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 24 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 135 149
Rank change year-on-year -2 +14 +37
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 959 630 692
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.88% 2.10% 1.59%
As % of the General category 3.46% 3.30% 2.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 492 323 386
10th Percentile £170 £195 £151
25th Percentile £263 £307 £221
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £403
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +11.80% -15.26%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £512
90th Percentile £636 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 164 65 148
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.72 £14.84 £13.81
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.83 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.71% -5.57% -0.24%
75th Percentile £37.22 £27.21 £38.12
90th Percentile £43.96 £35.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £19.97 £21.50
% change year-on-year -7.36% -7.12% +2.38%

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 27,678 19,070 24,743
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.37% 63.50% 56.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,702 11,999 15,483
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £490
% change year-on-year +6.38% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,877 929 2,004
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.46 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.00 £16.55 £15.62
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.76 £31.13
Median % change year-on-year +15.27% -10.81% +3.75%
75th Percentile £61.18 £53.75 £53.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £67.81
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.46 £24.34 £30.00
% change year-on-year +29.25% -18.87% +17.19%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 +1 854 £430 -4.44% 746
UK excluding London -31 569 £400 +6.67% 687
London +29 349 £450 -18.18% 168
Work from Home +24 293 £450 -10.00% 285
North of England -7 137 £425 +15.96% 138
South East -57 123 £450 +12.50% 225
South West +26 89 £310 -0.96% 79
Midlands -42 88 £350 - 146
Yorkshire -7 66 £400 - 42
West Midlands -50 62 £425 +21.43% 57
East of England +3 60 £223 -22.43% 67
North West -24 56 £455 +30.09% 79
Scotland -15 49 £425 +3.03% 17
East Midlands -15 25 £200 -48.85% 89
North East -27 15 £450 +5.88% 18
Northern Ireland +6 14 £313 -7.06% 22
Wales -10 12 £180 -47.15% 9

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 66 (6.88%) SharePoint
2 32 (3.34%) Confluence
3 21 (2.19%) CMS
4 11 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.63%) WordPress
6 5 (0.52%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 3 (0.31%) Drupal
8 2 (0.21%) IIS
8 2 (0.21%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.10%) Apache
9 1 (0.10%) Camunda
9 1 (0.10%) CICS
9 1 (0.10%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.10%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.10%) Tuxedo
9 1 (0.10%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.10%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
Applications
1 185 (19.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 131 (13.66%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (7.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 43 (4.48%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.67%) Spreadsheet
6 11 (1.15%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.42%) InDesign
9 3 (0.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.21%) Trello
11 1 (0.10%) Acrobat
11 1 (0.10%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.10%) Navisworks
11 1 (0.10%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (0.94%) Magento
2 8 (0.83%) Loan IQ
2 8 (0.83%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.52%) Shopify
5 4 (0.42%) HFM
6 3 (0.31%) Primavera
7 2 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
7 2 (0.21%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.21%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.10%) Actimize
8 1 (0.10%) Fidessa
8 1 (0.10%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.10%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 95 (9.91%) Azure
2 79 (8.24%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (5.63%) Power Platform
4 44 (4.59%) AWS
5 36 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (2.40%) SaaS
