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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 138 157
Rank change year-on-year +1 +19 +36
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,017 669 681
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.94% 2.07% 1.57%
As % of the General category 3.54% 3.29% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 522 343 386
10th Percentile £170 £191 £148
25th Percentile £263 £306 £214
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £438 £405
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +8.02% -14.74%
75th Percentile £538 £586 £518
90th Percentile £649 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 178 70 147
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.73 £14.59 £13.58
Median hourly rate £19.56 £18.08 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.20% -13.92% -0.24%
75th Percentile £43.96 £27.04 £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 28,745 20,351 24,809
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.77% 63.01% 57.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,230 12,786 15,526
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £401 £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 1,986 1,021 1,931
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.46 £12.81
25th Percentile £18.41 £16.32 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.50 £27.13 £31.97
Median % change year-on-year +19.82% -15.15% +6.57%
75th Percentile £61.18 £53.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £80.63 £70.00 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.50 £23.00 £31.25
% change year-on-year +41.30% -26.40% +20.42%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 0 903 £430 -4.44% 1,021
UK excluding London -25 610 £400 +6.67% 842
London +23 359 £450 -14.29% 297
Work from Home +42 320 £450 -6.25% 350
North of England -3 153 £425 +13.33% 191
South East -52 133 £450 +12.50% 277
South West +32 104 £310 -0.96% 107
Midlands -49 88 £350 +7.69% 155
Yorkshire -4 71 £370 -7.50% 58
West Midlands -54 63 £388 +19.23% 82
North West -14 62 £500 +42.86% 110
East of England 0 55 £293 +1.74% 75
Scotland -7 51 £425 +6.25% 22
East Midlands -13 24 £275 -10.71% 72
North East -18 20 £450 +5.88% 27
Northern Ireland +13 16 £313 -7.06% 24
Wales -12 13 £148 -57.86% 8

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 (6.59%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.24%) Confluence
3 24 (2.36%) CMS
4 11 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.69%) WordPress
6 5 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.49%) Drupal
7 2 (0.20%) Apache
7 2 (0.20%) IIS
8 1 (0.098%) Camunda
8 1 (0.098%) CICS
8 1 (0.098%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.098%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.098%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.098%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.098%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.098%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.098%) WebSphere
Applications
1 197 (19.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 136 (13.37%) Microsoft Office
3 75 (7.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 47 (4.62%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.77%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.28%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.49%) 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 (0.098%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.098%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.098%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.098%) Revit
Business Applications
1 12 (1.18%) Magento
2 8 (0.79%) Loan IQ
2 8 (0.79%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.59%) 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 (0.20%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.098%) Actimize
7 1 (0.098%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.098%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.098%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.098%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.098%) TrackWise
7 1 (0.098%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 102 (10.03%) Azure
2 81 (7.96%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (5.60%) Power Platform
4 53 (5.21%) AWS
5 35 (3.44%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (2.36%) SaaS
