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

6 months to
14 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 139 103 110
Rank change year-on-year -36 +7 +34
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 385 556 924
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.95% 3.63% 2.68%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.37% 8.13% 7.64%
Number of salaries quoted 261 229 703
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £63,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £87,500 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -23.81%

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 7,176 6,840 12,102
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.26% 44.71% 35.11%
Number of salaries quoted 4,419 3,440 9,334
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,649
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,371 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 14 June 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 20 (5.19%) SharePoint
2 16 (4.16%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.34%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.34%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.34%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (2.08%) Apache
5 7 (1.82%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (1.82%) WordPress
6 5 (1.30%) CMS
7 3 (0.78%) Confluence
7 3 (0.78%) IIS
8 2 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.26%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 47 (12.21%) Microsoft Office
2 27 (7.01%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.78%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.78%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.26%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 13 (3.38%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.30%) Primavera
3 2 (0.52%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.26%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 54 (14.03%) Azure
2 45 (11.69%) AWS
3 26 (6.75%) SaaS
4 22 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (5.45%) GCP
6 18 (4.68%) Entra ID
7 16 (4.16%) Power Platform
8 12 (3.12%) GitHub
9 9 (2.34%) Figma
10 8 (2.08%) OpenShift
11 7 (1.82%) Amazon Kinesis
11 7 (1.82%) Amazon S3
11 7 (1.82%) Canva
11 7 (1.82%) Serverless
12 6 (1.56%) Apigee
12 6 (1.56%) Kong
12 6 (1.56%) OneDrive
12 6 (1.56%) Smartsheet
13 5 (1.30%) Microsoft Copilot
13 5 (1.30%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.42%) Firewall
2 14 (3.64%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (3.12%) DNS
4 11 (2.86%) Broadband
4 11 (2.86%) DHCP
5 10 (2.60%) Internet
5 10 (2.60%) VPN
6 7 (1.82%) LTE
7 6 (1.56%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (1.56%) Network Security
7 6 (1.56%) WAN
8 5 (1.30%) LAN
8 5 (1.30%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.78%) DMARC
10 2 (0.52%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.26%) CHAP
11 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
11 1 (0.26%) SNMP
11 1 (0.26%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.64%) Power BI
2 11 (2.86%) Tableau
3 9 (2.34%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (2.08%) Metadata
4 8 (2.08%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.82%) Amazon Athena
5 7 (1.82%) Amazon QuickSight
5 7 (1.82%) Amazon Redshift
5 7 (1.82%) Apache Iceberg
5 7 (1.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.56%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.30%) MySQL
7 5 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.78%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.52%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.52%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.26%) Big Data
10 1 (0.26%) Elasticsearch
10 1 (0.26%) Redis
10 1 (0.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 29 (7.53%) Git
2 12 (3.12%) JIRA
3 6 (1.56%) GitLab
4 3 (0.78%) JUnit
4 3 (0.78%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.52%) Maven
5 2 (0.52%) Mockito
5 2 (0.52%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.26%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.26%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.26%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.26%) git-flow
6 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) JMeter
6 1 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.26%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
6 1 (0.26%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.26%) Storybook
6 1 (0.26%) WebDriver
General
1 173 (44.94%) Social Skills
2 75 (19.48%) Finance
3 73 (18.96%) Marketing
4 71 (18.44%) Analytical Skills
5 64 (16.62%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (7.01%) Automotive
8 26 (6.75%) Public Sector
9 25 (6.49%) Retail
10 21 (5.45%) Presentation Skills
11 20 (5.19%) Law
12 19 (4.94%) Telecoms
13 18 (4.68%) Banking
14 15 (3.90%) Electronics
14 15 (3.90%) Games
15 10 (2.60%) Legal
15 10 (2.60%) Manufacturing
16 9 (2.34%) Multimedia
17 7 (1.82%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.82%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 44 (11.43%) Senior
2 38 (9.87%) Developer
3 36 (9.35%) Analyst
4 28 (7.27%) Business Manager
5 27 (7.01%) Support Engineer
6 26 (6.75%) Business Development Manager
6 26 (6.75%) Development Manager
7 15 (3.90%) Full-Stack Developer
7 15 (3.90%) Lead
7 15 (3.90%) Sales Executive
8 14 (3.64%) IT Support
9 13 (3.38%) Technical Engineer
