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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 53 51 69
Rank change year-on-year -2 +18 -34
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 220 154 121
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 2.65% 4.61% 2.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.80% 12.08% 8.61%
Number of salaries quoted 177 66 48
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,625 £23,250
25th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £27,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -30.56% +16.76%
75th Percentile £58,750 £50,938 £67,500
90th Percentile £117,500 £68,125 £72,875
England median annual salary £42,000 £37,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +12.00% -28.57% +5.00%

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 2,244 1,275 1,406
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 27.00% 38.19% 32.10%
Number of salaries quoted 1,549 549 631
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £63,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.76%

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 8 October 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 8 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
Hertfordshire +9 71 £50,000 +11.11% 36
Norfolk -1 53 £27,675 -41.74% 16
Cambridgeshire -16 36 £37,500 +33.93% 43
Essex -5 32 £37,500 +25.00% 19
Suffolk -6 20 £37,500 - 15
Bedfordshire -15 10 £36,000 -10.00% 11
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 (5.00%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.64%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.18%) CMS
4 1 (0.45%) Apache
4 1 (0.45%) IIS
Applications
1 21 (9.55%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.64%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 8 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.36%) AutoCAD
4 3 (1.36%) EPLAN
5 1 (0.45%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.27%) Primavera
2 3 (1.36%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 30 (13.64%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (7.73%) SaaS
3 14 (6.36%) Azure
4 12 (5.45%) Entra ID
5 9 (4.09%) Microsoft Copilot
6 7 (3.18%) Canva
6 7 (3.18%) ChatGPT
6 7 (3.18%) Google Analytics
7 6 (2.73%) Google Workspace
7 6 (2.73%) Power Platform
8 4 (1.82%) GCP
8 4 (1.82%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.45%) Figma
9 1 (0.45%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (6.82%) Firewall
2 10 (4.55%) Wireless
3 6 (2.73%) Structured Cabling
4 5 (2.27%) WAN
5 4 (1.82%) VoIP
5 4 (1.82%) VPN
5 4 (1.82%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (1.36%) SNMP
7 2 (0.91%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.91%) LAN
8 1 (0.45%) Broadband
8 1 (0.45%) DNS
8 1 (0.45%) Internet
8 1 (0.45%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.73%) Power BI
2 3 (1.36%) Spotfire
2 3 (1.36%) Tableau
3 2 (0.91%) MySQL
4 1 (0.45%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.45%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (8.18%) JIRA
2 1 (0.45%) Claude Code
2 1 (0.45%) Git
2 1 (0.45%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.45%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 122 (55.45%) Social Skills
2 86 (39.09%) Organisational Skills
3 78 (35.45%) Finance
4 50 (22.73%) Marketing
5 46 (20.91%) Legal
6 31 (14.09%) Manufacturing
7 25 (11.36%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (9.09%) Retail
9 12 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (3.64%) Brand Awareness
10 8 (3.64%) Electronics
10 8 (3.64%) Pharmaceutical
11 7 (3.18%) Aerospace
11 7 (3.18%) Analytical Skills
11 7 (3.18%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.73%) Telecoms
13 5 (2.27%) Banking
13 5 (2.27%) Front Office
13 5 (2.27%) Public Sector
14 4 (1.82%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 51 (23.18%) Consultant
2 44 (20.00%) Recruitment Consultant
3 33 (15.00%) Development Manager
4 26 (11.82%) Business Manager
5 25 (11.36%) Business Development Manager
6 23 (10.45%) IT Support
6 23 (10.45%) Trainee
7 21 (9.55%) Recruitment Resourcer
7 21 (9.55%) Resourcer