7 18 (1.88%) Google Workspace
8 16 (1.67%) GCP
9 11 (1.15%) OCI
10 10 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (0.94%) Entra ID
11 9 (0.94%) GitHub
11 9 (0.94%) Google Sheets
12 6 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Copilot
12 6 (0.63%) Slack
13 5 (0.52%) BigCommerce
14 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.42%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.42%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.67%) LAN
2 11 (1.15%) DNS
2 11 (1.15%) Firewall
2 11 (1.15%) VPN
3 10 (1.04%) Network Security
4 9 (0.94%) WAN
5 7 (0.73%) Intranet
5 7 (0.73%) MPLS
5 7 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.63%) Cisco Nexus
6 6 (0.63%) Skype
7 5 (0.52%) DHCP
7 5 (0.52%) VLAN
8 4 (0.42%) SMS
8 4 (0.42%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.31%) Broadband
9 3 (0.31%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.31%) SAN
9 3 (0.31%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.31%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.63%) Power BI
2 15 (1.56%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.36%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.73%) GIS
4 7 (0.73%) Relational Database
4 7 (0.73%) Tableau
5 6 (0.63%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.63%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.63%) Spatial Data
6 3 (0.31%) Metadata
6 3 (0.31%) MS Access
6 3 (0.31%) MySQL
6 3 (0.31%) Power Query
6 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.21%) Big Data
7 2 (0.21%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.21%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 87 (9.07%) JIRA
2 21 (2.19%) Git
3 17 (1.77%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.94%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.94%) JMeter
4 9 (0.94%) JUnit
4 9 (0.94%) Selenium
4 9 (0.94%) WebDriver
5 8 (0.83%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.52%) GitLab
7 4 (0.42%) Subversion
8 3 (0.31%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.21%) Gemini Tracker
9 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.21%) Vite
10 1 (0.10%) Gradle
10 1 (0.10%) Hudson
10 1 (0.10%) Maven
10 1 (0.10%) MSI
General
1 612 (63.82%) Social Skills
2 298 (31.07%) Finance
3 177 (18.46%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (10.64%) Legal
5 101 (10.53%) Public Sector
6 59 (6.15%) Retail
7 50 (5.21%) Banking
8 48 (5.01%) Marketing
9 28 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (2.29%) Local Government
12 21 (2.19%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.77%) Manufacturing
14 16 (1.67%) Military
15 15 (1.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 15 (1.56%) Investment Banking
15 15 (1.56%) Telecoms
16 10 (1.04%) Advertising
16 10 (1.04%) Financial Institution
17 9 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 137 (14.29%) Analyst
2 111 (11.57%) Project Manager
3 70 (7.30%) Administrator
4 64 (6.67%) Senior
5 60 (6.26%) Lead
6 58 (6.05%) Support Officer
7 47 (4.90%) Coordinator
8 45 (4.69%) Project Officer
9 42 (4.38%) Project Support Officer
10 40 (4.17%) Business Analyst
11 36 (3.75%) IT Support
12 31 (3.23%) Technical Support
13 28 (2.92%) Consultant
13 28 (2.92%) Senior Manager
13 28 (2.92%) Senior Project Manager
14 25 (2.61%) Project Coordinator
15 23 (2.40%) Junior
16 22 (2.29%) Support Specialist
17 20 (2.09%) IT Manager
18 19 (1.98%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.09%) HTML
2 16 (1.67%) VML
3 15 (1.56%) CSS
4 12 (1.25%) Spring
4 12 (1.25%) XML
5 9 (0.94%) Middleware
5 9 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
5 9 (0.94%) WireMock
6 6 (0.63%) .NET
7 5 (0.52%) Kafka
7 5 (0.52%) REST
8 4 (0.42%) JSON
8 4 (0.42%) JWT
8 4 (0.42%) React
8 4 (0.42%) Web Services
9 3 (0.31%) HTML5
9 3 (0.31%) OAuth
9 3 (0.31%) Redux
9 3 (0.31%) SailPoint
9 3 (0.31%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 91 (9.49%) Onboarding
2 50 (5.21%) Management Information System
3 41 (4.28%) Virtual Team
4 38 (3.96%) Web Conferencing
5 37 (3.86%) Product Ownership
6 33 (3.44%) Podcast
7 25 (2.61%) Data Protection Act
8 24 (2.50%) Self-Motivation
9 18 (1.88%) Analytical Mindset
9 18 (1.88%) NHS
10 13 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
11 11 (1.15%) Learning Management System
12 10 (1.04%) Data Centre
12 10 (1.04%) Data Structures
12 10 (1.04%) e-Learning
13 9 (0.94%) Freedom of Information
13 9 (0.94%) Social Media
14 8 (0.83%) Driving Licence
15 6 (0.63%) Blog
