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

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 131 155
Rank change year-on-year -6 +24 +34
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,039 677 670
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.97% 2.08% 1.57%
As % of the General category 3.60% 3.31% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 528 345 389
10th Percentile £178 £187 £149
25th Percentile £274 £305 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 £450 £405
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -14.74%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £519
90th Percentile £638 £713 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £373 £383
% change year-on-year +7.38% -2.61% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 187 75 138
10th Percentile £13.61 £13.00 £12.25
25th Percentile £16.01 £14.67 £13.99
Median hourly rate £22.00 £19.83 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.94% -7.77% +2.14%
75th Percentile £43.96 £29.91 £38.12
90th Percentile - £43.88 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £20.39 £19.97 £21.50
% change year-on-year +2.12% -7.12% +2.53%

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 28,822 20,440 24,415
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.77% 62.91% 57.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,240 12,804 15,277
10th Percentile £313 £281 £280
25th Percentile £413 £401 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £775
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £470 £490
% change year-on-year +6.38% -4.08% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,010 1,052 1,864
10th Percentile £14.02 £13.38 £13.00
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £16.00
Median hourly rate £33.06 £26.29 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.75% -19.11% +6.42%
75th Percentile £62.00 £51.93 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £71.14 £69.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.25 £22.63 £31.97
% change year-on-year +46.93% -29.21% +22.96%

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 16 July 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 16 July 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 16 July 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 +5 920 £450 - 872
UK excluding London -21 625 £400 +7.38% 775
London +32 364 £450 -14.29% 211
Work from Home +39 336 £450 -5.26% 366
North of England +2 160 £450 +20.00% 180
South East -56 138 £450 +12.50% 259
South West +38 105 £310 -0.96% 66
Midlands -47 91 £350 +7.69% 148
Yorkshire -2 72 £382 -4.50% 57
North West -21 65 £508 +45.07% 100
West Midlands -47 65 £350 +7.69% 76
Scotland -7 55 £425 -3.52% 27
East of England -4 49 £415 +84.44% 83
East Midlands -10 25 £275 -10.71% 71
North East -20 23 £450 +5.88% 26
Northern Ireland +9 17 £313 -10.71% 19
Wales -7 13 - - 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 68 (6.54%) SharePoint
2 35 (3.37%) Confluence
3 25 (2.41%) CMS
4 11 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.67%) WordPress
6 5 (0.48%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.48%) Drupal
7 2 (0.19%) Apache
7 2 (0.19%) IIS
8 1 (0.096%) Camunda
8 1 (0.096%) CICS
8 1 (0.096%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.096%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.096%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.096%) Tuxedo
8 1 (0.096%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.096%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.096%) WebSphere
Applications
1 196 (18.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 133 (12.80%) Microsoft Office
3 78 (7.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 47 (4.52%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.73%) Spreadsheet
6 13 (1.25%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.48%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.38%) InDesign
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.29%) Trello
10 1 (0.096%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.096%) Adobe After Effects
10 1 (0.096%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.096%) Revit
Business Applications
1 13 (1.25%) Magento
2 7 (0.67%) Loan IQ
2 7 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (0.38%) HFM
4 4 (0.38%) Remedy ITSM
5 3 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.19%) Primavera
6 2 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.19%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.19%) Shopify
6 2 (0.19%) TrackWise
