Organisational Skills Job Trends in the South West

Organisational Skills
England > South West

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 98 113
Rank change year-on-year +43 +15 +31
Permanent jobs citing Organisational Skills 286 73 118
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.72% 2.04% 1.73%
As % of the General category 6.39% 3.30% 3.69%
Number of salaries quoted 193 47 49
10th Percentile £26,500 £24,500 £27,100
25th Percentile £29,000 £24,875 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £29,290 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.49% -31.08% +13.33%
75th Percentile £57,500 £40,000 £52,500
90th Percentile £91,149 £47,500 £60,000
England median annual salary £36,000 £35,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.86% -22.22% -

All General Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 4,479 2,213 3,196
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 42.56% 61.83% 46.83%
Number of salaries quoted 2,881 1,293 1,676
10th Percentile £28,500 £26,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £29,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £43,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.28% -18.10% -
75th Percentile £65,625 £58,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £75,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £54,793 £57,945
% change year-on-year +0.38% -5.44% -3.43%

Organisational Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Organisational Skills job vacancy trend in the South West

Organisational Skills
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Organisational Skills
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Organisational Skills in the South West over the 6 months to 6 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Organisational Skills in the South West

Organisational Skills
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 6 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol +17 80 £37,500 -16.67% 40
Gloucestershire -13 67 £32,500 +12.07% 36
Somerset +3 41 £43,000 +36.51% 33
Dorset +16 32 £33,000 +29.41% 28
Wiltshire -2 31 £64,369 +138.40% 21
Devon -11 24 £33,000 +10.00% 27
Cornwall +7 7 £32,500 -18.75% 6
Avon - 3 £32,500 - 25
Organisational Skills
England

