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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 143 124
Rank change year-on-year +5 -19 +60
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 913 570 795
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.95% 1.94% 1.83%
As % of the General category 3.57% 3.07% 3.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 338 419
10th Percentile £160 £195 £175
25th Percentile £210 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £430
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +10.47% -4.44%
75th Percentile £527 £600 £528
90th Percentile £613 £725 £613
UK excluding London median daily rate £358 £391 £400
% change year-on-year -8.57% -2.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 151 40 153
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.00 £11.82
25th Percentile £15.67 £15.16 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.50 £15.87 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +16.57% -13.51% -23.89%
75th Percentile £24.49 £26.74 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £33.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.13 £19.16 £18.00
% change year-on-year -5.35% +6.42% -25.34%

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 25,578 18,554 25,363
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.63% 63.18% 58.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,812 11,870 16,013
10th Percentile £305 £300 £270
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £640 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £495
% change year-on-year - -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,633 796 1,930
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.20 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.69 £18.13 £15.50
Median hourly rate £29.04 £28.17 £29.83
Median % change year-on-year +3.11% -5.57% -14.79%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.00 £51.87
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.77 £25.43 £27.59
% change year-on-year +1.34% -7.84% -9.53%

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 27 April 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 27 April 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 27 April 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 +11 822 £400 -20.00% 579
UK excluding London -1 571 £358 -8.57% 526
London +8 293 £475 -15.56% 129
Work from Home +35 242 £438 -16.67% 195
South East -37 130 £450 +38.46% 172
North of England -4 118 £435 +21.51% 122
Midlands -27 99 £293 -29.35% 85
East of England +19 87 £200 -56.76% 45
South West +18 84 £310 -38.10% 66
Yorkshire -22 62 £400 +1.59% 39
West Midlands -40 62 £338 -3.57% 39
North West -14 47 £438 +27.37% 66
Scotland -8 38 £400 -3.03% 16
East Midlands -16 37 £200 -50.31% 46
Wales -6 12 £213 -35.83% 15
North East -15 9 £450 -21.74% 18
Northern Ireland +5 6 £475 +18.75% 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 70 (7.67%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.29%) Confluence
3 14 (1.53%) CMS
4 9 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.66%) WordPress
6 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.22%) Drupal
7 2 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) Camunda
8 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 187 (20.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 120 (13.14%) Microsoft Office
3 68 (7.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 45 (4.93%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (2.19%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.99%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.66%) InDesign
7 6 (0.66%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.33%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.10%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.10%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.55%) Shopify
4 3 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.33%) Maximo
4 3 (0.33%) Primavera
4 3 (0.33%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.22%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.11%) Actimize
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 85 (9.31%) Microsoft 365
2 84 (9.20%) Azure
3 61 (6.68%) Power Platform
4 33 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (2.96%) AWS
6 20 (2.19%) Google Workspace
7 19 (2.08%) SaaS
8 11 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.20%) GCP
9 9 (0.99%) GitHub
9 9 (0.99%) OCI
10 6 (0.66%) Entra ID
11 5 (0.55%) BigCommerce
11 5 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (0.55%) Google Analytics
12 4 (0.44%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.44%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.97%) VPN
2 11 (1.20%) LAN
3 10 (1.10%) DNS
3 10 (1.10%) Firewall
3 10 (1.10%) Skype
4 8 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.77%) Network Security
5 7 (0.77%) WAN
6 6 (0.66%) DHCP
6 6 (0.66%) Intranet
7 4 (0.44%) SMS
7 4 (0.44%) VLAN
8 3 (0.33%) Internet
8 3 (0.33%) SAN
8 3 (0.33%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.33%) VoIP
9 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.11%) NAS
10 1 (0.11%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (6.46%) Power BI
2 15 (1.64%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.77%) GIS
5 6 (0.66%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.66%) Spatial Data
6 5 (0.55%) MySQL
7 4 (0.44%) Metadata
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.33%) Power Query
8 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 77 (8.43%) JIRA
2 15 (1.64%) Git
3 10 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.99%) JUnit
5 8 (0.88%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.88%) JMeter
5 8 (0.88%) Selenium
5 8 (0.88%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.44%) GitLab
8 3 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.22%) Maven
9 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.22%) Vite
10 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.11%) MSI
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 546 (59.80%) Social Skills
2 239 (26.18%) Finance
3 164 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
