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 24 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 146 89
Rank change year-on-year +21 -57 +34
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 373 309 969
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.20% 2.37% 3.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.31% 5.59% 8.64%
Number of salaries quoted 200 173 712
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,063 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +8.02% -9.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £63,831
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,547 £73,625
UK median annual salary £37,500 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +31.25% -27.12%

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 5,915 5,527 11,212
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.81% 42.36% 36.65%
Number of salaries quoted 3,607 3,566 9,042
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £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 £85,000 £77,688
90th Percentile £102,500 £116,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,239 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.60% +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 24 March 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 13 (3.49%) SharePoint
2 11 (2.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.68%) Apache
4 9 (2.41%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2007
5 7 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2010
5 7 (1.88%) Exchange Server 2013
6 4 (1.07%) Confluence
7 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.27%) Moodle
7 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (12.60%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (8.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (4.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.80%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.54%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.54%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.54%) Photoshop
5 2 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.27%) InDesign
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (2.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.61%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.34%) Shopify
4 1 (0.27%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 62 (16.62%) Azure
2 41 (10.99%) AWS
3 34 (9.12%) SaaS
4 30 (8.04%) Power Platform
5 29 (7.77%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.09%) Azure Data Factory
6 19 (5.09%) GCP
7 14 (3.75%) GitHub
8 12 (3.22%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 12 (3.22%) Entra ID
9 10 (2.68%) OpenShift
10 9 (2.41%) Amazon Kinesis
10 9 (2.41%) Amazon S3
10 9 (2.41%) Power Automate
11 8 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.88%) GitHub Copilot
13 6 (1.61%) Apigee
13 6 (1.61%) Figma
13 6 (1.61%) Kong
13 6 (1.61%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.49%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (3.22%) Firewall
3 11 (2.95%) DHCP
4 10 (2.68%) WAN
5 9 (2.41%) LAN
6 8 (2.14%) DNS
7 6 (1.61%) Broadband
7 6 (1.61%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (1.61%) Internet
7 6 (1.61%) VLAN
8 4 (1.07%) LTE
8 4 (1.07%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.07%) VPN
8 4 (1.07%) WLAN
9 3 (0.80%) DOCSIS
9 3 (0.80%) DSL
9 3 (0.80%) GPON
9 3 (0.80%) IPv4
9 3 (0.80%) IPv6
9 3 (0.80%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (7.51%) Power BI
2 18 (4.83%) SQL Server
3 17 (4.56%) Azure SQL Database
4 15 (4.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (3.22%) Tableau
6 10 (2.68%) Metadata
7 9 (2.41%) Amazon Athena
7 9 (2.41%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.41%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (2.41%) Apache Iceberg
8 7 (1.88%) PostgreSQL
9 5 (1.34%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.34%) MySQL
9 5 (1.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.80%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.80%) Oracle Database
11 2 (0.54%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
12 1 (0.27%) Cloudera CDH
12 1 (0.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 22 (5.90%) Git
2 13 (3.49%) JIRA
3 6 (1.61%) GitLab
4 5 (1.34%) Selenium
4 5 (1.34%) WebDriver
5 4 (1.07%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.80%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.80%) Eclipse
6 3 (0.80%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.80%) JMeter
6 3 (0.80%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.80%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.80%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.80%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.54%) Postman
7 2 (0.54%) Storybook
8 1 (0.27%) git-flow
8 1 (0.27%) JUnit
8 1 (0.27%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 217 (58.18%) Social Skills
2 117 (31.37%) Analytical Skills
3 98 (26.27%) Finance
4 51 (13.67%) Presentation Skills
5 44 (11.80%) Organisational Skills
6 41 (10.99%) Public Sector
7 39 (10.46%) Marketing
8 27 (7.24%) Law
9 23 (6.17%) Manufacturing
10 21 (5.63%) Billing
10 21 (5.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 17 (4.56%) Electronics
12 16 (4.29%) Telecoms
13 15 (4.02%) Financial Institution
13 15 (4.02%) Retail
14 13 (3.49%) Banking
15 12 (3.22%) Legal
16 7 (1.88%) Back Office
16 7 (1.88%) Local Government
17 6 (1.61%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 52 (13.94%) Analyst
2 45 (12.06%) Support Engineer
3 37 (9.92%) Architect
