Self-Motivation Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Self-Motivation
UK > Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in Northern Ireland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 13 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 29 49
Rank change year-on-year -53 +20 +8
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 10 5 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.88% 1.69% 2.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.77% 4.76% 9.93%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £42,800
Median % change year-on-year - - -14.40%
75th Percentile - - £53,750
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,661
% change year-on-year - +2.02% -20.65%

All Generic Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 361 105 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 31.81% 35.59% 25.12%
Number of salaries quoted 55 22 81
10th Percentile £32,700 £46,375 £32,996
25th Percentile £41,250 £48,125 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £74,000 £132,500 £97,500
UK median annual salary £58,577 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.87% +4.55% -14.06%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 13 July 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
County Antrim -32 10 - - 8
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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:

Applications
1 6 (60.00%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (30.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 6 (60.00%) Smartsheet
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (60.00%) Finance
2 4 (40.00%) Marketing
3 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (30.00%) Coordinator
2 3 (30.00%) Project Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) Change Control
2 7 (70.00%) Business Case
2 7 (70.00%) Decision-Making
3 6 (60.00%) PRINCE2
3 6 (60.00%) Project Management
4 4 (40.00%) Digital Marketing
4 4 (40.00%) Matrix Organization
4 4 (40.00%) Project Delivery
4 4 (40.00%) Service Management
4 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (40.00%) Waterfall
5 3 (30.00%) Change Management
5 3 (30.00%) ERP
5 3 (30.00%) Logistics
5 3 (30.00%) Programme Management
5 3 (30.00%) Project Governance
5 3 (30.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 3 (30.00%) Risk Management
5 3 (30.00%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 6 (60.00%) Degree
2 3 (30.00%) CAPM
2 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
2 3 (30.00%) PMP
2 3 (30.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (30.00%) PMO
1 3 (30.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (30.00%) Planview
1 3 (30.00%) SAP