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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 130 143
Rank change year-on-year -12 +13 +48
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 910 609 708
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.85% 2.11% 1.65%
As % of the General category 3.44% 3.33% 2.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 453 314 403
10th Percentile £163 £194 £164
25th Percentile £250 £306 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +2.86% -5.61%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £528
90th Percentile £623 £725 £613
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £375 £415
% change year-on-year +6.67% -9.64% -2.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 56 148
10th Percentile £13.72 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.62 £13.50 £13.97
Median hourly rate £18.34 £16.67 £19.48
Median % change year-on-year +10.02% -14.44% -12.11%
75th Percentile £24.49 £26.98 £38.12
90th Percentile £35.71 £33.82 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £17.30 £19.16 £18.35
% change year-on-year -9.68% +4.39% -12.56%

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 26,471 18,293 24,727
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 53.86% 63.36% 57.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,041 11,592 15,561
10th Percentile £313 £281 £275
25th Percentile £413 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £756 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £492 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +3.58% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,748 810 1,973
10th Percentile £13.72 £13.50 £12.78
25th Percentile £17.67 £16.95 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.85 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.72% -7.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £60.00 £55.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £66.74
UK excluding London median hourly rate £29.00 £24.34 £28.00
% change year-on-year +19.15% -13.07% +0.57%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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 +6 823 £425 -9.57% 692
UK excluding London -24 560 £400 +6.67% 603
London +26 312 £450 -16.28% 187
Work from Home +6 238 £450 -10.00% 257
North of England -19 118 £425 +9.68% 124
South East -62 116 £450 +18.42% 203
Midlands -33 100 £285 -15.56% 106
South West +21 92 £310 -38.10% 56
East of England +12 77 £200 -50.00% 84
West Midlands -59 62 £350 +9.80% 54
Yorkshire -25 59 £411 +2.81% 43
North West -26 50 £438 +22.21% 72
Scotland -12 40 £400 +6.67% 18
East Midlands -6 37 £200 -48.85% 51
Wales -11 11 £213 -35.83% 13
North East -22 9 £450 - 11
Northern Ireland +8 8 £313 -16.11% 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 73 (8.02%) SharePoint
2 33 (3.63%) Confluence
3 18 (1.98%) CMS
4 10 (1.10%) Microsoft Exchange
5 7 (0.77%) WordPress
6 3 (0.33%) Drupal
6 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
7 2 (0.22%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.22%) IIS
8 1 (0.11%) Apache
8 1 (0.11%) Camunda
8 1 (0.11%) CICS
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
1 177 (19.45%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (13.74%) Microsoft Office
3 66 (7.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 39 (4.29%) Microsoft Project
5 17 (1.87%) Spreadsheet
6 8 (0.88%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.55%) InDesign
7 5 (0.55%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.22%) 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 9 (0.99%) Remedy ITSM
1 9 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (0.88%) Loan IQ
3 7 (0.77%) Magento
4 6 (0.66%) Shopify
5 4 (0.44%) HFM
5 4 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
6 3 (0.33%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.33%) Maximo
6 3 (0.33%) Primavera
6 3 (0.33%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.11%) Fidessa
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.11%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.11%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.11%) SAP WM
8 1 (0.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 92 (10.11%) Azure
2 81 (8.90%) Microsoft 365
3 53 (5.82%) Power Platform
4 35 (3.85%) AWS
5 32 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (2.31%) SaaS
7 20 (2.20%) Google Workspace
8 12 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (1.32%) GCP
9 11 (1.21%) Entra ID
9 11 (1.21%) OCI
10 9 (0.99%) GitHub
10 9 (0.99%) Google Sheets
11 6 (0.66%) BigCommerce
11 6 (0.66%) GitHub Actions
12 4 (0.44%) Amazon S3
12 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Copilot
12 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
13 3 (0.33%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 3 (0.33%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.76%) VPN
2 12 (1.32%) LAN
3 11 (1.21%) DNS
4 9 (0.99%) Firewall
4 9 (0.99%) Skype
5 8 (0.88%) WAN
6 7 (0.77%) Intranet
6 7 (0.77%) Network Security
6 7 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
7 6 (0.66%) DHCP
8 4 (0.44%) SMS
8 4 (0.44%) VLAN
8 4 (0.44%) VoIP
9 3 (0.33%) MPLS
9 3 (0.33%) SAN
9 3 (0.33%) TCP/IP
10 2 (0.22%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (0.22%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.22%) iSCSI
10 2 (0.22%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (5.71%) Power BI
2 16 (1.76%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.43%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (0.77%) Electronic Patient Records
4 7 (0.77%) GIS
4 7 (0.77%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.66%) Geospatial Data
5 6 (0.66%) Spatial Data
6 5 (0.55%) MySQL
6 5 (0.55%) Tableau
7 4 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.33%) Metadata
8 3 (0.33%) MS Access
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.33%) Power Query
9 2 (0.22%) Big Data
9 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.22%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 78 (8.57%) JIRA
2 20 (2.20%) Git
3 14 (1.54%) Jenkins
4 10 (1.10%) JUnit
5 9 (0.99%) Cucumber
5 9 (0.99%) JMeter
5 9 (0.99%) Selenium
5 9 (0.99%) WebDriver
6 6 (0.66%) Bitbucket
7 5 (0.55%) GitLab
8 4 (0.44%) Subversion
9 2 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
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%) Maven
10 1 (0.11%) Postman
10 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
10 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 549 (60.33%) Social Skills
2 255 (28.02%) Finance
3 170 (18.68%) Analytical Skills
4 108 (11.87%) Public Sector
5 64 (7.03%) Legal
6 52 (5.71%) Marketing
7 51 (5.60%) Retail
8 49 (5.38%) Banking
9 28 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.42%) Manufacturing
11 21 (2.31%) Telecoms
12 20 (2.20%) Local Government
13 18 (1.98%) Documentation Skills
14 16 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.76%) Military
15 14 (1.54%) Investment Banking
16 10 (1.10%) Advertising
16 10 (1.10%) Electronics
16 10 (1.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 9 (0.99%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 124 (13.63%) Analyst
2 114 (12.53%) Project Manager
3 68 (7.47%) Senior
4 62 (6.81%) Administrator
5 55 (6.04%) Support Officer
6 49 (5.38%) Lead
7 47 (5.16%) Coordinator
8 40 (4.40%) Business Analyst
8 40 (4.40%) IT Support
9 37 (4.07%) Project Officer
10 36 (3.96%) Project Support Officer
11 34 (3.74%) Technical Support
12 33 (3.63%) Consultant
13 30 (3.30%) Senior Manager
13 30 (3.30%) Senior Project Manager
14 28 (3.08%) Hardware Engineer
15 27 (2.97%) Break Fix Engineer
15 27 (2.97%) Project Coordinator
16 23 (2.53%) Junior
17 22 (2.42%) Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.09%) HTML
2 17 (1.87%) VML
3 14 (1.54%) CSS
4 12 (1.32%) Spring
5 11 (1.21%) XML
6 10 (1.10%) Middleware
6 10 (1.10%) Oracle Fusion
7 9 (0.99%) WireMock
8 6 (0.66%) .NET
8 6 (0.66%) REST
9 5 (0.55%) HTML5
9 5 (0.55%) JSON
9 5 (0.55%) JWT
10 4 (0.44%) Kafka
10 4 (0.44%) OAuth
10 4 (0.44%) Web Services
11 3 (0.33%) ADO
11 3 (0.33%) Node.js
11 3 (0.33%) SailPoint
11 3 (0.33%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 81 (8.90%) Onboarding
2 42 (4.62%) Management Information System
3 34 (3.74%) Product Ownership
4 24 (2.64%) Data Protection Act
4 24 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.09%) NHS
6 15 (1.65%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (1.43%) Legacy Systems
8 11 (1.21%) Learning Management System
9 10 (1.10%) e-Learning
9 10 (1.10%) Insider Threat
10 9 (0.99%) Data Structures
10 9 (0.99%) Freedom of Information
10 9 (0.99%) Social Media
11 7 (0.77%) Data Centre
11 7 (0.77%) Driving Licence
11 7 (0.77%) Virtual Team
12 6 (0.66%) Blog
12 6 (0.66%) Distributed Architecture
