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 8 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 240 | 181 | 156 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -59 | -25 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation | 427 | 498 | 788 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.22% | 1.36% | 1.68% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.42% | 4.43% | 5.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 278 | 268 | 463 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £205 | £261 |
| 25th Percentile | £307 | £313 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -12.20% | -2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £565 | £608 | £634 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £676 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £429 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.19% | -20.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 24 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £15.51 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £23.01 | £19.99 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £51.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.17% | +37.33% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.80 | £79.10 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.46 | £51.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -58.33% | -1.90% | +31.25% |
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 | 12,493 | 11,239 | 15,089 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 35.70% | 30.72% | 32.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,702 | 6,650 | 10,182 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £275 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £424 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £656 | £672 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £788 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 681 | 351 | 502 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £16.85 | £16.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.98 | £22.31 | £21.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £38.00 | £44.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.95% | -14.12% | +64.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £69.22 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.16 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.00 | £41.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.59% | -11.22% | +100.78% |
Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Self-Motivation.
Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.
Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Self-Motivation.
Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.
Self-Motivation
Top 17 Contract Job 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 8 November 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 | -41 | 380 | £455 | +1.11% | 1,686 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 236 | £429 | +7.19% | 1,427 |
| London | -15 | 168 | £500 | +1.01% | 519 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 120 | £525 | +20.00% | 724 |
| South East | -28 | 60 | £450 | -10.00% | 641 |
| Midlands | -16 | 53 | £450 | +35.34% | 203 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 46 | £450 | +28.57% | 109 |
| South West | +22 | 40 | £275 | +22.22% | 128 |
| North of England | -41 | 40 | £464 | +34.23% | 229 |
| Scotland | +8 | 26 | £410 | +9.33% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 19 | £465 | +46.46% | 79 |
| North West | -26 | 18 | £436 | +26.27% | 118 |
| East of England | -20 | 14 | £375 | +8.70% | 155 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 7 | - | - | 87 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 3 | £373 | +112.86% | 11 |
| North East | - | 3 | £450 | - | 32 |
| Wales | -6 | 2 | £438 | +125.84% | 31 |
Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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