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 5 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 190 151
Rank change year-on-year +53 -39 +76
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 737 479 809
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.13% 1.31% 1.74%
As % of the General category 3.38% 2.23% 2.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 342 267 442
10th Percentile £185 £180 £205
25th Percentile £288 £310 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% +11.76% -10.53%
75th Percentile £550 £574 £550
90th Percentile £687 £668 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £380 £403 £393
% change year-on-year -5.59% +2.55% -7.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 27 70
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.10 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.63 £13.58 £15.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.56 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% -17.21% -7.63%
75th Percentile £31.05 £29.38 £45.88
90th Percentile £44.38 £51.50 £57.47
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.41 £22.56 £21.05
% change year-on-year -18.40% +7.17% -34.64%

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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,778 21,488 27,589
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.99% 58.84% 59.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,607 12,669 18,462
10th Percentile £274 £285 £293
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £645 £662
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,370 814 1,094
10th Percentile £13.80 £14.81 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £16.92 £16.70
Median hourly rate £24.61 £29.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.58% -1.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £43.75 £55.19 £57.50
90th Percentile £67.53 £70.00 £71.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.65 £27.13 £27.50
% change year-on-year -20.18% -1.36% +25.00%

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 5 November 2025.

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 5 November 2025.

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 5 November 2025. 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 +72 636 £450 -10.00% 1,538
UK excluding London +42 479 £380 -5.59% 1,493
London +47 207 £475 -9.52% 518
Work from Home -5 159 £450 -7.69% 932
South East +33 138 £470 +13.94% 640
North of England -9 85 £440 +8.64% 223
Midlands +13 70 £363 +2.11% 175
South West +47 68 £228 -56.25% 115
East of England +11 52 £553 +19.57% 142
North West +4 50 £413 +26.92% 98
West Midlands 0 44 £369 -1.67% 103
Scotland -8 34 £375 +62.16% 192
East Midlands +2 26 £225 -29.34% 63
Yorkshire -33 25 £440 -2.22% 58
Northern Ireland +5 19 £361 -31.19% 12
Wales +7 17 £240 +33.33% 64
North East -1 10 £473 -21.25% 67

