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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 146 92
Rank change year-on-year +29 -54 +27
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 378 330 949
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.27% 2.37% 3.17%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.58% 5.64% 8.60%
Number of salaries quoted 206 165 694
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,200 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,898 £37,716 £33,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £54,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +8.02% -9.11%
75th Percentile £61,938 £68,250 £64,394
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £50,000 £41,234
% change year-on-year -25.00% +21.26% -21.46%

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 5,747 5,850 11,036
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.56% 41.93% 36.89%
Number of salaries quoted 3,541 3,564 8,982
10th Percentile £29,750 £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 £78,750
90th Percentile £103,500 £115,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £57,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +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 11 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 12 (3.17%) SharePoint
2 10 (2.65%) Apache
2 10 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.38%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (1.59%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (1.06%) Confluence
6 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.26%) Moodle
6 1 (0.26%) WordPress
Applications
1 47 (12.43%) Microsoft Office
2 36 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.53%) Adobe After Effects
4 2 (0.53%) Adobe Premiere
4 2 (0.53%) Chatbot
4 2 (0.53%) Photoshop
4 2 (0.53%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.26%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.26%) InDesign
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (2.91%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.59%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.32%) Shopify
4 2 (0.53%) Visualfiles
5 1 (0.26%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 58 (15.34%) Azure
2 35 (9.26%) AWS
3 34 (8.99%) SaaS
4 31 (8.20%) Power Platform
5 30 (7.94%) Microsoft 365
6 19 (5.03%) Azure Data Factory
7 17 (4.50%) GCP
8 12 (3.17%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 12 (3.17%) Entra ID
8 12 (3.17%) GitHub
9 9 (2.38%) Amazon Kinesis
9 9 (2.38%) Amazon S3
9 9 (2.38%) Power Automate
10 8 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (2.12%) OpenShift
11 7 (1.85%) GitHub Copilot
12 6 (1.59%) Google Docs
13 5 (1.32%) Serverless
14 4 (1.06%) Figma
14 4 (1.06%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.44%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (3.17%) Firewall
3 10 (2.65%) DHCP
3 10 (2.65%) WAN
4 9 (2.38%) DNS
4 9 (2.38%) Internet
4 9 (2.38%) LAN
5 6 (1.59%) Broadband
5 6 (1.59%) VLAN
6 5 (1.32%) VPN
7 4 (1.06%) Cisco ASA
7 4 (1.06%) LTE
7 4 (1.06%) TCP/IP
7 4 (1.06%) WLAN
8 3 (0.79%) GPON
8 3 (0.79%) IPv4
8 3 (0.79%) IPv6
8 3 (0.79%) Network Security
8 3 (0.79%) PPP
8 3 (0.79%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.67%) Power BI
2 16 (4.23%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.97%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (3.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (3.17%) Tableau
6 10 (2.65%) Metadata
7 9 (2.38%) Amazon Athena
7 9 (2.38%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.38%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (2.38%) Apache Iceberg
8 7 (1.85%) MySQL
9 5 (1.32%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.79%) MariaDB
10 3 (0.79%) NoSQL
10 3 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.53%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.53%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.53%) Relational Database
12 1 (0.26%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 20 (5.29%) Git
2 13 (3.44%) JIRA
3 6 (1.59%) Selenium
3 6 (1.59%) WebDriver
4 5 (1.32%) Cypress.io
5 4 (1.06%) GitLab
6 3 (0.79%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.79%) Eclipse
6 3 (0.79%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.79%) JMeter
6 3 (0.79%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.79%) Robot Framework
6 3 (0.79%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.53%) Postman
7 2 (0.53%) Storybook
7 2 (0.53%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.26%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.26%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 229 (60.58%) Social Skills
2 120 (31.75%) Analytical Skills
3 104 (27.51%) Finance
4 52 (13.76%) Presentation Skills
5 44 (11.64%) Public Sector
6 42 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
7 40 (10.58%) Marketing
8 28 (7.41%) Law
9 26 (6.88%) Manufacturing
10 24 (6.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (5.56%) Billing
12 17 (4.50%) Retail
13 15 (3.97%) Electronics
13 15 (3.97%) Financial Institution
13 15 (3.97%) Telecoms
14 13 (3.44%) Banking
15 12 (3.17%) Legal
16 8 (2.12%) Advertising
16 8 (2.12%) Automotive
17 7 (1.85%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 57 (15.08%) Analyst
2 45 (11.90%) Support Engineer
3 38 (10.05%) Technical Support
4 37 (9.79%) Architect
5 36 (9.52%) Technical Engineer
