Organisational Skills Job Trends in the South East

Organisational Skills
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Organisational Skills in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Organisational Skills over the 6 months leading up to 8 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 85 96
Rank change year-on-year -2 +11 -1
Permanent jobs citing Organisational Skills 250 299 233
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.40% 3.27% 2.77%
As % of the General category 4.28% 5.28% 4.83%
Number of salaries quoted 141 119 189
10th Percentile £25,500 £27,000 £24,782
25th Percentile £29,000 £32,143 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -18.78%
75th Percentile £61,250 £60,000 £56,525
90th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £42,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% +7.14% -13.40%

All General Skills
South East

Organisational Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 5,840 5,662 4,829
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.13% 62.02% 57.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,112 2,264 2,994
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £27,640
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £36,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £53,168 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.39% - -4.00%

Organisational Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Organisational Skills relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Organisational Skills job vacancy trend in the South East

Organisational Skills
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Organisational Skills.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Organisational Skills

Organisational Skills
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Organisational Skills in the South East over the 6 months to 8 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Organisational Skills in the South East

Organisational Skills
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Organisational Skills within the South East region over the 6 months to 8 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +40 133 £34,000 -39.29% 59
Buckinghamshire +29 76 £55,000 -4.35% 20
Hampshire -25 56 £43,500 -7.23% 42
Berkshire +19 37 £30,000 -33.33% 28
Surrey +10 33 £37,500 +29.31% 36
Oxfordshire +13 20 £35,000 -34.88% 12
Kent -19 14 £29,000 -55.04% 31
East Sussex +19 11 £62,500 - 4
West Sussex -10 2 £57,500 +35.29% 12
Middlesex - 1 - - 13
Organisational Skills
England

