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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 175 131
Rank change year-on-year +45 -44 +84
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 835 482 841
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.21% 1.54% 1.90%
As % of the General category 3.73% 2.49% 3.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 399 285 408
10th Percentile £156 £200 £205
25th Percentile £210 £350 £239
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +17.65% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £550
90th Percentile £662 £696 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £425 £363
% change year-on-year -17.65% +17.24% -12.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 186 20 107
10th Percentile £13.38 £13.25 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.63 £15.07 £13.65
Median hourly rate £18.50 £21.14 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.47% +36.35% -42.01%
75th Percentile £24.58 £26.97 £31.88
90th Percentile £34.64 £30.39 £46.18
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £15.00
% change year-on-year -7.50% +33.33% -49.78%

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 22,407 19,370 26,024
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 59.40% 61.92% 58.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,095 11,545 16,897
10th Percentile £285 £283 £263
25th Percentile £402 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £534
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.69% -2.91%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,373 636 1,478
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.62 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.45 £20.00 £15.33
Median hourly rate £23.00 £27.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.36% +5.77% +4.00%
75th Percentile £47.50 £53.75 £55.25
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.66 £68.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.48 £26.50 £25.22
% change year-on-year -18.94% +5.10% +12.52%

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 January 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 January 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 January 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 +47 740 £400 -20.00% 836
UK excluding London +39 547 £350 -17.65% 802
London +24 232 £475 -13.64% 209
Work from Home +6 185 £400 -23.08% 434
South East +23 133 £450 +33.33% 272
East of England +47 95 £300 -42.20% 98
Midlands +3 93 £257 -42.87% 125
North of England -19 92 £446 +22.19% 155
South West +28 80 £218 -60.45% 88
West Midlands -12 54 £371 -17.32% 77
North West +8 53 £450 +33.33% 76
East Midlands +4 39 £200 -51.69% 47
Yorkshire -43 31 £440 +20.55% 59
Scotland -9 28 £375 - 46
Northern Ireland +6 16 £350 -37.78% 11
Wales 0 14 £225 -24.05% 34
North East -11 8 £523 -11.06% 23

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 (8.62%) SharePoint
2 32 (3.83%) Confluence
3 9 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.72%) SAS
5 5 (0.60%) CMS
5 5 (0.60%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.36%) MS Project Server
7 1 (0.12%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.12%) WordPress
Applications
1 156 (18.68%) Microsoft Excel
2 130 (15.57%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (7.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 40 (4.79%) Microsoft Project
5 20 (2.40%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.56%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.60%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.48%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.48%) InDesign
9 2 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.12%) CATIA
10 1 (0.12%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.12%) MadCap Flare
10 1 (0.12%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.12%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.12%) Trello
Business Applications
1 6 (0.72%) Remedy ITSM
1 6 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.60%) Loan IQ
3 4 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.48%) Shopify
4 3 (0.36%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.36%) Maximo
4 3 (0.36%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.36%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 2 (0.24%) Primavera
