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 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 133 107 106
Rank change year-on-year -26 -1 +31
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 342 515 934
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.83% 3.40% 2.87%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.38% 7.42% 7.92%
Number of salaries quoted 222 213 710
10th Percentile £27,938 £31,350 £24,750
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,750 £48,507 £47,750
Median % change year-on-year -5.68% +1.59% -13.18%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £62,875
90th Percentile £91,750 £91,047 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,417 £47,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -9.75% +17.50% -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 6,360 6,939 11,793
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.06% 45.83% 36.22%
Number of salaries quoted 4,024 3,610 9,285
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year - +5.00% -8.42%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 18 May 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 21 (6.14%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.80%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.92%) Apache
4 9 (2.63%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (2.63%) Exchange Server 2013
5 5 (1.46%) WordPress
6 4 (1.17%) CMS
7 3 (0.88%) Confluence
8 1 (0.29%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 55 (16.08%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (7.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.88%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.58%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.29%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 8 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.17%) Primavera
3 2 (0.58%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.29%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 47 (13.74%) Azure
2 41 (11.99%) AWS
3 30 (8.77%) SaaS
4 26 (7.60%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (6.14%) GCP
6 16 (4.68%) Power Platform
7 14 (4.09%) Entra ID
8 12 (3.51%) GitHub
9 9 (2.63%) Amazon Kinesis
9 9 (2.63%) Amazon S3
9 9 (2.63%) Figma
10 8 (2.34%) OpenShift
11 7 (2.05%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.75%) Apigee
12 6 (1.75%) Canva
12 6 (1.75%) Kong
12 6 (1.75%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.75%) Serverless
13 5 (1.46%) ChatGPT
13 5 (1.46%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.80%) Firewall
2 12 (3.51%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (2.63%) DHCP
3 9 (2.63%) DNS
3 9 (2.63%) LAN
4 8 (2.34%) Broadband
4 8 (2.34%) Internet
4 8 (2.34%) WAN
5 7 (2.05%) LTE
6 6 (1.75%) Cisco ASA
7 5 (1.46%) VPN
8 4 (1.17%) VLAN
8 4 (1.17%) WLAN
9 3 (0.88%) DMARC
9 3 (0.88%) Network Security
10 2 (0.58%) 4G
10 2 (0.58%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.29%) AMQP
11 1 (0.29%) CHAP
11 1 (0.29%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (4.09%) Power BI
2 12 (3.51%) Tableau
3 10 (2.92%) Metadata
4 9 (2.63%) Amazon Athena
4 9 (2.63%) Amazon QuickSight
4 9 (2.63%) Amazon Redshift
4 9 (2.63%) Apache Iceberg
5 8 (2.34%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.46%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.46%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.17%) MySQL
9 3 (0.88%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.88%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.58%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.58%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.29%) Big Data
11 1 (0.29%) Elasticsearch
11 1 (0.29%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 25 (7.31%) Git
2 10 (2.92%) JIRA
3 6 (1.75%) GitLab
4 3 (0.88%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.58%) JUnit
5 2 (0.58%) Storybook
5 2 (0.58%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.29%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.29%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.29%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.29%) git-flow
6 1 (0.29%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.29%) JMeter
6 1 (0.29%) Maven
6 1 (0.29%) Mockito
6 1 (0.29%) Postman
6 1 (0.29%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.29%) Selenium
6 1 (0.29%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.29%) WebDriver
General
1 153 (44.74%) Social Skills
2 68 (19.88%) Finance
3 67 (19.59%) Marketing
4 66 (19.30%) Analytical Skills
5 51 (14.91%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (8.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (7.60%) Automotive
8 22 (6.43%) Law
9 19 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
9 19 (5.56%) Retail
10 17 (4.97%) Banking
10 17 (4.97%) Manufacturing
11 16 (4.68%) Telecoms
12 15 (4.39%) Games
12 15 (4.39%) Public Sector
13 14 (4.09%) Electronics
14 9 (2.63%) Financial Institution
14 9 (2.63%) Legal
15 6 (1.75%) Back Office
15 6 (1.75%) Billing
Job Titles
1 39 (11.40%) Senior
2 36 (10.53%) Analyst
3 28 (8.19%) Developer
4 24 (7.02%) Support Engineer
5 20 (5.85%) Business Manager
6 18 (5.26%) Business Development Manager
6 18 (5.26%) Development Manager
7 17 (4.97%) IT Support
8 16 (4.68%) Lead
9 15 (4.39%) Sales Executive
10 14 (4.09%) Account Manager
11 11 (3.22%) Business Development Executive
