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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 94 142
Rank change year-on-year -19 +48 -14
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 557 627 565
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.44% 3.78% 2.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.45% 8.89% 6.73%
Number of salaries quoted 384 281 405
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% -5.73%
75th Percentile £57,500 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £77,000
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 8,630 7,050 8,398
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.83% 42.55% 33.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,237 3,629 5,966
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 £80,242 £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% -10.20%

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 15 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 (5.39%) SharePoint
2 23 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.62%) CMS
4 7 (1.26%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.26%) WordPress
5 5 (0.90%) IIS
6 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2007
6 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2010
6 4 (0.72%) Exchange Server 2013
7 2 (0.36%) Confluence
8 1 (0.18%) Apache
8 1 (0.18%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 41 (7.36%) Microsoft Office
2 32 (5.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.44%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (1.08%) Chatbot
6 6 (1.08%) Photoshop
7 5 (0.90%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.90%) InDesign
8 4 (0.72%) Navisworks
8 4 (0.72%) Revit
8 4 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
9 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.18%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.18%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 10 (1.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.90%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.90%) Primavera
3 3 (0.54%) 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 78 (14.00%) Azure
2 53 (9.52%) AWS
3 49 (8.80%) SaaS
4 37 (6.64%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (4.31%) Entra ID
6 23 (4.13%) Figma
7 22 (3.95%) GCP
8 18 (3.23%) Power Platform
9 16 (2.87%) GitHub
10 15 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.62%) Serverless
12 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.26%) IaaS
13 7 (1.26%) PaaS
13 7 (1.26%) Snowflake
14 6 (1.08%) Azure Functions
14 6 (1.08%) Azure Key Vault
14 6 (1.08%) Azure Monitor
14 6 (1.08%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.08%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.41%) Firewall
2 16 (2.87%) VPN
3 14 (2.51%) Wi-Fi
4 13 (2.33%) Broadband
5 12 (2.15%) TCP/IP
6 10 (1.80%) DNS
6 10 (1.80%) Internet
7 8 (1.44%) DHCP
8 7 (1.26%) LAN
8 7 (1.26%) LTE
8 7 (1.26%) WAN
9 5 (0.90%) Network Security
9 5 (0.90%) WPA
10 4 (0.72%) Cisco ASA
10 4 (0.72%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.54%) SD-WAN
12 2 (0.36%) Ethernet
12 2 (0.36%) VoIP
13 1 (0.18%) HTTP
13 1 (0.18%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.51%) Power BI
2 13 (2.33%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.80%) Azure SQL Database
4 9 (1.62%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (1.44%) Tableau
6 6 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.90%) Data Mining
7 5 (0.90%) Data Warehouse
7 5 (0.90%) Metadata
7 5 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.72%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.72%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.72%) MySQL
8 4 (0.72%) NoSQL
9 3 (0.54%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.54%) Looker
10 2 (0.36%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.36%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.18%) Redis
11 1 (0.18%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 43 (7.72%) Git
2 11 (1.97%) JIRA
3 8 (1.44%) JUnit
4 7 (1.26%) Maven
4 7 (1.26%) Mockito
5 6 (1.08%) Bitbucket
5 6 (1.08%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.90%) GitLab
7 3 (0.54%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 3 (0.54%) Mercurial
7 3 (0.54%) SonarQube
7 3 (0.54%) TeamCity
7 3 (0.54%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle APEX
9 1 (0.18%) git-flow
9 1 (0.18%) Mocha
9 1 (0.18%) Postman
9 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 268 (48.11%) Social Skills
2 119 (21.36%) Marketing
3 116 (20.83%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (20.47%) Finance
5 76 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
6 53 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 51 (9.16%) Public Sector
8 39 (7.00%) Retail
9 37 (6.64%) Presentation Skills
10 30 (5.39%) Law
11 29 (5.21%) Automotive
12 25 (4.49%) Games
13 24 (4.31%) Telecoms
14 22 (3.95%) Legal
15 20 (3.59%) Influencing Skills
16 17 (3.05%) Banking
17 15 (2.69%) Manufacturing
18 13 (2.33%) French Language
19 12 (2.15%) Aerospace
19 12 (2.15%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 64 (11.49%) Developer
2 54 (9.69%) Business Manager
3 52 (9.34%) Business Development Manager
3 52 (9.34%) Development Manager
4 48 (8.62%) Senior
5 47 (8.44%) Analyst
6 32 (5.75%) Full-Stack Developer
7 24 (4.31%) IT Support
8 20 (3.59%) Consultant
8 20 (3.59%) Support Engineer
9 19 (3.41%) Sales Executive
10 18 (3.23%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 18 (3.23%) Lead
11 15 (2.69%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.51%) Business Development Executive
12 14 (2.51%) Support Analyst
13 13 (2.33%) Support Specialist
14 12 (2.15%) IT Analyst
14 12 (2.15%) Recruitment Consultant
15 11 (1.97%) 3rd Line Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (10.23%) React
2 20 (3.59%) REST
3 14 (2.51%) .NET
4 9 (1.62%) JSON
4 9 (1.62%) Web Services
5 8 (1.44%) Spring
6 7 (1.26%) AngularJS
6 7 (1.26%) HEVC
7 6 (1.08%) Django
7 6 (1.08%) WebSockets
8 5 (0.90%) CSS
8 5 (0.90%) HTML
8 5 (0.90%) Twisted
8 5 (0.90%) XML
9 4 (0.72%) COM
9 4 (0.72%) DCOM
9 4 (0.72%) Jinja
9 4 (0.72%) LDAP
9 4 (0.72%) Middleware
9 4 (0.72%) YANG
Miscellaneous
1 35 (6.28%) Management Information System
2 32 (5.75%) Driving Licence
3 31 (5.57%) Onboarding
4 26 (4.67%) Social Media
5 18 (3.23%) Blog
6 16 (2.87%) Web Conferencing
7 14 (2.51%) Product Ownership
8 13 (2.33%) FMCG
9 12 (2.15%) e-Learning
9 12 (2.15%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (1.97%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.44%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.44%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.26%) FPGA
12 7 (1.26%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.26%) Freedom of Information Act
12 7 (1.26%) Smartcard
13 6 (1.08%) Podcast
13 6 (1.08%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 47 (8.44%) Windows
2 21 (3.77%) Linux
3 15 (2.69%) Windows Server
4 6 (1.08%) VMS
5 5 (0.90%) Unix
6 4 (0.72%) Android
6 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2008
6 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2012
6 4 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (0.54%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.18%) AIX
9 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.18%) Solaris
9 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 144 (25.85%) Business Development
2 137 (24.60%) Problem-Solving
3 127 (22.80%) CRM
4 94 (16.88%) AI
5 91 (16.34%) Decision-Making
6 88 (15.80%) Agile
7 80 (14.36%) B2B
8 63 (11.31%) Mentoring
9 59 (10.59%) Customer Service
10 56 (10.05%) Continuous Improvement
11 55 (9.87%) Cybersecurity
11 55 (9.87%) Full-Stack Development
12 51 (9.16%) Collaborative Culture
13 44 (7.90%) Business Strategy
14 42 (7.54%) CI/CD
15 41 (7.36%) Coaching
15 41 (7.36%) Time Management
16 39 (7.00%) Customer Experience
16 39 (7.00%) Lead Generation
16 39 (7.00%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 68 (12.21%) JavaScript
2 58 (10.41%) SQL
3 49 (8.80%) TypeScript
4 38 (6.82%) Python
5 16 (2.87%) Java
6 14 (2.51%) Bash
7 11 (1.97%) C#
8 10 (1.80%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.44%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.26%) PL/SQL
11 6 (1.08%) Bicep
11 6 (1.08%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.54%) C++
12 3 (0.54%) Perl
12 3 (0.54%) 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 85 (15.26%) Degree
2 60 (10.77%) Security Cleared
3 30 (5.39%) SC Cleared
4 24 (4.31%) BPSS Clearance
5 21 (3.77%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.87%) CISSP
7 13 (2.33%) CISM
8 12 (2.15%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.62%) Microsoft Certification
10 7 (1.26%) Chartered Engineer
10 7 (1.26%) CISA
10 7 (1.26%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.26%) CRISC
10 7 (1.26%) ISACA
11 6 (1.08%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.08%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (1.08%) PMP
12 4 (0.72%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.72%) CCSP
12 4 (0.72%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (7.90%) Accessibility
2 29 (5.21%) QA
3 28 (5.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 27 (4.85%) GDPR
5 21 (3.77%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (3.41%) Data Quality
7 13 (2.33%) NIST
8 9 (1.62%) GRC
9 8 (1.44%) ISO 9001
9 8 (1.44%) PCI DSS
10 7 (1.26%) COBIT
10 7 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 42001
10 7 (1.26%) SOC 1
10 7 (1.26%) SOC 2
11 6 (1.08%) SLA
12 5 (0.90%) NCSC
13 4 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.72%) ISO 19650
13 4 (0.72%) PMO
14 3 (0.54%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 34 (6.10%) Active Directory
2 21 (3.77%) Docker
3 9 (1.62%) Firmware
3 9 (1.62%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.08%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.08%) vSphere
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.18%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (3.59%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.33%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.26%) Terraform
4 3 (0.54%) Ansible
4 3 (0.54%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.54%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.18%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 118 (21.18%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.49%) SAP
3 20 (3.59%) Oracle
4 19 (3.41%) Salesforce
5 17 (3.05%) HubSpot
6 15 (2.69%) Cisco
7 11 (1.97%) Adobe
7 11 (1.97%) Google
8 6 (1.08%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (1.08%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.08%) VMware
9 5 (0.90%) Red Hat
9 5 (0.90%) Sage
10 4 (0.72%) Dell
10 4 (0.72%) F5
10 4 (0.72%) HP
10 4 (0.72%) Juniper
10 4 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 3 (0.54%) Apple
11 3 (0.54%) Perforce