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

6 months to
30 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 145 135 152
Rank change year-on-year -10 +17 +40
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 973 646 682
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.90% 2.11% 1.58%
As % of the General category 3.48% 3.34% 2.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 503 330 381
10th Percentile £170 £193 £150
25th Percentile £263 £306 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £444 £405
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% +9.57% -14.74%
75th Percentile £538 £587 £513
90th Percentile £648 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 68 150
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.72 £14.76 £13.70
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.49 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% -7.18% -0.24%
75th Percentile £37.41 £27.22 £38.12
90th Percentile £43.96 £35.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £19.97 £21.50
% change year-on-year -7.36% -7.12% +2.45%

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 27,939 19,359 24,652
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.44% 63.27% 57.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,796 12,166 15,404
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £516 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.27% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £626 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £490
% change year-on-year +6.38% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,916 953 1,974
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.47 £12.79
25th Percentile £18.14 £16.41 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.50 £31.61
Median % change year-on-year +16.36% -12.99% +5.35%
75th Percentile £60.00 £53.50 £53.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.53 £23.55 £30.37
% change year-on-year +33.87% -22.46% +20.88%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 -4 866 £425 -5.56% 756
UK excluding London -33 575 £400 +6.67% 682
London +21 354 £450 -16.28% 189
Work from Home +34 301 £450 -8.16% 288
North of England -8 137 £425 +18.72% 135
South East -57 128 £450 +12.50% 226
South West +30 94 £310 -0.96% 73
Midlands -47 87 £350 - 143
Yorkshire -7 67 £400 - 37
West Midlands -48 61 £425 +21.43% 64
East of England 0 57 £246 -14.43% 75
North West -24 55 £455 +30.09% 78
Scotland -13 49 £425 +6.25% 15
East Midlands -14 25 £200 -48.85% 79
North East -25 15 £450 +5.88% 22
Northern Ireland +7 14 £313 -7.06% 23
Wales -12 12 £180 -48.57% 9

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 66 (6.78%) SharePoint
2 31 (3.19%) Confluence
3 22 (2.26%) CMS
4 11 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.62%) WordPress
6 5 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 4 (0.41%) Drupal
8 2 (0.21%) IIS
8 2 (0.21%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.10%) Apache
9 1 (0.10%) Camunda
9 1 (0.10%) CICS
9 1 (0.10%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.10%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.10%) Tuxedo
9 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.10%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
Applications
1 188 (19.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 133 (13.67%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (7.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 42 (4.32%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.85%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.23%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.51%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.41%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.41%) InDesign
9 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.21%) Trello
11 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.10%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.03%) Magento
2 8 (0.82%) Loan IQ
3 7 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (0.51%) Remedy ITSM
5 5 (0.51%) Shopify
6 4 (0.41%) HFM
7 3 (0.31%) Primavera
8 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (0.21%) NetSuite
8 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.21%) SAP CO
8 2 (0.21%) SAP FI
8 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
9 1 (0.10%) Actimize
9 1 (0.10%) Fidessa
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
9 1 (0.10%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 1 (0.10%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 98 (10.07%) Azure
