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

6 months to
18 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 102 118
Rank change year-on-year -29 +16 +19
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 453 600 764
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.11% 3.65% 2.49%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.58% 8.55% 7.19%
Number of salaries quoted 318 258 580
10th Percentile £29,000 £28,275 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,375 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% -6.25%
75th Percentile £57,040 £73,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £92,875 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -21.30%

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 8,117 7,018 10,620
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.77% 42.71% 34.68%
Number of salaries quoted 5,012 3,621 7,989
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 £120,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £58,497 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.73% +4.55% -14.10%

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 18 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 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 19 (4.19%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (1.77%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (1.55%) WordPress
5 6 (1.32%) CMS
6 5 (1.10%) IIS
7 3 (0.66%) Apache
7 3 (0.66%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.66%) Confluence
7 3 (0.66%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 40 (8.83%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (5.74%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.77%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (1.55%) Photoshop
6 6 (1.32%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (1.10%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (1.10%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (1.10%) Chatbot
7 5 (1.10%) InDesign
8 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 13 (2.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.10%) Primavera
3 4 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.44%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.44%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.44%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.22%) JDE World
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 65 (14.35%) Azure
2 40 (8.83%) AWS
3 31 (6.84%) SaaS
4 29 (6.40%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (4.86%) Entra ID
6 19 (4.19%) GCP
7 16 (3.53%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.31%) GitHub
9 12 (2.65%) Azure DevOps
9 12 (2.65%) Figma
10 9 (1.99%) Serverless
11 7 (1.55%) Canva
11 7 (1.55%) IaaS
11 7 (1.55%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.55%) PaaS
12 6 (1.32%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (1.32%) Azure Key Vault
12 6 (1.32%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (1.32%) Kong
12 6 (1.32%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.75%) Firewall
2 14 (3.09%) VPN
2 14 (3.09%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (2.65%) Broadband
4 11 (2.43%) DNS
5 10 (2.21%) DHCP
5 10 (2.21%) Internet
5 10 (2.21%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.55%) LTE
6 7 (1.55%) WAN
7 6 (1.32%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.10%) LAN
8 5 (1.10%) Network Security
8 5 (1.10%) WPA
9 3 (0.66%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.44%) 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 (2.87%) Power BI
2 10 (2.21%) Azure SQL Database
2 10 (2.21%) PostgreSQL
2 10 (2.21%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.55%) Metadata
4 6 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 6 (1.32%) Tableau
5 5 (1.10%) Data Mining
5 5 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.66%) Amazon Redshift
6 3 (0.66%) MySQL
7 2 (0.44%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.44%) Amazon QuickSight
7 2 (0.44%) Apache Iceberg
7 2 (0.44%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.44%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.44%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.22%) Oracle Exadata
8 1 (0.22%) Redis
8 1 (0.22%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 33 (7.28%) Git
2 14 (3.09%) JIRA
3 6 (1.32%) GitLab
4 4 (0.88%) JUnit
5 3 (0.66%) Maven
5 3 (0.66%) Mockito
5 3 (0.66%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (0.44%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) git-flow
7 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 194 (42.83%) Social Skills
2 86 (18.98%) Marketing
3 85 (18.76%) Finance
4 80 (17.66%) Analytical Skills
5 68 (15.01%) Organisational Skills
6 43 (9.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (7.06%) Retail
8 30 (6.62%) Automotive
9 29 (6.40%) Public Sector
10 26 (5.74%) Presentation Skills
11 24 (5.30%) Law
12 21 (4.64%) Banking
12 21 (4.64%) Telecoms
13 18 (3.97%) Legal
14 15 (3.31%) Games
14 15 (3.31%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (3.31%) Manufacturing
15 14 (3.09%) Electronics
16 12 (2.65%) Multimedia
17 9 (1.99%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 52 (11.48%) Developer
2 45 (9.93%) Analyst
2 45 (9.93%) Business Manager
3 43 (9.49%) Business Development Manager
3 43 (9.49%) Development Manager
4 40 (8.83%) Senior
5 29 (6.40%) Support Engineer
6 24 (5.30%) Full-Stack Developer
7 17 (3.75%) Consultant
7 17 (3.75%) IT Support
