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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 134 142
Rank change year-on-year -4 +8 +48
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 889 596 724
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.84% 2.07% 1.70%
As % of the General category 3.44% 3.27% 2.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 318 413
10th Percentile £168 £185 £163
25th Percentile £213 £306 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.86% -5.15%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £534
90th Percentile £625 £725 £624
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £375 £415
% change year-on-year - -9.64% -2.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 141 51 149
10th Percentile £13.72 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.62 £14.17 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.50 £16.67 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +11.01% -9.18% -20.97%
75th Percentile £24.49 £26.35 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £33.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.80 £19.16 £18.13
% change year-on-year -7.10% +5.65% -21.92%

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 25,854 18,230 24,647
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 53.50% 63.27% 58.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,737 11,584 15,568
10th Percentile £312 £284 £275
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £515 £525
Median % change year-on-year -0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £475 £493
% change year-on-year +3.16% -3.65% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,672 770 1,925
10th Percentile £13.95 £13.90 £12.75
25th Percentile £17.50 £16.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.08 £27.57 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.10% -7.69%
75th Percentile £60.00 £55.82 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £66.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £24.50 £28.13
% change year-on-year +18.37% -12.89% -1.59%

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 22 May 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 22 May 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 22 May 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 +3 808 £400 -14.89% 769
UK excluding London -24 552 £375 - 684
London +18 298 £458 -16.77% 201
Work from Home +22 227 £463 -6.80% 298
North of England -14 119 £425 +14.02% 146
South East -55 115 £450 +27.66% 231
Midlands -45 97 £263 -25.00% 103
South West +26 89 £310 -38.10% 61
East of England +19 79 £205 -54.44% 88
West Midlands -49 60 £325 -3.70% 48
Yorkshire -15 59 £400 +1.59% 50
North West -20 51 £438 +25.90% 87
Scotland -15 37 £400 - 25
East Midlands -7 36 £200 -50.31% 53
Wales -14 11 £213 -35.83% 14
North East -26 9 £450 - 11
Northern Ireland +1 6 £500 +34.23% 26

