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 4 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 126 180
Rank change year-on-year +24 +54 -19
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 1,445 729 517
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.64% 2.20% 1.36%
As % of the General category 4.71% 3.47% 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 603 339 292
10th Percentile £184 £185 £164
25th Percentile £263 £295 £266
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £408 £450
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% -9.33% +5.88%
75th Percentile £538 £555 £550
90th Percentile £624 £700 £647
UK excluding London median daily rate £400 £373 £400
% change year-on-year +7.38% -6.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 402 135 25
10th Percentile £13.45 £13.00 £13.02
25th Percentile £14.29 £15.60 £13.52
Median hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 £22.56
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% -11.35% -6.34%
75th Percentile £43.96 £33.50 £30.00
90th Percentile - £45.38 £52.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £18.82 £22.56
% change year-on-year -1.70% -16.58% +7.43%

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 30,700 21,001 22,220
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 56.19% 63.28% 58.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,860 13,046 13,160
10th Percentile £313 £275 £281
25th Percentile £420 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £650
90th Percentile £744 £738 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,691 1,238 993
10th Percentile £13.48 £13.51 £14.78
25th Percentile £16.21 £16.17 £17.25
Median hourly rate £28.00 £25.08 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.67% -28.36% +27.27%
75th Percentile £53.75 £45.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £67.00 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.09 £21.39 £33.00
% change year-on-year +31.32% -35.18% +23.23%

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 4 October 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 4 October 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 4 October 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 +25 1,231 £400 -5.88% 2,684
UK excluding London +24 953 £400 +7.38% 2,026
Work from Home +67 448 £402 +0.50% 918
London +28 402 £450 -2.39% 881
North of England +40 233 £365 -15.61% 483
South East -7 226 £449 +12.19% 560
Midlands +26 175 £402 +28.76% 365
West Midlands +8 115 £447 +43.04% 186
North West +11 111 £460 +11.52% 250
South West +5 108 £275 +10.00% 211
Scotland +37 96 £425 +1.19% 116
Yorkshire +22 89 £365 -13.10% 174
East of England -1 75 £388 -28.11% 202
East Midlands +15 58 £275 -12.00% 179
North East -10 33 £325 -31.22% 61
Northern Ireland +12 29 £290 -19.72% 52
Wales -7 24 £600 +106.90% 62

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
1 105 (7.27%) SharePoint
2 46 (3.18%) Confluence
3 31 (2.15%) CMS
4 13 (0.90%) Microsoft Exchange
5 8 (0.55%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 7 (0.48%) Drupal
6 7 (0.48%) WordPress
7 4 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.069%) Apache
8 1 (0.069%) CICS
8 1 (0.069%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 321 (22.21%) Microsoft Excel
2 268 (18.55%) Microsoft Office
3 132 (9.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 64 (4.43%) Microsoft Project
5 25 (1.73%) Spreadsheet
6 16 (1.11%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.35%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.28%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.21%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.14%) InDesign
10 2 (0.14%) Navisworks
10 2 (0.14%) ProjectWise
10 2 (0.14%) Revit
10 2 (0.14%) Trello
11 1 (0.069%) Adobe After Effects
11 1 (0.069%) Adobe Creative Suite
11 1 (0.069%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 15 (1.04%) Magento
2 7 (0.48%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.28%) HFM
5 4 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
5 4 (0.28%) Shopify
5 4 (0.28%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.21%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.21%) Primavera
6 3 (0.21%) TrackWise
7 2 (0.14%) Changepoint
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.14%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
8 1 (0.069%) Infor M3
8 1 (0.069%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.069%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.069%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.069%) Orchard Housing
Cloud Services
1 84 (5.81%) Azure
1 84 (5.81%) Microsoft 365
2 63 (4.36%) Power Platform
3 62 (4.29%) AWS
4 28 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (1.94%) Dynamics 365
5 21 (1.45%) Google Workspace
6 17 (1.18%) Entra ID
6 17 (1.18%) Google Sheets
6 17 (1.18%) SaaS
7 15 (1.04%) GCP
7 15 (1.04%) Microsoft Copilot
8 10 (0.69%) Miro
8 10 (0.69%) OpenShift
9 8 (0.55%) Slack
10 7 (0.48%) GitHub
10 7 (0.48%) Google Analytics
10 7 (0.48%) OneDrive
11 6 (0.42%) Canva
11 6 (0.42%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 25 (1.73%) LAN
2 15 (1.04%) WAN
3 13 (0.90%) Network Security
4 9 (0.62%) DNS
4 9 (0.62%) Firewall
4 9 (0.62%) MPLS
5 7 (0.48%) Cisco Nexus
5 7 (0.48%) VPN
6 6 (0.42%) Broadband
6 6 (0.42%) TCP/IP
7 5 (0.35%) NAS
7 5 (0.35%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.35%) Structured Cabling
7 5 (0.35%) VLAN
7 5 (0.35%) VoIP
8 4 (0.28%) DHCP
8 4 (0.28%) Intranet
8 4 (0.28%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.21%) Ethernet
9 3 (0.21%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (4.29%) Power BI
2 11 (0.76%) Relational Database
3 9 (0.62%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.55%) Tableau
5 7 (0.48%) MS Access
5 7 (0.48%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.35%) Power Query
7 4 (0.28%) Metadata
7 4 (0.28%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.21%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
8 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.21%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.14%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.14%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.14%) EDRMS
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle Reports
10 1 (0.069%) Apache Iceberg
10 1 (0.069%) OLTP
10 1 (0.069%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 104 (7.20%) JIRA
2 28 (1.94%) Jenkins
3 18 (1.25%) Git
4 8 (0.55%) Subversion
5 7 (0.48%) Gradle
5 7 (0.48%) JUnit
6 6 (0.42%) Maven
6 6 (0.42%) Mockito
6 6 (0.42%) SonarQube
7 5 (0.35%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 4 (0.28%) Oracle Forms
8 4 (0.28%) Selenium
9 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.21%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.14%) Gemini Tracker
10 2 (0.14%) GitLab
10 2 (0.14%) JMeter
10 2 (0.14%) Postman
10 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 1,041 (72.04%) Social Skills
2 467 (32.32%) Finance
3 272 (18.82%) Analytical Skills
4 175 (12.11%) Legal
5 153 (10.59%) Public Sector
6 74 (5.12%) Retail
7 66 (4.57%) Marketing
8 59 (4.08%) Banking
9 56 (3.88%) Manufacturing
10 48 (3.32%) Documentation Skills
11 47 (3.25%) Local Government
12 44 (3.04%) Influencing Skills
13 38 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 31 (2.15%) Presentation Skills
14 31 (2.15%) Telecoms
15 24 (1.66%) Aviation
16 18 (1.25%) Aerospace
16 18 (1.25%) Military
17 17 (1.18%) Investment Banking
18 16 (1.11%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 196 (13.56%) Administrator
2 154 (10.66%) Analyst
3 108 (7.47%) Project Manager
4 100 (6.92%) Coordinator
5 79 (5.47%) Support Officer
6 78 (5.40%) Lead
7 51 (3.53%) Project Officer
7 51 (3.53%) Senior
8 46 (3.18%) Project Support Officer
9 37 (2.56%) Project Coordinator
10 35 (2.42%) Business Analyst
11 30 (2.08%) IT Support
11 30 (2.08%) Support Engineer
12 29 (2.01%) IT Manager
13 23 (1.59%) Delivery Manager
13 23 (1.59%) Junior
13 23 (1.59%) Programme Manager
14 21 (1.45%) Data Administrator
15 20 (1.38%) PMO Analyst
15 20 (1.38%) Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (0.97%) HTML
1 14 (0.97%) Spring
2 13 (0.90%) Hibernate
2 13 (0.90%) REST
2 13 (0.90%) Spring Boot
3 12 (0.83%) Oracle Fusion
4 11 (0.76%) Middleware
4 11 (0.76%) VML
5 10 (0.69%) CSS
5 10 (0.69%) Kafka
6 9 (0.62%) Terraform
7 8 (0.55%) Web Services
7 8 (0.55%) XML
8 7 (0.48%) React
8 7 (0.48%) Redux
8 7 (0.48%) SOAP
9 6 (0.42%) ActiveMQ
9 6 (0.42%) AngularJS
9 6 (0.42%) RESTful
9 6 (0.42%) Spring Cloud
Miscellaneous
1 140 (9.69%) Onboarding
2 122 (8.44%) Virtual Team
3 115 (7.96%) Web Conferencing
4 110 (7.61%) Podcast
5 109 (7.54%) Management Information System
6 56 (3.88%) Self-Motivation
7 40 (2.77%) Driving Licence
