Self-Motivation Jobs 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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 160 65 105
Rank change year-on-year -95 +40 -31
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 645 2,715 1,962
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.75% 3.86% 3.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.72% 11.28% 7.54%
Number of salaries quoted 379 1,736 1,002
10th Percentile £25,750 £23,000 £25,420
25th Percentile £29,500 £26,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,710 £36,750 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.94% -22.63% +10.47%
75th Percentile £63,750 £53,765 £62,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £64,500 £75,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £40,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% -

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 11,276 24,079 26,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 30.62% 34.25% 42.38%
Number of salaries quoted 5,978 15,233 11,409
10th Percentile £29,250 £26,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,733 £35,000 £40,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £86,250
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

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 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 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
North of England -82 171 £37,500 +7.14% 397
South East -111 149 £62,500 +68.92% 439
East of England -28 113 £42,250 +28.03% 174
Midlands -93 102 £42,500 +13.33% 279
North West -111 86 £48,750 +39.29% 219
Yorkshire +18 78 £27,500 -21.43% 137
South West -54 74 £40,000 - 202
West Midlands -77 61 £40,000 +10.34% 156
East Midlands -66 40 £42,500 +9.68% 105
Wales +3 18 £65,000 +37.41% 49
Scotland +70 12 £57,500 +100.00% 121
North East +5 7 £52,500 +64.06% 45
Northern Ireland +25 3 - - 38
Isle of Man - 3 £38,000 - 1
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 24 (3.72%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (2.02%) IIS
4 5 (0.78%) Confluence
4 5 (0.78%) WordPress
5 4 (0.62%) Apache
5 4 (0.62%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.31%) CMS
6 2 (0.31%) SAS
6 2 (0.31%) Skype for Business
7 1 (0.16%) Drupal
7 1 (0.16%) Joomla!
7 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 97 (15.04%) Microsoft Office
2 46 (7.13%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.09%) Revit
5 5 (0.78%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.47%) Simulink
7 2 (0.31%) GNU Octave
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Illustrator
8 1 (0.16%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.16%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.16%) Final Cut Pro
8 1 (0.16%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.16%) OrCAD
8 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.16%) SOLIDWORKS
8 1 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.16%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (1.55%) Teamcenter
2 6 (0.93%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (0.78%) SAP GTS
4 3 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.31%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.16%) LabWindows
6 1 (0.16%) Magento
6 1 (0.16%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.16%) Sage CRM
6 1 (0.16%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 78 (12.09%) Azure
2 63 (9.77%) Microsoft 365
3 54 (8.37%) SaaS
4 41 (6.36%) AWS
5 19 (2.95%) Power Platform
6 18 (2.79%) Entra ID
7 14 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
8 8 (1.24%) Google Workspace
9 7 (1.09%) Power Automate
10 6 (0.93%) GitHub
11 5 (0.78%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (0.78%) GCP
12 4 (0.62%) Canva
12 4 (0.62%) CloudFront
12 4 (0.62%) PowerApps
13 3 (0.47%) Azure Sentinel
13 3 (0.47%) IaaS
13 3 (0.47%) Mimecast
13 3 (0.47%) Nutanix
13 3 (0.47%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 54 (8.37%) Firewall
2 26 (4.03%) WAN
3 23 (3.57%) SD-WAN
4 19 (2.95%) Intrusion Detection
4 19 (2.95%) TCP/IP
