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

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 106 102
Rank change year-on-year +55 -4 -54
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 167 36 69
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.60% 1.55% 1.74%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.86% 3.39% 7.16%
Number of salaries quoted 118 27 36
10th Percentile £27,350 £21,282 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,250 £33,626
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 £39,875 £56,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £72,250 -
England median annual salary £42,000 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -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 1,408 1,061 964
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 21.91% 45.67% 24.28%
Number of salaries quoted 888 445 448
10th Percentile £27,750 £26,250 £28,425
25th Percentile £35,000 £29,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £40,000 £46,188
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -13.40% -12.02%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,350 £73,750
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 12 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 12 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 +40 50 £41,000 -21.90% 27
Nottinghamshire +2 37 £40,000 +45.45% 23
Leicestershire -19 30 £40,000 +14.29% 13
Lincolnshire +2 26 - - 6
Derbyshire +13 24 £40,000 +12.68% 17
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 (3.59%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.80%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (8.38%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (7.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (3.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.80%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.60%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.60%) CorelDRAW
5 1 (0.60%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.60%) SOLIDWORKS
Cloud Services
1 14 (8.38%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (7.78%) Azure
3 5 (2.99%) SaaS
4 4 (2.40%) AWS
4 4 (2.40%) Power Platform
4 4 (2.40%) PowerApps
5 3 (1.80%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.80%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.19%) DNS
2 5 (2.99%) Firewall
2 5 (2.99%) VoIP
2 5 (2.99%) VPN
3 4 (2.40%) DHCP
3 4 (2.40%) TCP/IP
3 4 (2.40%) VLAN
3 4 (2.40%) Wireless
4 3 (1.80%) Internet
4 3 (1.80%) LAN
4 3 (1.80%) Network Security
4 3 (1.80%) WAN
5 2 (1.20%) Broadband
6 1 (0.60%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.60%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.99%) MySQL
2 3 (1.80%) GIS
2 3 (1.80%) Power BI
3 1 (0.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.60%) JIRA
1 1 (0.60%) LabVIEW
1 1 (0.60%) Visual Studio
General
1 75 (44.91%) Social Skills
2 29 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
3 25 (14.97%) Presentation Skills
4 17 (10.18%) Brand Awareness
5 15 (8.98%) Finance
6 14 (8.38%) Manufacturing
7 13 (7.78%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (7.19%) Retail
8 12 (7.19%) Telecoms
9 9 (5.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (4.19%) Legal
11 6 (3.59%) Agriculture
11 6 (3.59%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (2.99%) Cantonese Language
12 5 (2.99%) Mandarin Language
13 4 (2.40%) Hindi Language
13 4 (2.40%) Law
13 4 (2.40%) Marketing
14 3 (1.80%) Automotive
14 3 (1.80%) Games
Job Titles
1 53 (31.74%) Development Manager
2 37 (22.16%) Business Development Manager
2 37 (22.16%) Business Manager
3 16 (9.58%) Portfolio Manager
3 16 (9.58%) Technical Support
4 12 (7.19%) Business Development Executive
4 12 (7.19%) Support Engineer
5 10 (5.99%) Analyst
6 7 (4.19%) Developer
6 7 (4.19%) IT Engineer
7 6 (3.59%) Administrator
7 6 (3.59%) IT Support
7 6 (3.59%) IT Support Engineer
7 6 (3.59%) Senior
7 6 (3.59%) Technical Engineer
7 6 (3.59%) Technical Support Engineer
8 5 (2.99%) IT Security Analyst
8 5 (2.99%) IT Technician
8 5 (2.99%) Security Analyst
8 5 (2.99%) Systems Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.80%) JSON
2 1 (0.60%) .NET
2 1 (0.60%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.60%) REST
2 1 (0.60%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 32 (19.16%) Driving Licence
2 21 (12.57%) Onboarding
3 16 (9.58%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (2.99%) CSOC
4 5 (2.99%) EPoS
4 5 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 5 (2.99%) Security Posture
5 2 (1.20%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.60%) Analogue Electronics
6 1 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.60%) Legacy Code
6 1 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (8.38%) Windows
2 13 (7.78%) Linux
3 10 (5.99%) Debian
4 7 (4.19%) Windows Server
5 6 (3.59%) Android
6 3 (1.80%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.60%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.60%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 74 (44.31%) Business Development
2 26 (15.57%) Customer Service
2 26 (15.57%) Problem-Solving
3 25 (14.97%) CRM
4 24 (14.37%) Cybersecurity
5 16 (9.58%) Business Strategy
5 16 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
6 15 (8.98%) Line Management
7 14 (8.38%) Logistics
8 13 (7.78%) Service Delivery
8 13 (7.78%) Time Management
9 11 (6.59%) Analytical Thinking
10 10 (5.99%) B2B
10 10 (5.99%) Decision-Making
10 10 (5.99%) Mentoring
11 9 (5.39%) B2B Sales
11 9 (5.39%) People Management
12 8 (4.79%) Commercial Awareness
12 8 (4.79%) Risk Management
12 8 (4.79%) Vulnerability Remediation
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.99%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (2.40%) SQL
3 1 (0.60%) C#
3 1 (0.60%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (7.19%) Degree
2 10 (5.99%) Security Cleared
3 9 (5.39%) Cisco Certification
3 9 (5.39%) SC Cleared
4 5 (2.99%) ACCA
4 5 (2.99%) CCNA
4 5 (2.99%) SANS
5 4 (2.40%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 4 (2.40%) CCSP
5 4 (2.40%) CIMA
5 4 (2.40%) CISM
5 4 (2.40%) CISSP
5 4 (2.40%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 4 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.80%) Azure Certification
7 2 (1.20%) HNC
8 1 (0.60%) AAT
8 1 (0.60%) CCNP
8 1 (0.60%) HND
8 1 (0.60%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (4.19%) QA
2 4 (2.40%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (2.40%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (2.40%) GRC
2 4 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.80%) COSHH
4 2 (1.20%) ISO 9001
4 2 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
5 1 (0.60%) GDPR
System Software
1 7 (4.19%) Active Directory
2 6 (3.59%) Hyper-V
3 5 (2.99%) Firmware
4 3 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.60%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 44 (26.35%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.40%) Cisco
3 3 (1.80%) Apple
3 3 (1.80%) Fortinet
3 3 (1.80%) Palo Alto
3 3 (1.80%) SonicWALL
3 3 (1.80%) Sophos
3 3 (1.80%) VMware
3 3 (1.80%) WatchGuard
4 1 (0.60%) Adobe
4 1 (0.60%) Citrix
4 1 (0.60%) Sage
4 1 (0.60%) SAP
4 1 (0.60%) Xero