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 13 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 167 125
Rank change year-on-year +44 -42 +100
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 896 497 845
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 2.24% 1.60% 1.90%
As % of the General category 3.81% 2.59% 3.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 430 291 415
10th Percentile £157 £195 £205
25th Percentile £210 £313 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £425
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +11.76% -5.56%
75th Percentile £538 £581 £550
90th Percentile £650 £688 £668
UK excluding London median daily rate £368 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -8.13% +6.67% -6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 194 19 119
10th Percentile £13.26 £13.25 £11.72
25th Percentile £15.62 £15.55 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.50 £22.27 £15.40
Median % change year-on-year -16.93% +44.61% -42.39%
75th Percentile £24.58 £27.44 £29.75
90th Percentile £35.71 £30.57 £40.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.50 £22.00 £14.21
% change year-on-year -15.91% +54.79% -49.00%

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 23,513 19,195 26,121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 58.78% 61.98% 58.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,720 11,553 16,876
10th Percentile £291 £284 £265
25th Percentile £402 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £649 £650
90th Percentile £735 £763 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,443 606 1,625
10th Percentile £13.72 £15.62 £13.00
25th Percentile £16.35 £20.12 £15.00
Median hourly rate £22.85 £29.00 £25.25
Median % change year-on-year -21.21% +14.85% -2.88%
75th Percentile £50.00 £57.50 £53.75
90th Percentile £72.00 £75.00 £67.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.80 £27.00 £24.05
% change year-on-year -19.26% +12.27% -1.92%

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 13 February 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 13 February 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 13 February 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 +47 796 £425 -15.00% 676
UK excluding London +39 582 £368 -8.13% 604
London +27 258 £475 -9.52% 170
Work from Home +19 205 £425 -15.00% 239
South East +24 144 £450 +38.46% 219
North of England -17 99 £449 +27.05% 125
East of England +43 98 £273 -46.42% 68
Midlands 0 96 £257 -42.75% 105
South West +28 85 £218 -60.45% 63
West Midlands -16 58 £356 -20.66% 79
North West -2 55 £438 +34.62% 69
East Midlands -3 38 £200 -50.31% 26
Yorkshire -55 35 £445 +21.92% 41
Scotland -10 31 £375 - 23
Northern Ireland +9 17 £475 -15.56% 4
Wales 0 16 £225 +25.00% 14
North East -9 9 £450 -23.40% 16

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 77 (8.59%) SharePoint
2 29 (3.24%) Confluence
3 8 (0.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.78%) CMS
5 6 (0.67%) SAS
6 5 (0.56%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.33%) MS Project Server
8 2 (0.22%) WordPress
9 1 (0.11%) HCL Notes
9 1 (0.11%) WebSphere
Applications
1 169 (18.86%) Microsoft Excel
2 136 (15.18%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (6.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 44 (4.91%) Microsoft Project
5 23 (2.57%) Spreadsheet
6 12 (1.34%) MS Visio
7 5 (0.56%) Photoshop
8 4 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
8 4 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
8 4 (0.45%) InDesign
9 2 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
10 1 (0.11%) CATIA
10 1 (0.11%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.11%) MadCap Flare
10 1 (0.11%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.11%) ProjectWise
10 1 (0.11%) Trello
Business Applications
1 9 (1.00%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (0.67%) Loan IQ
2 6 (0.67%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.45%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.45%) Shopify
4 3 (0.33%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.33%) Maximo
4 3 (0.33%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.33%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.33%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.33%) Workday HCM
5 2 (0.22%) Oracle Cash Management
5 2 (0.22%) Primavera
