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 14 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 165 127
Rank change year-on-year +39 -38 +94
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 905 501 847
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.26% 1.62% 1.89%
As % of the General category 3.84% 2.61% 3.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 431 294 416
10th Percentile £155 £195 £205
25th Percentile £210 £313 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £589 £550
90th Percentile £650 £700 £667
UK excluding London median daily rate £368 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -8.13% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 18 120
10th Percentile £13.26 £13.25 £11.75
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.86 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.50 £22.27 £15.35
Median % change year-on-year -16.93% +45.13% -42.59%
75th Percentile £24.55 £27.91 £29.75
90th Percentile £35.71 £30.75 £40.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £24.00 £14.16
% change year-on-year -22.92% +69.49% -49.18%

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 23,581 19,193 26,288
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.76% 61.99% 58.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,762 11,558 16,983
10th Percentile £294 £285 £265
25th Percentile £402 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -0.94% -4.10% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,449 607 1,629
10th Percentile £13.72 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.36 £20.12 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.85 £29.00 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% +14.85% -5.24%
75th Percentile £50.00 £57.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £72.00 £75.00 £67.85
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.80 £26.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -17.74% +10.42% -4.00%

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 14 February 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 14 February 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 14 February 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 +48 803 £425 -15.00% 679
UK excluding London +41 589 £368 -8.13% 608
London +10 260 £475 -9.52% 162
Work from Home +17 208 £425 -18.11% 241
South East +40 147 £450 +38.46% 221
North of England -13 101 £447 +26.63% 119
East of England +41 98 £273 -46.42% 72
Midlands +1 96 £257 -40.49% 108
South West +29 85 £218 -60.45% 63
West Midlands -15 58 £356 -20.48% 76
North West +1 56 £438 +34.62% 63
East Midlands +1 38 £200 -50.31% 32
Yorkshire -49 35 £445 +21.92% 43
Scotland -15 32 £375 - 25
Northern Ireland +9 17 £475 -15.56% 3
Wales +1 17 £219 +21.53% 13
North East -8 10 £450 -23.40% 14

