Self-Motivation Jobs

Self-Motivation
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 147 65 115
Rank change year-on-year -82 +50 -28
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 1,078 3,673 3,158
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 2.07% 3.73% 3.04%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.98% 10.49% 6.97%
Number of salaries quoted 547 2,232 1,702
10th Percentile £26,250 £24,393 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £27,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £56,250 £72,647
90th Percentile £85,000 £71,250 £88,283
UK excluding London median annual salary £43,710 £36,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +19.75% -23.16% +10.47%

All Generic Skills
UK

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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,032 35,027 45,319
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 34.57% 35.62% 43.58%
Number of salaries quoted 9,839 23,030 23,975
10th Percentile £31,500 £28,000 £35,271
25th Percentile £42,500 £38,000 £46,350
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £110,000 £97,500 £107,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation.

Salary trend for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Top 18 Job Locations

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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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
England -95 897 £48,507 +21.27% 1,852
UK excluding London -99 644 £43,710 +19.75% 1,219
Work from Home -49 323 £54,500 +11.22% 815
London -75 282 £57,500 +6.48% 760
North of England -89 170 £37,500 +7.14% 312
South East -113 150 £62,500 +68.92% 266
East of England -29 113 £42,250 +28.03% 116
Midlands -99 102 £42,500 +13.33% 223
North West -117 86 £48,750 +39.29% 172
Yorkshire +15 77 £27,500 -21.43% 110
South West -52 74 £40,000 - 163
West Midlands -76 61 £40,000 +10.34% 132
East Midlands -63 40 £42,500 +13.33% 87
Wales -1 18 £65,000 +37.41% 38
Scotland +65 11 £57,500 +109.09% 97
North East +7 7 £52,500 +64.06% 34
Northern Ireland +26 3 - - 32
Isle of Man - 3 £38,000 - 1

