Self-Motivation Job Trends in the North of England

Self-Motivation
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 18 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 93 76 89
Rank change year-on-year -17 +13 +1
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 368 397 348
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 1.64% 4.12% 2.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.70% 10.22% 8.48%
Number of salaries quoted 281 158 168
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,000 £22,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £24,500 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,197 £30,500 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +28.51% -18.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £47,500 £43,656 £56,000
90th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £71,006
England median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -14.29%

All Generic Skills
North 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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,778 3,885 4,103
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 21.34% 40.36% 27.21%
Number of salaries quoted 3,378 1,580 2,366
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £45,250 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +21.55% -12.56% -10.00%
75th Percentile £73,750 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £93,634 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the North of England

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the North of England over the 6 months to 18 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the North of England

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the North 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 North of England region over the 6 months to 18 August 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
North West -14 193 £42,500 +13.33% 91
Yorkshire -12 125 £39,598 +49.43% 51
North East -50 50 £28,666 +1.70% 35
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North 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 16 (4.35%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (2.72%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.54%) CMS
4 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 20 (5.43%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (4.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (2.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.36%) Adobe After Effects
4 5 (1.36%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (1.36%) Adobe Illustrator
4 5 (1.36%) InDesign
4 5 (1.36%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.54%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.54%) Navisworks
5 2 (0.54%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.36%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.54%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.54%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.27%) Odoo
3 1 (0.27%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.27%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 31 (8.42%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (5.98%) Azure
3 15 (4.08%) SaaS
4 12 (3.26%) AWS
4 12 (3.26%) Power Platform
5 6 (1.63%) Snowflake
6 5 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (1.36%) Figma
7 4 (1.09%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Purview
7 4 (1.09%) Mimecast
7 4 (1.09%) Nutanix
8 3 (0.82%) dbt
8 3 (0.82%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.82%) Fivetran
8 3 (0.82%) GCP
9 2 (0.54%) Azure AI
9 2 (0.54%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.54%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.89%) DNS
2 16 (4.35%) Broadband
2 16 (4.35%) VLAN
3 15 (4.08%) TCP/IP
4 13 (3.53%) VoIP
5 11 (2.99%) Firewall
6 10 (2.72%) DHCP
6 10 (2.72%) Structured Cabling
7 9 (2.45%) Internet
7 9 (2.45%) Network Security
7 9 (2.45%) Wi-Fi
8 7 (1.90%) LAN
9 6 (1.63%) WAN
10 5 (1.36%) WLAN
10 5 (1.36%) WPA
11 3 (0.82%) VPN
12 2 (0.54%) Wireless
13 1 (0.27%) Ethernet
13 1 (0.27%) Intranet
13 1 (0.27%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.17%) Power BI
2 3 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
2 3 (0.82%) BigQuery
2 3 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (0.82%) MongoDB
2 3 (0.82%) NoSQL
2 3 (0.82%) SQL Server
2 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
2 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (0.27%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 15 (4.08%) Git
2 3 (0.82%) Bitbucket
2 3 (0.82%) Jenkins
2 3 (0.82%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (0.27%) JIRA
General
1 146 (39.67%) Social Skills
2 77 (20.92%) Organisational Skills
3 48 (13.04%) Marketing
4 45 (12.23%) Finance
5 35 (9.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (5.43%) Public Sector
7 19 (5.16%) Analytical Skills
8 18 (4.89%) Manufacturing
