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 20 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 162 122
Rank change year-on-year +40 -40 +95
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 922 521 850
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.26% 1.69% 1.91%
As % of the General category 3.86% 2.72% 3.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 436 311 415
10th Percentile £156 £195 £205
25th Percentile £210 £314 £222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £417 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -12.16% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £550
90th Percentile £650 £688 £657
UK excluding London median daily rate £365 £413 £375
% change year-on-year -11.52% +10.00% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 198 22 126
10th Percentile £13.26 £13.45 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.86 £13.57
Median hourly rate £18.50 £22.39 £15.46
Median % change year-on-year -17.36% +44.79% -42.45%
75th Percentile £24.49 £28.38 £32.50
90th Percentile £35.71 £30.09 £40.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £24.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year -22.92% +60.00% -48.28%

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 23,915 19,148 26,083
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.56% 62.07% 58.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,933 11,608 16,787
10th Percentile £300 £285 £265
25th Percentile £404 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £643 £650
90th Percentile £735 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £477 £500
% change year-on-year -0.42% -4.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,478 624 1,661
10th Percentile £13.69 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.45 £20.12 £15.16
Median hourly rate £23.00 £29.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.69% +11.54% -5.45%
75th Percentile £51.53 £57.50 £52.50
90th Percentile £73.46 £75.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £27.13 £25.00
% change year-on-year -18.89% +8.50% -

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 20 February 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 20 February 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 20 February 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 +40 822 £425 -15.00% 725
UK excluding London +37 599 £365 -11.52% 622
London +8 268 £475 -13.64% 206
Work from Home +10 217 £450 -13.46% 246
South East +31 144 £454 +39.77% 230
North of England -23 105 £447 +25.56% 116
Midlands -1 102 £278 -38.17% 106
East of England +38 99 £273 -45.40% 74
South West +27 87 £210 -61.82% 64
West Midlands -14 65 £350 -22.22% 76
North West +1 53 £425 +31.78% 66
Yorkshire -51 42 £446 +22.19% 41
East Midlands 0 37 £200 -50.31% 30
Scotland -20 34 £388 +3.33% 25
Northern Ireland +11 17 £475 -15.56% 5
Wales +2 15 £219 +21.53% 14
North East -10 10 £450 -23.40% 10