5 36 (9.52%) Technical Support Engineer
6 33 (8.73%) Solutions Architect
7 26 (6.88%) Senior
8 21 (5.56%) Account Manager
8 21 (5.56%) IT Support
9 20 (5.29%) Sales Executive
10 16 (4.23%) Sales Manager
11 15 (3.97%) Developer
11 15 (3.97%) Lead
12 13 (3.44%) Business Development Manager
12 13 (3.44%) Business Manager
12 13 (3.44%) Development Manager
12 13 (3.44%) Insight Analyst
13 12 (3.17%) Commercial Analyst
13 12 (3.17%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.65%) HTML
2 9 (2.38%) Kafka
2 9 (2.38%) REST
2 9 (2.38%) RESTful
2 9 (2.38%) XML
3 7 (1.85%) JSON
4 6 (1.59%) OpenAPI
4 6 (1.59%) Swagger
5 5 (1.32%) Node.js
5 5 (1.32%) Playwright
5 5 (1.32%) React
6 4 (1.06%) .NET
6 4 (1.06%) AngularJS
6 4 (1.06%) CSS
6 4 (1.06%) HEVC
6 4 (1.06%) Jinja
6 4 (1.06%) Web Services
6 4 (1.06%) YAML
6 4 (1.06%) YANG
7 3 (0.79%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 42 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 27 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
3 26 (6.88%) Virtual Team
4 18 (4.76%) Product Ownership
5 17 (4.50%) Social Media
6 14 (3.70%) Driving Licence
7 13 (3.44%) Management Information System
8 9 (2.38%) Blog
9 8 (2.12%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.85%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.85%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (1.59%) Solar Energy
11 6 (1.59%) Web Conferencing
12 5 (1.32%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.32%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.32%) PMI
12 5 (1.32%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 4 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
13 4 (1.06%) IoT
14 3 (0.79%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 39 (10.32%) Windows
2 20 (5.29%) Linux
3 11 (2.91%) Apple iOS
4 10 (2.65%) Windows Server
5 7 (1.85%) Windows 10
6 6 (1.59%) Android
6 6 (1.59%) Windows Server 2008
6 6 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
6 6 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
7 5 (1.32%) Unix
8 4 (1.06%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.53%) Debian
9 2 (0.53%) Windows 7
10 1 (0.26%) AIX
10 1 (0.26%) CentOS
10 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 152 (40.21%) Problem-Solving
2 88 (23.28%) Analytics
3 80 (21.16%) Decision-Making
4 75 (19.84%) Business Development
5 73 (19.31%) CRM
6 72 (19.05%) Continuous Improvement
7 65 (17.20%) Agile
8 59 (15.61%) B2B
9 51 (13.49%) Customer Experience
10 50 (13.23%) AI
11 49 (12.96%) Customer Service
12 46 (12.17%) Coaching
13 44 (11.64%) Project Management
14 43 (11.38%) Collaborative Culture
15 40 (10.58%) Business Intelligence
16 36 (9.52%) Software Engineering
17 35 (9.26%) Data Analysis
18 34 (8.99%) Strategic Thinking
19 32 (8.47%) DevOps
19 32 (8.47%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 54 (14.29%) SQL
2 35 (9.26%) Python
3 17 (4.50%) Java
3 17 (4.50%) JavaScript
4 14 (3.70%) C#
5 13 (3.44%) Bash
5 13 (3.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 9 (2.38%) TypeScript
7 8 (2.12%) C++
8 6 (1.59%) PowerShell
9 5 (1.32%) C
10 3 (0.79%) PHP
10 3 (0.79%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.79%) T-SQL
10 3 (0.79%) VBA
10 3 (0.79%) VC++
11 2 (0.53%) Bicep
11 2 (0.53%) R
11 2 (0.53%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.26%) Go
Qualifications
1 97 (25.66%) Degree
2 35 (9.26%) Security Cleared
3 22 (5.82%) DV Cleared
4 10 (2.65%) SC Cleared
5 9 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (1.85%) CFA
7 6 (1.59%) PMI Certification
8 4 (1.06%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (0.79%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.79%) Master's Degree
9 3 (0.79%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.79%) PMP
10 2 (0.53%) CCNA
10 2 (0.53%) CCNP
10 2 (0.53%) CISA
10 2 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.53%) CISM
10 2 (0.53%) CISSP
10 2 (0.53%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (7.94%) Data Quality
2 20 (5.29%) QA
3 14 (3.70%) Accessibility
4 11 (2.91%) GDPR
5 6 (1.59%) IFRS
6 4 (1.06%) EMIR
6 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (1.06%) WCAG
7 3 (0.79%) NIST
7 3 (0.79%) SLA
8 2 (0.53%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.53%) GMP
8 2 (0.53%) GRC
8 2 (0.53%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.53%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.53%) PMO
8 2 (0.53%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.26%) COBIT
9 1 (0.26%) MiFID
System Software
1 29 (7.67%) Active Directory
2 6 (1.59%) Docker
3 5 (1.32%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (1.06%) VMware Infrastructure
5 3 (0.79%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.26%) iptables
Systems Management
1 8 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.59%) Ansible
2 6 (1.59%) Terraform
3 4 (1.06%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.53%) SCOM
5 1 (0.26%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.26%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 61 (16.14%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.70%) Oracle
3 13 (3.44%) Google
4 11 (2.91%) Salesforce
5 9 (2.38%) Autodesk
6 7 (1.85%) Cisco
7 6 (1.59%) Atlassian
7 6 (1.59%) Dell
7 6 (1.59%) HP
8 5 (1.32%) Red Hat
9 4 (1.06%) F5
9 4 (1.06%) HubSpot
9 4 (1.06%) Juniper
9 4 (1.06%) Palo Alto
9 4 (1.06%) VMware
10 3 (0.79%) Adobe
10 3 (0.79%) Intel
10 3 (0.79%) SAP
10 3 (0.79%) Splunk
10 3 (0.79%) Veeam