Self-Motivation Job Trends in Central London

Self-Motivation
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 102 85 100
Rank change year-on-year -17 +15 +24
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 42 101 79
As % of all permanent jobs in Central London 1.66% 3.17% 2.56%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.77% 7.52% 7.35%
Number of salaries quoted 29 43 64
10th Percentile £35,800 £35,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £47,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £67,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -40.74% -3.57% -3.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £87,813
90th Percentile £102,700 £112,500 £105,875
London median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +7.69% -

All Generic Skills
Central London

Self-Motivation falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Central London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 881 1,343 1,075
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Central London 34.74% 42.15% 34.86%
Number of salaries quoted 672 743 932
10th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -3.23%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £96,938
90th Percentile £120,000 £116,000 £122,500
London median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £79,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% +1.27% +1.94%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in Central London

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in Central London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in Central London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in Central London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in Central London

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London -16 37 £40,000 -41.82% 30
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 - -
Self-Motivation
London

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (28.57%) SharePoint
2 6 (14.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 9 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Visualfiles
2 1 (2.38%) Endur
2 1 (2.38%) EuroRunner
2 1 (2.38%) SAP IBP
2 1 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 8 (19.05%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (14.29%) Azure
2 6 (14.29%) OneDrive
3 3 (7.14%) Microsoft Purview
3 3 (7.14%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.38%) SaaS
4 1 (2.38%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (14.29%) WebEx
2 5 (11.90%) Intranet
3 3 (7.14%) Broadband
4 2 (4.76%) DHCP
4 2 (4.76%) DOCSIS
4 2 (4.76%) DSL
4 2 (4.76%) GPON
4 2 (4.76%) IPv4
4 2 (4.76%) IPv6
4 2 (4.76%) PPP
4 2 (4.76%) RTP
4 2 (4.76%) TCP/IP
4 2 (4.76%) VoIP
4 2 (4.76%) WAN
4 2 (4.76%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (2.38%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (9.52%) Relational Database
1 4 (9.52%) SQL Server
2 3 (7.14%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (9.52%) Git
1 4 (9.52%) JIRA
General
1 32 (76.19%) Social Skills
2 14 (33.33%) Finance
3 13 (30.95%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (26.19%) Legal
5 5 (11.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (11.90%) Presentation Skills
6 4 (9.52%) Law
6 4 (9.52%) Telecoms
7 3 (7.14%) Financial Institution
7 3 (7.14%) Front Office
8 1 (2.38%) Automotive
8 1 (2.38%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.38%) Health Technology
8 1 (2.38%) Local Government
8 1 (2.38%) Marketing
8 1 (2.38%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (16.67%) Senior
1 7 (16.67%) Senior Manager
2 6 (14.29%) IT Support
2 6 (14.29%) Support Engineer
3 5 (11.90%) Desktop Engineer
3 5 (11.90%) Desktop Support
3 5 (11.90%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 5 (11.90%) IT Support Specialist
3 5 (11.90%) Support Specialist
4 4 (9.52%) Analyst
4 4 (9.52%) Developer
4 4 (9.52%) Risk Manager
4 4 (9.52%) Senior Risk Manager
4 4 (9.52%) Software Developer
4 4 (9.52%) Technology Risk Manager
5 3 (7.14%) Architect
5 3 (7.14%) IT Manager
5 3 (7.14%) Project Manager
5 3 (7.14%) Senior Project Manager
6 2 (4.76%) Quantitative Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (9.52%) .NET
1 4 (9.52%) Vue
2 2 (4.76%) XML
2 2 (4.76%) XSLT
3 1 (2.38%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 12 (28.57%) Onboarding
2 6 (14.29%) Algorithms
3 4 (9.52%) Management Information System
4 3 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (4.76%) Analytical Mindset
5 2 (4.76%) Distributed Computing
6 1 (2.38%) Freedom of Information
6 1 (2.38%) Product Ownership
6 1 (2.38%) Social Media
6 1 (2.38%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 7 (16.67%) Windows
2 6 (14.29%) Windows 10
3 2 (4.76%) Linux
3 2 (4.76%) OpenWrt
4 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (47.62%) Continuous Improvement
2 19 (45.24%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (26.19%) Agile
4 10 (23.81%) AI
4 10 (23.81%) Creative Thinking
5 8 (19.05%) Line Management
5 8 (19.05%) Risk Management
6 7 (16.67%) Change Management
6 7 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
6 7 (16.67%) Data Protection
6 7 (16.67%) Decision-Making
6 7 (16.67%) Information Security
6 7 (16.67%) ITIL
7 6 (14.29%) Break/Fix
7 6 (14.29%) Inventory Management
7 6 (14.29%) Trend Analysis
8 5 (11.90%) Analytics
8 5 (11.90%) Data Analytics
8 5 (11.90%) Data Governance
8 5 (11.90%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 6 (14.29%) C#
2 5 (11.90%) SQL
3 4 (9.52%) C++
4 2 (4.76%) C
4 2 (4.76%) Python
4 2 (4.76%) VBA
4 2 (4.76%) VC++
5 1 (2.38%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 7 (16.67%) CISM
1 7 (16.67%) CISSP
1 7 (16.67%) CRISC
1 7 (16.67%) Degree
2 4 (9.52%) CISA
3 1 (2.38%) Azure Certification
3 1 (2.38%) MCSE
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (2.38%) PMI Certification
3 1 (2.38%) PMP
3 1 (2.38%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (19.05%) QA
2 7 (16.67%) Cyber Essentials
2 7 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (9.52%) Data Quality
4 3 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 3 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 2 (4.76%) EMIR
6 1 (2.38%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 7 (16.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.38%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 15 (35.71%) Microsoft
2 7 (16.67%) VMware
3 6 (14.29%) Apple
3 6 (14.29%) HP
4 5 (11.90%) Logitech
5 4 (9.52%) Oracle
6 2 (4.76%) SAP
7 1 (2.38%) Ariba
7 1 (2.38%) Google
7 1 (2.38%) ION Trading
7 1 (2.38%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.38%) Trayport