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 73 (7.92%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.12%) Confluence
3 8 (0.87%) CMS
4 7 (0.76%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.65%) SAS
6 4 (0.43%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
8 2 (0.22%) WordPress
9 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 164 (17.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 137 (14.86%) Microsoft Office
3 56 (6.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (4.45%) Microsoft Project
5 23 (2.49%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.41%) MS Visio
7 4 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.43%) InDesign
7 4 (0.43%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.33%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.11%) CATIA
9 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.11%) MadCap Flare
9 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
2 7 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.65%) Loan IQ
4 4 (0.43%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.43%) Shopify
5 3 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.33%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.33%) Maximo
5 3 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.22%) Workfront
7 1 (0.11%) HFM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 79 (8.57%) Azure
2 63 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (4.66%) Power Platform
4 26 (2.82%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (2.60%) Google Workspace
6 23 (2.49%) AWS
7 14 (1.52%) SaaS
8 10 (1.08%) Entra ID
9 9 (0.98%) GCP
10 8 (0.87%) GitHub
11 5 (0.54%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.54%) OCI
11 5 (0.54%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.43%) BigCommerce
12 4 (0.43%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.43%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.33%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 3 (0.33%) Google Drive
13 3 (0.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.17%) VPN
2 12 (1.30%) LAN
3 10 (1.08%) DNS
3 10 (1.08%) Skype
3 10 (1.08%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (0.87%) WAN
5 7 (0.76%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.65%) DHCP
6 6 (0.65%) Firewall
6 6 (0.65%) Internet
7 5 (0.54%) Network Security
8 3 (0.33%) Intranet
8 3 (0.33%) VLAN
8 3 (0.33%) VoIP
9 2 (0.22%) MPLS
9 2 (0.22%) Wireless
10 1 (0.11%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.11%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 1 (0.11%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.45%) Power BI
2 7 (0.76%) GIS
3 6 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
3 6 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
3 6 (0.65%) Metadata
3 6 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
3 6 (0.65%) Spatial Data
4 4 (0.43%) MySQL
4 4 (0.43%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.43%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.33%) Star Schema
5 3 (0.33%) Tick Data
6 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 2 (0.22%) MS Access
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 82 (8.89%) JIRA
2 12 (1.30%) Git
3 9 (0.98%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.76%) JUnit
5 6 (0.65%) Cucumber
5 6 (0.65%) JMeter
5 6 (0.65%) Selenium
5 6 (0.65%) WebDriver
6 3 (0.33%) GitLab
6 3 (0.33%) Maven
6 3 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.22%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 575 (62.36%) Social Skills
2 239 (25.92%) Finance
3 143 (15.51%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (9.54%) Public Sector
5 51 (5.53%) Marketing
6 45 (4.88%) Banking
7 41 (4.45%) Legal
8 39 (4.23%) Retail
9 27 (2.93%) Manufacturing
10 26 (2.82%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (2.60%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.49%) Telecoms
13 15 (1.63%) Electronics
13 15 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (1.41%) Investment Banking
15 12 (1.30%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.19%) Aerospace
17 9 (0.98%) Billing
17 9 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
18 8 (0.87%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 123 (13.34%) Analyst
2 106 (11.50%) Project Manager
3 75 (8.13%) IT Support
4 54 (5.86%) Administrator
4 54 (5.86%) Support Officer
5 53 (5.75%) Senior
6 52 (5.64%) Lead
7 51 (5.53%) Break Fix Engineer
8 50 (5.42%) Coordinator
9 46 (4.99%) Technical Support
10 38 (4.12%) Hardware Engineer
11 34 (3.69%) Junior
12 32 (3.47%) Business Analyst
13 28 (3.04%) Support Engineer
14 27 (2.93%) Consultant
15 26 (2.82%) Project Officer
16 25 (2.71%) Project Support Officer
17 24 (2.60%) Field Engineer
17 24 (2.60%) Project Coordinator
17 24 (2.60%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.30%) Spring
2 8 (0.87%) HTML
2 8 (0.87%) VML
3 7 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
4 6 (0.65%) WireMock
5 5 (0.54%) ADO
5 5 (0.54%) REST
6 4 (0.43%) JSON
6 4 (0.43%) Middleware
6 4 (0.43%) XML
7 3 (0.33%) CSS
7 3 (0.33%) JWT
7 3 (0.33%) OAuth
7 3 (0.33%) SOAP
8 2 (0.22%) .NET
8 2 (0.22%) AWS CDK
8 2 (0.22%) FIX Protocol
8 2 (0.22%) HTML5
8 2 (0.22%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.22%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 75 (8.13%) Onboarding
2 41 (4.45%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.04%) NHS
4 27 (2.93%) Product Ownership
5 26 (2.82%) Self-Motivation
6 21 (2.28%) Mobile App
7 16 (1.74%) Data Protection Act
7 16 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (1.74%) Security Posture
8 15 (1.63%) Analytical Mindset
9 14 (1.52%) Driving Licence
10 12 (1.30%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.30%) Insider Threat
11 11 (1.19%) Social Media
12 7 (0.76%) Data Structures
12 7 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
12 7 (0.76%) Virtual Team
13 6 (0.65%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.65%) Legacy Systems
13 6 (0.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 88 (9.54%) Windows
2 30 (3.25%) Windows 10
3 23 (2.49%) Linux
4 8 (0.87%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.54%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.22%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (23.64%) Problem-Solving
2 204 (22.13%) Time Management
3 201 (21.80%) Project Management
4 157 (17.03%) Customer Service
5 138 (14.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 126 (13.67%) Continuous Improvement
7 122 (13.23%) Agile
8 110 (11.93%) Project Delivery
9 86 (9.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 75 (8.13%) Collaborative Working
11 71 (7.70%) Decision-Making
11 71 (7.70%) Migration
12 66 (7.16%) ITIL
13 63 (6.83%) Asset Management
13 63 (6.83%) PRINCE2
14 62 (6.72%) Business Intelligence
15 61 (6.62%) Risk Management
16 52 (5.64%) Data Protection
17 46 (4.99%) Cybersecurity
17 46 (4.99%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 36 (3.90%) SQL
2 24 (2.60%) Python
3 11 (1.19%) Java
3 11 (1.19%) JavaScript
4 6 (0.65%) C#
4 6 (0.65%) R
5 5 (0.54%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
6 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
7 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
7 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.11%) Korn
7 1 (0.11%) PHP
7 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 130 (14.10%) Security Cleared
2 121 (13.12%) SC Cleared
3 116 (12.58%) Degree
4 31 (3.36%) PMP
5 25 (2.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.39%) DV Cleared
6 22 (2.39%) PMI Certification
7 17 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (1.84%) DBS Check
8 15 (1.63%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.41%) APMP
9 13 (1.41%) CTC Cleared
10 11 (1.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (0.65%) CISSP
12 5 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.43%) HND
13 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.33%) CISA
14 3 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.33%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (8.57%) PMO
2 37 (4.01%) SLA
3 31 (3.36%) QA
4 27 (2.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (2.06%) GDPR
6 18 (1.95%) Data Quality
7 12 (1.30%) GRC
8 11 (1.19%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.08%) Def Stans
9 10 (1.08%) NIST
10 9 (0.98%) Disclosure Scotland
11 8 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials
12 6 (0.65%) ISO 20022
13 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.43%) IFRS
14 4 (0.43%) SEPA
15 3 (0.33%) IFRS 9
16 2 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
16 2 (0.22%) JSP 440
16 2 (0.22%) PSD2
System Software
1 40 (4.34%) Active Directory
2 9 (0.98%) Docker
3 6 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.22%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.08%) ServiceCenter
3 8 (0.87%) Grafana
3 8 (0.87%) Kubernetes
4 7 (0.76%) Prometheus
5 5 (0.54%) SCCM
6 3 (0.33%) Ansible
6 3 (0.33%) Terraform
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
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%) SCOM
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 253 (27.44%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.94%) HP
3 62 (6.72%) SAP
4 50 (5.42%) ServiceNow
5 24 (2.60%) Salesforce
6 22 (2.39%) Google
7 21 (2.28%) Oracle
8 17 (1.84%) Citrix
9 14 (1.52%) Adobe
10 13 (1.41%) Apple
10 13 (1.41%) Cisco
10 13 (1.41%) Dell
11 12 (1.30%) Remedy
12 6 (0.65%) Datto
12 6 (0.65%) VMware
12 6 (0.65%) Workday
13 5 (0.54%) Computacenter
14 4 (0.43%) Atlassian
14 4 (0.43%) ESRI
14 4 (0.43%) MuleSoft