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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 176 147
Rank change year-on-year +45 -29 +68
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 793 514 821
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.19% 1.44% 1.81%
As % of the General category 3.53% 2.39% 3.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 387 305 432
10th Percentile £163 £183 £205
25th Percentile £253 £313 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £468 £425
Median % change year-on-year -14.44% +10.00% -5.56%
75th Percentile £530 £575 £550
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £370 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -7.50% +6.67% -9.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 27 76
10th Percentile £13.35 £13.25 £13.29
25th Percentile £15.74 £14.07 £15.25
Median hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £26.50
Median % change year-on-year - -24.53% -10.17%
75th Percentile £27.21 £29.50 £43.97
90th Percentile £47.90 £51.50 £57.33
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £24.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -22.92% +23.08% -51.25%

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 22,488 21,514 27,076
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 61.98% 60.24% 59.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,113 12,801 17,952
10th Percentile £275 £291 £281
25th Percentile £400 £413 £425
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 1,446 778 1,129
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.21 £14.25
25th Percentile £16.51 £18.00 £16.84
Median hourly rate £23.83 £27.50 £31.71
Median % change year-on-year -13.36% -13.28% +26.84%
75th Percentile £45.46 £53.75 £58.75
90th Percentile £70.00 £70.25 £70.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £22.00 £26.13 £28.96
% change year-on-year -15.79% -9.79% +31.64%

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 7 December 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 7 December 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 7 December 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 +56 688 £423 -15.50% 2,466
UK excluding London +44 513 £370 -7.50% 2,504
London +18 222 £475 -11.63% 249
Work from Home +1 180 £400 -20.00% 2,081
South East +29 144 £375 +7.14% 617
North of England -9 89 £425 +16.44% 516
South West +37 74 £193 -62.98% 270
Midlands -8 72 £344 -12.86% 497
East of England +29 69 £425 -5.56% 391
North West +13 50 £358 +10.15% 259
West Midlands -13 46 £363 -3.33% 272
Scotland -6 33 £400 +6.67% 143
Yorkshire -39 31 £440 +20.55% 220
East Midlands -2 26 £210 -49.28% 200
Northern Ireland +9 19 £361 -31.19% 31
Wales +6 17 £233 -21.52% 83
North East +3 8 £473 -19.57% 39

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 69 (8.70%) SharePoint
2 30 (3.78%) Confluence
3 9 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
4 8 (1.01%) CMS
5 6 (0.76%) SAS
6 5 (0.63%) Exchange Server 2010
7 1 (0.13%) HCL Notes
7 1 (0.13%) Moodle
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 155 (19.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 134 (16.90%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (9.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 41 (5.17%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (2.40%) Spreadsheet
6 17 (2.14%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.63%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.50%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 3 (0.38%) Adobe Illustrator
9 3 (0.38%) InDesign
10 2 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.25%) Trello
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
Business Applications
1 5 (0.63%) Oracle Receivables
1 5 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (0.50%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.38%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 3 (0.38%) Shopify
3 3 (0.38%) Workday HCM
4 2 (0.25%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.25%) Fidessa
4 2 (0.25%) Loan IQ
4 2 (0.25%) Oracle Cash Management
4 2 (0.25%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.25%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 2 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.25%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.25%) Workfront
5 1 (0.13%) Maximo
5 1 (0.13%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.13%) Primavera
5 1 (0.13%) SAP CO
Cloud Services
1 49 (6.18%) Azure
1 49 (6.18%) Power Platform
2 39 (4.92%) Microsoft 365
3 18 (2.27%) AWS
4 17 (2.14%) Google Workspace
5 13 (1.64%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (1.51%) SaaS
7 9 (1.13%) Entra ID
8 7 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (0.76%) OneDrive
9 6 (0.76%) PowerApps
9 6 (0.76%) Smartsheet
10 4 (0.50%) Figma
10 4 (0.50%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.50%) Viva Engage
11 3 (0.38%) Google Drive
11 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.38%) OCI
11 3 (0.38%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.64%) VPN
2 11 (1.39%) DNS
2 11 (1.39%) Firewall
3 10 (1.26%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.13%) LAN
5 8 (1.01%) DHCP
5 8 (1.01%) WAN
5 8 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.76%) Internet
6 6 (0.76%) Wireless
7 5 (0.63%) Network Security
8 3 (0.38%) Broadband
8 3 (0.38%) MPLS
8 3 (0.38%) Skype
9 2 (0.25%) Cisco Nexus
9 2 (0.25%) SD-WAN
9 2 (0.25%) Unified Communications
9 2 (0.25%) VLAN
10 1 (0.13%) MQTT
10 1 (0.13%) Multicast
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (5.80%) Power BI
2 6 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (0.76%) Metadata
2 6 (0.76%) Relational Database
2 6 (0.76%) SQL Server
3 5 (0.63%) Star Schema
4 4 (0.50%) MySQL
5 3 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.25%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.25%) Data Mining
6 2 (0.25%) EDMS
6 2 (0.25%) EDRMS
6 2 (0.25%) SAP HANA
6 2 (0.25%) Tick Data
7 1 (0.13%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 1 (0.13%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.13%) Data Vault
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.13%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 76 (9.58%) JIRA
2 6 (0.76%) Git
3 5 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 4 (0.50%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.25%) Maven
6 1 (0.13%) GitLab
6 1 (0.13%) JUnit
6 1 (0.13%) Postman
6 1 (0.13%) SoapUI
6 1 (0.13%) Subversion
6 1 (0.13%) TestRail
General
1 526 (66.33%) Social Skills
2 217 (27.36%) Finance
3 134 (16.90%) Analytical Skills
4 70 (8.83%) Public Sector
5 44 (5.55%) Marketing
6 42 (5.30%) Banking
7 35 (4.41%) Manufacturing
7 35 (4.41%) Retail
8 30 (3.78%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (3.40%) Legal
10 21 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 19 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.40%) Telecoms
12 15 (1.89%) Aerospace
13 14 (1.77%) Documentation Skills
13 14 (1.77%) Investment Banking
14 13 (1.64%) Billing
15 12 (1.51%) Electronics
16 11 (1.39%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.39%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 118 (14.88%) Analyst
2 81 (10.21%) Project Manager
3 65 (8.20%) IT Support
4 56 (7.06%) Administrator
5 40 (5.04%) Coordinator
6 37 (4.67%) Senior
6 37 (4.67%) Support Officer
7 36 (4.54%) Lead
8 33 (4.16%) Junior
9 32 (4.04%) Break Fix Engineer
10 30 (3.78%) Business Analyst
10 30 (3.78%) Support Engineer
11 25 (3.15%) Technical Support
12 20 (2.52%) Hardware Engineer
12 20 (2.52%) IT Analyst
12 20 (2.52%) IT Engineer
13 18 (2.27%) 1st Line Support
13 18 (2.27%) Support Technician
14 17 (2.14%) IT Support Engineer
15 16 (2.02%) Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.13%) HTML
2 6 (0.76%) ADO
2 6 (0.76%) Lightning Web Components
3 5 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (0.63%) Spring
4 4 (0.50%) CSS
4 4 (0.50%) REST
5 3 (0.38%) XML
6 2 (0.25%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.25%) HTML5
6 2 (0.25%) JSON
6 2 (0.25%) JWT
6 2 (0.25%) Middleware
6 2 (0.25%) OAuth
6 2 (0.25%) SOAP
6 2 (0.25%) Unreal Engine
6 2 (0.25%) VML
7 1 (0.13%) Node.js
7 1 (0.13%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.13%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.56%) Onboarding
2 38 (4.79%) Management Information System
3 22 (2.77%) Driving Licence
4 21 (2.65%) Mobile App
4 21 (2.65%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.27%) Enterprise Software
6 17 (2.14%) Product Ownership
7 16 (2.02%) Data Centre
8 15 (1.89%) Security Posture
9 12 (1.51%) Data Protection Act
