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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 103 108
Rank change year-on-year -33 +5 +31
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 363 522 926
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.89% 3.53% 2.79%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.40% 7.76% 7.80%
Number of salaries quoted 242 215 714
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,450 £24,825
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £46,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -6.12% -10.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £63,000
90th Percentile £84,500 £87,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -6.67% +12.50% -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 6,723 6,723 11,868
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.03% 45.42% 35.75%
Number of salaries quoted 4,221 3,387 9,273
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -3.84% +5.00% -8.42%
75th Percentile £81,250 £88,125 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £59,857 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.24% +8.83% -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 30 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 20 (5.51%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.48%) Apache
3 9 (2.48%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.48%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.48%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (2.20%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.65%) WordPress
6 5 (1.38%) CMS
7 3 (0.83%) Confluence
8 2 (0.55%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.28%) IIS
Applications
1 54 (14.88%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (7.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (4.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.83%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.83%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.55%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.28%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 13 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.10%) Primavera
3 2 (0.55%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 50 (13.77%) Azure
2 44 (12.12%) AWS
3 28 (7.71%) SaaS
4 26 (7.16%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (6.06%) GCP
6 16 (4.41%) Entra ID
6 16 (4.41%) Power Platform
7 11 (3.03%) GitHub
8 9 (2.48%) Figma
9 8 (2.20%) Amazon Kinesis
9 8 (2.20%) Amazon S3
9 8 (2.20%) OpenShift
10 7 (1.93%) Canva
11 6 (1.65%) Apigee
11 6 (1.65%) Kong
11 6 (1.65%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.65%) Serverless
11 6 (1.65%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.38%) ChatGPT
12 5 (1.38%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.13%) Firewall
2 12 (3.31%) Wi-Fi
3 10 (2.75%) Broadband
3 10 (2.75%) DHCP
3 10 (2.75%) DNS
4 9 (2.48%) Internet
4 9 (2.48%) LAN
5 8 (2.20%) WAN
6 7 (1.93%) LTE
6 7 (1.93%) VPN
7 6 (1.65%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.38%) Network Security
9 3 (0.83%) DMARC
9 3 (0.83%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.83%) VLAN
9 3 (0.83%) WLAN
10 2 (0.55%) 4G
10 2 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
10 2 (0.55%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.28%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.86%) Power BI
2 12 (3.31%) Tableau
3 9 (2.48%) Metadata
3 9 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.20%) Amazon Athena
4 8 (2.20%) Amazon QuickSight
4 8 (2.20%) Amazon Redshift
4 8 (2.20%) Apache Iceberg
4 8 (2.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (1.93%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.38%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.38%) MySQL
8 3 (0.83%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.83%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.55%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.55%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.55%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.28%) Cloudera CDH
10 1 (0.28%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 27 (7.44%) Git
2 12 (3.31%) JIRA
3 6 (1.65%) GitLab
4 3 (0.83%) JUnit
4 3 (0.83%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.55%) Maven
5 2 (0.55%) Mockito
5 2 (0.55%) Storybook
5 2 (0.55%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.28%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.28%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.28%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.28%) git-flow
6 1 (0.28%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.28%) JMeter
6 1 (0.28%) Postman
6 1 (0.28%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.28%) Selenium
6 1 (0.28%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.28%) WebDriver
General
1 167 (46.01%) Social Skills
2 74 (20.39%) Marketing
3 71 (19.56%) Finance
4 70 (19.28%) Analytical Skills
5 50 (13.77%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (7.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (7.16%) Automotive
8 21 (5.79%) Presentation Skills
8 21 (5.79%) Public Sector
9 20 (5.51%) Law
9 20 (5.51%) Retail
10 19 (5.23%) Telecoms
11 16 (4.41%) Banking
12 15 (4.13%) Electronics
12 15 (4.13%) Games
12 15 (4.13%) Manufacturing
13 10 (2.75%) Legal
14 8 (2.20%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.93%) Local Government
15 7 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 43 (11.85%) Senior
2 35 (9.64%) Analyst
3 34 (9.37%) Developer
4 27 (7.44%) Business Manager
