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 28 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 89 107 107
Rank change year-on-year +18 0 +4
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 464 567 622
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.04% 2.86% 2.98%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.54% 7.77% 7.61%
Number of salaries quoted 285 224 447
10th Percentile £26,800 £27,000 £32,706
25th Percentile £29,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,375 £80,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -30.56% - -1.82%

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 5,432 7,294 8,177
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.54% 36.75% 39.13%
Number of salaries quoted 3,545 4,181 6,430
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,900 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

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 28 November 2025.

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 14 (3.02%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.86%) WordPress
4 3 (0.65%) Confluence
5 2 (0.43%) IIS
6 1 (0.22%) Apache
6 1 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.22%) Moodle
Applications
1 55 (11.85%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (9.27%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.72%) Photoshop
5 6 (1.29%) Spreadsheet
6 4 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 4 (0.86%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.86%) Blender
6 4 (0.86%) InDesign
7 2 (0.43%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.22%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.22%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.22%) Revit
8 1 (0.22%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.59%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.94%) Shopify
3 5 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.08%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.22%) Endur
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 59 (12.72%) Azure
2 44 (9.48%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (9.27%) Power Platform
4 25 (5.39%) SaaS
5 20 (4.31%) AWS
6 18 (3.88%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (3.23%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.02%) GitHub
9 12 (2.59%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (2.37%) Cloud Computing
11 10 (2.16%) Entra ID
12 9 (1.94%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (1.94%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (1.94%) OneDrive
13 8 (1.72%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.51%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (1.29%) GitHub Copilot
16 5 (1.08%) GCP
16 5 (1.08%) Google Analytics
17 3 (0.65%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.45%) Firewall
2 14 (3.02%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (2.80%) VoIP
4 12 (2.59%) VPN
5 10 (2.16%) Broadband
5 10 (2.16%) Internet
5 10 (2.16%) WAN
6 9 (1.94%) TCP/IP
7 8 (1.72%) DNS
7 8 (1.72%) VLAN
8 7 (1.51%) DHCP
9 6 (1.29%) Ethernet
9 6 (1.29%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.86%) 5G
10 4 (0.86%) ADSL
10 4 (0.86%) ADSL2+
10 4 (0.86%) G.fast
10 4 (0.86%) PSTN
11 3 (0.65%) GPON
11 3 (0.65%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (8.84%) Power BI
2 33 (7.11%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.02%) GIS
3 14 (3.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (2.80%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (2.37%) Geospatial Data
6 8 (1.72%) MySQL
7 6 (1.29%) MariaDB
7 6 (1.29%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.86%) QGIS
9 4 (0.86%) Tableau
10 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.43%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.22%) FileMaker
11 1 (0.22%) NonStop SQL
11 1 (0.22%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 17 (3.66%) Selenium
2 16 (3.45%) JIRA
2 16 (3.45%) WebDriver
3 14 (3.02%) Git
4 9 (1.94%) Postman
4 9 (1.94%) SoapUI
4 9 (1.94%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (1.72%) Cypress.io
6 5 (1.08%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.65%) JMeter
8 2 (0.43%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.43%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.43%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.43%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.43%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.22%) JUnit
9 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.22%) TestNG
9 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 276 (59.48%) Social Skills
2 143 (30.82%) Finance
3 136 (29.31%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (13.79%) Presentation Skills
5 58 (12.50%) Marketing
6 47 (10.13%) Public Sector
7 37 (7.97%) Organisational Skills
8 29 (6.25%) Manufacturing
9 28 (6.03%) Billing
10 24 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.53%) Law
11 21 (4.53%) Legal
12 19 (4.09%) Telecoms
13 16 (3.45%) Retail
14 12 (2.59%) Advertising
15 8 (1.72%) Automotive
15 8 (1.72%) Banking
15 8 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.72%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 68 (14.66%) Analyst
2 51 (10.99%) Technical Support
3 41 (8.84%) Support Engineer
4 38 (8.19%) Technical Engineer
4 38 (8.19%) Technical Support Engineer
5 35 (7.54%) IT Support
