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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 93 134
Rank change year-on-year -7 +41 -18
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 637 622 570
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.62% 3.83% 2.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.92% 9.12% 7.22%
Number of salaries quoted 435 296 270
10th Percentile £28,500 £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 £61,563 £69,688
90th Percentile £71,500 £83,000 £85,125
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -16.67% -8.57%

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 9,200 6,823 7,898
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.86% 42.00% 33.84%
Number of salaries quoted 5,454 3,521 4,778
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 £88,938
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 17 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 (4.55%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.61%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.41%) CMS
4 7 (1.10%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.10%) WordPress
5 5 (0.78%) IIS
6 3 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.47%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 48 (7.54%) Microsoft Office
2 40 (6.28%) Microsoft Excel
3 19 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.88%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.26%) 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 4 (0.63%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.47%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 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%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.31%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
4 2 (0.31%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.31%) Sage 50
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 72 (11.30%) Azure
2 62 (9.73%) SaaS
3 45 (7.06%) AWS
4 43 (6.75%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (3.77%) Entra ID
6 19 (2.98%) Figma
7 17 (2.67%) GCP
7 17 (2.67%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.35%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (1.88%) GitHub
10 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.10%) ChatGPT
11 7 (1.10%) IaaS
11 7 (1.10%) PaaS
11 7 (1.10%) Serverless
11 7 (1.10%) Snowflake
12 6 (0.94%) Azure Key Vault
12 6 (0.94%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
12 6 (0.94%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.98%) Firewall
2 18 (2.83%) VPN
3 16 (2.51%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (2.20%) Broadband
5 13 (2.04%) LAN
5 13 (2.04%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.04%) WAN
6 10 (1.57%) DNS
7 9 (1.41%) Internet
7 9 (1.41%) Network Security
8 8 (1.26%) DHCP
9 5 (0.78%) WPA
10 4 (0.63%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.47%) LTE
11 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
11 3 (0.47%) VoIP
12 2 (0.31%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.31%) RS-422
12 2 (0.31%) VLAN
12 2 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.20%) Power BI
2 13 (2.04%) SQL Server
3 9 (1.41%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.26%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.78%) Data Mining
5 5 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.78%) Metadata
5 5 (0.78%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (0.78%) SQL Server Reporting Services
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
7 3 (0.47%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.47%) Looker
8 2 (0.31%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 38 (5.97%) Git
2 13 (2.04%) JIRA
3 7 (1.10%) JUnit
3 7 (1.10%) Maven
3 7 (1.10%) 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
1 323 (50.71%) Social Skills
2 154 (24.18%) Marketing
3 139 (21.82%) Finance
4 124 (19.47%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (12.24%) Organisational Skills
6 65 (10.20%) Retail
7 56 (8.79%) Public Sector
8 55 (8.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 52 (8.16%) Presentation Skills
10 33 (5.18%) Legal
11 31 (4.87%) Games
11 31 (4.87%) Law
12 27 (4.24%) Automotive
12 27 (4.24%) Influencing Skills
12 27 (4.24%) Telecoms
13 26 (4.08%) Manufacturing
14 23 (3.61%) French Language
15 20 (3.14%) Banking
16 17 (2.67%) Aerospace
17 15 (2.35%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 66 (10.36%) Developer
2 60 (9.42%) Business Manager
3 58 (9.11%) Business Development Manager
3 58 (9.11%) Development Manager
4 48 (7.54%) Senior
5 47 (7.38%) Analyst
6 32 (5.02%) Full-Stack Developer
7 26 (4.08%) Sales Executive
8 25 (3.92%) IT Support
9 22 (3.45%) Consultant
10 21 (3.30%) Lead
11 18 (2.83%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 16 (2.51%) Support Engineer
12 16 (2.51%) Support Specialist
13 15 (2.35%) Business Development Executive
13 15 (2.35%) Sales Representative
14 14 (2.20%) Account Executive
14 14 (2.20%) IT Analyst
14 14 (2.20%) Recruitment Consultant