5 25 (6.89%) Business Development Manager
5 25 (6.89%) Development Manager
6 24 (6.61%) Support Engineer
7 16 (4.41%) IT Support
7 16 (4.41%) Lead
7 16 (4.41%) Sales Executive
8 14 (3.86%) Account Manager
9 13 (3.58%) Full-Stack Developer
10 12 (3.31%) Business Development Executive
11 10 (2.75%) Consultant
11 10 (2.75%) Data Engineer
11 10 (2.75%) IT Engineer
11 10 (2.75%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (2.75%) Software Engineer
12 9 (2.48%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 9 (2.48%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 28 (7.71%) React
2 18 (4.96%) REST
3 12 (3.31%) HTML
4 10 (2.75%) XML
5 9 (2.48%) JSON
5 9 (2.48%) Web Services
6 8 (2.20%) Kafka
7 7 (1.93%) CSS
7 7 (1.93%) HEVC
7 7 (1.93%) RESTful
8 6 (1.65%) Django
8 6 (1.65%) Jinja
8 6 (1.65%) WebSockets
8 6 (1.65%) YAML
8 6 (1.65%) YANG
9 5 (1.38%) .NET
9 5 (1.38%) Twisted
10 4 (1.10%) EDI
10 4 (1.10%) Spring
10 4 (1.10%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.82%) Onboarding
2 23 (6.34%) Management Information System
3 20 (5.51%) Social Media
4 19 (5.23%) Driving Licence
5 15 (4.13%) Product Ownership
6 13 (3.58%) Video Conferencing
7 12 (3.31%) Blog
8 11 (3.03%) Web Conferencing
9 7 (1.93%) Data Centre
10 6 (1.65%) FMCG
10 6 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (1.38%) Cloud Native
11 5 (1.38%) PMI
11 5 (1.38%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (1.10%) Data Structures
12 4 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 3 (0.83%) Embedded Systems
13 3 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
13 3 (0.83%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.64%) Windows
2 20 (5.51%) Linux
3 18 (4.96%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.48%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.48%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.48%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (2.20%) Unix
6 7 (1.93%) Android
7 4 (1.10%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.55%) AIX
8 2 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.28%) CentOS
9 1 (0.28%) Debian
9 1 (0.28%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.28%) Solaris
9 1 (0.28%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.28%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (26.45%) Business Development
2 94 (25.90%) Problem-Solving
3 77 (21.21%) CRM
4 54 (14.88%) Agile
5 48 (13.22%) B2B
6 44 (12.12%) AI
7 40 (11.02%) Collaborative Culture
8 39 (10.74%) Continuous Improvement
9 38 (10.47%) Decision-Making
10 37 (10.19%) Cybersecurity
11 35 (9.64%) Analytics
12 32 (8.82%) Customer Service
13 28 (7.71%) CI/CD
14 27 (7.44%) Coaching
14 27 (7.44%) Full-Stack Development
14 27 (7.44%) Roadmaps
15 26 (7.16%) B2B Sales
15 26 (7.16%) DevOps
16 25 (6.89%) Project Management
16 25 (6.89%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.85%) JavaScript
2 42 (11.57%) SQL
3 41 (11.29%) Python
4 27 (7.44%) TypeScript
5 13 (3.58%) Java
6 12 (3.31%) Bash
7 8 (2.20%) C#
8 7 (1.93%) T-SQL
9 5 (1.38%) PL/SQL
10 4 (1.10%) C++
11 3 (0.83%) Perl
11 3 (0.83%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.55%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.55%) VBA
12 2 (0.55%) VC++
13 1 (0.28%) Go
13 1 (0.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 78 (21.49%) Degree
2 36 (9.92%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.23%) DV Cleared
4 10 (2.75%) SC Cleared
5 8 (2.20%) CISSP
5 8 (2.20%) DBS Check
5 8 (2.20%) PMI Certification
6 7 (1.93%) CISM
7 6 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
7 6 (1.65%) PMP
8 5 (1.38%) CISA
8 5 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (1.10%) CFA
9 4 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (0.83%) CAPM
10 3 (0.83%) CCNA
10 3 (0.83%) CCNP
10 3 (0.83%) CRISC
10 3 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (5.79%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.96%) QA
3 13 (3.58%) Accessibility
4 10 (2.75%) Cyber Essentials
4 10 (2.75%) GDPR
5 9 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 8 (2.20%) NIST
7 5 (1.38%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.38%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.10%) COBIT
8 4 (1.10%) GRC
8 4 (1.10%) WCAG
9 3 (0.83%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.83%) PMO
9 3 (0.83%) SOC 1
10 2 (0.55%) EMIR
10 2 (0.55%) GMP
11 1 (0.28%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.28%) NCSC
11 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.75%) Docker
3 6 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.28%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.28%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (3.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.93%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.83%) Ansible
3 3 (0.83%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.83%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.55%) Terraform
5 1 (0.28%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.28%) Oracle Flashback
5 1 (0.28%) Puppet
Vendors
1 75 (20.66%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.96%) SAP
3 17 (4.68%) Oracle
4 11 (3.03%) Cisco
5 10 (2.75%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.48%) Dell
6 9 (2.48%) Google
6 9 (2.48%) HP
7 8 (2.20%) Red Hat
8 7 (1.93%) Adobe
9 6 (1.65%) F5
9 6 (1.65%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.65%) Juniper
9 6 (1.65%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.10%) Apple
10 4 (1.10%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.10%) Sage
11 3 (0.83%) Intel
11 3 (0.83%) Planview
11 3 (0.83%) Veeam