5 15 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (2.33%) Wireless
6 14 (2.17%) 5G
6 14 (2.17%) DNS
6 14 (2.17%) VPN
7 13 (2.02%) Network Security
8 12 (1.86%) LAN
9 10 (1.55%) DHCP
10 9 (1.40%) IPsec
11 8 (1.24%) VoIP
12 7 (1.09%) HTTP
12 7 (1.09%) VLAN
13 6 (0.93%) Broadband
13 6 (0.93%) Internet
14 4 (0.62%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (6.82%) SQL Server
2 16 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
3 11 (1.71%) Power BI
4 9 (1.40%) MySQL
5 7 (1.09%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.93%) NoSQL
6 6 (0.93%) OLTP
6 6 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (0.78%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.78%) MariaDB
7 5 (0.78%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.47%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.47%) MS Access
8 3 (0.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.31%) Apache Cassandra
9 2 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.31%) Couchbase
9 2 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.31%) KDB
Development Applications
1 21 (3.26%) Git
2 16 (2.48%) JIRA
3 13 (2.02%) Rational DOORS
4 6 (0.93%) LabVIEW
5 5 (0.78%) Maven
5 5 (0.78%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.62%) Selenium
7 3 (0.47%) Appium
7 3 (0.47%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.47%) JMeter
7 3 (0.47%) Postman
7 3 (0.47%) Subversion
8 2 (0.31%) Babel
8 2 (0.31%) GitLab
8 2 (0.31%) Mocha
8 2 (0.31%) webpack
9 1 (0.16%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.16%) GDB
9 1 (0.16%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.16%) Zephyr
General
1 361 (55.97%) Social Skills
2 138 (21.40%) Analytical Skills
3 124 (19.22%) Finance
4 100 (15.50%) Organisational Skills
5 65 (10.08%) Marketing
6 58 (8.99%) Electronics
7 53 (8.22%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (5.89%) Legal
9 31 (4.81%) Public Sector
10 30 (4.65%) Manufacturing
11 25 (3.88%) Retail
12 24 (3.72%) Telecoms
13 23 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 17 (2.64%) Games
15 16 (2.48%) Local Government
16 15 (2.33%) Banking
17 11 (1.71%) Law
18 10 (1.55%) Avionics
18 10 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
18 10 (1.55%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 78 (12.09%) Senior
2 61 (9.46%) IT Support
3 53 (8.22%) Developer
4 50 (7.75%) Analyst
5 45 (6.98%) IT Engineer
6 43 (6.67%) Support Engineer
7 36 (5.58%) Account Executive
8 35 (5.43%) IT Support Engineer
9 29 (4.50%) Sales Executive
10 28 (4.34%) Senior Developer
10 28 (4.34%) Technical Support
11 25 (3.88%) Project Manager
12 23 (3.57%) Architect
12 23 (3.57%) Consultant
13 22 (3.41%) IT Manager
14 21 (3.26%) Lead
15 17 (2.64%) Business Manager
15 17 (2.64%) Development Manager
16 16 (2.48%) Business Development Manager
16 16 (2.48%) Software Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (4.03%) HTML
2 18 (2.79%) .NET
3 13 (2.02%) Blazor
4 10 (1.55%) JSON
5 9 (1.40%) Bootstrap
5 9 (1.40%) HTML5
6 7 (1.09%) REST
7 6 (0.93%) CSS
7 6 (0.93%) RESTful
7 6 (0.93%) SOAP
7 6 (0.93%) WinForms
7 6 (0.93%) XML
8 5 (0.78%) React
9 4 (0.62%) Node.js
9 4 (0.62%) pytest
9 4 (0.62%) Web Services
9 4 (0.62%) WPF
10 3 (0.47%) Gherkin
11 2 (0.31%) Android SDK
11 2 (0.31%) Express.js
Miscellaneous
1 50 (7.75%) Social Media
2 45 (6.98%) Management Information System
3 32 (4.96%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 30 (4.65%) Onboarding
5 28 (4.34%) Mobile App
6 23 (3.57%) Driving Licence
7 18 (2.79%) Virtual Team
8 16 (2.48%) Security Posture
9 15 (2.33%) Data Centre
10 12 (1.86%) Self-Driving Car
11 11 (1.71%) FMCG
12 10 (1.55%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.24%) CCTV
13 8 (1.24%) NHS
13 8 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
14 7 (1.09%) Algorithms
14 7 (1.09%) Data Protection Act
15 6 (0.93%) FPGA
16 5 (0.78%) Life Science
17 4 (0.62%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 131 (20.31%) Windows
2 48 (7.44%) Linux
3 31 (4.81%) Windows Server
4 27 (4.19%) Windows Vista
5 24 (3.72%) Android
6 21 (3.26%) Mac OS
7 15 (2.33%) Apple iOS
