Self-Motivation Job Trends in the South West

Self-Motivation
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 109 82
Rank change year-on-year +35 -27 +11
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 109 82 165
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 2.15% 1.98% 3.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.57% 5.16% 9.93%
Number of salaries quoted 70 25 125
10th Percentile £25,353 £25,003 £24,963
25th Percentile £27,000 £37,500 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £57,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year -39.13% +35.29% -6.08%
75th Percentile £42,750 £90,000 £55,440
90th Percentile £47,500 £92,274 £67,000
England median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -31.82% +15.79% -9.52%

All Generic Skills
South West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,272 1,588 1,661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 25.03% 38.29% 35.00%
Number of salaries quoted 820 755 1,219
10th Percentile £27,250 £10,258 £29,440
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,750
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -5.21% +0.48%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,000 £84,056
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the South West

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the South West

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

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

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the South West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the South West

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the South West

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 West region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Devon +19 28 £28,000 -68.89% 27
Bristol +10 21 £45,000 -32.08% 38
Somerset -8 21 £35,000 -30.00% 21
Wiltshire +6 15 £36,000 +42.57% 17
Dorset +12 12 £29,000 - 21
Gloucestershire +18 9 - - 36
Cornwall - 3 £27,750 -
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (2.75%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (2.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 14 (12.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (8.26%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.92%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.92%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.92%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 5 (4.59%) Visualfiles
Cloud Services
1 18 (16.51%) Microsoft 365
2 11 (10.09%) Power Platform
3 7 (6.42%) GitHub
4 3 (2.75%) OneDrive
5 2 (1.83%) Azure
6 1 (0.92%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (0.92%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.92%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 1 (0.92%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.34%) SD-WAN
1 8 (7.34%) WAN
2 7 (6.42%) 5G
3 6 (5.50%) DNS
4 5 (4.59%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (3.67%) HTTP
5 4 (3.67%) Internet
5 4 (3.67%) LAN
5 4 (3.67%) SMTP
5 4 (3.67%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.83%) VoIP
7 1 (0.92%) Broadband
7 1 (0.92%) Firewall
7 1 (0.92%) Modbus
7 1 (0.92%) RS-485
7 1 (0.92%) VLAN
7 1 (0.92%) VPN
7 1 (0.92%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (10.09%) Power BI
2 3 (2.75%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.83%) MS Access
4 1 (0.92%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (0.92%) Power Query
4 1 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 11 (10.09%) Git
2 7 (6.42%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.92%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.92%) Postman
3 1 (0.92%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.92%) Selenium
General
1 68 (62.39%) Social Skills
2 37 (33.94%) Analytical Skills
3 19 (17.43%) Finance
4 18 (16.51%) Manufacturing
5 13 (11.93%) Presentation Skills
6 12 (11.01%) Organisational Skills
7 11 (10.09%) Advertising
8 9 (8.26%) Legal
9 8 (7.34%) Electronics
10 6 (5.50%) Retail
11 4 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (3.67%) Law
12 3 (2.75%) Marketing
12 3 (2.75%) Social Housing
13 2 (1.83%) Brand Awareness
13 2 (1.83%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.83%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.92%) Military
14 1 (0.92%) Police
Job Titles
1 20 (18.35%) IT Support
2 17 (15.60%) IT Support Technician
2 17 (15.60%) IT Technician
2 17 (15.60%) Support Technician
3 14 (12.84%) Analyst
4 10 (9.17%) Sales Manager
5 9 (8.26%) Sales Executive
6 8 (7.34%) Support Assistant
6 8 (7.34%) Technical Support
7 7 (6.42%) Account Manager
7 7 (6.42%) Product Engineer
7 7 (6.42%) Product Test Engineer
7 7 (6.42%) Software Engineer
7 7 (6.42%) Test Engineer
7 7 (6.42%) Verification Engineer
8 6 (5.50%) 1st Line Support
9 5 (4.59%) Architect
9 5 (4.59%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (4.59%) Support Analyst
9 5 (4.59%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (6.42%) pytest
Miscellaneous
1 22 (20.18%) Onboarding
2 14 (12.84%) Analytical Mindset
3 7 (6.42%) Management Information System
3 7 (6.42%) Self-Driving Car
4 6 (5.50%) Driving Licence
5 4 (3.67%) GNSS
5 4 (3.67%) Satnav
6 3 (2.75%) EPoS
6 3 (2.75%) LIMS
6 3 (2.75%) NHS
7 2 (1.83%) Industry 4.0
7 2 (1.83%) IoT
7 2 (1.83%) Product Ownership
7 2 (1.83%) SCADA
7 2 (1.83%) Social Media
7 2 (1.83%) Virtual Team
8 1 (0.92%) Cyber Security Posture
8 1 (0.92%) Operational Technology
8 1 (0.92%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.92%) Web Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 29 (26.61%) Windows
2 13 (11.93%) Apple iOS
2 13 (11.93%) Windows 10
3 7 (6.42%) Unix
4 5 (4.59%) Linux
5 1 (0.92%) Debian
5 1 (0.92%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.92%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (37.61%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (25.69%) B2B
3 25 (22.94%) Customer Service
4 15 (13.76%) Process Improvement
5 14 (12.84%) CRM
5 14 (12.84%) Decision-Making
5 14 (12.84%) Validation
6 13 (11.93%) Analytics
6 13 (11.93%) B2B Sales
7 12 (11.01%) Test Automation
8 11 (10.09%) Business Intelligence
8 11 (10.09%) Continuous Improvement
9 10 (9.17%) Project Management
9 10 (9.17%) Software Engineering
9 10 (9.17%) User Experience
10 9 (8.26%) Agile
10 9 (8.26%) Coaching
10 9 (8.26%) Collaborative Culture
10 9 (8.26%) Data Analysis
10 9 (8.26%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 20 (18.35%) SQL
2 13 (11.93%) Python
3 7 (6.42%) MATLAB
4 4 (3.67%) C++
4 4 (3.67%) VBA
5 2 (1.83%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (1.83%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (18.35%) Degree
2 9 (8.26%) Security Cleared
3 7 (6.42%) HND
4 5 (4.59%) DV Cleared
5 3 (2.75%) ECDL
5 3 (2.75%) PMI Certification
5 3 (2.75%) PMP
6 2 (1.83%) CCNA
6 2 (1.83%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (1.83%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.83%) Network+ Certification
7 1 (0.92%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.92%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.59%) QA
2 4 (3.67%) SLA
3 3 (2.75%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.92%) GDPR
4 1 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.92%) NIST
4 1 (0.92%) P3O
4 1 (0.92%) PMO
System Software
1 13 (11.93%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.92%) iptables
Systems Management
1 1 (0.92%) Ansible
Vendors
1 30 (27.52%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.34%) Autodesk
3 4 (3.67%) Apple
4 3 (2.75%) Cisco
5 2 (1.83%) Nokia
5 2 (1.83%) TP-LINK
5 2 (1.83%) Ubiquiti
6 1 (0.92%) Adobe
6 1 (0.92%) Fortinet
6 1 (0.92%) HubSpot
6 1 (0.92%) MikroTik
6 1 (0.92%) Salesforce