Self-Motivation Job Trends in the East Midlands

Self-Motivation
England > East Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in the East Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 110 93
Rank change year-on-year +56 -17 -36
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 146 38 81
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.36% 1.62% 1.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.21% 3.58% 7.86%
Number of salaries quoted 110 29 47
10th Percentile £28,400 £23,141 £24,100
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,250 £33,251
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -25.93%
75th Percentile £48,750 £42,250 £56,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £72,250 £56,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -9.52%

All Generic Skills
East 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 permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the East Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,302 1,061 1,031
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 21.07% 45.32% 25.12%
Number of salaries quoted 831 447 541
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £41,645 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.06% -7.46% -14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,600 £71,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £58,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% -10.00%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the East Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the East Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the East Midlands

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 29 August 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
Northamptonshire +37 44 £43,750 -16.67% 25
Nottinghamshire -3 32 £38,750 +40.91% 19
Leicestershire -23 25 £40,000 +14.29% 13
Lincolnshire +2 23 - - 6
Derbyshire +16 22 £40,000 +12.68% 14
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (4.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (8.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (8.22%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 14 (9.59%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (8.90%) Azure
3 5 (3.42%) SaaS
4 4 (2.74%) AWS
4 4 (2.74%) Power Platform
4 4 (2.74%) PowerApps
5 3 (2.05%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.05%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.79%) DNS
2 5 (3.42%) Firewall
2 5 (3.42%) VoIP
2 5 (3.42%) VPN
3 4 (2.74%) DHCP
3 4 (2.74%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.74%) VLAN
3 4 (2.74%) Wireless
4 3 (2.05%) Internet
4 3 (2.05%) LAN
4 3 (2.05%) Network Security
4 3 (2.05%) WAN
5 2 (1.37%) Broadband
6 1 (0.68%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.68%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.16%) MySQL
2 3 (2.05%) GIS
2 3 (2.05%) Power BI
3 1 (0.68%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.68%) JIRA
1 1 (0.68%) LabVIEW
1 1 (0.68%) Visual Studio
General
1 59 (40.41%) Social Skills
2 28 (19.18%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (11.64%) Presentation Skills
4 13 (8.90%) Finance
5 11 (7.53%) Retail
5 11 (7.53%) Telecoms
6 10 (6.85%) Manufacturing
7 9 (6.16%) Brand Awareness
7 9 (6.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 8 (5.48%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.11%) Agriculture
10 5 (3.42%) Cantonese Language
10 5 (3.42%) Mandarin Language
11 4 (2.74%) Hindi Language
11 4 (2.74%) Law
11 4 (2.74%) Legal
11 4 (2.74%) Marketing
11 4 (2.74%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (2.05%) Automotive
12 3 (2.05%) Games
Job Titles
1 44 (30.14%) Development Manager
2 36 (24.66%) Business Development Manager
2 36 (24.66%) Business Manager
3 15 (10.27%) Technical Support
4 13 (8.90%) Business Development Executive
5 12 (8.22%) Support Engineer
6 10 (6.85%) Analyst
7 8 (5.48%) Portfolio Manager
8 7 (4.79%) Developer
8 7 (4.79%) IT Engineer
9 6 (4.11%) IT Support
9 6 (4.11%) IT Support Engineer
9 6 (4.11%) Technical Engineer
9 6 (4.11%) Technical Support Engineer
10 5 (3.42%) Cybersecurity Analyst
10 5 (3.42%) Help Desk Technician
10 5 (3.42%) IT Security Analyst
10 5 (3.42%) IT Technician
10 5 (3.42%) Security Analyst
10 5 (3.42%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.05%) JSON
2 1 (0.68%) .NET
2 1 (0.68%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.68%) REST
2 1 (0.68%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 29 (19.86%) Driving Licence
2 21 (14.38%) Onboarding
3 8 (5.48%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (3.42%) CSOC
4 5 (3.42%) EPoS
4 5 (3.42%) Security Posture
5 4 (2.74%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.37%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.68%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.68%) Legacy Code
7 1 (0.68%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.68%) Microsoft Licensing
7 1 (0.68%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 14 (9.59%) Windows
2 12 (8.22%) Linux
3 9 (6.16%) Debian
4 7 (4.79%) Windows Server
5 6 (4.11%) Android
6 3 (2.05%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.68%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.68%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (45.21%) Business Development
2 25 (17.12%) Customer Service
3 23 (15.75%) Cybersecurity
3 23 (15.75%) Problem-Solving
4 22 (15.07%) CRM
5 13 (8.90%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (8.90%) Line Management
5 13 (8.90%) Logistics
6 11 (7.53%) Analytical Thinking
6 11 (7.53%) Service Delivery
7 10 (6.85%) Decision-Making
7 10 (6.85%) Time Management
8 9 (6.16%) Mentoring
8 9 (6.16%) People Management
9 8 (5.48%) B2B
9 8 (5.48%) B2B Sales
9 8 (5.48%) Business Strategy
9 8 (5.48%) Commercial Awareness
9 8 (5.48%) Vulnerability Remediation
10 7 (4.79%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.42%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (2.74%) SQL
3 1 (0.68%) C#
3 1 (0.68%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (6.85%) Degree
1 10 (6.85%) Security Cleared
2 9 (6.16%) Cisco Certification
2 9 (6.16%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.42%) CCNA
3 5 (3.42%) SANS
4 4 (2.74%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (2.74%) CCSP
4 4 (2.74%) CISM
4 4 (2.74%) CISSP
4 4 (2.74%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (2.74%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.05%) ACCA
5 3 (2.05%) Azure Certification
5 3 (2.05%) CIMA
6 1 (0.68%) CCNP
6 1 (0.68%) HNC
6 1 (0.68%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.79%) QA
2 4 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (2.74%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (2.74%) GRC
2 4 (2.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.68%) COSHH
3 1 (0.68%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 7 (4.79%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.11%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.74%) Firmware
4 3 (2.05%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.68%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 42 (28.77%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.74%) Cisco
3 3 (2.05%) Apple
3 3 (2.05%) Fortinet
3 3 (2.05%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.05%) SonicWALL
3 3 (2.05%) Sophos
3 3 (2.05%) VMware
3 3 (2.05%) WatchGuard
4 1 (0.68%) Citrix