Self-Motivation Contract Job Trends in London

Self-Motivation
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 226 203 213
Rank change year-on-year -23 +10 -32
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 157 182 204
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.09% 1.21% 1.08%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.80% 3.53% 3.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 106 133
10th Percentile £275 £350 £300
25th Percentile £411 £413 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £546 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.22% +4.00% -4.55%
75th Percentile £750 £650 £647
90th Percentile £838 £763 £770
England median daily rate £450 £475 £525
% change year-on-year -5.26% -9.52% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 7 14
10th Percentile £14.25 £14.10 -
25th Percentile £19.70 £30.17 £19.99
Median hourly rate £25.15 £80.50 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -68.76% +278.82% -65.16%
75th Percentile £27.08 £80.75 £22.52
90th Percentile £34.10 - £40.15
England median hourly rate £25.15 £50.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -49.70% +42.86% -41.67%

All Generic Skills
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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,602 5,157 6,376
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 38.94% 34.22% 33.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,589 3,296 4,547
10th Percentile £340 £325 £325
25th Percentile £430 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £588
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -2.13% -2.08%
75th Percentile £675 £713 £725
90th Percentile £800 £850 £825
England median daily rate £514 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 132 66 106
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.86
25th Percentile £19.95 £23.80 £19.99
Median hourly rate £26.11 £34.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.32% +15.00% -12.82%
75th Percentile £46.15 £55.94 £49.68
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £65.93
England median hourly rate £29.00 £37.00 £43.84
% change year-on-year -21.62% -15.60% +25.16%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in London

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in London

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

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

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation in London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Self-Motivation in London

Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 19 December 2025. 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
Central London -6 18 £475 -22.13% 26
South London -2 3 £500 -13.04% 1
East London +2 2 £193 -35.83% 3
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 4 (2.55%) Confluence
2 2 (1.27%) CMS
2 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.64%) IIS
3 1 (0.64%) JBoss
3 1 (0.64%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 19 (12.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (9.55%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (7.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.91%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.27%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (1.27%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (1.27%) InDesign
5 2 (1.27%) Photoshop
5 2 (1.27%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.64%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 5 (3.18%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.64%) Hyperion Planning
3 1 (0.64%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.64%) Shopify
3 1 (0.64%) Temenos T24
3 1 (0.64%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 26 (16.56%) IaaS
2 18 (11.46%) Azure
3 12 (7.64%) AWS
4 11 (7.01%) Power Platform
5 7 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (3.18%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.55%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (2.55%) Entra ID
7 4 (2.55%) Power Automate
7 4 (2.55%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.91%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.91%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (1.91%) GitHub
8 3 (1.91%) Google Ads
8 3 (1.91%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.91%) PaaS
8 3 (1.91%) Snowflake
8 3 (1.91%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (1.27%) Adobe Creative Cloud
9 2 (1.27%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.82%) Firewall
2 5 (3.18%) Multicast
3 3 (1.91%) LAN
3 3 (1.91%) VPN
3 3 (1.91%) WAN
4 2 (1.27%) DHCP
4 2 (1.27%) DNS
4 2 (1.27%) Network Security
4 2 (1.27%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.64%) 4G
5 1 (0.64%) BGP
5 1 (0.64%) EIGRP
5 1 (0.64%) HSRP
5 1 (0.64%) InfiniBand
5 1 (0.64%) Internet
5 1 (0.64%) OSPF
5 1 (0.64%) SSL
5 1 (0.64%) VRRP
5 1 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.64%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.37%) Power BI
2 6 (3.82%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.18%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (2.55%) NoSQL
4 4 (2.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 3 (1.91%) Data Lake
5 3 (1.91%) KDB
5 3 (1.91%) Oracle Database
6 2 (1.27%) Amazon Redshift
6 2 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
6 2 (1.27%) Data Vault
6 2 (1.27%) Metadata
6 2 (1.27%) Microsoft Analysis Services
6 2 (1.27%) Power Query
6 2 (1.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 1 (0.64%) Cognos Impromptu
7 1 (0.64%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.64%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.64%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 13 (8.28%) JIRA
2 4 (2.55%) Git
3 3 (1.91%) SonarQube
4 2 (1.27%) Artifactory
4 2 (1.27%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.64%) Postman
5 1 (0.64%) Xcode
General
1 91 (57.96%) Social Skills
2 69 (43.95%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (31.21%) Finance
4 25 (15.92%) Banking
5 12 (7.64%) Presentation Skills
6 11 (7.01%) Financial Institution
6 11 (7.01%) Investment Banking
7 9 (5.73%) Retail
8 8 (5.10%) Marketing
9 7 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
9 7 (4.46%) Public Sector
10 5 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (2.55%) Front Office
11 4 (2.55%) Retail Banking
12 3 (1.91%) Back Office
12 3 (1.91%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (1.27%) Legal
13 2 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.64%) Advertising
14 1 (0.64%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 35 (22.29%) Architect
2 23 (14.65%) Analyst
3 12 (7.64%) Senior
4 10 (6.37%) Developer
5 8 (5.10%) Business Analyst
6 7 (4.46%) Lead
7 6 (3.82%) Data Analyst
8 5 (3.18%) Data Engineer
9 4 (2.55%) Administrator
9 4 (2.55%) Designer
9 4 (2.55%) IT Engineer
9 4 (2.55%) Junior
9 4 (2.55%) Project Manager
9 4 (2.55%) Python Developer
9 4 (2.55%) Support Engineer
10 3 (1.91%) DevOps Engineer
10 3 (1.91%) Software Engineer
10 3 (1.91%) Support Analyst
10 3 (1.91%) Web Analyst
10 3 (1.91%) Web Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (20.38%) REST
2 26 (16.56%) JSON
3 7 (4.46%) .NET
4 5 (3.18%) React
5 4 (2.55%) HTML
5 4 (2.55%) RESTful
6 3 (1.91%) CSS
6 3 (1.91%) FastAPI
6 3 (1.91%) FIX Protocol
6 3 (1.91%) Jest
6 3 (1.91%) Next.js
6 3 (1.91%) pytest
6 3 (1.91%) Smart Contracts
6 3 (1.91%) XML
7 2 (1.27%) HTML5
7 2 (1.27%) HTML5 Canvas
7 2 (1.27%) MobX
7 2 (1.27%) PySpark
7 2 (1.27%) React Native
7 2 (1.27%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 26 (16.56%) PKI
2 6 (3.82%) Onboarding
3 4 (2.55%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (2.55%) Derivative
3 4 (2.55%) Management Information System
4 3 (1.91%) Blockchain
4 3 (1.91%) Cloud Native
4 3 (1.91%) Contract for Difference
4 3 (1.91%) Credit Risk
4 3 (1.91%) Reinsurance
4 3 (1.91%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 3 (1.91%) Wiki
5 2 (1.27%) Algorithms
5 2 (1.27%) Clustering
5 2 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.27%) Data Structures
5 2 (1.27%) Graphic Design
5 2 (1.27%) Life Science
5 2 (1.27%) Market Risk
5 2 (1.27%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 13 (8.28%) Windows
2 6 (3.82%) Linux
3 4 (2.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 3 (1.91%) Apple iOS
5 2 (1.27%) Mac OS
5 2 (1.27%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.64%) tvOS
6 1 (0.64%) watchOS
6 1 (0.64%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 57 (36.31%) Agile
2 43 (27.39%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (16.56%) Configuration Management
3 26 (16.56%) Decision-Making
3 26 (16.56%) Key Management
4 24 (15.29%) DevOps
5 21 (13.38%) Analytics
6 19 (12.10%) Project Management
7 11 (7.01%) Asset Management
7 11 (7.01%) Business Intelligence
7 11 (7.01%) Migration
7 11 (7.01%) Software Engineering
8 10 (6.37%) Collaborative Working
8 10 (6.37%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (6.37%) Customer Service
8 10 (6.37%) Time Management
8 10 (6.37%) User Acceptance Testing
9 9 (5.73%) CI/CD
9 9 (5.73%) Customer Experience
9 9 (5.73%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 31 (19.75%) PowerShell
2 28 (17.83%) SQL
3 20 (12.74%) Python
4 10 (6.37%) C#
5 7 (4.46%) Java
6 5 (3.18%) JavaScript
6 5 (3.18%) TypeScript
7 4 (2.55%) R
7 4 (2.55%) T-SQL
8 3 (1.91%) DAML
8 3 (1.91%) VBA
9 2 (1.27%) C++
9 2 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 2 (1.27%) VC++
10 1 (0.64%) Go
10 1 (0.64%) Korn
10 1 (0.64%) Objective-C
10 1 (0.64%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.64%) Swift
Qualifications
1 42 (26.75%) Security Cleared
2 38 (24.20%) SC Cleared
3 23 (14.65%) Degree
4 3 (1.91%) Cisco Certification
4 3 (1.91%) Computer Science Degree
4 3 (1.91%) EMC Certification
4 3 (1.91%) HNC
4 3 (1.91%) HND
4 3 (1.91%) SAP Certification
5 2 (1.27%) Azure Certification
5 2 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.27%) CCNA
5 2 (1.27%) CCNP
5 2 (1.27%) CISSP
5 2 (1.27%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.64%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (0.64%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.64%) CSSLP
6 1 (0.64%) CTC Cleared
6 1 (0.64%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (3.18%) EMIR
2 3 (1.91%) Def Stans
2 3 (1.91%) IEC 61508
2 3 (1.91%) ISO 20022
2 3 (1.91%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 3 (1.91%) MiFID
2 3 (1.91%) PMO
2 3 (1.91%) PSD2
2 3 (1.91%) SEPA
3 2 (1.27%) Accessibility
3 2 (1.27%) NIST
3 2 (1.27%) SLA
4 1 (0.64%) COBIT
4 1 (0.64%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.64%) GDPR
4 1 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.64%) NCSC
4 1 (0.64%) QA
System Software
1 10 (6.37%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.18%) Docker
3 2 (1.27%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.64%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.64%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 5 (3.18%) Kubernetes
2 3 (1.91%) Functional Safety
2 3 (1.91%) Terraform
2 3 (1.91%) Thomson Reuters DACS
3 2 (1.27%) Ansible
3 2 (1.27%) FortiGate
3 2 (1.27%) ITRS Geneos
3 2 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
3 2 (1.27%) ZABBIX
4 1 (0.64%) Argo
4 1 (0.64%) Grafana
4 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.64%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.64%) SCCM
Vendors
1 28 (17.83%) Microsoft
2 7 (4.46%) Google
2 7 (4.46%) Oracle
2 7 (4.46%) SAP
3 5 (3.18%) Sparx
4 4 (2.55%) Adobe
4 4 (2.55%) Databricks
4 4 (2.55%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.91%) Bloomberg
5 3 (1.91%) DocuSign
5 3 (1.91%) EMC
5 3 (1.91%) NYFIX
5 3 (1.91%) Refinitiv
6 2 (1.27%) Apple
6 2 (1.27%) Red Hat
6 2 (1.27%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.27%) Sitecore
7 1 (0.64%) Aruba
7 1 (0.64%) F5
7 1 (0.64%) Facebook