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 68 (7.65%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.37%) Confluence
3 15 (1.69%) CMS
4 9 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.79%) WordPress
6 3 (0.34%) Drupal
6 3 (0.34%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) Camunda
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
1 176 (19.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 119 (13.39%) Microsoft Office
3 65 (7.31%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 40 (4.50%) Microsoft Project
5 16 (1.80%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.90%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.56%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.56%) InDesign
7 5 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.34%) Trello
9 1 (0.11%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.11%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.11%) Navisworks
9 1 (0.11%) Revit
Business Applications
1 9 (1.01%) Remedy ITSM
1 9 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.90%) Loan IQ
3 6 (0.67%) Magento
3 6 (0.67%) Shopify
4 3 (0.34%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.34%) HFM
4 3 (0.34%) Maximo
4 3 (0.34%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.34%) Primavera
4 3 (0.34%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.34%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Actimize
6 1 (0.11%) iTrent
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 91 (10.24%) Azure
2 80 (9.00%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (5.96%) Power Platform
4 33 (3.71%) AWS
4 33 (3.71%) Azure DevOps
5 21 (2.36%) Google Workspace
6 20 (2.25%) SaaS
7 12 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.24%) GCP
8 11 (1.24%) OCI
9 10 (1.12%) Entra ID
10 8 (0.90%) GitHub
10 8 (0.90%) Google Sheets
11 6 (0.67%) BigCommerce
12 5 (0.56%) GitHub Actions
13 4 (0.45%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.45%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.80%) VPN
2 11 (1.24%) LAN
3 10 (1.12%) DNS
4 9 (1.01%) Firewall
4 9 (1.01%) Skype
5 7 (0.79%) WAN
5 7 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.67%) DHCP
6 6 (0.67%) Intranet
7 5 (0.56%) Network Security
8 4 (0.45%) SMS
8 4 (0.45%) VLAN
8 4 (0.45%) VoIP
9 3 (0.34%) SAN
9 3 (0.34%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.22%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.11%) Internet
11 1 (0.11%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (5.85%) Power BI
2 16 (1.80%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.35%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.79%) GIS
5 6 (0.67%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.67%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.67%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.67%) Spatial Data
6 5 (0.56%) MySQL
6 5 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.45%) Metadata
8 3 (0.34%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.34%) MS Access
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.34%) Power Query
8 3 (0.34%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.34%) Tableau
9 2 (0.22%) Big Data
9 2 (0.22%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 74 (8.32%) JIRA
2 19 (2.14%) Git
3 13 (1.46%) Jenkins
4 9 (1.01%) JUnit
5 8 (0.90%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.90%) JMeter
5 8 (0.90%) Selenium
5 8 (0.90%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.67%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.45%) GitLab
7 4 (0.45%) Subversion
8 2 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.22%) Vite
9 1 (0.11%) Hudson
9 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.11%) Maven
9 1 (0.11%) MSI
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 527 (59.28%) Social Skills
2 242 (27.22%) Finance
3 164 (18.45%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (11.59%) Public Sector
5 63 (7.09%) Legal
6 48 (5.40%) Marketing
7 47 (5.29%) Retail
8 45 (5.06%) Banking
9 28 (3.15%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.47%) Manufacturing
11 20 (2.25%) Telecoms
12 17 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (1.69%) Local Government
13 15 (1.69%) Military
14 12 (1.35%) Investment Banking
15 10 (1.12%) Advertising
15 10 (1.12%) Electronics
15 10 (1.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (1.01%) Police
Job Titles
1 118 (13.27%) Analyst
2 112 (12.60%) Project Manager
3 65 (7.31%) Senior
4 60 (6.75%) Administrator
5 54 (6.07%) Support Officer
6 48 (5.40%) Lead
7 46 (5.17%) Coordinator
8 39 (4.39%) Break Fix Engineer
8 39 (4.39%) IT Support
9 38 (4.27%) Business Analyst
10 36 (4.05%) Project Officer
11 35 (3.94%) Hardware Engineer
11 35 (3.94%) Project Support Officer
12 34 (3.82%) Technical Support
13 33 (3.71%) Consultant
14 30 (3.37%) Senior Manager
14 30 (3.37%) Senior Project Manager
15 28 (3.15%) Project Coordinator
16 26 (2.92%) Junior
17 24 (2.70%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.91%) VML
2 16 (1.80%) HTML
3 11 (1.24%) Spring
3 11 (1.24%) XML
4 10 (1.12%) CSS
4 10 (1.12%) Middleware
5 9 (1.01%) Oracle Fusion
6 8 (0.90%) WireMock
7 6 (0.67%) .NET
8 5 (0.56%) HTML5
8 5 (0.56%) JWT
8 5 (0.56%) REST
9 4 (0.45%) ADO
9 4 (0.45%) JSON
9 4 (0.45%) Kafka
9 4 (0.45%) OAuth
9 4 (0.45%) Web Services
10 3 (0.34%) Node.js
10 3 (0.34%) SailPoint
10 3 (0.34%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 72 (8.10%) Onboarding
2 39 (4.39%) Management Information System
3 33 (3.71%) Product Ownership
4 25 (2.81%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.59%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (2.14%) NHS
7 15 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
9 11 (1.24%) Learning Management System
10 10 (1.12%) e-Learning
11 9 (1.01%) Data Structures
11 9 (1.01%) Freedom of Information
11 9 (1.01%) Insider Threat
11 9 (1.01%) Social Media
12 7 (0.79%) Data Centre
13 6 (0.67%) Driving Licence
13 6 (0.67%) Mobile App
13 6 (0.67%) Security Posture
13 6 (0.67%) Virtual Team
13 6 (0.67%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 76 (8.55%) Windows
2 22 (2.47%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.24%) Mac OS
4 10 (1.12%) Linux
5 8 (0.90%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.22%) Unix
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.11%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (24.30%) Problem-Solving
2 214 (24.07%) Project Management
3 165 (18.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 165 (18.56%) Time Management
4 142 (15.97%) Agile
5 136 (15.30%) Continuous Improvement
6 132 (14.85%) Project Delivery
7 129 (14.51%) Customer Service
8 101 (11.36%) Decision-Making
9 84 (9.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 74 (8.32%) AI
11 69 (7.76%) Migration
12 67 (7.54%) ITIL
13 64 (7.20%) Collaborative Working
14 63 (7.09%) PRINCE2
15 62 (6.97%) Data Protection
16 58 (6.52%) Business Intelligence
16 58 (6.52%) Programme Management
17 55 (6.19%) Waterfall
18 54 (6.07%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 32 (3.60%) SQL
2 16 (1.80%) Python
3 9 (1.01%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.90%) C#
4 8 (0.90%) PowerShell
5 7 (0.79%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.56%) Java
7 3 (0.34%) 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%) Groovy
9 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 130 (14.62%) Degree
2 109 (12.26%) Security Cleared
3 95 (10.69%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.82%) PMP
5 28 (3.15%) PMI Certification
6 25 (2.81%) DV Cleared
7 18 (2.02%) DBS Check
8 16 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.57%) APMP
10 12 (1.35%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.12%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 9 (1.01%) CTC Cleared
13 8 (0.90%) CISSP
14 6 (0.67%) A+ Certification
14 6 (0.67%) CIMA
15 5 (0.56%) ACCA
15 5 (0.56%) CSPO
16 4 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
16 4 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 3 (0.34%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 91 (10.24%) PMO
2 40 (4.50%) QA
3 30 (3.37%) Data Quality
4 27 (3.04%) SLA
5 19 (2.14%) Accessibility
5 19 (2.14%) GDPR
6 18 (2.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 9 (1.01%) NIST
8 8 (0.90%) GRC
9 7 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 6 (0.67%) IFRS
10 6 (0.67%) ISO 20022
10 6 (0.67%) SEPA
11 5 (0.56%) GAAP
12 4 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.45%) PSD2
12 4 (0.45%) WCAG
13 3 (0.34%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 51 (5.74%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.46%) Docker
3 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 2 (0.22%) Firmware
4 1 (0.11%) Samba
4 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.11%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 33 (3.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.46%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.12%) Grafana
3 10 (1.12%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (1.01%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.45%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) OPNET
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Ansible
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
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
1 237 (26.66%) Microsoft
2 58 (6.52%) ServiceNow
3 56 (6.30%) SAP
4 52 (5.85%) HP
5 33 (3.71%) Oracle
6 32 (3.60%) Google
7 20 (2.25%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.91%) Cisco
9 16 (1.80%) Adobe
10 15 (1.69%) Apple
11 14 (1.57%) Dell
12 11 (1.24%) Citrix
12 11 (1.24%) Remedy
13 6 (0.67%) Sitecore
14 5 (0.56%) Alteryx
14 5 (0.56%) DocuSign
15 4 (0.45%) Concur
15 4 (0.45%) Databricks
15 4 (0.45%) Workday
16 3 (0.34%) HubSpot