Self-Motivation Contracts in the South East

Self-Motivation
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 83 118 93
Rank change year-on-year +35 -25 -15
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 82 70 126
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 2.34% 1.40% 2.23%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.41% 4.84% 6.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 42 82
10th Percentile £400 £192 £256
25th Percentile £450 £400 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £438
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +31.43% +8.02%
75th Percentile £525 £608 £600
90th Percentile £552 £623 £675
England median daily rate £475 £488 £533
% change year-on-year -2.56% -8.45% +3.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 6 13
10th Percentile £15.10 £34.63 £14.08
25th Percentile £16.95 £62.25 £18.50
Median hourly rate £18.82 £91.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -79.32% +230.91% -54.17%
75th Percentile £50.00 £92.28 £53.75
90th Percentile £55.00 £92.37 £54.87
England median hourly rate £20.11 £65.00 £41.50
% change year-on-year -69.07% +56.63% +59.62%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,106 1,447 1,873
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 31.62% 29.02% 33.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 674 862 1,279
10th Percentile £213 £213 £210
25th Percentile £363 £400 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £509 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.72% +1.75% -
75th Percentile £600 £629 £623
90th Percentile £665 £715 £713
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 144 97
10th Percentile £15.13 £11.98 £16.40
25th Percentile £16.95 £19.22 £19.00
Median hourly rate £33.05 £57.35 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -42.37% +14.70% +126.24%
75th Percentile £62.24 £65.00 £64.50
90th Percentile £85.50 £75.16 £74.55
England median hourly rate £31.00 £45.00 £40.59
% change year-on-year -31.11% +10.86% +56.12%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the South East

Self-Motivation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Self-Motivation in the South East

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the South East over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the South East

Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Self-Motivation in the South East

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation in the South East over the 6 months to 2 August 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the South East

Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in the South East

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 South East region over the 6 months to 2 August 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
Thames Valley +5 37 £450 -25.62% 107
Berkshire +1 27 £450 -25.62% 50
Hampshire +33 23 £500 +5.26% 76
West Sussex +14 15 £555 +226.47% 26
Oxfordshire - 7 - - 22
East Sussex - 4 £475 - 15
Buckinghamshire +6 3 - - 38
Surrey +10 2 £200 -60.00% 48
Kent - 1 - - 29
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 6 (7.32%) SharePoint
2 4 (4.88%) CMS
3 2 (2.44%) NetWeaver
3 2 (2.44%) SAP EP
4 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (12.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (8.54%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (4.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (2.44%) Photoshop
4 2 (2.44%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (7.32%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 2 (2.44%) Maximo
2 2 (2.44%) SAP CRM
2 2 (2.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 11 (13.41%) Google Workspace
2 7 (8.54%) Power Platform
3 6 (7.32%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (6.10%) AWS
5 4 (4.88%) Azure
6 3 (3.66%) CloudFront
7 2 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
7 2 (2.44%) GitHub
7 2 (2.44%) Google Analytics
7 2 (2.44%) SaaS
7 2 (2.44%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (1.22%) Azure Monitor
8 1 (1.22%) Azure Storage
8 1 (1.22%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 11 (13.41%) ATM
1 11 (13.41%) Ethernet
1 11 (13.41%) Frame Relay
1 11 (13.41%) GPRS
1 11 (13.41%) GSM
1 11 (13.41%) LAN
1 11 (13.41%) LTE
1 11 (13.41%) MPLS
1 11 (13.41%) SAN
1 11 (13.41%) SDH
1 11 (13.41%) UMTS
1 11 (13.41%) VPN
1 11 (13.41%) WAN
1 11 (13.41%) Wireshark
2 3 (3.66%) HTTPS
2 3 (3.66%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (2.44%) Broadband
3 2 (2.44%) Network Security
4 1 (1.22%) DNS
4 1 (1.22%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (8.54%) Power BI
2 3 (3.66%) Power Query
3 2 (2.44%) Big Data
3 2 (2.44%) Metadata
3 2 (2.44%) Qlik Sense
4 1 (1.22%) Cloudera CDH
4 1 (1.22%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 16 (19.51%) JIRA
2 10 (12.20%) Jenkins
3 9 (10.98%) Git
4 8 (9.76%) SoapUI
5 4 (4.88%) Cucumber
5 4 (4.88%) Postman
5 4 (4.88%) Selenium
5 4 (4.88%) WebDriver
6 1 (1.22%) Bitbucket
General
1 45 (54.88%) Social Skills
2 17 (20.73%) Telecoms
3 15 (18.29%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (12.20%) Finance
5 9 (10.98%) Manufacturing
6 8 (9.76%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.88%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (2.44%) Marketing
9 1 (1.22%) Automotive
9 1 (1.22%) Banking
9 1 (1.22%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.22%) Law
9 1 (1.22%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 13 (15.85%) Test Engineer
2 11 (13.41%) 1st Line Support
2 11 (13.41%) Senior
3 10 (12.20%) IP Engineer
4 8 (9.76%) Senior Tester
4 8 (9.76%) Tester
5 6 (7.32%) Analyst
5 6 (7.32%) Developer
5 6 (7.32%) Lead
6 5 (6.10%) IP Network Engineer
6 5 (6.10%) Network Engineer
7 4 (4.88%) Software Test Engineer
8 3 (3.66%) Architect
8 3 (3.66%) Change Manager
8 3 (3.66%) IT Support
8 3 (3.66%) IT Support Analyst
8 3 (3.66%) SAP Change Manager
8 3 (3.66%) SAP Manager
8 3 (3.66%) Senior Developer
8 3 (3.66%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (9.76%) SOAP
1 8 (9.76%) XML
2 7 (8.54%) REST
3 3 (3.66%) Hibernate
3 3 (3.66%) RESTful
3 3 (3.66%) Spring
3 3 (3.66%) Spring Boot
3 3 (3.66%) Web Services
4 2 (2.44%) HTML
4 2 (2.44%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (2.44%) SAP PI
4 2 (2.44%) SAPUI5
5 1 (1.22%) ARM Templates
5 1 (1.22%) JSF
Miscellaneous
1 11 (13.41%) iPad
1 11 (13.41%) iPhone
2 9 (10.98%) Life Science
2 9 (10.98%) Renewable Energy
3 4 (4.88%) Product Ownership
4 3 (3.66%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (3.66%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.44%) Algorithms
5 2 (2.44%) Learning Management System
5 2 (2.44%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.22%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.22%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.22%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.22%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 20 (24.39%) Windows
2 14 (17.07%) Linux
3 11 (13.41%) Apple iOS
3 11 (13.41%) Unix
4 4 (4.88%) Windows Server
5 2 (2.44%) Ubuntu
6 1 (1.22%) Windows 10
6 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (1.22%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (46.34%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (37.80%) Agile
3 19 (23.17%) Test Strategy
4 18 (21.95%) Customer Service
5 14 (17.07%) Test Automation
5 14 (17.07%) Time Management
6 13 (15.85%) Project Management
6 13 (15.85%) Stakeholder Management
7 12 (14.63%) Software Testing
8 11 (13.41%) Fault Management
8 11 (13.41%) ITSM
8 11 (13.41%) Proactive Maintenance
8 11 (13.41%) Programme Delivery
8 11 (13.41%) Regression Testing
8 11 (13.41%) Strategic Thinking
9 10 (12.20%) Change Management
10 9 (10.98%) Migration
11 8 (9.76%) Scrum
11 8 (9.76%) Test Scripting
11 8 (9.76%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 20 (24.39%) Java
2 3 (3.66%) PowerShell
2 3 (3.66%) SQL
2 3 (3.66%) VBA
3 2 (2.44%) ABAP
3 2 (2.44%) Python
4 1 (1.22%) Bicep
4 1 (1.22%) C#
4 1 (1.22%) VB
4 1 (1.22%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 13 (15.85%) Security Cleared
2 11 (13.41%) CCNP
2 11 (13.41%) Cisco Certification
2 11 (13.41%) ISEB
2 11 (13.41%) ISTQB
2 11 (13.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
3 9 (10.98%) DV Cleared
4 6 (7.32%) Degree
5 5 (6.10%) SC Cleared
6 2 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (2.44%) CISM
6 2 (2.44%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (1.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.44%) Accessibility
1 2 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.22%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.22%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (3.66%) Active Directory
1 3 (3.66%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (6.10%) Terraform
2 2 (2.44%) Ansible
2 2 (2.44%) SCCM
3 1 (1.22%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 1 (1.22%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (1.22%) SCOM
3 1 (1.22%) WSUS
Vendors
1 27 (32.93%) Microsoft
2 13 (15.85%) Google
3 11 (13.41%) Cisco
3 11 (13.41%) Juniper
3 11 (13.41%) MobileIron
3 11 (13.41%) Nexthink
3 11 (13.41%) ServiceNow
4 8 (9.76%) SAP
5 3 (3.66%) Oracle
6 2 (2.44%) Adobe
6 2 (2.44%) Alteryx
6 2 (2.44%) Ariba
6 2 (2.44%) Databricks
6 2 (2.44%) Hotjar
7 1 (1.22%) Cloudera
7 1 (1.22%) CyberArk
7 1 (1.22%) Salesforce
7 1 (1.22%) Teradata