Organisational Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 12 (4.80%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.20%) Confluence
3 3 (1.20%) WordPress
4 2 (0.80%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.40%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.40%) CMS
Applications
1 47 (18.80%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (17.20%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.60%) Windchill
5 3 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (1.20%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (1.20%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.20%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.80%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.80%) Adobe Captivate
6 2 (0.80%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.80%) Elementor
6 2 (0.80%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.40%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.40%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.00%) Shopify
2 2 (0.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.80%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.40%) Primavera
3 1 (0.40%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 21 (8.40%) Azure
2 20 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (3.60%) AWS
4 8 (3.20%) Google Workspace
5 7 (2.80%) Power Platform
6 6 (2.40%) PowerApps
7 3 (1.20%) SaaS
8 2 (0.80%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 2 (0.80%) MailChimp
9 1 (0.40%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.40%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.40%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.40%) GitHub
9 1 (0.40%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.40%) VoIP
2 5 (2.00%) LAN
2 5 (2.00%) WAN
2 5 (2.00%) Wi-Fi
3 4 (1.60%) VPN
4 3 (1.20%) Firewall
4 3 (1.20%) iSCSI
4 3 (1.20%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (1.20%) SAN
5 2 (0.80%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.80%) VLAN
6 1 (0.40%) Broadband
6 1 (0.40%) DHCP
6 1 (0.40%) DNS
6 1 (0.40%) Internet
6 1 (0.40%) NAS
6 1 (0.40%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.40%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (4.80%) GIS
2 7 (2.80%) Power BI
3 2 (0.80%) MySQL
3 2 (0.80%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (0.80%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
4 1 (0.40%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 39 (15.60%) JIRA
2 31 (12.40%) Git
3 30 (12.00%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.40%) LabVIEW
General
1 165 (66.00%) Social Skills
2 43 (17.20%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (14.00%) Finance
4 27 (10.80%) Marketing
5 17 (6.80%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.20%) Manufacturing
7 10 (4.00%) Telecoms
8 9 (3.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.60%) Retail
9 8 (3.20%) Electronics
10 7 (2.80%) Legal
11 6 (2.40%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (2.00%) Billing
13 4 (1.60%) Automotive
13 4 (1.60%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (1.20%) Advertising
14 3 (1.20%) Aviation
14 3 (1.20%) Environmental Health
14 3 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.20%) Law
Job Titles
1 37 (14.80%) Analyst
2 27 (10.80%) Lead
3 16 (6.40%) Coordinator
3 16 (6.40%) IT Engineer
3 16 (6.40%) Security Manager
3 16 (6.40%) Senior
4 13 (5.20%) IT Support
4 13 (5.20%) Support Engineer
5 12 (4.80%) Administrator
5 12 (4.80%) Cybersecurity Manager
5 12 (4.80%) Security Assurance Manager
5 12 (4.80%) Technical Manager
6 11 (4.40%) Support Analyst
7 10 (4.00%) Account Manager
7 10 (4.00%) Software Manager
8 9 (3.60%) IT Support Engineer
9 8 (3.20%) IT Analyst
9 8 (3.20%) Service Analyst
10 7 (2.80%) Service Manager
10 7 (2.80%) Technical Services Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.20%) HTML
2 2 (0.80%) Bootstrap
3 1 (0.40%) GraphQL
3 1 (0.40%) LDAP
3 1 (0.40%) Next.js
3 1 (0.40%) OAuth
3 1 (0.40%) OpenID
3 1 (0.40%) REST
3 1 (0.40%) SAML
3 1 (0.40%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 17 (6.80%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (4.00%) Management Information System
4 9 (3.60%) Security Posture
5 8 (3.20%) e-Learning
6 6 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.40%) Learning Management System
6 6 (2.40%) Social Media
7 5 (2.00%) Driving Licence
7 5 (2.00%) Robotics
8 3 (1.20%) Security Operations Centre
9 2 (0.80%) Blog
9 2 (0.80%) Cloud Native
9 2 (0.80%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.80%) Graphic Design
9 2 (0.80%) Web Conferencing
10 1 (0.40%) Arduino
10 1 (0.40%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.40%) Online Games
10 1 (0.40%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.60%) Windows
2 8 (3.20%) Windows Server
3 7 (2.80%) Linux
4 3 (1.20%) Android
4 3 (1.20%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.20%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.80%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 2 (0.80%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.40%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.40%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (35.60%) Continuous Improvement
2 55 (22.00%) Problem-Solving
3 42 (16.80%) Process Improvement
4 40 (16.00%) Decision-Making
5 39 (15.60%) Cybersecurity
6 36 (14.40%) Strategic Thinking
7 35 (14.00%) Customer Service
7 35 (14.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 33 (13.20%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 33 (13.20%) Time Management
9 31 (12.40%) Change Control
9 31 (12.40%) Programme Management
9 31 (12.40%) Project Management
10 30 (12.00%) Configuration Management
11 27 (10.80%) Change Management
12 26 (10.40%) Technical Leadership
13 23 (9.20%) Customer Requirements
14 22 (8.80%) Logistics
15 21 (8.40%) ITIL
16 20 (8.00%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 10 (4.00%) VBA
2 9 (3.60%) Python
3 4 (1.60%) Bash
4 2 (0.80%) Korn
4 2 (0.80%) PowerShell
4 2 (0.80%) SQL
5 1 (0.40%) C
5 1 (0.40%) Go
5 1 (0.40%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.40%) PHP
5 1 (0.40%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (30.00%) Degree
2 48 (19.20%) Security Cleared
3 16 (6.40%) DBS Check
4 15 (6.00%) SC Cleared
5 13 (5.20%) CREST Certified
6 10 (4.00%) Master's Degree
7 9 (3.60%) ACCA
7 9 (3.60%) DV Cleared
8 6 (2.40%) HNC
9 4 (1.60%) CISA
9 4 (1.60%) CISM
9 4 (1.60%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
9 4 (1.60%) MBA
10 3 (1.20%) A+ Certification
10 3 (1.20%) CIPD
10 3 (1.20%) HND
11 2 (0.80%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.80%) NVQ Level 3
12 1 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
12 1 (0.40%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (12.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 30 (12.00%) Def Stans
3 26 (10.40%) QA
4 19 (7.60%) GDPR
5 16 (6.40%) Cyber Essentials
6 14 (5.60%) NCSC
6 14 (5.60%) NIST
7 13 (5.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 13 (5.20%) SOC 2
7 13 (5.20%) SOC 3
8 12 (4.80%) GRC
9 9 (3.60%) PCI DSS
9 9 (3.60%) PMO
10 7 (2.80%) Data Quality
11 4 (1.60%) ISO 14001
11 4 (1.60%) ISO 9001
11 4 (1.60%) SLA
12 3 (1.20%) Accessibility
System Software
1 21 (8.40%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.80%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 2 (0.80%) Docker
3 2 (0.80%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.80%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.40%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 6 (2.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.00%) Jamf Pro
2 5 (2.00%) SmoothWall
3 2 (0.80%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.40%) Proxmox
4 1 (0.40%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 61 (24.40%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.40%) Cisco
3 10 (4.00%) Google
4 9 (3.60%) Adobe
4 9 (3.60%) Xero
5 8 (3.20%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.40%) Meraki
7 5 (2.00%) SAP
8 4 (1.60%) Saba
9 3 (1.20%) HubSpot
9 3 (1.20%) ServiceNow
9 3 (1.20%) Splunk
9 3 (1.20%) VMware
10 2 (0.80%) Dell
10 2 (0.80%) Logitech
10 2 (0.80%) Progress
10 2 (0.80%) Red Hat
10 2 (0.80%) Yealink
11 1 (0.40%) Citrix
11 1 (0.40%) Oracle