.13%) Trello
10 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (0.65%) Oracle Receivables
1 5 (0.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.39%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 3 (0.39%) Shopify
2 3 (0.39%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.26%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.26%) HFM
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.26%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.26%) Workfront
4 1 (0.13%) Integrated Workplace Management System
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.13%) Primavera
4 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 46 (5.96%) Power Platform
2 43 (5.57%) Azure
3 33 (4.27%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (2.33%) AWS
5 16 (2.07%) Google Workspace
6 12 (1.55%) SaaS
7 10 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.04%) Entra ID
9 6 (0.78%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.78%) Smartsheet
10 5 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.65%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.52%) Figma
11 4 (0.52%) Lucidchart
11 4 (0.52%) Viva Engage
12 3 (0.39%) GitHub
12 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.39%) OCI
12 3 (0.39%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.42%) Firewall
2 10 (1.30%) TCP/IP
3 9 (1.17%) DNS
4 8 (1.04%) VPN
5 7 (0.91%) Internet
6 6 (0.78%) DHCP
6 6 (0.78%) LAN
6 6 (0.78%) Network Security
6 6 (0.78%) WAN
6 6 (0.78%) Wireless
7 5 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
8 3 (0.39%) Broadband
8 3 (0.39%) MPLS
9 2 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.26%) VLAN
10 1 (0.13%) MQTT
10 1 (0.13%) Multicast
10 1 (0.13%) NAS
10 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (5.57%) Power BI
2 7 (0.91%) Metadata
2 7 (0.91%) Relational Database
3 6 (0.78%) Star Schema
4 5 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.65%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.65%) Tableau
5 3 (0.39%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.26%) Big Data
6 2 (0.26%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.26%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.26%) EDMS
6 2 (0.26%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.26%) Geospatial Data
6 2 (0.26%) GIS
6 2 (0.26%) MySQL
6 2 (0.26%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.26%) Tick Data
7 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 70 (9.07%) JIRA
2 6 (0.78%) Git
3 5 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.52%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.26%) Maven
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.13%) Subversion
6 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 524 (67.88%) Social Skills
2 213 (27.59%) Finance
3 142 (18.39%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (7.77%) Public Sector
5 46 (5.96%) Banking
6 39 (5.05%) Retail
7 35 (4.53%) Marketing
8 30 (3.89%) Manufacturing
8 30 (3.89%) Presentation Skills
9 25 (3.24%) Legal
10 23 (2.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (2.46%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (2.33%) Telecoms
13 16 (2.07%) Investment Banking
14 15 (1.94%) Aerospace
15 14 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
16 13 (1.68%) Financial Institution
17 12 (1.55%) Billing
18 10 (1.30%) Automotive
18 10 (1.30%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 130 (16.84%) Analyst
2 79 (10.23%) Project Manager
3 62 (8.03%) IT Support
4 55 (7.12%) Administrator
5 44 (5.70%) Lead
6 37 (4.79%) Coordinator
6 37 (4.79%) Senior
7 34 (4.40%) Business Analyst
8 33 (4.27%) Support Officer
9 28 (3.63%) Support Engineer
10 24 (3.11%) Junior
10 24 (3.11%) Technical Support
11 19 (2.46%) IT Analyst
11 19 (2.46%) IT Engineer
12 18 (2.33%) Data Analyst
13 16 (2.07%) IT Support Engineer
14 15 (1.94%) Project Officer
14 15 (1.94%) Support Analyst
14 15 (1.94%) Technical Engineer
14 15 (1.94%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.78%) HTML
1 6 (0.78%) Lightning Web Components
2 4 (0.52%) ADO
2 4 (0.52%) Spring
3 3 (0.39%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.39%) REST
3 3 (0.39%) XML
4 2 (0.26%) CSS
4 2 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
4 2 (0.26%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.26%) SOAP
4 2 (0.26%) Unreal Engine
4 2 (0.26%) VML
5 1 (0.13%) .NET
5 1 (0.13%) EDI
5 1 (0.13%) Middleware
5 1 (0.13%) PySpark
5 1 (0.13%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.13%) Swagger
5 1 (0.13%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 56 (7.25%) Onboarding
2 39 (5.05%) Management Information System
3 24 (3.11%) Driving Licence
4 21 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.33%) Product Ownership
6 15 (1.94%) Data Centre
6 15 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (1.94%) Security Posture
6 15 (1.94%) Virtual Team
7 11 (1.42%) Data Protection Act
7 11 (1.42%) Mobile App
7 11 (1.42%) NHS
8 8 (1.04%) Social Media
9 7 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (0.91%) CMDB
9 7 (0.91%) Life Science
10 6 (0.78%) Credit Risk
10 6 (0.78%) Cyber Threat
10 6 (0.78%) LIMS
10 6 (0.78%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 57 (7.38%) Windows
2 19 (2.46%) Linux
3 17 (2.20%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.91%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.26%) Unix
5 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.13%) Android
6 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
2 148 (19.17%) Project Management
3 123 (15.93%) Agile
4 114 (14.77%) Time Management
5 104 (13.47%) Stakeholder Management
6 80 (10.36%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 78 (10.10%) Continuous Improvement
8 77 (9.97%) Customer Service
9 66 (8.55%) Project Delivery
10 61 (7.90%) Collaborative Working
10 61 (7.90%) Risk Management
11 60 (7.77%) Migration
12 55 (7.12%) Computer Science
13 54 (6.99%) Asset Management
13 54 (6.99%) PRINCE2
14 53 (6.87%) Cybersecurity
15 52 (6.74%) Business Intelligence
16 51 (6.61%) Change Management
17 50 (6.48%) Decision-Making
17 50 (6.48%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.27%) SQL
2 29 (3.76%) Python
3 13 (1.68%) Java
4 7 (0.91%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.78%) R
6 4 (0.52%) Apex Code
6 4 (0.52%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.13%) C
8 1 (0.13%) C#
8 1 (0.13%) C++
8 1 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.13%) Jython
8 1 (0.13%) Korn
8 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.13%) VBA
8 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 104 (13.47%) Security Cleared
2 97 (12.56%) SC Cleared
3 96 (12.44%) Degree
4 27 (3.50%) PMP
5 24 (3.11%) DBS Check
5 24 (3.11%) PMI Certification
6 21 (2.72%) Computer Science Degree
7 20 (2.59%) Master's Degree
8 18 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 8 (1.04%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.91%) HND
12 6 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.65%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.65%) HNC
14 4 (0.52%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.52%) CCNP
14 4 (0.52%) CISSP
14 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
15 3 (0.39%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.48%) PMO
2 32 (4.15%) QA
3 24 (3.11%) GDPR
4 23 (2.98%) Data Quality
4 23 (2.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (2.07%) SLA
6 12 (1.55%) Accessibility
6 12 (1.55%) GRC
7 10 (1.30%) Def Stans
7 10 (1.30%) NIST
8 7 (0.91%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.52%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.39%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.39%) P3O
12 2 (0.26%) COBIT
12 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.26%) PMBOK
13 1 (0.13%) SEPA
System Software
1 23 (2.98%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.39%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.26%) Firmware
5 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) Docker
6 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.04%) SCCM
3 4 (0.52%) Ansible
4 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.26%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 214 (27.72%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.18%) SAP
3 38 (4.92%) ServiceNow
4 31 (4.02%) Salesforce
5 18 (2.33%) Oracle
6 15 (1.94%) Google
7 10 (1.30%) Adobe
8 9 (1.17%) Cisco
8 9 (1.17%) HP
8 9 (1.17%) Workday
9 7 (0.91%) Atlassian
9 7 (0.91%) Datto
10 6 (0.78%) Palo Alto
10 6 (0.78%) VMware
11 5 (0.65%) CheckPoint
11 5 (0.65%) Citrix
11 5 (0.65%) IFS
11 5 (0.65%) Snow
12 4 (0.52%) Computacenter
12 4 (0.52%) HubSpot