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

6 months to
11 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 135 156
Rank change year-on-year -2 +21 +35
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,033 669 678
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.95% 2.06% 1.58%
As % of the General category 3.56% 3.27% 2.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 535 343 388
10th Percentile £172 £191 £145
25th Percentile £263 £306 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £438 £403
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +8.70% -15.26%
75th Percentile £538 £586 £516
90th Percentile £638 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £374 £375
% change year-on-year +7.02% -0.33% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 179 71 141
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £12.04
25th Percentile £15.74 £14.67 £13.99
Median hourly rate £20.09 £19.16 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.88% -10.91% +2.14%
75th Percentile £43.96 £27.23 £38.12
90th Percentile - £35.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £19.97 £21.50
% change year-on-year -7.36% -7.12% +2.53%

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 29,012 20,465 24,598
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.85% 63.06% 57.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,395 12,853 15,377
10th Percentile £313 £281 £277
25th Percentile £413 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £472 £490
% change year-on-year +5.88% -3.62% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,002 1,036 1,895
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.36 £12.88
25th Percentile £18.38 £16.30 £15.95
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.17 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +19.63% -16.41% +6.42%
75th Percentile £61.18 £53.56 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.05 £71.88 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £23.00 £31.89
% change year-on-year +41.30% -27.87% +22.63%

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 11 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 11 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 11 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 +8 915 £438 -2.78% 923
UK excluding London -26 617 £400 +7.02% 769
London +33 366 £450 -14.29% 264
Work from Home +45 324 £450 -5.76% 340
North of England +6 155 £425 +11.48% 175
South East -57 135 £450 +12.50% 271
South West +33 104 £310 -0.96% 70
Midlands -46 90 £350 +7.69% 152
Yorkshire -3 71 £370 -7.50% 54
West Midlands -56 65 £388 +19.23% 84
North West -22 64 £502 +43.29% 101
East of England -2 54 £346 +20.43% 71
Scotland -6 53 £425 +6.25% 20
East Midlands -20 24 £275 -10.71% 67
North East -17 20 £450 +5.88% 24
Northern Ireland +11 16 £313 -16.11% 19
Wales -12 13 £148 -57.86% 7

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 68 (6.58%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.39%) Confluence
3 25 (2.42%) CMS
4 11 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.68%) WordPress
6 5 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.48%) Drupal
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) IIS
8 1 (0.097%) Camunda
8 1 (0.097%) CICS
8 1 (0.097%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.097%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.097%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.097%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.097%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.097%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.097%) WebSphere
Applications
1 199 (19.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 138 (13.36%) Microsoft Office
3 76 (7.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 48 (4.65%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.74%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.26%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.48%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.39%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.39%) InDesign
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.29%) Trello
10 1 (0.097%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.097%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.097%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.097%) Revit
Business Applications
1 12 (1.16%) Magento
2 8 (0.77%) Loan IQ
2 8 (0.77%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.39%) HFM
4 4 (0.39%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.29%) Primavera
5 3 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.29%) Shopify
6 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.097%) Actimize
7 1 (0.097%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.097%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.097%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.097%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.097%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.097%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 104 (10.07%) Azure
2 82 (7.94%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (5.52%) Power Platform
4 53 (5.13%) AWS
5 37 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (2.32%) SaaS
7 20 (1.94%) GCP
8 18 (1.74%) Google Workspace
9 13 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.16%) OCI
11 10 (0.97%) Entra ID
12 9 (0.87%) GitHub
12 9 (0.87%) Google Sheets
12 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (0.68%) Slack
14 6 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
15 5 (0.48%) Google Analytics
15 5 (0.48%) Serverless
15 5 (0.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
16 4 (0.39%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.03%) LAN
2 13 (1.26%) DNS
3 12 (1.16%) Firewall
3 12 (1.16%) Network Security
3 12 (1.16%) WAN
4 11 (1.06%) VPN
5 8 (0.77%) MPLS
6 7 (0.68%) Cisco Nexus
6 7 (0.68%) VLAN
6 7 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.58%) DHCP
7 6 (0.58%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.48%) Intranet
8 5 (0.48%) Skype
8 5 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (0.39%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.39%) SMS
10 3 (0.29%) Broadband
10 3 (0.29%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (5.52%) Power BI
2 15 (1.45%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (0.87%) Tableau
5 7 (0.68%) GIS
5 7 (0.68%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (0.58%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
7 3 (0.29%) Metadata
7 3 (0.29%) MS Access
7 3 (0.29%) MySQL
7 3 (0.29%) Power Query
7 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.19%) Big Data
8 2 (0.19%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.19%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.19%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 89 (8.62%) JIRA
2 24 (2.32%) Git
3 22 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.87%) Bitbucket
4 9 (0.87%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.87%) JMeter
4 9 (0.87%) JUnit
4 9 (0.87%) Selenium
4 9 (0.87%) WebDriver
5 7 (0.68%) Subversion
6 5 (0.48%) GitLab
7 4 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.19%) Gemini Tracker
8 2 (0.19%) Gradle
8 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.19%) Vite
9 1 (0.097%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.097%) Postman
9 1 (0.097%) ScriptRunner
General
1 665 (64.38%) Social Skills
2 331 (32.04%) Finance
3 193 (18.68%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (10.84%) Legal
5 103 (9.97%) Public Sector
6 60 (5.81%) Retail
7 56 (5.42%) Marketing
8 51 (4.94%) Banking
9 31 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
11 26 (2.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 24 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (2.03%) Local Government
13 21 (2.03%) Telecoms
14 20 (1.94%) Manufacturing
15 16 (1.55%) Investment Banking
15 16 (1.55%) Military
16 12 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (1.06%) Financial Institution
18 10 (0.97%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 144 (13.94%) Analyst
2 109 (10.55%) Project Manager
3 74 (7.16%) Administrator
4 65 (6.29%) Support Officer
5 64 (6.20%) Lead
6 63 (6.10%) Senior
7 53 (5.13%) Coordinator
8 48 (4.65%) Project Officer
9 45 (4.36%) Project Support Officer
10 40 (3.87%) Business Analyst
11 35 (3.39%) IT Support
12 29 (2.81%) Technical Support
13 28 (2.71%) Project Coordinator
14 25 (2.42%) Junior
15 24 (2.32%) IT Manager
15 24 (2.32%) Senior Manager
15 24 (2.32%) Senior Project Manager
16 23 (2.23%) Consultant
16 23 (2.23%) Support Specialist
17 21 (2.03%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.94%) HTML
2 15 (1.45%) CSS
3 14 (1.36%) VML
4 13 (1.26%) Spring
5 12 (1.16%) XML
6 9 (0.87%) Middleware
6 9 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.87%) WireMock
7 6 (0.58%) .NET
7 6 (0.58%) Kafka
8 5 (0.48%) React
8 5 (0.48%) REST
9 4 (0.39%) JSON
9 4 (0.39%) JWT
9 4 (0.39%) Redux
9 4 (0.39%) Web Services
10 3 (0.29%) HTML5
10 3 (0.29%) Node.js
10 3 (0.29%) OAuth
10 3 (0.29%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 101 (9.78%) Onboarding
2 54 (5.23%) Management Information System
3 52 (5.03%) Virtual Team
4 50 (4.84%) Web Conferencing
5 44 (4.26%) Podcast
6 34 (3.29%) Product Ownership
7 26 (2.52%) Data Protection Act
7 26 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
8 16 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
9 15 (1.45%) NHS
10 14 (1.36%) Learning Management System
10 14 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.06%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.06%) Driving Licence
11 11 (1.06%) e-Learning
12 10 (0.97%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.87%) Freedom of Information
13 9 (0.87%) Social Media
14 8 (0.77%) Life Science
15 7 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 89 (8.62%) Windows
2 19 (1.84%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.06%) Mac OS
4 10 (0.97%) Linux
5 9 (0.87%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.19%) Unix
7 1 (0.097%) Android
7 1 (0.097%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.097%) CentOS
7 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.097%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (22.75%) Stakeholder Management
2 219 (21.20%) Problem-Solving
3 207 (20.04%) Project Management
4 181 (17.52%) Agile
5 178 (17.23%) Continuous Improvement
6 148 (14.33%) Project Delivery
7 142 (13.75%) Customer Service
8 127 (12.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 113 (10.94%) Decision-Making
10 109 (10.55%) Time Management
11 104 (10.07%) AI
12 85 (8.23%) ITIL
13 73 (7.07%) Migration
14 67 (6.49%) PRINCE2
15 65 (6.29%) Data Protection
16 64 (6.20%) Collaborative Working
17 62 (6.00%) DevOps
17 62 (6.00%) Logistics
17 62 (6.00%) Risk Management
18 57 (5.52%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 39 (3.78%) SQL
2 18 (1.74%) Python
3 14 (1.36%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.77%) C#
5 7 (0.68%) Java
5 7 (0.68%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.48%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.29%) Bash
7 3 (0.29%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.19%) Korn
8 2 (0.19%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.19%) VBA
9 1 (0.097%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.097%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.097%) COBOL
9 1 (0.097%) Groovy
9 1 (0.097%) PHP
9 1 (0.097%) R
9 1 (0.097%) REXX
Qualifications
1 157 (15.20%) Degree
2 120 (11.62%) Security Cleared
3 94 (9.10%) SC Cleared
4 58 (5.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 30 (2.90%) PMP
6 26 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 25 (2.42%) PMI Certification
8 21 (2.03%) DBS Check
9 19 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
10 15 (1.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 9 (0.87%) CISSP
12 8 (0.77%) A+ Certification
12 8 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (0.68%) CIMA
13 7 (0.68%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.58%) ACCA
15 5 (0.48%) CSPO
15 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
16 4 (0.39%) AAT
16 4 (0.39%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (10.45%) PMO
2 47 (4.55%) QA
3 42 (4.07%) Data Quality
4 30 (2.90%) GDPR
4 30 (2.90%) SLA
5 21 (2.03%) Accessibility
6 19 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.06%) GRC
7 11 (1.06%) NIST
8 8 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
9 7 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.68%) IFRS
10 6 (0.58%) GAAP
10 6 (0.58%) ISO 20022
10 6 (0.58%) SEPA
11 4 (0.39%) NCSC
11 4 (0.39%) PSD2
11 4 (0.39%) WCAG
12 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 53 (5.13%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.45%) Docker
3 4 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.097%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.097%) Samba
6 1 (0.097%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.097%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (3.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.65%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.97%) Grafana
5 9 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.77%) Terraform
7 6 (0.58%) ServiceCenter
8 5 (0.48%) Ansible
9 3 (0.29%) Packer
9 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.19%) Control-M
10 2 (0.19%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.19%) OPNET
10 2 (0.19%) SCCM
11 1 (0.097%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.097%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.097%) Kibana
11 1 (0.097%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.097%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.097%) WSUS
Vendors
1 274 (26.52%) Microsoft
2 62 (6.00%) ServiceNow
3 46 (4.45%) SAP
4 42 (4.07%) Oracle
5 40 (3.87%) Google
6 26 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 23 (2.23%) Cisco
8 16 (1.55%) Adobe
9 11 (1.06%) Apple
9 11 (1.06%) SolarWinds
10 9 (0.87%) HP
11 8 (0.77%) Dell
11 8 (0.77%) Workday
12 7 (0.68%) Braze
12 7 (0.68%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.58%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.58%) Citrix
13 6 (0.58%) VMware
14 5 (0.48%) Aruba
14 5 (0.48%) Remedy