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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 114 92 136
Rank change year-on-year -22 +44 -7
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 548 625 570
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.42% 3.80% 2.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.38% 8.81% 6.71%
Number of salaries quoted 383 281 407
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,250 £36,250
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 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £75,500
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 8,592 7,096 8,497
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.87% 43.16% 34.07%
Number of salaries quoted 5,251 3,641 6,061
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,500 £34,000
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 £81,125 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £120,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -11.54%

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 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 28 (5.11%) SharePoint
2 21 (3.83%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.64%) CMS
4 7 (1.28%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.28%) WordPress
5 5 (0.91%) IIS
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.73%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.36%) Confluence
8 1 (0.18%) Apache
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 41 (7.48%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (5.84%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.46%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (1.28%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (1.09%) Chatbot
6 6 (1.09%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.91%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.91%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.91%) InDesign
8 4 (0.73%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.73%) Revit
8 4 (0.73%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.55%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.18%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 10 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.91%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.91%) Primavera
3 3 (0.55%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.36%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
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
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 75 (13.69%) Azure
2 52 (9.49%) AWS
3 47 (8.58%) SaaS
4 35 (6.39%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (4.20%) GCP
6 22 (4.01%) Entra ID
6 22 (4.01%) Figma
7 19 (3.47%) Power Platform
8 16 (2.92%) GitHub
9 14 (2.55%) Azure DevOps
10 9 (1.64%) Serverless
11 8 (1.46%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.28%) IaaS
12 7 (1.28%) PaaS
12 7 (1.28%) Snowflake
13 6 (1.09%) Azure Key Vault
13 6 (1.09%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (1.09%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.09%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.10%) Firewall
2 16 (2.92%) VPN
3 14 (2.55%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (2.37%) Broadband
5 12 (2.19%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.82%) DNS
6 10 (1.82%) Internet
7 8 (1.46%) DHCP
8 7 (1.28%) LTE
9 6 (1.09%) LAN
9 6 (1.09%) WAN
10 5 (0.91%) Cisco ASA
10 5 (0.91%) WPA
11 4 (0.73%) Network Security
11 4 (0.73%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.55%) SD-WAN
13 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.36%) VoIP
14 1 (0.18%) HTTP
14 1 (0.18%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.74%) Power BI
2 13 (2.37%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (1.64%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.46%) Tableau
6 6 (1.09%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.91%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.91%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.91%) Metadata
7 5 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.73%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.73%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.73%) MySQL
8 4 (0.73%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.55%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.55%) Looker
10 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.18%) Oracle Exadata
11 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 41 (7.48%) Git
2 10 (1.82%) JIRA
3 8 (1.46%) JUnit
4 7 (1.28%) Maven
4 7 (1.28%) Mockito
5 6 (1.09%) GitLab
6 5 (0.91%) Bitbucket
6 5 (0.91%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.55%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.36%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 2 (0.36%) Mercurial
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
8 2 (0.36%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.36%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.18%) git-flow
9 1 (0.18%) Mocha
9 1 (0.18%) Postman
9 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 263 (47.99%) Social Skills
2 118 (21.53%) Analytical Skills
2 118 (21.53%) Marketing
3 115 (20.99%) Finance
4 78 (14.23%) Organisational Skills
5 53 (9.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 49 (8.94%) Public Sector
7 38 (6.93%) Retail
8 36 (6.57%) Presentation Skills
9 30 (5.47%) Law
10 29 (5.29%) Automotive
11 25 (4.56%) Telecoms
12 23 (4.20%) Games
13 22 (4.01%) Legal
14 20 (3.65%) Banking
14 20 (3.65%) Influencing Skills
15 15 (2.74%) Manufacturing
16 12 (2.19%) Electronics
17 11 (2.01%) Aerospace
17 11 (2.01%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 63 (11.50%) Developer
2 53 (9.67%) Business Manager
3 51 (9.31%) Analyst
3 51 (9.31%) Business Development Manager
3 51 (9.31%) Development Manager
4 48 (8.76%) Senior
5 32 (5.84%) Full-Stack Developer
6 22 (4.01%) IT Support
7 20 (3.65%) Consultant
7 20 (3.65%) Support Engineer
8 19 (3.47%) Lead
8 19 (3.47%) Sales Executive
9 18 (3.28%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 15 (2.74%) Senior Analyst
10 15 (2.74%) Support Analyst
11 13 (2.37%) Business Development Executive
11 13 (2.37%) IT Analyst
12 12 (2.19%) Recruitment Consultant
13 11 (2.01%) IT Support Analyst
13 11 (2.01%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (10.40%) React
2 21 (3.83%) REST
3 12 (2.19%) .NET
4 9 (1.64%) JSON
4 9 (1.64%) Web Services
5 8 (1.46%) Spring
6 7 (1.28%) HEVC
6 7 (1.28%) XML
7 6 (1.09%) AngularJS
7 6 (1.09%) Django
7 6 (1.09%) HTML
7 6 (1.09%) WebSockets
8 5 (0.91%) CSS
8 5 (0.91%) Jinja
8 5 (0.91%) Middleware
8 5 (0.91%) Twisted
8 5 (0.91%) YAML
8 5 (0.91%) YANG
9 4 (0.73%) COM
9 4 (0.73%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 37 (6.75%) Management Information System
2 31 (5.66%) Driving Licence
2 31 (5.66%) Onboarding
3 26 (4.74%) Social Media
4 19 (3.47%) Blog
5 18 (3.28%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.37%) FMCG
6 13 (2.37%) Product Ownership
7 12 (2.19%) e-Learning
7 12 (2.19%) Video Conferencing
8 11 (2.01%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.46%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.46%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.28%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.28%) Freedom of Information Act
10 7 (1.28%) Smartcard
11 6 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.09%) FPGA
11 6 (1.09%) Podcast
11 6 (1.09%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 46 (8.39%) Windows
2 22 (4.01%) Linux
3 15 (2.74%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.28%) Unix
5 6 (1.09%) VMS
6 5 (0.91%) Android
7 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2008
7 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2012
7 4 (0.73%) Windows Server 2016
8 3 (0.55%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.55%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.36%) AIX
10 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.18%) Solaris
10 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 141 (25.73%) Business Development
2 134 (24.45%) Problem-Solving
3 125 (22.81%) CRM
4 93 (16.97%) AI
5 89 (16.24%) Decision-Making
6 85 (15.51%) Agile
7 78 (14.23%) B2B
8 62 (11.31%) Mentoring
9 58 (10.58%) Customer Service
10 57 (10.40%) Cybersecurity
11 56 (10.22%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (10.04%) Full-Stack Development
13 46 (8.39%) Collaborative Culture
14 44 (8.03%) Business Strategy
15 42 (7.66%) CI/CD
16 40 (7.30%) Coaching
16 40 (7.30%) Time Management
17 39 (7.12%) Roadmaps
18 38 (6.93%) Customer Experience
18 38 (6.93%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 68 (12.41%) JavaScript
2 56 (10.22%) SQL
3 49 (8.94%) TypeScript
4 38 (6.93%) Python
5 14 (2.55%) Bash
5 14 (2.55%) Java
6 10 (1.82%) C#
7 9 (1.64%) T-SQL
8 8 (1.46%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.28%) PL/SQL
10 6 (1.09%) Bicep
10 6 (1.09%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.55%) C++
11 3 (0.55%) Perl
11 3 (0.55%) R
12 1 (0.18%) Delphi
12 1 (0.18%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.18%) Pascal
12 1 (0.18%) VBA
12 1 (0.18%) VC++
Qualifications
1 85 (15.51%) Degree
2 55 (10.04%) Security Cleared
3 28 (5.11%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.83%) BPSS Clearance
5 19 (3.47%) DV Cleared
6 17 (3.10%) CISSP
7 14 (2.55%) CISM
8 12 (2.19%) DBS Check
9 10 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
10 8 (1.46%) CISA
11 7 (1.28%) CRISC
11 7 (1.28%) ISACA
12 6 (1.09%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.09%) Chartered Engineer
12 6 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
12 6 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (0.91%) PMP
14 4 (0.73%) (ISC)2 CCSP
14 4 (0.73%) CCSP
14 4 (0.73%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (7.85%) Accessibility
2 29 (5.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (5.11%) GDPR
3 28 (5.11%) QA
4 21 (3.83%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (3.65%) Data Quality
6 15 (2.74%) NIST
7 9 (1.64%) GRC
7 9 (1.64%) PCI DSS
8 8 (1.46%) COBIT
8 8 (1.46%) ISO 9001
8 8 (1.46%) SOC 2
9 7 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 7 (1.28%) SOC 1
10 5 (0.91%) NCSC
10 5 (0.91%) SLA
11 4 (0.73%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 4 (0.73%) ISO 19650
11 4 (0.73%) PMO
12 3 (0.55%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 32 (5.84%) Active Directory
2 20 (3.65%) Docker
3 9 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (1.46%) Firmware
5 6 (1.09%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (1.09%) vSphere
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 18 (3.28%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (2.19%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.28%) Terraform
4 3 (0.55%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.55%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.36%) Ansible
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 117 (21.35%) Microsoft
2 24 (4.38%) SAP
3 20 (3.65%) Oracle
4 19 (3.47%) Salesforce
5 16 (2.92%) HubSpot
6 15 (2.74%) Cisco
7 11 (2.01%) Adobe
7 11 (2.01%) Google
8 6 (1.09%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.09%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (1.09%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.09%) VMware
9 5 (0.91%) F5
9 5 (0.91%) Juniper
9 5 (0.91%) Palo Alto
9 5 (0.91%) Sage
10 4 (0.73%) Dell
10 4 (0.73%) HP
11 3 (0.55%) Apple
11 3 (0.55%) Citrix