5 2 (0.22%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
5 2 (0.22%) Workfront
6 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.11%) SAP FS
6 1 (0.11%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 70 (7.81%) Azure
2 60 (6.70%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (4.80%) Power Platform
4 25 (2.79%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (2.46%) Google Workspace
6 15 (1.67%) AWS
7 11 (1.23%) SaaS
8 9 (1.00%) Entra ID
9 7 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (0.56%) GitHub
10 5 (0.56%) OCI
10 5 (0.56%) OneDrive
11 4 (0.45%) BigCommerce
11 4 (0.45%) Microsoft Purview
11 4 (0.45%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.33%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.33%) Google Drive
13 2 (0.22%) Amazon EC2
13 2 (0.22%) Amazon S3
13 2 (0.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.01%) VPN
2 11 (1.23%) LAN
3 9 (1.00%) DNS
3 9 (1.00%) Skype
3 9 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (0.89%) WAN
5 7 (0.78%) TCP/IP
6 6 (0.67%) Firewall
6 6 (0.67%) Internet
7 5 (0.56%) DHCP
7 5 (0.56%) Network Security
8 3 (0.33%) Intranet
9 2 (0.22%) MPLS
9 2 (0.22%) VLAN
9 2 (0.22%) Wireless
10 1 (0.11%) BIG-IP
10 1 (0.11%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.11%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.11%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (4.58%) Power BI
2 6 (0.67%) Electronic Patient Records
2 6 (0.67%) Metadata
3 5 (0.56%) GIS
3 5 (0.56%) SQL Server
4 4 (0.45%) Geospatial Data
4 4 (0.45%) MySQL
4 4 (0.45%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (0.45%) Spatial Data
5 3 (0.33%) Star Schema
5 3 (0.33%) Tick Data
6 2 (0.22%) Data Mart
6 2 (0.22%) Data Vault
6 2 (0.22%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.22%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 2 (0.22%) MS Access
6 2 (0.22%) Oracle Database
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 2 (0.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.11%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 71 (7.92%) JIRA
2 6 (0.67%) Git
2 6 (0.67%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.33%) Maven
3 3 (0.33%) Sonatype Nexus
4 2 (0.22%) GitLab
5 1 (0.11%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.11%) IBM UrbanCode
5 1 (0.11%) JUnit
5 1 (0.11%) Postman
5 1 (0.11%) SoapUI
General
1 560 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 230 (25.67%) Finance
3 141 (15.74%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (9.82%) Public Sector
5 51 (5.69%) Marketing
6 42 (4.69%) Banking
7 41 (4.58%) Retail
8 39 (4.35%) Legal
9 28 (3.13%) Manufacturing
10 27 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
11 23 (2.57%) Telecoms
12 20 (2.23%) Influencing Skills
13 16 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 15 (1.67%) Electronics
15 13 (1.45%) Investment Banking
16 12 (1.34%) Aerospace
17 11 (1.23%) Financial Institution
18 9 (1.00%) Billing
18 9 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (1.00%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 119 (13.28%) Analyst
2 101 (11.27%) Project Manager
3 77 (8.59%) IT Support
4 52 (5.80%) Administrator
5 51 (5.69%) Break Fix Engineer
5 51 (5.69%) Lead
6 50 (5.58%) Coordinator
6 50 (5.58%) Support Officer
7 49 (5.47%) Senior
8 45 (5.02%) Technical Support
9 38 (4.24%) Hardware Engineer
10 33 (3.68%) Junior
11 30 (3.35%) Business Analyst
12 27 (3.01%) Support Engineer
13 25 (2.79%) Consultant
13 25 (2.79%) Project Coordinator
14 24 (2.68%) Field Engineer
14 24 (2.68%) Project Officer
15 23 (2.57%) 1st Line Support
15 23 (2.57%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.89%) HTML
1 8 (0.89%) VML
2 7 (0.78%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.67%) ADO
3 6 (0.67%) Spring
4 4 (0.45%) REST
5 3 (0.33%) CSS
5 3 (0.33%) Middleware
5 3 (0.33%) XML
6 2 (0.22%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.22%) HTML5
6 2 (0.22%) JSON
6 2 (0.22%) JWT
6 2 (0.22%) OAuth
6 2 (0.22%) SOAP
6 2 (0.22%) Unreal Engine
7 1 (0.11%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.11%) OpenAPI
7 1 (0.11%) SAPUI5
7 1 (0.11%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 73 (8.15%) Onboarding
2 37 (4.13%) Management Information System
3 28 (3.13%) NHS
4 22 (2.46%) Product Ownership
4 22 (2.46%) Self-Motivation
5 21 (2.34%) Mobile App
6 16 (1.79%) Security Posture
