Self-Motivation Contract Job Trends in Essex

Self-Motivation
East of England > Essex

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 18 17 36
Rank change year-on-year -1 +19 -
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 5 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 3.79% 1.16% 0.85%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 14.29% 3.33% 2.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate £363 £500 £300
% change year-on-year -27.50% +66.67% -36.84%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £12.75 - £35.65
75th Percentile £48.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £12.75 £28.47 £65.00
% change year-on-year -55.22% -56.20% -

All Generic Skills
Essex

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 Essex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 35 30 71
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex 26.52% 34.88% 30.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 18 34
10th Percentile - £299 £105
25th Percentile £185 £316 £158
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £268 £350 £388
Median % change year-on-year -23.57% -9.68% +10.71%
75th Percentile £451 £400 £574
90th Percentile £513 £568 £652
East of England median daily rate £450 £500 £488
% change year-on-year -10.00% +2.56% +6.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 23
10th Percentile - - £12.86
25th Percentile £12.75 - £14.17
Median hourly rate £16.25 £14.84 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.50% -29.33% -48.01%
75th Percentile £24.44 - £55.00
90th Percentile £48.75 - £57.50
East of England median hourly rate £22.50 £66.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -66.29% +21.36% -16.03%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in Essex

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Self-Motivation.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Self-Motivation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram in Essex

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation in Essex over the 6 months to 14 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Self-Motivation in Essex

Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the Essex region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Maldon - 3 - - 1
Basildon - 2 - - 1
Self-Motivation
East of England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Shopify
General
1 3 (60.00%) Marketing
1 3 (60.00%) Retail
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Administrator
1 3 (60.00%) Web Administrator
2 2 (40.00%) Development Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Software Development Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Software Engineer
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) AI
1 3 (60.00%) E-Commerce
1 3 (60.00%) Logistics
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft