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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 99 102
Rank change year-on-year -47 +3 +31
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 333 512 932
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.81% 3.50% 2.86%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.31% 7.91% 7.92%
Number of salaries quoted 219 213 711
10th Percentile £27,800 £31,350 £25,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,500 £52,500 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +7.14% -10.91%
75th Percentile £60,000 £68,250 £63,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £93,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,417 £47,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.70% +18.75% -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 6,275 6,475 11,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.03% 44.30% 36.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,992 3,701 9,290
10th Percentile £34,000 £33,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £59,513
Median % change year-on-year - +5.02% -8.44%
75th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £101,375
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 May 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 21 (6.31%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (3.00%) Apache
4 9 (2.70%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (2.70%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (1.20%) WordPress
6 3 (0.90%) CMS
6 3 (0.90%) Confluence
7 1 (0.30%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 56 (16.82%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (7.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.90%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 3 (0.90%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.60%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.30%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 7 (2.10%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.90%) Primavera
3 2 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.30%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 47 (14.11%) Azure
2 40 (12.01%) AWS
3 29 (8.71%) SaaS
4 26 (7.81%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (6.01%) GCP
6 17 (5.11%) Power Platform
7 14 (4.20%) Entra ID
8 11 (3.30%) GitHub
9 9 (2.70%) Amazon Kinesis
9 9 (2.70%) Amazon S3
10 8 (2.40%) Figma
10 8 (2.40%) OpenShift
10 8 (2.40%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.80%) Apigee
11 6 (1.80%) Google Docs
11 6 (1.80%) Kong
11 6 (1.80%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.80%) Serverless
12 5 (1.50%) Canva
12 5 (1.50%) ChatGPT
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.90%) Firewall
2 12 (3.60%) Wi-Fi
3 9 (2.70%) DHCP
3 9 (2.70%) DNS
3 9 (2.70%) LAN
4 8 (2.40%) Internet
4 8 (2.40%) WAN
5 7 (2.10%) Broadband
5 7 (2.10%) LTE
6 6 (1.80%) Cisco ASA
7 5 (1.50%) VPN
8 4 (1.20%) VLAN
8 4 (1.20%) WLAN
9 3 (0.90%) DMARC
9 3 (0.90%) Network Security
10 2 (0.60%) 4G
10 2 (0.60%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.30%) AMQP
11 1 (0.30%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.30%) OpenVPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (4.50%) Power BI
2 12 (3.60%) Tableau
3 10 (3.00%) Metadata
4 9 (2.70%) Amazon Athena
4 9 (2.70%) Amazon QuickSight
4 9 (2.70%) Amazon Redshift
4 9 (2.70%) Apache Iceberg
4 9 (2.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (2.10%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 6 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
6 6 (1.80%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.90%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.90%) MySQL
7 3 (0.90%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.90%) Oracle Database
8 2 (0.60%) BigQuery
8 2 (0.60%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.60%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.30%) Cloudera CDH
Development Applications
1 23 (6.91%) Git
2 8 (2.40%) JIRA
3 6 (1.80%) GitLab
4 3 (0.90%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.60%) JUnit
5 2 (0.60%) Storybook
5 2 (0.60%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.30%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.30%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.30%) git-flow
6 1 (0.30%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.30%) JMeter
6 1 (0.30%) Maven
6 1 (0.30%) Mockito
6 1 (0.30%) Postman
6 1 (0.30%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.30%) Selenium
6 1 (0.30%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.30%) WebDriver
General
1 151 (45.35%) Social Skills
2 66 (19.82%) Analytical Skills
3 62 (18.62%) Marketing
4 61 (18.32%) Finance
5 51 (15.32%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (8.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 26 (7.81%) Automotive
8 24 (7.21%) Law
9 20 (6.01%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (5.41%) Retail
11 17 (5.11%) Manufacturing
12 16 (4.80%) Banking
13 15 (4.50%) Electronics
13 15 (4.50%) Games
13 15 (4.50%) Telecoms
14 14 (4.20%) Public Sector
15 9 (2.70%) Financial Institution
16 8 (2.40%) Billing
16 8 (2.40%) Legal
17 6 (1.80%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 38 (11.41%) Senior
2 37 (11.11%) Analyst
3 25 (7.51%) Developer
4 24 (7.21%) Support Engineer
5 19 (5.71%) Business Manager
6 17 (5.11%) Business Development Manager
6 17 (5.11%) Development Manager
