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

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 48 70
Rank change year-on-year -2 +22 -34
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 229 157 118
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 2.72% 4.74% 2.80%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.83% 12.45% 8.60%
Number of salaries quoted 179 72 47
10th Percentile £25,500 £25,000 £23,550
25th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £37,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -30.56% +13.68%
75th Percentile £58,750 £50,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £117,500 £67,000 £74,250
England median annual salary £41,801 £37,500 £53,123
% change year-on-year +11.47% -29.41% +6.25%

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 2,330 1,261 1,372
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 27.65% 38.05% 32.60%
Number of salaries quoted 1,609 568 598
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £28,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £32,500 £41,250
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 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,628 £77,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £56,400 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +2.55% -8.33% -4.00%

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 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 14 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 +11 79 £50,000 +11.11% 12
Norfolk -3 52 £27,675 -41.74% 4
Essex -9 35 £37,500 +25.00% 5
Cambridgeshire -27 34 £37,500 +33.93% 13
Suffolk -9 21 £37,500 +7.14% 2
Bedfordshire -25 10 £36,000 -7.10% 1
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 (4.80%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.49%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.06%) CMS
4 1 (0.44%) Apache
4 1 (0.44%) IIS
Applications
1 24 (10.48%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (6.55%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (3.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (3.06%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (1.31%) AutoCAD
5 3 (1.31%) EPLAN
6 2 (0.87%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (2.18%) Primavera
2 3 (1.31%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.44%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 31 (13.54%) Microsoft 365
2 17 (7.42%) Azure
2 17 (7.42%) SaaS
3 12 (5.24%) Entra ID
4 9 (3.93%) Microsoft Copilot
5 7 (3.06%) Canva
5 7 (3.06%) ChatGPT
5 7 (3.06%) GCP
5 7 (3.06%) Google Analytics
6 6 (2.62%) Google Workspace
6 6 (2.62%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.75%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.31%) AWS
9 1 (0.44%) Google Docs
9 1 (0.44%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.42%) Firewall
2 12 (5.24%) Wireless
3 7 (3.06%) WAN
3 7 (3.06%) Wi-Fi
4 6 (2.62%) Structured Cabling
4 6 (2.62%) VPN
5 4 (1.75%) LAN
5 4 (1.75%) VoIP
6 3 (1.31%) DNS
6 3 (1.31%) SNMP
7 2 (0.87%) Bluetooth
7 2 (0.87%) Cisco ASA
7 2 (0.87%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.87%) DHCP
7 2 (0.87%) Network Security
7 2 (0.87%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.87%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.87%) VLAN
8 1 (0.44%) Internet
8 1 (0.44%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.62%) Power BI
2 3 (1.31%) Spotfire
2 3 (1.31%) Tableau
3 2 (0.87%) MySQL
4 1 (0.44%) Data Hub
4 1 (0.44%) MongoDB
4 1 (0.44%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.44%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 18 (7.86%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Claude Code
2 1 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.44%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 128 (55.90%) Social Skills
2 83 (36.24%) Organisational Skills
3 76 (33.19%) Finance
4 50 (21.83%) Marketing
5 44 (19.21%) Legal
6 32 (13.97%) Manufacturing
7 26 (11.35%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (9.17%) Retail
9 12 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 11 (4.80%) Analytical Skills
11 10 (4.37%) Electronics
12 8 (3.49%) Brand Awareness
12 8 (3.49%) Pharmaceutical
13 7 (3.06%) Aerospace
13 7 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
14 6 (2.62%) Telecoms
15 5 (2.18%) Banking
15 5 (2.18%) French Language
15 5 (2.18%) Public Sector