9 12 (1.51%) NHS
10 11 (1.39%) Virtual Team
11 8 (1.01%) Social Media
12 7 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (0.88%) Life Science
12 7 (0.88%) Renewable Energy
13 6 (0.76%) CMDB
13 6 (0.76%) Credit Risk
13 6 (0.76%) Insider Threat
13 6 (0.76%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 65 (8.20%) Windows
2 22 (2.77%) Linux
3 20 (2.52%) Windows 10
4 8 (1.01%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.38%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.25%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.25%) Unix
6 2 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.13%) Android
7 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 183 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
2 152 (19.17%) Project Management
3 149 (18.79%) Time Management
4 131 (16.52%) Agile
5 112 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 101 (12.74%) Customer Service
7 82 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
8 72 (9.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 71 (8.95%) Project Delivery
10 68 (8.58%) Migration
11 61 (7.69%) Asset Management
11 61 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
12 60 (7.57%) Business Intelligence
13 58 (7.31%) PRINCE2
14 54 (6.81%) Decision-Making
14 54 (6.81%) Risk Management
15 52 (6.56%) ITIL
16 46 (5.80%) Cybersecurity
17 45 (5.67%) Change Management
18 43 (5.42%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 33 (4.16%) SQL
2 26 (3.28%) Python
3 12 (1.51%) Java
4 10 (1.26%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.76%) PowerShell
5 6 (0.76%) R
6 4 (0.50%) Apex Code
7 2 (0.25%) 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%) PHP
8 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.13%) VBA
8 1 (0.13%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 113 (14.25%) Security Cleared
2 105 (13.24%) SC Cleared
3 104 (13.11%) Degree
4 24 (3.03%) PMP
5 21 (2.65%) PMI Certification
6 20 (2.52%) Master's Degree
7 18 (2.27%) Computer Science Degree
8 16 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
9 13 (1.64%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.51%) DV Cleared
11 10 (1.26%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 7 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
12 7 (0.88%) CTC Cleared
12 7 (0.88%) HND
13 5 (0.63%) CISSP
13 5 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.50%) A+ Certification
14 4 (0.50%) APMP
14 4 (0.50%) CCNP
14 4 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 59 (7.44%) PMO
2 28 (3.53%) QA
3 25 (3.15%) GDPR
3 25 (3.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (2.52%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.27%) SLA
6 12 (1.51%) Accessibility
7 11 (1.39%) GRC
8 10 (1.26%) Def Stans
9 9 (1.13%) NIST
10 6 (0.76%) Disclosure Scotland
11 5 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.38%) ISO 20022
12 3 (0.38%) P3O
13 2 (0.25%) COBIT
13 2 (0.25%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.25%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.25%) PMBOK
14 1 (0.13%) GxP
System Software
1 26 (3.28%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
3 5 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.38%) Firmware
4 3 (0.38%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.25%) BitLocker
5 2 (0.25%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.13%) Docker
6 1 (0.13%) Embedded Firmware
Systems Management
1 15 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (0.88%) SCCM
3 5 (0.63%) Ansible
4 2 (0.25%) HP ALM
4 2 (0.25%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.13%) Backup Exec
5 1 (0.13%) Grafana
5 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
5 1 (0.13%) Norton AntiVirus
5 1 (0.13%) Packer
5 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.13%) SCOM
5 1 (0.13%) Terraform
5 1 (0.13%) WhatsUp Gold
5 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 223 (28.12%) Microsoft
2 46 (5.80%) SAP
3 40 (5.04%) ServiceNow
4 34 (4.29%) HP
5 30 (3.78%) Salesforce
6 20 (2.52%) Oracle
7 17 (2.14%) Google
8 13 (1.64%) Cisco
9 12 (1.51%) Adobe
10 8 (1.01%) Citrix
10 8 (1.01%) VMware
10 8 (1.01%) Workday
11 7 (0.88%) Datto
12 6 (0.76%) Atlassian
12 6 (0.76%) Palo Alto
13 4 (0.50%) Computacenter
13 4 (0.50%) F5
13 4 (0.50%) HubSpot
13 4 (0.50%) IFS
13 4 (0.50%) MuleSoft