Self-Motivation Contract Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Self-Motivation
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 21 25
Rank change year-on-year -11 +4 +11
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 4 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in Northern Ireland 1.65% 4.57% 3.11%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.15% 11.27% 10.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 3
10th Percentile £374 £77 -
25th Percentile £393 £106 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £175 £250
Median % change year-on-year +157.14% -30.00% -59.18%
75th Percentile £525 £292 £255
90th Percentile £555 £391 £258
UK median daily rate £450 £450 £500
% change year-on-year - -10.00% -4.76%

All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 65 71 48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 26.86% 40.57% 29.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 31 30
10th Percentile £150 £148 £202
25th Percentile £308 £164 £253
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £300 £471
Median % change year-on-year +58.33% -36.34% -5.75%
75th Percentile £513 £472 £524
90th Percentile £633 £575 £638
UK median daily rate £503 £528 £549
% change year-on-year -4.74% -3.92% -0.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 10 2
10th Percentile - £22.50 £15.93
25th Percentile £12.31 £24.18 £16.39
Median hourly rate £15.00 £26.59 £18.37
Median % change year-on-year -43.59% +44.79% +32.67%
75th Percentile £17.66 £67.94 £21.56
90th Percentile £19.10 £80.05 £22.74
UK median hourly rate £27.21 £33.65 £41.85
% change year-on-year -19.13% -19.60% +26.80%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

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

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram in Northern Ireland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in Northern Ireland over the 6 months to 28 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in Northern Ireland

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Trend in Northern Ireland

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

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

Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 28 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
County Antrim -8 3 £450 +157.14% 13
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (50.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (25.00%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) LAN
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
3 1 (25.00%) Front Office
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) ICT Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Risk Manager
1 1 (25.00%) Service Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Internal Audit
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) CrowdStrike