Hybrid/Remote Self-Motivation Job Trends

Self-Motivation
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 134 105 112
Rank change year-on-year -29 +7 +27
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 395 559 918
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.98% 3.64% 2.66%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.41% 8.16% 7.60%
Number of salaries quoted 268 229 699
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £63,375
90th Percentile £72,875 £87,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -23.81%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 7,296 6,854 12,078
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.54% 44.65% 34.94%
Number of salaries quoted 4,476 3,449 9,315
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Self-Motivation and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Self-Motivation salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 20 (5.06%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.30%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.28%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.28%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.28%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (2.03%) Apache
5 7 (1.77%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (1.77%) WordPress
6 5 (1.27%) CMS
7 3 (0.76%) Confluence
7 3 (0.76%) IIS
8 2 (0.51%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 45 (11.39%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (6.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.52%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.01%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.76%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.76%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.25%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 13 (3.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.27%) Primavera
3 2 (0.51%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 55 (13.92%) Azure
2 45 (11.39%) AWS
3 28 (7.09%) SaaS
4 21 (5.32%) GCP
4 21 (5.32%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.56%) Entra ID
6 15 (3.80%) Power Platform
7 13 (3.29%) GitHub
8 9 (2.28%) Figma
9 8 (2.03%) OpenShift
9 8 (2.03%) Serverless
10 7 (1.77%) Amazon Kinesis
10 7 (1.77%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.77%) Canva
11 6 (1.52%) Apigee
11 6 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.52%) Kong
11 6 (1.52%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.52%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.27%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.30%) Firewall
2 15 (3.80%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (3.04%) Broadband
3 12 (3.04%) DNS
4 11 (2.78%) DHCP
4 11 (2.78%) VPN
5 10 (2.53%) Internet
6 7 (1.77%) LTE
6 7 (1.77%) WAN
7 6 (1.52%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (1.52%) Network Security
8 5 (1.27%) LAN
8 5 (1.27%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.76%) DMARC
9 3 (0.76%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.51%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.25%) CHAP
11 1 (0.25%) SNMP
11 1 (0.25%) Wireless
11 1 (0.25%) WPA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.29%) Power BI
2 11 (2.78%) Tableau
3 9 (2.28%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.03%) Metadata
4 8 (2.03%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.77%) Amazon Athena
5 7 (1.77%) Amazon QuickSight
5 7 (1.77%) Amazon Redshift
5 7 (1.77%) Apache Iceberg
5 7 (1.77%) Azure SQL Database
5 7 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.27%) MySQL
6 5 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.76%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.51%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.51%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.25%) Cloudera CDH
9 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 31 (7.85%) Git
2 12 (3.04%) JIRA
3 6 (1.52%) GitLab
4 3 (0.76%) JUnit
4 3 (0.76%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.51%) Maven
5 2 (0.51%) Mockito
5 2 (0.51%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.25%) git-flow
6 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.25%) JMeter
6 1 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.25%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.25%) Storybook
General
1 173 (43.80%) Social Skills
2 77 (19.49%) Finance
3 74 (18.73%) Marketing
4 69 (17.47%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (16.71%) Organisational Skills
6 36 (9.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (7.09%) Automotive
8 27 (6.84%) Retail
9 26 (6.58%) Public Sector
10 21 (5.32%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (5.06%) Law
11 20 (5.06%) Telecoms
12 19 (4.81%) Banking
13 15 (3.80%) Electronics
13 15 (3.80%) Games
14 14 (3.54%) Manufacturing
15 13 (3.29%) Legal
16 11 (2.78%) Multimedia
17 8 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
18 7 (1.77%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 43 (10.89%) Senior
2 40 (10.13%) Developer
3 37 (9.37%) Analyst
4 32 (8.10%) Business Manager
5 30 (7.59%) Business Development Manager
5 30 (7.59%) Development Manager
6 28 (7.09%) Support Engineer
7 16 (4.05%) Full-Stack Developer
8 15 (3.80%) Sales Executive
9 14 (3.54%) IT Support
9 14 (3.54%) Lead
9 14 (3.54%) Technical Engineer
10 13 (3.29%) Technical Support
10 13 (3.29%) Technical Support Engineer
11 12 (3.04%) Account Manager
11 12 (3.04%) Business Development Executive
12 11 (2.78%) Consultant
12 11 (2.78%) Senior Analyst
13 10 (2.53%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 9 (2.28%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (8.35%) React
2 18 (4.56%) REST
3 11 (2.78%) HTML
3 11 (2.78%) JSON
4 9 (2.28%) Web Services
4 9 (2.28%) XML
5 7 (1.77%) .NET
5 7 (1.77%) HEVC
5 7 (1.77%) Kafka
6 6 (1.52%) CSS
6 6 (1.52%) Django
6 6 (1.52%) Jinja
6 6 (1.52%) RESTful
6 6 (1.52%) WebSockets
6 6 (1.52%) YAML
6 6 (1.52%) YANG
7 5 (1.27%) Twisted
8 4 (1.01%) AngularJS
8 4 (1.01%) Middleware
8 4 (1.01%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.85%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.84%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.32%) Driving Licence
4 20 (5.06%) Social Media
5 13 (3.29%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.04%) Blog
6 12 (3.04%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (3.04%) Web Conferencing
7 11 (2.78%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.77%) Cloud Native
8 7 (1.77%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.77%) FMCG
9 6 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.27%) Freedom of Information
10 5 (1.27%) Freedom of Information Act
10 5 (1.27%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.27%) PMI
10 5 (1.27%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.01%) Podcast
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.11%) Windows
2 20 (5.06%) Linux
3 16 (4.05%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.28%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.28%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.28%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (2.03%) Unix
6 6 (1.52%) Android
7 4 (1.01%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.76%) VMS
9 2 (0.51%) AIX
9 2 (0.51%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.25%) CentOS
10 1 (0.25%) Debian
10 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.25%) Solaris
10 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (25.57%) Business Development
2 100 (25.32%) Problem-Solving
3 83 (21.01%) CRM
4 63 (15.95%) Agile
5 55 (13.92%) B2B
6 54 (13.67%) AI
7 47 (11.90%) Decision-Making
8 43 (10.89%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (9.37%) Continuous Improvement
9 37 (9.37%) Mentoring
10 36 (9.11%) Coaching
10 36 (9.11%) Collaborative Culture
11 35 (8.86%) Analytics
11 35 (8.86%) Customer Service
12 32 (8.10%) Roadmaps
13 31 (7.85%) Full-Stack Development
14 30 (7.59%) B2B Sales
14 30 (7.59%) CI/CD
15 28 (7.09%) DevOps
16 27 (6.84%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 47 (11.90%) JavaScript
2 46 (11.65%) SQL
3 39 (9.87%) Python
4 31 (7.85%) TypeScript
5 14 (3.54%) Bash
6 12 (3.04%) Java
7 8 (2.03%) C#
7 8 (2.03%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.52%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.27%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.76%) Bicep
10 3 (0.76%) C++
10 3 (0.76%) Kusto Query Language
10 3 (0.76%) Perl
11 1 (0.25%) Go
11 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.25%) VBA
11 1 (0.25%) VC++
Qualifications
1 80 (20.25%) Degree
2 37 (9.37%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.56%) DV Cleared
4 11 (2.78%) CISSP
4 11 (2.78%) SC Cleared
5 10 (2.53%) CISM
5 10 (2.53%) DBS Check
6 8 (2.03%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (2.03%) PMI Certification
7 7 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (1.52%) CISA
8 6 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
8 6 (1.52%) PMP
9 5 (1.27%) CRISC
9 5 (1.27%) ISACA
10 4 (1.01%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.76%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 3 (0.76%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.76%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 3 (0.76%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.32%) Accessibility
2 19 (4.81%) Data Quality
3 18 (4.56%) QA
4 15 (3.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 13 (3.29%) GDPR
5 13 (3.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (2.78%) NIST
7 7 (1.77%) PCI DSS
7 7 (1.77%) SOC 2
8 6 (1.52%) COBIT
8 6 (1.52%) GRC
9 5 (1.27%) SOC 1
10 3 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.76%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.76%) PMO
10 3 (0.76%) SLA
10 3 (0.76%) WCAG
11 2 (0.51%) GMP
12 1 (0.25%) IFRS
12 1 (0.25%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 27 (6.84%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.53%) Docker
3 8 (2.03%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.76%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.76%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.76%) vSphere
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (2.78%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.77%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.27%) Terraform
4 3 (0.76%) Ansible
4 3 (0.76%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.76%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.51%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Flashback
6 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 78 (19.75%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.81%) SAP
3 17 (4.30%) Cisco
4 16 (4.05%) Oracle
5 12 (3.04%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.28%) Dell
6 9 (2.28%) HP
7 8 (2.03%) Adobe
7 8 (2.03%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.52%) F5
8 6 (1.52%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.52%) Juniper
8 6 (1.52%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.27%) Google
9 5 (1.27%) Sage
10 4 (1.01%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.76%) Apple
11 3 (0.76%) Citrix
11 3 (0.76%) Planview
11 3 (0.76%) VMware