5 2 (0.24%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.24%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.24%) Unit4 Business World
5 2 (0.24%) Workfront
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) ResourceLink
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 56 (6.71%) Azure
2 50 (5.99%) Microsoft 365
3 41 (4.91%) Power Platform
4 18 (2.16%) Google Workspace
5 16 (1.92%) Azure DevOps
6 13 (1.56%) AWS
7 9 (1.08%) Entra ID
8 8 (0.96%) SaaS
9 7 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.60%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.48%) BigCommerce
11 4 (0.48%) GitHub
11 4 (0.48%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.48%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.36%) Figma
12 3 (0.36%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.36%) Google Drive
12 3 (0.36%) PowerApps
13 2 (0.24%) GCP
13 2 (0.24%) Lucidchart
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.56%) VPN
2 9 (1.08%) LAN
3 8 (0.96%) WAN
4 7 (0.84%) DNS
4 7 (0.84%) TCP/IP
4 7 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.72%) Internet
5 6 (0.72%) Skype
6 5 (0.60%) Firewall
6 5 (0.60%) Network Security
7 3 (0.36%) DHCP
7 3 (0.36%) Intranet
8 2 (0.24%) MPLS
8 2 (0.24%) Wireless
9 1 (0.12%) BIG-IP
9 1 (0.12%) SSL
9 1 (0.12%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.12%) UWB
9 1 (0.12%) VoIP
9 1 (0.12%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (4.67%) Power BI
2 6 (0.72%) Electronic Patient Records
2 6 (0.72%) Metadata
2 6 (0.72%) SQL Server
3 4 (0.48%) MySQL
3 4 (0.48%) Star Schema
4 3 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
4 3 (0.36%) Oracle Reports
4 3 (0.36%) Relational Database
4 3 (0.36%) Tick Data
5 2 (0.24%) Data Mart
5 2 (0.24%) Data Vault
5 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Analysis Services
5 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 1 (0.12%) EDMS
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.12%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.12%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 70 (8.38%) JIRA
2 5 (0.60%) Git
2 5 (0.60%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.36%) Maven
3 3 (0.36%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.12%) JUnit
4 1 (0.12%) Postman
4 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
General
1 526 (62.99%) Social Skills
2 211 (25.27%) Finance
3 135 (16.17%) Analytical Skills
4 83 (9.94%) Public Sector
5 45 (5.39%) Marketing
6 39 (4.67%) Banking
7 38 (4.55%) Retail
8 36 (4.31%) Legal
9 28 (3.35%) Manufacturing
9 28 (3.35%) Presentation Skills
10 21 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
10 21 (2.51%) Telecoms
11 19 (2.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 15 (1.80%) Electronics
13 13 (1.56%) Aerospace
14 12 (1.44%) Investment Banking
15 11 (1.32%) Local Government
16 10 (1.20%) Financial Institution
17 9 (1.08%) Billing
18 8 (0.96%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 109 (13.05%) Analyst
2 100 (11.98%) Project Manager
3 71 (8.50%) IT Support
4 51 (6.11%) Break Fix Engineer
5 49 (5.87%) Senior
6 48 (5.75%) Administrator
7 46 (5.51%) Lead
8 45 (5.39%) Support Officer
9 42 (5.03%) Coordinator
10 38 (4.55%) Hardware Engineer
11 37 (4.43%) Technical Support
12 32 (3.83%) Junior
13 30 (3.59%) Business Analyst
14 24 (2.87%) Field Engineer
14 24 (2.87%) Support Engineer
15 23 (2.75%) Consultant
15 23 (2.75%) Project Officer
16 22 (2.63%) Field Hardware Engineer
16 22 (2.63%) Project Support Officer
16 22 (2.63%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.96%) HTML
1 8 (0.96%) VML
2 6 (0.72%) ADO
2 6 (0.72%) Spring
3 5 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.48%) REST
5 3 (0.36%) CSS
5 3 (0.36%) Middleware
5 3 (0.36%) XML
6 2 (0.24%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.24%) HTML5
6 2 (0.24%) JSON
6 2 (0.24%) JWT
6 2 (0.24%) OAuth
6 2 (0.24%) SOAP
6 2 (0.24%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.12%) Lightning Web Components
7 1 (0.12%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.12%) SAPUI5
7 1 (0.12%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 61 (7.31%) Onboarding
2 31 (3.71%) Management Information System
3 24 (2.87%) NHS
4 23 (2.75%) Product Ownership
5 20 (2.40%) Mobile App
6 18 (2.16%) Driving Licence
