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 5 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 122 160 120
Rank change year-on-year +38 -40 +85
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 944 511 870
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.22% 1.69% 1.98%
As % of the General category 3.83% 2.71% 3.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 448 311 428
10th Percentile £155 £195 £204
25th Percentile £210 £313 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £424 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.79% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £550
90th Percentile £649 £700 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 196 28 142
10th Percentile £13.26 £13.20 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.16 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.58 £16.86
Median % change year-on-year -5.50% +16.15% -43.57%
75th Percentile £24.71 £26.97 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £29.36 £39.92
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £15.29
% change year-on-year -7.50% +30.80% -51.19%

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 24,677 18,877 25,854
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.97% 62.37% 58.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,427 11,692 16,585
10th Percentile £300 £288 £263
25th Percentile £405 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £477 £493
% change year-on-year -0.47% -3.10% -1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,498 635 1,748
10th Percentile £13.57 £15.46 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.86 £20.15 £15.33
Median hourly rate £23.83 £30.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.58% +17.65% -19.28%
75th Percentile £54.75 £58.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £74.67 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.50 £27.35 £25.00
% change year-on-year -17.73% +9.40% -6.09%

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 5 March 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 5 March 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 5 March 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 +48 841 £425 -15.00% 663
UK excluding London +28 607 £375 -6.25% 567
London +20 282 £475 -9.52% 156
Work from Home +22 231 £475 -9.09% 266
South East +13 141 £463 +16.42% 194
North of England -9 114 £450 +26.40% 120
Midlands -3 105 £300 -33.33% 106
East of England +33 94 £246 -49.54% 69
South West +20 91 £225 -55.00% 57
West Midlands -16 70 £363 -19.44% 69
North West -7 55 £453 +36.86% 72
Yorkshire -41 49 £446 +22.19% 33
Scotland -9 36 £400 +6.67% 24
East Midlands -3 35 £200 -50.31% 36
Northern Ireland +9 15 £475 -9.52% 1
Wales 0 15 £219 +21.53% 14
North East -6 10 £450 -23.40% 16

