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 23 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 140 161
Rank change year-on-year +8 +21 +26
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,062 678 623
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.01% 2.08% 1.52%
As % of the General category 3.67% 3.30% 2.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 535 344 374
10th Percentile £181 £185 £154
25th Percentile £274 £300 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £428 £405
Median % change year-on-year -0.70% +5.68% -13.60%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £523
90th Percentile £633 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £365 £375
% change year-on-year +9.51% -2.60% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 193 77 109
10th Percentile £13.74 £13.00 £12.45
25th Percentile £16.01 £14.84 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.64 £19.97 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.35% -41.26% +61.52%
75th Percentile £43.96 £28.42 £38.12
90th Percentile - £42.92 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £19.97 £38.12
% change year-on-year +12.67% -47.61% +81.78%

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 28,911 20,540 23,548
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.83% 62.88% 57.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,215 12,857 14,814
10th Percentile £313 £280 £282
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £630 £634 £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 2,025 1,069 1,632
10th Percentile £14.04 £13.33 £13.50
25th Percentile £18.32 £16.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £32.81 £26.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.17% -25.71% +14.68%
75th Percentile £61.50 £51.90 £56.31
90th Percentile £81.05 £71.30 £70.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.00 £22.63 £35.00
% change year-on-year +45.82% -35.34% +34.62%

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 23 July 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 23 July 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 23 July 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 +6 940 £438 +0.40% 1,011
UK excluding London -14 641 £400 +9.51% 802
London +32 370 £450 -14.29% 295
Work from Home +47 345 £450 -5.26% 386
North of England +9 163 £438 +19.37% 183
South East -54 144 £450 +12.50% 273
South West +35 108 £310 -0.96% 79
Midlands -40 96 £350 +7.69% 159
Yorkshire -1 72 £382 -4.50% 56
West Midlands -47 69 £425 +30.77% 80
North West -11 67 £508 +45.07% 100
Scotland +4 55 £425 -5.56% 21
East of England -7 47 £408 +91.76% 90
East Midlands -11 26 £275 +22.22% 78
North East -19 24 £450 +5.88% 29
Northern Ireland +14 18 £313 -13.49% 6
Wales -15 13 - - 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 69 (6.50%) SharePoint
2 34 (3.20%) Confluence
3 27 (2.54%) CMS
4 11 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.66%) WordPress
6 6 (0.56%) Drupal
7 5 (0.47%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.19%) Apache
8 2 (0.19%) IIS
9 1 (0.094%) Camunda
9 1 (0.094%) CICS
9 1 (0.094%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.094%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.094%) Tuxedo
9 1 (0.094%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.094%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.094%) WebSphere
Applications
1 202 (19.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 137 (12.90%) Microsoft Office
3 78 (7.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 53 (4.99%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.69%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.22%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.47%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.47%) InDesign
9 4 (0.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.28%) Trello
11 1 (0.094%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.094%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.094%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.094%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.22%) Magento
2 6 (0.56%) Oracle EBS
2 6 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.47%) Loan IQ
4 4 (0.38%) HFM
4 4 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.28%) Primavera
5 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.19%) Shopify
6 2 (0.19%) TrackWise
7 1 (0.094%) Actimize
7 1 (0.094%) Changepoint
7 1 (0.094%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.094%) iTrent
7 1 (0.094%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.094%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
