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 14 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 81 39
Rank change year-on-year +33 -42 +6
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 167 92 264
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 3.21% 3.21% 4.99%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 11.04% 8.31% 13.69%
Number of salaries quoted 111 25 192
10th Percentile £25,000 £25,500 £22,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £26,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £43,000 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.79% +22.86% -36.36%
75th Percentile £50,000 £62,500 £51,250
90th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £58,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £51,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year -21.95% +28.13% -24.53%

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 1,512 1,107 1,929
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 29.10% 38.60% 36.47%
Number of salaries quoted 707 487 1,408
10th Percentile £26,800 £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £33,500 £38,375 £32,000
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 £82,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £61,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.74% +10.91% -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 14 March 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 14 March 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 +24 49 £45,000 -21.05% 17
Norfolk +27 43 £27,000 -47.32% 8
Cambridgeshire -3 25 £42,500 +63.46% 7
Suffolk -3 22 £35,000 -2.78% 6
Bedfordshire +27 16 £40,000 +20.30% 6
Essex -8 13 £30,000 - 18
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 10 (5.99%) SharePoint
2 9 (5.39%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (2.99%) CMS
3 5 (2.99%) Confluence
Applications
1 19 (11.38%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (6.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (5.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (2.40%) Dynamics GP
2 1 (0.60%) Postilion
Cloud Services
1 14 (8.38%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (7.78%) Azure
3 8 (4.79%) Entra ID
4 5 (2.99%) SaaS
5 1 (0.60%) AWS
5 1 (0.60%) Google Docs
5 1 (0.60%) Google Sheets
5 1 (0.60%) Power Automate
5 1 (0.60%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.60%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.99%) WAN
2 4 (2.40%) VPN
3 3 (1.80%) DHCP
3 3 (1.80%) LAN
3 3 (1.80%) TCP/IP
3 3 (1.80%) VLAN
4 2 (1.20%) DNS
4 2 (1.20%) Firewall
4 2 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.60%) DOCSIS
5 1 (0.60%) DSL
5 1 (0.60%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.60%) Internet
5 1 (0.60%) IPv4
5 1 (0.60%) IPv6
5 1 (0.60%) POP3
5 1 (0.60%) PPP
5 1 (0.60%) RTP
5 1 (0.60%) VoIP
5 1 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.60%) Amazon QuickSight
1 1 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
1 1 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (0.60%) MySQL
1 1 (0.60%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.60%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 9 (5.39%) JIRA
2 4 (2.40%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.60%) Git
General
1 77 (46.11%) Social Skills
2 52 (31.14%) Finance
3 43 (25.75%) Organisational Skills
4 32 (19.16%) Legal
5 30 (17.96%) Analytical Skills
6 18 (10.78%) Electronics
7 15 (8.98%) Marketing
8 7 (4.19%) Retail
9 6 (3.59%) Manufacturing
9 6 (3.59%) Presentation Skills
10 4 (2.40%) Agriculture
10 4 (2.40%) Automotive
10 4 (2.40%) Banking
10 4 (2.40%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (2.40%) Italian Language
10 4 (2.40%) Pharmaceutical
11 3 (1.80%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 1 (0.60%) Aerospace
13 1 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 34 (20.36%) Consultant
1 34 (20.36%) Recruitment Consultant
2 22 (13.17%) Support Engineer
3 19 (11.38%) Technical Engineer
3 19 (11.38%) Technical Support
3 19 (11.38%) Technical Support Engineer
4 18 (10.78%) Trainee
5 17 (10.18%) Recruitment Resourcer
5 17 (10.18%) Resourcer
5 17 (10.18%) Trainee Consultant
5 17 (10.18%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
5 17 (10.18%) Trainee Resourcer
6 14 (8.38%) IT Support
7 10 (5.99%) Sales Executive
8 9 (5.39%) Analyst
9 8 (4.79%) IT Analyst
9 8 (4.79%) IT Support Analyst
9 8 (4.79%) Support Analyst
10 6 (3.59%) Business Manager
10 6 (3.59%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.60%) CSS
1 1 (0.60%) GraphQL
1 1 (0.60%) HTML
1 1 (0.60%) React
1 1 (0.60%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.98%) Onboarding
2 7 (4.19%) Driving Licence
3 4 (2.40%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.60%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.60%) Digital Signage
4 1 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.60%) IoT
4 1 (0.60%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.60%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (8.38%) Windows
2 8 (4.79%) Android
2 8 (4.79%) Linux
3 4 (2.40%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.80%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.60%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.60%) OpenWrt
5 1 (0.60%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (23.95%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (21.56%) CRM
3 27 (16.17%) Customer Service
4 22 (13.17%) Business Development
5 20 (11.98%) Decision-Making
6 18 (10.78%) Cybersecurity
7 16 (9.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 15 (8.98%) B2B
8 15 (8.98%) Commercial Awareness
9 14 (8.38%) Agile
9 14 (8.38%) Business Enablement
10 13 (7.78%) Time Management
11 12 (7.19%) ITIL
12 11 (6.59%) Service Delivery
13 10 (5.99%) B2B Sales
13 10 (5.99%) Collaborative Culture
13 10 (5.99%) Service Management
14 9 (5.39%) Creative Thinking
15 8 (4.79%) Customer-Centricity
16 7 (4.19%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 5 (2.99%) Python
2 4 (2.40%) SQL
3 2 (1.20%) Bash
3 2 (1.20%) C++
4 1 (0.60%) C
4 1 (0.60%) C#
4 1 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.60%) Java
4 1 (0.60%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.60%) PowerShell
4 1 (0.60%) R
4 1 (0.60%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (14.37%) Degree
2 7 (4.19%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (2.40%) HNC
3 4 (2.40%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.20%) DV Cleared
4 2 (1.20%) SC Cleared
5 1 (0.60%) A+ Certification
5 1 (0.60%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.60%) CCNA
5 1 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.60%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.60%) ISEB
5 1 (0.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (0.60%) MCSE
5 1 (0.60%) Numerate Degree
5 1 (0.60%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.59%) QA
2 3 (1.80%) ISO 9001
3 2 (1.20%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 12 (7.19%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.80%) Hyper-V
2 3 (1.80%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.60%) Lustre
3 1 (0.60%) Slurm Workload Manager
3 1 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 10 (5.99%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.60%) Ansible
Vendors
1 36 (21.56%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.99%) Sophos
2 5 (2.99%) YouTube
3 4 (2.40%) Apple
3 4 (2.40%) Atlassian
3 4 (2.40%) Oracle
3 4 (2.40%) SolarWinds
4 3 (1.80%) BMC
4 3 (1.80%) HubSpot
4 3 (1.80%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.80%) ServiceNow
4 3 (1.80%) VMware
5 1 (0.60%) EMC
5 1 (0.60%) Google
5 1 (0.60%) HP
5 1 (0.60%) IBM
5 1 (0.60%) Intel
5 1 (0.60%) NCR
5 1 (0.60%) NetApp
5 1 (0.60%) Red Hat