7 15 (1.67%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.56%) Driving Licence
9 13 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
9 13 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
10 12 (1.34%) Insider Threat
11 10 (1.12%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.00%) Social Media
13 8 (0.89%) Virtual Team
14 7 (0.78%) Video Conferencing
15 6 (0.67%) Credit Risk
15 6 (0.67%) LIMS
15 6 (0.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 6 (0.67%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 85 (9.49%) Windows
2 28 (3.13%) Windows 10
3 23 (2.57%) Linux
4 9 (1.00%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.33%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.33%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.22%) Unix
7 1 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.11%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 217 (24.22%) Problem-Solving
2 198 (22.10%) Time Management
3 195 (21.76%) Project Management
4 151 (16.85%) Customer Service
5 130 (14.51%) Stakeholder Management
6 121 (13.50%) Agile
7 111 (12.39%) Continuous Improvement
8 103 (11.50%) Project Delivery
9 84 (9.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 71 (7.92%) Collaborative Working
10 71 (7.92%) Migration
11 70 (7.81%) Decision-Making
12 67 (7.48%) ITIL
13 62 (6.92%) Asset Management
14 61 (6.81%) Business Intelligence
14 61 (6.81%) PRINCE2
15 57 (6.36%) Risk Management
16 49 (5.47%) Data Protection
17 47 (5.25%) Cybersecurity
18 44 (4.91%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 34 (3.79%) SQL
2 23 (2.57%) Python
3 11 (1.23%) Java
4 10 (1.12%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.67%) R
6 5 (0.56%) C#
6 5 (0.56%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.11%) Google Apps Script
8 1 (0.11%) Korn
8 1 (0.11%) PHP
8 1 (0.11%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.11%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 128 (14.29%) Security Cleared
2 119 (13.28%) SC Cleared
3 112 (12.50%) Degree
4 31 (3.46%) PMP
5 26 (2.90%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.46%) DV Cleared
6 22 (2.46%) PMI Certification
7 17 (1.90%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.67%) DBS Check
8 15 (1.67%) Master's Degree
9 13 (1.45%) APMP
9 13 (1.45%) CTC Cleared
10 11 (1.23%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (0.67%) CISSP
12 5 (0.56%) HND
12 5 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
13 4 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.33%) CISA
14 3 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.33%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (8.59%) PMO
2 35 (3.91%) QA
2 35 (3.91%) SLA
3 25 (2.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 19 (2.12%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.12%) GDPR
5 12 (1.34%) GRC
6 11 (1.23%) Accessibility
7 10 (1.12%) Def Stans
8 9 (1.00%) Disclosure Scotland
8 9 (1.00%) NIST
9 7 (0.78%) ISO 20022
10 6 (0.67%) Cyber Essentials
11 5 (0.56%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.45%) IFRS
12 4 (0.45%) SEPA
13 3 (0.33%) IFRS 9
13 3 (0.33%) PSD2
14 2 (0.22%) ISO 9001
14 2 (0.22%) JSP 440
System Software
1 40 (4.46%) Active Directory
2 6 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.33%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.22%) Docker
5 2 (0.22%) Firmware
6 1 (0.11%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 32 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.00%) ServiceCenter
3 6 (0.67%) SCCM
4 3 (0.33%) Ansible
5 2 (0.22%) Terraform
6 1 (0.11%) Backup Exec
6 1 (0.11%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.11%) Grafana
6 1 (0.11%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
6 1 (0.11%) Norton AntiVirus
6 1 (0.11%) Packer
6 1 (0.11%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.11%) SCOM
6 1 (0.11%) Tivoli
6 1 (0.11%) WhatsUp Gold
6 1 (0.11%) WSUS
Vendors
1 258 (28.79%) Microsoft
2 63 (7.03%) HP
3 61 (6.81%) SAP
4 42 (4.69%) ServiceNow
5 25 (2.79%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.34%) Oracle
7 19 (2.12%) Google
8 15 (1.67%) Citrix
9 14 (1.56%) Adobe
10 13 (1.45%) Apple
11 12 (1.34%) Cisco
11 12 (1.34%) Dell
12 11 (1.23%) Remedy
13 7 (0.78%) VMware
13 7 (0.78%) Workday
14 6 (0.67%) Datto
15 5 (0.56%) Computacenter
16 4 (0.45%) Atlassian
16 4 (0.45%) ESRI
16 4 (0.45%) Sitecore