Cloud Services
1 100 (9.42%) Azure
2 79 (7.44%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (5.46%) Power Platform
4 55 (5.18%) AWS
5 38 (3.58%) Azure DevOps
6 26 (2.45%) SaaS
7 21 (1.98%) GCP
8 19 (1.79%) Google Workspace
9 16 (1.51%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.13%) OCI
11 11 (1.04%) Entra ID
12 10 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
13 9 (0.85%) Google Sheets
14 8 (0.75%) GitHub
15 7 (0.66%) OpenShift
15 7 (0.66%) Slack
16 6 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
16 6 (0.56%) Serverless
17 5 (0.47%) Google Analytics
17 5 (0.47%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 24 (2.26%) LAN
2 13 (1.22%) DNS
3 12 (1.13%) Firewall
3 12 (1.13%) Network Security
3 12 (1.13%) VPN
3 12 (1.13%) WAN
4 8 (0.75%) MPLS
4 8 (0.75%) VLAN
5 7 (0.66%) Cisco Nexus
5 7 (0.66%) DHCP
5 7 (0.66%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.47%) Skype
6 5 (0.47%) Structured Cabling
6 5 (0.47%) TCP/IP
7 4 (0.38%) Intranet
7 4 (0.38%) SD-WAN
7 4 (0.38%) SMS
7 4 (0.38%) VoIP
8 3 (0.28%) Broadband
8 3 (0.28%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (5.46%) Power BI
2 16 (1.51%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.22%) PostgreSQL
4 10 (0.94%) Tableau
5 7 (0.66%) GIS
5 7 (0.66%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.56%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (0.56%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.28%) MS Access
7 3 (0.28%) MySQL
7 3 (0.28%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.28%) Power Query
7 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.19%) Big Data
8 2 (0.19%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.19%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.19%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 89 (8.38%) JIRA
2 25 (2.35%) Git
2 25 (2.35%) Jenkins
3 9 (0.85%) Bitbucket
3 9 (0.85%) Cucumber
3 9 (0.85%) JMeter
3 9 (0.85%) JUnit
3 9 (0.85%) Selenium
3 9 (0.85%) WebDriver
4 8 (0.75%) Subversion
5 5 (0.47%) GitLab
5 5 (0.47%) Gradle
6 3 (0.28%) Sonatype Nexus
6 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.19%) Gemini Tracker
7 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.19%) Vite
8 1 (0.094%) Hudson
8 1 (0.094%) IBM UrbanCode
8 1 (0.094%) Postman
General
1 701 (66.01%) Social Skills
2 356 (33.52%) Finance
3 204 (19.21%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (11.49%) Legal
5 109 (10.26%) Public Sector
6 61 (5.74%) Marketing
6 61 (5.74%) Retail
7 54 (5.08%) Banking
8 31 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
9 29 (2.73%) Influencing Skills
9 29 (2.73%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (2.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (2.26%) Local Government
12 23 (2.17%) Telecoms
13 22 (2.07%) Manufacturing
14 18 (1.69%) Investment Banking
15 16 (1.51%) Military
16 14 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
17 12 (1.13%) Advertising
18 11 (1.04%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 142 (13.37%) Analyst
2 105 (9.89%) Project Manager
3 75 (7.06%) Administrator
4 70 (6.59%) Lead
5 62 (5.84%) Senior
6 61 (5.74%) Support Officer
7 52 (4.90%) Coordinator
8 46 (4.33%) Project Officer
9 40 (3.77%) Project Support Officer
10 37 (3.48%) Business Analyst
11 32 (3.01%) IT Support
12 27 (2.54%) Project Coordinator
13 26 (2.45%) IT Manager
14 25 (2.35%) Junior
15 23 (2.17%) Senior Manager
15 23 (2.17%) Senior Project Manager
16 22 (2.07%) Support Engineer
17 20 (1.88%) Consultant
18 18 (1.69%) Service Analyst
18 18 (1.69%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.88%) HTML
2 16 (1.51%) CSS
3 15 (1.41%) Spring
4 13 (1.22%) VML
5 12 (1.13%) XML
6 10 (0.94%) Middleware
6 10 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (0.85%) Kafka
7 9 (0.85%) WireMock
8 8 (0.75%) React
9 7 (0.66%) .NET
9 7 (0.66%) Redux
10 6 (0.56%) REST
10 6 (0.56%) Spring Boot
11 5 (0.47%) Hibernate
12 4 (0.38%) JSON
12 4 (0.38%) JWT
13 3 (0.28%) HTML5
13 3 (0.28%) OAuth
13 3 (0.28%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 100 (9.42%) Onboarding
2 63 (5.93%) Virtual Team
3 62 (5.84%) Web Conferencing
4 57 (5.37%) Management Information System
5 55 (5.18%) Podcast
6 34 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
7 33 (3.11%) Product Ownership
8 26 (2.45%) Data Protection Act
9 17 (1.60%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (1.41%) Driving Licence
11 14 (1.32%) Learning Management System
12 12 (1.13%) Data Centre
12 12 (1.13%) e-Learning
12 12 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (1.04%) Social Media
14 10 (0.94%) Data Structures
