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

6 months to
12 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 141 187 152
Rank change year-on-year +46 -35 +75
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 745 472 819
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.12% 1.30% 1.76%
As % of the General category 3.36% 2.21% 2.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 348 262 438
10th Percentile £180 £182 £205
25th Percentile £287 £313 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £473 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.05% +11.18% -8.50%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £550
90th Percentile £677 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £400 £380
% change year-on-year -6.25% +5.26% -8.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 165 27 73
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.67 £14.07 £15.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.56 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% -17.96% -6.78%
75th Percentile £31.41 £29.38 £45.88
90th Percentile £44.29 £51.50 £57.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.82 £22.56 £21.05
% change year-on-year -16.58% +7.17% -35.23%

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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,159 21,352 27,729
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.98% 58.92% 59.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,874 12,588 18,523
10th Percentile £275 £288 £285
25th Percentile £400 £410 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £643 £654
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 1,411 806 1,110
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.50 £17.00 £16.77
Median hourly rate £24.34 £29.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.07% -3.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £44.75 £53.75 £57.33
90th Percentile £67.84 £70.00 £70.65
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £27.13 £27.08
% change year-on-year -18.89% +0.16% +23.10%

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 12 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 12 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 12 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 +63 642 £450 -9.55% 1,012
UK excluding London +48 480 £375 -6.25% 822
London +49 211 £475 -9.52% 331
Work from Home +1 163 £450 -10.00% 437
South East +43 139 £465 +16.25% 300
North of England -7 83 £440 +20.55% 144
South West +45 70 £228 -56.25% 71
Midlands -1 67 £369 -1.67% 129
East of England +18 55 £553 +38.25% 84
North West +9 47 £413 +26.92% 82
West Midlands -13 42 £369 -1.67% 88
Scotland -2 35 £375 - 69
Yorkshire -33 26 £440 +5.39% 43
East Midlands +5 25 £299 -6.26% 40
Northern Ireland +7 19 £350 -33.33% 8
Wales +1 16 £240 +33.33% 31
North East 0 10 £473 -19.57% 19

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 59 (7.92%) SharePoint
2 28 (3.76%) Confluence
3 8 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.94%) CMS
5 6 (0.81%) SAS
6 5 (0.67%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.40%) Moodle
8 2 (0.27%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.13%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.13%) WebLogic
Applications
1 137 (18.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 116 (15.57%) Microsoft Office
3 64 (8.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 30 (4.03%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.42%) MS Visio
6 15 (2.01%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.40%) Adobe After Effects
7 3 (0.40%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 2 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.13%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.13%) CATIA
9 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.13%) InDesign
9 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
9 1 (0.13%) ProjectWise
9 1 (0.13%) Trello
9 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (0.67%) Oracle Receivables
1 5 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.54%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 3 (0.40%) Shopify
3 3 (0.40%) Workday HCM
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%) Workfront
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Primavera
5 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 46 (6.17%) Azure
2 44 (5.91%) Power Platform
3 31 (4.16%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (2.42%) AWS
5 15 (2.01%) Google Workspace
6 11 (1.48%) SaaS
7 9 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (1.21%) Entra ID
8 6 (0.81%) PowerApps
9 5 (0.67%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.67%) OneDrive
9 5 (0.67%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.54%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.54%) Viva Engage
11 3 (0.40%) Figma
11 3 (0.40%) GitHub
11 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.40%) OCI
11 3 (0.40%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.48%) Firewall
2 10 (1.34%) TCP/IP
3 8 (1.07%) DNS
3 8 (1.07%) VPN
4 7 (0.94%) LAN
4 7 (0.94%) WAN
5 6 (0.81%) DHCP
5 6 (0.81%) Internet
5 6 (0.81%) Wireless
6 5 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
7 4 (0.54%) Network Security
8 3 (0.40%) Broadband
8 3 (0.40%) MPLS
9 2 (0.27%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.27%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.27%) VLAN
10 1 (0.13%) Bluetooth
10 1 (0.13%) Multicast
10 1 (0.13%) UWB
10 1 (0.13%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.50%) Power BI
2 8 (1.07%) Relational Database
3 7 (0.94%) Metadata
3 7 (0.94%) Star Schema
3 7 (0.94%) Tableau
4 6 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (0.81%) SQL Server
5 5 (0.67%) Geospatial Data
5 5 (0.67%) GIS
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.27%) Big Data
7 2 (0.27%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.27%) EDMS
7 2 (0.27%) EDRMS
7 2 (0.27%) MySQL
7 2 (0.27%) QGIS
7 2 (0.27%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.27%) Tick Data
8 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.13%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 66 (8.86%) JIRA
2 9 (1.21%) Git
3 6 (0.81%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.54%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.27%) Maven
6 1 (0.13%) GDB
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.13%) Subversion
6 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 503 (67.52%) Social Skills
2 202 (27.11%) Finance
3 130 (17.45%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (8.05%) Public Sector
5 45 (6.04%) Banking
6 40 (5.37%) Retail
7 33 (4.43%) Marketing
8 31 (4.16%) Manufacturing
8 31 (4.16%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (3.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (3.09%) Legal
11 20 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
11 20 (2.68%) Telecoms
12 16 (2.15%) Investment Banking
13 15 (2.01%) Documentation Skills
14 14 (1.88%) Aerospace
15 12 (1.61%) Billing
16 11 (1.48%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.34%) Local Government
18 9 (1.21%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 125 (16.78%) Analyst
2 79 (10.60%) Project Manager
3 61 (8.19%) IT Support
4 50 (6.71%) Administrator
5 39 (5.23%) Lead
6 35 (4.70%) Coordinator
7 34 (4.56%) Senior
8 32 (4.30%) Business Analyst
8 32 (4.30%) Support Officer
9 28 (3.76%) Support Engineer
10 22 (2.95%) Technical Support
11 19 (2.55%) IT Analyst
11 19 (2.55%) Junior
12 18 (2.42%) Data Analyst
12 18 (2.42%) IT Engineer
13 16 (2.15%) 1st Line Support
14 15 (2.01%) IT Support Engineer
14 15 (2.01%) Service Analyst
14 15 (2.01%) Support Analyst
14 15 (2.01%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.81%) HTML
1 6 (0.81%) Lightning Web Components
2 5 (0.67%) Spring
3 3 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.27%) ADO
4 2 (0.27%) CSS
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
4 2 (0.27%) VML
5 1 (0.13%) .NET
5 1 (0.13%) Middleware
5 1 (0.13%) SOAP
5 1 (0.13%) Web Services
5 1 (0.13%) XML
5 1 (0.13%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.98%) Onboarding
2 38 (5.10%) Management Information System
3 25 (3.36%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (2.82%) Driving Licence
5 19 (2.55%) Product Ownership
6 16 (2.15%) Security Posture
7 15 (2.01%) Data Centre
7 15 (2.01%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (2.01%) Virtual Team
8 11 (1.48%) Data Protection Act
9 10 (1.34%) NHS
10 8 (1.07%) Life Science
11 7 (0.94%) CMDB
11 7 (0.94%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (0.94%) Social Media
12 6 (0.81%) Credit Risk
12 6 (0.81%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.81%) LIMS
12 6 (0.81%) Mobile App
13 5 (0.67%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 60 (8.05%) Windows
2 19 (2.55%) Linux
3 17 (2.28%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.94%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.40%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.27%) Android
6 2 (0.27%) Unix
7 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.13%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 176 (23.62%) Problem-Solving
2 139 (18.66%) Project Management
3 120 (16.11%) Agile
4 105 (14.09%) Time Management
5 100 (13.42%) Stakeholder Management
6 77 (10.34%) Customer Service
7 75 (10.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 73 (9.80%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (8.32%) Risk Management
10 61 (8.19%) Project Delivery
11 60 (8.05%) Computer Science
11 60 (8.05%) Migration
12 59 (7.92%) Collaborative Working
13 54 (7.25%) PRINCE2
14 52 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
15 51 (6.85%) Change Management
16 50 (6.71%) Decision-Making
17 48 (6.44%) ITIL
18 47 (6.31%) Asset Management
19 45 (6.04%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 34 (4.56%) SQL
2 31 (4.16%) Python
3 15 (2.01%) Java
4 6 (0.81%) R
5 4 (0.54%) Apex Code
5 4 (0.54%) JavaScript
5 4 (0.54%) PowerShell
6 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.13%) C
7 1 (0.13%) C#
7 1 (0.13%) C++
7 1 (0.13%) Jython
7 1 (0.13%) Korn
7 1 (0.13%) VBA
7 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 99 (13.29%) Security Cleared
2 93 (12.48%) Degree
3 91 (12.21%) SC Cleared
4 28 (3.76%) DBS Check
5 27 (3.62%) PMP
6 22 (2.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.95%) PMI Certification
7 20 (2.68%) Master's Degree
8 18 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.34%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 9 (1.21%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
11 6 (0.81%) HND
12 5 (0.67%) CTC Cleared
12 5 (0.67%) HNC
13 4 (0.54%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.54%) CIPD
13 4 (0.54%) CISSP
13 4 (0.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (6.17%) PMO
2 30 (4.03%) QA
3 24 (3.22%) Data Quality
4 23 (3.09%) GDPR
4 23 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.01%) SLA
6 12 (1.61%) GRC
7 11 (1.48%) NIST
8 10 (1.34%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.34%) Def Stans
9 6 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
9 6 (0.81%) Disclosure Scotland
10 5 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.40%) ISO 20022
11 3 (0.40%) P3O
12 2 (0.27%) COBIT
12 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.27%) PMBOK
13 1 (0.13%) GxP
13 1 (0.13%) MiFID
System Software
1 24 (3.22%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.40%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.27%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.27%) Docker
5 2 (0.27%) Firmware
5 2 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 10 (1.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.21%) SCCM
3 4 (0.54%) Ansible
4 2 (0.27%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.27%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 201 (26.98%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.50%) SAP
3 33 (4.43%) ServiceNow
4 30 (4.03%) Salesforce
5 18 (2.42%) Oracle
6 11 (1.48%) Google
7 9 (1.21%) Adobe
7 9 (1.21%) Cisco
7 9 (1.21%) Workday
8 7 (0.94%) Datto
9 6 (0.81%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.81%) Palo Alto
9 6 (0.81%) VMware
10 5 (0.67%) CheckPoint
10 5 (0.67%) Citrix
10 5 (0.67%) Databricks
10 5 (0.67%) IFS
10 5 (0.67%) Snow
11 4 (0.54%) Computacenter
11 4 (0.54%) HP