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 (7.63%) SharePoint
2 38 (4.03%) Confluence
3 12 (1.27%) CMS
4 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.42%) SAS
6 3 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.32%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.21%) WordPress
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
8 1 (0.11%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.11%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.11%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 174 (18.43%) Microsoft Excel
2 137 (14.51%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (6.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 45 (4.77%) Microsoft Project
5 22 (2.33%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.27%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.53%) InDesign
7 5 (0.53%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe After Effects
8 3 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.21%) Trello
10 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.11%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.11%) CATIA
10 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 10 (1.06%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (0.95%) Loan IQ
3 8 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.42%) SAP CO
4 4 (0.42%) Shopify
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 3 (0.32%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.32%) Maximo
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
5 3 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 3 (0.32%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.21%) Oracle Cash Management
6 2 (0.21%) Primavera
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.21%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.21%) Workfront
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 83 (8.79%) Azure
2 65 (6.89%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (4.66%) Power Platform
4 29 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
5 26 (2.75%) AWS
5 26 (2.75%) Google Workspace
6 18 (1.91%) SaaS
7 11 (1.17%) Entra ID
7 11 (1.17%) GCP
8 9 (0.95%) GitHub
9 8 (0.85%) OCI
10 6 (0.64%) OneDrive
11 5 (0.53%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.53%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (0.42%) BigCommerce
12 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.42%) Smartsheet
13 3 (0.32%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 3 (0.32%) Google Drive
13 3 (0.32%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (2.22%) VPN
2 12 (1.27%) LAN
3 10 (1.06%) DNS
3 10 (1.06%) Skype
4 9 (0.95%) Wi-Fi
5 8 (0.85%) WAN
6 7 (0.74%) DHCP
6 7 (0.74%) Firewall
6 7 (0.74%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.64%) Internet
7 6 (0.64%) Network Security
8 4 (0.42%) VLAN
9 3 (0.32%) Intranet
9 3 (0.32%) VoIP
10 2 (0.21%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.21%) MPLS
10 2 (0.21%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.21%) SAN
10 2 (0.21%) SMS
11 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (4.45%) Power BI
2 10 (1.06%) PostgreSQL
3 7 (0.74%) GIS
3 7 (0.74%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.64%) Electronic Patient Records
4 6 (0.64%) Geospatial Data
4 6 (0.64%) Metadata
4 6 (0.64%) MySQL
4 6 (0.64%) Spatial Data
5 4 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.32%) Tick Data
7 2 (0.21%) Big Data
7 2 (0.21%) Data Mart
7 2 (0.21%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.21%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 2 (0.21%) MS Access
7 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.21%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 85 (9.00%) JIRA
2 14 (1.48%) Git
3 10 (1.06%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.95%) JUnit
5 8 (0.85%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.85%) JMeter
5 8 (0.85%) Selenium
5 8 (0.85%) WebDriver
6 3 (0.32%) GitLab
6 3 (0.32%) Maven
6 3 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.21%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
8 1 (0.11%) MSI
8 1 (0.11%) Postman
General
1 592 (62.71%) Social Skills
2 250 (26.48%) Finance
3 145 (15.36%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (9.32%) Public Sector
5 54 (5.72%) Marketing
6 47 (4.98%) Banking
6 47 (4.98%) Legal
7 32 (3.39%) Retail
8 29 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
9 22 (2.33%) Telecoms
10 21 (2.22%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (2.22%) Manufacturing
11 15 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 15 (1.59%) Investment Banking
12 14 (1.48%) Electronics
13 12 (1.27%) Financial Institution
14 11 (1.17%) Aerospace
14 11 (1.17%) Billing
15 9 (0.95%) Advertising
15 9 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 120 (12.71%) Analyst
2 108 (11.44%) Project Manager
3 74 (7.84%) IT Support
4 56 (5.93%) Lead
5 55 (5.83%) Senior
5 55 (5.83%) Support Officer
6 53 (5.61%) Administrator
7 52 (5.51%) Coordinator
8 51 (5.40%) Break Fix Engineer
9 46 (4.87%) Technical Support
10 38 (4.03%) Hardware Engineer
11 37 (3.92%) Junior
12 32 (3.39%) Business Analyst
13 31 (3.28%) Consultant
14 29 (3.07%) Support Engineer
15 26 (2.75%) Project Officer
16 25 (2.65%) Project Coordinator
16 25 (2.65%) Project Support Officer
17 24 (2.54%) Senior Manager
17 24 (2.54%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (1.48%) Spring
2 9 (0.95%) HTML
3 8 (0.85%) Oracle Fusion
3 8 (0.85%) VML
3 8 (0.85%) WireMock
4 5 (0.53%) ADO
4 5 (0.53%) Middleware
4 5 (0.53%) REST
4 5 (0.53%) XML
5 4 (0.42%) CSS
5 4 (0.42%) JSON
6 3 (0.32%) JWT
6 3 (0.32%) OAuth
6 3 (0.32%) SOAP
7 2 (0.21%) .NET
7 2 (0.21%) AWS CDK
7 2 (0.21%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.21%) Kafka
7 2 (0.21%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.21%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 82 (8.69%) Onboarding
2 46 (4.87%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.07%) NHS
3 29 (3.07%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (2.65%) Product Ownership
5 19 (2.01%) Mobile App
6 18 (1.91%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (1.80%) Security Posture
8 16 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 15 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.48%) Social Media
11 13 (1.38%) Driving Licence
11 13 (1.38%) Insider Threat
12 12 (1.27%) Data Centre
13 8 (0.85%) Tandem
14 7 (0.74%) Data Structures
14 7 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
15 6 (0.64%) Blog
15 6 (0.64%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 6 (0.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 88 (9.32%) Windows
2 28 (2.97%) Windows 10
3 25 (2.65%) Linux
4 8 (0.85%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.64%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.32%) Unix
6 3 (0.32%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) CentOS
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (23.09%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (22.56%) Time Management
3 205 (21.72%) Project Management
4 157 (16.63%) Customer Service
5 147 (15.57%) Stakeholder Management
6 133 (14.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 119 (12.61%) Agile
8 117 (12.39%) Project Delivery
9 85 (9.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 77 (8.16%) Decision-Making
11 74 (7.84%) Collaborative Working
12 71 (7.52%) Migration
13 65 (6.89%) ITIL
14 62 (6.57%) PRINCE2
15 60 (6.36%) Business Intelligence
16 59 (6.25%) Asset Management
16 59 (6.25%) Risk Management
17 55 (5.83%) Data Protection
18 48 (5.08%) AI
19 47 (4.98%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 37 (3.92%) SQL
2 23 (2.44%) Python
3 11 (1.17%) JavaScript
4 9 (0.95%) Java
5 7 (0.74%) C#
5 7 (0.74%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.42%) R
7 2 (0.21%) Bash
7 2 (0.21%) Korn
7 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
7 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.11%) PHP
8 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 133 (14.09%) Security Cleared
2 124 (13.14%) SC Cleared
3 113 (11.97%) Degree
4 34 (3.60%) PMP
5 25 (2.65%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.54%) Computer Science Degree
7 23 (2.44%) DV Cleared
8 20 (2.12%) DBS Check
9 18 (1.91%) BPSS Clearance
10 15 (1.59%) Master's Degree
11 14 (1.48%) APMP
11 14 (1.48%) CTC Cleared
12 12 (1.27%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 7 (0.74%) CISSP
14 5 (0.53%) ITIL Certification
15 4 (0.42%) HND
15 4 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
16 3 (0.32%) HNC
16 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (9.00%) PMO
2 36 (3.81%) SLA
3 33 (3.50%) QA
4 27 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 22 (2.33%) Data Quality
6 19 (2.01%) GDPR
7 14 (1.48%) GRC
8 10 (1.06%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.06%) Def Stans
8 10 (1.06%) NIST
9 9 (0.95%) Disclosure Scotland
10 8 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.74%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.53%) SEPA
13 4 (0.42%) GAAP
13 4 (0.42%) IFRS
14 3 (0.32%) IFRS 9
14 3 (0.32%) PSD2
14 3 (0.32%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 46 (4.87%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.27%) Docker
3 5 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.32%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 2 (0.21%) Firmware
7 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.11%) Samba
7 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.27%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.06%) Grafana
3 10 (1.06%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.95%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.42%) SCCM
6 3 (0.32%) Ansible
6 3 (0.32%) Terraform
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
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
7 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 257 (27.22%) Microsoft
2 64 (6.78%) HP
3 60 (6.36%) SAP
4 52 (5.51%) ServiceNow
5 25 (2.65%) Google
6 24 (2.54%) Oracle
7 22 (2.33%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.69%) Citrix
9 14 (1.48%) Adobe
9 14 (1.48%) Cisco
9 14 (1.48%) Dell
10 13 (1.38%) Apple
11 12 (1.27%) Remedy
12 6 (0.64%) Datto
12 6 (0.64%) Workday
13 5 (0.53%) Computacenter
13 5 (0.53%) VMware
14 4 (0.42%) Atlassian
14 4 (0.42%) ESRI
14 4 (0.42%) Sitecore