Self-Motivation
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 212 | 181 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +13 | -22 |
| Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation | 376 | 576 | 816 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.29% | 1.32% | 1.37% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.79% | 4.35% | 4.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 301 | 456 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £200 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £300 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.40% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £600 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | £675 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £438 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.86% | -13.37% | +18.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 57 | 110 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £14.00 | £18.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.95 | £22.33 | £20.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £59.38 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.68% | +142.35% | -14.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.30 | £65.00 | £51.98 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £62.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.76 | £62.50 | £23.15 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.18% | +169.98% | +12.82% |
All Generic Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 9,915 | 13,252 | 19,898 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 33.91% | 30.40% | 33.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,331 | 8,505 | 13,670 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £263 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | -2.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £660 | £680 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.90% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 394 | 910 | 640 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.46 | £12.25 | £9.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.00 | £15.17 | £10.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.05 | £30.00 | £22.49 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.83% | +33.42% | -18.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £60.66 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.99 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.93 | £27.75 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.46% | +26.14% | +9.64% |
Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Self-Motivation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation.
Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation.
Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Self-Motivation
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -19 | 340 | £500 | - | 1,852 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 218 | £450 | +2.86% | 1,219 |
| London | -4 | 141 | £530 | +0.95% | 760 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 105 | £500 | -6.98% | 815 |
| South East | +54 | 70 | £475 | -19.15% | 266 |
| East of England | +30 | 41 | £538 | +102.83% | 116 |
| North of England | +11 | 36 | £538 | +0.94% | 312 |
| Midlands | -37 | 31 | £422 | +65.36% | 223 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 23 | £403 | -10.56% | 132 |
| Scotland | +9 | 19 | £463 | +5.89% | 97 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 18 | £600 | +20.00% | 110 |
| South West | +9 | 18 | £223 | -50.56% | 163 |
| North West | -8 | 17 | £475 | -13.64% | 172 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 8 | £500 | +104.08% | 87 |
| Wales | +7 | 5 | £147 | -61.39% | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 1 | £492 | - | 32 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 34 |
Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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