7 20 (1.97%) GCP
8 18 (1.77%) Google Workspace
9 12 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
9 12 (1.18%) OCI
10 10 (0.98%) Entra ID
11 9 (0.88%) GitHub
11 9 (0.88%) Google Sheets
11 9 (0.88%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (0.69%) Slack
13 6 (0.59%) GitHub Actions
14 5 (0.49%) Serverless
14 5 (0.49%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 4 (0.39%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.06%) LAN
2 13 (1.28%) DNS
3 12 (1.18%) Firewall
3 12 (1.18%) Network Security
3 12 (1.18%) WAN
4 11 (1.08%) VPN
5 8 (0.79%) MPLS
6 7 (0.69%) Cisco Nexus
6 7 (0.69%) VLAN
6 7 (0.69%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.59%) DHCP
7 6 (0.59%) TCP/IP
8 5 (0.49%) Intranet
8 5 (0.49%) Skype
8 5 (0.49%) 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 (5.60%) Power BI
2 15 (1.47%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.28%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.79%) Tableau
5 7 (0.69%) GIS
5 7 (0.69%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (0.59%) 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 (0.20%) Big Data
8 2 (0.20%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.20%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.20%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 86 (8.46%) JIRA
2 24 (2.36%) Git
3 22 (2.16%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.88%) Bitbucket
4 9 (0.88%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.88%) JMeter
4 9 (0.88%) JUnit
4 9 (0.88%) Selenium
4 9 (0.88%) WebDriver
5 7 (0.69%) Subversion
6 5 (0.49%) GitLab
7 4 (0.39%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.20%) Gemini Tracker
8 2 (0.20%) Gradle
8 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.20%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.20%) Vite
9 1 (0.098%) Hudson
9 1 (0.098%) Maven
9 1 (0.098%) Postman
General
1 652 (64.11%) Social Skills
2 324 (31.86%) Finance
3 188 (18.49%) Analytical Skills
4 112 (11.01%) Legal
5 99 (9.73%) Public Sector
6 59 (5.80%) Retail
7 55 (5.41%) Marketing
8 51 (5.01%) Banking
9 31 (3.05%) Presentation Skills
10 28 (2.75%) Documentation Skills
11 25 (2.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 23 (2.26%) Influencing Skills
13 21 (2.06%) Local Government
13 21 (2.06%) Telecoms
14 20 (1.97%) Manufacturing
15 16 (1.57%) Investment Banking
15 16 (1.57%) Military
16 12 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
17 11 (1.08%) Financial Institution
18 10 (0.98%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 143 (14.06%) Analyst
2 108 (10.62%) Project Manager
3 73 (7.18%) Administrator
4 63 (6.19%) Support Officer
5 62 (6.10%) Senior
6 59 (5.80%) Lead
7 53 (5.21%) Coordinator
8 47 (4.62%) Project Officer
9 44 (4.33%) Project Support Officer
10 39 (3.83%) Business Analyst
11 35 (3.44%) IT Support
12 29 (2.85%) Technical Support
13 28 (2.75%) Project Coordinator
14 25 (2.46%) Junior
14 25 (2.46%) Senior Manager
14 25 (2.46%) Senior Project Manager
15 23 (2.26%) Consultant
15 23 (2.26%) IT Manager
15 23 (2.26%) Support Specialist
16 21 (2.06%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.97%) HTML
2 15 (1.47%) CSS
2 15 (1.47%) VML
3 13 (1.28%) Spring
4 12 (1.18%) XML
5 9 (0.88%) Middleware
5 9 (0.88%) Oracle Fusion
5 9 (0.88%) WireMock
6 6 (0.59%) .NET
6 6 (0.59%) Kafka
7 5 (0.49%) React
7 5 (0.49%) REST
8 4 (0.39%) JSON
8 4 (0.39%) JWT
8 4 (0.39%) Redux
8 4 (0.39%) Web Services
9 3 (0.29%) OAuth
9 3 (0.29%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.29%) Semantic HTML
9 3 (0.29%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 99 (9.73%) Onboarding
2 52 (5.11%) Management Information System
2 52 (5.11%) Virtual Team
3 50 (4.92%) Web Conferencing
4 44 (4.33%) Podcast
5 34 (3.34%) Product Ownership
6 26 (2.56%) Data Protection Act
6 26 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
7 16 (1.57%) Analytical Mindset
8 15 (1.47%) NHS
9 14 (1.38%) Learning Management System
9 14 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.08%) Data Centre
10 11 (1.08%) Driving Licence
10 11 (1.08%) e-Learning
11 10 (0.98%) Data Structures
12 9 (0.88%) Freedom of Information
12 9 (0.88%) Social Media
13 8 (0.79%) Life Science
14 7 (0.69%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 89 (8.75%) Windows
2 19 (1.87%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.08%) Mac OS
4 10 (0.98%) Linux
