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 28 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 132 100 115
Rank change year-on-year -32 +15 +25
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 420 569 866
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.04% 3.61% 2.58%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.49% 8.26% 7.39%
Number of salaries quoted 286 237 666
10th Percentile £28,625 £29,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £57,451 £73,750 £64,688
90th Percentile £70,000 £90,250 £73,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £40,818
% change year-on-year - +4.12% -22.25%

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 7,656 6,889 11,724
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.26% 43.76% 34.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,757 3,511 9,026
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £43,750
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 £87,500 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £110,000
UK median annual salary £59,773 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.95% +4.55% -14.35%

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 28 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 (4.76%) Microsoft Exchange
1 20 (4.76%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2007
2 9 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2010
2 9 (2.14%) Exchange Server 2013
3 7 (1.67%) WordPress
4 6 (1.43%) Apache
5 5 (1.19%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.19%) CMS
5 5 (1.19%) IIS
6 3 (0.71%) Confluence
7 2 (0.48%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 42 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (5.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 6 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.19%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
6 3 (0.71%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.71%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.71%) InDesign
7 2 (0.48%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 13 (3.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.19%) Primavera
3 2 (0.48%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 62 (14.76%) Azure
2 44 (10.48%) AWS
3 29 (6.90%) SaaS
4 21 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (4.76%) GCP
6 19 (4.52%) Entra ID
7 15 (3.57%) GitHub
7 15 (3.57%) Power Platform
8 10 (2.38%) Azure DevOps
8 10 (2.38%) Figma
8 10 (2.38%) Serverless
9 8 (1.90%) OpenShift
10 7 (1.67%) Canva
10 7 (1.67%) IaaS
10 7 (1.67%) PaaS
11 6 (1.43%) Apigee
11 6 (1.43%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 6 (1.43%) Azure Functions
11 6 (1.43%) Kong
11 6 (1.43%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.29%) Firewall
2 15 (3.57%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (3.33%) VPN
4 12 (2.86%) Broadband
4 12 (2.86%) DNS
5 11 (2.62%) DHCP
6 10 (2.38%) Internet
7 7 (1.67%) LTE
7 7 (1.67%) WAN
8 6 (1.43%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.43%) Network Security
8 6 (1.43%) TCP/IP
9 5 (1.19%) LAN
10 3 (0.71%) DMARC
10 3 (0.71%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.71%) WPA
11 2 (0.48%) Ethernet
12 1 (0.24%) HTTP
12 1 (0.24%) SNMP
12 1 (0.24%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.10%) Power BI
2 11 (2.62%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (2.38%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.38%) SQL Server
4 9 (2.14%) Tableau
5 8 (1.90%) Metadata
6 7 (1.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.19%) Amazon Athena
7 5 (1.19%) Amazon QuickSight
7 5 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
7 5 (1.19%) Apache Iceberg
7 5 (1.19%) MySQL
7 5 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.95%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.48%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.24%) Cloudera CDH
10 1 (0.24%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.24%) Db2
10 1 (0.24%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.24%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 32 (7.62%) Git
2 12 (2.86%) JIRA
3 6 (1.43%) GitLab
4 3 (0.71%) JUnit
4 3 (0.71%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.48%) Maven
5 2 (0.48%) Mockito
5 2 (0.48%) Postman
5 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.24%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.24%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.24%) git-flow
6 1 (0.24%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.24%) JMeter
6 1 (0.24%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.24%) SonarQube
General
1 180 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 78 (18.57%) Finance
3 77 (18.33%) Marketing
4 73 (17.38%) Analytical Skills
5 69 (16.43%) Organisational Skills
6 42 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (7.14%) Automotive
7 30 (7.14%) Retail
8 26 (6.19%) Public Sector
9 23 (5.48%) Law
10 22 (5.24%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.00%) Banking
12 20 (4.76%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.57%) Electronics
13 15 (3.57%) Games
13 15 (3.57%) Legal
14 14 (3.33%) Manufacturing
15 12 (2.86%) Influencing Skills
15 12 (2.86%) Multimedia
16 9 (2.14%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 44 (10.48%) Developer
2 43 (10.24%) Analyst
2 43 (10.24%) Senior
3 37 (8.81%) Business Manager
4 35 (8.33%) Business Development Manager
4 35 (8.33%) Development Manager
5 30 (7.14%) Support Engineer
6 17 (4.05%) Full-Stack Developer
7 16 (3.81%) Technical Engineer
8 15 (3.57%) Sales Executive
8 15 (3.57%) Technical Support
8 15 (3.57%) Technical Support Engineer
9 14 (3.33%) IT Support
