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 15 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 138 139
Rank change year-on-year +3 +1 +59
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 903 599 733
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.89% 2.06% 1.72%
As % of the General category 3.52% 3.26% 2.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 461 334 418
10th Percentile £163 £195 £163
25th Percentile £213 £307 £237
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £534
90th Percentile £625 £725 £613
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £375 £415
% change year-on-year - -9.64% +3.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 48 148
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.65 £13.50 £13.97
Median hourly rate £18.50 £16.25 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +13.83% -11.43% -19.87%
75th Percentile £24.36 £24.36 £38.12
90th Percentile £33.98 £33.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.80 £18.00 £18.07
% change year-on-year -1.14% -0.36% -20.38%

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 25,625 18,400 24,779
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 53.73% 63.31% 58.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,671 11,698 15,628
10th Percentile £309 £287 £275
25th Percentile £410 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.88% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £485 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.11% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,634 787 1,929
10th Percentile £13.95 £14.00 £12.75
25th Percentile £17.26 £17.34 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.82% -11.29%
75th Percentile £60.72 £56.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.40
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.16 £24.59 £28.50
% change year-on-year +14.52% -13.74% -5.00%

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 15 May 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 15 May 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 15 May 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 0 820 £400 -15.34% 739
UK excluding London -17 561 £375 - 612
London +15 301 £450 -14.29% 202
Work from Home +29 238 £450 -9.32% 270
North of England -11 120 £424 +21.07% 139
South East -47 118 £450 +38.46% 224
Midlands -35 100 £285 -21.38% 96
South West +26 88 £310 -38.10% 47
East of England +18 83 £200 -55.56% 71
West Midlands -46 63 £350 - 43
Yorkshire -20 59 £391 +6.03% 46
North West -10 52 £438 +27.37% 86
East Midlands -11 36 £200 -48.85% 51
Scotland -11 36 £400 -3.03% 19
Wales -7 11 £213 -35.83% 10
North East -17 9 £450 - 8
Northern Ireland 0 6 £500 +34.23% 13

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 72 (7.97%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.32%) Confluence
3 15 (1.66%) CMS
4 9 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.78%) WordPress
6 3 (0.33%) Drupal
6 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) Camunda
8 1 (0.11%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.11%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 183 (20.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (13.84%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (7.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (5.09%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.99%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.89%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.66%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.66%) InDesign
7 6 (0.66%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.33%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 10 (1.11%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.11%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (1.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.66%) Shopify
4 3 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.33%) HFM
4 3 (0.33%) Magento
4 3 (0.33%) Maximo
4 3 (0.33%) Primavera
4 3 (0.33%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Actimize
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 87 (9.63%) Azure
2 81 (8.97%) Microsoft 365
3 56 (6.20%) Power Platform
4 32 (3.54%) Azure DevOps
5 30 (3.32%) AWS
6 18 (1.99%) Google Workspace
6 18 (1.99%) SaaS
7 12 (1.33%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.22%) GCP
8 11 (1.22%) OCI
9 8 (0.89%) Entra ID
9 8 (0.89%) GitHub
10 6 (0.66%) BigCommerce
11 5 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (0.44%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (0.44%) Google Sheets
12 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.88%) VPN
2 10 (1.11%) DNS
2 10 (1.11%) LAN
2 10 (1.11%) Skype
3 9 (1.00%) Firewall
4 8 (0.89%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.66%) DHCP
5 6 (0.66%) Intranet
5 6 (0.66%) Network Security
5 6 (0.66%) WAN
6 4 (0.44%) SMS
6 4 (0.44%) VLAN
7 3 (0.33%) SAN
7 3 (0.33%) TCP/IP
7 3 (0.33%) VoIP
8 2 (0.22%) Ethernet
8 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
8 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
9 1 (0.11%) NAS
9 1 (0.11%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.98%) Power BI
2 16 (1.77%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.33%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.78%) GIS
5 6 (0.66%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.66%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.66%) Spatial Data
6 5 (0.55%) MySQL
6 5 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.44%) Metadata
8 3 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.33%) Power Query
8 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.22%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.22%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 79 (8.75%) JIRA
2 18 (1.99%) Git
3 12 (1.33%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.00%) JUnit
5 8 (0.89%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.89%) JMeter
5 8 (0.89%) Selenium
5 8 (0.89%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.44%) GitLab
8 3 (0.33%) Subversion
9 2 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.22%) Vite
10 1 (0.11%) Hudson
10 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.11%) Maven
10 1 (0.11%) MSI
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 539 (59.69%) Social Skills
2 242 (26.80%) Finance
3 164 (18.16%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (11.18%) Public Sector
5 62 (6.87%) Legal
6 49 (5.43%) Marketing
7 47 (5.20%) Retail
8 43 (4.76%) Banking
9 30 (3.32%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.44%) Manufacturing
11 20 (2.21%) Telecoms
12 17 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.77%) Military
14 15 (1.66%) Local Government
15 13 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.22%) Advertising
17 10 (1.11%) Electronics
17 10 (1.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.11%) Investment Banking
18 9 (1.00%) Police
Job Titles
1 120 (13.29%) Analyst
2 111 (12.29%) Project Manager
3 64 (7.09%) Senior
4 61 (6.76%) Administrator
5 53 (5.87%) Support Officer
6 51 (5.65%) Lead
7 49 (5.43%) Coordinator
8 44 (4.87%) Break Fix Engineer
9 41 (4.54%) IT Support
10 37 (4.10%) Business Analyst
11 35 (3.88%) Hardware Engineer
11 35 (3.88%) Project Officer
11 35 (3.88%) Technical Support
12 34 (3.77%) Project Support Officer
13 33 (3.65%) Consultant
14 30 (3.32%) Junior
15 29 (3.21%) Project Coordinator
15 29 (3.21%) Senior Manager
15 29 (3.21%) Senior Project Manager
16 24 (2.66%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.77%) HTML
1 16 (1.77%) VML
2 12 (1.33%) XML
3 11 (1.22%) Spring
4 10 (1.11%) CSS
4 10 (1.11%) Middleware
5 9 (1.00%) Oracle Fusion
6 8 (0.89%) WireMock
7 7 (0.78%) REST
8 6 (0.66%) .NET
8 6 (0.66%) ADO
8 6 (0.66%) JWT
9 5 (0.55%) HTML5
9 5 (0.55%) JSON
9 5 (0.55%) OAuth
10 4 (0.44%) Kafka
10 4 (0.44%) Web Services
11 3 (0.33%) Node.js
11 3 (0.33%) React
11 3 (0.33%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.31%) Onboarding
2 40 (4.43%) Management Information System
3 32 (3.54%) Product Ownership
4 24 (2.66%) Self-Motivation
5 22 (2.44%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (2.10%) NHS
7 14 (1.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 11 (1.22%) Learning Management System
8 11 (1.22%) Mobile App
9 10 (1.11%) Legacy Systems
9 10 (1.11%) Social Media
10 9 (1.00%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.00%) e-Learning
10 9 (1.00%) Freedom of Information
10 9 (1.00%) Insider Threat
11 8 (0.89%) Driving Licence
11 8 (0.89%) Tandem
12 6 (0.66%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 73 (8.08%) Windows
2 21 (2.33%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.22%) Linux
3 11 (1.22%) Mac OS
4 7 (0.78%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.22%) Unix
5 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.11%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (24.70%) Problem-Solving
2 218 (24.14%) Project Management
3 174 (19.27%) Time Management
4 156 (17.28%) Stakeholder Management
5 145 (16.06%) Agile
6 135 (14.95%) Project Delivery
7 133 (14.73%) Continuous Improvement
8 129 (14.29%) Customer Service
9 103 (11.41%) Decision-Making
10 84 (9.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 73 (8.08%) AI
12 71 (7.86%) Migration
13 67 (7.42%) Collaborative Working
13 67 (7.42%) ITIL
14 65 (7.20%) PRINCE2
15 61 (6.76%) Data Protection
16 59 (6.53%) Business Intelligence
17 57 (6.31%) Programme Management
18 55 (6.09%) Waterfall
19 52 (5.76%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 32 (3.54%) SQL
2 16 (1.77%) Python
3 12 (1.33%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.89%) C#
4 8 (0.89%) PowerShell
5 7 (0.78%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.55%) Java
7 3 (0.33%) Bash
8 2 (0.22%) Korn
8 2 (0.22%) PHP
8 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.22%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.22%) VBA
9 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.11%) Groovy
9 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 131 (14.51%) Degree
2 114 (12.62%) Security Cleared
3 100 (11.07%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.88%) PMP
5 29 (3.21%) PMI Certification
6 26 (2.88%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.99%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.55%) APMP
10 12 (1.33%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 9 (1.00%) CISSP
12 9 (1.00%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.55%) A+ Certification
13 5 (0.55%) ACCA
13 5 (0.55%) CIMA
13 5 (0.55%) CSPO
14 4 (0.44%) CISA
14 4 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (10.74%) PMO
2 41 (4.54%) QA
3 30 (3.32%) Data Quality
4 27 (2.99%) SLA
5 22 (2.44%) GDPR
6 20 (2.21%) Accessibility
7 18 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.78%) IFRS
8 7 (0.78%) NIST
9 6 (0.66%) GRC
9 6 (0.66%) ISO 20022
9 6 (0.66%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 6 (0.66%) SEPA
10 5 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.44%) Disclosure Scotland
11 4 (0.44%) GAAP
11 4 (0.44%) PSD2
11 4 (0.44%) WCAG
12 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 47 (5.20%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.44%) Docker
3 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 2 (0.22%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Samba
4 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 32 (3.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.44%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.11%) Grafana
3 10 (1.11%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (1.00%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.33%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) OPNET
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Ansible
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.11%) Kibana
7 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.11%) Packer
7 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.11%) SCOM
7 1 (0.11%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 246 (27.24%) Microsoft
2 62 (6.87%) ServiceNow
3 57 (6.31%) HP
3 57 (6.31%) SAP
4 30 (3.32%) Oracle
5 29 (3.21%) Google
6 18 (1.99%) Salesforce
7 17 (1.88%) Adobe
7 17 (1.88%) Cisco
8 15 (1.66%) Apple
9 14 (1.55%) Dell
10 12 (1.33%) Citrix
10 12 (1.33%) Remedy
11 6 (0.66%) Sitecore
12 5 (0.55%) Alteryx
13 4 (0.44%) Databricks
13 4 (0.44%) Workday
14 3 (0.33%) Atlassian
14 3 (0.33%) ESRI
14 3 (0.33%) HubSpot