Self-Motivation Job Trends in the East of England

Self-Motivation
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 55 63
Rank change year-on-year +4 +8 -25
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 218 148 123
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 2.64% 4.44% 2.78%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.02% 11.64% 8.81%
Number of salaries quoted 175 57 51
10th Percentile £25,500 £26,250 £23,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £26,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £30,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +31.15% -43.52% +23.43%
75th Percentile £58,750 £50,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £117,500 £64,500 £68,750
England median annual salary £42,000 £37,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% -25.00% -

All Generic Skills
East of England

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 of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,175 1,272 1,396
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 26.36% 38.15% 31.51%
Number of salaries quoted 1,505 531 652
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,250 £27,012
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £36,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -12.84% +0.93%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,500 £79,000 £78,750
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 of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the East of England

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the East of England over the 6 months to 30 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the East of England

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the East of England

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 of England region over the 6 months to 30 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
Hertfordshire +10 69 £50,000 +11.11% 35
Norfolk 0 52 £27,000 -30.77% 14
Cambridgeshire -17 36 £37,500 +33.93% 38
Essex -2 33 £37,500 +25.00% 24
Suffolk -6 20 £40,000 - 13
Bedfordshire -12 10 £36,000 -12.73% 9
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 11 (5.05%) SharePoint
2 9 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.21%) CMS
4 1 (0.46%) Apache
4 1 (0.46%) IIS
Applications
1 22 (10.09%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (5.05%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 8 (3.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.92%) AutoCAD
4 2 (0.92%) EPLAN
5 1 (0.46%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (2.29%) Primavera
2 3 (1.38%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.46%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 31 (14.22%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (6.42%) Azure
2 14 (6.42%) SaaS
3 12 (5.50%) Entra ID
4 9 (4.13%) Microsoft Copilot
5 7 (3.21%) Canva
5 7 (3.21%) ChatGPT
5 7 (3.21%) Google Analytics
6 6 (2.75%) Google Workspace
6 6 (2.75%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.83%) GCP
7 4 (1.83%) OneDrive
8 1 (0.46%) Figma
8 1 (0.46%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.88%) Firewall
2 10 (4.59%) Wireless
3 6 (2.75%) Structured Cabling
4 5 (2.29%) VoIP
4 5 (2.29%) WAN
4 5 (2.29%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.83%) VPN
6 3 (1.38%) SNMP
7 2 (0.92%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.92%) DNS
7 2 (0.92%) LAN
8 1 (0.46%) 4G
8 1 (0.46%) Broadband
8 1 (0.46%) DHCP
8 1 (0.46%) IMAP
8 1 (0.46%) POP3
8 1 (0.46%) SMTP
8 1 (0.46%) SSL
8 1 (0.46%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.75%) Power BI
2 3 (1.38%) MySQL
2 3 (1.38%) Spotfire
3 1 (0.46%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.46%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 19 (8.72%) JIRA
2 1 (0.46%) Claude Code
2 1 (0.46%) Git
2 1 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.46%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 120 (55.05%) Social Skills
2 85 (38.99%) Organisational Skills
3 72 (33.03%) Finance
4 48 (22.02%) Marketing
5 44 (20.18%) Legal
6 30 (13.76%) Manufacturing
7 26 (11.93%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (7.80%) Retail
9 8 (3.67%) Brand Awareness
9 8 (3.67%) Electronics
9 8 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.21%) Aerospace
10 7 (3.21%) Influencing Skills
10 7 (3.21%) Pharmaceutical
11 6 (2.75%) Analytical Skills
11 6 (2.75%) Front Office
11 6 (2.75%) Telecoms
12 5 (2.29%) Banking
12 5 (2.29%) Public Sector
13 4 (1.83%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 49 (22.48%) Consultant
2 42 (19.27%) Recruitment Consultant
3 34 (15.60%) Development Manager
4 27 (12.39%) Business Manager
5 26 (11.93%) Business Development Manager
6 23 (10.55%) IT Support
6 23 (10.55%) Trainee
7 21 (9.63%) Recruitment Resourcer
7 21 (9.63%) Resourcer
7 21 (9.63%) Trainee Consultant
7 21 (9.63%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
7 21 (9.63%) Trainee Resourcer
8 18 (8.26%) Sales Executive
9 14 (6.42%) Support Specialist
10 11 (5.05%) Coordinator
10 11 (5.05%) Support Technician
11 10 (4.59%) Analyst
12 9 (4.13%) New Business Sales Executive
12 9 (4.13%) Solutions Sales Executive
12 9 (4.13%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.21%) HTML
2 4 (1.83%) .NET
2 4 (1.83%) ASP.NET
2 4 (1.83%) CSS
3 2 (0.92%) EDI
4 1 (0.46%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.46%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.46%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 1 (0.46%) GreenSock GSAP
4 1 (0.46%) HTML5
4 1 (0.46%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (0.46%) jQuery
4 1 (0.46%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 33 (15.14%) Onboarding
2 25 (11.47%) Driving Licence
3 12 (5.50%) Social Media
4 8 (3.67%) Renewable Energy
5 7 (3.21%) CCTV
5 7 (3.21%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.21%) Marketing Technology
6 6 (2.75%) EPoS
7 5 (2.29%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.38%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.38%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.92%) Analogue Electronics
9 2 (0.92%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.92%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.92%) IoT
10 1 (0.46%) Animation
10 1 (0.46%) Cyber Security Posture
10 1 (0.46%) FMCG
10 1 (0.46%) iPad
10 1 (0.46%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 28 (12.84%) Windows
2 11 (5.05%) Windows Server
3 6 (2.75%) Linux
4 4 (1.83%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (1.38%) Android
5 3 (1.38%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.38%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.92%) Debian
7 1 (0.46%) Unix
7 1 (0.46%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (33.49%) Business Development
2 55 (25.23%) CRM
3 44 (20.18%) Decision-Making
4 37 (16.97%) B2B
5 36 (16.51%) Commercial Awareness
5 36 (16.51%) Customer Service
6 32 (14.68%) B2B Sales
7 29 (13.30%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (11.93%) Service Management
9 24 (11.01%) ITSM
10 22 (10.09%) Lead Generation
11 21 (9.63%) SIAM
12 20 (9.17%) ITIL
13 19 (8.72%) Time Management
14 18 (8.26%) Business Strategy
15 17 (7.80%) Service Delivery
16 15 (6.88%) Continuous Improvement
17 14 (6.42%) Collaborative Culture
18 12 (5.50%) AI
18 12 (5.50%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.75%) JavaScript
2 5 (2.29%) C#
3 3 (1.38%) C
3 3 (1.38%) C++
3 3 (1.38%) Python
3 3 (1.38%) SQL
4 1 (0.46%) Perl
4 1 (0.46%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.46%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.46%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 37 (16.97%) Degree
2 13 (5.96%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.21%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (3.21%) DBS Check
4 5 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (2.29%) SC Cleared
5 2 (0.92%) CISSP
5 2 (0.92%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (0.92%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.92%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (0.46%) CCNA
6 1 (0.46%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.46%) City & Guilds
6 1 (0.46%) HNC
6 1 (0.46%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.38%) ISO 9001
2 2 (0.92%) Accessibility
2 2 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (0.92%) NIST
3 1 (0.46%) GRC
3 1 (0.46%) QA
3 1 (0.46%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (11.47%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.83%) Firmware
2 4 (1.83%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.92%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.92%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (5.50%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 58 (26.61%) Microsoft
2 24 (11.01%) HubSpot
3 21 (9.63%) Salesforce
4 19 (8.72%) ServiceNow
5 16 (7.34%) BMC
6 13 (5.96%) Google
7 12 (5.50%) Adobe
8 5 (2.29%) SAP
9 4 (1.83%) Sophos
10 3 (1.38%) Intel
10 3 (1.38%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.92%) EMC
11 2 (0.92%) Rockwell
11 2 (0.92%) Siemens
11 2 (0.92%) Tenable
11 2 (0.92%) VMware
12 1 (0.46%) CrowdStrike
12 1 (0.46%) DoubleClick
12 1 (0.46%) Oracle
12 1 (0.46%) Qualys