Self-Motivation
England > West Midlands
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 97 | 78 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -13 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation | 40 | 31 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands | 1.77% | 1.85% | 2.70% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 5.02% | 6.35% | 7.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 19 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | £128 | £158 | £245 |
| 25th Percentile | £168 | £210 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £400 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -23.81% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £606 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £699 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -9.52% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.54 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £24.47 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £27.21 | £23.60 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.30% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £50.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -49.70% | +17.65% | -29.17% |
All Generic Skills
West Midlands
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 West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 797 | 488 | 665 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands | 35.25% | 29.17% | 36.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 479 | 302 | 413 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £213 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £550 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.36% | +10.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £626 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £712 | £698 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.68% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 21 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.50 | £15.22 | £16.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.30 | £17.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.05 | £24.18 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.67% | +5.13% | +29.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.00 | £33.54 | £67.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £55.25 | £67.88 |
| England median hourly rate | £29.00 | £37.00 | £43.84 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.62% | -15.59% | +25.24% |
Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Self-Motivation.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.
Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Self-Motivation.
Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 22 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | +1 | 20 | £450 | +44.00% | 17 |
| Staffordshire | +10 | 8 | £140 | -60.00% | 10 |
| Warwickshire | -10 | 4 | £300 | -52.00% | 5 |
| Coventry | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Solihull | +1 | 2 | £313 | - | 2 |
| Wolverhampton | +3 | 1 | £160 | - | |
| Shropshire | -36 | 1 | £614 | +94.92% | 1 |
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Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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: