Self-Motivation Job Trends in the South East

Self-Motivation
England > South East

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

6 months to
18 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 79 57
Rank change year-on-year -6 -22 +10
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 259 284 512
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 2.28% 3.47% 4.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.96% 10.35% 12.52%
Number of salaries quoted 196 96 350
10th Percentile £26,625 £26,000 £24,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,813 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £36,750
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +56.46% -26.50%
75th Percentile £52,500 £79,688 £55,440
90th Percentile £71,250 £122,500 £64,750
England median annual salary £40,000 £55,000 £41,117
% change year-on-year -27.27% +33.76% -21.68%

All Generic Skills
South East

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 South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 3,255 2,744 4,090
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 28.61% 33.57% 32.96%
Number of salaries quoted 1,717 1,187 2,836
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,750 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,736 £42,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.78% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,000 £85,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £55,192
% change year-on-year -12.00% +13.24% -15.09%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the South East

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the South East over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the South East

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the South East region over the 6 months to 18 February 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
Thames Valley +12 117 £40,000 -52.94% 51
Surrey +15 57 £45,000 -28.00% 22
Buckinghamshire +13 51 £37,500 -34.78% 13
Berkshire -5 50 £42,500 -59.52% 26
Hampshire -23 42 £42,000 -1.18% 32
Oxfordshire +5 16 £37,500 +15.38% 13
West Sussex -11 11 £31,500 +41.20% 9
Kent -38 8 £50,000 -4.76% 11
Sussex +2 7 £27,500 - 4
Middlesex +16 5 - -
East Sussex -4 5 £80,000 +88.24% 8
Isle of Wight - 4 £43,500 -
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (0.77%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.39%) CMS
2 1 (0.39%) Confluence
Applications
1 45 (17.37%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (4.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (1.93%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (1.93%) Shopify
2 2 (0.77%) C-CURE
2 2 (0.77%) Dynamics GP
3 1 (0.39%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 28 (10.81%) Azure
2 23 (8.88%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (3.47%) AWS
4 5 (1.93%) GCP
5 4 (1.54%) iPaaS
6 3 (1.16%) Adobe Creative Cloud
6 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (1.16%) SaaS
7 2 (0.77%) Amazon EKS
7 2 (0.77%) GitHub
7 2 (0.77%) GitHub Actions
7 2 (0.77%) Power Platform
8 1 (0.39%) Adobe Analytics
8 1 (0.39%) Apigee
8 1 (0.39%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.39%) Kong
8 1 (0.39%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.70%) TCP/IP
1 7 (2.70%) Wireless
2 5 (1.93%) Firewall
2 5 (1.93%) Unified Communications
3 1 (0.39%) Cisco ASA
3 1 (0.39%) Network Security
3 1 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.86%) Relational Database
2 6 (2.32%) OLTP
3 4 (1.54%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.77%) Power BI
4 2 (0.77%) Tableau
5 1 (0.39%) Big Data
5 1 (0.39%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.39%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 6 (2.32%) Selenium
1 6 (2.32%) WebDriver
2 5 (1.93%) JIRA
3 4 (1.54%) SoapUI
4 3 (1.16%) Cypress.io
4 3 (1.16%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.16%) Postman
4 3 (1.16%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.39%) Git
5 1 (0.39%) GitLab
5 1 (0.39%) MLflow
5 1 (0.39%) Visual Studio
General
1 161 (62.16%) Social Skills
2 54 (20.85%) Analytical Skills
3 42 (16.22%) Marketing
4 29 (11.20%) Telecoms
5 27 (10.42%) Finance
5 27 (10.42%) Presentation Skills
6 18 (6.95%) Influencing Skills
7 16 (6.18%) Law
7 16 (6.18%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (4.63%) Billing
9 11 (4.25%) Retail
10 10 (3.86%) Public Sector
11 9 (3.47%) Pharmaceutical
12 8 (3.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (2.70%) Local Government
13 7 (2.70%) Manufacturing
14 6 (2.32%) German Language
15 4 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
16 3 (1.16%) French Language
17 2 (0.77%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 38 (14.67%) Technical Support
2 30 (11.58%) Support Engineer
