Self-Motivation
West Midlands > Birmingham
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 56 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -21 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation | 18 | 11 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham | 2.17% | 1.74% | 4.76% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.64% | 6.21% | 13.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 11 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £125 | - | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £128 | £158 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £458 | £400 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.38% | -15.79% | +52.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £498 | £444 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £534 | £519 | £680 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £450 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -20.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £22.33 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £26.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £26.98 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £27.21 | £27.68 | £24.65 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.70% | +12.29% | +19.05% |
All Generic Skills
Birmingham
Self-Motivation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Birmingham.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 319 | 177 | 261 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham | 38.43% | 28.05% | 34.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 117 | 155 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £157 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +16.67% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £540 | £638 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £689 | £663 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 9 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.15 | £18.80 | £19.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.37 | £22.00 | £25.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £30.45 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.03% | -53.15% | +268.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £23.50 | £55.25 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £24.57 | £57.80 | £68.00 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £24.03 | £23.89 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.57% | +3.87% | +19.90% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
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Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Self-Motivation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in Birmingham over the 6 months to 6 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Self-Motivation.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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: