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 13 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 128 184 165
Rank change year-on-year +56 -19 +66
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 728 494 766
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.21% 1.32% 1.60%
As % of the General category 3.50% 2.25% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 274 463
10th Percentile £185 £161 £205
25th Percentile £288 £270 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -9.33% +5.88% -10.53%
75th Percentile £551 £550 £550
90th Percentile £688 £650 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £388 £400
% change year-on-year -3.23% -3.13% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 145 26 68
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.06 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.60 £13.55 £16.34
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.56 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% -14.87% -36.64%
75th Percentile £33.50 £29.69 £45.88
90th Percentile £48.32 £51.88 £57.76
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.82 £22.56 £21.05
% change year-on-year -16.58% +7.17% -51.00%

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 20,815 22,000 28,295
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 63.21% 58.67% 59.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,969 12,980 19,093
10th Percentile £275 £280 £300
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £648 £667
90th Percentile £738 £763 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £477 £500
% change year-on-year -0.42% -4.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,246 924 1,081
10th Percentile £13.51 £14.81 £14.16
25th Percentile £16.19 £17.00 £16.29
Median hourly rate £25.01 £32.14 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -22.20% +11.79% +15.00%
75th Percentile £45.00 £59.96 £57.50
90th Percentile £67.00 £71.43 £71.90
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.39 £30.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year -28.70% +11.11% +27.81%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 13 October 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 +71 625 £425 -8.11% 989
UK excluding London +43 473 £375 -3.23% 916
London +56 201 £468 -10.86% 274
Work from Home +4 153 £450 -1.15% 433
South East +35 129 £425 +3.03% 317
North of England +7 80 £440 +9.32% 212
Midlands +25 77 £325 +7.67% 137
South West +52 66 £238 -54.33% 89
East of England +11 54 £539 +19.78% 77
West Midlands +6 52 £338 +14.41% 81
North West +20 48 £375 +20.00% 123
Scotland -23 32 £400 +23.08% 68
Yorkshire -26 26 £440 -2.22% 56
East Midlands +10 25 £225 -25.46% 54
Northern Ireland +7 21 £361 -31.19% 4
Wales +8 16 £240 +33.33% 29
North East +2 6 £425 -29.17% 34

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 57 (7.83%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.16%) Confluence
3 8 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.82%) CMS
4 6 (0.82%) SAS
5 5 (0.69%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.41%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.41%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.41%) Moodle
7 1 (0.14%) OpenStack
7 1 (0.14%) WebLogic
Applications
1 118 (16.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 118 (16.21%) Microsoft Office
2 68 (9.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 30 (4.12%) Microsoft Project
4 13 (1.79%) MS Visio
5 11 (1.51%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.27%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.14%) CATIA
7 1 (0.14%) MadCap Flare
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle Smart View
7 1 (0.14%) ProjectWise
7 1 (0.14%) Trello
7 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 7 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (0.82%) Shopify
3 5 (0.69%) Oracle Receivables
3 5 (0.69%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 2 (0.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.27%) HFM
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 (0.14%) Fidessa
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.14%) Primavera
5 1 (0.14%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.14%) Teamcenter
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 50 (6.87%) Azure
2 37 (5.08%) Power Platform
3 32 (4.40%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (2.20%) Entra ID
5 15 (2.06%) AWS
6 14 (1.92%) Google Workspace
7 9 (1.24%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (1.24%) SaaS
8 6 (0.82%) PowerApps
9 5 (0.69%) BigCommerce
9 5 (0.69%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.69%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.55%) Viva Engage
11 3 (0.41%) Asana
11 3 (0.41%) Figma
11 3 (0.41%) Lucidchart
11 3 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.41%) OCI
11 3 (0.41%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.65%) DNS
2 11 (1.51%) Firewall
3 10 (1.37%) DHCP
3 10 (1.37%) Wireless
4 8 (1.10%) TCP/IP
5 6 (0.82%) VPN
5 6 (0.82%) WAN
5 6 (0.82%) Wi-Fi
6 5 (0.69%) LAN
6 5 (0.69%) VLAN
7 4 (0.55%) Internet
7 4 (0.55%) MPLS
8 3 (0.41%) Broadband
8 3 (0.41%) Network Security
8 3 (0.41%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.41%) SSL
9 2 (0.27%) BGP
9 2 (0.27%) HTTPS
9 2 (0.27%) OSPF
9 2 (0.27%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (4.67%) Power BI
2 10 (1.37%) Relational Database
3 9 (1.24%) Geospatial Data
3 9 (1.24%) GIS
3 9 (1.24%) Tableau
4 8 (1.10%) Star Schema
5 7 (0.96%) SQL Server
6 6 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.69%) Metadata
8 4 (0.55%) QGIS
9 3 (0.41%) Big Data
9 3 (0.41%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.41%) Spatial Data
10 2 (0.27%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.27%) EDMS
10 2 (0.27%) EDRMS
10 2 (0.27%) MySQL
10 2 (0.27%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.27%) SAP HANA
11 1 (0.14%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 61 (8.38%) JIRA
2 14 (1.92%) Git
3 5 (0.69%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.55%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.41%) Postman
5 3 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
5 3 (0.41%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.27%) GDB
7 1 (0.14%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.14%) GitLab
7 1 (0.14%) Maven
7 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.14%) Subversion
7 1 (0.14%) TestRail
General
1 489 (67.17%) Social Skills
2 189 (25.96%) Finance
3 120 (16.48%) Analytical Skills
4 61 (8.38%) Public Sector
5 46 (6.32%) Banking
6 43 (5.91%) Retail
7 37 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
8 29 (3.98%) Manufacturing
9 24 (3.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 22 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
10 22 (3.02%) Legal
11 21 (2.88%) Marketing
12 20 (2.75%) Telecoms
13 15 (2.06%) Investment Banking
14 12 (1.65%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.65%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (1.65%) Financial Institution
15 11 (1.51%) Automotive
16 10 (1.37%) Local Government
17 9 (1.24%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 125 (17.17%) Analyst
2 72 (9.89%) Project Manager
3 65 (8.93%) IT Support
4 49 (6.73%) Administrator
5 35 (4.81%) Coordinator
6 33 (4.53%) Lead
7 32 (4.40%) Business Analyst
8 29 (3.98%) Senior
8 29 (3.98%) Support Officer
9 21 (2.88%) Support Engineer
10 19 (2.61%) 1st Line Support
10 19 (2.61%) Technical Support
11 17 (2.34%) Data Analyst
11 17 (2.34%) IT Analyst
12 16 (2.20%) IT Engineer
12 16 (2.20%) Service Analyst
13 15 (2.06%) Junior
13 15 (2.06%) Support Specialist
14 14 (1.92%) Support Analyst
15 13 (1.79%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.10%) HTML
2 6 (0.82%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.69%) Node.js
3 5 (0.69%) VML
4 4 (0.55%) CSS
4 4 (0.55%) Kafka
4 4 (0.55%) React
4 4 (0.55%) Spring
5 3 (0.41%) .NET
5 3 (0.41%) ASP.NET
5 3 (0.41%) ASP.NET Web API
5 3 (0.41%) GeoPandas
5 3 (0.41%) gRPC
5 3 (0.41%) HTML5
5 3 (0.41%) LESS
5 3 (0.41%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.41%) PostGIS
5 3 (0.41%) Protocol Buffers
5 3 (0.41%) Sass
5 3 (0.41%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.49%) Onboarding
2 35 (4.81%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.98%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (2.88%) Product Ownership
