Self-Motivation Contracts in Scotland

Self-Motivation
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 97 110 125
Rank change year-on-year +13 +15 -29
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 19 19 38
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 1.17% 0.86% 1.33%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.07% 2.60% 3.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 14 16
10th Percentile £213 £236 £286
25th Percentile £353 £372 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £438 £473
Median % change year-on-year +5.89% -7.51% +30.48%
75th Percentile £504 £575 £588
90th Percentile £534 £666 £632
UK median daily rate £493 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -1.40% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £21.34
25th Percentile - - £21.47
Median hourly rate £13.90 - £21.67
75th Percentile - - £28.34
90th Percentile - - £32.33
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £62.50 £24.50
% change year-on-year -56.00% +155.10% -14.04%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 618 732 1,037
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland 38.03% 33.02% 36.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 426 712
10th Percentile £221 £203 £250
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £467 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year -1.68% -2.56% +2.63%
75th Percentile £538 £588 £560
90th Percentile £600 £675 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 36 23
10th Percentile - £13.75 -
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.25 £10.63
Median hourly rate £22.00 £18.14 £12.30
Median % change year-on-year +21.31% +47.44% -71.40%
75th Percentile £24.66 £38.25 £28.81
90th Percentile £42.00 £60.38 £52.55
UK median hourly rate £32.05 £30.00 £22.49
% change year-on-year +6.83% +33.42% -18.24%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in Scotland

Self-Motivation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Self-Motivation in Scotland

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram in Scotland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in Scotland

Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Self-Motivation in Scotland

Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Glasgow +6 11 £479 +19.75% 32
Edinburgh +9 6 £350 -33.33% 27
West Lothian +11 1 £188 +2.04% 2
Argyll and Bute - 1 £400 -
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (15.79%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (21.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (15.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (5.26%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.79%) Azure
2 2 (10.53%) Entra ID
3 1 (5.26%) AWS
3 1 (5.26%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (5.26%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (5.26%) GCP
3 1 (5.26%) IaaS
3 1 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (5.26%) PaaS
3 1 (5.26%) Power Automate
3 1 (5.26%) Power Platform
3 1 (5.26%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (15.79%) Internet
2 2 (10.53%) Intranet
3 1 (5.26%) Firewall
3 1 (5.26%) LAN
3 1 (5.26%) Network Security
3 1 (5.26%) SNA
3 1 (5.26%) TCP/IP
3 1 (5.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.26%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (5.26%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Jenkins
1 1 (5.26%) JIRA
1 1 (5.26%) SoapUI
General
1 12 (63.16%) Social Skills
2 9 (47.37%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (31.58%) Finance
4 4 (21.05%) Public Sector
5 3 (15.79%) Banking
6 2 (10.53%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (10.53%) Investment Banking
6 2 (10.53%) Publishing
7 1 (5.26%) Marketing
7 1 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (5.26%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (31.58%) Architect
2 4 (21.05%) Data Architect
3 3 (15.79%) Analyst
3 3 (15.79%) Senior
3 3 (15.79%) ServiceNow Architect
4 2 (10.53%) Administrator
4 2 (10.53%) Developer
4 2 (10.53%) Lead
4 2 (10.53%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (5.26%) Consultant
5 1 (5.26%) Java Developer
5 1 (5.26%) Network Consultant
5 1 (5.26%) Platform Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Project Manager
5 1 (5.26%) Security Architect
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Analyst
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 1 (5.26%) Senior Test Analyst
5 1 (5.26%) SharePoint Developer
5 1 (5.26%) Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.26%) React Native
1 1 (5.26%) SOAP
1 1 (5.26%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (21.05%) CMDB
1 4 (21.05%) Distributed Systems
2 2 (10.53%) NHS
3 1 (5.26%) Cloud Native
3 1 (5.26%) Data Centre
3 1 (5.26%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (5.26%) Mainframe
3 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
3 1 (5.26%) Mobile App
3 1 (5.26%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.26%) PKI
3 1 (5.26%) Security Posture
3 1 (5.26%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (15.79%) Unix
2 1 (5.26%) Android
2 1 (5.26%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.26%) Windows
2 1 (5.26%) Windows Server
2 1 (5.26%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (57.89%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (42.11%) Agile
2 8 (42.11%) Time Management
3 6 (31.58%) Programme Management
4 5 (26.32%) ITIL
4 5 (26.32%) ITSM
4 5 (26.32%) Service Management
5 4 (21.05%) Configuration Management
5 4 (21.05%) Data Architecture
5 4 (21.05%) Data Design
5 4 (21.05%) Data Modelling
5 4 (21.05%) Data Security
5 4 (21.05%) Enterprise Architecture
5 4 (21.05%) IT Strategy
5 4 (21.05%) Security Management
5 4 (21.05%) Technology Strategy
5 4 (21.05%) Waterfall
6 3 (15.79%) Change Control
6 3 (15.79%) Identity Access Management
6 3 (15.79%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.26%) Go
1 1 (5.26%) Java
1 1 (5.26%) JCL
1 1 (5.26%) Swift
Qualifications
1 2 (10.53%) CISM
1 2 (10.53%) Degree
2 1 (5.26%) (ISC)2 CCSP
2 1 (5.26%) CCSP
2 1 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (5.26%) CISSP
2 1 (5.26%) CompTIA Security+
2 1 (5.26%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (5.26%) CRISC
2 1 (5.26%) ITIL Certification
2 1 (5.26%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (21.05%) Data Quality
1 4 (21.05%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (5.26%) Accessibility
2 1 (5.26%) GRC
2 1 (5.26%) PMO
System Software
1 2 (10.53%) RACF
2 1 (5.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 1 (5.26%) Kubernetes
1 1 (5.26%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (5.26%) Tivoli NetView
Vendors
1 5 (26.32%) ServiceNow
2 4 (21.05%) Microsoft
3 2 (10.53%) CyberArk
4 1 (5.26%) Avaya
4 1 (5.26%) Extreme Networks
4 1 (5.26%) Fortinet
4 1 (5.26%) Oracle
4 1 (5.26%) Qualys