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 4 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 138 | 192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | +54 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills | 1,746 | 735 | 476 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 3.17% | 2.13% | 1.31% |
| As % of the General category | 5.42% | 3.37% | 2.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 693 | 338 | 264 |
| 10th Percentile | £178 | £185 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | £288 | £308 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £466 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -8.85% | +9.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £684 | £668 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £375 | £380 | £403 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.32% | -5.59% | +2.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 553 | 162 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.25 | £13.00 | £13.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.05 | £15.69 | £13.58 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.30 | £20.00 | £22.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.50% | -11.35% | -16.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.96 | £31.05 | £29.38 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £49.48 | £51.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.00 | £18.82 | £22.56 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.67% | -16.58% | +7.17% |
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 citing general skills.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing general skills | 32,192 | 21,783 | 21,381 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 58.46% | 63.08% | 58.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,649 | 13,606 | 12,608 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £275 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £400 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £742 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £481 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -1.14% | -3.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,155 | 1,365 | 810 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.80 | £14.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.38 | £16.50 | £16.92 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.00 | £25.00 | £29.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -15.25% | -1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.87 | £44.75 | £55.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.70 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.50 | £21.94 | £27.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.25% | -19.13% | -1.36% |
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 Daily Rate Trend
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 4 November 2026.
Organisational Skills Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Organisational Skills.
Organisational Skills Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Organisational Skills over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.
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 4 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +49 | 1,480 | £400 | -11.11% | 683 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 1,178 | £375 | -1.32% | 617 |
| Work from Home | +77 | 479 | £416 | -7.67% | 205 |
| London | +47 | 462 | £446 | -5.05% | 167 |
| South East | +9 | 284 | £400 | -14.89% | 210 |
| North of England | +57 | 277 | £400 | -9.09% | 118 |
| Midlands | +46 | 218 | £389 | +7.17% | 108 |
| North West | +24 | 140 | £483 | +17.09% | 69 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 135 | £447 | +21.22% | 62 |
| Scotland | +42 | 122 | £425 | +13.33% | 19 |
| South West | +6 | 119 | £225 | -1.10% | 68 |
| East of England | +13 | 106 | £369 | -33.32% | 80 |
| Yorkshire | +37 | 102 | £365 | -17.05% | 33 |
| East Midlands | +24 | 81 | £217 | -3.56% | 46 |
| Wales | +10 | 37 | £72 | -70.00% | 19 |
| North East | -7 | 35 | £400 | -15.34% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 29 | £290 | -19.72% | 10 |
Organisational Skills Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
General
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Social Skills | 71.4% | 1,247 |
| 2 | Finance | 30.5% | 532 |
| 3 | Analytical Skills | 18.0% | 314 |
| 4 | Legal | 10.8% | 189 |
| 5 | Public Sector | 8.8% | 153 |
| 6 | Retail | 5.0% | 87 |
| 7 | Manufacturing | 4.7% | 82 |
| 8 | Marketing | 4.4% | 77 |
| 9 | Banking | 4.3% | 75 |
| 10 | Documentation Skills | 3.5% | 61 |
| 11 | Influencing Skills | 3.2% | 56 |
| 12 | Aerospace | 2.9% | 51 |
| 13 | Local Government | 2.9% | 50 |
| 14 | Inclusion and Diversity | 2.7% | 47 |
| 15 | Aviation | 2.3% | 40 |
| 16 | Telecoms | 2.1% | 37 |
| 17 | Presentation Skills | 1.9% | 33 |
| 18 | Advertising | 1.5% | 27 |
| 19 | Investment Banking | 1.1% | 20 |
| 20 | Financial Institution | 1.1% | 19 |