9 17 (4.62%) Legal
9 17 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
10 15 (4.08%) Games
10 15 (4.08%) Law
10 15 (4.08%) Telecoms
11 14 (3.80%) Retail
12 13 (3.53%) Local Government
13 9 (2.45%) Automotive
14 7 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
15 6 (1.63%) Advertising
16 5 (1.36%) Social Housing
17 4 (1.09%) Brand Awareness
Job Titles
1 52 (14.13%) Business Development Manager
1 52 (14.13%) Business Manager
1 52 (14.13%) Development Manager
2 40 (10.87%) Developer
3 31 (8.42%) IT Support
4 30 (8.15%) Support Engineer
4 30 (8.15%) Technical Manager
5 18 (4.89%) Business Development Executive
5 18 (4.89%) IT Engineer
6 17 (4.62%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 17 (4.62%) IT Support Engineer
7 15 (4.08%) Senior
7 15 (4.08%) Support Technician
8 13 (3.53%) IT Technician
9 12 (3.26%) Account Manager
9 12 (3.26%) Full-Stack Developer
9 12 (3.26%) IT Support Technician
10 11 (2.99%) Sales Executive
11 10 (2.72%) Analyst
11 10 (2.72%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (7.88%) React
2 12 (3.26%) Android SDK
2 12 (3.26%) GraphQL
3 3 (0.82%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.27%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 45 (12.23%) Social Media
2 35 (9.51%) Driving Licence
3 22 (5.98%) Onboarding
4 12 (3.26%) Mobile App
5 11 (2.99%) Web Conferencing
6 10 (2.72%) CCTV
7 9 (2.45%) FMCG
8 6 (1.63%) Blog
8 6 (1.63%) Management Information System
9 4 (1.09%) e-Learning
9 4 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.09%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.82%) Marketing Technology
10 3 (0.82%) Motion Graphics
10 3 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
10 3 (0.82%) Replication
11 2 (0.54%) EPoS
11 2 (0.54%) iPhone
11 2 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 34 (9.24%) Windows
2 20 (5.43%) Windows Server
3 13 (3.53%) Android
3 13 (3.53%) Windows 10
4 4 (1.09%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.54%) Linux
5 2 (0.54%) VMS
5 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.54%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 102 (27.72%) Business Development
2 97 (26.36%) CRM
3 76 (20.65%) Problem-Solving
4 53 (14.40%) Decision-Making
5 50 (13.59%) AI
6 49 (13.32%) Customer Service
7 48 (13.04%) B2B
8 43 (11.68%) Mentoring
9 32 (8.70%) CI/CD
9 32 (8.70%) Coaching
10 31 (8.42%) Time Management
11 29 (7.88%) Full-Stack Development
12 28 (7.61%) Customer Experience
13 27 (7.34%) B2B Sales
14 25 (6.79%) Agile
15 22 (5.98%) Continuous Improvement
16 20 (5.43%) Customer Engagement
17 17 (4.62%) Front End Development
17 17 (4.62%) Lead Generation
18 16 (4.35%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 29 (7.88%) JavaScript
1 29 (7.88%) TypeScript
2 23 (6.25%) SQL
3 14 (3.80%) Java
4 12 (3.26%) Kotlin
5 9 (2.45%) Python
6 5 (1.36%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.82%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.27%) C#
Qualifications
1 25 (6.79%) Degree
2 11 (2.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (1.63%) ACCA
4 5 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (1.36%) CIMA
4 5 (1.36%) Security Cleared
5 4 (1.09%) HND
6 3 (0.82%) CCA
6 3 (0.82%) HNC
7 2 (0.54%) CEH
7 2 (0.54%) Chartered Engineer
7 2 (0.54%) CompTIA CySA+
7 2 (0.54%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (0.54%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.54%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.54%) GCIH
7 2 (0.54%) Network+ Certification
7 2 (0.54%) SANS
7 2 (0.54%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.54%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.72%) GDPR
2 8 (2.17%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.36%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.36%) QA
4 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 2 (0.54%) ISO 19650
5 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.27%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.27%) GAAP
6 1 (0.27%) IFRS
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (5.43%) Active Directory
2 13 (3.53%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.82%) Docker
4 2 (0.54%) Firmware
4 2 (0.54%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 9 (2.45%) FortiGate
2 8 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.09%) Ansible
3 4 (1.09%) Nessus
3 4 (1.09%) Terraform
4 2 (0.54%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.27%) SCCM
Vendors
1 56 (15.22%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.24%) Cisco
3 15 (4.08%) VMware
4 9 (2.45%) SonicWALL
4 9 (2.45%) Sophos
5 6 (1.63%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.36%) Adobe
7 4 (1.09%) Dell
7 4 (1.09%) Draytek
7 4 (1.09%) Google
7 4 (1.09%) HP
7 4 (1.09%) Palo Alto
8 3 (0.82%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.82%) Sage
8 3 (0.82%) SAP
8 3 (0.82%) Workday
9 2 (0.54%) Apple
9 2 (0.54%) Autodesk
9 2 (0.54%) Intel
9 2 (0.54%) Veeam