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 1 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 203 | 176 | 178 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +2 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation | 418 | 597 | 816 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.36% | 1.38% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.92% | 4.59% | 4.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 224 | 312 | 493 |
| 10th Percentile | £210 | £201 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £334 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -3.85% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £608 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £724 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £425 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.76% | -15.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 67 | 117 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £14.00 | £18.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.95 | £25.50 | £20.64 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.39 | £62.50 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.78% | +95.31% | +56.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £72.50 | £52.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £73.00 | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.97 | £62.50 | £26.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.25% | +138.10% | +45.83% |
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 | 10,668 | 13,018 | 18,342 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 34.63% | 30.16% | 32.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6,619 | 8,265 | 12,604 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -1.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £676 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £800 | £800 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 496 | 927 | 581 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.50 | £12.25 | £9.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £15.32 | £11.87 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.90 | £35.65 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.32% | +58.44% | -16.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.25 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.73 | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £35.58 | £22.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.67% | +58.11% | +4.65% |
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 1 July 2025.
Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 1 July 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 1 July 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 | -27 | 369 | £487 | +2.53% | 7,586 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 237 | £475 | +11.76% | 5,092 |
| London | +1 | 161 | £500 | - | 3,050 |
| Work from Home | -30 | 113 | £500 | -4.76% | 3,721 |
| South East | +61 | 85 | £494 | -18.35% | 1,330 |
| Midlands | -28 | 41 | £481 | +94.34% | 864 |
| East of England | +16 | 39 | £538 | +58.09% | 598 |
| North of England | -8 | 29 | £600 | +20.00% | 1,195 |
| West Midlands | -13 | 28 | £475 | +5.56% | 511 |
| Scotland | +17 | 23 | £375 | -11.76% | 331 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 18 | £600 | +23.08% | 439 |
| South West | -10 | 13 | £223 | -52.53% | 538 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 13 | £500 | +104.08% | 338 |
| North West | -13 | 8 | £425 | -19.05% | 668 |
| Wales | +10 | 7 | £147 | -68.45% | 139 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 3 | £373 | - | 143 |
| North East | - | 3 | - | - | 90 |
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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