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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 130 94 123
Rank change year-on-year -36 +29 +7
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 481 600 672
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.21% 3.65% 2.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.83% 8.51% 6.99%
Number of salaries quoted 336 257 493
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,710 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -16.74% -5.73%
75th Percentile £57,500 £73,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £93,000 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -16.67%

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 8,244 7,053 9,612
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.92% 42.88% 34.67%
Number of salaries quoted 5,082 3,628 7,083
10th Percentile £34,275 £31,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £115,000
UK median annual salary £58,589 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.79% +3.64% -14.06%

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 July 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 25 (5.20%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.95%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.46%) Exchange Server 2007
3 7 (1.46%) Exchange Server 2010
3 7 (1.46%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.25%) CMS
4 6 (1.25%) WordPress
5 5 (1.04%) IIS
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 3 (0.62%) Confluence
8 2 (0.42%) Apache
8 2 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 42 (8.73%) Microsoft Office
2 29 (6.03%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (2.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.66%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (1.25%) Chatbot
5 6 (1.25%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.25%) Photoshop
6 5 (1.04%) Adobe After Effects
6 5 (1.04%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (1.04%) InDesign
7 3 (0.62%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.70%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.04%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.04%) Primavera
3 3 (0.62%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.42%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.42%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.21%) JDE World
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 67 (13.93%) Azure
2 42 (8.73%) AWS
3 33 (6.86%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (6.65%) SaaS
5 21 (4.37%) Entra ID
6 19 (3.95%) GCP
7 18 (3.74%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.12%) Figma
8 15 (3.12%) GitHub
9 13 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.87%) Serverless
11 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.46%) IaaS
12 7 (1.46%) OneDrive
12 7 (1.46%) PaaS
13 6 (1.25%) Apigee
13 6 (1.25%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 6 (1.25%) Azure Functions
13 6 (1.25%) Kong
13 6 (1.25%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.33%) Firewall
2 15 (3.12%) VPN
3 14 (2.91%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (2.49%) Broadband
4 12 (2.49%) DNS
5 11 (2.29%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.08%) DHCP
6 10 (2.08%) Internet
7 7 (1.46%) LTE
7 7 (1.46%) WAN
8 6 (1.25%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.25%) LAN
9 5 (1.04%) Network Security
9 5 (1.04%) WPA
10 3 (0.62%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.42%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.42%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.21%) HTTP
12 1 (0.21%) SNMP
12 1 (0.21%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.91%) Power BI
2 12 (2.49%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.08%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.66%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.25%) Metadata
5 6 (1.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.25%) Tableau
6 5 (1.04%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.83%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.83%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.62%) MySQL
9 2 (0.42%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.42%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.42%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.42%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.42%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.21%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.21%) Amazon QuickSight
10 1 (0.21%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 36 (7.48%) Git
2 14 (2.91%) JIRA
3 6 (1.25%) GitLab
4 5 (1.04%) JUnit
5 4 (0.83%) Maven
5 4 (0.83%) Mockito
6 3 (0.62%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.62%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.62%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.42%) Postman
7 2 (0.42%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.21%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.21%) git-flow
8 1 (0.21%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.21%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.21%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 211 (43.87%) Social Skills
2 94 (19.54%) Analytical Skills
3 93 (19.33%) Finance
4 91 (18.92%) Marketing
5 69 (14.35%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (9.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 34 (7.07%) Public Sector
8 31 (6.44%) Retail
9 30 (6.24%) Automotive
9 30 (6.24%) Presentation Skills
10 23 (4.78%) Law
10 23 (4.78%) Telecoms
11 20 (4.16%) Legal
12 19 (3.95%) Banking
13 18 (3.74%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (3.33%) Games
15 15 (3.12%) Manufacturing
16 14 (2.91%) Electronics
17 11 (2.29%) Multimedia
18 8 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 56 (11.64%) Developer
2 50 (10.40%) Analyst
3 46 (9.56%) Business Manager
4 44 (9.15%) Business Development Manager
4 44 (9.15%) Development Manager
