Self-Motivation Job Trends in England

Self-Motivation
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 117 54
Rank change year-on-year -14 -63 +52
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 1,214 1,079 3,401
As % of all permanent jobs in England 1.49% 2.76% 4.04%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.57% 6.42% 11.53%
Number of salaries quoted 861 512 2,029
10th Percentile £26,250 £25,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +17.50% -23.81%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £71,250
UK median annual salary £42,417 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.70% +18.75% -23.81%

All Generic Skills
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 England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 21,809 16,800 29,487
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 26.82% 42.90% 35.06%
Number of salaries quoted 12,469 8,291 20,820
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,800 £28,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £76,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in England

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in England citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in England over the 6 months to 16 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in England

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in 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 England region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
London +23 336 £55,000 - 210
South East +45 247 £42,500 -26.09% 200
North of England -58 226 £33,000 -5.71% 193
Midlands +13 148 £40,000 -5.88% 103
East of England +7 146 £45,000 +25.00% 57
North West -50 114 £36,471 -27.06% 98
South West -20 107 £40,000 - 76
Yorkshire -36 92 £33,000 +24.53% 72
West Midlands -19 81 £40,000 -5.88% 58
East Midlands 0 67 £41,250 -2.94% 44
North East -32 20 £30,000 -33.33% 27
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 54 (4.45%) Microsoft Exchange
2 42 (3.46%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.15%) Confluence
4 10 (0.82%) Apache
4 10 (0.82%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (0.74%) CMS
6 8 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2007
6 8 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2010
6 8 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2013
7 5 (0.41%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 4 (0.33%) Documentum
8 4 (0.33%) WordPress
9 1 (0.082%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.082%) nginx
Applications
1 152 (12.52%) Microsoft Office
2 77 (6.34%) Microsoft Excel
3 49 (4.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.33%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 4 (0.33%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.25%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.25%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.25%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.16%) DaVinci Resolve
6 2 (0.16%) Final Cut Pro
6 2 (0.16%) OrCAD
6 2 (0.16%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.082%) InDesign
7 1 (0.082%) Sketch
7 1 (0.082%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (1.15%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.49%) Dynamics GP
3 5 (0.41%) SAP GTS
4 3 (0.25%) Primavera
5 2 (0.16%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.082%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.082%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.082%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (0.082%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.082%) Shopify
6 1 (0.082%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 134 (11.04%) Azure
2 115 (9.47%) Microsoft 365
3 89 (7.33%) AWS
4 49 (4.04%) SaaS
5 40 (3.29%) GCP
6 35 (2.88%) GitHub
7 31 (2.55%) Entra ID
8 26 (2.14%) Power Platform
9 19 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
10 10 (0.82%) Amazon S3
10 10 (0.82%) OneDrive
11 9 (0.74%) Amazon Kinesis
11 9 (0.74%) Figma
11 9 (0.74%) Serverless
12 8 (0.66%) OpenShift
13 7 (0.58%) Azure DevOps
13 7 (0.58%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.49%) Canva