5 9 (0.88%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.20%) Unix
7 1 (0.098%) Android
7 1 (0.098%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.098%) CentOS
7 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.098%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.098%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 228 (22.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 215 (21.14%) Problem-Solving
3 208 (20.45%) Project Management
4 179 (17.60%) Agile
5 173 (17.01%) Continuous Improvement
6 147 (14.45%) Project Delivery
7 144 (14.16%) Customer Service
8 121 (11.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 112 (11.01%) Time Management
10 109 (10.72%) Decision-Making
11 104 (10.23%) AI
12 83 (8.16%) ITIL
13 71 (6.98%) Migration
14 66 (6.49%) PRINCE2
15 65 (6.39%) Data Protection
16 64 (6.29%) Collaborative Working
17 60 (5.90%) DevOps
17 60 (5.90%) Risk Management
18 59 (5.80%) Logistics
19 57 (5.60%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 38 (3.74%) SQL
2 18 (1.77%) Python
3 14 (1.38%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.79%) C#
5 7 (0.69%) JavaScript
6 6 (0.59%) Java
7 5 (0.49%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.29%) Bash
8 3 (0.29%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.20%) Korn
9 2 (0.20%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.20%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.20%) VBA
10 1 (0.098%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.098%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.098%) COBOL
10 1 (0.098%) Groovy
10 1 (0.098%) PHP
10 1 (0.098%) R
10 1 (0.098%) REXX
Qualifications
1 154 (15.14%) Degree
2 115 (11.31%) Security Cleared
3 91 (8.95%) SC Cleared
4 56 (5.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 30 (2.95%) PMP
6 25 (2.46%) DV Cleared
6 25 (2.46%) PMI Certification
7 20 (1.97%) DBS Check
8 19 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.47%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 9 (0.88%) CISSP
11 8 (0.79%) A+ Certification
11 8 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.69%) CIMA
12 7 (0.69%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (0.59%) ACCA
14 5 (0.49%) CSPO
14 5 (0.49%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.39%) AAT
15 4 (0.39%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (10.52%) PMO
2 46 (4.52%) QA
3 41 (4.03%) Data Quality
4 30 (2.95%) GDPR
5 29 (2.85%) SLA
6 20 (1.97%) Accessibility
7 19 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.08%) GRC
8 11 (1.08%) NIST
9 8 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.69%) IFRS
11 6 (0.59%) GAAP
11 6 (0.59%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.59%) SEPA
12 4 (0.39%) NCSC
12 4 (0.39%) PSD2
12 4 (0.39%) WCAG
13 3 (0.29%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 53 (5.21%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.47%) Docker
3 4 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.20%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.20%) Firmware
6 1 (0.098%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.098%) Samba
6 1 (0.098%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.098%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 31 (3.05%) Microsoft Intune
2 17 (1.67%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.08%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.98%) Grafana
5 9 (0.88%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.79%) Terraform
7 6 (0.59%) ServiceCenter
8 5 (0.49%) Ansible
9 3 (0.29%) Packer
9 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.20%) Control-M
10 2 (0.20%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.20%) OPNET
10 2 (0.20%) SCCM
11 1 (0.098%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.098%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.098%) Kibana
11 1 (0.098%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.098%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.098%) WSUS
Vendors
1 270 (26.55%) Microsoft
2 62 (6.10%) ServiceNow
3 46 (4.52%) SAP
4 41 (4.03%) Oracle
5 39 (3.83%) Google
6 25 (2.46%) Salesforce
7 23 (2.26%) Cisco
8 16 (1.57%) Adobe
9 11 (1.08%) Apple
9 11 (1.08%) HP
9 11 (1.08%) SolarWinds
10 8 (0.79%) Dell
11 7 (0.69%) Braze
11 7 (0.69%) Palo Alto
11 7 (0.69%) Workday
12 6 (0.59%) Alteryx
12 6 (0.59%) Citrix
12 6 (0.59%) VMware
13 5 (0.49%) Aruba
13 5 (0.49%) Remedy