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 50 (4.64%) SharePoint
2 30 (2.78%) Microsoft Exchange
3 13 (1.21%) IIS
4 8 (0.74%) WordPress
5 6 (0.56%) Drupal
6 5 (0.46%) Confluence
7 4 (0.37%) Apache
7 4 (0.37%) Liferay
7 4 (0.37%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.19%) CMS
8 2 (0.19%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.19%) SAS
8 2 (0.19%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.093%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.093%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.093%) Umbraco
Applications
1 132 (12.24%) Microsoft Office
2 68 (6.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 34 (3.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.65%) Revit
5 6 (0.56%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.37%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.28%) Simulink
7 3 (0.28%) SOLIDWORKS
8 2 (0.19%) GNU Octave
8 2 (0.19%) Trello
9 1 (0.093%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.093%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.093%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.093%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.093%) Final Cut Pro
9 1 (0.093%) OrCAD
9 1 (0.093%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.093%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (1.02%) Salesforce CRM
2 10 (0.93%) Teamcenter
3 6 (0.56%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.46%) CiviCRM
4 5 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 5 (0.46%) SAP GTS
5 4 (0.37%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.28%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.28%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.093%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.093%) LabWindows
7 1 (0.093%) Magento
7 1 (0.093%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.093%) Oracle HRMS
7 1 (0.093%) Oracle iRecruitment
7 1 (0.093%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.093%) Sage CRM
7 1 (0.093%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.093%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 117 (10.85%) Azure
2 88 (8.16%) Microsoft 365
3 80 (7.42%) SaaS
4 67 (6.22%) AWS
5 32 (2.97%) Power Platform
6 30 (2.78%) Google Analytics
7 26 (2.41%) Entra ID
8 24 (2.23%) OneDrive
9 19 (1.76%) Microsoft Copilot
10 16 (1.48%) GCP
11 14 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
12 13 (1.21%) Adobe Analytics
13 12 (1.11%) Cloud Computing
13 12 (1.11%) Google Ads
14 9 (0.83%) Canva
14 9 (0.83%) Google Workspace
14 9 (0.83%) Power Automate
15 8 (0.74%) Figma
15 8 (0.74%) GitHub
15 8 (0.74%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 85 (7.88%) Firewall
2 39 (3.62%) WAN
3 31 (2.88%) Intrusion Detection
3 31 (2.88%) TCP/IP
4 29 (2.69%) SD-WAN
4 29 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
5 25 (2.32%) DNS
6 19 (1.76%) LAN
6 19 (1.76%) VPN
6 19 (1.76%) Wireless
7 18 (1.67%) 5G
7 18 (1.67%) Network Security
8 17 (1.58%) DHCP
9 15 (1.39%) IPsec
10 14 (1.30%) VLAN
11 13 (1.21%) Internet
12 11 (1.02%) HTTP
13 10 (0.93%) VoIP
14 9 (0.83%) SSL
14 9 (0.83%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (4.92%) SQL Server
2 21 (1.95%) Power BI
2 21 (1.95%) Tableau
3 17 (1.58%) PostgreSQL
4 15 (1.39%) Relational Database
5 11 (1.02%) MySQL
6 9 (0.83%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (0.56%) OLTP
8 6 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.46%) Amazon RDS
9 5 (0.46%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (0.46%) MariaDB
9 5 (0.46%) Metadata
9 5 (0.46%) RDBMS
10 4 (0.37%) Azure SQL Database
10 4 (0.37%) Big Data
10 4 (0.37%) GIS
10 4 (0.37%) MongoDB
11 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 31 (2.88%) Git
2 20 (1.86%) JIRA
3 13 (1.21%) Rational DOORS
4 8 (0.74%) Subversion
5 7 (0.65%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.56%) LabVIEW
7 5 (0.46%) Maven
7 5 (0.46%) Selenium
8 4 (0.37%) GitLab
9 3 (0.28%) Appium
9 3 (0.28%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.28%) GDB
9 3 (0.28%) JMeter
9 3 (0.28%) Postman
10 2 (0.19%) Android Studio
10 2 (0.19%) Axure RP
10 2 (0.19%) Babel
10 2 (0.19%) Jenkins
10 2 (0.19%) Mocha
10 2 (0.19%) webpack
General
1 612 (56.77%) Social Skills
2 247 (22.91%) Finance
3 223 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 161 (14.94%) Marketing
5 122 (11.32%) Organisational Skills
6 107 (9.93%) Electronics
7 97 (9.00%) Presentation Skills
8 68 (6.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 61 (5.66%) Advertising
10 59 (5.47%) Legal
11 50 (4.64%) Public Sector
12 39 (3.62%) Law
13 37 (3.43%) Banking
14 35 (3.25%) Manufacturing
15 34 (3.15%) Retail
16 29 (2.69%) Telecoms
17 23 (2.13%) Local Government
18 18 (1.67%) Games
19 15 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
20 13 (1.21%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 131 (12.15%) Business Manager
2 129 (11.97%) Development Manager
3 128 (11.87%) Business Development Manager
4 107 (9.93%) Senior
5 99 (9.18%) Analyst
6 71 (6.59%) Developer
7 67 (6.22%) IT Support
8 58 (5.38%) Lead
9 56 (5.19%) Support Engineer
10 47 (4.36%) IT Engineer
11 39 (3.62%) Account Executive
11 39 (3.62%) Technical Support
12 37 (3.43%) IT Manager
12 37 (3.43%) IT Support Engineer
13 36 (3.34%) Consultant
14 35 (3.25%) Architect
15 34 (3.15%) Sales Executive
15 34 (3.15%) Senior Developer
16 32 (2.97%) Project Manager
17 27 (2.50%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (3.25%) HTML
2 25 (2.32%) .NET
