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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 142 131
Rank change year-on-year +3 -11 +64
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 918 588 741
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.92% 2.02% 1.72%
As % of the General category 3.56% 3.18% 2.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 467 332 417
10th Percentile £162 £195 £169
25th Percentile £213 £311 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £455 £438
Median % change year-on-year -12.09% +4.00% -2.78%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £538
90th Percentile £618 £725 £621
UK excluding London median daily rate £358 £375 £410
% change year-on-year -4.53% -8.54% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 46 150
10th Percentile £13.86 £13.00 £11.77
25th Percentile £15.65 £13.84 £13.99
Median hourly rate £18.50 £16.25 £18.35
Median % change year-on-year +13.83% -11.43% -20.42%
75th Percentile £24.22 £25.58 £38.12
90th Percentile £34.49 £33.75 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.09 £18.00 £18.00
% change year-on-year +0.50% - -20.67%

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 25,814 18,467 25,035
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 54.09% 63.31% 58.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,819 11,773 15,784
10th Percentile £306 £294 £275
25th Percentile £406 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £763 £769
UK excluding London median daily rate £478 £475 £495
% change year-on-year +0.63% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,647 781 1,939
10th Percentile £13.86 £14.00 £12.77
25th Percentile £17.50 £17.44 £15.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £27.50 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.82% -10.24%
75th Percentile £61.18 £56.00 £52.78
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £65.35
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.74 £24.66 £28.50
% change year-on-year +12.49% -13.47% -1.72%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +16 831 £400 -15.79% 687
UK excluding London -12 571 £358 -4.53% 557
London +9 299 £459 -16.59% 206
Work from Home +28 242 £444 -11.25% 253
South East -51 124 £450 +38.46% 199
North of England -7 122 £425 +21.43% 126
Midlands -30 102 £300 -20.00% 88
South West +21 88 £310 -38.10% 55
East of England +14 85 £200 -50.00% 55
West Midlands -40 64 £350 - 38
Yorkshire -13 62 £400 +3.23% 42
North West -12 51 £438 +27.37% 74
East Midlands -12 38 £200 -50.31% 49
Scotland -14 35 £400 -3.03% 20
Wales -10 11 £213 -35.83% 9
North East -14 9 £450 - 11
Northern Ireland +4 5 £475 +27.52% 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 72 (7.84%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.16%) 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
1 189 (20.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 125 (13.62%) Microsoft Office
3 75 (8.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 46 (5.01%) Microsoft Project
5 18 (1.96%) 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 (1.09%) Loan IQ
1 10 (1.09%) Remedy ITSM
2 9 (0.98%) 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%) HFM
5 2 (0.22%) Magento
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.11%) Actimize
6 1 (0.11%) iTrent
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.11%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.11%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.11%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 87 (9.48%) Microsoft 365
2 86 (9.37%) Azure
3 57 (6.21%) Power Platform
4 33 (3.59%) Azure DevOps
5 29 (3.16%) AWS
6 19 (2.07%) Google Workspace
6 19 (2.07%) SaaS
7 12 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
8 11 (1.20%) GCP
9 10 (1.09%) OCI
10 8 (0.87%) GitHub
11 7 (0.76%) Entra ID
12 6 (0.65%) BigCommerce
13 5 (0.54%) GitHub Actions
14 4 (0.44%) Amazon S3
14 4 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
14 4 (0.44%) Google Analytics
14 4 (0.44%) Microsoft Copilot
14 4 (0.44%) OneDrive
14 4 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.85%) VPN
2 10 (1.09%) DNS
2 10 (1.09%) LAN
2 10 (1.09%) 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 (0.44%) SMS
7 4 (0.44%) VLAN
8 3 (0.33%) SAN
8 3 (0.33%) TCP/IP
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
10 1 (0.11%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (5.99%) Power BI
2 16 (1.74%) SQL Server
3 12 (1.31%) 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
6 5 (0.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (0.44%) Metadata
8 3 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.33%) Oracle Database
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%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 2 (0.22%) PowerPivot
9 2 (0.22%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 77 (8.39%) JIRA
2 17 (1.85%) Git
3 11 (1.20%) 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 (0.44%) GitLab
8 2 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
8 2 (0.22%) Subversion
8 2 (0.22%) TeamCity
8 2 (0.22%) Vite
9 1 (0.11%) Hudson
9 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
9 1 (0.11%) Maven
9 1 (0.11%) MSI
9 1 (0.11%) Postman
9 1 (0.11%) ScriptRunner
General
1 551 (60.02%) Social Skills
2 244 (26.58%) Finance
3 163 (17.76%) Analytical Skills
4 103 (11.22%) Public Sector
5 61 (6.64%) Legal
6 50 (5.45%) Marketing
7 46 (5.01%) Retail
8 44 (4.79%) Banking
9 30 (3.27%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (2.40%) Manufacturing
