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

6 months to
20 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 95 136
Rank change year-on-year -18 +41 -9
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 561 628 598
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.45% 3.79% 2.42%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.47% 8.94% 7.14%
Number of salaries quoted 389 285 387
10th Percentile £28,950 £27,000 £26,550
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,250 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,710 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -16.74% -8.70%
75th Percentile £57,500 £62,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £75,900
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -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 8,670 7,027 8,374
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.82% 42.43% 33.94%
Number of salaries quoted 5,251 3,619 5,861
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,750 £33,930
25th Percentile £44,972 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £86,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -10.16%

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 20 August 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 30 (5.35%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.10%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.60%) CMS
4 7 (1.25%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.25%) WordPress
5 5 (0.89%) IIS
6 4 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.18%) Apache
7 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.18%) Confluence
Applications
1 39 (6.95%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (5.35%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.43%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.07%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.89%) Adobe After Effects
6 5 (0.89%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.89%) Chatbot
6 5 (0.89%) InDesign
7 4 (0.71%) Navisworks
7 4 (0.71%) Revit
7 4 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.53%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.18%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 8 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.89%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.89%) Primavera
3 3 (0.53%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.36%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.36%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.36%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.18%) JDE World
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 77 (13.73%) Azure
2 51 (9.09%) AWS
2 51 (9.09%) SaaS
3 37 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (4.28%) Entra ID
5 23 (4.10%) Figma
6 22 (3.92%) GCP
7 16 (2.85%) GitHub
7 16 (2.85%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.67%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.43%) Microsoft Copilot
9 8 (1.43%) Serverless
10 7 (1.25%) IaaS
10 7 (1.25%) PaaS
10 7 (1.25%) Snowflake
11 6 (1.07%) Azure ExpressRoute
11 6 (1.07%) Azure Key Vault
11 6 (1.07%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (1.07%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (1.07%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.39%) Firewall
2 17 (3.03%) VPN
3 15 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (2.32%) Broadband
4 13 (2.32%) TCP/IP
5 11 (1.96%) DNS
5 11 (1.96%) Internet
6 9 (1.60%) DHCP
7 8 (1.43%) LAN
7 8 (1.43%) WAN
8 7 (1.25%) LTE
9 6 (1.07%) Network Security
10 5 (0.89%) WPA
11 4 (0.71%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.53%) Cisco ASA
12 3 (0.53%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.53%) VoIP
13 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.36%) VLAN
14 1 (0.18%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.32%) SQL Server
2 12 (2.14%) Power BI
3 10 (1.78%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (1.60%) PostgreSQL
5 6 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.07%) Tableau
6 5 (0.89%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.89%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.89%) Metadata
6 5 (0.89%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.71%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (0.71%) MongoDB
7 4 (0.71%) MySQL
7 4 (0.71%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.53%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.53%) Looker
9 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.18%) Oracle Exadata
10 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 43 (7.66%) Git
2 10 (1.78%) JIRA
3 8 (1.43%) JUnit
4 7 (1.25%) Maven
4 7 (1.25%) Mockito
5 6 (1.07%) Bitbucket
5 6 (1.07%) Jenkins
6 4 (0.71%) GitLab
7 3 (0.53%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 3 (0.53%) Mercurial
7 3 (0.53%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.53%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.18%) git-flow
8 1 (0.18%) Mocha
8 1 (0.18%) Oracle APEX
8 1 (0.18%) Postman
8 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 271 (48.31%) Social Skills
2 124 (22.10%) Marketing
3 118 (21.03%) Finance
4 115 (20.50%) Analytical Skills
5 73 (13.01%) Organisational Skills
6 53 (9.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 51 (9.09%) Public Sector
8 42 (7.49%) Retail
9 40 (7.13%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (5.35%) Law
11 28 (4.99%) Automotive
12 25 (4.46%) Games
12 25 (4.46%) Telecoms
13 22 (3.92%) Legal
14 21 (3.74%) Influencing Skills
15 17 (3.03%) Banking
16 14 (2.50%) French Language
16 14 (2.50%) Manufacturing
17 12 (2.14%) Aerospace
18 11 (1.96%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 64 (11.41%) Developer
2 56 (9.98%) Business Manager