14 6 (0.49%) Kong
14 6 (0.49%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 46 (3.79%) Firewall
2 38 (3.13%) DNS
3 37 (3.05%) Broadband
3 37 (3.05%) WAN
4 32 (2.64%) Internet
5 30 (2.47%) LAN
6 29 (2.39%) Wi-Fi
7 21 (1.73%) VoIP
8 20 (1.65%) VPN
9 19 (1.57%) DHCP
10 18 (1.48%) TCP/IP
10 18 (1.48%) VLAN
11 13 (1.07%) Network Security
12 12 (0.99%) SD-WAN
13 8 (0.66%) 5G
13 8 (0.66%) Structured Cabling
13 8 (0.66%) Wireless
14 7 (0.58%) LTE
14 7 (0.58%) WLAN
15 6 (0.49%) Cisco ASA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (1.89%) Power BI
2 19 (1.57%) Tableau
3 14 (1.15%) SQL Server
4 11 (0.91%) Amazon Redshift
4 11 (0.91%) Metadata
5 10 (0.82%) Amazon QuickSight
6 9 (0.74%) Amazon Athena
6 9 (0.74%) Apache Iceberg
7 8 (0.66%) MySQL
7 8 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
7 8 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 6 (0.49%) Azure SQL Database
8 6 (0.49%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.41%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.41%) DB2
10 4 (0.33%) OLTP
10 4 (0.33%) QGIS
10 4 (0.33%) Redis
11 3 (0.25%) Oracle Database
11 3 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (3.05%) Git
2 33 (2.72%) JIRA
3 22 (1.81%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.66%) GitLab
4 8 (0.66%) LabVIEW
5 6 (0.49%) JUnit
5 6 (0.49%) Maven
6 5 (0.41%) Mockito
6 5 (0.41%) Oracle APEX
7 4 (0.33%) Selenium
8 3 (0.25%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.25%) Postman
8 3 (0.25%) webpack
9 2 (0.16%) Cucumber
9 2 (0.16%) Cypress.io
9 2 (0.16%) Storybook
9 2 (0.16%) TeamCity
9 2 (0.16%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.082%) Eclipse
10 1 (0.082%) JMeter
General
1 546 (44.98%) Social Skills
2 250 (20.59%) Finance
3 176 (14.50%) Analytical Skills
4 169 (13.92%) Organisational Skills
5 168 (13.84%) Marketing
6 95 (7.83%) Presentation Skills
7 89 (7.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 67 (5.52%) Manufacturing
8 67 (5.52%) Telecoms
9 58 (4.78%) Legal
10 54 (4.45%) Retail
11 51 (4.20%) Law
12 37 (3.05%) Public Sector
13 35 (2.88%) Banking
14 32 (2.64%) Electronics
14 32 (2.64%) Games
15 31 (2.55%) Automotive
16 25 (2.06%) Financial Institution
17 21 (1.73%) Billing
18 19 (1.57%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 121 (9.97%) Business Manager
2 117 (9.64%) Business Development Manager
2 117 (9.64%) Development Manager
3 109 (8.98%) Senior
4 91 (7.50%) Support Engineer
5 69 (5.68%) IT Support
6 68 (5.60%) Analyst
7 66 (5.44%) Consultant
8 64 (5.27%) Developer
9 61 (5.02%) Sales Executive
10 57 (4.70%) Account Manager
11 54 (4.45%) Recruitment Consultant
12 48 (3.95%) Technical Support
13 46 (3.79%) IT Engineer
14 40 (3.29%) Technical Engineer
15 39 (3.21%) IT Support Engineer
15 39 (3.21%) Technical Support Engineer
16 38 (3.13%) Business Development Executive
17 37 (3.05%) Lead
17 37 (3.05%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (3.62%) React
2 38 (3.13%) HTML
3 29 (2.39%) REST
4 24 (1.98%) CSS
4 24 (1.98%) JSON
5 22 (1.81%) Node.js
6 16 (1.32%) XML
7 15 (1.24%) GraphQL
8 13 (1.07%) Android SDK
9 11 (0.91%) Middleware
9 11 (0.91%) RESTful
10 10 (0.82%) .NET
10 10 (0.82%) Kafka
11 8 (0.66%) pytest
12 7 (0.58%) Django
12 7 (0.58%) HEVC
12 7 (0.58%) OpenAPI
12 7 (0.58%) YAML
13 6 (0.49%) WebSockets
13 6 (0.49%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 99 (8.15%) Onboarding
2 91 (7.50%) Driving Licence
3 57 (4.70%) Social Media
4 48 (3.95%) Management Information System
5 29 (2.39%) Product Ownership
6 26 (2.14%) Web Conferencing
7 25 (2.06%) CCTV
8 21 (1.73%) Mobile App
9 19 (1.57%) Renewable Energy
10 17 (1.40%) Data Centre
11 13 (1.07%) Video Conferencing
12 12 (0.99%) Analytical Mindset
12 12 (0.99%) Blog
13 11 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
13 11 (0.91%) Public Cloud
14 10 (0.82%) Fibre Optics
14 10 (0.82%) NHS
15 9 (0.74%) Cloud Native
15 9 (0.74%) EPoS
16 8 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 149 (12.27%) Windows
2 67 (5.52%) Windows Server
3 62 (5.11%) Linux
4 31 (2.55%) Android
5 20 (1.65%) Windows 10
6 18 (1.48%) Unix
7 8 (0.66%) Debian