14 14 (2.20%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (8.32%) React
2 14 (2.20%) .NET
3 11 (1.73%) REST
4 8 (1.26%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.26%) Middleware
5 7 (1.10%) Spring
5 7 (1.10%) Terraform
6 5 (0.78%) CSS
6 5 (0.78%) HTML
6 5 (0.78%) JSON
6 5 (0.78%) Web Services
7 4 (0.63%) COM
7 4 (0.63%) DCOM
7 4 (0.63%) LDAP
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 45 (7.06%) Driving Licence
2 42 (6.59%) Onboarding
3 37 (5.81%) Management Information System
4 30 (4.71%) Social Media
5 25 (3.92%) Web Conferencing
6 17 (2.67%) Blog
7 13 (2.04%) FMCG
7 13 (2.04%) Podcast
8 12 (1.88%) e-Learning
9 11 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.73%) Security Posture
10 10 (1.57%) Product Ownership
10 10 (1.57%) Video Conferencing
11 9 (1.41%) Data Centre
11 9 (1.41%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.26%) Cloud Native
12 8 (1.26%) Mobile App
13 7 (1.10%) Freedom of Information
13 7 (1.10%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 44 (6.91%) Windows
2 15 (2.35%) Linux
2 15 (2.35%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.94%) VMS
4 3 (0.47%) Mac OS
4 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
4 3 (0.47%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (0.31%) Android
5 2 (0.31%) FreeRTOS
5 2 (0.31%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.16%) AIX
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.16%) Solaris
6 1 (0.16%) Unix
6 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 165 (25.90%) CRM
2 163 (25.59%) Business Development
3 151 (23.70%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (18.37%) Decision-Making
5 112 (17.58%) AI
6 97 (15.23%) Agile
6 97 (15.23%) B2B
7 84 (13.19%) Customer Service
8 76 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
9 72 (11.30%) Mentoring
10 59 (9.26%) Cybersecurity
11 58 (9.11%) Collaborative Culture
12 54 (8.48%) Coaching
12 54 (8.48%) Customer Experience
13 53 (8.32%) Business Strategy
14 52 (8.16%) B2B Sales
14 52 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
15 51 (8.01%) Full-Stack Development
15 51 (8.01%) Lead Generation
16 49 (7.69%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 60 (9.42%) JavaScript
2 53 (8.32%) SQL
3 45 (7.06%) TypeScript
4 27 (4.24%) Python
5 15 (2.35%) Java
6 14 (2.20%) Bash
7 10 (1.57%) C#
8 9 (1.41%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.26%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.10%) Bicep
10 7 (1.10%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.94%) Kusto Query Language
12 4 (0.63%) C++
13 3 (0.47%) Perl
13 3 (0.47%) R
14 2 (0.31%) C
15 1 (0.16%) Delphi
15 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
15 1 (0.16%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 89 (13.97%) Degree
2 64 (10.05%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.65%) SC Cleared
4 28 (4.40%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (3.14%) DV Cleared
6 17 (2.67%) DBS Check
7 16 (2.51%) CISSP
8 13 (2.04%) CISM
9 11 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
10 9 (1.41%) Azure Certification
10 9 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
10 9 (1.41%) PMP
11 8 (1.26%) Chartered Engineer
12 7 (1.10%) CCNA
12 7 (1.10%) CCNP
12 7 (1.10%) CISA
12 7 (1.10%) CRISC
12 7 (1.10%) ISACA
13 6 (0.94%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
14 5 (0.78%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.75%) Accessibility
2 28 (4.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.92%) GDPR
4 23 (3.61%) QA
5 20 (3.14%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (2.83%) Data Quality
7 13 (2.04%) NIST
8 12 (1.88%) PMO
9 10 (1.57%) GRC
10 9 (1.41%) ISO 9001
10 9 (1.41%) PCI DSS
11 7 (1.10%) COBIT
11 7 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 7 (1.10%) SLA
11 7 (1.10%) SOC 1
11 7 (1.10%) SOC 2
12 6 (0.94%) ISO 19650
13 5 (0.78%) NCSC
14 4 (0.63%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.63%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 34 (5.34%) Active Directory
2 17 (2.67%) Docker
3 10 (1.57%) Firmware
4 6 (0.94%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.94%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.94%) vSphere
5 5 (0.78%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.31%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (3.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.88%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.47%) Ansible
4 2 (0.31%) Data Guard
4 2 (0.31%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Flashback
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 139 (21.82%) Microsoft
2 32 (5.02%) SAP
3 30 (4.71%) Salesforce
4 27 (4.24%) HubSpot
5 21 (3.30%) Google
6 16 (2.51%) Oracle
6 16 (2.51%) YouTube
7 15 (2.35%) Cisco
8 12 (1.88%) Adobe
9 9 (1.41%) ServiceNow
10 7 (1.10%) Sage
11 6 (0.94%) ScienceLogic
11 6 (0.94%) VMware
12 3 (0.47%) Apple
12 3 (0.47%) Dell
12 3 (0.47%) HP
12 3 (0.47%) Perforce
12 3 (0.47%) Planview
13 2 (0.31%) Citrix
13 2 (0.31%) JD Edwards