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 17 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 68 32
Rank change year-on-year -28 -36 +63
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 58 39 229
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.38% 2.64% 5.60%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.85% 7.71% 17.47%
Number of salaries quoted 51 30 152
10th Percentile £24,000 £28,645 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,250 £34,688 £28,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +9.68% -18.42%
75th Percentile £48,750 £57,125 £56,000
90th Percentile £50,250 £62,500 £56,250
England median annual salary £41,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -18.00% +25.00% -27.12%

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 992 506 1,311
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 23.62% 34.26% 32.07%
Number of salaries quoted 522 352 935
10th Percentile £26,053 £26,936 £24,840
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £48,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.22% +14.12% -18.33%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

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 17 April 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 17 April 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
Leicestershire -18 18 £45,000 +5.88% 10
Northamptonshire -6 11 £50,000 -4.76% 5
Nottinghamshire -13 11 £36,250 -3.33% 10
Lincolnshire -22 11 £24,000 -54.29% 6
Derbyshire -32 7 £27,000 -36.47% 2
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 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (12.07%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.34%) Azure
2 3 (5.17%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (3.45%) Azure Sentinel
3 2 (3.45%) Microsoft Purview
3 2 (3.45%) Power Platform
3 2 (3.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.72%) DNS
1 1 (1.72%) Firewall
1 1 (1.72%) Internet
1 1 (1.72%) LAN
1 1 (1.72%) Unified Communications
1 1 (1.72%) VoIP
1 1 (1.72%) VPN
1 1 (1.72%) WAN
1 1 (1.72%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.90%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (6.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (3.45%) Data Lake
2 2 (3.45%) MySQL
2 2 (3.45%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.72%) GIS
Development Applications
1 2 (3.45%) Visual Studio
General
1 14 (24.14%) Social Skills
2 13 (22.41%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (8.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (6.90%) Finance
4 4 (6.90%) Law
5 3 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.45%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.45%) Marketing
6 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.45%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.72%) Games
7 1 (1.72%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (18.97%) Business Development Executive
2 9 (15.52%) Business Development Manager
2 9 (15.52%) Business Manager
2 9 (15.52%) Development Manager
3 7 (12.07%) Analyst
4 6 (10.34%) Security Manager
5 5 (8.62%) Account Manager
5 5 (8.62%) Help Desk Technician
5 5 (8.62%) IT Technician
5 5 (8.62%) Technical Support
6 4 (6.90%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) IT Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) IT Security Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Security Analyst
6 4 (6.90%) Support Engineer
6 4 (6.90%) Technical Account Manager
6 4 (6.90%) Technical Manager
7 3 (5.17%) Functional Analyst
7 3 (5.17%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (5.17%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) .NET
1 2 (3.45%) ASP.NET
1 2 (3.45%) REST
1 2 (3.45%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.62%) EPoS
2 4 (6.90%) CSOC
2 4 (6.90%) Driving Licence
2 4 (6.90%) Legacy Systems
2 4 (6.90%) Onboarding
2 4 (6.90%) Security Posture
3 2 (3.45%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (3.45%) Data Structures
3 2 (3.45%) Legacy Code
3 2 (3.45%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.72%) Client/Server
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Licensing
4 1 (1.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.34%) Windows
2 5 (8.62%) Android
3 3 (5.17%) Linux
4 2 (3.45%) Debian
5 1 (1.72%) Mac OS
5 1 (1.72%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (34.48%) Business Development
2 9 (15.52%) Customer Service
2 9 (15.52%) Cybersecurity
2 9 (15.52%) Root Cause Analysis
3 8 (13.79%) Analytical Thinking
3 8 (13.79%) B2B
3 8 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (12.07%) CRM
4 7 (12.07%) Mentoring
5 6 (10.34%) Vulnerability Assessment
6 5 (8.62%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (8.62%) Logistics
7 4 (6.90%) AI
7 4 (6.90%) Customer Engagement
7 4 (6.90%) Decision-Making
7 4 (6.90%) Risk Analysis
7 4 (6.90%) Security Operations
7 4 (6.90%) Service Delivery
7 4 (6.90%) SIEM
7 4 (6.90%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.90%) Kusto Query Language
1 4 (6.90%) SQL
1 4 (6.90%) T-SQL
2 2 (3.45%) C#
Qualifications
1 4 (6.90%) SANS
1 4 (6.90%) SC Cleared
1 4 (6.90%) Security Cleared
2 3 (5.17%) Degree
3 2 (3.45%) CISM
3 2 (3.45%) CISMP
3 2 (3.45%) CISSP
4 1 (1.72%) CCNA
4 1 (1.72%) CCNP
4 1 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (1.72%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.45%) Data Quality
1 2 (3.45%) GDPR
1 2 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 2 (3.45%) PCI DSS
1 2 (3.45%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.72%) Active Directory
1 1 (1.72%) Firmware
1 1 (1.72%) Hyper-V
Vendors
1 17 (29.31%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.72%) Apple