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 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 185 150
Rank change year-on-year +50 -35 +66
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 783 499 806
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.17% 1.37% 1.76%
As % of the General category 3.46% 2.30% 2.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 383 286 429
10th Percentile £164 £185 £205
25th Percentile £271 £313 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £469 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.67% +10.29% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £575 £550
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -6.25% +6.67% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 170 29 72
10th Percentile £13.00 £13.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.69 £14.50 £15.38
Median hourly rate £20.00 £22.56 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year -11.35% -17.21% -7.63%
75th Percentile £28.68 £29.00 £45.88
90th Percentile £51.25 £50.75 £57.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £23.28 £21.05
% change year-on-year -20.53% +10.59% -41.93%

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 common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 22,615 21,726 27,223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 62.75% 59.56% 59.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,143 12,816 18,111
10th Percentile £273 £293 £280
25th Percentile £400 £413 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £738 £756 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,466 820 1,108
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.10 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.84 £18.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £24.09 £29.00 £32.41
Median % change year-on-year -16.93% -10.52% +29.64%
75th Percentile £45.46 £54.06 £59.01
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.25 £71.93
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.14 £27.13 £30.00
% change year-on-year -18.38% -9.58% +36.36%

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025.

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 November 2025. 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 +60 673 £433 -13.50% 841
UK excluding London +43 499 £375 -6.25% 797
London +33 222 £475 -9.52% 208
Work from Home +15 181 £425 -15.00% 322
South East +35 145 £425 +21.43% 288
North of England -16 82 £440 +20.55% 133
South West +44 74 £226 -56.49% 64
Midlands -1 69 £378 -4.31% 156
East of England +24 63 £450 +5.88% 72
North West +4 46 £358 +10.15% 77
West Midlands -4 43 £375 - 104
Scotland -15 33 £375 - 65
Yorkshire -34 28 £440 +8.64% 43
East Midlands +3 26 £400 -3.38% 50
Northern Ireland +11 21 £350 -33.33% 4
Wales 0 16 £240 +33.33% 31
North East -1 8 £473 -19.57% 13

