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 15 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 109 93
Rank change year-on-year +46 -16 -35
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 129 40 89
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 2.18% 1.72% 2.15%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.14% 3.86% 8.29%
Number of salaries quoted 109 30 55
10th Percentile £28,300 £27,250 £17,200
25th Percentile £35,000 £27,638 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,000 £35,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.14% -12.50% -23.08%
75th Percentile £50,000 £46,250 £49,875
90th Percentile £55,000 £52,450 £56,250
England median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -14.29%

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 1,272 1,036 1,073
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 21.51% 44.66% 25.96%
Number of salaries quoted 828 431 599
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,000 £33,948
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £65,000 £58,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £71,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

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 15 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 15 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 +39 44 £45,000 -40.00% 21
Nottinghamshire +4 30 £38,750 +40.91% 19
Leicestershire -24 22 £40,000 +14.29% 13
Lincolnshire -7 17 - - 10
Derbyshire +3 16 £40,000 -5.88% 20
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 (4.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (2.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (9.30%) Microsoft Excel
1 12 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (4.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.78%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 14 (10.85%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (10.08%) Azure
3 5 (3.88%) SaaS
4 4 (3.10%) AWS
4 4 (3.10%) Power Platform
4 4 (3.10%) PowerApps
5 3 (2.33%) Entra ID
5 3 (2.33%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.43%) DNS
2 5 (3.88%) Firewall
2 5 (3.88%) VoIP
2 5 (3.88%) VPN
3 4 (3.10%) DHCP
3 4 (3.10%) TCP/IP
3 4 (3.10%) VLAN
3 4 (3.10%) Wireless
4 3 (2.33%) Internet
4 3 (2.33%) LAN
4 3 (2.33%) Network Security
4 3 (2.33%) WAN
5 2 (1.55%) Broadband
6 1 (0.78%) Cisco IOS
6 1 (0.78%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.43%) MySQL
2 3 (2.33%) GIS
2 3 (2.33%) Power BI
3 1 (0.78%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.78%) JIRA
1 1 (0.78%) LabVIEW
1 1 (0.78%) Visual Studio
General
1 46 (35.66%) Social Skills
2 28 (21.71%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (8.53%) Finance
3 11 (8.53%) Retail
3 11 (8.53%) Telecoms
4 9 (6.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (6.98%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (5.43%) Manufacturing
6 6 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
7 5 (3.88%) Cantonese Language
7 5 (3.88%) Mandarin Language
8 4 (3.10%) Agriculture
8 4 (3.10%) Hindi Language
8 4 (3.10%) Law
8 4 (3.10%) Legal
8 4 (3.10%) Marketing
9 3 (2.33%) Automotive
9 3 (2.33%) Back Office
9 3 (2.33%) Games
10 2 (1.55%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 34 (26.36%) Business Development Manager
1 34 (26.36%) Business Manager
1 34 (26.36%) Development Manager
2 11 (8.53%) Technical Support
3 10 (7.75%) Analyst
3 10 (7.75%) Business Development Executive
3 10 (7.75%) Support Engineer
4 7 (5.43%) Developer
4 7 (5.43%) IT Engineer
5 6 (4.65%) IT Support
5 6 (4.65%) IT Support Engineer
6 5 (3.88%) Account Manager
6 5 (3.88%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 5 (3.88%) Help Desk Technician
6 5 (3.88%) IT Analyst
6 5 (3.88%) IT Security Analyst
6 5 (3.88%) IT Technician
6 5 (3.88%) Security Analyst
6 5 (3.88%) Systems Analyst
7 4 (3.10%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.33%) JSON
2 1 (0.78%) .NET
2 1 (0.78%) ASP.NET
2 1 (0.78%) REST
2 1 (0.78%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 27 (20.93%) Driving Licence
2 21 (16.28%) Onboarding
3 5 (3.88%) CSOC
3 5 (3.88%) EPoS
3 5 (3.88%) Security Posture
4 4 (3.10%) Management Information System
5 2 (1.55%) Client/Server
6 1 (0.78%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.78%) Legacy Code
6 1 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Licensing
6 1 (0.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 14 (10.85%) Windows
2 10 (7.75%) Linux
3 7 (5.43%) Debian
3 7 (5.43%) Windows Server
4 6 (4.65%) Android
5 3 (2.33%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.78%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.78%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (41.09%) Business Development
2 23 (17.83%) Customer Service
2 23 (17.83%) Cybersecurity
2 23 (17.83%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (17.05%) CRM
4 12 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (9.30%) Logistics
5 11 (8.53%) Analytical Thinking
6 10 (7.75%) Decision-Making
7 9 (6.98%) Line Management
7 9 (6.98%) People Management
8 8 (6.20%) Mentoring
8 8 (6.20%) Service Delivery
8 8 (6.20%) Time Management
8 8 (6.20%) Vulnerability Remediation
9 7 (5.43%) B2B
9 7 (5.43%) B2B Sales
9 7 (5.43%) Commercial Awareness
10 6 (4.65%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (4.65%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (3.88%) Kusto Query Language
2 4 (3.10%) SQL
3 1 (0.78%) C#
3 1 (0.78%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (7.75%) Degree
1 10 (7.75%) Security Cleared
2 9 (6.98%) Cisco Certification
2 9 (6.98%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.88%) CCNA
3 5 (3.88%) SANS
4 4 (3.10%) (ISC)2 CCSP
4 4 (3.10%) CCSP
4 4 (3.10%) CISM
4 4 (3.10%) CISSP
4 4 (3.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
4 4 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (2.33%) Azure Certification
6 2 (1.55%) ACCA
6 2 (1.55%) CIMA
7 1 (0.78%) CCNP
7 1 (0.78%) HNC
7 1 (0.78%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (5.43%) QA
2 4 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (3.10%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 4 (3.10%) GRC
2 4 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (0.78%) COSHH
3 1 (0.78%) ISO 9001
3 1 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 7 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.65%) Hyper-V
3 4 (3.10%) Firmware
4 3 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.78%) Terminal Services
Vendors
1 40 (31.01%) Microsoft
2 4 (3.10%) Cisco
3 3 (2.33%) Apple
3 3 (2.33%) Fortinet
3 3 (2.33%) Palo Alto
3 3 (2.33%) SonicWALL
3 3 (2.33%) Sophos
3 3 (2.33%) VMware
3 3 (2.33%) WatchGuard
4 1 (0.78%) Citrix