4 93 (10.19%) Public Sector
5 59 (6.46%) Legal
6 56 (6.13%) Marketing
7 48 (5.26%) Banking
8 42 (4.60%) Retail
9 30 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.41%) Manufacturing
11 19 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 17 (1.86%) Military
14 13 (1.42%) Investment Banking
15 11 (1.20%) Advertising
15 11 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.20%) Electronics
15 11 (1.20%) Local Government
16 10 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 9 (0.99%) Billing
Job Titles
1 118 (12.92%) Analyst
2 105 (11.50%) Project Manager
3 63 (6.90%) Administrator
3 63 (6.90%) Senior
4 54 (5.91%) Support Officer
5 51 (5.59%) Break Fix Engineer
5 51 (5.59%) Coordinator
6 50 (5.48%) Lead
7 45 (4.93%) IT Support
8 39 (4.27%) Technical Support
9 37 (4.05%) Junior
10 36 (3.94%) Consultant
11 35 (3.83%) Business Analyst
11 35 (3.83%) Hardware Engineer
12 34 (3.72%) Project Officer
13 33 (3.61%) Project Support Officer
14 28 (3.07%) Project Coordinator
15 25 (2.74%) Senior Manager
15 25 (2.74%) Senior Project Manager
16 23 (2.52%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.86%) HTML
2 13 (1.42%) VML
3 12 (1.31%) Spring
4 11 (1.20%) CSS
4 11 (1.20%) XML
5 9 (0.99%) Middleware
6 8 (0.88%) WireMock
7 7 (0.77%) REST
8 6 (0.66%) ADO
8 6 (0.66%) JWT
9 5 (0.55%) HTML5
9 5 (0.55%) JSON
9 5 (0.55%) OAuth
9 5 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
10 4 (0.44%) Web Services
11 3 (0.33%) .NET
11 3 (0.33%) Kafka
11 3 (0.33%) Node.js
11 3 (0.33%) React
11 3 (0.33%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 76 (8.32%) Onboarding
2 36 (3.94%) Management Information System
3 26 (2.85%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.30%) NHS
6 20 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
7 18 (1.97%) Mobile App
8 16 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.31%) Social Media
10 10 (1.10%) Driving Licence
11 9 (0.99%) Data Structures
11 9 (0.99%) Insider Threat
11 9 (0.99%) Learning Management System
11 9 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.88%) Blog
12 8 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.88%) Tandem
13 7 (0.77%) Data Centre
13 7 (0.77%) e-Learning
13 7 (0.77%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 72 (7.89%) Windows
2 22 (2.41%) Windows 10
3 14 (1.53%) Linux
4 10 (1.10%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.77%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.11%) CentOS
7 1 (0.11%) Unix
7 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (24.32%) Problem-Solving
2 212 (23.22%) Project Management
3 196 (21.47%) Time Management
4 153 (16.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 136 (14.90%) Customer Service
6 132 (14.46%) Agile
7 131 (14.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 131 (14.35%) Project Delivery
8 94 (10.30%) Decision-Making
9 87 (9.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 70 (7.67%) Migration
11 68 (7.45%) Data Protection
12 67 (7.34%) Collaborative Working
13 65 (7.12%) ITIL
14 64 (7.01%) AI
14 64 (7.01%) PRINCE2
15 62 (6.79%) Business Intelligence
16 56 (6.13%) Analytics
17 51 (5.59%) Workflow
18 49 (5.37%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (3.94%) SQL
2 23 (2.52%) Python
3 16 (1.75%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.88%) C#
5 7 (0.77%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.66%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.55%) Java
8 2 (0.22%) Bash
8 2 (0.22%) Korn
8 2 (0.22%) PHP
8 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.22%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.22%) VBA
9 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.11%) Groovy
9 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 126 (13.80%) Degree
2 113 (12.38%) Security Cleared
3 101 (11.06%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.94%) PMP
5 31 (3.40%) PMI Certification
6 23 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.97%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.53%) APMP
10 13 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.20%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 10 (1.10%) CTC Cleared
13 9 (0.99%) CISSP
14 5 (0.55%) CSPO
15 4 (0.44%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.44%) CISA
15 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.33%) CISM
16 3 (0.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
16 3 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (9.53%) PMO
2 39 (4.27%) QA
3 32 (3.50%) SLA
4 29 (3.18%) Data Quality
5 21 (2.30%) GDPR
6 20 (2.19%) Accessibility
7 19 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.77%) Disclosure Scotland
8 7 (0.77%) NIST
9 6 (0.66%) GRC
9 6 (0.66%) ISO 20022
9 6 (0.66%) SEPA
10 5 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.44%) GAAP
11 4 (0.44%) IFRS
11 4 (0.44%) PSD2
11 4 (0.44%) WCAG
12 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 47 (5.15%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.42%) Docker
3 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 2 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Samba
4 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 32 (3.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.42%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.10%) Grafana
3 10 (1.10%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.99%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.33%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Ansible
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.11%) Kibana
7 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.11%) Packer
7 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.11%) SCOM
7 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 253 (27.71%) Microsoft
2 65 (7.12%) ServiceNow
3 64 (7.01%) HP
4 55 (6.02%) SAP
5 30 (3.29%) Google
6 24 (2.63%) Oracle
7 23 (2.52%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.75%) Adobe
9 15 (1.64%) Cisco
10 14 (1.53%) Apple
10 14 (1.53%) Dell
11 12 (1.31%) Citrix
11 12 (1.31%) Remedy
12 7 (0.77%) Workday
13 5 (0.55%) HubSpot
13 5 (0.55%) Sitecore
14 4 (0.44%) ESRI
15 3 (0.33%) Atlassian
15 3 (0.33%) Databricks
15 3 (0.33%) VMware