Organisational Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 21 (7.34%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.45%) Confluence
2 7 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.75%) WordPress
4 4 (1.40%) Apache
4 4 (1.40%) JBoss
5 3 (1.05%) nginx
Applications
1 86 (30.07%) Microsoft Office
2 64 (22.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 29 (10.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (2.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (2.10%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.75%) CorelDRAW
7 4 (1.40%) Adobe After Effects
7 4 (1.40%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (1.40%) InDesign
7 4 (1.40%) Photoshop
8 2 (0.70%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.70%) MicroStation
8 2 (0.70%) Revit
8 2 (0.70%) Simulink
8 2 (0.70%) SOLIDWORKS
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (2.10%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.35%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.35%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 35 (12.24%) Microsoft 365
2 29 (10.14%) Power Platform
3 20 (6.99%) SaaS
4 13 (4.55%) AWS
5 8 (2.80%) Azure
6 6 (2.10%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.10%) PowerApps
7 5 (1.75%) Google Analytics
8 4 (1.40%) Canva
8 4 (1.40%) Figma
9 3 (1.05%) Datadog
9 3 (1.05%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.70%) ChatGPT
10 2 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
10 2 (0.70%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.35%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.10%) Firewall
2 5 (1.75%) Unified Communications
2 5 (1.75%) WAN
3 4 (1.40%) LAN
4 3 (1.05%) Internet
4 3 (1.05%) MPLS
4 3 (1.05%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (1.05%) SD-WAN
4 3 (1.05%) SSL
4 3 (1.05%) VPN
4 3 (1.05%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.70%) DHCP
5 2 (0.70%) DMZ
5 2 (0.70%) DNS
5 2 (0.70%) NGFW
5 2 (0.70%) PPP
5 2 (0.70%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.70%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.70%) VLAN
5 2 (0.70%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.04%) Power BI
2 2 (0.70%) Power Query
2 2 (0.70%) Tableau
3 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
3 1 (0.35%) EDMS
3 1 (0.35%) MS Access
3 1 (0.35%) MySQL
3 1 (0.35%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (4.55%) JIRA
2 5 (1.75%) Git
3 3 (1.05%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.70%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.70%) Subversion
5 1 (0.35%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.35%) Maven
5 1 (0.35%) Robot Framework
5 1 (0.35%) Selenium
5 1 (0.35%) TeamCity
General
1 212 (74.13%) Social Skills
2 108 (37.76%) Finance
3 65 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (20.63%) Legal
5 48 (16.78%) Marketing
6 37 (12.94%) Manufacturing
7 20 (6.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 17 (5.94%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (5.94%) Retail
9 12 (4.20%) Advertising
10 10 (3.50%) Aerospace
11 8 (2.80%) Public Sector
12 7 (2.45%) Electronics
13 6 (2.10%) Billing
13 6 (2.10%) Games
13 6 (2.10%) Military
14 5 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.75%) Multimedia
15 4 (1.40%) Automotive
15 4 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 36 (12.59%) Administrator
2 26 (9.09%) Analyst
3 24 (8.39%) Lead
4 13 (4.55%) Developer
5 11 (3.85%) Support Analyst
6 10 (3.50%) IT Support
6 10 (3.50%) Sales Administrator
7 9 (3.15%) Coordinator
8 8 (2.80%) Lecturer
8 8 (2.80%) Marketing Manager
8 8 (2.80%) Senior
9 7 (2.45%) IT Engineer
9 7 (2.45%) Junior
9 7 (2.45%) Team Leader
10 6 (2.10%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
10 6 (2.10%) Product Manager
10 6 (2.10%) Product Marketing Manager
10 6 (2.10%) Sales Support
10 6 (2.10%) Service Analyst
10 6 (2.10%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (2.45%) CSS
1 7 (2.45%) HTML
2 3 (1.05%) CSS3
2 3 (1.05%) HTML5
2 3 (1.05%) Keycloak
2 3 (1.05%) OAuth
2 3 (1.05%) OAuth2
2 3 (1.05%) OpenID
2 3 (1.05%) React
3 2 (0.70%) Terraform
3 2 (0.70%) XML
4 1 (0.35%) 802.1X
4 1 (0.35%) ActiveMQ
4 1 (0.35%) JSON
4 1 (0.35%) LAMP
4 1 (0.35%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 48 (16.78%) Podcast
1 48 (16.78%) Web Conferencing
2 45 (15.73%) Virtual Team
3 42 (14.69%) Management Information System
4 29 (10.14%) Onboarding
5 28 (9.79%) Self-Motivation
6 23 (8.04%) Analytical Mindset
7 21 (7.34%) Driving Licence
8 16 (5.59%) Social Media
9 6 (2.10%) NHS
10 5 (1.75%) Data Centre
11 4 (1.40%) CMDB
11 4 (1.40%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.40%) Graphic Design
11 4 (1.40%) iPad
11 4 (1.40%) Pricing Data
11 4 (1.40%) Private Cloud
11 4 (1.40%) Video Editing
12 3 (1.05%) iPhone
12 3 (1.05%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 19 (6.64%) Windows
2 5 (1.75%) Linux
3 3 (1.05%) Apple iOS
3 3 (1.05%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 3 (1.05%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.70%) CentOS
4 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2016
4 2 (0.70%) Windows Server 2019
5 1 (0.35%) CoreOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (31.82%) Customer Service
2 81 (28.32%) Continuous Improvement
3 67 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (15.03%) CRM
5 41 (14.34%) Stakeholder Management
6 39 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
7 35 (12.24%) Project Management
8 33 (11.54%) Process Improvement
9 30 (10.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 28 (9.79%) Business Intelligence
11 27 (9.44%) Customer Experience
11 27 (9.44%) Decision-Making
12 25 (8.74%) Time Management
13 24 (8.39%) Customer Engagement
14 22 (7.69%) Collaborative Culture
15 20 (6.99%) AI
16 19 (6.64%) Workflow
17 17 (5.94%) Commercial Awareness
17 17 (5.94%) Customer Requirements
17 17 (5.94%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 9 (3.15%) Python
2 8 (2.80%) JavaScript
3 4 (1.40%) SQL
4 3 (1.05%) C++
5 2 (0.70%) Bash
5 2 (0.70%) MATLAB
5 2 (0.70%) Perl
5 2 (0.70%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.35%) C
6 1 (0.35%) C#
6 1 (0.35%) Java
6 1 (0.35%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 46 (16.08%) BPSS Clearance
2 29 (10.14%) Degree
3 25 (8.74%) Security Cleared
4 18 (6.29%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.15%) AAT
5 9 (3.15%) HNC
5 9 (3.15%) HND
6 7 (2.45%) ACCA
6 7 (2.45%) CIMA
6 7 (2.45%) DV Cleared
7 6 (2.10%) DBS Check
8 4 (1.40%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.40%) PMP
9 3 (1.05%) Computer Science Degree
9 3 (1.05%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.70%) CCNA
10 2 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.70%) PhD
10 2 (0.70%) Postgraduate
11 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (6.29%) Accessibility
2 14 (4.90%) QA
3 13 (4.55%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.45%) SLA
5 5 (1.75%) ISO 19650
6 4 (1.40%) Def Stans
6 4 (1.40%) GDPR
6 4 (1.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.40%) PMO
7 2 (0.70%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 11 (3.85%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.05%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.70%) Docker
3 2 (0.70%) Firmware
4 1 (0.35%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.35%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.05%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (1.05%) Nagios
2 3 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.70%) Ansible
4 1 (0.35%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.35%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.35%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.35%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.35%) Puppet
4 1 (0.35%) SCCM
4 1 (0.35%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 135 (47.20%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.99%) HubSpot
3 10 (3.50%) Adobe
4 9 (3.15%) Salesforce
5 6 (2.10%) Google
5 6 (2.10%) HP
5 6 (2.10%) Marketo
6 5 (1.75%) Dell
7 4 (1.40%) Apple
7 4 (1.40%) Atlassian
7 4 (1.40%) Pardot
7 4 (1.40%) Red Hat
8 3 (1.05%) Facebook
8 3 (1.05%) New Relic
8 3 (1.05%) Progress
8 3 (1.05%) SAP
8 3 (1.05%) Splunk
8 3 (1.05%) Thales
9 2 (0.70%) VMware
9 2 (0.70%) YouTube