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 67 (8.56%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.70%) Confluence
3 8 (1.02%) CMS
3 8 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.77%) SAS
5 5 (0.64%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.38%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
Applications
1 153 (19.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (15.96%) Microsoft Office
3 74 (9.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 39 (4.98%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (2.30%) MS Visio
6 17 (2.17%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.64%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.38%) InDesign
10 2 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
11 1 (0.13%) CATIA
11 1 (0.13%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.13%) MadCap Flare
11 1 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
11 1 (0.13%) ProjectWise
11 1 (0.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (0.64%) Oracle Receivables
1 5 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.38%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 3 (0.38%) Shopify
2 3 (0.38%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.26%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.26%) HFM
3 2 (0.26%) Loan IQ
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Cash Management
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
3 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.26%) SAP Business One
3 2 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (0.26%) Workfront
4 1 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.13%) SAP BPC
4 1 (0.13%) SAP FS
Cloud Services
1 49 (6.26%) Power Platform
2 42 (5.36%) Azure
3 37 (4.73%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (2.30%) AWS
5 17 (2.17%) Google Workspace
6 12 (1.53%) SaaS
7 10 (1.28%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.02%) Entra ID
9 7 (0.89%) PowerApps
10 6 (0.77%) Smartsheet
11 5 (0.64%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.64%) OneDrive
12 4 (0.51%) Figma
12 4 (0.51%) Lucidchart
12 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Purview
12 4 (0.51%) Viva Engage
13 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Copilot
13 3 (0.38%) OCI
13 3 (0.38%) Power Automate
13 3 (0.38%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.53%) Firewall
2 10 (1.28%) TCP/IP
3 9 (1.15%) DNS
3 9 (1.15%) VPN
4 7 (0.89%) Internet
5 6 (0.77%) DHCP
5 6 (0.77%) LAN
5 6 (0.77%) Network Security
5 6 (0.77%) WAN
5 6 (0.77%) Wi-Fi
5 6 (0.77%) Wireless
6 3 (0.38%) Broadband
6 3 (0.38%) MPLS
7 2 (0.26%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.26%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.26%) VLAN
8 1 (0.13%) MQTT
8 1 (0.13%) Multicast
8 1 (0.13%) NAS
8 1 (0.13%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 45 (5.75%) Power BI
2 6 (0.77%) Metadata
2 6 (0.77%) Relational Database
2 6 (0.77%) Star Schema
3 5 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.51%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
5 3 (0.38%) Tableau
6 2 (0.26%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.26%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.26%) EDMS
6 2 (0.26%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.26%) MySQL
6 2 (0.26%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.26%) Tick Data
7 1 (0.13%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.13%) MS Access
7 1 (0.13%) NoSQL
7 1 (0.13%) QlikView
7 1 (0.13%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 72 (9.20%) JIRA
2 5 (0.64%) Jenkins
3 4 (0.51%) Git
3 4 (0.51%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.26%) Maven
5 1 (0.13%) GitLab
5 1 (0.13%) Postman
5 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.13%) Subversion
5 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 529 (67.56%) Social Skills
2 214 (27.33%) Finance
3 139 (17.75%) Analytical Skills
4 60 (7.66%) Public Sector
5 43 (5.49%) Banking
6 37 (4.73%) Marketing
7 35 (4.47%) Retail
8 32 (4.09%) Presentation Skills
9 30 (3.83%) Manufacturing
10 25 (3.19%) Legal
11 23 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 21 (2.68%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.92%) Aerospace
13 15 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
13 15 (1.92%) Telecoms
14 14 (1.79%) Investment Banking
15 13 (1.66%) Billing
16 11 (1.40%) Financial Institution
17 10 (1.28%) Automotive
17 10 (1.28%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 129 (16.48%) Analyst
2 79 (10.09%) Project Manager
3 63 (8.05%) IT Support
4 57 (7.28%) Administrator
5 44 (5.62%) Lead
6 39 (4.98%) Coordinator
7 36 (4.60%) Senior
8 34 (4.34%) Business Analyst
8 34 (4.34%) Support Officer
9 33 (4.21%) Junior
10 28 (3.58%) Support Engineer
11 25 (3.19%) Technical Support
12 19 (2.43%) IT Analyst
12 19 (2.43%) IT Engineer
13 17 (2.17%) Break Fix Engineer
14 16 (2.04%) 1st Line Support
14 16 (2.04%) IT Support Engineer
15 15 (1.92%) Data Analyst
15 15 (1.92%) Technical Engineer
15 15 (1.92%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.89%) HTML
2 6 (0.77%) Lightning Web Components
3 4 (0.51%) ADO
3 4 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (0.51%) Spring
4 3 (0.38%) REST
4 3 (0.38%) XML
5 2 (0.26%) CSS
5 2 (0.26%) FIX Protocol
5 2 (0.26%) SailPoint
5 2 (0.26%) SOAP
5 2 (0.26%) Unreal Engine
5 2 (0.26%) VML
6 1 (0.13%) .NET
6 1 (0.13%) JWT
6 1 (0.13%) OpenAPI
6 1 (0.13%) PySpark
6 1 (0.13%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.13%) Semantic HTML
6 1 (0.13%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 54 (6.90%) Onboarding
2 39 (4.98%) Management Information System
3 24 (3.07%) Driving Licence
4 21 (2.68%) Mobile App
5 20 (2.55%) Self-Motivation
6 18 (2.30%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.04%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (1.92%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.92%) Security Posture
8 15 (1.92%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.40%) NHS
10 8 (1.02%) Social Media
11 7 (0.89%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (0.89%) Life Science
12 6 (0.77%) CMDB
12 6 (0.77%) Credit Risk
12 6 (0.77%) Cyber Threat
12 6 (0.77%) LIMS
12 6 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 61 (7.79%) Windows
2 20 (2.55%) Linux
3 18 (2.30%) Windows 10
4 7 (0.89%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.26%) Unix
5 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.13%) Android
6 1 (0.13%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (22.99%) Problem-Solving
2 152 (19.41%) Project Management
3 127 (16.22%) Time Management
4 126 (16.09%) Agile
5 105 (13.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 79 (10.09%) Customer Service
7 78 (9.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 77 (9.83%) Continuous Improvement
9 69 (8.81%) Project Delivery
10 63 (8.05%) Collaborative Working
11 61 (7.79%) Migration
12 59 (7.54%) Asset Management
13 58 (7.41%) Risk Management
14 55 (7.02%) PRINCE2
15 54 (6.90%) Business Intelligence
16 53 (6.77%) Cybersecurity
17 51 (6.51%) Decision-Making
18 50 (6.39%) ITIL
19 49 (6.26%) Computer Science
20 48 (6.13%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 30 (3.83%) SQL
2 27 (3.45%) Python
3 13 (1.66%) Java
4 8 (1.02%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.77%) R
6 4 (0.51%) Apex Code
6 4 (0.51%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.26%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.13%) C
8 1 (0.13%) C#
8 1 (0.13%) C++
8 1 (0.13%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.13%) Jython
8 1 (0.13%) Korn
8 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.13%) VBA
8 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 105 (13.41%) Security Cleared
2 100 (12.77%) Degree
3 98 (12.52%) SC Cleared
4 27 (3.45%) PMP
5 24 (3.07%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (2.55%) Master's Degree
7 19 (2.43%) DBS Check
8 16 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
9 10 (1.28%) DV Cleared
9 10 (1.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
10 7 (0.89%) HND
11 6 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.64%) CISSP
12 5 (0.64%) CTC Cleared
12 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.51%) A+ Certification
13 4 (0.51%) CCNP
13 4 (0.51%) HNC
14 3 (0.38%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.90%) PMO
2 31 (3.96%) QA
3 26 (3.32%) GDPR
4 24 (3.07%) Data Quality
4 24 (3.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (2.30%) SLA
6 12 (1.53%) Accessibility
6 12 (1.53%) GRC
7 10 (1.28%) Def Stans
7 10 (1.28%) NIST
8 7 (0.89%) Disclosure Scotland
9 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.38%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.38%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.38%) P3O
11 2 (0.26%) COBIT
11 2 (0.26%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.26%) PMBOK
12 1 (0.13%) Basel III
System Software
1 24 (3.07%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.64%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.38%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.26%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.26%) Firmware
5 2 (0.26%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) Docker
6 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.02%) SCCM
3 4 (0.51%) Ansible
4 2 (0.26%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.26%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 221 (28.22%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.24%) ServiceNow
3 40 (5.11%) SAP
4 30 (3.83%) Salesforce
5 19 (2.43%) HP
5 19 (2.43%) Oracle
6 16 (2.04%) Google
7 12 (1.53%) Adobe
8 10 (1.28%) Cisco
9 9 (1.15%) Workday
10 7 (0.89%) Atlassian
10 7 (0.89%) Datto
11 6 (0.77%) Citrix
11 6 (0.77%) Palo Alto
11 6 (0.77%) VMware
12 5 (0.64%) CheckPoint
12 5 (0.64%) IFS
12 5 (0.64%) Snow
13 4 (0.51%) Computacenter
13 4 (0.51%) HubSpot