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 60 (8.14%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.80%) Confluence
3 8 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.95%) CMS
5 6 (0.81%) SAS
6 5 (0.68%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.41%) Moodle
8 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.14%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.14%) WebLogic
Applications
1 125 (16.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 113 (15.33%) Microsoft Office
3 64 (8.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 32 (4.34%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (2.17%) MS Visio
6 13 (1.76%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.41%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (0.41%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.14%) CATIA
9 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.14%) InDesign
9 1 (0.14%) MadCap Flare
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.14%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.14%) Trello
9 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (0.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.68%) Oracle Receivables
3 4 (0.54%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 4 (0.54%) Shopify
4 2 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.27%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.27%) HFM
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.27%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.27%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.27%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.27%) Workfront
5 1 (0.14%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Primavera
5 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 45 (6.11%) Azure
2 38 (5.16%) Power Platform
3 31 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
4 19 (2.58%) AWS
5 14 (1.90%) Entra ID
5 14 (1.90%) Google Workspace
6 9 (1.22%) SaaS
7 7 (0.95%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (0.81%) PowerApps
9 5 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.68%) OneDrive
9 5 (0.68%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.54%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.54%) OCI
10 4 (0.54%) Viva Engage
11 3 (0.41%) Asana
11 3 (0.41%) Figma
11 3 (0.41%) GitHub
11 3 (0.41%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.49%) Firewall
1 11 (1.49%) TCP/IP
2 10 (1.36%) DNS
3 9 (1.22%) VPN
4 8 (1.09%) DHCP
4 8 (1.09%) WAN
5 7 (0.95%) LAN
6 6 (0.81%) Internet
6 6 (0.81%) Wireless
7 5 (0.68%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.54%) MPLS
8 4 (0.54%) Network Security
9 3 (0.41%) Broadband
9 3 (0.41%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.41%) VLAN
10 2 (0.27%) BGP
10 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (0.27%) OSPF
11 1 (0.14%) MQTT
11 1 (0.14%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (4.75%) Power BI
2 8 (1.09%) Relational Database
2 8 (1.09%) Star Schema
2 8 (1.09%) Tableau
3 7 (0.95%) Metadata
4 6 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.81%) Geospatial Data
4 6 (0.81%) GIS
4 6 (0.81%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.41%) Big Data
5 3 (0.41%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.27%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.27%) EDMS
6 2 (0.27%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.27%) MySQL
6 2 (0.27%) QGIS
6 2 (0.27%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.27%) Tick Data
7 1 (0.14%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.14%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 66 (8.96%) JIRA
2 10 (1.36%) Git
3 6 (0.81%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.27%) Maven
6 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 1 (0.14%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.14%) GDB
6 1 (0.14%) GitLab
6 1 (0.14%) Postman
6 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.14%) Subversion
6 1 (0.14%) TestRail
General
1 499 (67.71%) Social Skills
2 199 (27.00%) Finance
3 120 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (8.01%) Public Sector
5 47 (6.38%) Banking
6 41 (5.56%) Retail
7 32 (4.34%) Presentation Skills
8 30 (4.07%) Manufacturing
9 27 (3.66%) Marketing
10 24 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 22 (2.99%) Legal
12 21 (2.85%) Telecoms
13 20 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (2.17%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (2.17%) Investment Banking
15 14 (1.90%) Aerospace
16 12 (1.63%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.36%) Automotive
17 10 (1.36%) Billing
17 10 (1.36%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 122 (16.55%) Analyst
2 79 (10.72%) Project Manager
3 61 (8.28%) IT Support
4 51 (6.92%) Administrator
5 39 (5.29%) Lead
6 33 (4.48%) Coordinator
7 31 (4.21%) Business Analyst
7 31 (4.21%) Senior
7 31 (4.21%) Support Officer
8 29 (3.93%) Support Engineer
9 22 (2.99%) Technical Support
10 19 (2.58%) IT Analyst
10 19 (2.58%) IT Engineer
11 18 (2.44%) Data Analyst
12 17 (2.31%) 1st Line Support
12 17 (2.31%) Junior
13 15 (2.04%) IT Support Engineer
13 15 (2.04%) Service Analyst
13 15 (2.04%) Support Analyst
13 15 (2.04%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.81%) Lightning Web Components
2 5 (0.68%) HTML
2 5 (0.68%) Spring
3 3 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.41%) VML
4 2 (0.27%) ADO
4 2 (0.27%) EDI
4 2 (0.27%) GeoPandas
4 2 (0.27%) Node.js
4 2 (0.27%) PostGIS
4 2 (0.27%) REST
4 2 (0.27%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.27%) Unreal Engine
5 1 (0.14%) .NET
5 1 (0.14%) CSS
5 1 (0.14%) React
5 1 (0.14%) Semantic HTML
5 1 (0.14%) SOAP
5 1 (0.14%) Web Services
5 1 (0.14%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 51 (6.92%) Onboarding
2 37 (5.02%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.80%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (2.71%) Product Ownership
5 19 (2.58%) Driving Licence
6 16 (2.17%) Security Posture
6 16 (2.17%) Virtual Team
7 15 (2.04%) Data Centre
8 14 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.36%) NHS
10 8 (1.09%) Life Science
11 7 (0.95%) CMDB
11 7 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (0.95%) Social Media
12 6 (0.81%) Credit Risk
12 6 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.81%) LIMS
13 5 (0.68%) Motion Graphics
13 5 (0.68%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 63 (8.55%) Windows
2 18 (2.44%) Windows 10
3 16 (2.17%) Linux
4 7 (0.95%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.41%) Android
5 3 (0.41%) Unix
5 3 (0.41%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) VMS
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 167 (22.66%) Problem-Solving
2 138 (18.72%) Project Management
3 119 (16.15%) Agile
4 96 (13.03%) Time Management
5 95 (12.89%) Stakeholder Management
6 77 (10.45%) Customer Service
7 74 (10.04%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 72 (9.77%) Continuous Improvement
9 64 (8.68%) Computer Science
9 64 (8.68%) Risk Management
10 62 (8.41%) Migration
11 61 (8.28%) Project Delivery
12 58 (7.87%) Collaborative Working
13 53 (7.19%) PRINCE2
14 51 (6.92%) Change Management
15 50 (6.78%) ITIL
16 47 (6.38%) Decision-Making
17 46 (6.24%) Business Intelligence
18 43 (5.83%) Asset Management
19 42 (5.70%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 31 (4.21%) SQL
2 26 (3.53%) Python
3 15 (2.04%) Java
4 6 (0.81%) R
5 5 (0.68%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.54%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.41%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.27%) VBScript
9 1 (0.14%) C
9 1 (0.14%) C#
9 1 (0.14%) C++
9 1 (0.14%) Jython
9 1 (0.14%) Korn
9 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (13.03%) Security Cleared
2 93 (12.62%) Degree
3 89 (12.08%) SC Cleared
4 32 (4.34%) DBS Check
5 28 (3.80%) PMP
6 23 (3.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 23 (3.12%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
7 18 (2.44%) Master's Degree
8 10 (1.36%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 9 (1.22%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.95%) Cisco Certification
11 5 (0.68%) CCNP
11 5 (0.68%) HNC
11 5 (0.68%) HND
11 5 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 4 (0.54%) A+ Certification
12 4 (0.54%) CTC Cleared
12 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.41%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (6.24%) PMO
2 28 (3.80%) QA
3 25 (3.39%) Data Quality
4 23 (3.12%) GDPR
5 22 (2.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.90%) SLA
7 12 (1.63%) GRC
8 11 (1.49%) NIST
9 10 (1.36%) Accessibility
9 10 (1.36%) Def Stans
10 5 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
10 5 (0.68%) Disclosure Scotland
11 4 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.41%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.41%) P3O
13 2 (0.27%) COBIT
13 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.27%) PMBOK
14 1 (0.14%) GxP
14 1 (0.14%) MiFID
System Software
1 26 (3.53%) Active Directory
2 7 (0.95%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (0.68%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.27%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.27%) Docker
4 2 (0.27%) Firmware
4 2 (0.27%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (1.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.36%) SCCM
3 4 (0.54%) Ansible
4 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.27%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.14%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 198 (26.87%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.56%) SAP
3 32 (4.34%) ServiceNow
4 27 (3.66%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.58%) Oracle
6 10 (1.36%) Adobe
6 10 (1.36%) Cisco
7 9 (1.22%) Google
8 8 (1.09%) Workday
9 7 (0.95%) Atlassian
9 7 (0.95%) Citrix
9 7 (0.95%) Datto
9 7 (0.95%) VMware
10 6 (0.81%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.68%) CheckPoint
11 5 (0.68%) Databricks
11 5 (0.68%) IFS
11 5 (0.68%) Snow
12 4 (0.54%) Computacenter
13 3 (0.41%) Planview