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 17 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 50 45
Rank change year-on-year +25 -5 +9
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 28 9 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 6.26% 1.83% 1.81%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 20.74% 5.70% 5.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £42,800 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.91% -42.93% +30.43%
75th Percentile - £48,900 £82,500
90th Percentile - £52,560 -
UK median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -30.56% - -1.82%

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 135 158 111
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 30.20% 32.11% 33.43%
Number of salaries quoted 39 54 90
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,950 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £46,366 £38,777
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £65,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +10.64% +6.82%
75th Percentile £70,000 £94,688 £70,750
90th Percentile £102,500 £100,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.83% -4.00% -

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 17 November 2025. 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 +12 13 - - 8
County Down - 10 - -
Newry - 6 - -
County Armagh - 5 £30,000 -
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 9 (32.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (28.57%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 5 (17.86%) Maximo
1 5 (17.86%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) Azure
1 2 (7.14%) Azure Data Factory
1 2 (7.14%) Azure Synapse Analytics
1 2 (7.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (17.86%) SAP HANA
2 2 (7.14%) Azure SQL Database
2 2 (7.14%) Power BI
2 2 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 2 (7.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 27 (96.43%) Social Skills
2 8 (28.57%) Finance
3 6 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (17.86%) Manufacturing
5 4 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
5 4 (14.29%) Public Sector
6 2 (7.14%) Billing
6 2 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.57%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (25.00%) Account Manager
2 4 (14.29%) Architect
2 4 (14.29%) Solutions Architect
3 2 (7.14%) Analyst
3 2 (7.14%) Commercial Analyst
3 2 (7.14%) Insight Analyst
3 2 (7.14%) Operations Manager
3 2 (7.14%) Service Manager
4 1 (3.57%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (17.86%) SAP Fiori
1 5 (17.86%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Management Information System
2 4 (14.29%) Virtual Team
3 2 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (71.43%) Logistics
2 17 (60.71%) Customer Service
3 15 (53.57%) CRM
4 11 (39.29%) B2B
5 9 (32.14%) Time Management
6 8 (28.57%) Telesales
7 7 (25.00%) Process Improvement
7 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (21.43%) Analytics
8 6 (21.43%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (21.43%) Customer Experience
8 6 (21.43%) Decision-Making
8 6 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (17.86%) Business Development
9 5 (17.86%) Customer Requirements
9 5 (17.86%) Innovative Thinking
9 5 (17.86%) IT Strategy
9 5 (17.86%) Product Management
9 5 (17.86%) Requirements Gathering
9 5 (17.86%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) Data Analysis Expressions
1 2 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (7.14%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.86%) GDPR
2 2 (7.14%) Data Quality
2 2 (7.14%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 7 (25.00%) Cisco
2 7 (25.00%) Dell
2 7 (25.00%) HP
2 7 (25.00%) Salesforce
3 5 (17.86%) SAP
4 1 (3.57%) HubSpot