9 14 (3.33%) Senior Analyst
10 12 (2.86%) Account Manager
10 12 (2.86%) Business Development Executive
10 12 (2.86%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 12 (2.86%) Lead
11 11 (2.62%) Consultant
12 9 (2.14%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 37 (8.81%) React
2 19 (4.52%) REST
3 11 (2.62%) JSON
4 10 (2.38%) HTML
4 10 (2.38%) Web Services
5 9 (2.14%) .NET
5 9 (2.14%) XML
6 7 (1.67%) HEVC
7 6 (1.43%) CSS
7 6 (1.43%) Django
7 6 (1.43%) Jinja
7 6 (1.43%) RESTful
7 6 (1.43%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.43%) YAML
7 6 (1.43%) YANG
8 5 (1.19%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.19%) Kafka
8 5 (1.19%) Middleware
8 5 (1.19%) Twisted
9 4 (0.95%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 34 (8.10%) Onboarding
2 29 (6.90%) Management Information System
3 24 (5.71%) Driving Licence
4 18 (4.29%) Social Media
5 16 (3.81%) Product Ownership
6 12 (2.86%) Blog
6 12 (2.86%) e-Learning
6 12 (2.86%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (2.86%) Web Conferencing
7 11 (2.62%) Data Protection Act
8 10 (2.38%) FMCG
9 9 (2.14%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.90%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.67%) Data Centre
11 7 (1.67%) Freedom of Information
11 7 (1.67%) Freedom of Information Act
11 7 (1.67%) Podcast
11 7 (1.67%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 40 (9.52%) Windows
2 20 (4.76%) Linux
3 16 (3.81%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.14%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.14%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.14%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.90%) Unix
6 6 (1.43%) Android
6 6 (1.43%) VMS
7 4 (0.95%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.48%) AIX
8 2 (0.48%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.24%) CentOS
9 1 (0.24%) Debian
9 1 (0.24%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.24%) Solaris
9 1 (0.24%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.24%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (25.48%) Business Development
1 107 (25.48%) Problem-Solving
2 87 (20.71%) CRM
3 70 (16.67%) Agile
4 59 (14.05%) AI
5 58 (13.81%) B2B
6 52 (12.38%) Cybersecurity
6 52 (12.38%) Decision-Making
7 44 (10.48%) Continuous Improvement
8 43 (10.24%) Mentoring
9 39 (9.29%) Collaborative Culture
10 37 (8.81%) Coaching
10 37 (8.81%) Roadmaps
11 36 (8.57%) Customer Service
12 34 (8.10%) Analytics
12 34 (8.10%) Full-Stack Development
13 30 (7.14%) CI/CD
13 30 (7.14%) DevOps
13 30 (7.14%) Risk Management
14 29 (6.90%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 50 (11.90%) SQL
2 49 (11.67%) JavaScript
3 37 (8.81%) Python
4 33 (7.86%) TypeScript
5 15 (3.57%) Bash
6 12 (2.86%) Java
7 11 (2.62%) C#
8 9 (2.14%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.14%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.43%) Bicep
9 6 (1.43%) Kusto Query Language
10 4 (0.95%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.71%) C++
11 3 (0.71%) Perl
12 1 (0.24%) Delphi
12 1 (0.24%) Go
12 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.24%) Pascal
12 1 (0.24%) VBA
12 1 (0.24%) VC++
Qualifications
1 81 (19.29%) Degree
2 42 (10.00%) Security Cleared
3 20 (4.76%) DV Cleared
4 15 (3.57%) CISSP
5 14 (3.33%) CISM
6 13 (3.10%) SC Cleared
7 11 (2.62%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.38%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.90%) CISA
10 7 (1.67%) BPSS Clearance
10 7 (1.67%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.67%) CRISC
10 7 (1.67%) ISACA
10 7 (1.67%) PMI Certification
11 6 (1.43%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.43%) PMP
12 4 (0.95%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.95%) CCSP
12 4 (0.95%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 3 (0.71%) CAPM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.00%) Accessibility
1 21 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 20 (4.76%) Cyber Essentials
3 19 (4.52%) GDPR
4 18 (4.29%) QA
5 17 (4.05%) Data Quality
6 14 (3.33%) NIST
7 9 (2.14%) PCI DSS
7 9 (2.14%) SOC 2
8 8 (1.90%) COBIT
8 8 (1.90%) GRC
9 7 (1.67%) SOC 1
10 6 (1.43%) ISO 9001
11 4 (0.95%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 3 (0.71%) ISO 22301
12 3 (0.71%) PMO
12 3 (0.71%) SLA
13 2 (0.48%) GMP
13 2 (0.48%) NCSC
13 2 (0.48%) WCAG
System Software
1 30 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.38%) Docker
3 9 (2.14%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.43%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.43%) vSphere
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.24%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (2.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.90%) Terraform
3 7 (1.67%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.71%) Ansible
4 3 (0.71%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.71%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.48%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle Flashback
6 1 (0.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 82 (19.52%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.29%) SAP
3 17 (4.05%) Cisco
4 15 (3.57%) Oracle
5 13 (3.10%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.38%) Adobe
7 9 (2.14%) Dell
7 9 (2.14%) HP
8 8 (1.90%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.43%) F5
9 6 (1.43%) Juniper
9 6 (1.43%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.43%) ScienceLogic
9 6 (1.43%) VMware
10 5 (1.19%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.19%) Sage
11 4 (0.95%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.95%) Google
12 3 (0.71%) Apple
12 3 (0.71%) Citrix