Self-Motivation Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
UK > UK excluding London

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

6 months to
13 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 99 68
Rank change year-on-year +11 -31 +32
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 1,415 1,049 1,875
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.83% 3.02% 3.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.81% 7.67% 10.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,100 575 1,014
10th Percentile £26,731 £24,775 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,938 £27,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,900 £37,500 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.07% -9.64% -17.00%
75th Percentile £53,188 £50,000 £56,250
90th Percentile £62,625 £67,500 £67,125
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -16.67%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,109 13,679 18,244
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 23.47% 39.37% 30.50%
Number of salaries quoted 11,733 6,342 10,082
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,625 £27,750
25th Percentile £36,750 £33,000 £37,199
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,445 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.41% -5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,766
90th Percentile £87,200 £78,750 £80,000
UK 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 UK excluding London

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 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 of England -23 360 £39,197 +28.51% 184
South East +26 340 £42,500 - 230
Midlands +48 288 £45,000 +19.21% 140
North West -14 189 £42,500 +13.33% 94
East of England +4 187 £42,500 - 94
South West -3 165 £41,250 +16.20% 75
West Midlands +27 159 £45,000 +12.50% 69
East Midlands +43 129 £41,000 +17.14% 71
Yorkshire -7 124 £39,197 +47.91% 56
Scotland +54 61 £41,650 -27.57% 30
North East -51 47 £29,000 +2.88% 36
Wales -54 31 £42,500 -11.68% 24
Northern Ireland -66 10 - - 12
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 66 (4.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 52 (3.67%) SharePoint
3 12 (0.85%) IIS
4 10 (0.71%) CMS
5 7 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 6 (0.42%) WordPress
7 3 (0.21%) Confluence
8 2 (0.14%) Apache
8 2 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2007
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.14%) Exchange Server 2013
9 1 (0.071%) FactoryTalk
9 1 (0.071%) WinCC
Applications
1 105 (7.42%) Microsoft Office
2 84 (5.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 32 (2.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (0.64%) Adobe Illustrator
5 8 (0.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 7 (0.49%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.42%) Photoshop
8 5 (0.35%) Adobe After Effects
8 5 (0.35%) InDesign
9 4 (0.28%) Navisworks
9 4 (0.28%) Revit
10 3 (0.21%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.21%) MS Visio
11 2 (0.14%) ALPHACAM
11 2 (0.14%) AutoCAD
11 2 (0.14%) OrCAD
12 1 (0.071%) CapCut
12 1 (0.071%) Elementor
12 1 (0.071%) EPLAN
Business Applications
1 17 (1.20%) NetSuite
2 15 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.42%) Primavera
3 6 (0.42%) Raiser’s Edge
4 5 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.35%) SAP GTS
5 4 (0.28%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.14%) Dynamics GP
7 1 (0.071%) Odoo
7 1 (0.071%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.071%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 155 (10.95%) Azure
2 132 (9.33%) Microsoft 365
3 64 (4.52%) AWS
4 53 (3.75%) SaaS
5 43 (3.04%) Power Platform
6 42 (2.97%) Entra ID
7 20 (1.41%) GCP
8 17 (1.20%) Figma
9 15 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (0.85%) GitHub
10 12 (0.85%) Power Automate
11 10 (0.71%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (0.49%) Azure Functions
12 7 (0.49%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (0.49%) IaaS
12 7 (0.49%) OneDrive
12 7 (0.49%) PaaS
12 7 (0.49%) Serverless
12 7 (0.49%) Snowflake
13 6 (0.42%) AWS CloudFormation
