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 25 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 85 108 109
Rank change year-on-year +23 +1 +3
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 461 565 630
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.03% 2.84% 2.97%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.49% 7.79% 7.61%
Number of salaries quoted 287 223 452
10th Percentile £26,825 £27,000 £32,857
25th Percentile £29,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -30.56% - -1.82%

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 5,428 7,253 8,283
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.73% 36.47% 39.09%
Number of salaries quoted 3,542 4,152 6,502
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,713 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £84,056
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £54,285 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -9.53% -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 25 November 2025.

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 12 (2.60%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.87%) WordPress
4 3 (0.65%) Confluence
5 2 (0.43%) IIS
6 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
Applications
1 55 (11.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 40 (8.68%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.74%) Photoshop
5 6 (1.30%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.87%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.87%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.87%) Blender
6 4 (0.87%) InDesign
7 2 (0.43%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.22%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.22%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.22%) Revit
8 1 (0.22%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.60%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.95%) Shopify
3 5 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.08%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.22%) Endur
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 58 (12.58%) Azure
2 45 (9.76%) Power Platform
3 42 (9.11%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (4.77%) SaaS
5 19 (4.12%) AWS
6 18 (3.90%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (3.25%) GitHub
7 15 (3.25%) Power Automate
8 12 (2.60%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (2.39%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (2.17%) Entra ID
11 9 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Copilot
11 9 (1.95%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.74%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Purview
14 6 (1.30%) GitHub Copilot
15 5 (1.08%) GCP
15 5 (1.08%) Google Analytics
16 3 (0.65%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.47%) Firewall
2 13 (2.82%) VoIP
2 13 (2.82%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (2.60%) VPN
4 10 (2.17%) Broadband
4 10 (2.17%) Internet
5 9 (1.95%) TCP/IP
6 8 (1.74%) DNS
6 8 (1.74%) WAN
7 7 (1.52%) DHCP
8 6 (1.30%) Ethernet
8 6 (1.30%) SD-WAN
8 6 (1.30%) VLAN
9 4 (0.87%) 5G
9 4 (0.87%) ADSL
9 4 (0.87%) ADSL2+
9 4 (0.87%) G.fast
9 4 (0.87%) PSTN
10 3 (0.65%) IPv4
10 3 (0.65%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.33%) Power BI
2 36 (7.81%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.04%) GIS
3 14 (3.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (2.82%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (2.39%) Geospatial Data
6 8 (1.74%) MySQL
7 6 (1.30%) MariaDB
7 6 (1.30%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.87%) QGIS
10 3 (0.65%) Tableau
11 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.22%) FileMaker
12 1 (0.22%) NonStop SQL
12 1 (0.22%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (3.69%) Selenium
2 16 (3.47%) JIRA
2 16 (3.47%) WebDriver
3 14 (3.04%) Git
4 9 (1.95%) Postman
4 9 (1.95%) SoapUI
4 9 (1.95%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (1.74%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.08%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.65%) JMeter
8 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.43%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.43%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.43%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.22%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.22%) JUnit
9 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.22%) TestNG
9 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 277 (60.09%) Social Skills
2 142 (30.80%) Finance
3 138 (29.93%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (13.67%) Presentation Skills
5 57 (12.36%) Marketing
6 46 (9.98%) Public Sector
7 37 (8.03%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (6.29%) Manufacturing
9 27 (5.86%) Billing
10 23 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.56%) Legal
12 19 (4.12%) Law
12 19 (4.12%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.25%) Retail
14 12 (2.60%) Advertising
15 10 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.52%) Automotive
17 7 (1.52%) Banking
17 7 (1.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 69 (14.97%) Analyst
2 51 (11.06%) Technical Support
3 40 (8.68%) Support Engineer
4 38 (8.24%) Technical Engineer
4 38 (8.24%) Technical Support Engineer
5 33 (7.16%) IT Support
6 31 (6.72%) Architect
7 28 (6.07%) Solutions Architect
8 27 (5.86%) Support Technician