6 31 (6.68%) Architect
7 28 (6.03%) Solutions Architect
7 28 (6.03%) Support Technician
8 24 (5.17%) IT Support Technician
8 24 (5.17%) IT Technician
8 24 (5.17%) Senior
9 22 (4.74%) Developer
9 22 (4.74%) Sales Executive
9 22 (4.74%) Support Analyst
10 21 (4.53%) Administrator
11 20 (4.31%) Lead
12 18 (3.88%) Business Development Manager
12 18 (3.88%) Business Manager
12 18 (3.88%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (3.88%) .NET
2 17 (3.66%) HTML
3 10 (2.16%) SOAP
4 7 (1.51%) Playwright
5 6 (1.29%) Node.js
6 5 (1.08%) XML
7 4 (0.86%) CSS
7 4 (0.86%) JSON
7 4 (0.86%) Vue
8 3 (0.65%) FreeSWITCH
8 3 (0.65%) REST
8 3 (0.65%) Web Services
9 2 (0.43%) Elastic Stack
9 2 (0.43%) OpenAPI
9 2 (0.43%) RESTful
9 2 (0.43%) Swagger
9 2 (0.43%) YAML
10 1 (0.22%) .NET Core
10 1 (0.22%) Pandas
10 1 (0.22%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 53 (11.42%) Onboarding
2 28 (6.03%) Virtual Team
3 26 (5.60%) Analytical Mindset
4 21 (4.53%) Management Information System
5 19 (4.09%) Driving Licence
6 15 (3.23%) Social Media
7 10 (2.16%) Product Ownership
8 9 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.72%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 7 (1.51%) IoT
11 6 (1.29%) Algorithms
11 6 (1.29%) Low-Code
12 4 (0.86%) GNSS
12 4 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (0.86%) Self-Driving Car
12 4 (0.86%) Web Conferencing
13 3 (0.65%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.65%) Cyber Threat
13 3 (0.65%) Data Centre
13 3 (0.65%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 75 (16.16%) Windows
2 27 (5.82%) Windows 10
3 24 (5.17%) Apple iOS
4 22 (4.74%) Linux
5 13 (2.80%) Windows 7
6 7 (1.51%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.51%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.08%) Mac OS X
8 4 (0.86%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.43%) Unix
9 2 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.22%) Debian
10 1 (0.22%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (45.91%) Problem-Solving
2 91 (19.61%) Decision-Making
3 82 (17.67%) Customer Service
4 81 (17.46%) Analytics
5 79 (17.03%) Business Development
6 74 (15.95%) Agile
7 72 (15.52%) Continuous Improvement
8 71 (15.30%) B2B
9 68 (14.66%) CRM
10 53 (11.42%) Time Management
11 52 (11.21%) Mentoring
12 51 (10.99%) Customer Experience
13 48 (10.34%) AI
14 46 (9.91%) Coaching
15 45 (9.70%) User Experience
16 42 (9.05%) Business Intelligence
17 41 (8.84%) Project Management
18 39 (8.41%) Root Cause Analysis
19 38 (8.19%) Process Improvement
20 37 (7.97%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 83 (17.89%) SQL
2 30 (6.47%) Python
3 29 (6.25%) C#
4 25 (5.39%) Java
5 13 (2.80%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 12 (2.59%) C++
7 11 (2.37%) JavaScript
8 10 (2.16%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.51%) PHP
10 6 (1.29%) MATLAB
11 5 (1.08%) C
12 4 (0.86%) Bash
12 4 (0.86%) TypeScript
13 2 (0.43%) Bicep
13 2 (0.43%) R
14 1 (0.22%) Ruby
14 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
14 1 (0.22%) VBA
14 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 119 (25.65%) Degree
2 37 (7.97%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.17%) Computer Science Degree
4 20 (4.31%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.66%) DBS Check
6 13 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 10 (2.16%) DV Cleared
8 9 (1.94%) ISTQB
8 9 (1.94%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 7 (1.51%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (1.29%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.29%) CFA
10 6 (1.29%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.29%) MCSE
11 5 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
11 5 (1.08%) MCP
11 5 (1.08%) MCSA
12 4 (0.86%) CCNP
12 4 (0.86%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 3 (0.65%) AAT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (4.96%) QA
2 20 (4.31%) Data Quality
3 17 (3.66%) SLA
4 8 (1.72%) GDPR
5 7 (1.51%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.08%) IFRS
6 5 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.86%) PMO
8 3 (0.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.43%) EMIR
9 2 (0.43%) NIST
10 1 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.22%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.22%) MiFID
10 1 (0.22%) NCSC
10 1 (0.22%) P3O
10 1 (0.22%) PERC
System Software
1 35 (7.54%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.29%) Docker
3 6 (1.29%) Firmware
4 4 (0.86%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.22%) iptables
6 1 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 9 (1.94%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.72%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.86%) Terraform
4 3 (0.65%) Ansible
5 2 (0.43%) EMC NetWorker
5 2 (0.43%) SCOM
6 1 (0.22%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 103 (22.20%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.02%) VMware
3 12 (2.59%) Autodesk
4 11 (2.37%) Google
5 10 (2.16%) Oracle
5 10 (2.16%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.94%) Cisco
6 9 (1.94%) Xero
7 7 (1.51%) SAP
8 5 (1.08%) Adobe
8 5 (1.08%) Fortinet
8 5 (1.08%) N-able
9 4 (0.86%) Apple
9 4 (0.86%) Concur
9 4 (0.86%) HubSpot
9 4 (0.86%) JD Edwards
9 4 (0.86%) Mercator
10 3 (0.65%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.65%) HP
10 3 (0.65%) Trayport