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 18 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 130 153
Rank change year-on-year -15 +23 +34
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 935 644 693
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.86% 2.16% 1.58%
As % of the General category 3.43% 3.41% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 328 388
10th Percentile £168 £195 £162
25th Percentile £263 £311 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £420
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +7.14% -11.58%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £519
90th Percentile £638 £713 £607
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £400
% change year-on-year +6.67% -6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 65 148
10th Percentile £13.52 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.73 £14.84 £13.81
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.83 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.71% -5.57% -8.93%
75th Percentile £37.41 £27.21 £38.12
90th Percentile £43.96 £35.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £19.97 £18.35
% change year-on-year -7.36% +8.83% -12.72%

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 27,294 18,909 25,012
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.15% 63.53% 57.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,471 11,934 15,663
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £503 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.29% -4.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £471 £488
% change year-on-year +6.27% -3.48% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,831 906 2,015
10th Percentile £13.99 £13.48 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.73 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.70 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.52% -9.18% -0.07%
75th Percentile £60.80 £53.95 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.09 £75.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.46 £24.34 £29.50
% change year-on-year +29.25% -17.49% +11.36%

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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 -2 835 £425 -6.59% 778
UK excluding London -32 560 £400 +6.67% 710
London +41 337 £450 -16.28% 217
Work from Home +32 285 £463 -7.50% 313
North of England +1 138 £425 +13.33% 146
South East -58 116 £450 +12.50% 216
Midlands -42 88 £350 -3.45% 125
South West +19 87 £310 -31.22% 78
Yorkshire -14 66 £400 - 44
East of England +4 61 £223 -22.43% 71
West Midlands -44 60 £425 +21.43% 65
North West -11 57 £461 +31.61% 90
Scotland -13 47 £425 +3.03% 22
East Midlands -18 27 £200 -48.85% 60
North East -28 15 £450 +5.88% 14
Northern Ireland +7 14 £313 -7.06% 53
Wales -11 12 £180 -47.15% 14