5 19 (2.61%) Virtual Team
6 17 (2.34%) Driving Licence
7 16 (2.20%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
8 11 (1.51%) Enterprise Software
9 10 (1.37%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.24%) Life Science
11 8 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
12 7 (0.96%) NHS
13 6 (0.82%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
13 6 (0.82%) PMI
14 5 (0.69%) CMDB
14 5 (0.69%) Motion Graphics
15 4 (0.55%) Blackberry
15 4 (0.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 74 (10.16%) Windows
2 22 (3.02%) Windows 10
3 12 (1.65%) Linux
4 7 (0.96%) Android
4 7 (0.96%) Mac OS
5 5 (0.69%) Unix
6 4 (0.55%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 163 (22.39%) Problem-Solving
2 132 (18.13%) Project Management
3 117 (16.07%) Agile
4 93 (12.77%) Time Management
5 92 (12.64%) Stakeholder Management
6 79 (10.85%) Computer Science
7 78 (10.71%) Customer Service
8 72 (9.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 72 (9.89%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 65 (8.93%) Risk Management
10 61 (8.38%) Collaborative Working
11 55 (7.55%) Migration
12 53 (7.28%) ITIL
12 53 (7.28%) Project Delivery
13 50 (6.87%) Change Management
14 49 (6.73%) PRINCE2
15 46 (6.32%) Decision-Making
16 43 (5.91%) Business Intelligence
16 43 (5.91%) Cybersecurity
17 40 (5.49%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 28 (3.85%) SQL
2 25 (3.43%) Python
3 17 (2.34%) Java
4 7 (0.96%) PowerShell
5 6 (0.82%) R
6 5 (0.69%) JavaScript
7 4 (0.55%) Apex Code
7 4 (0.55%) C++
7 4 (0.55%) VBScript
8 3 (0.41%) C
8 3 (0.41%) C#
8 3 (0.41%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.27%) ActionScript
9 2 (0.27%) ActionScript 2.0
9 2 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.14%) Jython
10 1 (0.14%) Korn
10 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 96 (13.19%) Degree
2 94 (12.91%) Security Cleared
3 84 (11.54%) SC Cleared
4 46 (6.32%) DBS Check
5 27 (3.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 24 (3.30%) PMP
7 23 (3.16%) PMI Certification
8 19 (2.61%) Master's Degree
9 17 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
10 10 (1.37%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 8 (1.10%) DV Cleared
12 7 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.82%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (0.69%) CCNP
14 5 (0.69%) HNC
14 5 (0.69%) HND
15 4 (0.55%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
16 3 (0.41%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.87%) PMO
2 28 (3.85%) QA
3 27 (3.71%) GDPR
4 21 (2.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 20 (2.75%) Data Quality
6 17 (2.34%) SLA
7 13 (1.79%) GRC
8 10 (1.37%) Def Stans
8 10 (1.37%) NIST
9 9 (1.24%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.55%) P3O
12 2 (0.27%) COBIT
12 2 (0.27%) Disclosure Scotland
12 2 (0.27%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.27%) ISO 9001
12 2 (0.27%) PMBOK
13 1 (0.14%) MiFID
13 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 27 (3.71%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.82%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.41%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.27%) Firmware
4 2 (0.27%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.14%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.14%) Docker
5 1 (0.14%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 13 (1.79%) SCCM
2 10 (1.37%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.55%) Ansible
3 4 (0.55%) SmoothWall
4 2 (0.27%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.14%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.14%) WSUS
Vendors
1 196 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 40 (5.49%) SAP
3 31 (4.26%) ServiceNow
4 27 (3.71%) Salesforce
5 16 (2.20%) Oracle
6 12 (1.65%) Adobe
7 10 (1.37%) Google
8 9 (1.24%) Cisco
9 6 (0.82%) Atlassian
9 6 (0.82%) Citrix
9 6 (0.82%) Databricks
9 6 (0.82%) Datto
9 6 (0.82%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.69%) CheckPoint
10 5 (0.69%) IFS
10 5 (0.69%) Sitecore
10 5 (0.69%) Snow
10 5 (0.69%) VMware
10 5 (0.69%) Workday
11 4 (0.55%) Tenable