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

6 months to
23 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 142 151
Rank change year-on-year 0 +9 +40
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 954 630 694
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.88% 2.10% 1.59%
As % of the General category 3.46% 3.31% 2.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 486 325 386
10th Percentile £170 £195 £151
25th Percentile £263 £306 £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 £625 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £375
% change year-on-year +6.67% - -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 64 148
10th Percentile £13.50 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.72 £14.51 £13.81
Median hourly rate £18.50 £19.49 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.09% -7.18% -0.24%
75th Percentile £37.50 £27.50 £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 27,583 19,019 24,847
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.32% 63.47% 56.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,651 11,970 15,527
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £402 £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 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £490
% change year-on-year +6.38% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,865 925 2,025
10th Percentile £14.00 £13.46 £12.78
25th Percentile £18.25 £16.55 £15.50
Median hourly rate £32.23 £28.00 £31.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.09% -9.68% +3.33%
75th Percentile £61.18 £53.75 £52.78
90th Percentile £80.00 £74.50 £67.81
UK excluding London median hourly rate £31.50 £24.34 £30.00
% change year-on-year +29.42% -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 23 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 23 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 23 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 0 849 £425 -5.56% 759
UK excluding London -28 567 £400 +6.67% 678
London +26 345 £450 -17.24% 192
Work from Home +42 292 £450 -10.00% 284
North of England -3 137 £425 +15.96% 133
South East -56 121 £450 +12.50% 226
Midlands -37 90 £350 - 145
South West +22 88 £310 -0.96% 75
Yorkshire -6 67 £400 - 42
West Midlands -51 62 £425 +21.43% 61
East of England +3 60 £223 -22.43% 68
North West -19 55 £461 +31.61% 76
Scotland -16 48 £425 +3.03% 16
East Midlands -13 27 £200 -48.85% 84
North East -27 15 £450 +5.88% 16
Northern Ireland +6 14 £313 -7.06% 21
Wales -12 12 £180 -47.15% 10

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 63 (6.60%) SharePoint
2 32 (3.35%) Confluence
3 20 (2.10%) CMS
4 11 (1.15%) Microsoft Exchange
5 6 (0.63%) WordPress
6 4 (0.42%) 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
1 183 (19.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (13.10%) Microsoft Office
3 71 (7.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 43 (4.51%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.68%) Spreadsheet
6 10 (1.05%) 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 (0.84%) Loan IQ
2 8 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.63%) Shopify
4 5 (0.52%) Remedy ITSM
5 4 (0.42%) HFM
6 3 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.31%) Primavera
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%) NetSuite
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 1 (0.10%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 95 (9.96%) Azure
2 77 (8.07%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (5.66%) Power Platform
4 43 (4.51%) AWS
5 37 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
6 23 (2.41%) SaaS
7 18 (1.89%) Google Workspace
8 15 (1.57%) GCP
9 12 (1.26%) Dynamics 365
10 11 (1.15%) OCI
11 9 (0.94%) Entra ID
11 9 (0.94%) GitHub
11 9 (0.94%) Google Sheets
12 6 (0.63%) BigCommerce
12 6 (0.63%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (0.63%) Slack
13 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (0.42%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.42%) OneDrive
15 3 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.57%) LAN
2 10 (1.05%) DNS
2 10 (1.05%) Firewall
2 10 (1.05%) Network Security
2 10 (1.05%) VPN
3 8 (0.84%) WAN
4 7 (0.73%) Intranet
4 7 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.63%) MPLS
6 5 (0.52%) Cisco Nexus
6 5 (0.52%) DHCP
6 5 (0.52%) Skype
7 4 (0.42%) SMS
7 4 (0.42%) VLAN
8 3 (0.31%) Broadband
8 3 (0.31%) Ethernet
8 3 (0.31%) SAN
8 3 (0.31%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.31%) VoIP
9 2 (0.21%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.66%) Power BI
2 15 (1.57%) 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 86 (9.01%) JIRA
2 21 (2.20%) Git
3 17 (1.78%) 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 (0.84%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.52%) GitLab
7 4 (0.42%) Subversion
8 2 (0.21%) Gemini Tracker
8 2 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.21%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.21%) Vite
9 1 (0.10%) Gradle
9 1 (0.10%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.10%) Postman
9 1 (0.10%) ScriptRunner
General
1 608 (63.73%) Social Skills
2 298 (31.24%) Finance
3 178 (18.66%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (10.59%) Public Sector
5 99 (10.38%) Legal
6 59 (6.18%) Retail
7 49 (5.14%) Banking
8 47 (4.93%) Marketing
9 28 (2.94%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (2.31%) Local Government
12 21 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.78%) Manufacturing