11 20 (2.18%) Telecoms
12 18 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (1.85%) Military
14 14 (1.53%) Local Government
15 12 (1.31%) Documentation Skills
16 11 (1.20%) Advertising
16 11 (1.20%) Electronics
17 10 (1.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 10 (1.09%) Police
18 8 (0.87%) Billing
Job Titles
1 119 (12.96%) Analyst
2 108 (11.76%) Project Manager
3 63 (6.86%) Senior
4 62 (6.75%) Administrator
5 53 (5.77%) Support Officer
6 52 (5.66%) Coordinator
6 52 (5.66%) Lead
7 49 (5.34%) Break Fix Engineer
8 43 (4.68%) IT Support
9 37 (4.03%) Technical Support
10 36 (3.92%) Business Analyst
10 36 (3.92%) Consultant
11 35 (3.81%) Hardware Engineer
11 35 (3.81%) Project Officer
12 34 (3.70%) Junior
12 34 (3.70%) Project Support Officer
13 30 (3.27%) Project Coordinator
14 27 (2.94%) Senior Manager
14 27 (2.94%) Senior Project Manager
15 24 (2.61%) Field Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.74%) HTML
2 15 (1.63%) VML
3 11 (1.20%) Spring
3 11 (1.20%) XML
4 10 (1.09%) CSS
4 10 (1.09%) Middleware
5 8 (0.87%) WireMock
6 7 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
6 7 (0.76%) REST
7 6 (0.65%) ADO
7 6 (0.65%) JWT
8 5 (0.54%) .NET
8 5 (0.54%) HTML5
8 5 (0.54%) JSON
8 5 (0.54%) OAuth
9 4 (0.44%) Kafka
9 4 (0.44%) Web Services
10 3 (0.33%) Node.js
10 3 (0.33%) React
10 3 (0.33%) Semantic HTML
Miscellaneous
1 68 (7.41%) Onboarding
2 38 (4.14%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.16%) Product Ownership
4 24 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
6 20 (2.18%) NHS
7 16 (1.74%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (1.74%) Mobile App
8 11 (1.20%) Learning Management System
9 10 (1.09%) Driving Licence
9 10 (1.09%) Social Media
10 9 (0.98%) Data Structures
10 9 (0.98%) Freedom of Information
10 9 (0.98%) Insider Threat
10 9 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 8 (0.87%) e-Learning
11 8 (0.87%) Tandem
12 6 (0.65%) Data Centre
12 6 (0.65%) Enterprise Software
12 6 (0.65%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 73 (7.95%) Windows
2 22 (2.40%) Windows 10
3 11 (1.20%) Linux
4 10 (1.09%) Mac OS
5 7 (0.76%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 2 (0.22%) Unix
6 2 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.11%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (24.51%) Problem-Solving
2 215 (23.42%) Project Management
3 185 (20.15%) Time Management
4 158 (17.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 142 (15.47%) Agile
6 135 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
7 134 (14.60%) Project Delivery
8 133 (14.49%) Customer Service
9 102 (11.11%) Decision-Making
10 85 (9.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 74 (8.06%) Migration
12 72 (7.84%) AI
13 69 (7.52%) ITIL
14 68 (7.41%) Collaborative Working
15 62 (6.75%) PRINCE2
16 61 (6.64%) Data Protection
17 59 (6.43%) Business Intelligence
18 55 (5.99%) Programme Management
19 52 (5.66%) Waterfall
20 51 (5.56%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 32 (3.49%) SQL
2 17 (1.85%) Python
3 15 (1.63%) JavaScript
4 8 (0.87%) C#
4 8 (0.87%) PowerShell
5 7 (0.76%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.54%) Java
7 3 (0.33%) 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%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 129 (14.05%) Degree
2 116 (12.64%) Security Cleared
3 103 (11.22%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.70%) PMP
5 29 (3.16%) PMI Certification
6 25 (2.72%) DV Cleared
7 18 (1.96%) DBS Check
8 17 (1.85%) Computer Science Degree
9 14 (1.53%) APMP
10 12 (1.31%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.09%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 9 (0.98%) CISSP
12 9 (0.98%) CTC Cleared
13 5 (0.54%) A+ Certification
13 5 (0.54%) CSPO
14 4 (0.44%) CISA
14 4 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
14 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 3 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (10.35%) PMO
2 39 (4.25%) QA
3 29 (3.16%) Data Quality
3 29 (3.16%) SLA
4 22 (2.40%) GDPR
5 21 (2.29%) Accessibility
6 19 (2.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.76%) NIST
8 6 (0.65%) GRC
8 6 (0.65%) IFRS
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%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 4 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.44%) GAAP
10 4 (0.44%) PSD2
10 4 (0.44%) WCAG
11 3 (0.33%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 48 (5.23%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.42%) 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 (3.49%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (1.42%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.09%) Grafana
3 10 (1.09%) ServiceCenter
4 9 (0.98%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.33%) Terraform
6 2 (0.22%) FortiGate
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%) Kibana
7 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
7 1 (0.11%) OPNET
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
1 252 (27.45%) Microsoft
2 66 (7.19%) ServiceNow
3 62 (6.75%) HP
4 57 (6.21%) SAP
5 29 (3.16%) Google
6 28 (3.05%) Oracle
7 19 (2.07%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.85%) Adobe
9 16 (1.74%) Cisco
10 14 (1.53%) Apple
10 14 (1.53%) Dell
11 12 (1.31%) Citrix
11 12 (1.31%) Remedy
12 6 (0.65%) Sitecore
13 5 (0.54%) Workday
14 4 (0.44%) Alteryx
14 4 (0.44%) Databricks
14 4 (0.44%) ESRI
15 3 (0.33%) Atlassian
15 3 (0.33%) Instagram