14 10 (0.94%) Life Science
15 9 (0.85%) Freedom of Information
15 9 (0.85%) NHS
16 8 (0.75%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 83 (7.82%) Windows
2 19 (1.79%) Windows 10
3 10 (0.94%) Linux
3 10 (0.94%) Windows Server
4 9 (0.85%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.19%) Unix
5 2 (0.19%) VMS
6 1 (0.094%) Android
6 1 (0.094%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.094%) CentOS
6 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.094%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.094%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (24.20%) Stakeholder Management
2 220 (20.72%) Problem-Solving
3 202 (19.02%) Project Management
4 192 (18.08%) Continuous Improvement
5 189 (17.80%) Agile
6 147 (13.84%) Project Delivery
7 142 (13.37%) Customer Service
8 135 (12.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 117 (11.02%) Decision-Making
10 104 (9.79%) AI
11 100 (9.42%) Time Management
12 79 (7.44%) ITIL
13 76 (7.16%) PRINCE2
14 69 (6.50%) Collaborative Working
14 69 (6.50%) Migration
15 68 (6.40%) Service Delivery
16 67 (6.31%) Logistics
17 65 (6.12%) Change Management
17 65 (6.12%) DevOps
18 63 (5.93%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 46 (4.33%) SQL
2 18 (1.69%) Python
3 14 (1.32%) PowerShell
4 9 (0.85%) Java
5 8 (0.75%) C#
6 7 (0.66%) JavaScript
7 6 (0.56%) PL/SQL
7 6 (0.56%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.28%) Bash
8 3 (0.28%) Korn
9 2 (0.19%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.19%) VBA
10 1 (0.094%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.094%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.094%) COBOL
10 1 (0.094%) Groovy
10 1 (0.094%) PHP
10 1 (0.094%) R
10 1 (0.094%) REXX
Qualifications
1 157 (14.78%) Degree
2 136 (12.81%) Security Cleared
3 102 (9.60%) SC Cleared
4 70 (6.59%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (3.20%) DV Cleared
5 34 (3.20%) PMP
6 30 (2.82%) PMI Certification
7 28 (2.64%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.60%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 12 (1.13%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.04%) CISSP
11 9 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
12 8 (0.75%) A+ Certification
13 7 (0.66%) CIMA
13 7 (0.66%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.56%) ACCA
14 6 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.47%) CCNA
15 5 (0.47%) CISM
15 5 (0.47%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (10.45%) PMO
2 47 (4.43%) QA
3 39 (3.67%) Data Quality
4 31 (2.92%) GDPR
5 27 (2.54%) SLA
6 20 (1.88%) Accessibility
7 19 (1.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 12 (1.13%) NIST
9 11 (1.04%) GRC
10 9 (0.85%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 8 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
12 7 (0.66%) Actionable Recommendations
12 7 (0.66%) IFRS
13 6 (0.56%) GAAP
13 6 (0.56%) SEPA
14 5 (0.47%) ISO 20022
15 4 (0.38%) NCSC
15 4 (0.38%) PSD2
16 3 (0.28%) IFRS 9
16 3 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 47 (4.43%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.41%) Docker
3 4 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.28%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.094%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.094%) Samba
6 1 (0.094%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.094%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 23 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.69%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.04%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.94%) Grafana
5 9 (0.85%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.75%) Terraform
7 5 (0.47%) Ansible
7 5 (0.47%) Control-M
8 4 (0.38%) ServiceCenter
9 3 (0.28%) Packer
9 3 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.19%) OPNET
10 2 (0.19%) SCCM
11 1 (0.094%) FortiGate
11 1 (0.094%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.094%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.094%) Kibana
11 1 (0.094%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.094%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.094%) WSUS
Vendors
1 270 (25.42%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.03%) ServiceNow
3 48 (4.52%) Oracle
4 45 (4.24%) SAP
5 42 (3.95%) Google
6 25 (2.35%) Salesforce
7 24 (2.26%) Cisco
8 16 (1.51%) Adobe
9 12 (1.13%) SolarWinds
10 10 (0.94%) Apple
10 10 (0.94%) Workday
11 7 (0.66%) Braze
11 7 (0.66%) Palo Alto
11 7 (0.66%) VMware
12 6 (0.56%) Alteryx
13 5 (0.47%) Aruba
13 5 (0.47%) Concur
13 5 (0.47%) Databricks
13 5 (0.47%) DocuSign
13 5 (0.47%) Remedy