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

6 months to
1 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 141 90
Rank change year-on-year +24 -51 +33
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 369 305 957
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.20% 2.38% 3.08%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.23% 5.63% 8.41%
Number of salaries quoted 193 180 707
10th Percentile £26,450 £31,100 £25,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,716 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £49,990
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +10.02% -9.11%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,688 £63,375
90th Percentile £100,000 £91,991 £72,500
UK median annual salary £37,500 £52,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -28.57% +31.25% -24.53%

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 5,921 5,415 11,379
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.36% 42.27% 36.63%
Number of salaries quoted 3,678 3,605 9,091
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,563 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.94% -8.38%
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £78,046
90th Percentile £103,750 £118,750 £98,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% +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 1 April 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 15 (4.07%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.52%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.71%) Apache
4 9 (2.44%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (2.44%) Exchange Server 2013
5 3 (0.81%) Confluence
6 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.27%) Moodle
6 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 50 (13.55%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (8.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.81%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.54%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe After Effects
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.27%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 8 (2.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.36%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.36%) Shopify
3 1 (0.27%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 64 (17.34%) Azure
2 42 (11.38%) AWS
3 33 (8.94%) SaaS
4 31 (8.40%) Power Platform
5 29 (7.86%) Microsoft 365
6 20 (5.42%) Azure Data Factory
6 20 (5.42%) GCP
7 14 (3.79%) Entra ID
7 14 (3.79%) GitHub
8 12 (3.25%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (2.71%) OpenShift
10 9 (2.44%) Amazon Kinesis
10 9 (2.44%) Amazon S3
10 9 (2.44%) Power Automate
11 8 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
12 7 (1.90%) GitHub Copilot
12 7 (1.90%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.63%) Apigee
13 6 (1.63%) Google Docs
13 6 (1.63%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.07%) Wi-Fi
2 13 (3.52%) DHCP
3 12 (3.25%) Firewall
4 10 (2.71%) DNS
4 10 (2.71%) WAN
5 9 (2.44%) LAN
6 7 (1.90%) Internet
7 6 (1.63%) Broadband
7 6 (1.63%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (1.63%) VLAN
7 6 (1.63%) VPN
8 5 (1.36%) LTE
9 4 (1.08%) TCP/IP
9 4 (1.08%) WLAN
10 3 (0.81%) DOCSIS
10 3 (0.81%) DSL
10 3 (0.81%) IPv4
10 3 (0.81%) PPP
10 3 (0.81%) RTP
10 3 (0.81%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (7.86%) Power BI
2 18 (4.88%) Azure SQL Database
3 17 (4.61%) SQL Server
4 16 (4.34%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (3.25%) Tableau
6 10 (2.71%) Metadata
7 9 (2.44%) Amazon Athena
7 9 (2.44%) Amazon QuickSight
7 9 (2.44%) Amazon Redshift
7 9 (2.44%) Apache Iceberg
8 7 (1.90%) PostgreSQL
9 6 (1.63%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.36%) MongoDB
10 5 (1.36%) MySQL
11 3 (0.81%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.81%) Oracle Database
12 2 (0.54%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.54%) Data Lake
13 1 (0.27%) Cloudera CDH
13 1 (0.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 20 (5.42%) Git
2 11 (2.98%) JIRA
3 6 (1.63%) GitLab
4 4 (1.08%) Cypress.io
4 4 (1.08%) Selenium
4 4 (1.08%) WebDriver
5 3 (0.81%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.81%) Eclipse
5 3 (0.81%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.81%) JMeter
5 3 (0.81%) Oracle APEX
5 3 (0.81%) Robot Framework
5 3 (0.81%) SonarQube
6 2 (0.54%) Storybook
6 2 (0.54%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.27%) git-flow
7 1 (0.27%) JUnit
7 1 (0.27%) Postman
General
1 208 (56.37%) Social Skills
2 116 (31.44%) Analytical Skills
3 95 (25.75%) Finance
4 50 (13.55%) Presentation Skills
5 46 (12.47%) Organisational Skills
6 41 (11.11%) Public Sector
7 40 (10.84%) Marketing
8 27 (7.32%) Law
9 22 (5.96%) Manufacturing
10 21 (5.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 20 (5.42%) Billing
12 18 (4.88%) Electronics
13 16 (4.34%) Retail
14 14 (3.79%) Banking
14 14 (3.79%) Financial Institution
14 14 (3.79%) Telecoms
15 10 (2.71%) Legal
16 7 (1.90%) Automotive
16 7 (1.90%) Back Office
16 7 (1.90%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 51 (13.82%) Analyst
2 47 (12.74%) Support Engineer
3 37 (10.03%) Architect
4 34 (9.21%) Technical Engineer
4 34 (9.21%) Technical Support
4 34 (9.21%) Technical Support Engineer
5 33 (8.94%) Solutions Architect
6 28 (7.59%) Senior
7 20 (5.42%) Account Manager
8 19 (5.15%) IT Support
9 18 (4.88%) Sales Executive
