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 21 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 92 132
Rank change year-on-year -13 +40 -14
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 640 620 560
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.62% 3.83% 2.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.92% 9.05% 7.18%
Number of salaries quoted 437 294 257
10th Percentile £28,440 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -21.30% -1.82%
75th Percentile £56,250 £61,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £71,000 £82,100 £85,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £39,000 £49,258
% change year-on-year +8.97% -20.83% -6.17%

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 9,245 6,849 7,801
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.87% 42.26% 33.65%
Number of salaries quoted 5,437 3,517 4,734
10th Percentile £32,750 £30,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

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 21 September 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 29 (4.53%) SharePoint
2 22 (3.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.41%) CMS
4 7 (1.09%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.09%) WordPress
5 5 (0.78%) IIS
6 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
6 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 50 (7.81%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (6.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.88%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.94%) Navisworks
6 6 (0.94%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.94%) Revit
6 6 (0.94%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.78%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.78%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.78%) InDesign
8 3 (0.47%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.47%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.16%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 9 (1.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.78%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.78%) Primavera
2 5 (0.78%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.47%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
3 3 (0.47%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.47%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.31%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.16%) JDE World
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 68 (10.63%) Azure
2 64 (10.00%) SaaS
3 43 (6.72%) AWS
4 41 (6.41%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (3.44%) Entra ID
6 18 (2.81%) Figma
7 16 (2.50%) GCP
7 16 (2.50%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.72%) GitHub
10 7 (1.09%) ChatGPT
10 7 (1.09%) IaaS
10 7 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.09%) PaaS
10 7 (1.09%) Snowflake
11 6 (0.94%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Key Vault
11 6 (0.94%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (0.94%) Canva
11 6 (0.94%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.97%) Firewall
2 17 (2.66%) VPN
3 15 (2.34%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (2.03%) Broadband
4 13 (2.03%) LAN
4 13 (2.03%) TCP/IP
4 13 (2.03%) WAN
5 9 (1.41%) DNS
5 9 (1.41%) Internet
5 9 (1.41%) Network Security
6 7 (1.09%) DHCP
7 5 (0.78%) WPA
8 4 (0.63%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.47%) LTE
9 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.47%) VoIP
10 2 (0.31%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.31%) RS-422
10 2 (0.31%) VLAN
10 2 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.03%) Power BI
2 11 (1.72%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.25%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.78%) Data Mining
5 5 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.78%) Metadata
5 5 (0.78%) Tableau
6 4 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.63%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.63%) MySQL
6 4 (0.63%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.47%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.47%) Looker
8 2 (0.31%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 37 (5.78%) Git
2 13 (2.03%) JIRA
3 7 (1.09%) JUnit
3 7 (1.09%) Maven
3 7 (1.09%) Mockito
4 6 (0.94%) Bitbucket
4 6 (0.94%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.47%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 3 (0.47%) Mercurial
5 3 (0.47%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.47%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.47%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.16%) GitLab
6 1 (0.16%) Mocha
6 1 (0.16%) Postman
General
1 329 (51.41%) Social Skills
2 159 (24.84%) Marketing
3 141 (22.03%) Finance
4 124 (19.38%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (12.03%) Organisational Skills
6 67 (10.47%) Retail
7 57 (8.91%) Public Sector
8 56 (8.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 54 (8.44%) Presentation Skills
10 33 (5.16%) Legal
11 31 (4.84%) Games
11 31 (4.84%) Law
12 30 (4.69%) Manufacturing
13 29 (4.53%) Influencing Skills
14 28 (4.38%) Telecoms
15 27 (4.22%) Automotive
16 23 (3.59%) French Language
17 20 (3.13%) Banking
18 18 (2.81%) Aerospace
19 16 (2.50%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 64 (10.00%) Developer
2 61 (9.53%) Business Manager
3 59 (9.22%) Business Development Manager
3 59 (9.22%) Development Manager
