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

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 163 121
Rank change year-on-year +34 -42 +79
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 935 499 853
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.13% 1.69% 1.93%
As % of the General category 3.75% 2.69% 3.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 315 396
10th Percentile £155 £195 £197
25th Percentile £210 £314 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £493 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.74% +15.88% -9.09%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £550
90th Percentile £638 £713 £648
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £414 £395
% change year-on-year -9.42% +4.81% -1.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 32 164
10th Percentile £13.64 £13.25 £12.04
25th Percentile £15.66 £15.84 £14.00
Median hourly rate £18.50 £21.14 £19.48
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% +8.51% -26.67%
75th Percentile £24.49 £28.39 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £33.58 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.13 £24.00 £17.00
% change year-on-year -24.46% +41.18% -35.85%

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 24,959 18,569 25,810
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 56.84% 62.88% 58.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,592 11,831 16,469
10th Percentile £300 £296 £265
25th Percentile £405 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £493
% change year-on-year - -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,537 678 1,806
10th Percentile £13.72 £15.04 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.05 £20.12 £15.19
Median hourly rate £25.00 £30.00 £25.75
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +16.50% -26.43%
75th Percentile £57.50 £58.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £76.75 £75.55 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.54 £28.00 £24.87
% change year-on-year -15.94% +12.59% -18.46%