3 54 (9.63%) Business Development Manager
3 54 (9.63%) Development Manager
4 47 (8.38%) Analyst
5 46 (8.20%) Senior
6 32 (5.70%) Full-Stack Developer
7 24 (4.28%) IT Support
8 20 (3.57%) Sales Executive
9 19 (3.39%) Consultant
9 19 (3.39%) Lead
9 19 (3.39%) Support Engineer
10 18 (3.21%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 15 (2.67%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.50%) Support Analyst
13 13 (2.32%) Business Development Executive
13 13 (2.32%) Support Specialist
14 12 (2.14%) IT Analyst
15 11 (1.96%) 3rd Line Support
15 11 (1.96%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (10.16%) React
2 19 (3.39%) REST
3 14 (2.50%) .NET
4 9 (1.60%) Web Services
5 8 (1.43%) JSON
5 8 (1.43%) Spring
6 7 (1.25%) AngularJS
6 7 (1.25%) HEVC
6 7 (1.25%) Terraform
7 6 (1.07%) Django
7 6 (1.07%) WebSockets
8 5 (0.89%) CSS
8 5 (0.89%) HTML
8 5 (0.89%) Twisted
9 4 (0.71%) COM
9 4 (0.71%) DCOM
9 4 (0.71%) LDAP
9 4 (0.71%) Middleware
9 4 (0.71%) XML
10 3 (0.53%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 33 (5.88%) Management Information System
2 32 (5.70%) Driving Licence
3 29 (5.17%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.63%) Social Media
5 18 (3.21%) Blog
6 16 (2.85%) Web Conferencing
7 14 (2.50%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.32%) FMCG
9 12 (2.14%) e-Learning
9 12 (2.14%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (1.96%) Data Protection Act
11 9 (1.60%) Security Posture
12 8 (1.43%) Cloud Native
13 7 (1.25%) Analytical Mindset
13 7 (1.25%) FPGA
13 7 (1.25%) Freedom of Information
13 7 (1.25%) Freedom of Information Act
13 7 (1.25%) Smartcard
14 6 (1.07%) Podcast
14 6 (1.07%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 46 (8.20%) Windows
2 20 (3.57%) Linux
3 15 (2.67%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.07%) VMS
5 4 (0.71%) Android
5 4 (0.71%) Unix
5 4 (0.71%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
5 4 (0.71%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.53%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.18%) AIX
8 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.18%) Solaris
8 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 147 (26.20%) Business Development
2 137 (24.42%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (22.64%) CRM
4 95 (16.93%) AI
5 94 (16.76%) Decision-Making
6 87 (15.51%) Agile
7 85 (15.15%) B2B
8 63 (11.23%) Mentoring
9 60 (10.70%) Customer Service
10 59 (10.52%) Continuous Improvement
11 56 (9.98%) Cybersecurity
12 55 (9.80%) Full-Stack Development
13 53 (9.45%) Collaborative Culture
14 46 (8.20%) Business Strategy
15 42 (7.49%) B2B Sales
16 41 (7.31%) CI/CD
16 41 (7.31%) Coaching
16 41 (7.31%) Customer Experience
17 40 (7.13%) Roadmaps
18 39 (6.95%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 67 (11.94%) JavaScript
2 58 (10.34%) SQL
3 49 (8.73%) TypeScript
4 36 (6.42%) Python
5 16 (2.85%) Java
6 14 (2.50%) Bash
7 11 (1.96%) C#
8 10 (1.78%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.43%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.25%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.07%) Bicep
11 6 (1.07%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.53%) C++
12 3 (0.53%) Perl
12 3 (0.53%) R
13 1 (0.18%) Delphi
13 1 (0.18%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.18%) Pascal
13 1 (0.18%) VBA
13 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 82 (14.62%) Degree
2 62 (11.05%) Security Cleared
3 32 (5.70%) SC Cleared
4 24 (4.28%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (3.74%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.85%) CISSP
7 13 (2.32%) CISM
8 12 (2.14%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.60%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (1.25%) Chartered Engineer
11 7 (1.25%) CISA
11 7 (1.25%) CRISC
11 7 (1.25%) ISACA
12 6 (1.07%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.07%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 6 (1.07%) PMP
13 4 (0.71%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (0.71%) CCSP
13 4 (0.71%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.84%) Accessibility
2 28 (4.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (4.81%) QA
4 25 (4.46%) GDPR
5 21 (3.74%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (3.21%) Data Quality
7 13 (2.32%) NIST
8 10 (1.78%) GRC
9 8 (1.43%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.43%) PCI DSS
10 7 (1.25%) COBIT
10 7 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 7 (1.25%) SOC 1
10 7 (1.25%) SOC 2
11 6 (1.07%) SLA
12 5 (0.89%) NCSC
12 5 (0.89%) PMO
13 4 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.71%) ISO 19650
14 3 (0.53%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 34 (6.06%) Active Directory
2 21 (3.74%) Docker
3 9 (1.60%) Firmware
3 9 (1.60%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.07%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.07%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.07%) vSphere
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.32%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.53%) Ansible
3 3 (0.53%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.53%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 118 (21.03%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.46%) SAP
3 21 (3.74%) Salesforce
4 19 (3.39%) Oracle
5 18 (3.21%) HubSpot
6 15 (2.67%) Cisco
7 11 (1.96%) Adobe
7 11 (1.96%) Google
8 6 (1.07%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (1.07%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.07%) VMware
9 5 (0.89%) Sage
10 4 (0.71%) Dell
10 4 (0.71%) HP
10 4 (0.71%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.71%) YouTube
11 3 (0.53%) Apple
11 3 (0.53%) Juniper
11 3 (0.53%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.53%) Perforce