10 12 (3.12%) Business Development Executive
10 12 (3.12%) Technical Support
10 12 (3.12%) Technical Support Engineer
11 11 (2.86%) Account Manager
11 11 (2.86%) Consultant
12 10 (2.60%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 10 (2.60%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (2.34%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 32 (8.31%) React
2 18 (4.68%) REST
3 11 (2.86%) HTML
4 10 (2.60%) JSON
5 9 (2.34%) Web Services
5 9 (2.34%) XML
6 7 (1.82%) HEVC
6 7 (1.82%) Kafka
7 6 (1.56%) .NET
7 6 (1.56%) CSS
7 6 (1.56%) Django
7 6 (1.56%) Jinja
7 6 (1.56%) RESTful
7 6 (1.56%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.56%) YAML
7 6 (1.56%) YANG
8 5 (1.30%) Twisted
9 4 (1.04%) EDI
9 4 (1.04%) Middleware
9 4 (1.04%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (8.31%) Onboarding
2 26 (6.75%) Management Information System
3 20 (5.19%) Driving Licence
3 20 (5.19%) Social Media
4 13 (3.38%) Product Ownership
5 12 (3.12%) Blog
5 12 (3.12%) Video Conferencing
5 12 (3.12%) Web Conferencing
6 9 (2.34%) e-Learning
7 7 (1.82%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.82%) FMCG
8 6 (1.56%) Cloud Native
9 5 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.30%) PMI
9 5 (1.30%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
10 4 (1.04%) Freedom of Information
10 4 (1.04%) Freedom of Information Act
10 4 (1.04%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.09%) Windows
2 20 (5.19%) Linux
3 16 (4.16%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.34%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.34%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.34%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (2.08%) Unix
6 6 (1.56%) Android
7 4 (1.04%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.52%) AIX
8 2 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.52%) VMS
9 1 (0.26%) CentOS
9 1 (0.26%) Debian
9 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.26%) Solaris
9 1 (0.26%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (25.71%) Problem-Solving
2 96 (24.94%) Business Development
3 81 (21.04%) CRM
4 61 (15.84%) Agile
5 51 (13.25%) AI
6 49 (12.73%) B2B
7 42 (10.91%) Decision-Making
8 41 (10.65%) Cybersecurity
9 37 (9.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 36 (9.35%) Collaborative Culture
11 35 (9.09%) Coaching
11 35 (9.09%) Customer Service
12 34 (8.83%) Analytics
13 33 (8.57%) Mentoring
14 31 (8.05%) Roadmaps
15 30 (7.79%) Full-Stack Development
16 29 (7.53%) CI/CD
17 26 (6.75%) DevOps
17 26 (6.75%) Project Management
18 25 (6.49%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 46 (11.95%) JavaScript
2 44 (11.43%) SQL
3 39 (10.13%) Python
4 30 (7.79%) TypeScript
5 13 (3.38%) Bash
5 13 (3.38%) Java
6 8 (2.08%) C#
7 7 (1.82%) T-SQL
8 5 (1.30%) PL/SQL
8 5 (1.30%) PowerShell
9 3 (0.78%) C++
9 3 (0.78%) Perl
10 2 (0.52%) Bicep
10 2 (0.52%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.26%) Go
11 1 (0.26%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.26%) VBA
11 1 (0.26%) VC++
Qualifications
1 81 (21.04%) Degree
2 38 (9.87%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.68%) DV Cleared
4 11 (2.86%) SC Cleared
5 10 (2.60%) CISSP
5 10 (2.60%) DBS Check
6 9 (2.34%) CISM
7 8 (2.08%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.82%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.82%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.56%) PMP
10 5 (1.30%) CISA
10 5 (1.30%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.04%) CRISC
11 4 (1.04%) ISACA
12 3 (0.78%) CAPM
12 3 (0.78%) CCSP
12 3 (0.78%) CFA
12 3 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (5.19%) Accessibility
2 19 (4.94%) Data Quality
3 18 (4.68%) QA
4 14 (3.64%) Cyber Essentials
5 12 (3.12%) GDPR
5 12 (3.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (2.60%) NIST
7 6 (1.56%) GRC
7 6 (1.56%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.56%) SOC 2
8 5 (1.30%) COBIT
9 4 (1.04%) SOC 1
10 3 (0.78%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.78%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.78%) PMO
10 3 (0.78%) SLA
10 3 (0.78%) WCAG
11 2 (0.52%) GMP
12 1 (0.26%) IFRS
12 1 (0.26%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 27 (7.01%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.60%) Docker
3 8 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.52%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.52%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.52%) vSphere
5 1 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.26%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.82%) Kubernetes
3 4 (1.04%) Terraform
4 3 (0.78%) Ansible
4 3 (0.78%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.78%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.52%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Flashback
6 1 (0.26%) Puppet
Vendors
1 80 (20.78%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.94%) SAP
3 16 (4.16%) Oracle
4 15 (3.90%) Cisco
5 12 (3.12%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.34%) Dell
6 9 (2.34%) HP
7 8 (2.08%) Adobe
7 8 (2.08%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.56%) F5
8 6 (1.56%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.56%) Juniper
8 6 (1.56%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.30%) Google
10 4 (1.04%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.04%) Sage
11 3 (0.78%) Citrix
11 3 (0.78%) Freshdesk
11 3 (0.78%) Planview
11 3 (0.78%) Veeam