8 7 (0.58%) Windows Server 2012
9 6 (0.49%) Windows Server 2016
10 5 (0.41%) Mac OS
10 5 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 5 (0.41%) Windows Server 2019
11 4 (0.33%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.33%) Mac OS X
11 4 (0.33%) Windows 7
11 4 (0.33%) Windows Server 2008
12 3 (0.25%) AIX
12 3 (0.25%) Ubuntu
13 2 (0.16%) VMS
14 1 (0.082%) CentOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 313 (25.78%) Business Development
2 305 (25.12%) Problem-Solving
3 228 (18.78%) CRM
4 162 (13.34%) Decision-Making
5 156 (12.85%) Customer Service
6 139 (11.45%) B2B
7 136 (11.20%) Agile
8 111 (9.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 92 (7.58%) AI
10 91 (7.50%) Cybersecurity
11 83 (6.84%) Time Management
12 76 (6.26%) Mentoring
13 74 (6.10%) Customer Experience
14 72 (5.93%) Collaborative Culture
14 72 (5.93%) Lead Generation
15 69 (5.68%) CI/CD
16 68 (5.60%) Analytics
17 66 (5.44%) Coaching
18 65 (5.35%) Service Delivery
19 59 (4.86%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 76 (6.26%) Python
2 73 (6.01%) SQL
3 65 (5.35%) JavaScript
4 47 (3.87%) TypeScript
5 40 (3.29%) Java
6 19 (1.57%) Bash
7 16 (1.32%) C#
8 15 (1.24%) C++
9 13 (1.07%) Kotlin
9 13 (1.07%) PL/SQL
9 13 (1.07%) PowerShell
10 10 (0.82%) C
11 8 (0.66%) MATLAB
12 7 (0.58%) T-SQL
13 6 (0.49%) R
14 5 (0.41%) Rust
14 5 (0.41%) Shell Script
15 4 (0.33%) Kusto Query Language
15 4 (0.33%) VBA
16 3 (0.25%) Perl
Qualifications
1 201 (16.56%) Degree
2 66 (5.44%) Security Cleared
3 41 (3.38%) Computer Science Degree
4 34 (2.80%) DV Cleared
5 27 (2.22%) SC Cleared
6 21 (1.73%) HND
7 19 (1.57%) CISSP
8 16 (1.32%) CISM
8 16 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (1.24%) DBS Check
10 14 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
11 11 (0.91%) CISA
11 11 (0.91%) SANS
12 10 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
13 9 (0.74%) Numerate Degree
14 8 (0.66%) CCNA
14 8 (0.66%) CFA
14 8 (0.66%) HNC
15 7 (0.58%) ACCA
15 7 (0.58%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (4.20%) QA
2 29 (2.39%) Data Quality
3 27 (2.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 23 (1.89%) Accessibility
5 21 (1.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 20 (1.65%) ISO 9001
7 17 (1.40%) SLA
8 16 (1.32%) NIST
9 15 (1.24%) GDPR
10 13 (1.07%) PCI DSS
11 11 (0.91%) SOC 2
12 9 (0.74%) IFRS
13 7 (0.58%) GRC
14 6 (0.49%) COBIT
14 6 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
15 5 (0.41%) GAAP
15 5 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
15 5 (0.41%) PMO
16 4 (0.33%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
16 4 (0.33%) IFRS 17
System Software
1 89 (7.33%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.48%) Docker
3 17 (1.40%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.15%) Hyper-V
5 7 (0.58%) vSphere
6 5 (0.41%) Firmware
6 5 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.082%) Lustre
8 1 (0.082%) Oracle RAC
8 1 (0.082%) Slurm Workload Manager
8 1 (0.082%) Terminal Server
8 1 (0.082%) Terminal Services
8 1 (0.082%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 47 (3.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (1.65%) Kubernetes
3 14 (1.15%) Ansible
4 13 (1.07%) Terraform
5 4 (0.33%) FortiGate
5 4 (0.33%) ZABBIX
6 3 (0.25%) EMC NetWorker
6 3 (0.25%) Grafana
6 3 (0.25%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.25%) SCCM
7 2 (0.16%) Cisco CUCM
7 2 (0.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 2 (0.16%) Data Guard
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 2 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
7 2 (0.16%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.082%) AirWatch
8 1 (0.082%) Puppet
8 1 (0.082%) QRadar
8 1 (0.082%) SCOM
Vendors
1 232 (19.11%) Microsoft
2 46 (3.79%) Salesforce
3 29 (2.39%) HubSpot
4 27 (2.22%) Cisco
4 27 (2.22%) Oracle
5 25 (2.06%) SAP
5 25 (2.06%) ServiceNow
6 23 (1.89%) VMware
7 21 (1.73%) Google
8 16 (1.32%) Apple
9 15 (1.24%) Adobe
9 15 (1.24%) HP
10 13 (1.07%) BMC
11 12 (0.99%) Dell
12 11 (0.91%) Palo Alto
13 8 (0.66%) Red Hat
13 8 (0.66%) SolarWinds
13 8 (0.66%) YouTube
14 7 (0.58%) Citrix
14 7 (0.58%) Juniper