6 17 (5.11%) IT Support
7 16 (4.80%) Lead
8 14 (4.20%) Sales Executive
9 13 (3.90%) Account Manager
9 13 (3.90%) Business Development Executive
10 11 (3.30%) IT Engineer
10 11 (3.30%) IT Support Engineer
11 10 (3.00%) Business Analyst
11 10 (3.00%) Data Engineer
11 10 (3.00%) Full-Stack Developer
12 9 (2.70%) Junior
12 9 (2.70%) Lead Data Engineer
12 9 (2.70%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (6.31%) React
2 15 (4.50%) REST
3 10 (3.00%) HTML
3 10 (3.00%) XML
4 9 (2.70%) JSON
4 9 (2.70%) Kafka
5 7 (2.10%) HEVC
5 7 (2.10%) RESTful
5 7 (2.10%) Web Services
6 6 (1.80%) Jinja
6 6 (1.80%) YAML
6 6 (1.80%) YANG
7 5 (1.50%) CSS
7 5 (1.50%) Django
7 5 (1.50%) Twisted
7 5 (1.50%) WebSockets
8 4 (1.20%) Node.js
8 4 (1.20%) OpenAPI
8 4 (1.20%) Swagger
9 3 (0.90%) AngularJS
Miscellaneous
1 26 (7.81%) Onboarding
2 21 (6.31%) Management Information System
3 20 (6.01%) Social Media
4 17 (5.11%) Driving Licence
4 17 (5.11%) Product Ownership
5 11 (3.30%) Video Conferencing
6 9 (2.70%) Web Conferencing
7 8 (2.40%) Blog
8 6 (1.80%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.50%) Data Centre
9 5 (1.50%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.50%) PMI
9 5 (1.50%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.20%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 3 (0.90%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.90%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.90%) Microsoft Licensing
11 3 (0.90%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 36 (10.81%) Windows
2 20 (6.01%) Windows Server
3 19 (5.71%) Linux
4 9 (2.70%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.70%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.70%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (2.10%) Unix
6 6 (1.80%) Android
7 4 (1.20%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.60%) AIX
8 2 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.30%) CentOS
9 1 (0.30%) Debian
9 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.30%) Solaris
9 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (28.53%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (25.23%) Business Development
3 71 (21.32%) CRM
4 46 (13.81%) Agile
5 43 (12.91%) AI
6 41 (12.31%) B2B
6 41 (12.31%) Continuous Improvement
7 36 (10.81%) Collaborative Culture
8 33 (9.91%) Customer Service
8 33 (9.91%) Decision-Making
9 32 (9.61%) Analytics
10 30 (9.01%) Cybersecurity
11 26 (7.81%) CI/CD
11 26 (7.81%) Coaching
11 26 (7.81%) DevOps
11 26 (7.81%) Roadmaps
12 25 (7.51%) Business Intelligence
13 23 (6.91%) Software Engineering
14 22 (6.61%) Business Strategy
14 22 (6.61%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 45 (13.51%) SQL
2 38 (11.41%) Python
3 35 (10.51%) JavaScript
4 22 (6.61%) TypeScript
5 12 (3.60%) Bash
6 10 (3.00%) Java
7 8 (2.40%) T-SQL
8 7 (2.10%) C#
9 4 (1.20%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.90%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.60%) C++
11 2 (0.60%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.60%) VBA
11 2 (0.60%) VC++
12 1 (0.30%) C
12 1 (0.30%) Go
12 1 (0.30%) Perl
12 1 (0.30%) R
Qualifications
1 73 (21.92%) Degree
2 32 (9.61%) Security Cleared
3 21 (6.31%) DV Cleared
4 7 (2.10%) CFA
5 6 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.80%) DBS Check
6 5 (1.50%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.50%) CISSP
6 5 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.50%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.50%) SC Cleared
7 4 (1.20%) CISA
7 4 (1.20%) CISM
8 3 (0.90%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.90%) PhD
9 2 (0.60%) CCNA
9 2 (0.60%) CCNP
9 2 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.60%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.60%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.91%) Data Quality
2 15 (4.50%) QA
3 13 (3.90%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.40%) GDPR
5 6 (1.80%) Cyber Essentials
5 6 (1.80%) NIST
6 5 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (1.20%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.20%) SOC 2
7 4 (1.20%) WCAG
8 3 (0.90%) COBIT
9 2 (0.60%) EMIR
9 2 (0.60%) GMP
9 2 (0.60%) GRC
9 2 (0.60%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.60%) SOC 1
10 1 (0.30%) IFRS
10 1 (0.30%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (6.91%) Active Directory
2 7 (2.10%) Docker
3 5 (1.50%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.30%) Terminal Services
4 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (3.60%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.20%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.90%) Ansible
3 3 (0.90%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.90%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.60%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.60%) Terraform
5 1 (0.30%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.30%) EMC NetWorker
5 1 (0.30%) Oracle Flashback
5 1 (0.30%) Puppet
Vendors
1 62 (18.62%) Microsoft
2 15 (4.50%) Oracle
3 11 (3.30%) Google
4 10 (3.00%) SAP
5 9 (2.70%) Dell
5 9 (2.70%) HP
6 8 (2.40%) Cisco
6 8 (2.40%) Red Hat
7 7 (2.10%) HubSpot
7 7 (2.10%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.80%) F5
8 6 (1.80%) Juniper
8 6 (1.80%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.50%) Adobe
10 4 (1.20%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.20%) Sage
11 3 (0.90%) Citrix
11 3 (0.90%) Freshdesk
11 3 (0.90%) Intel
11 3 (0.90%) Veeam