3 14 (1.30%) CSS
4 13 (1.21%) Blazor
4 13 (1.21%) React
5 12 (1.11%) JSON
6 9 (0.83%) Bootstrap
6 9 (0.83%) HTML5
6 9 (0.83%) RESTful
7 8 (0.74%) REST
8 7 (0.65%) XML
9 6 (0.56%) SOAP
9 6 (0.56%) WinForms
10 5 (0.46%) AngularJS
10 5 (0.46%) Node.js
11 4 (0.37%) EDI
11 4 (0.37%) pytest
11 4 (0.37%) Web Services
11 4 (0.37%) WPF
12 3 (0.28%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 85 (7.88%) Social Media
2 64 (5.94%) Management Information System
3 50 (4.64%) Onboarding
4 45 (4.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 35 (3.25%) Mobile App
6 26 (2.41%) Driving Licence
7 24 (2.23%) Data Centre
7 24 (2.23%) Security Posture
7 24 (2.23%) Virtual Team
8 16 (1.48%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.48%) Self-Driving Car
9 14 (1.30%) Blog
9 14 (1.30%) Product Ownership
9 14 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
10 13 (1.21%) Algorithms
10 13 (1.21%) CCTV
11 12 (1.11%) NHS
12 11 (1.02%) FMCG
13 10 (0.93%) FPGA
14 8 (0.74%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 195 (18.09%) Windows
2 73 (6.77%) Linux
3 51 (4.73%) Windows Server
4 35 (3.25%) Windows Vista
5 25 (2.32%) Android
6 22 (2.04%) Mac OS
7 21 (1.95%) Unix
8 18 (1.67%) Windows 10
9 15 (1.39%) Apple iOS
10 11 (1.02%) Windows Server 2019
11 6 (0.56%) zOS
12 5 (0.46%) Windows 7
13 3 (0.28%) Embedded Linux
13 3 (0.28%) Mac OS X
14 2 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
14 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2003
14 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
15 1 (0.093%) Debian
15 1 (0.093%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 414 (38.40%) Problem-Solving
2 233 (21.61%) Business Development
3 212 (19.67%) Customer Service
4 171 (15.86%) Decision-Making
5 155 (14.38%) B2B
6 120 (11.13%) Agile
7 116 (10.76%) Project Management
8 113 (10.48%) Business Enablement
8 113 (10.48%) Computer Science
9 108 (10.02%) CRM
10 95 (8.81%) Continuous Improvement
11 90 (8.35%) Business Intelligence
12 88 (8.16%) Time Management
13 84 (7.79%) Cybersecurity
14 83 (7.70%) Collaborative Working
15 82 (7.61%) ITIL
16 78 (7.24%) B2B Sales
17 77 (7.14%) Mentoring
18 73 (6.77%) Service Delivery
19 69 (6.40%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 125 (11.60%) SQL
2 74 (6.86%) Python
3 50 (4.64%) Java
4 45 (4.17%) JavaScript
5 35 (3.25%) C#
6 31 (2.88%) C
6 31 (2.88%) C++
7 20 (1.86%) PowerShell
8 17 (1.58%) MATLAB
9 13 (1.21%) T-SQL
9 13 (1.21%) TypeScript
10 12 (1.11%) PL/SQL
11 10 (0.93%) Bash
12 8 (0.74%) R
12 8 (0.74%) VBA
13 7 (0.65%) PHP
14 5 (0.46%) Clojure
14 5 (0.46%) Embedded C
14 5 (0.46%) Kotlin
14 5 (0.46%) VB
Qualifications
1 292 (27.09%) Degree
2 86 (7.98%) Master's Degree
3 63 (5.84%) DBS Check
4 47 (4.36%) Security Cleared
5 45 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
6 43 (3.99%) Cisco Certification
7 34 (3.15%) CISSP
8 31 (2.88%) CISM
9 28 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 26 (2.41%) SC Cleared
11 25 (2.32%) CISA
12 23 (2.13%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 21 (1.95%) CEH
14 17 (1.58%) PhD
15 15 (1.39%) MCSA
16 14 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
17 11 (1.02%) CCNA
17 11 (1.02%) CRISC
18 10 (0.93%) CCNP
19 8 (0.74%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (4.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 37 (3.43%) GDPR
3 24 (2.23%) NIST
4 23 (2.13%) Accessibility
5 21 (1.95%) SLA
6 18 (1.67%) QA
7 13 (1.21%) PMO
8 12 (1.11%) Cyber Essentials
8 12 (1.11%) Data Quality
9 9 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 7 (0.65%) ISO 9001
10 7 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 6 (0.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 5 (0.46%) NCSC
13 4 (0.37%) Software Quality Assurance
14 3 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
14 3 (0.28%) GRC
14 3 (0.28%) IEC 61508
14 3 (0.28%) JTAG
14 3 (0.28%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 62 (5.75%) Active Directory
2 18 (1.67%) Hyper-V
3 16 (1.48%) VMware Infrastructure
4 14 (1.30%) Docker
5 13 (1.21%) Firmware
6 7 (0.65%) Citrix Hypervisor
6 7 (0.65%) Virtual Servers
7 6 (0.56%) Embedded Firmware
8 3 (0.28%) Virtual Desktop
8 3 (0.28%) vSphere
9 2 (0.19%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.093%) HDFS
10 1 (0.093%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.093%) Virtual Machines
10 1 (0.093%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 21 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
2 16 (1.48%) Terraform
3 9 (0.83%) Ansible
3 9 (0.83%) Kubernetes
3 9 (0.83%) SCCM
4 8 (0.74%) PaperCut
5 7 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.37%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.28%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.19%) Grafana
8 2 (0.19%) RSA Archer
8 2 (0.19%) SCOM
8 2 (0.19%) SCOrch
8 2 (0.19%) SCSM
9 1 (0.093%) Avamar
9 1 (0.093%) CSIRT
9 1 (0.093%) Nessus
9 1 (0.093%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.093%) Tivoli Storage Manager
9 1 (0.093%) WSUS
Vendors
1 258 (23.93%) Microsoft
2 58 (5.38%) Google
3 50 (4.64%) Salesforce
4 43 (3.99%) YouTube
5 30 (2.78%) Oracle
6 29 (2.69%) Citrix
7 28 (2.60%) Intel
8 25 (2.32%) VMware
9 21 (1.95%) Adobe
9 21 (1.95%) Cisco
10 20 (1.86%) ServiceNow
11 17 (1.58%) Pure Storage
11 17 (1.58%) SAP
12 16 (1.48%) Zoho
13 14 (1.30%) Apple
14 13 (1.21%) Epicor
14 13 (1.21%) Marketo
14 13 (1.21%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
15 11 (1.02%) HP
16 10 (0.93%) Commvault