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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 140 131 153
Rank change year-on-year -9 +22 +38
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 949 633 694
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.87% 2.12% 1.58%
As % of the General category 3.45% 3.34% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 328 389
10th Percentile £170 £195 £152
25th Percentile £263 £307 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £405
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +11.11% -14.74%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £513
90th Percentile £638 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 64 149
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.72 £14.51 £13.91
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.49 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% -7.18% -8.93%
75th Percentile £37.50 £27.50 £38.12
90th Percentile £43.96 £35.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £19.97 £19.93
% change year-on-year -7.36% +0.23% -5.23%

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 27,482 18,963 25,015
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.26% 63.51% 57.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,589 11,965 15,633
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £490
% change year-on-year +6.38% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,840 910 2,030
10th Percentile £13.99 £13.50 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.27 £16.57 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.36 £28.00 £30.50
Median % change year-on-year +15.58% -8.20% -0.13%
75th Percentile £61.18 £54.00 £52.78
90th Percentile £81.05 £75.00 £67.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £32.00 £24.34 £29.50
% change year-on-year +31.47% -17.49% +13.46%

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 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 20 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 20 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 -8 844 £432 -3.94% 761
UK excluding London -33 566 £400 +6.67% 684
London +28 342 £450 -16.28% 194
Work from Home +36 292 £450 -10.00% 289
North of England -6 138 £425 +15.96% 134
South East -63 121 £450 +12.50% 227
Midlands -46 89 £350 -6.67% 136
South West +22 86 £310 -0.96% 78
Yorkshire -12 67 £400 - 43
West Midlands -53 61 £425 +21.43% 58
East of England -1 60 £223 -22.43% 70
North West -20 56 £461 +31.61% 78
Scotland -8 49 £425 +3.03% 17
East Midlands -13 27 £200 -48.85% 78
North East -27 15 £450 +5.88% 14
Northern Ireland +7 14 £313 -7.06% 23
Wales -11 12 £180 -47.15% 15