11 11 (3.22%) IT Engineer
11 11 (3.22%) IT Support Engineer
12 10 (2.92%) Data Engineer
12 10 (2.92%) Full-Stack Developer
12 10 (2.92%) Software Engineer
13 9 (2.63%) Business Analyst
13 9 (2.63%) Lead Data Engineer
14 8 (2.34%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (7.02%) React
2 17 (4.97%) REST
3 11 (3.22%) HTML
4 10 (2.92%) XML
5 9 (2.63%) JSON
5 9 (2.63%) Kafka
6 8 (2.34%) Web Services
7 7 (2.05%) HEVC
7 7 (2.05%) RESTful
8 6 (1.75%) CSS
8 6 (1.75%) Django
8 6 (1.75%) Jinja
8 6 (1.75%) WebSockets
8 6 (1.75%) YAML
8 6 (1.75%) YANG
9 5 (1.46%) Twisted
10 4 (1.17%) .NET
10 4 (1.17%) OpenAPI
10 4 (1.17%) Swagger
11 3 (0.88%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.60%) Onboarding
2 22 (6.43%) Social Media
3 21 (6.14%) Management Information System
4 17 (4.97%) Product Ownership
5 16 (4.68%) Driving Licence
6 12 (3.51%) Video Conferencing
7 10 (2.92%) Blog
8 9 (2.63%) Web Conferencing
9 5 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.46%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.46%) FMCG
9 5 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.46%) PMI
9 5 (1.46%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.17%) Cloud Native
10 4 (1.17%) Data Structures
10 4 (1.17%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.17%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 3 (0.88%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.88%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 36 (10.53%) Windows
2 20 (5.85%) Windows Server
3 18 (5.26%) Linux
4 9 (2.63%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.63%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.63%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (2.05%) Unix
6 6 (1.75%) Android
7 4 (1.17%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.58%) AIX
8 2 (0.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.29%) CentOS
9 1 (0.29%) Debian
9 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.29%) Solaris
9 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 92 (26.90%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (24.56%) Business Development
3 71 (20.76%) CRM
4 52 (15.20%) Agile
5 44 (12.87%) AI
6 42 (12.28%) B2B
7 40 (11.70%) Continuous Improvement
8 39 (11.40%) Collaborative Culture
9 35 (10.23%) Decision-Making
10 33 (9.65%) Analytics
10 33 (9.65%) Cybersecurity
11 31 (9.06%) Customer Service
12 28 (8.19%) CI/CD
13 27 (7.89%) Coaching
13 27 (7.89%) DevOps
14 26 (7.60%) Roadmaps
15 25 (7.31%) Project Management
15 25 (7.31%) Software Engineering
16 24 (7.02%) Business Intelligence
17 23 (6.73%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 42 (12.28%) SQL
2 40 (11.70%) Python
3 38 (11.11%) JavaScript
4 24 (7.02%) TypeScript
5 12 (3.51%) Bash
6 11 (3.22%) Java
7 7 (2.05%) C#
7 7 (2.05%) T-SQL
8 4 (1.17%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.88%) PowerShell
10 2 (0.58%) C++
10 2 (0.58%) Perl
10 2 (0.58%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.58%) VBA
10 2 (0.58%) VC++
11 1 (0.29%) Go
Qualifications
1 76 (22.22%) Degree
2 34 (9.94%) Security Cleared
3 21 (6.14%) DV Cleared
4 7 (2.05%) PMI Certification
5 6 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (1.75%) CFA
5 6 (1.75%) CISSP
5 6 (1.75%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.75%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.75%) SC Cleared
6 5 (1.46%) CISA
6 5 (1.46%) CISM
6 5 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.17%) PMP
8 3 (0.88%) CRISC
8 3 (0.88%) ISACA
8 3 (0.88%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.88%) PhD
9 2 (0.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 2 (0.58%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.43%) Data Quality
2 17 (4.97%) QA
3 13 (3.80%) Accessibility
4 9 (2.63%) GDPR
5 7 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
5 7 (2.05%) NIST
6 6 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.46%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.46%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.17%) COBIT
8 4 (1.17%) WCAG
9 3 (0.88%) SOC 1
10 2 (0.58%) EMIR
10 2 (0.58%) GMP
10 2 (0.58%) GRC
10 2 (0.58%) ISO 9001
10 2 (0.58%) PMO
11 1 (0.29%) IFRS
11 1 (0.29%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (6.43%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.34%) Docker
3 5 (1.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.29%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.29%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (3.51%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.46%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.88%) Ansible
3 3 (0.88%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.88%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.58%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.58%) Terraform
5 1 (0.29%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.29%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.29%) Oracle Flashback
5 1 (0.29%) Puppet
Vendors
1 63 (18.42%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.39%) Oracle
2 15 (4.39%) SAP
3 10 (2.92%) Google
4 9 (2.63%) Dell
4 9 (2.63%) HP
5 8 (2.34%) Cisco
5 8 (2.34%) Red Hat
5 8 (2.34%) Salesforce
6 6 (1.75%) Adobe
6 6 (1.75%) F5
6 6 (1.75%) Juniper
6 6 (1.75%) Palo Alto
7 5 (1.46%) HubSpot
8 4 (1.17%) Atlassian
8 4 (1.17%) Sage
9 3 (0.88%) Citrix
9 3 (0.88%) Freshdesk
9 3 (0.88%) Intel
9 3 (0.88%) Veeam