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 22 March 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 22 March 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 22 March 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 +42 836 £425 -15.00% 728
UK excluding London +23 591 £375 -9.42% 626
London +28 292 £475 -13.64% 197
Work from Home +32 243 £475 -9.52% 281
South East +4 142 £450 +3.45% 213
North of England -12 121 £450 +26.05% 126
Midlands -8 104 £293 -36.76% 107
East of England +31 94 £200 -57.89% 76
South West +4 74 £245 -51.00% 61
West Midlands -34 69 £350 -26.32% 60
Yorkshire -22 55 £431 +18.15% 44
North West -1 53 £456 +32.75% 70
Scotland -12 39 £388 - 39
East Midlands -7 35 £200 -50.31% 47
North East -7 13 £488 -15.22% 16
Wales -3 12 £213 -48.48% 16
Northern Ireland +5 10 £475 -9.52% 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 74 (7.91%) SharePoint
2 37 (3.96%) Confluence
3 15 (1.60%) CMS
4 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.32%) MS Project Server
6 2 (0.21%) WordPress
7 1 (0.11%) Apache
7 1 (0.11%) Camunda
7 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.11%) IIS
7 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.11%) SAS
7 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
7 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 179 (19.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 127 (13.58%) Microsoft Office
3 58 (6.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 40 (4.28%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (2.14%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.28%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.53%) InDesign
8 4 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.43%) Photoshop
9 2 (0.21%) Adobe After Effects
9 2 (0.21%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) CATIA
10 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (1.07%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.07%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.53%) Shopify
4 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.32%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.32%) Maximo
4 3 (0.32%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.32%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.21%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.21%) Primavera
5 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.21%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.21%) Workfront
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.11%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 83 (8.88%) Azure
2 72 (7.70%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (4.60%) Power Platform
4 31 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
5 27 (2.89%) AWS
6 24 (2.57%) Google Workspace
7 18 (1.93%) SaaS
8 10 (1.07%) GCP
8 10 (1.07%) GitHub
9 9 (0.96%) Entra ID
9 9 (0.96%) OCI
10 8 (0.86%) OneDrive
11 6 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.53%) BigCommerce
12 5 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.43%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.43%) PowerApps
14 3 (0.32%) Amazon EC2
14 3 (0.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.25%) VPN
2 13 (1.39%) LAN
3 10 (1.07%) DNS
3 10 (1.07%) Skype
4 9 (0.96%) WAN
5 8 (0.86%) Firewall
5 8 (0.86%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (0.75%) DHCP
6 7 (0.75%) Internet
6 7 (0.75%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.64%) Network Security
8 5 (0.53%) Intranet
9 4 (0.43%) VLAN
10 3 (0.32%) SAN
10 3 (0.32%) SMS
10 3 (0.32%) VoIP
11 2 (0.21%) iSCSI
11 2 (0.21%) MPLS
11 2 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
12 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.39%) Power BI
2 13 (1.39%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.75%) GIS
5 6 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.64%) Metadata
5 6 (0.64%) MySQL
5 6 (0.64%) Spatial Data
6 3 (0.32%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.32%) Tick Data
7 2 (0.21%) Big Data
7 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 2 (0.21%) MS Access
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.21%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 81 (8.66%) JIRA
2 15 (1.60%) Git
3 13 (1.39%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.96%) JUnit
5 8 (0.86%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.86%) JMeter
5 8 (0.86%) Selenium
5 8 (0.86%) WebDriver
6 5 (0.53%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.43%) GitLab
7 4 (0.43%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.32%) Maven
9 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.11%) MSI
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.11%) Vite
General
1 586 (62.67%) Social Skills
2 249 (26.63%) Finance
3 157 (16.79%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (8.88%) Public Sector
5 58 (6.20%) Legal
6 56 (5.99%) Marketing
7 50 (5.35%) Banking
8 32 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (3.32%) Retail
10 22 (2.35%) Telecoms
11 20 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.93%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.60%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.39%) Advertising
14 13 (1.39%) Electronics
15 12 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
15 12 (1.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 11 (1.18%) Billing
17 10 (1.07%) Aerospace
18 9 (0.96%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 113 (12.09%) Analyst
2 111 (11.87%) Project Manager
3 60 (6.42%) IT Support
4 58 (6.20%) Senior
5 57 (6.10%) Lead
6 55 (5.88%) Administrator
6 55 (5.88%) Coordinator
7 51 (5.45%) Break Fix Engineer
8 48 (5.13%) Support Officer
9 43 (4.60%) Technical Support
10 39 (4.17%) Junior
11 36 (3.85%) Hardware Engineer
12 35 (3.74%) Consultant
13 34 (3.64%) Business Analyst
14 27 (2.89%) Project Coordinator
15 25 (2.67%) Project Officer
15 25 (2.67%) Support Engineer
16 24 (2.57%) Senior Manager
16 24 (2.57%) Senior Project Manager
17 23 (2.46%) Project Support Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.60%) HTML
1 15 (1.60%) Spring
2 11 (1.18%) XML
3 9 (0.96%) VML
4 8 (0.86%) CSS
4 8 (0.86%) Middleware
4 8 (0.86%) WireMock
5 6 (0.64%) Oracle Fusion
5 6 (0.64%) REST
6 5 (0.53%) ADO
7 4 (0.43%) JSON
7 4 (0.43%) JWT
8 3 (0.32%) .NET
8 3 (0.32%) HTML5
8 3 (0.32%) Kafka
8 3 (0.32%) OAuth
8 3 (0.32%) Semantic HTML
9 2 (0.21%) Node.js
9 2 (0.21%) SOAP
9 2 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 87 (9.30%) Onboarding
2 37 (3.96%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
4 28 (2.99%) NHS
5 24 (2.57%) Product Ownership
6 19 (2.03%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (2.03%) Mobile App
7 17 (1.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.50%) Social Media
9 13 (1.39%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.39%) Insider Threat
10 12 (1.28%) Data Centre
11 11 (1.18%) Driving Licence
12 9 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.86%) Blog
13 8 (0.86%) Tandem
13 8 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
14 7 (0.75%) Data Structures
14 7 (0.75%) Security Posture
14 7 (0.75%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 85 (9.09%) Windows
2 28 (2.99%) Windows 10
3 23 (2.46%) Linux
4 9 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.75%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.32%) Unix
6 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) CentOS
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
2 210 (22.46%) Time Management
3 207 (22.14%) Project Management
4 158 (16.90%) Stakeholder Management
5 147 (15.72%) Customer Service
6 127 (13.58%) Continuous Improvement
7 123 (13.16%) Agile
8 120 (12.83%) Project Delivery
9 81 (8.66%) Decision-Making
10 80 (8.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 75 (8.02%) Migration
12 71 (7.59%) Collaborative Working
13 61 (6.52%) Data Protection
14 59 (6.31%) ITIL
15 58 (6.20%) PRINCE2
16 56 (5.99%) AI
16 56 (5.99%) Business Intelligence
17 54 (5.78%) Asset Management
18 52 (5.56%) Workflow
19 49 (5.24%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 38 (4.06%) SQL
2 22 (2.35%) Python
3 12 (1.28%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.86%) C#
4 8 (0.86%) PowerShell
5 7 (0.75%) Java
6 6 (0.64%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.21%) Bash
7 2 (0.21%) Korn
7 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.11%) PHP
8 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 117 (12.51%) Security Cleared
2 107 (11.44%) SC Cleared
3 105 (11.23%) Degree
4 33 (3.53%) PMP
5 28 (2.99%) PMI Certification
6 25 (2.67%) DBS Check
7 23 (2.46%) DV Cleared
8 15 (1.60%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.50%) APMP
9 14 (1.50%) CTC Cleared
10 9 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
11 7 (0.75%) CISSP
12 5 (0.53%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.32%) A+ Certification
14 3 (0.32%) CISA
14 3 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.32%) HND
14 3 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
14 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (8.77%) PMO
2 40 (4.28%) QA
3 33 (3.53%) SLA
4 25 (2.67%) Data Quality
5 21 (2.25%) GDPR
6 17 (1.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.39%) Accessibility
8 9 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
8 9 (0.96%) NIST
9 8 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.75%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.64%) SEPA
12 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.43%) GAAP
13 4 (0.43%) GRC
13 4 (0.43%) IFRS
13 4 (0.43%) PSD2
13 4 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.32%) IFRS 9
14 3 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 46 (4.92%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.39%) Docker
3 4 (0.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.32%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.21%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.11%) Samba
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.42%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.39%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.07%) Grafana
3 10 (1.07%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.96%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.32%) Ansible
5 3 (0.32%) SCCM
5 3 (0.32%) Terraform
6 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.11%) Kibana
6 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.11%) Packer
6 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.11%) SCOM
6 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 256 (27.38%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.84%) HP
3 58 (6.20%) ServiceNow
4 55 (5.88%) SAP
5 26 (2.78%) Google
5 26 (2.78%) Salesforce
6 24 (2.57%) Oracle
7 15 (1.60%) Adobe
8 14 (1.50%) Cisco
8 14 (1.50%) Citrix
8 14 (1.50%) Dell
9 13 (1.39%) Apple
10 12 (1.28%) Remedy
11 6 (0.64%) Workday
12 5 (0.53%) Computacenter
12 5 (0.53%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.53%) VMware
13 4 (0.43%) Atlassian
13 4 (0.43%) Datto
13 4 (0.43%) ESRI