6 18 (2.16%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (1.80%) Security Posture
8 12 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
8 12 (1.44%) Insider Threat
9 11 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (1.32%) Data Centre
10 8 (0.96%) Virtual Team
11 7 (0.84%) Social Media
11 7 (0.84%) Video Conferencing
12 6 (0.72%) Credit Risk
12 6 (0.72%) LIMS
13 5 (0.60%) Motion Graphics
13 5 (0.60%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 75 (8.98%) Windows
2 26 (3.11%) Windows 10
3 23 (2.75%) Linux
4 7 (0.84%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.36%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.36%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.24%) Unix
7 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (24.67%) Problem-Solving
2 190 (22.75%) Project Management
3 188 (22.51%) Time Management
4 138 (16.53%) Customer Service
5 123 (14.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 120 (14.37%) Agile
7 98 (11.74%) Continuous Improvement
8 91 (10.90%) Project Delivery
9 76 (9.10%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 70 (8.38%) Migration
11 69 (8.26%) Decision-Making
12 65 (7.78%) Collaborative Working
13 64 (7.66%) ITIL
14 62 (7.43%) PRINCE2
15 60 (7.19%) Asset Management
16 57 (6.83%) Business Intelligence
17 56 (6.71%) Risk Management
18 45 (5.39%) Cybersecurity
18 45 (5.39%) Project Governance
19 44 (5.27%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 31 (3.71%) SQL
2 24 (2.87%) Python
3 12 (1.44%) Java
4 10 (1.20%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.72%) R
6 5 (0.60%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.24%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.12%) C
8 1 (0.12%) C#
8 1 (0.12%) C++
8 1 (0.12%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.12%) Jython
8 1 (0.12%) Korn
8 1 (0.12%) PHP
8 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 122 (14.61%) Security Cleared
2 115 (13.77%) SC Cleared
3 98 (11.74%) Degree
4 29 (3.47%) PMP
5 23 (2.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (2.75%) PMI Certification
6 21 (2.51%) DV Cleared
7 16 (1.92%) BPSS Clearance
7 16 (1.92%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.56%) CTC Cleared
9 12 (1.44%) APMP
10 11 (1.32%) DBS Check
11 10 (1.20%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 5 (0.60%) CISSP
12 5 (0.60%) HND
12 5 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.36%) HNC
14 3 (0.36%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (8.86%) PMO
2 31 (3.71%) QA
2 31 (3.71%) SLA
3 26 (3.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 18 (2.16%) GDPR
5 17 (2.04%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.32%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.20%) Def Stans
7 10 (1.20%) GRC
8 9 (1.08%) NIST
9 8 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
10 6 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.48%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.24%) COBIT
13 2 (0.24%) IFRS
13 2 (0.24%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.24%) P3O
13 2 (0.24%) PCI DSS
14 1 (0.12%) GxP
System Software
1 33 (3.95%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.72%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.36%) Firmware
4 3 (0.36%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.12%) Docker
5 1 (0.12%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (2.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (0.72%) SCCM
2 6 (0.72%) ServiceCenter
3 3 (0.36%) Ansible
4 1 (0.12%) Backup Exec
4 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.12%) Grafana
4 1 (0.12%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.12%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.12%) Packer
4 1 (0.12%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.12%) SCOM
4 1 (0.12%) Terraform
4 1 (0.12%) WhatsUp Gold
4 1 (0.12%) WSUS
Vendors
1 237 (28.38%) Microsoft
2 60 (7.19%) HP
3 57 (6.83%) SAP
4 34 (4.07%) ServiceNow
5 25 (2.99%) Salesforce
6 16 (1.92%) Google
7 15 (1.80%) Oracle
8 14 (1.68%) Adobe
9 12 (1.44%) Citrix
10 10 (1.20%) Apple
11 9 (1.08%) Cisco
11 9 (1.08%) Dell
12 8 (0.96%) Datto
12 8 (0.96%) Remedy
13 7 (0.84%) VMware
13 7 (0.84%) Workday
14 5 (0.60%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.60%) Computacenter
15 4 (0.48%) MuleSoft
15 4 (0.48%) Sitecore