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 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 110 102
Rank change year-on-year +64 -8 -66
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 183 35 72
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.72% 1.50% 1.87%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.80% 3.24% 7.41%
Number of salaries quoted 121 27 36
10th Percentile £27,500 £21,282 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,250 £36,625
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 £54,313
90th Percentile £55,000 £72,250 £56,000
England median annual salary £42,000 £37,500 £51,645
% change year-on-year +12.00% -27.39% +3.29%

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 1,551 1,079 972
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 23.05% 46.25% 25.28%
Number of salaries quoted 959 439 389
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £38,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year +23.38% -20.62% -7.62%
75th Percentile £62,000 £57,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £73,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -6.25%

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 3 October 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 3 October 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 +36 52 £41,000 +36.67% 17
Nottinghamshire +18 47 £50,000 +81.82% 37
Leicestershire -11 38 £40,000 +14.29% 13
Lincolnshire +8 26 £50,750 +22.29% 12
Derbyshire +2 20 £40,000 +12.68% 10
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 (3.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (8.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (6.01%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (1.09%) SOLIDWORKS
6 1 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.55%) CorelDRAW
6 1 (0.55%) Photoshop
Cloud Services
1 14 (7.65%) Microsoft 365
2 12 (6.56%) Azure
3 9 (4.92%) SaaS
4 4 (2.19%) AWS
5 3 (1.64%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.64%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.64%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.64%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.83%) DNS
2 5 (2.73%) VoIP
2 5 (2.73%) VPN
3 4 (2.19%) DHCP
3 4 (2.19%) Firewall
3 4 (2.19%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.19%) VLAN
4 3 (1.64%) Internet
4 3 (1.64%) Network Security
4 3 (1.64%) Wireless
5 2 (1.09%) Broadband
5 2 (1.09%) LAN
5 2 (1.09%) WAN
6 1 (0.55%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (4.37%) MySQL
2 4 (2.19%) Tableau
3 3 (1.64%) GIS
3 3 (1.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.55%) JIRA
1 1 (0.55%) LabVIEW
General
1 90 (49.18%) Social Skills
2 31 (16.94%) Analytical Skills
3 27 (14.75%) Presentation Skills
4 24 (13.11%) Finance
5 23 (12.57%) Manufacturing
6 17 (9.29%) Brand Awareness
6 17 (9.29%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (7.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 12 (6.56%) Retail
8 12 (6.56%) Telecoms
9 10 (5.46%) Legal
9 10 (5.46%) Pharmaceutical
10 9 (4.92%) Marketing
11 6 (3.28%) Agriculture
12 5 (2.73%) Cantonese Language
12 5 (2.73%) Law
12 5 (2.73%) Mandarin Language
13 4 (2.19%) Back Office
13 4 (2.19%) Hindi Language
14 3 (1.64%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 53 (28.96%) Development Manager
2 37 (20.22%) Business Development Manager
2 37 (20.22%) Business Manager
3 16 (8.74%) Portfolio Manager
4 14 (7.65%) Technical Support
5 12 (6.56%) Analyst
5 12 (6.56%) Support Engineer
6 11 (6.01%) Business Development Executive
7 9 (4.92%) Senior
8 8 (4.37%) Delivery Manager
8 8 (4.37%) Service Delivery Manager
8 8 (4.37%) Service Manager
9 7 (3.83%) Administrator
9 7 (3.83%) IT Engineer
9 7 (3.83%) Systems Analyst
10 6 (3.28%) Functional Analyst
10 6 (3.28%) IT Support
10 6 (3.28%) IT Support Engineer
10 6 (3.28%) Support Analyst
10 6 (3.28%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.64%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 33 (18.03%) Driving Licence
2 25 (13.66%) Onboarding
3 16 (8.74%) Renewable Energy
4 7 (3.83%) Management Information System
5 5 (2.73%) CSOC
5 5 (2.73%) Security Posture
6 4 (2.19%) Marketing Technology
7 2 (1.09%) Analogue Electronics
7 2 (1.09%) EPoS
8 1 (0.55%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.55%) Client/Server
8 1 (0.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.55%) iPad
8 1 (0.55%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.01%) Linux
1 11 (6.01%) Windows
2 8 (4.37%) Debian
3 7 (3.83%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.64%) Android
4 3 (1.64%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.55%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.55%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (42.08%) Business Development
2 31 (16.94%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (13.66%) CRM
4 24 (13.11%) Customer Service
4 24 (13.11%) Cybersecurity
5 20 (10.93%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (9.29%) Service Delivery
7 16 (8.74%) Business Strategy
8 14 (7.65%) Line Management
9 13 (7.10%) Decision-Making
10 11 (6.01%) Analytical Thinking
10 11 (6.01%) B2B
10 11 (6.01%) Logistics
10 11 (6.01%) Time Management
11 10 (5.46%) B2B Sales
11 10 (5.46%) Mentoring
12 9 (4.92%) AI
12 9 (4.92%) People Management
12 9 (4.92%) Risk Management
13 8 (4.37%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.73%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (2.19%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (9.29%) Degree
2 10 (5.46%) Security Cleared
3 9 (4.92%) SC Cleared
4 8 (4.37%) ACCA
4 8 (4.37%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (2.73%) CIMA
5 5 (2.73%) SANS
6 4 (2.19%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 4 (2.19%) CCNA
6 4 (2.19%) CCSP
6 4 (2.19%) CISM
6 4 (2.19%) CISSP
6 4 (2.19%) HNC
6 4 (2.19%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 4 (2.19%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.19%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.64%) AAT
7 3 (1.64%) Azure Certification
8 2 (1.09%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.83%) QA
2 4 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (2.19%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (2.19%) GRC
2 4 (2.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.64%) COSHH
3 3 (1.64%) GDPR
4 2 (1.09%) ISO 9001
4 2 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 7 (3.83%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.28%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.73%) Firmware
4 3 (1.64%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.55%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 45 (24.59%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.73%) Salesforce
3 4 (2.19%) Cisco
3 4 (2.19%) Samsung
3 4 (2.19%) TikTok
4 3 (1.64%) Apple
4 3 (1.64%) Fortinet
4 3 (1.64%) Palo Alto
4 3 (1.64%) Sage
4 3 (1.64%) SonicWALL
4 3 (1.64%) Sophos
4 3 (1.64%) VMware
4 3 (1.64%) WatchGuard
4 3 (1.64%) Xero
5 1 (0.55%) Adobe
5 1 (0.55%) Citrix
5 1 (0.55%) SAP
5 1 (0.55%) Siemens