Communications & Networking
1 76 (5.37%) Firewall
2 57 (4.03%) DNS
3 39 (2.76%) Wi-Fi
4 37 (2.61%) TCP/IP
5 34 (2.40%) DHCP
6 33 (2.33%) Broadband
6 33 (2.33%) VoIP
7 32 (2.26%) VPN
8 29 (2.05%) VLAN
9 28 (1.98%) Internet
10 27 (1.91%) Wireless
11 26 (1.84%) LAN
12 22 (1.55%) WAN
13 20 (1.41%) Network Security
14 16 (1.13%) Structured Cabling
15 7 (0.49%) Unified Communications
15 7 (0.49%) WLAN
16 5 (0.35%) SAN
16 5 (0.35%) SNMP
16 5 (0.35%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (2.61%) Power BI
2 23 (1.63%) MySQL
3 20 (1.41%) SQL Server
4 18 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 12 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (0.64%) MongoDB
6 9 (0.64%) NoSQL
7 8 (0.57%) Relational Database
8 7 (0.49%) Tableau
9 5 (0.35%) Amazon Redshift
9 5 (0.35%) Data Mining
9 5 (0.35%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 4 (0.28%) Metadata
10 4 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.21%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.21%) GIS
11 3 (0.21%) Spotfire
12 2 (0.14%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.14%) Looker
Development Applications
1 44 (3.11%) Git
2 35 (2.47%) JIRA
3 7 (0.49%) Claude Code
3 7 (0.49%) JUnit
3 7 (0.49%) Maven
3 7 (0.49%) Mockito
3 7 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
3 7 (0.49%) Team Foundation Server
4 6 (0.42%) GitLab
4 6 (0.42%) Postman
5 5 (0.35%) Eclipse
5 5 (0.35%) Eclipse RCP
5 5 (0.35%) LabVIEW
6 3 (0.21%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.21%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.14%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.071%) ScriptRunner
8 1 (0.071%) Subversion
8 1 (0.071%) Visual Studio
General
1 637 (45.02%) Social Skills
2 245 (17.31%) Finance
3 233 (16.47%) Organisational Skills
4 206 (14.56%) Marketing
5 182 (12.86%) Analytical Skills
6 107 (7.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 104 (7.35%) Manufacturing
8 95 (6.71%) Presentation Skills
9 80 (5.65%) Legal
10 73 (5.16%) Public Sector
11 72 (5.09%) Telecoms
12 62 (4.38%) Retail
13 45 (3.18%) Law
14 41 (2.90%) Automotive
15 37 (2.61%) Aerospace
15 37 (2.61%) Influencing Skills
15 37 (2.61%) Local Government
16 32 (2.26%) Games
17 25 (1.77%) Electronics
18 18 (1.27%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 203 (14.35%) Business Manager
2 202 (14.28%) Business Development Manager
2 202 (14.28%) Development Manager
3 111 (7.84%) Developer
4 101 (7.14%) Support Engineer
5 100 (7.07%) IT Support
6 80 (5.65%) Analyst
7 79 (5.58%) Consultant
8 78 (5.51%) Senior
9 70 (4.95%) Business Development Executive
10 67 (4.73%) Sales Executive
11 62 (4.38%) IT Engineer
12 61 (4.31%) Recruitment Consultant
13 50 (3.53%) IT Support Engineer
14 48 (3.39%) Technical Support
15 44 (3.11%) Technical Engineer
16 39 (2.76%) Technical Manager
17 38 (2.69%) Full-Stack Developer
18 37 (2.61%) Account Manager
18 37 (2.61%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.96%) React
2 25 (1.77%) REST
3 20 (1.41%) .NET
4 19 (1.34%) HTML
5 14 (0.99%) CSS
5 14 (0.99%) JSON
5 14 (0.99%) MFC
6 13 (0.92%) Spring
7 12 (0.85%) Android SDK
7 12 (0.85%) GraphQL
7 12 (0.85%) RESTful
8 11 (0.78%) ASP.NET
8 11 (0.78%) Web Services
9 8 (0.57%) AngularJS
9 8 (0.57%) Middleware
10 7 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web API
10 7 (0.49%) ASP.NET Web Forms
10 7 (0.49%) Kafka
10 7 (0.49%) LESS
10 7 (0.49%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 167 (11.80%) Driving Licence
2 108 (7.63%) Onboarding
3 69 (4.88%) Social Media
4 58 (4.10%) Management Information System
5 36 (2.54%) Product Ownership
6 33 (2.33%) CCTV
7 28 (1.98%) Data Centre
8 25 (1.77%) Renewable Energy
9 20 (1.41%) Cloud Native
10 17 (1.20%) Fibre Optics
10 17 (1.20%) Mobile App
10 17 (1.20%) Public Cloud
11 16 (1.13%) FMCG
11 16 (1.13%) Legacy Systems
11 16 (1.13%) Security Posture
11 16 (1.13%) Web Conferencing
12 15 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
12 15 (1.06%) EPoS
12 15 (1.06%) NHS
13 12 (0.85%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 167 (11.80%) Windows
2 71 (5.02%) Windows Server
3 57 (4.03%) Linux
4 28 (1.98%) Android
4 28 (1.98%) Windows 10