4 34 (9.12%) Technical Engineer
4 34 (9.12%) Technical Support
4 34 (9.12%) Technical Support Engineer
5 33 (8.85%) Solutions Architect
6 30 (8.04%) Senior
7 21 (5.63%) Account Manager
8 20 (5.36%) Sales Executive
9 19 (5.09%) IT Support
10 17 (4.56%) Developer
11 16 (4.29%) Lead
11 16 (4.29%) Sales Manager
12 12 (3.22%) Business Analyst
12 12 (3.22%) Commercial Analyst
12 12 (3.22%) Insight Analyst
13 10 (2.68%) Administrator
14 9 (2.41%) Business Development Manager
14 9 (2.41%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.75%) REST
2 11 (2.95%) XML
3 10 (2.68%) HTML
4 9 (2.41%) JSON
4 9 (2.41%) Kafka
4 9 (2.41%) React
4 9 (2.41%) RESTful
5 6 (1.61%) Jinja
5 6 (1.61%) OpenAPI
5 6 (1.61%) Swagger
5 6 (1.61%) Web Services
5 6 (1.61%) YAML
5 6 (1.61%) YANG
6 5 (1.34%) .NET
6 5 (1.34%) Django
6 5 (1.34%) Node.js
6 5 (1.34%) Twisted
6 5 (1.34%) WebSockets
7 4 (1.07%) AngularJS
7 4 (1.07%) HEVC
Miscellaneous
1 38 (10.19%) Onboarding
2 26 (6.97%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (6.97%) Virtual Team
3 20 (5.36%) Product Ownership
4 16 (4.29%) Social Media
5 13 (3.49%) Management Information System
6 12 (3.22%) Driving Licence
7 9 (2.41%) Blog
7 9 (2.41%) Video Conferencing
8 8 (2.14%) Renewable Energy
9 7 (1.88%) Low-Code
9 7 (1.88%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 6 (1.61%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (1.61%) Solar Energy
10 6 (1.61%) Web Conferencing
11 5 (1.34%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.34%) Data Structures
11 5 (1.34%) PMI
12 4 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (0.80%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.65%) Windows
2 24 (6.43%) Linux
3 14 (3.75%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.14%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.88%) Unix
5 7 (1.88%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (1.88%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (1.88%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.61%) Android
7 4 (1.07%) OpenWrt
7 4 (1.07%) Windows 10
8 2 (0.54%) Debian
9 1 (0.27%) AIX
9 1 (0.27%) CentOS
9 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (39.14%) Problem-Solving
2 86 (23.06%) Analytics
3 82 (21.98%) Decision-Making
4 72 (19.30%) Business Development
5 70 (18.77%) Continuous Improvement
5 70 (18.77%) CRM
6 64 (17.16%) Agile
7 56 (15.01%) B2B
8 52 (13.94%) Customer Experience
9 47 (12.60%) AI
10 46 (12.33%) Coaching
11 44 (11.80%) Customer Service
11 44 (11.80%) Project Management
12 39 (10.46%) Business Intelligence
12 39 (10.46%) Collaborative Culture
13 37 (9.92%) Strategic Thinking
14 35 (9.38%) Software Engineering
15 34 (9.12%) DevOps
16 33 (8.85%) Data Analysis
17 32 (8.58%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 53 (14.21%) SQL
2 38 (10.19%) Python
3 23 (6.17%) JavaScript
4 15 (4.02%) Java
5 14 (3.75%) C#
6 13 (3.49%) Bash
6 13 (3.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 13 (3.49%) TypeScript
7 6 (1.61%) C++
8 5 (1.34%) C
8 5 (1.34%) PowerShell
9 4 (1.07%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.80%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.80%) VBA
10 3 (0.80%) VC++
11 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.27%) Go
12 1 (0.27%) PHP
12 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 95 (25.47%) Degree
2 32 (8.58%) Security Cleared
3 24 (6.43%) DV Cleared
4 8 (2.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.88%) CFA
6 6 (1.61%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.61%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.34%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.80%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.80%) PhD
8 3 (0.80%) PMP
9 2 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.54%) CCNA
9 2 (0.54%) CCNP
9 2 (0.54%) CISA
9 2 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.54%) CISM
9 2 (0.54%) CISSP
9 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (8.04%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.83%) QA
3 13 (3.49%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.14%) GDPR
5 6 (1.61%) IFRS
6 4 (1.07%) EMIR
6 4 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.07%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (1.07%) WCAG
7 3 (0.80%) NIST
8 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.54%) GMP
8 2 (0.54%) GRC
8 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.54%) PMO
8 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.27%) COBIT
9 1 (0.27%) P3O
9 1 (0.27%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (6.70%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.14%) Docker
3 5 (1.34%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) iptables
Systems Management
1 10 (2.68%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.61%) Ansible
3 5 (1.34%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.07%) Terraform
5 2 (0.54%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.27%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.27%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 58 (15.55%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.29%) Oracle
3 13 (3.49%) Google
4 10 (2.68%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.41%) Autodesk
5 9 (2.41%) Cisco
6 7 (1.88%) Dell
6 7 (1.88%) HP
6 7 (1.88%) Red Hat
7 6 (1.61%) Atlassian
7 6 (1.61%) F5
7 6 (1.61%) Juniper
7 6 (1.61%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.07%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.80%) Adobe
9 3 (0.80%) Intel
9 3 (0.80%) SAP
9 3 (0.80%) Splunk
9 3 (0.80%) Veeam
10 2 (0.54%) Citrix