Organisational Skills Contracts

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 have cited Organisational Skills over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 148 192 238
Rank change year-on-year +44 +46 -2
Contract jobs citing Organisational Skills 696 769 1,083
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.62% 1.37% 1.24%
As % of the General category 2.81% 2.34% 2.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 397 531 664
10th Percentile £163 £203 £208
25th Percentile £250 £325 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -2.63% +18.75%
75th Percentile £525 £578 £588
90th Percentile £613 £688 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £403 £425 £420
% change year-on-year -5.29% +1.19% +20.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 42 126
10th Percentile £11.77 £13.17 £12.31
25th Percentile £13.93 £14.52 £15.90
Median hourly rate £20.80 £21.95 £23.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% -5.99% +26.20%
75th Percentile £38.12 £52.65 £48.75
90th Percentile - £58.52 £55.94
UK excluding London median hourly rate £18.35 £20.97 £20.12
% change year-on-year -12.49% +4.22% +8.76%

All General Skills
UK

Organisational Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 24,753 32,807 49,724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 57.49% 58.53% 56.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,550 22,755 34,565
10th Percentile £275 £313 £325
25th Percentile £413 £438 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £763 £775 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +8.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,984 981 1,390
10th Percentile £12.78 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £32.30 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.12% +43.56% +4.65%
75th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 £47.36
90th Percentile £67.38 £72.50 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.42 £27.84 £19.50
% change year-on-year +2.08% +42.77% +2.63%

Organisational Skills
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Organisational Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Organisational Skills.

Daily rate trend for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Organisational Skills over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Organisational Skills.

Hourly rate trend for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Organisational Skills over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Organisational Skills in the UK

Organisational Skills
Top 17 Contract 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 1 June 2024. 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 +39 570 £450 -7.69% 1,378
UK excluding London +60 473 £403 -5.29% 1,083
Work from Home +64 234 £450 - 384
London +1 186 £450 -13.67% 332
South East +25 114 £263 -38.24% 260
East of England +41 89 £400 -20.00% 117
Scotland +29 76 £375 - 54
North of England +33 73 £395 -12.22% 270
Midlands +32 52 £400 +6.67% 208
South West +7 52 £475 +7.95% 176
North West +20 42 £350 -30.00% 157
West Midlands +16 32 £500 +33.33% 111
Yorkshire +26 21 £400 -17.95% 85
East Midlands +18 19 £396 -6.94% 97
Northern Ireland +12 12 £435 +24.29% 15
North East +16 10 £500 +25.00% 38
Wales +18 7 £145 -52.26% 26