8 13 (2.02%) Unix
9 10 (1.55%) Windows Server 2019
10 6 (0.93%) zOS
11 5 (0.78%) Windows 7
12 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.16%) Debian
13 1 (0.16%) Embedded Linux
13 1 (0.16%) VMS
13 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (35.66%) Problem-Solving
2 154 (23.88%) Customer Service
3 81 (12.56%) Project Management
4 74 (11.47%) Business Development
5 72 (11.16%) Agile
5 72 (11.16%) CRM
6 68 (10.54%) Computer Science
7 65 (10.08%) B2B
8 61 (9.46%) Time Management
9 60 (9.30%) Mentoring
10 57 (8.84%) Collaborative Working
11 55 (8.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 53 (8.22%) Cybersecurity
13 50 (7.75%) Decision-Making
14 49 (7.60%) Business Enablement
15 48 (7.44%) Service Delivery
16 46 (7.13%) Project Delivery
17 44 (6.82%) ITIL
18 43 (6.67%) Data Management
19 42 (6.51%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 83 (12.87%) SQL
2 37 (5.74%) Python
3 30 (4.65%) Java
4 29 (4.50%) JavaScript
5 25 (3.88%) C++
6 24 (3.72%) C
7 18 (2.79%) C#
8 16 (2.48%) MATLAB
9 12 (1.86%) PowerShell
10 11 (1.71%) PL/SQL
11 9 (1.40%) T-SQL
12 8 (1.24%) Bash
13 7 (1.09%) PHP
14 6 (0.93%) VBA
15 5 (0.78%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.78%) TypeScript
16 4 (0.62%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.62%) Objective-C
16 4 (0.62%) R
16 4 (0.62%) VB
Qualifications
1 168 (26.05%) Degree
2 52 (8.06%) Master's Degree
3 49 (7.60%) DBS Check
4 38 (5.89%) Security Cleared
5 32 (4.96%) Computer Science Degree
6 28 (4.34%) Cisco Certification
7 23 (3.57%) CISSP
8 22 (3.41%) CISM
9 20 (3.10%) SC Cleared
10 17 (2.64%) Microsoft Certification
10 17 (2.64%) PhD
11 14 (2.17%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 14 (2.17%) CEH
11 14 (2.17%) CISA
12 13 (2.02%) BPSS Clearance
13 9 (1.40%) MCSA
14 8 (1.24%) CCNA
14 8 (1.24%) HND
14 8 (1.24%) MCSE
15 7 (1.09%) MCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (4.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 24 (3.72%) GDPR
3 18 (2.79%) SLA
4 14 (2.17%) NIST
5 12 (1.86%) PMO
6 8 (1.24%) Accessibility
6 8 (1.24%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.24%) QA
7 7 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.09%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 7 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 6 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 4 (0.62%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.47%) IEC 61508
10 3 (0.47%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.31%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 2 (0.31%) Automotive SPICE
11 2 (0.31%) GMP
11 2 (0.31%) ISO 26262
12 1 (0.16%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 33 (5.12%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.02%) Hyper-V
3 8 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.09%) Firmware
5 5 (0.78%) Citrix Hypervisor
5 5 (0.78%) Docker
5 5 (0.78%) Virtual Servers
6 3 (0.47%) vSphere
7 2 (0.31%) Embedded Firmware
7 2 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.16%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 1 (0.16%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 8 (1.24%) Ansible
1 8 (1.24%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.09%) PaperCut
2 7 (1.09%) Terraform
3 5 (0.78%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.62%) SCCM
4 4 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.47%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.47%) Functional Safety
6 2 (0.31%) Grafana
6 2 (0.31%) SCOM
6 2 (0.31%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.31%) SCSM
7 1 (0.16%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.16%) Nessus
7 1 (0.16%) WSUS
Vendors
1 171 (26.51%) Microsoft
2 24 (3.72%) YouTube
3 21 (3.26%) Oracle
4 16 (2.48%) Zoho
5 15 (2.33%) Cisco
5 15 (2.33%) Salesforce
6 14 (2.17%) Citrix
6 14 (2.17%) Google
7 12 (1.86%) SAP
8 11 (1.71%) Intel
9 10 (1.55%) Commvault
9 10 (1.55%) VMware
10 9 (1.40%) IBM
11 8 (1.24%) Epicor
12 6 (0.93%) Meraki
13 5 (0.78%) Dell
13 5 (0.78%) Palo Alto
13 5 (0.78%) ServiceNow
14 4 (0.62%) HubSpot
14 4 (0.62%) Nokia