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 26 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 144 123
Rank change year-on-year +10 -21 +68
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 913 569 800
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.95% 1.94% 1.83%
As % of the General category 3.57% 3.07% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 461 338 420
10th Percentile £160 £195 £175
25th Percentile £210 £313 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £436
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +8.88% -3.06%
75th Percentile £528 £600 £535
90th Percentile £613 £725 £613
UK excluding London median daily rate £358 £391 £400
% change year-on-year -8.44% -2.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 40 153
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.00 £11.82
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.16 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.50 £15.87 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +16.57% -13.51% -23.89%
75th Percentile £24.49 £26.74 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.64 £33.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.09 £19.16 £18.00
% change year-on-year -5.56% +6.42% -25.34%

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 25,553 18,554 25,401
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.68% 63.19% 58.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,805 11,871 16,066
10th Percentile £305 £300 £270
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £640 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £760
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,622 796 1,927
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.20 £12.77
25th Percentile £17.50 £18.13 £15.41
Median hourly rate £29.00 £28.17 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +2.96% -1.18% -18.57%
75th Percentile £60.00 £56.00 £51.75
90th Percentile £79.90 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.50 £25.43 £27.50
% change year-on-year +0.28% -7.53% -9.95%

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 26 April 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 26 April 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 26 April 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 +13 822 £400 -20.00% 576
UK excluding London +2 571 £358 -8.44% 524
London +8 293 £475 -15.56% 131
Work from Home +35 242 £438 -16.67% 195
South East -37 131 £450 +38.46% 170
North of England -8 118 £435 +21.51% 121
Midlands -23 99 £293 -29.35% 87
East of England +19 87 £200 -56.76% 44
South West +18 83 £292 -41.55% 64
Yorkshire -19 62 £400 +1.59% 39
West Midlands -39 62 £338 -3.57% 41
North West -12 47 £438 +27.37% 65
Scotland -5 38 £400 -3.03% 18
East Midlands -16 37 £200 -50.31% 46
Wales -6 12 £213 -35.83% 15
North East -15 9 £450 -21.74% 18
Northern Ireland +6 6 £475 +18.75% 18