8 33 (2.28%) Data Protection Act
9 30 (2.08%) Product Ownership
10 16 (1.11%) Cloud Native
10 16 (1.11%) Data Centre
10 16 (1.11%) Learning Management System
11 13 (0.90%) Freedom of Information
11 13 (0.90%) Operational Technology
11 13 (0.90%) Social Media
12 12 (0.83%) NHS
13 11 (0.76%) e-Learning
13 11 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
13 11 (0.76%) Life Science
13 11 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 72 (4.98%) Windows
2 15 (1.04%) Windows 10
3 10 (0.69%) Linux
4 7 (0.48%) Mac OS
4 7 (0.48%) Windows Server
5 6 (0.42%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.21%) Android
7 2 (0.14%) VMS
7 2 (0.14%) zOS
8 1 (0.069%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.069%) Unix
8 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.069%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 400 (27.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 318 (22.01%) Problem-Solving
3 265 (18.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 264 (18.27%) Customer Service
5 215 (14.88%) Agile
6 214 (14.81%) Project Management
7 184 (12.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 179 (12.39%) Project Delivery
9 130 (9.00%) Decision-Making
10 125 (8.65%) Time Management
11 118 (8.17%) AI
12 98 (6.78%) Change Management
13 96 (6.64%) Service Delivery
14 95 (6.57%) Logistics
15 94 (6.51%) ITIL
16 89 (6.16%) Collaborative Working
16 89 (6.16%) Risk Management
17 88 (6.09%) Migration
18 87 (6.02%) PRINCE2
19 86 (5.95%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 37 (2.56%) SQL
2 20 (1.38%) Java
3 18 (1.25%) Python
4 12 (0.83%) PowerShell
5 8 (0.55%) PL/SQL
6 6 (0.42%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.21%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.14%) Bash
8 2 (0.14%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.14%) Korn
8 2 (0.14%) R
8 2 (0.14%) VBA
9 1 (0.069%) COBOL
9 1 (0.069%) Perl
9 1 (0.069%) REXX
Qualifications
1 201 (13.91%) Security Cleared
2 167 (11.56%) Degree
3 142 (9.83%) SC Cleared
4 139 (9.62%) BPSS Clearance
5 50 (3.46%) DV Cleared
6 44 (3.04%) DBS Check
7 31 (2.15%) PMP
8 28 (1.94%) PMI Certification
9 17 (1.18%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 14 (0.97%) HNC
11 12 (0.83%) CISSP
12 9 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
13 8 (0.55%) CIPD
13 8 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
14 7 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 6 (0.42%) A+ Certification
15 6 (0.42%) ACCA
15 6 (0.42%) CIMA
15 6 (0.42%) HP APS
15 6 (0.42%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 145 (10.03%) PMO
2 67 (4.64%) Data Quality
3 64 (4.43%) QA
4 46 (3.18%) GDPR
5 35 (2.42%) SLA
6 27 (1.87%) Accessibility
7 22 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 16 (1.11%) GRC
9 14 (0.97%) NIST
10 8 (0.55%) Cyber Essentials
11 7 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 6 (0.42%) NCSC
13 5 (0.35%) Actionable Recommendations
13 5 (0.35%) COBIT
14 4 (0.28%) IFRS
14 4 (0.28%) ISO 9001
14 4 (0.28%) P3O
14 4 (0.28%) WCAG
15 3 (0.21%) COSHH
15 3 (0.21%) GMP
System Software
1 42 (2.91%) Active Directory
2 12 (0.83%) Docker
3 9 (0.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.28%) VMware NSX
5 3 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.14%) Firmware
6 2 (0.14%) vSphere
7 1 (0.069%) GPFS
7 1 (0.069%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.069%) NFS
7 1 (0.069%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 16 (1.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (0.83%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 10 (0.69%) Kubernetes
4 8 (0.55%) SCCM
5 7 (0.48%) Control-M
5 7 (0.48%) Grafana
5 7 (0.48%) Prometheus
6 6 (0.42%) Ansible
7 4 (0.28%) WSUS
8 3 (0.21%) Packer
8 3 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.14%) OPNET
10 1 (0.069%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.069%) HP ALM
10 1 (0.069%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.069%) ServiceCenter
Vendors
1 472 (32.66%) Microsoft
2 76 (5.26%) SAP
3 51 (3.53%) Google
4 50 (3.46%) Oracle
5 43 (2.98%) ServiceNow
6 28 (1.94%) Salesforce
7 22 (1.52%) Cisco
8 14 (0.97%) Adobe
9 12 (0.83%) SolarWinds
9 12 (0.83%) VMware
10 11 (0.76%) Workday
11 9 (0.62%) Apple
12 8 (0.55%) Alteryx
12 8 (0.55%) HP
13 7 (0.48%) Braze
13 7 (0.48%) Palo Alto
14 6 (0.42%) HubSpot
15 5 (0.35%) Aruba
15 5 (0.35%) Databricks
15 5 (0.35%) Xero