10 17 (4.61%) Lead
11 16 (4.34%) Developer
12 12 (3.25%) Business Analyst
12 12 (3.25%) Commercial Analyst
12 12 (3.25%) Insight Analyst
12 12 (3.25%) Sales Manager
13 11 (2.98%) IT Engineer
13 11 (2.98%) IT Support Engineer
14 10 (2.71%) Data Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.79%) REST
2 11 (2.98%) XML
3 10 (2.71%) React
4 9 (2.44%) JSON
4 9 (2.44%) Kafka
4 9 (2.44%) RESTful
5 8 (2.17%) HTML
6 6 (1.63%) Jinja
6 6 (1.63%) OpenAPI
6 6 (1.63%) Swagger
6 6 (1.63%) Web Services
6 6 (1.63%) YAML
6 6 (1.63%) YANG
7 5 (1.36%) Django
7 5 (1.36%) HEVC
7 5 (1.36%) Node.js
7 5 (1.36%) Twisted
7 5 (1.36%) WebSockets
8 4 (1.08%) Playwright
9 3 (0.81%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 35 (9.49%) Onboarding
2 26 (7.05%) Virtual Team
3 23 (6.23%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (5.42%) Product Ownership
5 15 (4.07%) Social Media
6 14 (3.79%) Management Information System
7 11 (2.98%) Driving Licence
8 9 (2.44%) Blog
8 9 (2.44%) Video Conferencing
9 8 (2.17%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.90%) Low-Code
10 7 (1.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 6 (1.63%) Enterprise Software
11 6 (1.63%) Solar Energy
11 6 (1.63%) Web Conferencing
12 5 (1.36%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.36%) Data Structures
12 5 (1.36%) PMI
13 4 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
14 3 (0.81%) Microsoft Licensing
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.76%) Windows
2 24 (6.50%) Linux
3 16 (4.34%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.44%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.44%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.44%) Windows Server 2016
5 7 (1.90%) Unix
6 6 (1.63%) Android
6 6 (1.63%) Apple iOS
7 4 (1.08%) OpenWrt
8 2 (0.54%) Debian
8 2 (0.54%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.27%) AIX
9 1 (0.27%) CentOS
9 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.27%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 146 (39.57%) Problem-Solving
2 82 (22.22%) Analytics
3 79 (21.41%) Decision-Making
4 76 (20.60%) Business Development
5 71 (19.24%) Continuous Improvement
6 63 (17.07%) CRM
7 60 (16.26%) Agile
8 53 (14.36%) B2B
9 50 (13.55%) Customer Experience
10 47 (12.74%) Coaching
11 46 (12.47%) AI
12 45 (12.20%) Customer Service
13 44 (11.92%) Project Management
14 40 (10.84%) Business Intelligence
15 38 (10.30%) Collaborative Culture
16 37 (10.03%) Strategic Thinking
17 34 (9.21%) DevOps
17 34 (9.21%) Software Engineering
18 33 (8.94%) Data Analysis
19 32 (8.67%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 52 (14.09%) SQL
2 39 (10.57%) Python
3 23 (6.23%) JavaScript
4 14 (3.79%) Java
5 13 (3.52%) Bash
5 13 (3.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 13 (3.52%) TypeScript
6 11 (2.98%) C#
7 6 (1.63%) C++
8 5 (1.36%) C
8 5 (1.36%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.36%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.81%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.81%) VBA
9 3 (0.81%) VC++
10 2 (0.54%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.27%) Go
11 1 (0.27%) PHP
11 1 (0.27%) R
Qualifications
1 94 (25.47%) Degree
2 33 (8.94%) Security Cleared
3 25 (6.78%) DV Cleared
4 8 (2.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (1.90%) CFA
6 6 (1.63%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (1.63%) PMI Certification
7 5 (1.36%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.81%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
8 3 (0.81%) PhD
8 3 (0.81%) PMP
9 2 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.54%) CCNA
9 2 (0.54%) CCNP
9 2 (0.54%) CISA
9 2 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.54%) CISM
9 2 (0.54%) CISSP
9 2 (0.54%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (8.40%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.88%) QA
3 14 (3.79%) Accessibility
4 8 (2.17%) GDPR
5 5 (1.36%) IFRS
6 4 (1.08%) EMIR
6 4 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.08%) WCAG
7 3 (0.81%) NIST
7 3 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.54%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.54%) GMP
8 2 (0.54%) GRC
8 2 (0.54%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.54%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.54%) PMO
8 2 (0.54%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.27%) COBIT
9 1 (0.27%) MiFID
9 1 (0.27%) P3O
System Software
1 25 (6.78%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.17%) Docker
3 5 (1.36%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.54%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.27%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.27%) iptables
Systems Management
1 12 (3.25%) Microsoft Intune
2 6 (1.63%) Ansible
3 5 (1.36%) Kubernetes
4 4 (1.08%) Terraform
5 2 (0.54%) Data Guard
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.27%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.27%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 59 (15.99%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.34%) Oracle
3 13 (3.52%) Google
4 9 (2.44%) Cisco
4 9 (2.44%) Dell
4 9 (2.44%) HP
4 9 (2.44%) Salesforce
5 7 (1.90%) Red Hat
6 6 (1.63%) Atlassian
6 6 (1.63%) Autodesk
6 6 (1.63%) F5
6 6 (1.63%) Juniper
6 6 (1.63%) Palo Alto
7 4 (1.08%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.81%) Intel
8 3 (0.81%) SAP
8 3 (0.81%) Splunk
8 3 (0.81%) Veeam
9 2 (0.54%) Adobe
9 2 (0.54%) Citrix