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 (7.56%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.29%) Confluence
3 14 (1.53%) CMS
4 9 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.66%) WordPress
6 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.22%) Drupal
7 2 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) Camunda
8 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
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
1 187 (20.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 119 (13.03%) Microsoft Office
3 67 (7.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 45 (4.93%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (2.19%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.99%) 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 (1.10%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.10%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.55%) Shopify
4 3 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
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%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.22%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.11%) Actimize
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 84 (9.20%) Azure
1 84 (9.20%) Microsoft 365
2 60 (6.57%) Power Platform
3 33 (3.61%) Azure DevOps
4 27 (2.96%) AWS
5 20 (2.19%) Google Workspace
6 19 (2.08%) SaaS
7 11 (1.20%) Dynamics 365
7 11 (1.20%) GCP
8 9 (0.99%) GitHub
8 9 (0.99%) OCI
9 6 (0.66%) Entra ID
10 5 (0.55%) BigCommerce
10 5 (0.55%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (0.55%) Google Analytics
11 4 (0.44%) Amazon S3
11 4 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.44%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.97%) VPN
2 11 (1.20%) LAN
3 10 (1.10%) DNS
3 10 (1.10%) Firewall
3 10 (1.10%) Skype
4 8 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.77%) Network Security
5 7 (0.77%) WAN
6 6 (0.66%) DHCP
6 6 (0.66%) Intranet
7 4 (0.44%) SMS
7 4 (0.44%) VLAN
8 3 (0.33%) Internet
8 3 (0.33%) SAN
8 3 (0.33%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.33%) VoIP
9 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
10 1 (0.11%) NAS
10 1 (0.11%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 58 (6.35%) Power BI
2 15 (1.64%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.31%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.77%) 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
7 4 (0.44%) Metadata
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.33%) Power Query
8 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) ClickHouse
9 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 77 (8.43%) JIRA
2 15 (1.64%) Git
3 10 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.99%) JUnit
5 8 (0.88%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.88%) JMeter
5 8 (0.88%) Selenium
5 8 (0.88%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.44%) GitLab
8 3 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.22%) Maven
9 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.22%) Vite
10 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.11%) MSI
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 545 (59.69%) Social Skills
2 239 (26.18%) Finance
3 164 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
4 93 (10.19%) Public Sector
5 59 (6.46%) Legal
6 56 (6.13%) Marketing
7 48 (5.26%) Banking
8 42 (4.60%) Retail
9 30 (3.29%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.41%) Manufacturing
11 19 (2.08%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (1.97%) Telecoms
13 16 (1.75%) Military
14 13 (1.42%) Investment Banking
15 11 (1.20%) Advertising
15 11 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
15 11 (1.20%) Electronics
15 11 (1.20%) Local Government
16 10 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 9 (0.99%) Billing
Job Titles
1 118 (12.92%) Analyst
2 105 (11.50%) Project Manager
3 63 (6.90%) Administrator
3 63 (6.90%) Senior
4 53 (5.81%) Support Officer
5 51 (5.59%) Break Fix Engineer
5 51 (5.59%) Coordinator
6 50 (5.48%) Lead
7 45 (4.93%) IT Support
8 39 (4.27%) Technical Support
9 37 (4.05%) Junior
10 36 (3.94%) Consultant
11 35 (3.83%) Business Analyst
11 35 (3.83%) Hardware Engineer
12 33 (3.61%) Project Officer
13 32 (3.50%) Project Support Officer
14 28 (3.07%) Project Coordinator
15 25 (2.74%) Senior Manager
15 25 (2.74%) Senior Project Manager
16 23 (2.52%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.86%) HTML
2 13 (1.42%) VML
3 12 (1.31%) Spring
4 11 (1.20%) CSS
4 11 (1.20%) XML
5 9 (0.99%) Middleware
6 8 (0.88%) WireMock
7 7 (0.77%) REST
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
9 5 (0.55%) Oracle Fusion
10 4 (0.44%) Web Services
11 3 (0.33%) .NET
11 3 (0.33%) Kafka
11 3 (0.33%) Node.js
11 3 (0.33%) React
11 3 (0.33%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 76 (8.32%) Onboarding
2 36 (3.94%) Management Information System
3 26 (2.85%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.30%) NHS
6 20 (2.19%) Data Protection Act
7 18 (1.97%) Mobile App
8 16 (1.75%) Analytical Mindset
9 12 (1.31%) Social Media
10 10 (1.10%) Driving Licence
11 9 (0.99%) Data Structures
11 9 (0.99%) Insider Threat
11 9 (0.99%) Learning Management System
11 9 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
12 8 (0.88%) Blog
12 8 (0.88%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (0.88%) Tandem
13 7 (0.77%) Data Centre
13 7 (0.77%) e-Learning
13 7 (0.77%) Freedom of Information
Operating Systems
1 72 (7.89%) Windows
2 22 (2.41%) Windows 10
3 14 (1.53%) Linux
4 10 (1.10%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.77%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.11%) CentOS
7 1 (0.11%) Unix
7 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
2 211 (23.11%) Project Management
3 196 (21.47%) Time Management
4 153 (16.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 136 (14.90%) Customer Service
6 131 (14.35%) Agile
6 131 (14.35%) Continuous Improvement
7 130 (14.24%) Project Delivery
8 94 (10.30%) Decision-Making
9 86 (9.42%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 70 (7.67%) Migration
11 68 (7.45%) Data Protection
12 67 (7.34%) Collaborative Working
13 65 (7.12%) ITIL
14 64 (7.01%) AI
15 63 (6.90%) PRINCE2
16 62 (6.79%) Business Intelligence
17 56 (6.13%) Analytics
18 51 (5.59%) Workflow
19 49 (5.37%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (3.94%) SQL
2 23 (2.52%) Python
3 16 (1.75%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.88%) C#
5 7 (0.77%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.66%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.55%) Java
8 2 (0.22%) 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%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.11%) Groovy
9 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 125 (13.69%) Degree
2 112 (12.27%) Security Cleared
3 100 (10.95%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.94%) PMP
5 31 (3.40%) PMI Certification
6 23 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.97%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.53%) APMP
10 13 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.10%) CTC Cleared
11 10 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 9 (0.99%) CISSP
13 5 (0.55%) CSPO
14 4 (0.44%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.44%) CISA
14 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 3 (0.33%) CISM
15 3 (0.33%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
15 3 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 87 (9.53%) PMO
2 39 (4.27%) QA
3 32 (3.50%) SLA
4 29 (3.18%) Data Quality
5 21 (2.30%) GDPR
6 20 (2.19%) Accessibility
7 19 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.77%) Disclosure Scotland
8 7 (0.77%) NIST
9 6 (0.66%) GRC
9 6 (0.66%) ISO 20022
9 6 (0.66%) SEPA
10 5 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.44%) GAAP
11 4 (0.44%) IFRS
11 4 (0.44%) PSD2
11 4 (0.44%) WCAG
12 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 3 (0.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 47 (5.15%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.42%) Docker
3 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 2 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.11%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.11%) Samba
4 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 32 (3.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.42%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.10%) Grafana
3 10 (1.10%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.99%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.33%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Ansible
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
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
Vendors
1 253 (27.71%) Microsoft
2 64 (7.01%) HP
2 64 (7.01%) ServiceNow
3 55 (6.02%) SAP
4 30 (3.29%) Google
5 24 (2.63%) Oracle
6 23 (2.52%) Salesforce
7 16 (1.75%) Adobe
8 15 (1.64%) Cisco
9 14 (1.53%) Apple
9 14 (1.53%) Dell
10 12 (1.31%) Citrix
10 12 (1.31%) Remedy
11 7 (0.77%) Workday
12 5 (0.55%) HubSpot
12 5 (0.55%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.44%) ESRI
14 3 (0.33%) Atlassian
14 3 (0.33%) Databricks
14 3 (0.33%) VMware