7 21 (9.55%) Trainee Consultant
7 21 (9.55%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
7 21 (9.55%) Trainee Resourcer
8 18 (8.18%) Sales Executive
9 14 (6.36%) Support Specialist
10 11 (5.00%) Coordinator
11 10 (4.55%) Account Executive
11 10 (4.55%) Analyst
11 10 (4.55%) Support Technician
12 9 (4.09%) IT Support Specialist
13 8 (3.64%) Portfolio Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.18%) HTML
2 4 (1.82%) .NET
2 4 (1.82%) ASP.NET
2 4 (1.82%) CSS
3 2 (0.91%) EDI
4 1 (0.45%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (0.45%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (0.45%) ASP.NET Web Forms
4 1 (0.45%) GreenSock GSAP
4 1 (0.45%) HTML5
4 1 (0.45%) HTML5 Canvas
4 1 (0.45%) jQuery
4 1 (0.45%) LESS
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.82%) Onboarding
2 24 (10.91%) Driving Licence
3 12 (5.45%) Social Media
4 10 (4.55%) Marketing Technology
5 8 (3.64%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (3.18%) CCTV
6 7 (3.18%) Management Information System
7 5 (2.27%) EPoS
7 5 (2.27%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.36%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.36%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.91%) Analogue Electronics
9 2 (0.91%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.91%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.91%) IoT
10 1 (0.45%) Animation
10 1 (0.45%) Embedded Systems
10 1 (0.45%) FMCG
10 1 (0.45%) iPad
10 1 (0.45%) iPhone
Operating Systems
1 27 (12.27%) Windows
2 10 (4.55%) Windows Server
3 5 (2.27%) Linux
4 4 (1.82%) Windows Server 2019
5 3 (1.36%) Android
5 3 (1.36%) Apple iOS
5 3 (1.36%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.45%) Debian
6 1 (0.45%) Unix
6 1 (0.45%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (33.18%) Business Development
2 56 (25.45%) CRM
3 42 (19.09%) Decision-Making
4 39 (17.73%) Commercial Awareness
5 36 (16.36%) B2B
6 34 (15.45%) Customer Service
7 31 (14.09%) B2B Sales
7 31 (14.09%) Problem-Solving
8 26 (11.82%) Service Management
9 24 (10.91%) ITSM
10 21 (9.55%) Lead Generation
10 21 (9.55%) SIAM
11 19 (8.64%) Business Strategy
11 19 (8.64%) ITIL
12 17 (7.73%) AI
12 17 (7.73%) Service Delivery
13 16 (7.27%) Time Management
14 14 (6.36%) Collaborative Culture
14 14 (6.36%) Continuous Improvement
15 13 (5.91%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.73%) JavaScript
2 5 (2.27%) C#
3 3 (1.36%) C
3 3 (1.36%) C++
3 3 (1.36%) Python
3 3 (1.36%) SQL
4 1 (0.45%) Perl
4 1 (0.45%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.45%) TypeScript
4 1 (0.45%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 40 (18.18%) Degree
2 13 (5.91%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.18%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (2.73%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.27%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.82%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.36%) NVQ Level 3
8 2 (0.91%) CISSP
8 2 (0.91%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.91%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.45%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.45%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.91%) Accessibility
1 2 (0.91%) ISO 9001
1 2 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (0.91%) NIST
2 1 (0.45%) GRC
2 1 (0.45%) QA
2 1 (0.45%) SLA
System Software
1 24 (10.91%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.82%) Firmware
2 4 (1.82%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.91%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.91%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (5.45%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 58 (26.36%) Microsoft
2 25 (11.36%) Salesforce
3 24 (10.91%) HubSpot
4 18 (8.18%) ServiceNow
5 15 (6.82%) BMC
6 14 (6.36%) Google
7 12 (5.45%) Adobe
8 5 (2.27%) SAP
9 4 (1.82%) Samsung
9 4 (1.82%) Sophos
9 4 (1.82%) TikTok
10 3 (1.36%) Intel
10 3 (1.36%) Rockwell
10 3 (1.36%) Siemens
10 3 (1.36%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.91%) EMC
11 2 (0.91%) Tenable
11 2 (0.91%) VMware
12 1 (0.45%) CrowdStrike
12 1 (0.45%) Oracle