12 6 (0.66%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 79 (8.68%) Windows
2 23 (2.53%) Windows 10
3 12 (1.32%) Mac OS
4 10 (1.10%) Linux
5 9 (0.99%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.22%) Unix
8 1 (0.11%) Android
8 1 (0.11%) CentOS
8 1 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.11%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (24.40%) Problem-Solving
2 213 (23.41%) Project Management
3 180 (19.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 149 (16.37%) Time Management
5 147 (16.15%) Agile
6 146 (16.04%) Continuous Improvement
7 134 (14.73%) Project Delivery
8 125 (13.74%) Customer Service
9 104 (11.43%) Decision-Making
10 89 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 81 (8.90%) AI
12 72 (7.91%) Migration
13 70 (7.69%) ITIL
14 64 (7.03%) Collaborative Working
14 64 (7.03%) Data Protection
14 64 (7.03%) PRINCE2
15 58 (6.37%) Business Intelligence
15 58 (6.37%) Logistics
15 58 (6.37%) Programme Management
16 57 (6.26%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 34 (3.74%) SQL
2 17 (1.87%) Python
3 10 (1.10%) PowerShell
4 9 (0.99%) JavaScript
5 8 (0.88%) C#
6 6 (0.66%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.55%) Java
8 3 (0.33%) Bash
9 2 (0.22%) Korn
9 2 (0.22%) PHP
9 2 (0.22%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.22%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.22%) VBA
10 1 (0.11%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.11%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.11%) COBOL
10 1 (0.11%) Groovy
10 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.11%) REXX
Qualifications
1 138 (15.16%) Degree
2 110 (12.09%) Security Cleared
3 96 (10.55%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.74%) PMP
5 28 (3.08%) PMI Certification
6 24 (2.64%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.98%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.54%) APMP
10 12 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (1.21%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 9 (0.99%) CTC Cleared
13 8 (0.88%) CISSP
14 7 (0.77%) CIMA
15 6 (0.66%) A+ Certification
15 6 (0.66%) ACCA
16 5 (0.55%) CSPO
17 4 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
17 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
18 3 (0.33%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (10.44%) PMO
2 44 (4.84%) QA
3 34 (3.74%) Data Quality
4 31 (3.41%) SLA
5 22 (2.42%) GDPR
6 19 (2.09%) Accessibility
7 18 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.99%) NIST
9 8 (0.88%) GRC
9 8 (0.88%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 7 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
10 7 (0.77%) IFRS
11 6 (0.66%) ISO 20022
11 6 (0.66%) SEPA
12 5 (0.55%) GAAP
13 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
13 4 (0.44%) PSD2
13 4 (0.44%) WCAG
14 3 (0.33%) Disclosure Scotland
14 3 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 42001
System Software
1 54 (5.93%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.54%) Docker
3 3 (0.33%) Firmware
4 2 (0.22%) Citrix Hypervisor
4 2 (0.22%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.11%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.11%) Samba
5 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
5 1 (0.11%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 31 (3.41%) Microsoft Intune
2 14 (1.54%) Kubernetes
3 11 (1.21%) Grafana
4 10 (1.10%) Prometheus
4 10 (1.10%) ServiceCenter
5 4 (0.44%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.44%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 2 (0.22%) OPNET
6 2 (0.22%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.22%) WSUS
7 1 (0.11%) Ansible
7 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
7 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.11%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.11%) Kibana
7 1 (0.11%) Packer
7 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.11%) SCOM
7 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
Vendors
1 240 (26.37%) Microsoft
2 60 (6.59%) ServiceNow
3 57 (6.26%) SAP
4 40 (4.40%) HP
5 35 (3.85%) Oracle
6 33 (3.63%) Google
7 22 (2.42%) Salesforce
8 20 (2.20%) Cisco
9 17 (1.87%) Adobe
10 15 (1.65%) Apple
11 14 (1.54%) Dell
12 12 (1.32%) Remedy
13 11 (1.21%) Citrix
14 6 (0.66%) Sitecore
15 5 (0.55%) Alteryx
15 5 (0.55%) Concur
15 5 (0.55%) DocuSign
16 4 (0.44%) Braze
16 4 (0.44%) Tagetik
16 4 (0.44%) Workday