14 16 (1.68%) Military
15 15 (1.57%) Investment Banking
16 14 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 14 (1.47%) Telecoms
17 10 (1.05%) Advertising
17 10 (1.05%) Financial Institution
18 9 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 135 (14.15%) Analyst
2 113 (11.84%) Project Manager
3 68 (7.13%) Administrator
4 65 (6.81%) Senior
5 59 (6.18%) Lead
6 58 (6.08%) Support Officer
7 48 (5.03%) Coordinator
8 45 (4.72%) Project Officer
9 42 (4.40%) Project Support Officer
10 39 (4.09%) Business Analyst
11 36 (3.77%) IT Support
12 31 (3.25%) Technical Support
13 29 (3.04%) Consultant
13 29 (3.04%) Senior Manager
13 29 (3.04%) Senior Project Manager
14 26 (2.73%) Project Coordinator
15 23 (2.41%) Junior
16 22 (2.31%) Support Specialist
17 20 (2.10%) IT Manager
18 19 (1.99%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.99%) HTML
2 17 (1.78%) VML
3 14 (1.47%) CSS
4 12 (1.26%) Spring
5 11 (1.15%) XML
6 9 (0.94%) Middleware
6 9 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
6 9 (0.94%) WireMock
7 6 (0.63%) .NET
8 5 (0.52%) Kafka
8 5 (0.52%) REST
9 4 (0.42%) JSON
9 4 (0.42%) JWT
9 4 (0.42%) React
9 4 (0.42%) Web Services
10 3 (0.31%) HTML5
10 3 (0.31%) OAuth
10 3 (0.31%) Redux
10 3 (0.31%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.31%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 91 (9.54%) Onboarding
2 49 (5.14%) Management Information System
3 41 (4.30%) Virtual Team
4 38 (3.98%) Web Conferencing
5 37 (3.88%) Product Ownership
6 33 (3.46%) Podcast
7 24 (2.52%) Data Protection Act
7 24 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
8 18 (1.89%) Analytical Mindset
8 18 (1.89%) NHS
9 13 (1.36%) Legacy Systems
10 11 (1.15%) Learning Management System
11 10 (1.05%) Data Structures
11 10 (1.05%) e-Learning
12 9 (0.94%) Data Centre
12 9 (0.94%) Freedom of Information
12 9 (0.94%) Social Media
13 8 (0.84%) Driving Licence
14 6 (0.63%) Hedge funds
14 6 (0.63%) Insider Threat
Operating Systems
1 78 (8.18%) Windows
2 16 (1.68%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.15%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.94%) Linux
5 8 (0.84%) 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
1 216 (22.64%) Project Management
2 215 (22.54%) Problem-Solving
3 208 (21.80%) Stakeholder Management
4 165 (17.30%) Agile
4 165 (17.30%) Continuous Improvement
5 141 (14.78%) Project Delivery
6 134 (14.05%) Customer Service
7 117 (12.26%) Time Management
8 107 (11.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 106 (11.11%) Decision-Making
10 89 (9.33%) AI
11 77 (8.07%) ITIL
12 68 (7.13%) PRINCE2
13 67 (7.02%) Collaborative Working
14 63 (6.60%) Migration
15 62 (6.50%) Data Protection
16 60 (6.29%) Logistics
17 57 (5.97%) DevOps
18 54 (5.66%) Waterfall
19 53 (5.56%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 35 (3.67%) SQL
2 16 (1.68%) Python
3 14 (1.47%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.84%) 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
1 142 (14.88%) Degree
2 99 (10.38%) Security Cleared
3 81 (8.49%) SC Cleared
4 44 (4.61%) BPSS Clearance
5 33 (3.46%) PMP
6 27 (2.83%) PMI Certification
7 24 (2.52%) DV Cleared
8 17 (1.78%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.57%) DBS Check
9 15 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 8 (0.84%) A+ Certification
10 8 (0.84%) APMP
10 8 (0.84%) CISSP
11 7 (0.73%) CIMA
11 7 (0.73%) Network+ Certification
12 6 (0.63%) ACCA
12 6 (0.63%) Cisco Certification
13 5 (0.52%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.52%) ITIL Certification
13 5 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (10.59%) PMO
2 48 (5.03%) QA
3 37 (3.88%) Data Quality
4 30 (3.14%) SLA
5 25 (2.62%) GDPR
6 18 (1.89%) Accessibility
6 18 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 10 (1.05%) NIST
8 9 (0.94%) GRC
9 8 (0.84%) 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%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 52 (5.45%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.47%) Docker
3 4 (0.42%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.21%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 2 (0.21%) Firmware
5 1 (0.10%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.10%) Samba
5 1 (0.10%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
5 1 (0.10%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.10%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 28 (2.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.47%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.05%) Grafana
4 9 (0.94%) Prometheus
5 8 (0.84%) ServiceCenter
5 8 (0.84%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (0.63%) Terraform
7 3 (0.31%) Ansible
7 3 (0.31%) Packer
8 2 (0.21%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.21%) OPNET
8 2 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.10%) Control-M
9 1 (0.10%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.10%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.10%) Kibana
9 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
9 1 (0.10%) SCCM
9 1 (0.10%) Tivoli
9 1 (0.10%) WSUS
Vendors
1 244 (25.58%) Microsoft
2 63 (6.60%) ServiceNow
3 47 (4.93%) SAP
4 39 (4.09%) Oracle
5 35 (3.67%) Google
6 25 (2.62%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.20%) Cisco
8 19 (1.99%) HP
9 18 (1.89%) Adobe
10 10 (1.05%) Apple
10 10 (1.05%) Dell
11 9 (0.94%) SolarWinds
12 8 (0.84%) Remedy
13 7 (0.73%) Citrix
14 6 (0.63%) Braze
14 6 (0.63%) Sitecore
15 5 (0.52%) Concur
15 5 (0.52%) DocuSign
15 5 (0.52%) Palo Alto
15 5 (0.52%) Workday