16 4 (1.75%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 49 (21.40%) Consultant
2 42 (18.34%) Recruitment Consultant
3 33 (14.41%) Development Manager
4 26 (11.35%) Business Manager
5 25 (10.92%) Business Development Manager
6 24 (10.48%) IT Support
7 23 (10.04%) Trainee
8 20 (8.73%) Recruitment Resourcer
8 20 (8.73%) Resourcer
8 20 (8.73%) Trainee Consultant
8 20 (8.73%) Trainee Recruitment Consultant
8 20 (8.73%) Trainee Resourcer
9 19 (8.30%) Sales Executive
10 14 (6.11%) Support Specialist
11 13 (5.68%) Analyst
12 11 (4.80%) Coordinator
13 10 (4.37%) Account Executive
13 10 (4.37%) IT Analyst
13 10 (4.37%) Support Technician
14 9 (3.93%) IT Support Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.62%) HTML
2 4 (1.75%) .NET
2 4 (1.75%) ASP.NET
3 3 (1.31%) CSS
4 2 (0.87%) EDI
5 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET MVC
5 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET Web API
5 1 (0.44%) ASP.NET Web Forms
5 1 (0.44%) HTML5
5 1 (0.44%) HTML5 Canvas
5 1 (0.44%) jQuery
5 1 (0.44%) Laravel
5 1 (0.44%) LESS
5 1 (0.44%) RESTful
5 1 (0.44%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 37 (16.16%) Onboarding
2 27 (11.79%) Driving Licence
3 11 (4.80%) Social Media
4 10 (4.37%) Marketing Technology
5 8 (3.49%) CCTV
5 8 (3.49%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.49%) Renewable Energy
6 5 (2.18%) Security Posture
7 4 (1.75%) EPoS
8 3 (1.31%) Product Ownership
8 3 (1.31%) Web Conferencing
9 2 (0.87%) Analogue Electronics
9 2 (0.87%) Cyber Threat
9 2 (0.87%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.87%) Fibre Optics
9 2 (0.87%) IoT
10 1 (0.44%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.44%) Legacy Code
10 1 (0.44%) Mobile App
10 1 (0.44%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 27 (11.79%) Windows
2 10 (4.37%) Windows Server
3 4 (1.75%) Linux
3 4 (1.75%) Windows Server 2019
4 3 (1.31%) Android
4 3 (1.31%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.31%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.44%) Unix
5 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (31.88%) Business Development
2 57 (24.89%) CRM
3 42 (18.34%) Decision-Making
4 39 (17.03%) Problem-Solving
5 38 (16.59%) Commercial Awareness
6 37 (16.16%) B2B
7 34 (14.85%) Customer Service
8 32 (13.97%) B2B Sales
9 29 (12.66%) Service Management
10 24 (10.48%) ITIL
10 24 (10.48%) ITSM
11 21 (9.17%) Lead Generation
11 21 (9.17%) SIAM
12 20 (8.73%) Service Delivery
13 19 (8.30%) Business Strategy
14 18 (7.86%) AI
15 17 (7.42%) Continuous Improvement
16 15 (6.55%) Time Management
17 14 (6.11%) Collaborative Culture
18 13 (5.68%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 6 (2.62%) JavaScript
2 5 (2.18%) C#
3 4 (1.75%) C++
4 3 (1.31%) C
4 3 (1.31%) Python
4 3 (1.31%) SQL
5 1 (0.44%) Perl
5 1 (0.44%) PHP
5 1 (0.44%) Shell Script
5 1 (0.44%) TypeScript
5 1 (0.44%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 44 (19.21%) Degree
2 13 (5.68%) Security Cleared
3 7 (3.06%) BPSS Clearance
4 6 (2.62%) DBS Check
5 5 (2.18%) SC Cleared
6 4 (1.75%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.31%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.31%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.31%) NVQ Level 3
8 2 (0.87%) CCNA
8 2 (0.87%) CCNP
8 2 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.87%) CISSP
8 2 (0.87%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.87%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.44%) City & Guilds
9 1 (0.44%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.87%) Accessibility
1 2 (0.87%) ISO 9001
1 2 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 2 (0.87%) NIST
2 1 (0.44%) GRC
2 1 (0.44%) QA
2 1 (0.44%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (10.92%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.75%) Firmware
2 4 (1.75%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.87%) BitLocker
3 2 (0.87%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (5.24%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 66 (28.82%) Microsoft
2 25 (10.92%) Salesforce
3 24 (10.48%) HubSpot
4 21 (9.17%) ServiceNow
5 17 (7.42%) Google
6 15 (6.55%) BMC
7 11 (4.80%) Adobe
8 5 (2.18%) SAP
9 4 (1.75%) Samsung
9 4 (1.75%) Sophos
9 4 (1.75%) TikTok
10 3 (1.31%) Intel
10 3 (1.31%) Rockwell
10 3 (1.31%) Siemens
10 3 (1.31%) SolarWinds
11 2 (0.87%) Aruba
11 2 (0.87%) EMC
11 2 (0.87%) F5
11 2 (0.87%) Fortinet
11 2 (0.87%) Infoblox