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 63 (6.64%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.27%) Confluence
3 20 (2.11%) CMS
4 11 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.63%) WordPress
6 4 (0.42%) 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
1 182 (19.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 124 (13.07%) Microsoft Office
3 68 (7.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 42 (4.43%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.95%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.53%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.42%) InDesign
9 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.21%) Trello
11 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (0.95%) Magento
2 8 (0.84%) Loan IQ
2 8 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (0.63%) Shopify
4 4 (0.42%) 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%) iTrent
7 1 (0.11%) Maximo
7 1 (0.11%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.11%) NetSuite
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.11%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 93 (9.80%) Azure
2 77 (8.11%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (5.58%) Power Platform
4 42 (4.43%) AWS
5 37 (3.90%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (2.42%) SaaS
7 18 (1.90%) Google Workspace
8 14 (1.48%) GCP
9 11 (1.16%) Dynamics 365
9 11 (1.16%) OCI
10 9 (0.95%) Entra ID
10 9 (0.95%) GitHub
10 9 (0.95%) Google Sheets
11 6 (0.63%) BigCommerce
11 6 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
11 6 (0.63%) Slack
12 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.42%) OneDrive
14 3 (0.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.48%) LAN
2 11 (1.16%) VPN
3 10 (1.05%) DNS
3 10 (1.05%) Firewall
3 10 (1.05%) Network Security
4 8 (0.84%) WAN
5 7 (0.74%) Intranet
5 7 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.63%) MPLS
6 6 (0.63%) Skype
7 5 (0.53%) Cisco Nexus
7 5 (0.53%) DHCP
8 4 (0.42%) SMS
8 4 (0.42%) 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%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (5.58%) Power BI
2 15 (1.58%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.37%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.74%) GIS
4 7 (0.74%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.74%) Tableau
5 6 (0.63%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.63%) 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 Reports
7 2 (0.21%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 85 (8.96%) JIRA
2 21 (2.21%) Git
3 17 (1.79%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.95%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.95%) JMeter
4 9 (0.95%) JUnit
4 9 (0.95%) Selenium
4 9 (0.95%) WebDriver
5 8 (0.84%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.53%) GitLab
7 4 (0.42%) 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%) Hudson
9 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 606 (63.86%) Social Skills
2 298 (31.40%) Finance
3 179 (18.86%) Analytical Skills
4 100 (10.54%) Public Sector
5 98 (10.33%) Legal
6 59 (6.22%) Retail
7 50 (5.27%) Banking
8 46 (4.85%) Marketing
9 29 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (2.32%) Local Government
12 21 (2.21%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.79%) Manufacturing
14 16 (1.69%) Military
15 15 (1.58%) Investment Banking
16 14 (1.48%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 13 (1.37%) Telecoms
18 10 (1.05%) Advertising
18 10 (1.05%) Financial Institution
19 9 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 134 (14.12%) Analyst
2 112 (11.80%) Project Manager
3 67 (7.06%) Administrator
4 65 (6.85%) Senior
5 59 (6.22%) Lead
6 58 (6.11%) Support Officer
7 48 (5.06%) Coordinator
8 44 (4.64%) Project Officer
9 42 (4.43%) Project Support Officer
10 40 (4.21%) Business Analyst
11 36 (3.79%) IT Support
12 31 (3.27%) Technical Support
13 29 (3.06%) Consultant
13 29 (3.06%) Senior Manager
13 29 (3.06%) Senior Project Manager
14 26 (2.74%) Project Coordinator
15 23 (2.42%) Junior
16 22 (2.32%) Support Specialist
17 20 (2.11%) IT Manager
18 19 (2.00%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.00%) HTML
2 17 (1.79%) VML
3 14 (1.48%) CSS
4 12 (1.26%) Spring
5 11 (1.16%) XML
6 9 (0.95%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.95%) WireMock
7 8 (0.84%) Middleware
8 6 (0.63%) .NET
9 5 (0.53%) Kafka
9 5 (0.53%) REST
10 4 (0.42%) JSON
10 4 (0.42%) JWT
10 4 (0.42%) React
10 4 (0.42%) Web Services
11 3 (0.32%) HTML5
11 3 (0.32%) Node.js
11 3 (0.32%) OAuth
11 3 (0.32%) Redux
11 3 (0.32%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.38%) Onboarding
2 46 (4.85%) Management Information System
3 41 (4.32%) Virtual Team
4 38 (4.00%) Web Conferencing
5 37 (3.90%) Product Ownership
6 33 (3.48%) Podcast
7 24 (2.53%) Data Protection Act
7 24 (2.53%) Self-Motivation
8 18 (1.90%) Analytical Mindset
8 18 (1.90%) NHS
9 13 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.16%) Learning Management System
11 10 (1.05%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.05%) e-Learning
12 9 (0.95%) Freedom of Information
12 9 (0.95%) Social Media
13 8 (0.84%) Driving Licence
14 7 (0.74%) Data Centre
15 6 (0.63%) Insider Threat
15 6 (0.63%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 78 (8.22%) Windows
2 16 (1.69%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.16%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.95%) Linux
5 8 (0.84%) 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
1 214 (22.55%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (22.44%) Project Management
3 203 (21.39%) Stakeholder Management
4 166 (17.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 164 (17.28%) Agile
6 138 (14.54%) Project Delivery
7 135 (14.23%) Customer Service
8 119 (12.54%) Time Management
9 105 (11.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 104 (10.96%) Decision-Making
11 91 (9.59%) AI
12 76 (8.01%) ITIL
13 67 (7.06%) Collaborative Working
13 67 (7.06%) PRINCE2
14 62 (6.53%) Data Protection
14 62 (6.53%) Migration
15 60 (6.32%) Logistics
16 57 (6.01%) DevOps
17 54 (5.69%) Waterfall
18 53 (5.58%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (3.69%) SQL
2 16 (1.69%) Python
3 14 (1.48%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.84%) C#
5 7 (0.74%) 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
1 141 (14.86%) Degree
2 98 (10.33%) Security Cleared
3 81 (8.54%) SC Cleared
4 44 (4.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (3.48%) PMP
6 27 (2.85%) PMI Certification
7 24 (2.53%) DV Cleared
8 17 (1.79%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.69%) DBS Check
10 15 (1.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (0.84%) A+ Certification
11 8 (0.84%) APMP
11 8 (0.84%) CISSP
12 7 (0.74%) CIMA
12 7 (0.74%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (0.63%) ACCA
13 6 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
14 5 (0.53%) CTC Cleared
14 5 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
14 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (10.64%) PMO
2 48 (5.06%) QA
3 36 (3.79%) Data Quality
4 30 (3.16%) SLA
5 25 (2.63%) GDPR
6 18 (1.90%) Accessibility
6 18 (1.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.05%) NIST
8 9 (0.95%) GRC
9 8 (0.84%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.74%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.74%) IFRS
11 6 (0.63%) GAAP
11 6 (0.63%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.63%) SEPA
12 4 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.42%) PSD2
12 4 (0.42%) WCAG
13 3 (0.32%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.32%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 52 (5.48%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.48%) 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 (2.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.48%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.05%) Grafana
4 9 (0.95%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.84%) ServiceCenter
5 8 (0.84%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (0.63%) 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
1 242 (25.50%) Microsoft
2 63 (6.64%) ServiceNow
3 47 (4.95%) SAP
4 39 (4.11%) Oracle
5 34 (3.58%) Google
6 25 (2.63%) Salesforce
7 22 (2.32%) Cisco
8 19 (2.00%) HP
9 18 (1.90%) Adobe
10 10 (1.05%) Apple
10 10 (1.05%) Dell
11 9 (0.95%) Remedy
11 9 (0.95%) SolarWinds
12 8 (0.84%) Citrix
13 6 (0.63%) Braze
13 6 (0.63%) Sitecore
14 5 (0.53%) Aruba
14 5 (0.53%) Concur
14 5 (0.53%) Palo Alto
14 5 (0.53%) Workday