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 16 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 97 118
Rank change year-on-year -29 +21 +22
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 445 596 797
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.08% 3.61% 2.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.53% 8.45% 7.21%
Number of salaries quoted 312 256 608
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,875 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £34,554
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -10.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £56,250 £74,063 £64,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £93,125 £73,750
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year - +1.19% -20.00%

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 8,049 7,052 11,048
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.69% 42.72% 34.74%
Number of salaries quoted 4,972 3,642 8,375
10th Percentile £34,535 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £121,250 £112,000
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +4.55% -14.60%

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 16 July 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 22 (4.94%) SharePoint
2 19 (4.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (1.80%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (1.57%) WordPress
5 6 (1.35%) CMS
6 5 (1.12%) IIS
7 3 (0.67%) Apache
7 3 (0.67%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.67%) Confluence
8 2 (0.45%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 40 (8.99%) Microsoft Office
2 25 (5.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.80%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (1.57%) Photoshop
6 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (1.12%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (1.12%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (1.12%) Chatbot
7 5 (1.12%) InDesign
8 3 (0.67%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 13 (2.92%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.12%) Primavera
3 3 (0.67%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.45%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.45%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.45%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.45%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.22%) JDE World
5 1 (0.22%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 63 (14.16%) Azure
2 39 (8.76%) AWS
3 31 (6.97%) SaaS
4 27 (6.07%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (4.94%) Entra ID
6 19 (4.27%) GCP
7 17 (3.82%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.37%) GitHub
9 12 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.70%) Figma
10 9 (2.02%) Serverless
11 7 (1.57%) Canva
11 7 (1.57%) IaaS
11 7 (1.57%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.57%) PaaS
12 6 (1.35%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (1.35%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.35%) Kong
12 6 (1.35%) OpenShift
12 6 (1.35%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.82%) Firewall
2 14 (3.15%) VPN
2 14 (3.15%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (2.70%) Broadband
4 11 (2.47%) DNS
5 10 (2.25%) DHCP
5 10 (2.25%) Internet
5 10 (2.25%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.57%) LTE
6 7 (1.57%) WAN
7 6 (1.35%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.12%) LAN
8 5 (1.12%) Network Security
8 5 (1.12%) WPA
9 3 (0.67%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.45%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.22%) HTTP
11 1 (0.22%) Intranet
11 1 (0.22%) SNMP
11 1 (0.22%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.92%) Power BI
2 11 (2.47%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (2.25%) PostgreSQL
3 10 (2.25%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.57%) Metadata
4 7 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.35%) Tableau
6 5 (1.12%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.67%) Amazon Redshift
7 3 (0.67%) MySQL
8 2 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
8 2 (0.45%) Apache Iceberg
8 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.45%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.22%) Db2
9 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.22%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 33 (7.42%) Git
2 14 (3.15%) JIRA
3 6 (1.35%) GitLab
4 3 (0.67%) JUnit
4 3 (0.67%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.45%) Maven
5 2 (0.45%) Mockito
5 2 (0.45%) Postman
5 2 (0.45%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.22%) git-flow
General
1 188 (42.25%) Social Skills
2 85 (19.10%) Marketing
3 81 (18.20%) Finance
4 77 (17.30%) Analytical Skills
5 67 (15.06%) Organisational Skills
6 42 (9.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 31 (6.97%) Retail
8 30 (6.74%) Automotive
9 27 (6.07%) Public Sector
10 25 (5.62%) Law
10 25 (5.62%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (4.72%) Banking
12 20 (4.49%) Telecoms
13 16 (3.60%) Legal
14 15 (3.37%) Electronics
14 15 (3.37%) Games
14 15 (3.37%) Manufacturing
15 13 (2.92%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (2.70%) Multimedia
17 9 (2.02%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 52 (11.69%) Developer
2 44 (9.89%) Analyst
3 43 (9.66%) Business Manager
4 41 (9.21%) Business Development Manager
4 41 (9.21%) Development Manager
5 37 (8.31%) Senior
