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

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 145 136
Rank change year-on-year +12 -9 +66
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 923 580 745
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.94% 1.98% 1.73%
As % of the General category 3.58% 3.14% 2.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 339 414
10th Percentile £162 £195 £170
25th Percentile £213 £313 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £470 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.89% +10.59% -5.56%
75th Percentile £528 £600 £532
90th Percentile £613 £725 £614
UK excluding London median daily rate £357 £375 £400
% change year-on-year -4.80% -6.25% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 149 42 151
10th Percentile £13.94 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.62 £13.84 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.50 £15.84 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +16.79% -13.68% -20.97%
75th Percentile £24.29 £25.58 £38.12
90th Percentile £34.18 £33.58 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.34 £18.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +1.86% - -22.48%

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 25,759 18,500 25,090
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.18% 63.16% 58.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,831 11,804 15,823
10th Percentile £306 £300 £275
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £641 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £766
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £475 £495
% change year-on-year - -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,641 792 1,939
10th Percentile £13.72 £14.00 £12.77
25th Percentile £17.63 £17.49 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -10.14%
75th Percentile £60.59 £56.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.01
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £25.00 £28.25
% change year-on-year +10.00% -11.50% -2.59%

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 5 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 5 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 5 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 +10 832 £400 -20.00% 718
UK excluding London -3 577 £357 -4.80% 593
London +16 298 £471 -14.32% 198
Work from Home +24 244 £438 -16.67% 272
South East -38 127 £450 +44.00% 187
North of England -1 120 £425 +18.72% 147
Midlands -36 101 £293 -25.19% 102
South West +15 88 £299 -40.30% 68
East of England +12 87 £200 -50.00% 50
West Midlands -41 64 £338 -3.57% 42
Yorkshire -14 60 £382 -2.98% 44
North West -8 51 £438 +27.37% 88
East Midlands -12 37 £200 -50.31% 60
Scotland -23 37 £400 -5.88% 23
Wales -10 12 £213 -35.83% 14
North East -15 9 £450 -21.74% 16
Northern Ireland +1 6 £475 +18.75% 12

