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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 103 110
Rank change year-on-year -28 +7 +32
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 405 560 921
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.00% 3.61% 2.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.43% 8.13% 7.58%
Number of salaries quoted 275 229 703
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £72,500 £87,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -23.81%

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 7,456 6,889 12,146
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.90% 44.46% 34.96%
Number of salaries quoted 4,592 3,486 9,357
10th Percentile £34,683 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,533
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 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £107,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 21 June 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 20 (4.94%) SharePoint
2 18 (4.44%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.22%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.22%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.22%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (1.73%) Apache
4 7 (1.73%) WordPress
5 6 (1.48%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.23%) CMS
7 4 (0.99%) IIS
8 3 (0.74%) Confluence
9 2 (0.49%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 45 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (6.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.48%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (1.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.99%) Photoshop
7 3 (0.74%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.49%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.49%) Adobe Illustrator
8 2 (0.49%) InDesign
9 1 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (3.21%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.23%) Primavera
3 2 (0.49%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.49%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 58 (14.32%) Azure
2 45 (11.11%) AWS
3 27 (6.67%) SaaS
4 21 (5.19%) GCP
4 21 (5.19%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.44%) Entra ID
6 15 (3.70%) Power Platform
7 14 (3.46%) GitHub
8 9 (2.22%) Figma
8 9 (2.22%) Serverless
9 8 (1.98%) OpenShift
10 7 (1.73%) Azure DevOps
10 7 (1.73%) Canva
11 6 (1.48%) Amazon Kinesis
11 6 (1.48%) Amazon S3
11 6 (1.48%) Apigee
11 6 (1.48%) Kong
11 6 (1.48%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.48%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.23%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.20%) Firewall
2 15 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (2.96%) Broadband
3 12 (2.96%) DNS
3 12 (2.96%) VPN
4 11 (2.72%) DHCP
5 10 (2.47%) Internet
6 7 (1.73%) LTE
6 7 (1.73%) WAN
7 6 (1.48%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (1.48%) Network Security
8 5 (1.23%) LAN
8 5 (1.23%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.74%) DMARC
9 3 (0.74%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.49%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.49%) WPA
11 1 (0.25%) HTTP
11 1 (0.25%) SNMP
11 1 (0.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.21%) Power BI
2 10 (2.47%) Tableau
3 9 (2.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (2.22%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.22%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.98%) Metadata
5 7 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.48%) Amazon Athena
6 6 (1.48%) Amazon QuickSight
6 6 (1.48%) Amazon Redshift
6 6 (1.48%) Apache Iceberg
7 5 (1.23%) MySQL
7 5 (1.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.74%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.49%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.49%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.25%) Cloudera CDH
10 1 (0.25%) Oracle Exadata
10 1 (0.25%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 31 (7.65%) Git
2 12 (2.96%) JIRA
3 6 (1.48%) GitLab
4 3 (0.74%) JUnit
4 3 (0.74%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.49%) Maven
5 2 (0.49%) Mockito
5 2 (0.49%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.25%) git-flow
6 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.25%) JMeter
6 1 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.25%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.25%) Storybook
General
1 175 (43.21%) Social Skills
2 79 (19.51%) Finance
3 75 (18.52%) Marketing
4 72 (17.78%) Analytical Skills
5 67 (16.54%) Organisational Skills
6 39 (9.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 30 (7.41%) Retail
8 29 (7.16%) Automotive
9 27 (6.67%) Public Sector
10 22 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.19%) Law
12 20 (4.94%) Banking
12 20 (4.94%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.70%) Electronics
13 15 (3.70%) Games
14 14 (3.46%) Legal
14 14 (3.46%) Manufacturing
15 12 (2.96%) Multimedia
16 8 (1.98%) Back Office
16 8 (1.98%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 43 (10.62%) Developer
1 43 (10.62%) Senior
2 39 (9.63%) Analyst
3 34 (8.40%) Business Manager
4 32 (7.90%) Business Development Manager
4 32 (7.90%) Development Manager
5 28 (6.91%) Support Engineer
6 17 (4.20%) Full-Stack Developer
7 14 (3.46%) IT Support
7 14 (3.46%) Sales Executive
7 14 (3.46%) Technical Engineer
8 13 (3.21%) Lead
8 13 (3.21%) Technical Support
8 13 (3.21%) Technical Support Engineer
