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 28 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 78 36
Rank change year-on-year +32 -42 +7
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 172 100 243
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 3.53% 3.17% 5.30%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.85% 8.32% 13.67%
Number of salaries quoted 111 24 178
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £21,775
25th Percentile £26,750 £31,250 £25,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £41,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.64% +18.57% -33.33%
75th Percentile £50,000 £59,688 £51,250
90th Percentile £58,750 £67,500 £59,875
England median annual salary £40,000 £54,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -25.93% +35.00% -23.81%

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 1,452 1,202 1,777
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 29.76% 38.13% 38.76%
Number of salaries quoted 678 471 1,306
10th Percentile £26,850 £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £37,885 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £68,750 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £78,750 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.64% -15.38%

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 28 February 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 28 February 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 +20 47 £45,000 -25.00% 17
Norfolk +29 42 £27,000 -49.06% 6
Cambridgeshire +4 25 £42,500 +63.46% 7
Suffolk -1 24 £35,000 - 3
Bedfordshire +31 18 £38,750 +13.97% 5
Essex +2 16 £30,000 +9.09% 12
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 8 (4.65%) SharePoint
2 7 (4.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.91%) Confluence
4 4 (2.33%) CMS
Applications
1 21 (12.21%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.58%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.74%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.58%) Postilion
3 1 (0.58%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 11 (6.40%) Azure
1 11 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (3.49%) Entra ID
3 5 (2.91%) SaaS
4 1 (0.58%) AWS
4 1 (0.58%) Google Analytics
4 1 (0.58%) Google Docs
4 1 (0.58%) Google Sheets
4 1 (0.58%) Nutanix
4 1 (0.58%) Power Automate
4 1 (0.58%) Power Platform
4 1 (0.58%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.33%) WAN
2 3 (1.74%) DHCP
2 3 (1.74%) Internet
2 3 (1.74%) LAN
2 3 (1.74%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.74%) VLAN
2 3 (1.74%) VPN
3 2 (1.16%) DNS
3 2 (1.16%) Firewall
3 2 (1.16%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.58%) DOCSIS
4 1 (0.58%) DSL
4 1 (0.58%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.58%) IPv4
4 1 (0.58%) IPv6
4 1 (0.58%) POP3
4 1 (0.58%) PPP
4 1 (0.58%) RTP
4 1 (0.58%) SMTP
4 1 (0.58%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.58%) Amazon QuickSight
1 1 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
1 1 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (0.58%) MySQL
1 1 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.58%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (4.65%) JIRA
2 4 (2.33%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.58%) Git
General
1 80 (46.51%) Social Skills
2 50 (29.07%) Finance
3 40 (23.26%) Organisational Skills
4 35 (20.35%) Analytical Skills
5 29 (16.86%) Legal
6 21 (12.21%) Electronics
7 17 (9.88%) Marketing
8 8 (4.65%) Retail
9 6 (3.49%) Manufacturing
10 5 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.33%) Agriculture
11 4 (2.33%) Automotive
11 4 (2.33%) Influencing Skills
11 4 (2.33%) Italian Language
11 4 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
12 3 (1.74%) Aerospace
12 3 (1.74%) Banking
12 3 (1.74%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 1 (0.58%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (18.02%) Consultant
1 31 (18.02%) Recruitment Consultant
2 19 (11.05%) Support Engineer
3 17 (9.88%) Technical Engineer
3 17 (9.88%) Technical Support
3 17 (9.88%) Technical Support Engineer
4 16 (9.30%) Trainee
5 15 (8.72%) Recruitment Resourcer
5 15 (8.72%) Resourcer
5 15 (8.72%) Trainee Consultant
5 15 (8.72%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
5 15 (8.72%) Trainee Resourcer
6 13 (7.56%) Sales Executive
7 12 (6.98%) IT Support
8 7 (4.07%) Analyst
9 6 (3.49%) Business Development Executive
9 6 (3.49%) Business Manager
9 6 (3.49%) Development Manager
9 6 (3.49%) Sales Manager
9 6 (3.49%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.16%) HTML
2 1 (0.58%) CSS
2 1 (0.58%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.58%) React
2 1 (0.58%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 14 (8.14%) Onboarding
2 5 (2.91%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.33%) Data Centre
4 3 (1.74%) IoT
5 2 (1.16%) Web Conferencing
6 1 (0.58%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.58%) Digital Signage
6 1 (0.58%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.58%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 11 (6.40%) Windows
2 8 (4.65%) Linux
3 6 (3.49%) Android
4 3 (1.74%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.74%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.58%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.58%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (23.84%) CRM
3 26 (15.12%) Customer Service
4 22 (12.79%) Business Development
4 22 (12.79%) Decision-Making
5 20 (11.63%) Cybersecurity
6 17 (9.88%) Agile
6 17 (9.88%) Business Enablement
7 15 (8.72%) B2B
7 15 (8.72%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (8.14%) Commercial Awareness
9 13 (7.56%) Time Management
10 11 (6.40%) B2B Sales
11 10 (5.81%) Competitor Analysis
11 10 (5.81%) Service Delivery
12 9 (5.23%) Creative Thinking
12 9 (5.23%) ITIL
12 9 (5.23%) Service Management
13 8 (4.65%) Customer-Centricity
13 8 (4.65%) Pricing Strategy
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.07%) Python
2 4 (2.33%) C++
2 4 (2.33%) SQL
3 3 (1.74%) Java
4 2 (1.16%) Bash
5 1 (0.58%) C
5 1 (0.58%) C#
5 1 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.58%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.58%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.58%) R
5 1 (0.58%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (13.95%) Degree
2 6 (3.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 6 (3.49%) Security Cleared
3 4 (2.33%) HNC
3 4 (2.33%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (1.16%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.58%) A+ Certification
6 1 (0.58%) CCNA
6 1 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.58%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.58%) ISEB
6 1 (0.58%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (0.58%) MCSE
6 1 (0.58%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (0.58%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.49%) QA
2 2 (1.16%) ISO/IEC 17025
3 1 (0.58%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 9 (5.23%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.74%) Hyper-V
2 3 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.58%) Lustre
3 1 (0.58%) Slurm Workload Manager
3 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 8 (4.65%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.58%) Ansible
Vendors
1 33 (19.19%) Microsoft
2 8 (4.65%) YouTube
3 7 (4.07%) Sophos
4 4 (2.33%) Atlassian
4 4 (2.33%) HubSpot
4 4 (2.33%) Oracle
5 3 (1.74%) Apple
5 3 (1.74%) SolarWinds
5 3 (1.74%) VMware
6 2 (1.16%) BMC
6 2 (1.16%) Google
6 2 (1.16%) Salesforce
6 2 (1.16%) ServiceNow
7 1 (0.58%) EMC
7 1 (0.58%) HP
7 1 (0.58%) IBM
7 1 (0.58%) Intel
7 1 (0.58%) NCR
7 1 (0.58%) NetApp
7 1 (0.58%) Red Hat