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 26 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 109 103
Rank change year-on-year +8 -6 +13
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 419 531 629
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.73% 3.08% 3.08%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.90% 7.89% 7.99%
Number of salaries quoted 260 212 435
10th Percentile £26,500 £27,000 £31,850
25th Percentile £28,000 £39,629 £37,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £41,250 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.34% +6.67% -6.67%
75th Percentile £55,625 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -30.56% +8.00% -4.76%

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 5,306 6,729 7,868
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.56% 39.08% 38.51%
Number of salaries quoted 3,409 3,797 6,134
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,366 £36,250
25th Percentile £38,813 £46,713 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £107,500 £110,000 £102,125
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 26 December 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 7 (1.67%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.95%) Apache
2 4 (0.95%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.48%) Confluence
3 2 (0.48%) IIS
3 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.24%) Moodle
Applications
1 49 (11.69%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (11.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.19%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.48%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.24%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.24%) InDesign
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.24%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (2.15%) Shopify
2 7 (1.67%) NetSuite
3 5 (1.19%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.19%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.24%) Endur
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 52 (12.41%) Azure
2 37 (8.83%) Microsoft 365
3 33 (7.88%) Power Platform
4 29 (6.92%) SaaS
5 22 (5.25%) AWS
6 19 (4.53%) Azure Data Factory
7 13 (3.10%) GitHub
8 12 (2.86%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (2.63%) Power Automate
10 10 (2.39%) Azure DevOps
10 10 (2.39%) Cloud Computing
11 7 (1.67%) GitHub Copilot
12 5 (1.19%) Entra ID
12 5 (1.19%) GCP
12 5 (1.19%) Google Analytics
12 5 (1.19%) Google Docs
13 4 (0.95%) Amazon Kinesis
13 4 (0.95%) Amazon S3
14 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.72%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.10%) Wi-Fi
2 10 (2.39%) Internet
3 9 (2.15%) Firewall
3 9 (2.15%) VLAN
3 9 (2.15%) VoIP
3 9 (2.15%) VPN
4 8 (1.91%) DNS
4 8 (1.91%) TCP/IP
4 8 (1.91%) WAN
5 7 (1.67%) DHCP
5 7 (1.67%) LAN
6 6 (1.43%) Broadband
7 4 (0.95%) WLAN
8 3 (0.72%) DOCSIS
8 3 (0.72%) DSL
8 3 (0.72%) IPv4
8 3 (0.72%) IPv6
8 3 (0.72%) PPP
8 3 (0.72%) RTP
8 3 (0.72%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (7.64%) Power BI
2 23 (5.49%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.34%) Azure SQL Database
3 14 (3.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 12 (2.86%) GIS
5 11 (2.63%) Geospatial Data
6 8 (1.91%) MySQL
7 6 (1.43%) MariaDB
7 6 (1.43%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.43%) Tableau
8 5 (1.19%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.95%) Amazon Athena
9 4 (0.95%) Amazon QuickSight
9 4 (0.95%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.95%) Apache Iceberg
9 4 (0.95%) Metadata
10 3 (0.72%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.48%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.48%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.48%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (4.30%) Selenium
2 17 (4.06%) WebDriver
3 16 (3.82%) Git
4 14 (3.34%) JIRA
5 9 (2.15%) Cypress.io
5 9 (2.15%) Postman
5 9 (2.15%) SoapUI
5 9 (2.15%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.72%) JMeter
7 2 (0.48%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.48%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.48%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.48%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.48%) Storybook
8 1 (0.24%) JUnit
8 1 (0.24%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 1 (0.24%) TestNG
8 1 (0.24%) Visual Studio
General
1 250 (59.67%) Social Skills
2 136 (32.46%) Analytical Skills
3 126 (30.07%) Finance
4 59 (14.08%) Presentation Skills
5 57 (13.60%) Marketing
6 50 (11.93%) Public Sector
7 36 (8.59%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (6.44%) Manufacturing
9 26 (6.21%) Billing
9 26 (6.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 25 (5.97%) Law
11 18 (4.30%) Legal
12 17 (4.06%) Retail
13 15 (3.58%) Telecoms
14 11 (2.63%) Advertising
15 9 (2.15%) Local Government
16 8 (1.91%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.67%) Automotive
17 7 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
18 5 (1.19%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 63 (15.04%) Analyst
2 47 (11.22%) Technical Support
3 40 (9.55%) Support Engineer
4 37 (8.83%) Technical Engineer
4 37 (8.83%) Technical Support Engineer