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 77 (8.51%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.31%) Confluence
3 8 (0.88%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.77%) CMS
5 6 (0.66%) SAS
6 5 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
8 2 (0.22%) WordPress
9 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 171 (18.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 138 (15.25%) Microsoft Office
3 62 (6.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 44 (4.86%) Microsoft Project
5 23 (2.54%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.44%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.55%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.44%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.44%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.44%) InDesign
9 2 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.11%) CATIA
10 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.11%) MadCap Flare
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.66%) Loan IQ
2 6 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.44%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.44%) Shopify
4 3 (0.33%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.33%) Maximo
4 3 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.33%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.22%) Primavera
5 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.22%) Workfront
6 1 (0.11%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 71 (7.85%) Azure
2 61 (6.74%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (4.97%) Power Platform
4 25 (2.76%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (2.43%) Google Workspace
6 15 (1.66%) AWS
7 12 (1.33%) SaaS
8 9 (0.99%) Entra ID
9 7 (0.77%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.55%) GitHub
10 5 (0.55%) OCI
10 5 (0.55%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.44%) BigCommerce
11 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.44%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.33%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.33%) Google Drive
13 2 (0.22%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.22%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (1.99%) VPN
2 11 (1.22%) LAN
3 9 (0.99%) DNS
3 9 (0.99%) Skype
3 9 (0.99%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (0.88%) WAN
5 7 (0.77%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.66%) Firewall
6 6 (0.66%) Internet
7 5 (0.55%) DHCP
7 5 (0.55%) Network Security
8 3 (0.33%) Intranet
9 2 (0.22%) MPLS
9 2 (0.22%) VLAN
9 2 (0.22%) VoIP
9 2 (0.22%) Wireless
10 1 (0.11%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.11%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (4.75%) Power BI
2 7 (0.77%) GIS
3 6 (0.66%) Electronic Patient Records
3 6 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
3 6 (0.66%) Metadata
3 6 (0.66%) Spatial Data
4 5 (0.55%) SQL Server
5 4 (0.44%) MySQL
5 4 (0.44%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.33%) Star Schema
6 3 (0.33%) Tick Data
7 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
7 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 2 (0.22%) MS Access
7 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 72 (7.96%) JIRA
2 6 (0.66%) Git
2 6 (0.66%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.33%) Maven
3 3 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.22%) GitLab
5 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.11%) JUnit
5 1 (0.11%) Postman
5 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
General
1 565 (62.43%) Social Skills
2 233 (25.75%) Finance
3 143 (15.80%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (9.72%) Public Sector
5 52 (5.75%) Marketing
6 42 (4.64%) Retail
7 41 (4.53%) Banking
8 39 (4.31%) Legal
9 28 (3.09%) Manufacturing
10 27 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (2.54%) Telecoms
12 21 (2.32%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (1.66%) Electronics
15 13 (1.44%) Investment Banking
16 12 (1.33%) Aerospace
17 11 (1.22%) Financial Institution
18 9 (0.99%) Billing
18 9 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (0.99%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 121 (13.37%) Analyst
2 102 (11.27%) Project Manager
3 77 (8.51%) IT Support
4 52 (5.75%) Administrator
4 52 (5.75%) Lead
4 52 (5.75%) Support Officer
5 51 (5.64%) Break Fix Engineer
5 51 (5.64%) Coordinator
6 50 (5.52%) Senior
7 45 (4.97%) Technical Support
8 38 (4.20%) Hardware Engineer
9 33 (3.65%) Junior
10 31 (3.43%) Business Analyst
11 27 (2.98%) Support Engineer
12 25 (2.76%) Consultant
12 25 (2.76%) Project Coordinator
13 24 (2.65%) Field Engineer
13 24 (2.65%) Project Officer
13 24 (2.65%) Senior Manager
13 24 (2.65%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.88%) HTML
1 8 (0.88%) VML
2 7 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.66%) ADO
3 6 (0.66%) Spring
4 5 (0.55%) REST
5 4 (0.44%) XML
6 3 (0.33%) CSS
6 3 (0.33%) JSON
6 3 (0.33%) JWT
6 3 (0.33%) Middleware
6 3 (0.33%) OAuth
6 3 (0.33%) SOAP
7 2 (0.22%) .NET
7 2 (0.22%) FIX Protocol
7 2 (0.22%) HTML5
7 2 (0.22%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.22%) Swagger
7 2 (0.22%) Unreal Engine
8 1 (0.11%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 74 (8.18%) Onboarding
2 40 (4.42%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.09%) NHS
4 22 (2.43%) Product Ownership
5 21 (2.32%) Mobile App
5 21 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (1.77%) Security Posture
7 15 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (1.55%) Driving Licence
9 13 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.33%) Insider Threat
11 11 (1.22%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.99%) Social Media
13 8 (0.88%) Virtual Team
14 7 (0.77%) Data Structures
14 7 (0.77%) Video Conferencing
15 6 (0.66%) Credit Risk
15 6 (0.66%) LIMS
15 6 (0.66%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 86 (9.50%) Windows
2 29 (3.20%) Windows 10
3 23 (2.54%) Linux
4 9 (0.99%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.44%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.22%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
2 199 (21.99%) Time Management
3 196 (21.66%) Project Management
4 153 (16.91%) Customer Service
5 131 (14.48%) Stakeholder Management
6 122 (13.48%) Agile
7 114 (12.60%) Continuous Improvement
8 103 (11.38%) Project Delivery
9 85 (9.39%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 74 (8.18%) Collaborative Working
11 72 (7.96%) Migration
12 70 (7.73%) Decision-Making
13 68 (7.51%) ITIL
14 63 (6.96%) Business Intelligence
15 62 (6.85%) Asset Management
16 61 (6.74%) PRINCE2
17 59 (6.52%) Risk Management
18 50 (5.52%) Data Protection
19 47 (5.19%) Cybersecurity
20 45 (4.97%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 35 (3.87%) SQL
2 23 (2.54%) Python
3 11 (1.22%) Java
4 10 (1.10%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.66%) R
6 5 (0.55%) C#
6 5 (0.55%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.11%) Korn
8 1 (0.11%) PHP
8 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 128 (14.14%) Security Cleared
2 119 (13.15%) SC Cleared
3 115 (12.71%) Degree
4 31 (3.43%) PMP
5 26 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.43%) DV Cleared
6 22 (2.43%) PMI Certification
7 17 (1.88%) BPSS Clearance
7 17 (1.88%) DBS Check
8 15 (1.66%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.44%) APMP
9 13 (1.44%) CTC Cleared
10 11 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (0.66%) CISSP
12 5 (0.55%) HND
12 5 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.33%) CISA
14 3 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.33%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (8.51%) PMO
2 36 (3.98%) SLA
3 35 (3.87%) QA
4 26 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 19 (2.10%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.10%) GDPR
6 12 (1.33%) GRC
7 11 (1.22%) Accessibility
8 10 (1.10%) Def Stans
8 10 (1.10%) NIST
9 9 (0.99%) Disclosure Scotland
10 7 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.66%) ISO 20022
12 5 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.44%) IFRS
14 3 (0.33%) IFRS 9
14 3 (0.33%) SEPA
15 2 (0.22%) ISO 9001
15 2 (0.22%) JSP 440
15 2 (0.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 40 (4.42%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.66%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.22%) Docker
5 2 (0.22%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.54%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (0.99%) ServiceCenter
3 6 (0.66%) SCCM
4 3 (0.33%) Ansible
5 2 (0.22%) Terraform
6 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.11%) Grafana
6 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.11%) Packer
6 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.11%) SCOM
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 262 (28.95%) Microsoft
2 63 (6.96%) HP
3 61 (6.74%) SAP
4 43 (4.75%) ServiceNow
5 25 (2.76%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.32%) Oracle
7 19 (2.10%) Google
8 15 (1.66%) Citrix
9 14 (1.55%) Adobe
10 13 (1.44%) Apple
11 12 (1.33%) Cisco
11 12 (1.33%) Dell
12 11 (1.22%) Remedy
13 7 (0.77%) VMware
13 7 (0.77%) Workday
14 6 (0.66%) Datto
15 5 (0.55%) Computacenter
16 4 (0.44%) Atlassian
16 4 (0.44%) ESRI
16 4 (0.44%) Sitecore