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 (7.06%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.32%) Confluence
3 20 (2.14%) CMS
4 11 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.64%) WordPress
6 4 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.32%) Drupal
8 2 (0.21%) IIS
8 2 (0.21%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.11%) Apache
9 1 (0.11%) Camunda
9 1 (0.11%) CICS
9 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
9 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 179 (19.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 123 (13.16%) Microsoft Office
3 69 (7.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (4.39%) Microsoft Project
5 15 (1.60%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (1.07%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.53%) InDesign
7 5 (0.53%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.21%) 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 9 (0.96%) Magento
1 9 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.86%) Loan IQ
3 6 (0.64%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.64%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.64%) Shopify
4 4 (0.43%) HFM
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.32%) Primavera
6 2 (0.21%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.11%) Actimize
7 1 (0.11%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.11%) Maximo
7 1 (0.11%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 93 (9.95%) Azure
2 79 (8.45%) Microsoft 365
3 52 (5.56%) Power Platform
4 42 (4.49%) AWS
5 37 (3.96%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (2.35%) SaaS
7 19 (2.03%) Google Workspace
8 15 (1.60%) GCP
9 11 (1.18%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.18%) OCI
10 9 (0.96%) Entra ID
10 9 (0.96%) GitHub
10 9 (0.96%) Google Sheets
11 6 (0.64%) BigCommerce
11 6 (0.64%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (0.64%) Slack
12 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.43%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.43%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.18%) LAN
1 11 (1.18%) VPN
2 10 (1.07%) DNS
2 10 (1.07%) Firewall
3 9 (0.96%) Network Security
4 8 (0.86%) WAN
5 7 (0.75%) Intranet
6 6 (0.64%) MPLS
6 6 (0.64%) Skype
6 6 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
7 5 (0.53%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (0.53%) DHCP
8 4 (0.43%) SMS
8 4 (0.43%) VLAN
9 3 (0.32%) Broadband
9 3 (0.32%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.32%) SAN
9 3 (0.32%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.32%) VoIP
10 2 (0.21%) iSCSI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (5.56%) Power BI
2 15 (1.60%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.75%) Electronic Patient Records
4 7 (0.75%) GIS
4 7 (0.75%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.75%) Tableau
5 6 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.64%) Spatial Data
6 3 (0.32%) Metadata
6 3 (0.32%) MS Access
6 3 (0.32%) MySQL
6 3 (0.32%) Power Query
6 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.21%) Big Data
7 2 (0.21%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.21%) ClickHouse
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.21%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 86 (9.20%) JIRA
2 21 (2.25%) Git
3 16 (1.71%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.96%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.96%) JMeter
4 9 (0.96%) JUnit
4 9 (0.96%) Selenium
4 9 (0.96%) WebDriver
5 7 (0.75%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.53%) GitLab
7 4 (0.43%) Subversion
8 2 (0.21%) Gemini Tracker
8 2 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.21%) Vite
9 1 (0.11%) Gradle
9 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 598 (63.96%) Social Skills
2 294 (31.44%) Finance
3 177 (18.93%) Analytical Skills
4 99 (10.59%) Legal
5 95 (10.16%) Public Sector
6 59 (6.31%) Retail
7 50 (5.35%) Banking
8 44 (4.71%) Marketing
9 28 (2.99%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (2.25%) Local Government
11 20 (2.14%) Documentation Skills
12 18 (1.93%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.71%) Manufacturing
13 16 (1.71%) Military
14 15 (1.60%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 12 (1.28%) Telecoms
17 10 (1.07%) Advertising
17 10 (1.07%) Financial Institution
18 9 (0.96%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 133 (14.22%) Analyst
2 113 (12.09%) Project Manager
3 67 (7.17%) Administrator
4 64 (6.84%) Senior
5 58 (6.20%) Lead
6 57 (6.10%) Support Officer
7 48 (5.13%) Coordinator
8 42 (4.49%) Project Officer
9 41 (4.39%) Business Analyst
9 41 (4.39%) Project Support Officer
10 36 (3.85%) IT Support
11 32 (3.42%) Technical Support
12 29 (3.10%) Consultant
12 29 (3.10%) Senior Manager
12 29 (3.10%) Senior Project Manager
13 26 (2.78%) Project Coordinator
14 23 (2.46%) Junior
15 22 (2.35%) Support Specialist
16 20 (2.14%) Support Engineer
17 19 (2.03%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.03%) HTML
2 17 (1.82%) VML
3 14 (1.50%) CSS
4 12 (1.28%) Spring
5 11 (1.18%) XML
6 9 (0.96%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.96%) WireMock
7 8 (0.86%) Middleware
8 6 (0.64%) .NET
9 5 (0.53%) Kafka
9 5 (0.53%) REST
10 4 (0.43%) JSON
10 4 (0.43%) JWT
10 4 (0.43%) React
10 4 (0.43%) Web Services
11 3 (0.32%) HTML5
11 3 (0.32%) OAuth
11 3 (0.32%) Redux
11 3 (0.32%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.32%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.52%) Onboarding
2 46 (4.92%) Management Information System
3 41 (4.39%) Virtual Team
4 38 (4.06%) Web Conferencing
5 36 (3.85%) Product Ownership
6 33 (3.53%) Podcast
7 24 (2.57%) Data Protection Act
7 24 (2.57%) Self-Motivation
8 19 (2.03%) NHS
9 17 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
10 13 (1.39%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.18%) Learning Management System
12 10 (1.07%) e-Learning
13 9 (0.96%) Data Structures
13 9 (0.96%) Freedom of Information
13 9 (0.96%) Social Media
14 8 (0.86%) Driving Licence
15 7 (0.75%) Data Centre
16 6 (0.64%) Blog
16 6 (0.64%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 76 (8.13%) Windows
2 15 (1.60%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.18%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.96%) Linux
5 8 (0.86%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.21%) Unix
7 1 (0.11%) Android
7 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.11%) CentOS
7 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 212 (22.67%) Project Management
2 211 (22.57%) Problem-Solving
3 199 (21.28%) Stakeholder Management
4 162 (17.33%) Continuous Improvement
5 158 (16.90%) Agile
6 139 (14.87%) Project Delivery
7 135 (14.44%) Customer Service
8 123 (13.16%) Time Management
9 102 (10.91%) Decision-Making
10 99 (10.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 86 (9.20%) AI
12 72 (7.70%) ITIL
13 68 (7.27%) Collaborative Working
14 64 (6.84%) Migration
14 64 (6.84%) PRINCE2
15 61 (6.52%) Data Protection
16 60 (6.42%) Logistics
17 56 (5.99%) DevOps
18 54 (5.78%) Programme Management
18 54 (5.78%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 34 (3.64%) SQL
2 16 (1.71%) Python
3 14 (1.50%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.86%) C#
5 7 (0.75%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.53%) Java
6 5 (0.53%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.32%) Bash
8 2 (0.21%) Korn
8 2 (0.21%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.21%) VBA
9 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.11%) COBOL
9 1 (0.11%) Groovy
9 1 (0.11%) PHP
9 1 (0.11%) R
9 1 (0.11%) REXX
Qualifications
1 140 (14.97%) Degree
2 97 (10.37%) Security Cleared
3 82 (8.77%) SC Cleared
4 44 (4.71%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (3.64%) PMP
6 27 (2.89%) PMI Certification
7 22 (2.35%) DV Cleared
8 17 (1.82%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.71%) DBS Check
10 13 (1.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 10 (1.07%) APMP
12 8 (0.86%) A+ Certification
12 8 (0.86%) CISSP
13 7 (0.75%) CIMA
13 7 (0.75%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.64%) ACCA
14 6 (0.64%) Cisco Certification
15 5 (0.53%) CSPO
15 5 (0.53%) CTC Cleared
15 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (10.37%) PMO
2 48 (5.13%) QA
3 36 (3.85%) Data Quality
4 30 (3.21%) SLA
5 23 (2.46%) GDPR
6 18 (1.93%) Accessibility
7 17 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.96%) GRC
8 9 (0.96%) NIST
9 8 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.75%) IFRS
11 6 (0.64%) GAAP
11 6 (0.64%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.64%) SEPA
12 4 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.43%) PSD2
12 4 (0.43%) WCAG
13 3 (0.32%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 52 (5.56%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.50%) Docker
3 3 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 2 (0.21%) Firmware
5 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.11%) Samba
5 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 28 (2.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.50%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.07%) Grafana
4 9 (0.96%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.86%) ServiceCenter
5 8 (0.86%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (0.64%) Terraform
7 3 (0.32%) Ansible
7 3 (0.32%) Packer
8 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.21%) OPNET
8 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.11%) Control-M
9 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.11%) Kibana
9 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.11%) SCCM
9 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 243 (25.99%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.52%) ServiceNow
3 48 (5.13%) SAP
4 38 (4.06%) Oracle
5 35 (3.74%) Google
6 23 (2.46%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.25%) Cisco
7 21 (2.25%) HP
8 19 (2.03%) Adobe
9 10 (1.07%) Apple
9 10 (1.07%) Dell
10 9 (0.96%) Remedy
11 8 (0.86%) Citrix
11 8 (0.86%) SolarWinds
12 6 (0.64%) Braze
12 6 (0.64%) Sitecore
13 5 (0.53%) Concur
13 5 (0.53%) DocuSign
13 5 (0.53%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.53%) Workday