5 32 (7.64%) Architect
5 32 (7.64%) IT Support
6 29 (6.92%) Solutions Architect
6 29 (6.92%) Support Technician
7 25 (5.97%) IT Support Technician
7 25 (5.97%) IT Technician
7 25 (5.97%) Sales Executive
8 21 (5.01%) Senior
9 20 (4.77%) Lead
10 19 (4.53%) Developer
11 18 (4.30%) Account Manager
11 18 (4.30%) Sales Manager
12 17 (4.06%) Business Development Manager
12 17 (4.06%) Business Manager
12 17 (4.06%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (4.06%) HTML
2 13 (3.10%) .NET
3 9 (2.15%) SOAP
4 8 (1.91%) Node.js
4 8 (1.91%) Playwright
5 4 (0.95%) Kafka
5 4 (0.95%) RESTful
5 4 (0.95%) Vue
6 3 (0.72%) AngularJS
6 3 (0.72%) CSS
6 3 (0.72%) CSS3
6 3 (0.72%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.72%) HTML5
6 3 (0.72%) Sass
7 2 (0.48%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.48%) Express.js
7 2 (0.48%) OAuth
7 2 (0.48%) XML
7 2 (0.48%) XSLT
7 2 (0.48%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (11.93%) Onboarding
2 29 (6.92%) Virtual Team
3 27 (6.44%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (4.77%) Management Information System
5 17 (4.06%) Driving Licence
6 15 (3.58%) Social Media
7 11 (2.63%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.15%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 7 (1.67%) IoT
9 7 (1.67%) Low-Code
10 5 (1.19%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (1.19%) Video Conferencing
11 4 (0.95%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.95%) Web Conferencing
12 3 (0.72%) Cyber Defence
12 3 (0.72%) Cyber Threat
12 3 (0.72%) Linux Command Line
12 3 (0.72%) Operational Technology
12 3 (0.72%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 60 (14.32%) Windows
2 23 (5.49%) Apple iOS
2 23 (5.49%) Windows 10
3 22 (5.25%) Linux
4 10 (2.39%) Windows 7
5 7 (1.67%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.19%) Mac OS X
7 4 (0.95%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.48%) Android
8 2 (0.48%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.48%) Unix
9 1 (0.24%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (46.30%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (22.20%) Decision-Making
3 84 (20.05%) Analytics
4 76 (18.14%) Agile
5 72 (17.18%) Business Development
5 72 (17.18%) Continuous Improvement
6 70 (16.71%) CRM
7 69 (16.47%) Customer Service
8 63 (15.04%) B2B
9 50 (11.93%) Customer Experience
10 49 (11.69%) AI
10 49 (11.69%) Coaching
11 44 (10.50%) Mentoring
11 44 (10.50%) Project Management
12 40 (9.55%) Root Cause Analysis
13 39 (9.31%) Business Intelligence
13 39 (9.31%) User Experience
14 38 (9.07%) Creative Problem-Solving
14 38 (9.07%) Time Management
15 34 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 72 (17.18%) SQL
2 27 (6.44%) Python
3 26 (6.21%) C#
3 26 (6.21%) Java
4 13 (3.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 9 (2.15%) JavaScript
6 8 (1.91%) C++
6 8 (1.91%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.67%) Bash
7 7 (1.67%) PHP
8 6 (1.43%) TypeScript
9 5 (1.19%) C
10 2 (0.48%) Bicep
10 2 (0.48%) MATLAB
10 2 (0.48%) R
10 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.48%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.48%) VBA
10 2 (0.48%) VC++
11 1 (0.24%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 108 (25.78%) Degree
2 43 (10.26%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (5.01%) SC Cleared
5 13 (3.10%) DV Cleared
5 13 (3.10%) Microsoft Certification
6 12 (2.86%) DBS Check
7 9 (2.15%) CFA
7 9 (2.15%) ISTQB
7 9 (2.15%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 6 (1.43%) Master's Degree
8 6 (1.43%) MCSE
9 5 (1.19%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.19%) MCP
9 5 (1.19%) MCSA
10 4 (0.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.72%) AAT
11 3 (0.72%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.73%) Data Quality
2 21 (5.01%) QA
3 11 (2.63%) SLA
4 10 (2.39%) Accessibility
5 7 (1.67%) GDPR
6 6 (1.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.19%) IFRS
8 4 (0.95%) PMO
8 4 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.72%) EMIR
10 2 (0.48%) NIST
10 2 (0.48%) WCAG
11 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.24%) GRC
11 1 (0.24%) MiFID
11 1 (0.24%) NCSC
11 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 38 (9.07%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.43%) Firmware
4 3 (0.72%) Docker
4 3 (0.72%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.24%) iptables
Systems Management
1 5 (1.19%) Kubernetes
1 5 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (0.95%) Terraform
3 3 (0.72%) Ansible
4 2 (0.48%) SCOM
5 1 (0.24%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.24%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 88 (21.00%) Microsoft
2 15 (3.58%) Google
3 11 (2.63%) Autodesk
4 9 (2.15%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.15%) VMware
5 7 (1.67%) Oracle
6 6 (1.43%) Apple
6 6 (1.43%) Cisco
6 6 (1.43%) Xero
7 4 (0.95%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.95%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.72%) Intel
8 3 (0.72%) YouTube
9 2 (0.48%) Adobe
9 2 (0.48%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.48%) Dynatrace
9 2 (0.48%) Nokia
9 2 (0.48%) SAP
9 2 (0.48%) TP-LINK
9 2 (0.48%) Ubiquiti