2 79 (8.12%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (5.76%) Power Platform
4 48 (4.93%) AWS
5 36 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
6 24 (2.47%) SaaS
7 18 (1.85%) Google Workspace
8 17 (1.75%) GCP
9 12 (1.23%) OCI
10 11 (1.13%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (0.92%) Entra ID
11 9 (0.92%) GitHub
11 9 (0.92%) Google Sheets
12 7 (0.72%) Slack
13 6 (0.62%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Copilot
14 5 (0.51%) BigCommerce
14 5 (0.51%) Virtual Private Cloud
15 4 (0.41%) Amazon S3
15 4 (0.41%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.85%) LAN
2 13 (1.34%) DNS
3 12 (1.23%) Firewall
3 12 (1.23%) Network Security
3 12 (1.23%) VPN
4 10 (1.03%) WAN
5 8 (0.82%) MPLS
6 7 (0.72%) Cisco Nexus
6 7 (0.72%) VLAN
6 7 (0.72%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.62%) DHCP
7 6 (0.62%) Intranet
7 6 (0.62%) Skype
7 6 (0.62%) TCP/IP
8 4 (0.41%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.41%) SMS
9 3 (0.31%) Broadband
9 3 (0.31%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.31%) SAN
9 3 (0.31%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (5.76%) Power BI
2 15 (1.54%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.34%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.82%) Tableau
5 7 (0.72%) GIS
5 7 (0.72%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.62%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (0.62%) Spatial Data
7 4 (0.41%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.31%) Metadata
8 3 (0.31%) MS Access
8 3 (0.31%) MySQL
8 3 (0.31%) Power Query
8 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.21%) Big Data
9 2 (0.21%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
9 2 (0.21%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 84 (8.63%) JIRA
2 22 (2.26%) Git
3 19 (1.95%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.92%) Bitbucket
4 9 (0.92%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.92%) JMeter
4 9 (0.92%) JUnit
4 9 (0.92%) Selenium
4 9 (0.92%) WebDriver
5 5 (0.51%) GitLab
5 5 (0.51%) Subversion
6 4 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.21%) Gemini Tracker
7 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.21%) Vite
8 1 (0.10%) Gradle
8 1 (0.10%) Hudson
8 1 (0.10%) Maven
8 1 (0.10%) MSI
General
1 618 (63.51%) Social Skills
2 303 (31.14%) Finance
3 181 (18.60%) Analytical Skills
4 99 (10.17%) Legal
5 98 (10.07%) Public Sector
6 59 (6.06%) Retail
7 51 (5.24%) Marketing
8 49 (5.04%) Banking
9 28 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (2.67%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
12 22 (2.26%) Local Government
13 19 (1.95%) Manufacturing
14 18 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 17 (1.75%) Telecoms
16 16 (1.64%) Military
17 15 (1.54%) Investment Banking
18 11 (1.13%) Pharmaceutical
19 10 (1.03%) Advertising
19 10 (1.03%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 138 (14.18%) Analyst
2 109 (11.20%) Project Manager
3 70 (7.19%) Administrator
4 63 (6.47%) Senior
5 60 (6.17%) Lead
5 60 (6.17%) Support Officer
6 48 (4.93%) Coordinator
7 47 (4.83%) Project Officer
8 44 (4.52%) Project Support Officer
9 40 (4.11%) Business Analyst
10 35 (3.60%) IT Support
11 30 (3.08%) Technical Support
12 27 (2.77%) Consultant
12 27 (2.77%) Senior Manager
12 27 (2.77%) Senior Project Manager
13 26 (2.67%) Project Coordinator
14 23 (2.36%) Junior
15 22 (2.26%) Support Specialist
16 20 (2.06%) IT Manager
17 19 (1.95%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.06%) HTML
2 16 (1.64%) VML
3 15 (1.54%) CSS
4 12 (1.23%) Spring
4 12 (1.23%) XML
5 9 (0.92%) Middleware
5 9 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
5 9 (0.92%) WireMock
6 6 (0.62%) .NET
7 5 (0.51%) Kafka
7 5 (0.51%) REST
8 4 (0.41%) JSON
8 4 (0.41%) JWT
8 4 (0.41%) React
8 4 (0.41%) Web Services
9 3 (0.31%) HTML5
9 3 (0.31%) OAuth
9 3 (0.31%) Redux
9 3 (0.31%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.31%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 93 (9.56%) Onboarding
2 50 (5.14%) Management Information System
3 41 (4.21%) Virtual Team
4 38 (3.91%) Web Conferencing
5 35 (3.60%) Product Ownership
6 33 (3.39%) Podcast
7 26 (2.67%) Data Protection Act
8 23 (2.36%) Self-Motivation
9 17 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
10 16 (1.64%) NHS
11 13 (1.34%) Learning Management System
11 13 (1.34%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.13%) Data Centre
