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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 67 30
Rank change year-on-year -38 -37 +65
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 53 38 224
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 1.33% 2.66% 5.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.57% 7.92% 18.08%
Number of salaries quoted 45 29 153
10th Percentile £24,000 £30,760 £23,000
25th Percentile £27,000 £37,500 £28,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +13.33% -21.05%
75th Percentile £47,500 £57,500 £56,000
90th Percentile £50,150 £62,500 £56,250
England median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +25.00% -27.27%

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 952 480 1,239
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East Midlands 23.96% 33.54% 31.56%
Number of salaries quoted 509 340 911
10th Percentile £26,000 £26,993 £24,807
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +17.65% -19.05%
75th Percentile £63,750 £62,500 £56,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £70,125 £68,750
England median annual salary £59,773 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.38% +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 10 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 10 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 -15 18 £45,000 +5.88% 14
Northamptonshire -1 11 £50,000 -4.76% 10
Lincolnshire -23 10 £24,000 -54.29% 11
Nottinghamshire -10 8 £35,000 -17.65% 7
Derbyshire -32 6 £27,000 -36.47% 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:

Applications
1 5 (9.43%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (11.32%) Azure
2 2 (3.77%) Azure Sentinel
2 2 (3.77%) Microsoft Purview
2 2 (3.77%) Power Platform
2 2 (3.77%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.89%) Firewall
1 1 (1.89%) LAN
1 1 (1.89%) Unified Communications
1 1 (1.89%) VPN
1 1 (1.89%) WAN
1 1 (1.89%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.55%) Azure SQL Database
1 4 (7.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 2 (3.77%) Data Lake
2 2 (3.77%) MySQL
2 2 (3.77%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.77%) Visual Studio
General
1 12 (22.64%) Social Skills
2 10 (18.87%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (7.55%) Law
3 4 (7.55%) Presentation Skills
4 3 (5.66%) Finance
4 3 (5.66%) Marketing
4 3 (5.66%) Public Sector
5 2 (3.77%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (3.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (3.77%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (20.75%) Business Development Executive
2 8 (15.09%) Business Development Manager
2 8 (15.09%) Business Manager
2 8 (15.09%) Development Manager
3 6 (11.32%) Analyst
3 6 (11.32%) Security Manager
3 6 (11.32%) Technical Support
4 5 (9.43%) Account Manager
5 4 (7.55%) Functional Analyst
5 4 (7.55%) Help Desk Technician
5 4 (7.55%) IT Technician
5 4 (7.55%) Support Analyst
5 4 (7.55%) Support Engineer
5 4 (7.55%) Systems Analyst
5 4 (7.55%) Systems Support
5 4 (7.55%) Systems Support Analyst
5 4 (7.55%) Technical Account Manager
5 4 (7.55%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (7.55%) Technical Manager
5 4 (7.55%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.77%) .NET
1 2 (3.77%) ASP.NET
1 2 (3.77%) REST
1 2 (3.77%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.55%) Driving Licence
1 4 (7.55%) EPoS
1 4 (7.55%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (3.77%) CSOC
2 2 (3.77%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (3.77%) Data Structures
2 2 (3.77%) Legacy Code
2 2 (3.77%) Management Information System
2 2 (3.77%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.89%) Client/Server
3 1 (1.89%) Microsoft Licensing
3 1 (1.89%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 4 (7.55%) Android
1 4 (7.55%) Windows
2 2 (3.77%) Debian
2 2 (3.77%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (35.85%) Business Development
2 9 (16.98%) B2B
2 9 (16.98%) Root Cause Analysis
3 7 (13.21%) CRM
3 7 (13.21%) Customer Service
4 6 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
4 6 (11.32%) Mentoring
4 6 (11.32%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (9.43%) Decision-Making
6 4 (7.55%) Analytical Thinking
6 4 (7.55%) Coaching
6 4 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (7.55%) Logistics
6 4 (7.55%) Scenario Testing
6 4 (7.55%) Vulnerability Assessment
7 2 (3.77%) AI
7 2 (3.77%) Incident Management
7 2 (3.77%) Information Security
7 2 (3.77%) ITIL
7 2 (3.77%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.55%) SQL
1 4 (7.55%) T-SQL
2 2 (3.77%) C#
2 2 (3.77%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 3 (5.66%) Degree
2 2 (3.77%) CISM
2 2 (3.77%) CISMP
2 2 (3.77%) CISSP
2 2 (3.77%) SANS
2 2 (3.77%) SC Cleared
2 2 (3.77%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.89%) CCNA
3 1 (1.89%) CCNP
3 1 (1.89%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.89%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.77%) Data Quality
1 2 (3.77%) GDPR
1 2 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (3.77%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
1 2 (3.77%) PCI DSS
2 1 (1.89%) QA
System Software
1 1 (1.89%) Firmware
Vendors
1 10 (18.87%) Microsoft