9 25 (5.42%) Senior
10 23 (4.99%) Developer
10 23 (4.99%) IT Support Technician
10 23 (4.99%) IT Technician
11 22 (4.77%) Sales Executive
11 22 (4.77%) Support Analyst
12 21 (4.56%) Administrator
13 19 (4.12%) Account Manager
13 19 (4.12%) Lead
14 17 (3.69%) Business Manager
14 17 (3.69%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.12%) .NET
2 17 (3.69%) HTML
3 10 (2.17%) SOAP
4 7 (1.52%) Playwright
5 6 (1.30%) Node.js
5 6 (1.30%) XML
6 5 (1.08%) JSON
7 4 (0.87%) CSS
7 4 (0.87%) REST
7 4 (0.87%) Vue
7 4 (0.87%) Web Services
8 3 (0.65%) FreeSWITCH
9 2 (0.43%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.43%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.43%) RESTful
9 2 (0.43%) Swagger
9 2 (0.43%) YAML
10 1 (0.22%) HTML5
10 1 (0.22%) Middleware
10 1 (0.22%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 56 (12.15%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.07%) Analytical Mindset
2 28 (6.07%) Virtual Team
3 21 (4.56%) Management Information System
4 18 (3.90%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.25%) Social Media
6 8 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.74%) Product Ownership
6 8 (1.74%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 6 (1.30%) Algorithms
7 6 (1.30%) IoT
7 6 (1.30%) Low-Code
8 4 (0.87%) BYOD
8 4 (0.87%) GNSS
8 4 (0.87%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.87%) Self-Driving Car
8 4 (0.87%) Web Conferencing
9 3 (0.65%) Cyber Defence
9 3 (0.65%) Operational Technology
9 3 (0.65%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 73 (15.84%) Windows
2 27 (5.86%) Windows 10
3 24 (5.21%) Apple iOS
4 22 (4.77%) Linux
5 13 (2.82%) Windows 7
6 7 (1.52%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.08%) Mac OS X
7 5 (1.08%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.87%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.43%) Unix
9 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.22%) Debian
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 209 (45.34%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (19.31%) Decision-Making
3 83 (18.00%) Customer Service
4 82 (17.79%) Analytics
5 78 (16.92%) Business Development
6 71 (15.40%) Agile
6 71 (15.40%) B2B
6 71 (15.40%) Continuous Improvement
7 69 (14.97%) CRM
8 53 (11.50%) Mentoring
8 53 (11.50%) Time Management
9 51 (11.06%) Customer Experience
10 48 (10.41%) AI
11 46 (9.98%) Coaching
12 45 (9.76%) User Experience
13 43 (9.33%) Business Intelligence
14 41 (8.89%) Process Improvement
15 40 (8.68%) Project Management
16 39 (8.46%) Root Cause Analysis
17 37 (8.03%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 85 (18.44%) SQL
2 30 (6.51%) C#
3 29 (6.29%) Python
4 25 (5.42%) Java
5 13 (2.82%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 12 (2.60%) C++
7 11 (2.39%) JavaScript
8 10 (2.17%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.52%) PHP
10 6 (1.30%) MATLAB
11 5 (1.08%) C
12 4 (0.87%) TypeScript
13 3 (0.65%) Bash
14 2 (0.43%) Bicep
14 2 (0.43%) R
15 1 (0.22%) Ruby
15 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
15 1 (0.22%) VBA
15 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 117 (25.38%) Degree
2 36 (7.81%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.21%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (4.34%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.69%) DBS Check
6 13 (2.82%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.95%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.95%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.95%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 7 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.30%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.30%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.30%) MCSE
10 5 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.08%) CFA
10 5 (1.08%) MCP
10 5 (1.08%) MCSA
11 4 (0.87%) CCNP
11 4 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.65%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.99%) QA
2 19 (4.12%) Data Quality
3 17 (3.69%) SLA
4 8 (1.74%) GDPR
5 7 (1.52%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.08%) IFRS
6 5 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.87%) PMO
8 3 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.43%) EMIR
9 2 (0.43%) NIST
10 1 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.22%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.22%) MiFID
10 1 (0.22%) NCSC
10 1 (0.22%) P3O
10 1 (0.22%) PERC
System Software
1 34 (7.38%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.17%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.52%) Docker
4 6 (1.30%) Firmware
5 4 (0.87%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.22%) iptables
7 1 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 10 (2.17%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.87%) Terraform
4 3 (0.65%) Ansible
5 2 (0.43%) EMC NetWorker
5 2 (0.43%) SCOM
6 1 (0.22%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 103 (22.34%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.04%) VMware
3 12 (2.60%) Autodesk
3 12 (2.60%) Salesforce
4 10 (2.17%) Google
4 10 (2.17%) Oracle
5 9 (1.95%) Cisco
5 9 (1.95%) Xero
6 7 (1.52%) SAP
7 5 (1.08%) Adobe
7 5 (1.08%) Fortinet
7 5 (1.08%) N-able
8 4 (0.87%) Apple
8 4 (0.87%) Concur
8 4 (0.87%) HubSpot
8 4 (0.87%) JD Edwards
8 4 (0.87%) Mercator
8 4 (0.87%) Trayport
9 3 (0.65%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.65%) HP