5 10 (0.71%) Debian
6 9 (0.64%) Mac OS
7 8 (0.57%) VMS
8 7 (0.49%) Windows Server 2019
9 6 (0.42%) Apple iOS
9 6 (0.42%) Unix
10 5 (0.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
11 3 (0.21%) Windows 7
11 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
13 1 (0.071%) AIX
13 1 (0.071%) Solaris
13 1 (0.071%) Windows NT
Processes & Methodologies
1 448 (31.66%) Business Development
2 324 (22.90%) CRM
3 300 (21.20%) Problem-Solving
4 257 (18.16%) Decision-Making
5 187 (13.22%) Customer Service
6 171 (12.08%) B2B
7 132 (9.33%) Agile
8 126 (8.90%) AI
9 123 (8.69%) Mentoring
10 113 (7.99%) ITIL
11 112 (7.92%) Lead Generation
12 105 (7.42%) B2B Sales
12 105 (7.42%) Continuous Improvement
12 105 (7.42%) Cybersecurity
12 105 (7.42%) Time Management
13 82 (5.80%) Service Management
14 75 (5.30%) ITSM
15 72 (5.09%) Stakeholder Management
16 66 (4.66%) Commercial Awareness
17 65 (4.59%) CI/CD
Programming Languages
1 87 (6.15%) SQL
2 78 (5.51%) JavaScript
3 57 (4.03%) TypeScript
4 47 (3.32%) Python
5 36 (2.54%) Java
6 33 (2.33%) C++
7 32 (2.26%) C#
8 29 (2.05%) PowerShell
9 18 (1.27%) Bash
10 12 (0.85%) C
10 12 (0.85%) Kotlin
11 11 (0.78%) Kusto Query Language
12 9 (0.64%) T-SQL
13 7 (0.49%) PL/SQL
13 7 (0.49%) VB.NET
14 6 (0.42%) Bicep
15 5 (0.35%) Rust
16 4 (0.28%) Embedded C
17 3 (0.21%) Shell Script
18 2 (0.14%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 181 (12.79%) Degree
2 101 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 61 (4.31%) SC Cleared
4 40 (2.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 34 (2.40%) DV Cleared
6 32 (2.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 23 (1.63%) ACCA
8 22 (1.55%) CIMA
9 20 (1.41%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.27%) HNC
11 17 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
12 16 (1.13%) HND
13 14 (0.99%) AAT
13 14 (0.99%) Chartered Engineer
14 12 (0.85%) Azure Certification
14 12 (0.85%) CCNA
14 12 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
15 7 (0.49%) CompTIA Security+
15 7 (0.49%) SANS
16 6 (0.42%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (3.25%) QA
2 43 (3.04%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 39 (2.76%) ISO 9001
4 35 (2.47%) Accessibility
4 35 (2.47%) GDPR
5 23 (1.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 21 (1.48%) SLA
7 16 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 15 (1.06%) Data Quality
9 9 (0.64%) GRC
10 7 (0.49%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 6 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 5 (0.35%) SOC 2
13 4 (0.28%) ISO 19650
13 4 (0.28%) JSP 440
13 4 (0.28%) PMO
14 3 (0.21%) NCSC
14 3 (0.21%) NIST
14 3 (0.21%) PCI DSS
15 2 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 17025
System Software
1 123 (8.69%) Active Directory
2 34 (2.40%) VMware Infrastructure
3 25 (1.77%) Docker
4 23 (1.63%) Hyper-V
5 17 (1.20%) Firmware
5 17 (1.20%) Virtual Machines
6 16 (1.13%) vSphere
7 6 (0.42%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.14%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.071%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.071%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 63 (4.45%) Microsoft Intune
2 20 (1.41%) Terraform
3 18 (1.27%) Kubernetes
4 12 (0.85%) FortiGate
5 9 (0.64%) Grafana
5 9 (0.64%) Prometheus
6 7 (0.49%) Ansible
7 4 (0.28%) Nessus
7 4 (0.28%) SCCM
8 3 (0.21%) Data Guard
8 3 (0.21%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
8 3 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
9 2 (0.14%) Jamf Pro
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle RMAN
9 2 (0.14%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 2 (0.14%) ZABBIX
10 1 (0.071%) Oracle Flashback
10 1 (0.071%) QRadar
10 1 (0.071%) SCOM
Vendors
1 306 (21.63%) Microsoft
2 54 (3.82%) Salesforce
3 51 (3.60%) Cisco
4 42 (2.97%) VMware
5 41 (2.90%) HubSpot
6 40 (2.83%) ServiceNow
7 23 (1.63%) Oracle
8 21 (1.48%) BMC
9 18 (1.27%) SAP
10 16 (1.13%) Adobe
10 16 (1.13%) Palo Alto
11 15 (1.06%) Sophos
12 14 (0.99%) Google
13 13 (0.92%) Dell
14 12 (0.85%) SonicWALL
15 11 (0.78%) HP
15 11 (0.78%) Sage
16 10 (0.71%) Apple
17 9 (0.64%) Splunk
18 7 (0.49%) SolarWinds