13 10 (1.03%) Data Structures
13 10 (1.03%) e-Learning
14 9 (0.92%) Driving Licence
14 9 (0.92%) Freedom of Information
14 9 (0.92%) Social Media
15 6 (0.62%) Distributed Architecture
15 6 (0.62%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 83 (8.53%) Windows
2 18 (1.85%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.13%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.92%) Linux
4 9 (0.92%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.21%) Unix
6 1 (0.10%) Android
6 1 (0.10%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.10%) CentOS
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.10%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (22.10%) Stakeholder Management
2 214 (21.99%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (21.99%) Project Management
3 172 (17.68%) Agile
4 166 (17.06%) Continuous Improvement
5 144 (14.80%) Project Delivery
6 135 (13.87%) Customer Service
7 117 (12.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 116 (11.92%) Time Management
9 110 (11.31%) Decision-Making
10 98 (10.07%) AI
11 79 (8.12%) ITIL
12 66 (6.78%) Migration
12 66 (6.78%) PRINCE2
13 65 (6.68%) Collaborative Working
14 64 (6.58%) Data Protection
15 60 (6.17%) Logistics
16 59 (6.06%) DevOps
17 54 (5.55%) Risk Management
17 54 (5.55%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 35 (3.60%) SQL
2 18 (1.85%) Python
3 14 (1.44%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.82%) C#
5 7 (0.72%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.51%) Java
6 5 (0.51%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.31%) 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 (0.10%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.10%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.10%) COBOL
9 1 (0.10%) Groovy
9 1 (0.10%) PHP
9 1 (0.10%) R
9 1 (0.10%) REXX
Qualifications
1 145 (14.90%) Degree
2 106 (10.89%) Security Cleared
3 85 (8.74%) SC Cleared
4 44 (4.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 30 (3.08%) PMP
6 25 (2.57%) DV Cleared
7 24 (2.47%) PMI Certification
8 17 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.64%) DBS Check
10 15 (1.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 8 (0.82%) A+ Certification
11 8 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
11 8 (0.82%) CISSP
12 7 (0.72%) CIMA
12 7 (0.72%) Network+ Certification
13 6 (0.62%) ACCA
14 5 (0.51%) APMP
14 5 (0.51%) CSPO
14 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (10.48%) PMO
2 48 (4.93%) QA
3 40 (4.11%) Data Quality
4 30 (3.08%) SLA
5 29 (2.98%) GDPR
6 19 (1.95%) Accessibility
6 19 (1.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.13%) NIST
8 9 (0.92%) GRC
9 8 (0.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.72%) IFRS
11 6 (0.62%) GAAP
11 6 (0.62%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.62%) SEPA
12 5 (0.51%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.41%) NCSC
13 4 (0.41%) PSD2
13 4 (0.41%) WCAG
14 3 (0.31%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 52 (5.34%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.44%) Docker
3 4 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.31%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.21%) Firmware
6 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.10%) Samba
6 1 (0.10%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 29 (2.98%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.44%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.03%) Grafana
3 10 (1.03%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 9 (0.92%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.82%) Terraform
6 7 (0.72%) ServiceCenter
7 5 (0.51%) Ansible
8 3 (0.31%) Packer
9 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.21%) OPNET
9 2 (0.21%) SCCM
9 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.10%) Control-M
10 1 (0.10%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.10%) Kibana
10 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.10%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 256 (26.31%) Microsoft
2 61 (6.27%) ServiceNow
3 47 (4.83%) SAP
4 39 (4.01%) Oracle
5 37 (3.80%) Google
6 26 (2.67%) Salesforce
7 24 (2.47%) Cisco
8 18 (1.85%) Adobe
9 15 (1.54%) HP
10 11 (1.13%) SolarWinds
11 9 (0.92%) Apple
11 9 (0.92%) Dell
12 7 (0.72%) Braze
12 7 (0.72%) Citrix
12 7 (0.72%) Palo Alto
12 7 (0.72%) Remedy
13 6 (0.62%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.62%) VMware
14 5 (0.51%) Aruba
14 5 (0.51%) Concur