15 6 (0.63%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 79 (8.24%) Windows
2 17 (1.77%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.15%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.94%) Linux
5 8 (0.83%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.21%) Unix
7 1 (0.10%) Android
7 1 (0.10%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.10%) CentOS
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.10%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.10%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 214 (22.31%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (22.21%) Project Management
3 209 (21.79%) Stakeholder Management
4 166 (17.31%) Agile
5 164 (17.10%) Continuous Improvement
6 140 (14.60%) Project Delivery
7 137 (14.29%) Customer Service
8 116 (12.10%) Time Management
9 108 (11.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 106 (11.05%) Decision-Making
11 93 (9.70%) AI
12 76 (7.92%) ITIL
13 68 (7.09%) PRINCE2
14 67 (6.99%) Collaborative Working
15 64 (6.67%) Migration
16 63 (6.57%) Data Protection
17 60 (6.26%) Logistics
18 57 (5.94%) DevOps
19 53 (5.53%) Programme Management
19 53 (5.53%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (3.65%) SQL
2 17 (1.77%) Python
3 14 (1.46%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.83%) C#
5 7 (0.73%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.52%) Java
6 5 (0.52%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.31%) Bash
8 2 (0.21%) Korn
8 2 (0.21%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.21%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.21%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.21%) VBA
9 1 (0.10%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.10%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.10%) COBOL
9 1 (0.10%) Groovy
9 1 (0.10%) PHP
9 1 (0.10%) R
9 1 (0.10%) REXX
Qualifications
1 144 (15.02%) Degree
2 100 (10.43%) Security Cleared
3 81 (8.45%) SC Cleared
4 44 (4.59%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (3.44%) PMP
6 26 (2.71%) PMI Certification
7 25 (2.61%) DV Cleared
8 17 (1.77%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.56%) DBS Check
9 15 (1.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 8 (0.83%) A+ Certification
10 8 (0.83%) CISSP
11 7 (0.73%) APMP
11 7 (0.73%) CIMA
11 7 (0.73%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.73%) Network+ Certification
12 6 (0.63%) ACCA
13 5 (0.52%) CSPO
13 5 (0.52%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (10.53%) PMO
2 48 (5.01%) QA
3 39 (4.07%) Data Quality
4 30 (3.13%) SLA
5 25 (2.61%) GDPR
6 18 (1.88%) Accessibility
6 18 (1.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.04%) NIST
8 9 (0.94%) GRC
9 8 (0.83%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.73%) IFRS
11 6 (0.63%) GAAP
11 6 (0.63%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.63%) SEPA
12 4 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.42%) PSD2
12 4 (0.42%) WCAG
13 3 (0.31%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.31%) NCSC
System Software
1 52 (5.42%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.46%) Docker
3 4 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 2 (0.21%) Firmware
4 2 (0.21%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.10%) Samba
5 1 (0.10%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
5 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (2.92%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.46%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.04%) Grafana
3 10 (1.04%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 9 (0.94%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.83%) ServiceCenter
6 7 (0.73%) Terraform
7 4 (0.42%) Ansible
8 3 (0.31%) Packer
9 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.21%) OPNET
9 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
10 1 (0.10%) Control-M
10 1 (0.10%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.10%) Kibana
10 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.10%) SCCM
10 1 (0.10%) Tivoli
10 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 250 (26.07%) Microsoft
2 62 (6.47%) ServiceNow
3 48 (5.01%) SAP
4 39 (4.07%) Oracle
5 36 (3.75%) Google
6 24 (2.50%) Salesforce
7 22 (2.29%) Cisco
8 19 (1.98%) HP
9 18 (1.88%) Adobe
10 10 (1.04%) Apple
10 10 (1.04%) Dell
10 10 (1.04%) SolarWinds
11 8 (0.83%) Remedy
12 7 (0.73%) Braze
12 7 (0.73%) Citrix
13 6 (0.63%) Palo Alto
14 5 (0.52%) Concur
14 5 (0.52%) DocuSign
14 5 (0.52%) Sitecore
14 5 (0.52%) Workday