7 1 (0.096%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.096%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.096%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 101 (9.72%) Azure
2 77 (7.41%) Microsoft 365
3 57 (5.49%) Power Platform
4 55 (5.29%) AWS
5 37 (3.56%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (2.41%) SaaS
7 21 (2.02%) GCP
8 18 (1.73%) Google Workspace
9 13 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.15%) OCI
11 11 (1.06%) Entra ID
12 9 (0.87%) Google Sheets
12 9 (0.87%) Microsoft Copilot
13 8 (0.77%) GitHub
14 7 (0.67%) Slack
15 6 (0.58%) GitHub Actions
15 6 (0.58%) OpenShift
15 6 (0.58%) Serverless
16 5 (0.48%) Google Analytics
16 5 (0.48%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 22 (2.12%) LAN
2 13 (1.25%) DNS
3 12 (1.15%) Firewall
3 12 (1.15%) Network Security
4 11 (1.06%) VPN
4 11 (1.06%) WAN
5 8 (0.77%) MPLS
6 7 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
6 7 (0.67%) VLAN
6 7 (0.67%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.58%) DHCP
8 5 (0.48%) Intranet
8 5 (0.48%) Skype
8 5 (0.48%) Structured Cabling
8 5 (0.48%) TCP/IP
9 4 (0.38%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.38%) SMS
10 3 (0.29%) Ethernet
10 3 (0.29%) SAN
10 3 (0.29%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (5.49%) Power BI
2 15 (1.44%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.25%) PostgreSQL
4 9 (0.87%) Tableau
5 7 (0.67%) GIS
5 7 (0.67%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.58%) Geospatial Data
6 6 (0.58%) Spatial Data
7 3 (0.29%) MS Access
7 3 (0.29%) MySQL
7 3 (0.29%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.29%) Power Query
7 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.19%) Big Data
8 2 (0.19%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.19%) ClickHouse
8 2 (0.19%) Electronic Patient Records
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.19%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 88 (8.47%) JIRA
2 25 (2.41%) Git
3 24 (2.31%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.87%) Bitbucket
4 9 (0.87%) Cucumber
4 9 (0.87%) JMeter
4 9 (0.87%) JUnit
4 9 (0.87%) Selenium
4 9 (0.87%) WebDriver
5 8 (0.77%) Subversion
6 5 (0.48%) GitLab
7 4 (0.38%) Gradle
8 3 (0.29%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.19%) Gemini Tracker
9 2 (0.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 2 (0.19%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.19%) Vite
10 1 (0.096%) Hudson
10 1 (0.096%) IBM UrbanCode
10 1 (0.096%) Postman
General
1 675 (64.97%) Social Skills
2 343 (33.01%) Finance
3 195 (18.77%) Analytical Skills
4 122 (11.74%) Legal
5 105 (10.11%) Public Sector
6 61 (5.87%) Retail
7 58 (5.58%) Marketing
8 54 (5.20%) Banking
9 31 (2.98%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (2.79%) Documentation Skills
11 26 (2.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 24 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
13 22 (2.12%) Telecoms
14 21 (2.02%) Local Government
15 20 (1.92%) Manufacturing
16 18 (1.73%) Investment Banking
17 16 (1.54%) Military
18 14 (1.35%) Pharmaceutical
19 12 (1.15%) Financial Institution
20 11 (1.06%) Billing
Job Titles
1 145 (13.96%) Analyst
2 105 (10.11%) Project Manager
3 73 (7.03%) Administrator
4 67 (6.45%) Lead
5 64 (6.16%) Senior
6 61 (5.87%) Support Officer
7 51 (4.91%) Coordinator
8 43 (4.14%) Project Officer
9 40 (3.85%) Business Analyst
9 40 (3.85%) Project Support Officer
10 32 (3.08%) IT Support
11 27 (2.60%) Junior
11 27 (2.60%) Project Coordinator
12 24 (2.31%) IT Manager
12 24 (2.31%) Senior Manager
12 24 (2.31%) Senior Project Manager
13 22 (2.12%) Consultant
13 22 (2.12%) Support Engineer
14 21 (2.02%) Technical Support
15 19 (1.83%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.92%) HTML
2 15 (1.44%) CSS
3 14 (1.35%) Spring
3 14 (1.35%) VML
4 12 (1.15%) XML
5 9 (0.87%) Middleware
5 9 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
5 9 (0.87%) WireMock
6 8 (0.77%) Kafka
7 7 (0.67%) React
8 6 (0.58%) .NET
8 6 (0.58%) Redux
9 5 (0.48%) REST
9 5 (0.48%) Spring Boot
10 4 (0.38%) Hibernate
10 4 (0.38%) JSON
10 4 (0.38%) JWT
10 4 (0.38%) Web Services
11 3 (0.29%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.29%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 99 (9.53%) Onboarding
2 62 (5.97%) Virtual Team
3 60 (5.77%) Web Conferencing
4 54 (5.20%) Podcast
5 53 (5.10%) Management Information System
6 35 (3.37%) Product Ownership
7 28 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
8 26 (2.50%) Data Protection Act
9 15 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
