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 15 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 43 78 32
Rank change year-on-year +35 -46 +47
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 169 109 119
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 4.76% 2.59% 5.59%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 13.93% 7.93% 13.24%
Number of salaries quoted 100 37 78
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,050 £32,125
25th Percentile £27,188 £27,500 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £54,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.56% +8.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £50,000 £67,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £62,500 £92,250 £70,750
England median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.56% +2.86% -2.78%

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 1,213 1,375 899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 34.14% 32.67% 42.25%
Number of salaries quoted 647 557 569
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,522 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,000 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £63,750 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -0.79%

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 15 November 2025.

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 15 November 2025. 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
Suffolk -4 37 £35,000 - 11
Hertfordshire -4 32 £45,000 -21.74% 49
Norfolk +37 28 £47,500 -10.38% 22
Cambridgeshire +20 28 £37,500 -40.00% 19
Essex +9 24 £30,000 +7.14% 27
Bedfordshire +33 20 £42,500 -23.77% 29
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 2 (1.18%) IIS
1 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
1 2 (1.18%) Tomcat
2 1 (0.59%) CMS
2 1 (0.59%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (11.24%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.73%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.37%) Photoshop
3 4 (2.37%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.37%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (2.37%) Shopify
2 1 (0.59%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 13 (7.69%) Nutanix
2 7 (4.14%) Google Analytics
2 7 (4.14%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (3.55%) Azure
4 3 (1.78%) Entra ID
4 3 (1.78%) Google Ads
4 3 (1.78%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (1.18%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.59%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.59%) npm
6 1 (0.59%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.55%) Broadband
1 6 (3.55%) VoIP
2 5 (2.96%) 5G
2 5 (2.96%) ADSL
2 5 (2.96%) ADSL2+
2 5 (2.96%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.96%) G.fast
2 5 (2.96%) PSTN
3 4 (2.37%) WAN
4 3 (1.78%) DHCP
4 3 (1.78%) Firewall
4 3 (1.78%) Internet
4 3 (1.78%) LAN
4 3 (1.78%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.78%) VLAN
4 3 (1.78%) VPN
5 2 (1.18%) DMARC
5 2 (1.18%) DNS
5 2 (1.18%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (1.18%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.78%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.18%) PostgreSQL
2 2 (1.18%) Power BI
2 2 (1.18%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.59%) Git
1 1 (0.59%) JIRA
General
1 95 (56.21%) Social Skills
2 37 (21.89%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (17.75%) Marketing
4 29 (17.16%) Organisational Skills
5 28 (16.57%) Finance
6 22 (13.02%) Electronics
7 17 (10.06%) Legal
8 16 (9.47%) Retail
9 15 (8.88%) Telecoms
10 8 (4.73%) Billing
11 7 (4.14%) Aerospace
12 6 (3.55%) Pharmaceutical
13 5 (2.96%) Presentation Skills
14 4 (2.37%) Agriculture
14 4 (2.37%) Aviation
14 4 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (2.37%) Italian Language
15 2 (1.18%) Brand Awareness
15 2 (1.18%) Czech Language
15 2 (1.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 23 (13.61%) Consultant
1 23 (13.61%) Recruitment Consultant
2 14 (8.28%) Administrator
2 14 (8.28%) Sales Executive
2 14 (8.28%) Support Engineer
3 12 (7.10%) Technical Engineer
3 12 (7.10%) Technical Support
3 12 (7.10%) Technical Support Engineer
4 9 (5.33%) Senior
5 8 (4.73%) Business Development Executive
5 8 (4.73%) Data Administrator
5 8 (4.73%) IT Support
6 7 (4.14%) Account Manager
6 7 (4.14%) Trainee
7 6 (3.55%) Recruitment Resourcer
7 6 (3.55%) Resourcer
7 6 (3.55%) Sales Manager
7 6 (3.55%) Trainee Consultant
7 6 (3.55%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
7 6 (3.55%) Trainee Resourcer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.37%) HTML
2 2 (1.18%) JSON
2 2 (1.18%) REST
2 2 (1.18%) SOAP
2 2 (1.18%) XML
3 1 (0.59%) Jest
3 1 (0.59%) Node.js
3 1 (0.59%) Playwright
3 1 (0.59%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (2.37%) Data Centre
1 4 (2.37%) Driving Licence
1 4 (2.37%) Management Information System
1 4 (2.37%) Web Conferencing
2 3 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (1.78%) IoT
2 3 (1.78%) Onboarding
3 1 (0.59%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (0.59%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.14%) Windows
2 4 (2.37%) Linux
2 4 (2.37%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.18%) Unix
4 1 (0.59%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.59%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
2 43 (25.44%) CRM
3 32 (18.93%) Business Development
4 31 (18.34%) Customer Service
5 24 (14.20%) Decision-Making
6 22 (13.02%) Business Enablement
7 20 (11.83%) B2B
7 20 (11.83%) Inventory Management
7 20 (11.83%) Pricing Strategy
8 18 (10.65%) B2B Sales
9 14 (8.28%) Cybersecurity
9 14 (8.28%) Logistics
9 14 (8.28%) Service Delivery
10 13 (7.69%) Agile
11 11 (6.51%) Commercial Awareness
11 11 (6.51%) Customer Experience
11 11 (6.51%) Digital Marketing
11 11 (6.51%) SEO
12 10 (5.92%) Data Management
12 10 (5.92%) Market Research
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.55%) Python
2 5 (2.96%) Java
2 5 (2.96%) SQL
3 4 (2.37%) C++
3 4 (2.37%) PowerShell
4 3 (1.78%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.18%) VBA
6 1 (0.59%) Bash
6 1 (0.59%) C
6 1 (0.59%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (5.92%) Degree
2 4 (2.37%) HNC
3 3 (1.78%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (1.78%) SC Cleared
3 3 (1.78%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.59%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.59%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.59%) CCNA
5 1 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.59%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.59%) ISEB
5 1 (0.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (0.59%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.18%) Data Quality
1 2 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (2.96%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.78%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (2.96%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.59%) SCCM
Vendors
1 21 (12.43%) Microsoft
2 20 (11.83%) YouTube
3 7 (4.14%) Google
3 7 (4.14%) HubSpot
3 7 (4.14%) Sophos
4 4 (2.37%) VMware
5 2 (1.18%) Oracle
6 1 (0.59%) NCR