Organisational Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 54 (7.76%) SharePoint
2 18 (2.59%) Confluence
3 15 (2.16%) SharePoint Server
4 6 (0.86%) CMS
5 5 (0.72%) CICS
5 5 (0.72%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.57%) SAS
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 120 (17.24%) Microsoft Office
2 112 (16.09%) Microsoft Excel
3 63 (9.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.30%) Photoshop
5 15 (2.16%) Microsoft Project
6 12 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
7 9 (1.29%) MS Visio
8 7 (1.01%) Adobe Illustrator
9 4 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.43%) InDesign
11 2 (0.29%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.29%) PTC Creo
11 2 (0.29%) Windchill
12 1 (0.14%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.14%) Adobe After Effects
12 1 (0.14%) Adobe Premiere
12 1 (0.14%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 10 (1.44%) Teamcenter
2 7 (1.01%) Shopify
3 6 (0.86%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (0.86%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 6 (0.86%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.43%) Sage X3
4 3 (0.43%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.43%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.43%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.43%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.43%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (0.29%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.29%) ResourceLink
5 2 (0.29%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.14%) PeopleSoft HRMS
6 1 (0.14%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.14%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.14%) Unica
Cloud Services
1 67 (9.63%) Microsoft 365
2 30 (4.31%) Azure
3 14 (2.01%) Azure Stack
3 14 (2.01%) Power Platform
4 13 (1.87%) AWS
5 9 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (1.15%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (1.15%) Canva
6 8 (1.15%) Slack
6 8 (1.15%) Yammer
7 7 (1.01%) BigCommerce
7 7 (1.01%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (0.43%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 3 (0.43%) Cloud Computing
8 3 (0.43%) OCI
8 3 (0.43%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 2 (0.29%) Google Docs
9 2 (0.29%) Google Sheets
9 2 (0.29%) PaaS
9 2 (0.29%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 27 (3.88%) Firewall
2 20 (2.87%) LAN
3 15 (2.16%) BGP
4 13 (1.87%) Intranet
5 12 (1.72%) Wireless
6 9 (1.29%) Internet
6 9 (1.29%) Structured Cabling
6 9 (1.29%) VPN
7 6 (0.86%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (0.86%) Cisco ISE
7 6 (0.86%) Network Security
8 4 (0.57%) NX-OS
8 4 (0.57%) VoIP
8 4 (0.57%) WAN
8 4 (0.57%) Wi-Fi
9 3 (0.43%) Cisco IOS
10 2 (0.29%) FTP
10 2 (0.29%) SSH
10 2 (0.29%) SSL
10 2 (0.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.01%) Power BI
2 7 (1.01%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (1.01%) Tableau
3 6 (0.86%) DB2
3 6 (0.86%) SQL Server
4 5 (0.72%) OLTP
4 5 (0.72%) Oracle Database
5 4 (0.57%) SAP HANA
6 3 (0.43%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.29%) EDMS
7 2 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.29%) Hadoop
7 2 (0.29%) MySQL
8 1 (0.14%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 1 (0.14%) IDMS
8 1 (0.14%) InterSystems Cache
8 1 (0.14%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.14%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 31 (4.45%) JIRA
2 6 (0.86%) RStudio
3 3 (0.43%) Git
4 2 (0.29%) GitLab
5 1 (0.14%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.14%) Sonatype Nexus
5 1 (0.14%) Subversion
5 1 (0.14%) TestComplete
5 1 (0.14%) Zephyr
General
1 420 (60.34%) Social Skills
2 175 (25.14%) Finance
3 131 (18.82%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (14.51%) Presentation Skills
5 84 (12.07%) Influencing Skills
6 64 (9.20%) Public Sector
7 36 (5.17%) Legal
8 35 (5.03%) Marketing
9 31 (4.45%) Banking
10 28 (4.02%) Retail
11 20 (2.87%) Telecoms
12 17 (2.44%) Manufacturing
13 15 (2.16%) Pharmaceutical
14 14 (2.01%) Mandarin Language
15 9 (1.29%) Advertising
16 8 (1.15%) Aerospace
16 8 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.15%) Publishing
17 7 (1.01%) Electronics
17 7 (1.01%) French Language
Job Titles
1 99 (14.22%) Analyst
2 70 (10.06%) Project Manager
3 49 (7.04%) Administrator
4 43 (6.18%) Senior
5 37 (5.32%) Lead
6 36 (5.17%) Support Engineer
7 30 (4.31%) Desktop Support
8 26 (3.74%) Coordinator
9 25 (3.59%) Desktop Engineer
9 25 (3.59%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 18 (2.59%) Business Analyst
11 17 (2.44%) Windows Engineer
12 16 (2.30%) Consultant
13 15 (2.16%) Architect
13 15 (2.16%) Hardware Engineer
14 13 (1.87%) Delivery Manager
14 13 (1.87%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
14 13 (1.87%) IT Manager
14 13 (1.87%) Senior Manager
14 13 (1.87%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.01%) VML
2 5 (0.72%) XML