4 48 (7.50%) Analyst
5 47 (7.34%) Senior
6 31 (4.84%) Full-Stack Developer
7 27 (4.22%) Sales Executive
8 24 (3.75%) IT Support
9 21 (3.28%) Consultant
9 21 (3.28%) Lead
10 17 (2.66%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 16 (2.50%) Business Development Executive
11 16 (2.50%) Support Specialist
12 15 (2.34%) Account Executive
12 15 (2.34%) Sales Representative
12 15 (2.34%) Support Engineer
13 14 (2.19%) IT Analyst
13 14 (2.19%) Recruitment Consultant
13 14 (2.19%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (7.81%) React
2 13 (2.03%) .NET
3 10 (1.56%) REST
4 8 (1.25%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.25%) Middleware
5 7 (1.09%) Spring
5 7 (1.09%) Terraform
6 5 (0.78%) CSS
6 5 (0.78%) HTML
6 5 (0.78%) JSON
7 4 (0.63%) COM
7 4 (0.63%) DCOM
7 4 (0.63%) LDAP
7 4 (0.63%) Web Services
8 3 (0.47%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.47%) EDI
8 3 (0.47%) HEVC
8 3 (0.47%) RESTful
8 3 (0.47%) TensorFlow
9 2 (0.31%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 49 (7.66%) Driving Licence
2 41 (6.41%) Onboarding
3 39 (6.09%) Management Information System
4 31 (4.84%) Social Media
5 25 (3.91%) Web Conferencing
6 17 (2.66%) Blog
7 13 (2.03%) FMCG
7 13 (2.03%) Podcast
8 12 (1.88%) e-Learning
9 11 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.72%) Security Posture
10 10 (1.56%) Data Centre
11 9 (1.41%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.41%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.25%) Cloud Native
12 8 (1.25%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.09%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.09%) FPGA
13 7 (1.09%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.41%) Windows
2 14 (2.19%) Linux
3 12 (1.88%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.94%) VMS
5 3 (0.47%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.31%) Android
6 2 (0.31%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.31%) VxWorks
6 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2008
6 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2012
6 2 (0.31%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.16%) AIX
7 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Solaris
7 1 (0.16%) Unix
7 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (26.72%) CRM
2 166 (25.94%) Business Development
3 148 (23.13%) Problem-Solving
4 119 (18.59%) Decision-Making
5 112 (17.50%) AI
6 100 (15.63%) B2B
7 96 (15.00%) Agile
8 85 (13.28%) Customer Service
9 77 (12.03%) Continuous Improvement
10 72 (11.25%) Mentoring
11 59 (9.22%) Collaborative Culture
11 59 (9.22%) Cybersecurity
12 55 (8.59%) Business Strategy
12 55 (8.59%) Stakeholder Management
13 54 (8.44%) Coaching
13 54 (8.44%) Customer Experience
14 53 (8.28%) B2B Sales
15 51 (7.97%) Lead Generation
16 50 (7.81%) Time Management
17 48 (7.50%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 57 (8.91%) JavaScript
2 51 (7.97%) SQL
3 42 (6.56%) TypeScript
4 24 (3.75%) Python
5 15 (2.34%) Java
6 14 (2.19%) Bash
7 9 (1.41%) C#
7 9 (1.41%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.09%) Bicep
8 7 (1.09%) PL/SQL
8 7 (1.09%) PowerShell
9 6 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.63%) C++
11 3 (0.47%) Perl
11 3 (0.47%) R
12 2 (0.31%) C
13 1 (0.16%) Delphi
13 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.16%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 88 (13.75%) Degree
2 63 (9.84%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.63%) SC Cleared
4 27 (4.22%) BPSS Clearance
5 19 (2.97%) DV Cleared
6 18 (2.81%) DBS Check
7 16 (2.50%) CISSP
8 13 (2.03%) CISM
9 11 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.41%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.41%) PMP
11 8 (1.25%) Chartered Engineer
12 7 (1.09%) CCNA
12 7 (1.09%) CCNP
12 7 (1.09%) CISA
12 7 (1.09%) CRISC
12 7 (1.09%) ISACA
13 6 (0.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 5 (0.78%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.72%) Accessibility
2 28 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.91%) GDPR
4 23 (3.59%) QA
5 20 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (2.81%) Data Quality
7 13 (2.03%) NIST
8 12 (1.88%) PMO
9 10 (1.56%) GRC
9 10 (1.56%) ISO 9001
10 9 (1.41%) PCI DSS
11 7 (1.09%) COBIT
11 7 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 7 (1.09%) SLA
11 7 (1.09%) SOC 1
11 7 (1.09%) SOC 2
12 6 (0.94%) ISO 19650
13 5 (0.78%) ISO 22301
13 5 (0.78%) NCSC
14 4 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
System Software
1 33 (5.16%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.50%) Docker
3 10 (1.56%) Firmware
4 6 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.94%) vSphere
5 4 (0.63%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.31%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 18 (2.81%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.88%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.47%) Ansible
4 1 (0.16%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 140 (21.88%) Microsoft
2 33 (5.16%) SAP
3 32 (5.00%) Salesforce
4 30 (4.69%) HubSpot
5 21 (3.28%) Google
6 16 (2.50%) YouTube
7 15 (2.34%) Cisco
7 15 (2.34%) Oracle
8 12 (1.88%) Adobe
9 9 (1.41%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.25%) Sage
11 6 (0.94%) ScienceLogic
11 6 (0.94%) VMware
12 3 (0.47%) Apple
12 3 (0.47%) Marketo
12 3 (0.47%) Pardot
12 3 (0.47%) Perforce
12 3 (0.47%) Planview
13 2 (0.31%) Citrix
13 2 (0.31%) JD Edwards