Self-Motivation Contracts in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 105 108 142
Rank change year-on-year +3 +34 -16
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 17 17 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.97% 0.78% 0.88%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.79% 2.52% 2.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 7 19
10th Percentile £219 £166 £149
25th Percentile £353 £281 £248
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £438 £425
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% +2.94% -19.05%
75th Percentile £675 £491 £519
90th Percentile £680 £610 £593
Central London median daily rate £631 £438 £450
% change year-on-year +44.29% -2.78% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £20.22
Median hourly rate £31.00 - £20.71
75th Percentile - - £21.19
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate £31.00 - £20.71
% change year-on-year - - -35.80%

All Generic Skills
City of London

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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 610 675 1,293
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 34.74% 30.93% 35.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 383 463 878
10th Percentile £365 £275 £350
25th Percentile £475 £425 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.00% +7.94%
75th Percentile £700 £700 £750
90th Percentile £800 £848 £850
Central London median daily rate £575 £575 £611
% change year-on-year - -5.93% +6.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 13
10th Percentile £23.80 £12.75 £17.33
25th Percentile £26.50 £14.38 -
Median hourly rate £31.00 £23.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.78% -34.29% -26.32%
75th Percentile £65.50 £27.25 £88.30
90th Percentile £86.20 £36.60 -
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £23.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +26.39% -34.29% -26.32%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the City of London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 1 (5.88%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) AWS
2 4 (23.53%) Azure
3 2 (11.76%) GCP
4 1 (5.88%) Google Docs
4 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Amazon RDS
1 1 (5.88%) Metadata
1 1 (5.88%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
1 1 (5.88%) Qlik Sense
1 1 (5.88%) Relational Database
1 1 (5.88%) Spotfire
Development Applications
1 1 (5.88%) MSI
General
1 12 (70.59%) Social Skills
2 10 (58.82%) Finance
3 7 (41.18%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (17.65%) Banking
4 3 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (11.76%) Billing
5 2 (11.76%) Investment Banking
5 2 (11.76%) Legal
6 1 (5.88%) Financial Institution
6 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (5.88%) Local Government
6 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (17.65%) Developer
1 3 (17.65%) Senior
2 2 (11.76%) Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Architect
2 2 (11.76%) Java Developer
3 1 (5.88%) .NET Developer
3 1 (5.88%) Data Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Architect
3 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 1 (5.88%) IT Support Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Junior
3 1 (5.88%) Network Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Programme Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Project Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Security Architect
3 1 (5.88%) Senior .NET Developer
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Data Analyst
3 1 (5.88%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (17.65%) Smart Contracts
2 2 (11.76%) REST
3 1 (5.88%) .NET
3 1 (5.88%) .NET Framework
3 1 (5.88%) Entity Framework
3 1 (5.88%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Blockchain
1 3 (17.65%) Equities
2 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.88%) CSOC
2 1 (5.88%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (5.88%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (5.88%) iPad
2 1 (5.88%) iPhone
2 1 (5.88%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (11.76%) Windows
2 1 (5.88%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.88%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (41.18%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (23.53%) Project Management
3 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
3 3 (17.65%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (17.65%) Risk Management
3 3 (17.65%) SDLC
3 3 (17.65%) TDD
4 2 (11.76%) Agile
4 2 (11.76%) Data Modelling
4 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
4 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
4 2 (11.76%) DevOps
4 2 (11.76%) Logistics
4 2 (11.76%) Process Improvement
4 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
4 2 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (11.76%) Time Management
4 2 (11.76%) TOGAF
4 2 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (11.76%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 4 (23.53%) Python
2 3 (17.65%) DAML
2 3 (17.65%) Java
2 3 (17.65%) JavaScript
3 2 (11.76%) SQL
4 1 (5.88%) C#
4 1 (5.88%) PL/SQL
4 1 (5.88%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) CISM
2 1 (5.88%) CISSP
2 1 (5.88%) PMP
2 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.88%) Data Quality
1 1 (5.88%) GDPR
1 1 (5.88%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (11.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.88%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (5.88%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.88%) SCCM
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) Microsoft
2 2 (11.76%) ServiceNow
3 1 (5.88%) Apple
3 1 (5.88%) Ariba
3 1 (5.88%) Citrix
3 1 (5.88%) Civica
3 1 (5.88%) Databricks
3 1 (5.88%) Google
3 1 (5.88%) Informatica
3 1 (5.88%) Marketo
3 1 (5.88%) Qualys
3 1 (5.88%) Salesforce
3 1 (5.88%) SAP
3 1 (5.88%) Symantec