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 19 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 107 105
Rank change year-on-year +59 -2 -59
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 174 36 68
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.63% 1.55% 1.70%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.79% 3.38% 6.85%
Number of salaries quoted 119 27 33
10th Percentile £27,400 £21,282 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,250 £34,001
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -23.08%
75th Percentile £50,000 £39,875 £56,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £72,250 -
England median annual salary £42,000 £38,750 £48,000
% change year-on-year +8.39% -19.27% -4.00%

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 1,476 1,065 992
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 22.34% 45.87% 24.85%
Number of salaries quoted 928 445 446
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,100 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% -15.79% -9.52%
75th Percentile £62,812 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £72,650 £75,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -7.69%

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 19 September 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 19 September 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 +42 53 £41,000 -21.90% 20
Nottinghamshire +4 41 £45,000 +63.64% 30
Leicestershire -21 31 £40,000 +14.29% 14
Lincolnshire +7 26 - - 6
Derbyshire +8 23 £40,000 +12.68% 15
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 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (8.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (7.47%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.57%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.57%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.57%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.57%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 14 (8.05%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (6.90%) Azure
3 5 (2.87%) SaaS
4 4 (2.30%) AWS
5 3 (1.72%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.72%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.72%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.72%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.02%) DNS
2 5 (2.87%) VoIP
3 4 (2.30%) DHCP
3 4 (2.30%) Firewall
3 4 (2.30%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.30%) VLAN
3 4 (2.30%) VPN
4 3 (1.72%) Internet
4 3 (1.72%) Network Security
4 3 (1.72%) Wireless
5 2 (1.15%) Broadband
5 2 (1.15%) LAN
5 2 (1.15%) WAN
6 1 (0.57%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.75%) MySQL
2 3 (1.72%) GIS
2 3 (1.72%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.57%) JIRA
1 1 (0.57%) LabVIEW
General
1 80 (45.98%) Social Skills
2 29 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (14.37%) Presentation Skills
4 18 (10.34%) Finance
5 17 (9.77%) Brand Awareness
5 17 (9.77%) Manufacturing
6 15 (8.62%) Organisational Skills
7 12 (6.90%) Retail
7 12 (6.90%) Telecoms
8 9 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (4.60%) Legal
9 8 (4.60%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (3.45%) Agriculture
11 5 (2.87%) Cantonese Language
11 5 (2.87%) Mandarin Language
11 5 (2.87%) Marketing
12 4 (2.30%) Hindi Language
12 4 (2.30%) Law
13 3 (1.72%) Automotive
13 3 (1.72%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 55 (31.61%) Development Manager
2 39 (22.41%) Business Development Manager
2 39 (22.41%) Business Manager
3 16 (9.20%) Portfolio Manager
3 16 (9.20%) Technical Support
4 12 (6.90%) Business Development Executive
4 12 (6.90%) Support Engineer
5 10 (5.75%) Analyst
6 7 (4.02%) Administrator
6 7 (4.02%) IT Engineer
6 7 (4.02%) Senior
7 6 (3.45%) Delivery Manager
7 6 (3.45%) Developer
7 6 (3.45%) IT Support
7 6 (3.45%) IT Support Engineer
7 6 (3.45%) Service Delivery Manager
7 6 (3.45%) Service Manager
7 6 (3.45%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (3.45%) Technical Support Engineer
8 5 (2.87%) Audit Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.72%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 33 (18.97%) Driving Licence
2 21 (12.07%) Onboarding
3 16 (9.20%) Renewable Energy
4 6 (3.45%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.87%) CSOC
5 5 (2.87%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.30%) EPoS
7 1 (0.57%) Analogue Electronics
7 1 (0.57%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (0.57%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.57%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 1 (0.57%) iPad
7 1 (0.57%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 13 (7.47%) Linux
1 13 (7.47%) Windows
2 10 (5.75%) Debian
3 7 (4.02%) Windows Server
4 5 (2.87%) Android
5 3 (1.72%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.57%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.57%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (43.68%) Business Development
2 27 (15.52%) CRM
2 27 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (14.94%) Customer Service
4 24 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (9.20%) Business Strategy
6 16 (9.20%) Line Management
7 15 (8.62%) Service Delivery
8 13 (7.47%) Logistics
8 13 (7.47%) Time Management
9 12 (6.90%) Decision-Making
10 11 (6.32%) Analytical Thinking
10 11 (6.32%) B2B
11 10 (5.75%) B2B Sales
11 10 (5.75%) Mentoring
12 9 (5.17%) People Management
12 9 (5.17%) Risk Management
13 8 (4.60%) Commercial Awareness
13 8 (4.60%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.87%) Kusto Query Language
2 3 (1.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (6.32%) Degree
2 10 (5.75%) Security Cleared
3 9 (5.17%) SC Cleared
4 8 (4.60%) Cisco Certification
5 7 (4.02%) ACCA
6 5 (2.87%) CIMA
6 5 (2.87%) SANS
7 4 (2.30%) (ISC)2 CCSP
7 4 (2.30%) CCNA
7 4 (2.30%) CCSP
7 4 (2.30%) CISM
7 4 (2.30%) CISSP
7 4 (2.30%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 4 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.72%) Azure Certification
9 2 (1.15%) AAT
9 2 (1.15%) HNC
10 1 (0.57%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.02%) QA
2 4 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (2.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (2.30%) GRC
2 4 (2.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.72%) COSHH
4 2 (1.15%) GDPR
4 2 (1.15%) ISO 9001
4 2 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 7 (4.02%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.45%) Hyper-V
3 4 (2.30%) Firmware
4 3 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.57%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 44 (25.29%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.30%) Cisco
3 3 (1.72%) Apple
3 3 (1.72%) Fortinet
3 3 (1.72%) Palo Alto
3 3 (1.72%) SonicWALL
3 3 (1.72%) Sophos
3 3 (1.72%) VMware
3 3 (1.72%) WatchGuard
4 2 (1.15%) Sage
4 2 (1.15%) Xero
5 1 (0.57%) Adobe
5 1 (0.57%) Citrix
5 1 (0.57%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.57%) SAP