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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 80 33
Rank change year-on-year +47 -47 +44
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 171 110 119
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 5.31% 2.63% 5.60%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 17.61% 8.06% 13.37%
Number of salaries quoted 96 37 77
10th Percentile £25,000 £24,050 £32,500
25th Percentile £27,250 £27,500 £36,250
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 £71,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -30.56% +2.86% -4.55%

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 971 1,365 890
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 30.16% 32.62% 41.88%
Number of salaries quoted 622 553 568
10th Percentile £27,250 £28,630 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £42,500 £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 £66,250
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 8 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 8 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 -3 42 £35,000 - 8
Hertfordshire +9 32 £45,000 -21.74% 54
Cambridgeshire +24 29 £37,500 -40.00% 18
Essex +13 25 £30,000 +7.14% 35
Norfolk +35 24 £47,500 -10.38% 21
Bedfordshire +34 19 £42,500 -23.77% 23
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 3 (1.75%) IIS
1 3 (1.75%) Tomcat
2 2 (1.17%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.58%) CMS
3 1 (0.58%) SharePoint
Applications
1 22 (12.87%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (4.68%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (2.34%) Photoshop
3 4 (2.34%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (1.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (2.34%) Shopify
2 1 (0.58%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 13 (7.60%) Nutanix
2 8 (4.68%) Microsoft 365
3 7 (4.09%) Azure
3 7 (4.09%) Google Analytics
4 4 (2.34%) Entra ID
5 3 (1.75%) Google Ads
5 3 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
5 3 (1.75%) Power Automate
5 3 (1.75%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.58%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.58%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.58%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.58%) npm
6 1 (0.58%) SaaS
6 1 (0.58%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.51%) Broadband
1 6 (3.51%) VoIP
2 5 (2.92%) 5G
2 5 (2.92%) ADSL
2 5 (2.92%) ADSL2+
2 5 (2.92%) Ethernet
2 5 (2.92%) G.fast
2 5 (2.92%) PSTN
3 4 (2.34%) WAN
4 3 (1.75%) DHCP
4 3 (1.75%) DMARC
4 3 (1.75%) Firewall
4 3 (1.75%) Internet
4 3 (1.75%) LAN
4 3 (1.75%) SSL
4 3 (1.75%) TCP/IP
4 3 (1.75%) VLAN
4 3 (1.75%) VPN
5 2 (1.17%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (1.17%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (2.34%) SQL Server
2 3 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
3 2 (1.17%) Power BI
3 2 (1.17%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.58%) Git
1 1 (0.58%) JIRA
1 1 (0.58%) Visual Studio
General
1 96 (56.14%) Social Skills
2 37 (21.64%) Analytical Skills
3 31 (18.13%) Marketing
4 28 (16.37%) Finance
5 26 (15.20%) Electronics
5 26 (15.20%) Organisational Skills
6 16 (9.36%) Retail
7 15 (8.77%) Legal
7 15 (8.77%) Telecoms
8 9 (5.26%) Billing
9 7 (4.09%) Aerospace
10 6 (3.51%) Pharmaceutical
10 6 (3.51%) Presentation Skills
11 4 (2.34%) Aviation
12 3 (1.75%) Agriculture
12 3 (1.75%) Czech Language
12 3 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.75%) Italian Language
13 2 (1.17%) Brand Awareness
13 2 (1.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 21 (12.28%) Consultant
1 21 (12.28%) Recruitment Consultant
2 16 (9.36%) Administrator
3 14 (8.19%) Sales Executive
4 12 (7.02%) Support Engineer
5 10 (5.85%) Technical Engineer
5 10 (5.85%) Technical Support
5 10 (5.85%) Technical Support Engineer
6 9 (5.26%) Data Administrator
6 9 (5.26%) Senior
7 8 (4.68%) Business Development Executive
8 7 (4.09%) Account Manager
8 7 (4.09%) IT Support
9 6 (3.51%) Sales Manager
9 6 (3.51%) Trainee
10 5 (2.92%) Account Executive
10 5 (2.92%) Analyst
10 5 (2.92%) Resourcer
10 5 (2.92%) Trainee Consultant
10 5 (2.92%) Trainee Resourcer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (2.34%) HTML
2 3 (1.75%) JSON
2 3 (1.75%) REST
2 3 (1.75%) SOAP
2 3 (1.75%) XML
3 1 (0.58%) Jest
3 1 (0.58%) Node.js
3 1 (0.58%) Playwright
3 1 (0.58%) React
Miscellaneous
1 5 (2.92%) Web Conferencing
2 4 (2.34%) Data Centre
2 4 (2.34%) Driving Licence
2 4 (2.34%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (2.34%) Management Information System
3 3 (1.75%) IoT
3 3 (1.75%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.58%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.58%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 8 (4.68%) Windows
2 5 (2.92%) Linux
3 4 (2.34%) Windows Server
4 3 (1.75%) Unix
5 1 (0.58%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.58%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (32.16%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (25.73%) CRM
3 35 (20.47%) Business Development
4 32 (18.71%) Customer Service
5 27 (15.79%) Business Enablement
6 25 (14.62%) Decision-Making
7 21 (12.28%) Inventory Management
7 21 (12.28%) Pricing Strategy
8 20 (11.70%) B2B
9 18 (10.53%) B2B Sales
10 15 (8.77%) Agile
11 14 (8.19%) Customer Experience
11 14 (8.19%) Cybersecurity
11 14 (8.19%) Service Delivery
12 13 (7.60%) Logistics
13 11 (6.43%) Data Management
13 11 (6.43%) Digital Marketing
13 11 (6.43%) Project Management
13 11 (6.43%) SEO
14 10 (5.85%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.51%) Java
1 6 (3.51%) Python
1 6 (3.51%) SQL
2 5 (2.92%) C++
2 5 (2.92%) PowerShell
3 4 (2.34%) JavaScript
4 3 (1.75%) VBA
5 1 (0.58%) Bash
5 1 (0.58%) C
5 1 (0.58%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 10 (5.85%) Degree
2 4 (2.34%) HNC
3 3 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (1.75%) SC Cleared
3 3 (1.75%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.17%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.58%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.58%) Azure Certification
5 1 (0.58%) CCNA
5 1 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.58%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.58%) ISEB
5 1 (0.58%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (0.58%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (1.17%) Data Quality
System Software
1 6 (3.51%) Active Directory
2 4 (2.34%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.75%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 6 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.58%) SCCM
Vendors
1 24 (14.04%) Microsoft
2 23 (13.45%) YouTube
3 8 (4.68%) Google
4 7 (4.09%) HubSpot
4 7 (4.09%) Sophos
5 4 (2.34%) VMware
6 3 (1.75%) Oracle
7 1 (0.58%) Intel
7 1 (0.58%) NCR
7 1 (0.58%) Salesforce