3 4 (0.57%) HTML
4 3 (0.43%) CSS
4 3 (0.43%) IDoc
5 2 (0.29%) LDAP
5 2 (0.29%) SAP Fiori
5 2 (0.29%) Spring
5 2 (0.29%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.14%) .NET
6 1 (0.14%) Ajax
6 1 (0.14%) EDI
6 1 (0.14%) Flash
6 1 (0.14%) FpML
6 1 (0.14%) JAXB
6 1 (0.14%) jQuery
6 1 (0.14%) POSIX
6 1 (0.14%) WebRTC
6 1 (0.14%) XML Schema
6 1 (0.14%) XSD
Miscellaneous
1 44 (6.32%) Self-Motivation
2 41 (5.89%) Driving Licence
3 30 (4.31%) Management Information System
4 17 (2.44%) Data Centre
5 15 (2.16%) Private Cloud
6 13 (1.87%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.72%) Video Editing
7 12 (1.72%) Virtual Team
8 11 (1.58%) PMI
9 10 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.44%) NHS
10 9 (1.29%) Mainframe
11 8 (1.15%) Blog
11 8 (1.15%) CCTV
11 8 (1.15%) Product Ownership
11 8 (1.15%) Video Conferencing
12 7 (1.01%) Digital Media
12 7 (1.01%) Photography
12 7 (1.01%) Replication
13 6 (0.86%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 121 (17.39%) Windows
2 69 (9.91%) Windows 10
3 31 (4.45%) Apple iOS
4 30 (4.31%) Windows 7
5 11 (1.58%) Android
5 11 (1.58%) Linux
6 7 (1.01%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.01%) Unix
7 6 (0.86%) Windows Server
8 5 (0.72%) zOS
9 2 (0.29%) Mac OS X
9 2 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.14%) Data ONTAP
10 1 (0.14%) Solaris
10 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (29.31%) Project Management
2 169 (24.28%) Time Management
3 151 (21.70%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (14.66%) Decision-Making
5 98 (14.08%) Agile
6 97 (13.94%) Stakeholder Management
7 70 (10.06%) Customer Service
8 62 (8.91%) ITIL
9 54 (7.76%) Business Strategy
10 52 (7.47%) Continuous Improvement
11 48 (6.90%) Project Delivery
12 47 (6.75%) Business Development
12 47 (6.75%) PRINCE2
12 47 (6.75%) Risk Management
13 39 (5.60%) Collaborative Working
14 37 (5.32%) Migration
15 35 (5.03%) Data Protection
16 33 (4.74%) Change Management
17 29 (4.17%) Programme Management
18 28 (4.02%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 23 (3.30%) Python
2 19 (2.73%) SQL
3 6 (0.86%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.72%) COBOL
4 5 (0.72%) PL/SQL
4 5 (0.72%) REXX
5 4 (0.57%) Java
5 4 (0.57%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.43%) R
7 2 (0.29%) Perl
8 1 (0.14%) Dart
8 1 (0.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.14%) Ruby
8 1 (0.14%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 123 (17.67%) Security Cleared
2 110 (15.80%) Degree
3 59 (8.48%) SC Cleared
4 58 (8.33%) DV Cleared
5 18 (2.59%) PMP
6 17 (2.44%) PMI Certification
7 11 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.29%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.29%) CISM
9 8 (1.15%) CCNP
9 8 (1.15%) DBS Check
10 7 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
10 7 (1.01%) HNC
10 7 (1.01%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.01%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 6 (0.86%) NVQ Level 3
12 3 (0.43%) CIPD
12 3 (0.43%) CISSP
12 3 (0.43%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.43%) NVQ Level 4
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (7.61%) PMO
2 25 (3.59%) GDPR
2 25 (3.59%) SLA
3 23 (3.30%) QA
4 16 (2.30%) Government Security Classifications
5 11 (1.58%) Data Quality
6 10 (1.44%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.01%) NIST
8 5 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.57%) Disclosure Scotland
10 3 (0.43%) HIPAA
11 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.14%) GRC
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.14%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.14%) P3O
11 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 46 (6.61%) Active Directory
2 20 (2.87%) Firmware
3 13 (1.87%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.86%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.57%) BitLocker
5 4 (0.57%) NFS
5 4 (0.57%) vSphere
6 3 (0.43%) Docker
7 2 (0.29%) HDFS
7 2 (0.29%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.14%) Citrix Hypervisor
8 1 (0.14%) GPFS
8 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 36 (5.17%) SCCM
2 8 (1.15%) VxRail
3 6 (0.86%) Nessus
4 5 (0.72%) WSUS
5 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (0.57%) SCOM
5 4 (0.57%) vCenter Server
6 3 (0.43%) Ansible
6 3 (0.43%) Kubernetes
6 3 (0.43%) Terraform
7 2 (0.29%) HP Quality Center
7 2 (0.29%) Netcool
7 2 (0.29%) Rundeck
8 1 (0.14%) AppManager
8 1 (0.14%) ITRS Geneos
8 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) Puppet
8 1 (0.14%) Veritas Storage Foundation
Vendors
1 183 (26.29%) Microsoft
2 62 (8.91%) SAP
3 29 (4.17%) HP
4 27 (3.88%) Apple
5 21 (3.02%) Oracle
6 20 (2.87%) ServiceNow
7 17 (2.44%) Adobe
7 17 (2.44%) VMware
8 16 (2.30%) Atlassian
9 14 (2.01%) Dell
10 13 (1.87%) Cisco
11 12 (1.72%) Salesforce
12 8 (1.15%) Citrix
13 7 (1.01%) ScienceLogic
13 7 (1.01%) Sitecore
14 6 (0.86%) Juniper
14 6 (0.86%) Palo Alto
15 5 (0.72%) Ariba
15 5 (0.72%) Google
16 4 (0.57%) EMC