8 16 (3.53%) Technical Engineer
9 15 (3.31%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 15 (3.31%) Sales Executive
9 15 (3.31%) Technical Support
9 15 (3.31%) Technical Support Engineer
10 14 (3.09%) Lead
11 13 (2.87%) Senior Analyst
12 12 (2.65%) Business Development Executive
12 12 (2.65%) Recruitment Consultant
12 12 (2.65%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (10.15%) React
2 18 (3.97%) REST
3 10 (2.21%) JSON
4 9 (1.99%) HTML
4 9 (1.99%) Web Services
4 9 (1.99%) XML
5 8 (1.77%) .NET
6 7 (1.55%) HEVC
7 6 (1.32%) CSS
7 6 (1.32%) Django
7 6 (1.32%) Jinja
7 6 (1.32%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.32%) YAML
7 6 (1.32%) YANG
8 5 (1.10%) Middleware
8 5 (1.10%) RESTful
8 5 (1.10%) Twisted
9 4 (0.88%) COM
9 4 (0.88%) DCOM
9 4 (0.88%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.06%) Management Information System
1 32 (7.06%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.52%) Driving Licence
3 19 (4.19%) Social Media
4 17 (3.75%) Product Ownership
5 13 (2.87%) Blog
5 13 (2.87%) e-Learning
5 13 (2.87%) FMCG
5 13 (2.87%) Web Conferencing
6 12 (2.65%) Video Conferencing
7 11 (2.43%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (1.77%) Cloud Native
8 8 (1.77%) Security Posture
9 7 (1.55%) Freedom of Information
9 7 (1.55%) Freedom of Information Act
9 7 (1.55%) Podcast
10 6 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
10 6 (1.32%) Public Cloud
11 5 (1.10%) Data Centre
11 5 (1.10%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 42 (9.27%) Windows
2 19 (4.19%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.97%) Linux
4 8 (1.77%) Unix
4 8 (1.77%) Windows Server 2008
4 8 (1.77%) Windows Server 2012
4 8 (1.77%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.32%) Android
5 6 (1.32%) VMS
6 4 (0.88%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.44%) 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
1 121 (26.71%) Business Development
2 116 (25.61%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (20.97%) CRM
4 71 (15.67%) Agile
5 70 (15.45%) AI
6 65 (14.35%) Decision-Making
7 62 (13.69%) B2B
8 56 (12.36%) Cybersecurity
9 51 (11.26%) Continuous Improvement
10 48 (10.60%) Mentoring
11 44 (9.71%) Full-Stack Development
12 42 (9.27%) Customer Service
13 40 (8.83%) Roadmaps
14 35 (7.73%) Coaching
14 35 (7.73%) Collaborative Culture
15 34 (7.51%) Analytics
16 31 (6.84%) Risk Management
17 30 (6.62%) CI/CD
17 30 (6.62%) Customer Experience
18 29 (6.40%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 57 (12.58%) JavaScript
2 47 (10.38%) SQL
3 42 (9.27%) TypeScript
4 33 (7.28%) Python
5 12 (2.65%) Bash
6 10 (2.21%) C#
6 10 (2.21%) Java
7 8 (1.77%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.77%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.32%) Bicep
8 6 (1.32%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.88%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.66%) C++
10 3 (0.66%) Perl
11 1 (0.22%) Delphi
11 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.22%) Pascal
11 1 (0.22%) VBA
11 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 78 (17.22%) Degree
2 40 (8.83%) Security Cleared
3 16 (3.53%) CISSP
4 15 (3.31%) DV Cleared
4 15 (3.31%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.09%) CISM
6 11 (2.43%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.99%) DBS Check
8 8 (1.77%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.77%) CISA
9 7 (1.55%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.55%) CRISC
9 7 (1.55%) ISACA
10 6 (1.32%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.32%) PMP
11 5 (1.10%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (0.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.88%) CCSP
12 4 (0.88%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.66%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 25 (5.52%) Accessibility
2 25 (5.52%) GDPR
3 21 (4.64%) Cyber Essentials
4 19 (4.19%) QA
5 15 (3.31%) Data Quality
5 15 (3.31%) NIST
6 10 (2.21%) PCI DSS
7 9 (1.99%) GRC
7 9 (1.99%) SOC 2
8 8 (1.77%) COBIT
9 7 (1.55%) SOC 1
10 6 (1.32%) ISO 9001
11 5 (1.10%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 4 (0.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 4 (0.88%) NCSC
12 4 (0.88%) SLA
13 3 (0.66%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.66%) PMO
14 2 (0.44%) WCAG
System Software
1 28 (6.18%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.21%) Docker
3 9 (1.99%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.32%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.32%) vSphere
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (3.09%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.55%) Terraform
3 6 (1.32%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.66%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.66%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.44%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 95 (20.97%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.19%) SAP
3 17 (3.75%) Cisco
4 16 (3.53%) Oracle
5 13 (2.87%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.65%) Adobe
7 8 (1.77%) Dell
7 8 (1.77%) HP
8 7 (1.55%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.32%) F5
9 6 (1.32%) Google
9 6 (1.32%) Juniper
9 6 (1.32%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.32%) ScienceLogic
9 6 (1.32%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.32%) VMware
10 5 (1.10%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.10%) Sage
11 3 (0.66%) Apple
11 3 (0.66%) Citrix