9 12 (2.96%) Account Manager
9 12 (2.96%) Business Development Executive
9 12 (2.96%) Senior Analyst
10 11 (2.72%) Consultant
10 11 (2.72%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 9 (2.22%) IT Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (8.64%) React
2 19 (4.69%) REST
3 11 (2.72%) HTML
3 11 (2.72%) JSON
4 9 (2.22%) Web Services
4 9 (2.22%) XML
5 8 (1.98%) .NET
6 7 (1.73%) HEVC
7 6 (1.48%) CSS
7 6 (1.48%) Django
7 6 (1.48%) Jinja
7 6 (1.48%) Kafka
7 6 (1.48%) RESTful
7 6 (1.48%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.48%) YAML
7 6 (1.48%) YANG
8 5 (1.23%) Twisted
9 4 (0.99%) Middleware
9 4 (0.99%) OpenAPI
9 4 (0.99%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.65%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.91%) Management Information System
3 23 (5.68%) Driving Licence
4 20 (4.94%) Social Media
5 15 (3.70%) Product Ownership
6 12 (2.96%) Blog
6 12 (2.96%) e-Learning
6 12 (2.96%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (2.96%) Web Conferencing
7 9 (2.22%) FMCG
8 8 (1.98%) Cloud Native
9 7 (1.73%) Data Centre
9 7 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (1.48%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.48%) Freedom of Information
10 6 (1.48%) Freedom of Information Act
10 6 (1.48%) Security Posture
11 5 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (1.23%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 38 (9.38%) Windows
2 20 (4.94%) Linux
3 16 (3.95%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.22%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.22%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.22%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (1.98%) Unix
6 6 (1.48%) Android
7 4 (0.99%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.99%) VMS
8 2 (0.49%) AIX
8 2 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.25%) CentOS
9 1 (0.25%) Debian
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Solaris
9 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (25.68%) Problem-Solving
2 103 (25.43%) Business Development
3 84 (20.74%) CRM
4 67 (16.54%) Agile
5 56 (13.83%) AI
6 55 (13.58%) B2B
7 49 (12.10%) Decision-Making
8 46 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
9 41 (10.12%) Mentoring
10 40 (9.88%) Continuous Improvement
11 37 (9.14%) Coaching
12 36 (8.89%) Collaborative Culture
13 34 (8.40%) Analytics
13 34 (8.40%) Customer Service
13 34 (8.40%) Roadmaps
14 33 (8.15%) Full-Stack Development
15 30 (7.41%) CI/CD
16 29 (7.16%) B2B Sales
16 29 (7.16%) DevOps
17 27 (6.67%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 49 (12.10%) JavaScript
2 47 (11.60%) SQL
3 38 (9.38%) Python
4 33 (8.15%) TypeScript
5 14 (3.46%) Bash
6 12 (2.96%) Java
7 9 (2.22%) C#
8 8 (1.98%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.73%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.23%) PL/SQL
11 4 (0.99%) Bicep
11 4 (0.99%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.74%) C++
12 3 (0.74%) Perl
13 1 (0.25%) Delphi
13 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.25%) Pascal
13 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.25%) VBA
13 1 (0.25%) VC++
Qualifications
1 82 (20.25%) Degree
2 40 (9.88%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.69%) DV Cleared
4 14 (3.46%) CISSP
5 13 (3.21%) CISM
5 13 (3.21%) SC Cleared
6 10 (2.47%) DBS Check
7 9 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.98%) PMI Certification
9 7 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.73%) CISA
9 7 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.48%) CRISC
10 6 (1.48%) ISACA
10 6 (1.48%) PMP
11 4 (0.99%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.99%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.99%) CCSP
11 4 (0.99%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.99%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.43%) Accessibility
2 18 (4.44%) Cyber Essentials
2 18 (4.44%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.44%) QA
3 16 (3.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (3.46%) GDPR
5 13 (3.21%) NIST
6 8 (1.98%) PCI DSS
6 8 (1.98%) SOC 2
7 7 (1.73%) COBIT
7 7 (1.73%) GRC
8 6 (1.48%) SOC 1
9 4 (0.99%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.74%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.74%) PMO
10 3 (0.74%) SLA
10 3 (0.74%) WCAG
11 2 (0.49%) GMP
11 2 (0.49%) NCSC
12 1 (0.25%) IFRS
System Software
1 28 (6.91%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.47%) Docker
3 8 (1.98%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.99%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.99%) vSphere
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 6 (1.48%) Terraform
4 3 (0.74%) Ansible
4 3 (0.74%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.74%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.49%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Flashback
6 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 80 (19.75%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.69%) SAP
3 17 (4.20%) Cisco
4 16 (3.95%) Oracle
5 12 (2.96%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.22%) Adobe
6 9 (2.22%) Dell
6 9 (2.22%) HP
7 8 (1.98%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.48%) F5
8 6 (1.48%) Juniper
8 6 (1.48%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.23%) Google
9 5 (1.23%) HubSpot
9 5 (1.23%) Sage
10 4 (0.99%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.99%) ScienceLogic
10 4 (0.99%) VMware
11 3 (0.74%) Freshdesk
11 3 (0.74%) Planview