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 71 (7.69%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.25%) Confluence
3 15 (1.63%) CMS
4 9 (0.98%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.76%) WordPress
6 3 (0.33%) Drupal
6 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
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
1 195 (21.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (13.54%) Microsoft Office
3 73 (7.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (4.98%) Microsoft Project
5 21 (2.28%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.98%) MS Visio
7 6 (0.65%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (0.65%) InDesign
7 6 (0.65%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.54%) 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 (1.08%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.08%) Remedy ITSM
2 8 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.65%) 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%) Magento
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Actimize
6 1 (0.11%) HFM
6 1 (0.11%) iTrent
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
6 1 (0.11%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 87 (9.43%) Microsoft 365
2 86 (9.32%) Azure
3 62 (6.72%) Power Platform
4 34 (3.68%) Azure DevOps
5 29 (3.14%) AWS
6 20 (2.17%) Google Workspace
6 20 (2.17%) SaaS
7 12 (1.30%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.19%) GCP
9 10 (1.08%) OCI
10 9 (0.98%) GitHub
11 6 (0.65%) BigCommerce
11 6 (0.65%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (0.54%) Google Analytics
13 4 (0.43%) Amazon S3
13 4 (0.43%) Azure Data Factory
13 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Copilot
13 4 (0.43%) OneDrive
13 4 (0.43%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.84%) VPN
2 10 (1.08%) DNS
2 10 (1.08%) LAN
2 10 (1.08%) Skype
3 9 (0.98%) Firewall
4 8 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
5 7 (0.76%) Network Security
6 6 (0.65%) DHCP
6 6 (0.65%) Intranet
6 6 (0.65%) WAN
7 4 (0.43%) SMS
7 4 (0.43%) VLAN
8 3 (0.33%) SAN
8 3 (0.33%) VoIP
9 2 (0.22%) Ethernet
9 2 (0.22%) Internet
9 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
9 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
9 2 (0.22%) TCP/IP
10 1 (0.11%) NAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (6.50%) Power BI
2 15 (1.63%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.30%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.76%) GIS
5 6 (0.65%) Electronic Patient Records
5 6 (0.65%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.65%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.65%) Spatial Data
6 5 (0.54%) MySQL
7 4 (0.43%) Metadata
7 4 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.33%) Power Query
8 3 (0.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) Big Data
9 2 (0.22%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 79 (8.56%) JIRA
2 17 (1.84%) Git
3 12 (1.30%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.98%) JUnit
5 8 (0.87%) Cucumber
5 8 (0.87%) JMeter
5 8 (0.87%) Selenium
5 8 (0.87%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.65%) Bitbucket
7 4 (0.43%) GitLab
8 3 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.22%) Maven
9 2 (0.22%) Subversion
9 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.22%) Vite
10 1 (0.11%) Hudson
10 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.11%) MSI
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 550 (59.59%) Social Skills
2 245 (26.54%) Finance
3 166 (17.98%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (10.94%) Public Sector
5 61 (6.61%) Legal
6 56 (6.07%) Marketing
7 45 (4.88%) Retail
8 43 (4.66%) Banking
9 31 (3.36%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.38%) Manufacturing
11 19 (2.06%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.06%) Telecoms
12 17 (1.84%) Military
13 13 (1.41%) Local Government
14 11 (1.19%) Advertising
14 11 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
14 11 (1.19%) Electronics
15 10 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 9 (0.98%) Billing
16 9 (0.98%) Police
Job Titles
1 121 (13.11%) Analyst
2 108 (11.70%) Project Manager
3 64 (6.93%) Senior
4 63 (6.83%) Administrator
5 53 (5.74%) Support Officer
6 52 (5.63%) Coordinator
7 51 (5.53%) Break Fix Engineer
8 50 (5.42%) Lead
9 44 (4.77%) IT Support
10 38 (4.12%) Technical Support
11 36 (3.90%) Business Analyst
11 36 (3.90%) Consultant
11 36 (3.90%) Junior
12 35 (3.79%) Hardware Engineer
12 35 (3.79%) Project Officer
13 34 (3.68%) Project Support Officer
14 30 (3.25%) Project Coordinator
15 27 (2.93%) Senior Manager
15 27 (2.93%) Senior Project Manager
16 24 (2.60%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.84%) HTML
2 15 (1.63%) VML
3 12 (1.30%) Spring
4 11 (1.19%) CSS
4 11 (1.19%) XML
5 9 (0.98%) Middleware
6 8 (0.87%) WireMock
7 7 (0.76%) REST
8 6 (0.65%) ADO
8 6 (0.65%) JWT
8 6 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
9 5 (0.54%) HTML5
9 5 (0.54%) JSON
9 5 (0.54%) OAuth
10 4 (0.43%) .NET
10 4 (0.43%) Web Services
11 3 (0.33%) Kafka
11 3 (0.33%) Node.js
11 3 (0.33%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.33%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 70 (7.58%) Onboarding
2 38 (4.12%) Management Information System
3 27 (2.93%) Product Ownership
4 23 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
6 20 (2.17%) NHS
7 18 (1.95%) Mobile App
8 16 (1.73%) Analytical Mindset
9 11 (1.19%) Driving Licence
9 11 (1.19%) Learning Management System
9 11 (1.19%) Social Media
10 10 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
11 9 (0.98%) Data Structures
11 9 (0.98%) Insider Threat
12 8 (0.87%) Freedom of Information
12 8 (0.87%) Tandem
13 7 (0.76%) Blog
13 7 (0.76%) e-Learning
13 7 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
14 6 (0.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 71 (7.69%) Windows
2 22 (2.38%) Windows 10
3 13 (1.41%) Linux
4 10 (1.08%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.76%) 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (24.38%) Problem-Solving
2 219 (23.73%) Project Management
3 197 (21.34%) Time Management
4 159 (17.23%) Stakeholder Management
5 139 (15.06%) Agile
6 134 (14.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 134 (14.52%) Project Delivery
7 133 (14.41%) Customer Service
8 96 (10.40%) Decision-Making
9 88 (9.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 70 (7.58%) AI
11 69 (7.48%) Migration
12 67 (7.26%) Collaborative Working
13 66 (7.15%) Data Protection
13 66 (7.15%) ITIL
14 63 (6.83%) Business Intelligence
15 62 (6.72%) PRINCE2
16 55 (5.96%) Analytics
17 54 (5.85%) Programme Management
17 54 (5.85%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 35 (3.79%) SQL
2 22 (2.38%) Python
3 15 (1.63%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.87%) C#
5 7 (0.76%) PowerShell
6 6 (0.65%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.54%) 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
1 130 (14.08%) Degree
2 114 (12.35%) Security Cleared
3 101 (10.94%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.79%) PMP
5 29 (3.14%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.60%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.95%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.84%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.52%) APMP
10 13 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 10 (1.08%) CTC Cleared
13 9 (0.98%) CISSP
14 5 (0.54%) CSPO
15 4 (0.43%) A+ Certification
15 4 (0.43%) CISA
15 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.33%) CISM
16 3 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
16 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (10.18%) PMO
2 39 (4.23%) QA
3 30 (3.25%) SLA
4 28 (3.03%) Data Quality
5 21 (2.28%) Accessibility
5 21 (2.28%) GDPR
6 19 (2.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.76%) NIST
8 6 (0.65%) GRC
8 6 (0.65%) ISO 20022
8 6 (0.65%) SEPA
9 5 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.54%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.54%) IFRS
10 4 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.43%) GAAP
10 4 (0.43%) PSD2
10 4 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.43%) WCAG
11 3 (0.33%) JSP 440
System Software
1 47 (5.09%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.41%) 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 (3.47%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.41%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.08%) Grafana
3 10 (1.08%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.33%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Ansible
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
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 (27.41%) Microsoft
2 66 (7.15%) ServiceNow
3 65 (7.04%) HP
4 57 (6.18%) SAP
5 31 (3.36%) Google
6 26 (2.82%) Oracle
7 23 (2.49%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.84%) Adobe
9 16 (1.73%) Cisco
10 14 (1.52%) Apple
10 14 (1.52%) Dell
11 12 (1.30%) Citrix
11 12 (1.30%) Remedy
12 6 (0.65%) Sitecore
12 6 (0.65%) Workday
13 5 (0.54%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.43%) ESRI
15 3 (0.33%) Atlassian
15 3 (0.33%) Databricks
15 3 (0.33%) VMware