5 43 (8.94%) Senior
6 27 (5.61%) Full-Stack Developer
6 27 (5.61%) Support Engineer
7 20 (4.16%) Consultant
8 18 (3.74%) IT Support
9 17 (3.53%) Lead
10 16 (3.33%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 15 (3.12%) Sales Executive
11 15 (3.12%) Technical Engineer
12 14 (2.91%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.91%) Support Analyst
12 14 (2.91%) Technical Support
12 14 (2.91%) Technical Support Engineer
13 13 (2.70%) Business Development Executive
13 13 (2.70%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 50 (10.40%) React
2 19 (3.95%) REST
3 10 (2.08%) JSON
4 9 (1.87%) .NET
4 9 (1.87%) HTML
4 9 (1.87%) Web Services
4 9 (1.87%) XML
5 7 (1.46%) HEVC
6 6 (1.25%) CSS
6 6 (1.25%) Django
6 6 (1.25%) Jinja
6 6 (1.25%) WebSockets
6 6 (1.25%) YAML
6 6 (1.25%) YANG
7 5 (1.04%) Middleware
7 5 (1.04%) Spring
7 5 (1.04%) Twisted
8 4 (0.83%) COM
8 4 (0.83%) DCOM
8 4 (0.83%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.86%) Management Information System
2 32 (6.65%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.41%) Driving Licence
4 19 (3.95%) Social Media
5 15 (3.12%) Product Ownership
5 15 (3.12%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.70%) Blog
6 13 (2.70%) FMCG
7 12 (2.49%) e-Learning
7 12 (2.49%) Video Conferencing
8 11 (2.29%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.66%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.66%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.46%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.46%) Freedom of Information Act
11 6 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.25%) Podcast
11 6 (1.25%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.04%) AI Agents
12 5 (1.04%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 44 (9.15%) Windows
2 19 (3.95%) Linux
3 18 (3.74%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.66%) Unix
5 7 (1.46%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (1.46%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (1.46%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.25%) Android
6 6 (1.25%) VMS
7 4 (0.83%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.42%) AIX
8 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.21%) Solaris
9 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 126 (26.20%) Problem-Solving
2 124 (25.78%) Business Development
3 101 (21.00%) CRM
4 79 (16.42%) AI
5 77 (16.01%) Agile
6 74 (15.38%) Decision-Making
7 65 (13.51%) B2B
8 58 (12.06%) Cybersecurity
9 54 (11.23%) Continuous Improvement
10 51 (10.60%) Mentoring
11 48 (9.98%) Full-Stack Development
12 46 (9.56%) Customer Service
13 39 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
14 38 (7.90%) Roadmaps
15 37 (7.69%) Coaching
16 35 (7.28%) Analytics
16 35 (7.28%) CI/CD
17 33 (6.86%) Customer Experience
17 33 (6.86%) Risk Management
18 30 (6.24%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 62 (12.89%) JavaScript
2 52 (10.81%) SQL
3 45 (9.36%) TypeScript
4 36 (7.48%) Python
5 12 (2.49%) Bash
6 10 (2.08%) C#
6 10 (2.08%) Java
7 8 (1.66%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.66%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.25%) Bicep
8 6 (1.25%) Kusto Query Language
9 5 (1.04%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.62%) C++
10 3 (0.62%) Perl
11 1 (0.21%) Delphi
11 1 (0.21%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.21%) Pascal
11 1 (0.21%) VBA
11 1 (0.21%) VC++
Qualifications
1 78 (16.22%) Degree
2 44 (9.15%) Security Cleared
3 18 (3.74%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.53%) CISSP
5 15 (3.12%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.91%) CISM
7 11 (2.29%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (2.08%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.66%) CISA
10 7 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.46%) CRISC
10 7 (1.46%) ISACA
11 6 (1.25%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.25%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (1.25%) PMP
12 4 (0.83%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.83%) CCSP
12 4 (0.83%) CREST Certified
12 4 (0.83%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (6.03%) Accessibility
2 28 (5.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (5.20%) GDPR
4 23 (4.78%) QA
5 21 (4.37%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (3.33%) NIST
7 14 (2.91%) Data Quality
8 10 (2.08%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.87%) GRC
9 9 (1.87%) SOC 2
10 8 (1.66%) COBIT
11 7 (1.46%) SOC 1
12 6 (1.25%) ISO 9001
13 5 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 5 (1.04%) NCSC
14 4 (0.83%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.83%) SLA
15 3 (0.62%) ISO 22301
15 3 (0.62%) PMO
16 2 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 29 (6.03%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.91%) Docker
3 9 (1.87%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.25%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.25%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.25%) vSphere
5 1 (0.21%) Firmware
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.21%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (2.91%) Microsoft Intune
2 8 (1.66%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.46%) Terraform
4 3 (0.62%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.62%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.42%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 103 (21.41%) Microsoft
2 20 (4.16%) SAP
3 18 (3.74%) Oracle
4 17 (3.53%) Cisco
5 13 (2.70%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.49%) Adobe
7 7 (1.46%) Dell
7 7 (1.46%) Google
7 7 (1.46%) HP
7 7 (1.46%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.25%) F5
8 6 (1.25%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.25%) Juniper
8 6 (1.25%) Palo Alto
8 6 (1.25%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (1.25%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.25%) VMware
9 5 (1.04%) Sage
10 3 (0.62%) Apple
10 3 (0.62%) Citrix