10 14 (1.35%) Learning Management System
10 14 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.15%) Data Centre
12 11 (1.06%) Driving Licence
12 11 (1.06%) e-Learning
12 11 (1.06%) NHS
13 10 (0.96%) Data Structures
13 10 (0.96%) Life Science
14 9 (0.87%) Freedom of Information
14 9 (0.87%) Social Media
15 8 (0.77%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 85 (8.18%) Windows
2 19 (1.83%) Windows 10
3 10 (0.96%) Linux
3 10 (0.96%) Mac OS
4 9 (0.87%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.19%) Unix
6 1 (0.096%) Android
6 1 (0.096%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.096%) CentOS
6 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.096%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.096%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 238 (22.91%) Stakeholder Management
2 218 (20.98%) Problem-Solving
3 202 (19.44%) Project Management
4 188 (18.09%) Agile
5 185 (17.81%) Continuous Improvement
6 147 (14.15%) Project Delivery
7 144 (13.86%) Customer Service
8 132 (12.70%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 114 (10.97%) Decision-Making
10 105 (10.11%) Time Management
11 102 (9.82%) AI
12 79 (7.60%) ITIL
13 70 (6.74%) Migration
14 68 (6.54%) PRINCE2
15 65 (6.26%) Collaborative Working
15 65 (6.26%) Data Protection
16 64 (6.16%) DevOps
17 63 (6.06%) Logistics
17 63 (6.06%) Risk Management
18 62 (5.97%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 42 (4.04%) SQL
2 17 (1.64%) Python
3 14 (1.35%) PowerShell
4 8 (0.77%) C#
4 8 (0.77%) Java
5 7 (0.67%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.48%) PL/SQL
6 5 (0.48%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.29%) Bash
7 3 (0.29%) Korn
8 2 (0.19%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.19%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.19%) VBA
9 1 (0.096%) ActionScript
9 1 (0.096%) ActionScript 2.0
9 1 (0.096%) COBOL
9 1 (0.096%) Groovy
9 1 (0.096%) PHP
9 1 (0.096%) R
9 1 (0.096%) REXX
Qualifications
1 154 (14.82%) Degree
2 126 (12.13%) Security Cleared
3 97 (9.34%) SC Cleared
4 67 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 32 (3.08%) PMP
6 29 (2.79%) DV Cleared
7 27 (2.60%) PMI Certification
8 23 (2.21%) DBS Check
9 16 (1.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 14 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (1.06%) CISSP
12 8 (0.77%) A+ Certification
12 8 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
13 7 (0.67%) CIMA
13 7 (0.67%) Network+ Certification
14 6 (0.58%) ACCA
15 5 (0.48%) CISM
15 5 (0.48%) CSPO
15 5 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
16 4 (0.38%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 110 (10.59%) PMO
2 45 (4.33%) QA
3 41 (3.95%) Data Quality
4 32 (3.08%) GDPR
5 27 (2.60%) SLA
6 21 (2.02%) Accessibility
7 18 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.06%) GRC
8 11 (1.06%) NIST
9 8 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
10 7 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.67%) IFRS
11 6 (0.58%) GAAP
11 6 (0.58%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.58%) SEPA
12 4 (0.38%) NCSC
12 4 (0.38%) PSD2
12 4 (0.38%) WCAG
13 3 (0.29%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 49 (4.72%) Active Directory
2 15 (1.44%) Docker
3 4 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.29%) VMware NSX
5 2 (0.19%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 2 (0.19%) Firmware
6 1 (0.096%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.096%) Samba
6 1 (0.096%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
6 1 (0.096%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 18 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.06%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 10 (0.96%) Grafana
5 9 (0.87%) Prometheus
6 8 (0.77%) Terraform
7 5 (0.48%) Ansible
7 5 (0.48%) ServiceCenter
8 4 (0.38%) Control-M
9 3 (0.29%) Packer
9 3 (0.29%) Single Sign-On
10 2 (0.19%) FortiGate
10 2 (0.19%) OPNET
10 2 (0.19%) SCCM
11 1 (0.096%) HP ALM
11 1 (0.096%) Jamf Pro
11 1 (0.096%) Kibana
11 1 (0.096%) RSA Archer
11 1 (0.096%) Tivoli
11 1 (0.096%) WSUS
Vendors
1 265 (25.51%) Microsoft
2 63 (6.06%) ServiceNow
3 44 (4.23%) SAP
4 43 (4.14%) Oracle
5 40 (3.85%) Google
6 26 (2.50%) Salesforce
7 23 (2.21%) Cisco
8 15 (1.44%) Adobe
9 11 (1.06%) SolarWinds
10 10 (0.96%) Apple
11 8 (0.77%) Workday
12 7 (0.67%) Braze
12 7 (0.67%) HP
12 7 (0.67%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.58%) Alteryx
13 6 (0.58%) Dell
13 6 (0.58%) VMware
14 5 (0.48%) Aruba
14 5 (0.48%) Citrix
14 5 (0.48%) Remedy