3 28 (10.81%) Senior
4 21 (8.11%) Account Manager
5 20 (7.72%) 3rd Line Support
6 19 (7.34%) Technical Engineer
7 18 (6.95%) Consultant
7 18 (6.95%) Technical Support Engineer
8 17 (6.56%) Sales Executive
9 15 (5.79%) 3rd Line Technical Support
10 14 (5.41%) IT Support
11 13 (5.02%) Developer
12 10 (3.86%) Business Manager
12 10 (3.86%) Senior Developer
13 9 (3.47%) Analyst
13 9 (3.47%) IT Technician
13 9 (3.47%) Oracle Developer
13 9 (3.47%) Senior Oracle Developer
14 8 (3.09%) Business Development Manager
14 8 (3.09%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (6.95%) HTML
2 14 (5.41%) JSON
3 8 (3.09%) SOAP
4 6 (2.32%) XML
5 5 (1.93%) REST
6 4 (1.54%) .NET
6 4 (1.54%) DCOM
6 4 (1.54%) Middleware
6 4 (1.54%) React
7 3 (1.16%) CSS
7 3 (1.16%) Playwright
8 2 (0.77%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.77%) Django
8 2 (0.77%) Node.js
9 1 (0.39%) ASP.NET
9 1 (0.39%) CSS3
9 1 (0.39%) HTML5
9 1 (0.39%) Jinja
9 1 (0.39%) Sass
9 1 (0.39%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 32 (12.36%) Onboarding
2 26 (10.04%) Driving Licence
3 9 (3.47%) Web Conferencing
4 7 (2.70%) NHS
5 6 (2.32%) Digital Signage
5 6 (2.32%) Social Media
5 6 (2.32%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 4 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (1.54%) CCTV
6 4 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.54%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.54%) Multi-touch
6 4 (1.54%) PMI
7 3 (1.16%) Digital Media
7 3 (1.16%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.77%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.77%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.77%) Enterprise Software
8 2 (0.77%) Fibre Optics
8 2 (0.77%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 38 (14.67%) Windows
2 22 (8.49%) Windows Server
3 5 (1.93%) Windows 7
4 3 (1.16%) Linux
5 1 (0.39%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (28.19%) CRM
2 65 (25.10%) Customer Service
3 62 (23.94%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (16.60%) Mentoring
5 35 (13.51%) B2B
6 32 (12.36%) Business Development
7 29 (11.20%) Decision-Making
8 27 (10.42%) Cybersecurity
9 26 (10.04%) B2B Sales
9 26 (10.04%) Coaching
10 23 (8.88%) Agile
11 16 (6.18%) Continuous Improvement
11 16 (6.18%) Lead Generation
12 14 (5.41%) Computer Science
12 14 (5.41%) Service Delivery
13 13 (5.02%) Collaborative Working
13 13 (5.02%) Risk Management
13 13 (5.02%) Stakeholder Management
14 12 (4.63%) Customer Experience
14 12 (4.63%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (10.42%) SQL
2 20 (7.72%) Java
3 17 (6.56%) JavaScript
4 11 (4.25%) Python
5 10 (3.86%) C#
6 9 (3.47%) PL/SQL
7 6 (2.32%) PowerShell
7 6 (2.32%) TypeScript
8 4 (1.54%) C++
9 1 (0.39%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.39%) Go
Qualifications
1 63 (24.32%) Degree
2 10 (3.86%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (3.09%) Security Cleared
4 6 (2.32%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.93%) HNC
5 5 (1.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (1.54%) CISM
6 4 (1.54%) CISSP
6 4 (1.54%) CRISC
6 4 (1.54%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.16%) ISTQB
7 3 (1.16%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 3 (1.16%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.77%) ACCA
8 2 (0.77%) CIMA
8 2 (0.77%) City & Guilds
8 2 (0.77%) HND
9 1 (0.39%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.39%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.39%) MRICS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.25%) GDPR
1 11 (4.25%) QA
2 6 (2.32%) Cyber Essentials
2 6 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (1.54%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 3 (1.16%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.16%) SLA
5 2 (0.77%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.77%) NIST
5 2 (0.77%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.77%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (10.81%) Active Directory
2 15 (5.79%) Hyper-V
3 5 (1.93%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) Docker
4 1 (0.39%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 3 (1.16%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.77%) ZABBIX
3 1 (0.39%) Terraform
Vendors
1 54 (20.85%) Microsoft
2 10 (3.86%) Oracle
3 8 (3.09%) Palo Alto
4 7 (2.70%) Alcatel-Lucent
4 7 (2.70%) Aruba
4 7 (2.70%) HP
5 6 (2.32%) BT
5 6 (2.32%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.93%) VMware
7 4 (1.54%) Adobe
8 3 (1.16%) Fortinet
8 3 (1.16%) Mitel
9 2 (0.77%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.39%) Cisco
10 1 (0.39%) F5
10 1 (0.39%) Google
10 1 (0.39%) HubSpot
10 1 (0.39%) Juniper
10 1 (0.39%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.39%) ServiceNow