6 29 (6.52%) Support Engineer
7 23 (5.17%) Full-Stack Developer
8 17 (3.82%) IT Support
9 16 (3.60%) Technical Engineer
10 15 (3.37%) Consultant
10 15 (3.37%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
10 15 (3.37%) Sales Executive
10 15 (3.37%) Technical Support
10 15 (3.37%) Technical Support Engineer
11 13 (2.92%) Lead
12 12 (2.70%) Business Development Executive
12 12 (2.70%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (2.70%) Support Analyst
13 11 (2.47%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (10.11%) React
2 18 (4.04%) REST
3 10 (2.25%) JSON
4 9 (2.02%) .NET
4 9 (2.02%) HTML
4 9 (2.02%) Web Services
4 9 (2.02%) XML
5 7 (1.57%) HEVC
6 6 (1.35%) CSS
6 6 (1.35%) Django
6 6 (1.35%) Jinja
6 6 (1.35%) WebSockets
6 6 (1.35%) YAML
6 6 (1.35%) YANG
7 5 (1.12%) Middleware
7 5 (1.12%) RESTful
7 5 (1.12%) Twisted
8 4 (0.90%) COM
8 4 (0.90%) DCOM
8 4 (0.90%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.19%) Onboarding
2 31 (6.97%) Management Information System
3 25 (5.62%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.27%) Social Media
5 17 (3.82%) Product Ownership
6 13 (2.92%) Blog
6 13 (2.92%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.92%) FMCG
6 13 (2.92%) Web Conferencing
7 12 (2.70%) Video Conferencing
8 11 (2.47%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.80%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.80%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.57%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.57%) Freedom of Information Act
10 7 (1.57%) Podcast
11 6 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.35%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.12%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.12%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 42 (9.44%) Windows
2 19 (4.27%) Windows Server
3 17 (3.82%) Linux
4 8 (1.80%) Unix
4 8 (1.80%) Windows Server 2008
4 8 (1.80%) Windows Server 2012
4 8 (1.80%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.35%) Android
5 6 (1.35%) VMS
6 4 (0.90%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.45%) AIX
8 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.22%) Solaris
8 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 117 (26.29%) Business Development
2 114 (25.62%) Problem-Solving
3 93 (20.90%) CRM
4 68 (15.28%) Agile
4 68 (15.28%) AI
5 62 (13.93%) B2B
6 60 (13.48%) Decision-Making
7 54 (12.13%) Cybersecurity
8 51 (11.46%) Continuous Improvement
9 47 (10.56%) Mentoring
10 43 (9.66%) Full-Stack Development
11 42 (9.44%) Customer Service
12 40 (8.99%) Roadmaps
13 35 (7.87%) Coaching
14 34 (7.64%) Analytics
14 34 (7.64%) Collaborative Culture
15 30 (6.74%) Risk Management
16 29 (6.52%) B2B Sales
16 29 (6.52%) CI/CD
16 29 (6.52%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 56 (12.58%) JavaScript
2 47 (10.56%) SQL
3 42 (9.44%) TypeScript
4 33 (7.42%) Python
5 11 (2.47%) Bash
5 11 (2.47%) C#
6 9 (2.02%) Java
6 9 (2.02%) T-SQL
7 8 (1.80%) PowerShell
8 6 (1.35%) Bicep
8 6 (1.35%) Kusto Query Language
9 3 (0.67%) C++
9 3 (0.67%) Perl
9 3 (0.67%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.22%) Delphi
10 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
10 1 (0.22%) Pascal
10 1 (0.22%) VBA
10 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 79 (17.75%) Degree
2 38 (8.54%) Security Cleared
3 15 (3.37%) CISSP
3 15 (3.37%) DV Cleared
4 14 (3.15%) CISM
4 14 (3.15%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
6 8 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.80%) CISA
6 8 (1.80%) DBS Check
7 7 (1.57%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.57%) CRISC
7 7 (1.57%) ISACA
8 6 (1.35%) Azure Certification
8 6 (1.35%) PMP
9 4 (0.90%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 4 (0.90%) CCSP
9 4 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 4 (0.90%) PMI Certification
10 3 (0.67%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (5.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (5.62%) Accessibility
2 25 (5.62%) GDPR
3 21 (4.72%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (4.27%) QA
5 15 (3.37%) Data Quality
6 14 (3.15%) NIST
7 10 (2.25%) PCI DSS
8 9 (2.02%) GRC
8 9 (2.02%) SOC 2
9 8 (1.80%) COBIT
10 7 (1.57%) SOC 1
11 6 (1.35%) ISO 9001
12 5 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 4 (0.90%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.90%) SLA
14 3 (0.67%) ISO 22301
14 3 (0.67%) NCSC
14 3 (0.67%) PMO
15 2 (0.45%) WCAG
System Software
1 28 (6.29%) Active Directory
2 9 (2.02%) Docker
2 9 (2.02%) Virtual Machines
3 6 (1.35%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.35%) vSphere
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.57%) Terraform
3 5 (1.12%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.67%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.67%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.45%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 93 (20.90%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.27%) SAP
3 17 (3.82%) Cisco
4 14 (3.15%) Oracle
5 13 (2.92%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.70%) Adobe
7 8 (1.80%) Dell
7 8 (1.80%) HP
8 7 (1.57%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.35%) F5
9 6 (1.35%) Google
9 6 (1.35%) Juniper
9 6 (1.35%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.35%) ScienceLogic
9 6 (1.35%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.35%) VMware
10 5 (1.12%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.12%) Sage
11 3 (0.67%) Apple
11 3 (0.67%) Citrix