Self-Motivation Job Trends in the West Midlands

Self-Motivation
England > West Midlands

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 119 52
Rank change year-on-year -9 -67 +20
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 57 72 249
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.86% 2.01% 4.03%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.78% 5.13% 11.06%
Number of salaries quoted 38 34 156
10th Percentile £22,500 £26,100 £20,250
25th Percentile £25,500 £29,188 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £47,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.84% +35.71% -41.67%
75th Percentile £41,750 £61,156 £56,000
90th Percentile £50,750 £72,125 £60,000
England median annual salary £40,000 £51,250 £40,000
% change year-on-year -21.95% +28.13% -24.53%

All Generic Skills
West Midlands

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 West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 2,052 1,403 2,252
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 31.05% 39.17% 36.43%
Number of salaries quoted 718 693 1,634
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,750 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,640 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £61,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.74% +10.91% -15.38%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

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

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the West Midlands

Self-Motivation
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 March 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
Birmingham -5 18 £40,000 -33.33% 22
Staffordshire -5 17 £25,625 -46.05% 6
Warwickshire -2 7 £27,000 -46.00% 5
Worcestershire -17 6 £37,750 +25.83% 8
Shropshire -20 5 £30,000 +15.38% 6
Coventry -15 3 £52,500 +35.48% 3
Tipton - 1 £34,500 -
Self-Motivation
England

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 7 (12.28%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2007
2 6 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2010
2 6 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2013
2 6 (10.53%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 2 (3.51%) SharePoint
4 1 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 14 (24.56%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.75%) Sketch
Cloud Services
1 14 (24.56%) Azure
1 14 (24.56%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (10.53%) AWS
3 3 (5.26%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.51%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
5 1 (1.75%) Figma
5 1 (1.75%) GitHub
5 1 (1.75%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (10.53%) Broadband
2 2 (3.51%) DNS
3 1 (1.75%) Bluetooth
3 1 (1.75%) DHCP
3 1 (1.75%) Ethernet
3 1 (1.75%) Firewall
3 1 (1.75%) LAN
3 1 (1.75%) MPLS
3 1 (1.75%) PSTN
3 1 (1.75%) RFID
3 1 (1.75%) VoIP
3 1 (1.75%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.26%) Power BI
1 3 (5.26%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.51%) Looker
3 1 (1.75%) Azure SQL Database
3 1 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 6 (10.53%) JUnit
1 6 (10.53%) Maven
1 6 (10.53%) Mockito
2 1 (1.75%) Balsamiq
2 1 (1.75%) Git
General
1 23 (40.35%) Social Skills
2 12 (21.05%) Finance
3 11 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (15.79%) Organisational Skills
5 8 (14.04%) Manufacturing
6 5 (8.77%) Presentation Skills
6 5 (8.77%) Telecoms
7 4 (7.02%) Aerospace
7 4 (7.02%) Law
8 3 (5.26%) Public Sector
9 2 (3.51%) Retail
10 1 (1.75%) Billing
10 1 (1.75%) Documentation Skills
10 1 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
10 1 (1.75%) Legal
10 1 (1.75%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 17 (29.82%) Support Engineer
2 11 (19.30%) IT Engineer
2 11 (19.30%) IT Support
2 11 (19.30%) IT Support Engineer
3 6 (10.53%) Developer
3 6 (10.53%) Full-Stack Developer
3 6 (10.53%) Full-Stack Java Developer
3 6 (10.53%) Java Developer
4 5 (8.77%) Sales Executive
5 4 (7.02%) Business Development Manager
5 4 (7.02%) Business Manager
5 4 (7.02%) Development Manager
5 4 (7.02%) Senior
5 4 (7.02%) Senior Developer
5 4 (7.02%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
5 4 (7.02%) Senior Java Developer
5 4 (7.02%) Technical Engineer
5 4 (7.02%) Technical Support
5 4 (7.02%) Technical Support Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (12.28%) REST
2 2 (3.51%) React
2 2 (3.51%) Spring
3 1 (1.75%) EDI
3 1 (1.75%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.04%) Management Information System
2 5 (8.77%) Driving Licence
2 5 (8.77%) Onboarding
3 3 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (5.26%) CCTV
3 3 (5.26%) Renewable Energy
3 3 (5.26%) Smart Home
3 3 (5.26%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.75%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 17 (29.82%) Windows
2 7 (12.28%) Linux
3 6 (10.53%) Windows 10
3 6 (10.53%) Windows 7
4 5 (8.77%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (50.88%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (17.54%) Project Management
3 9 (15.79%) Business Development
3 9 (15.79%) Decision-Making
3 9 (15.79%) Time Management
4 8 (14.04%) Agile
4 8 (14.04%) B2B
5 7 (12.28%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (12.28%) Customer Engagement
5 7 (12.28%) Project Delivery
5 7 (12.28%) Scrum
6 6 (10.53%) ERP
6 6 (10.53%) Full-Stack Development
6 6 (10.53%) Microservices
6 6 (10.53%) SOA
6 6 (10.53%) TDD
6 6 (10.53%) Unit Testing
7 5 (8.77%) B2B Sales
7 5 (8.77%) Collaborative Working
7 5 (8.77%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 8 (14.04%) SQL
2 6 (10.53%) Bash
2 6 (10.53%) Java
2 6 (10.53%) PL/SQL
3 4 (7.02%) C
3 4 (7.02%) R
4 2 (3.51%) JavaScript
4 2 (3.51%) TypeScript
5 1 (1.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (1.75%) Python
Qualifications
1 10 (17.54%) Security Cleared
2 6 (10.53%) SC Cleared
3 4 (7.02%) DBS Check
4 3 (5.26%) Degree
5 2 (3.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.75%) HNC
6 1 (1.75%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (10.53%) QA
2 5 (8.77%) SLA
3 1 (1.75%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.75%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 9 (15.79%) Active Directory
2 7 (12.28%) Docker
3 2 (3.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (10.53%) Kubernetes
1 6 (10.53%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (1.75%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 21 (36.84%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.53%) Dell
2 6 (10.53%) HP
2 6 (10.53%) Oracle
3 5 (8.77%) BT
4 4 (7.02%) SAP
5 2 (3.51%) VMware
6 1 (1.75%) Fortinet
6 1 (1.75%) Google
6 1 (1.75%) Juniper