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

6 months to
9 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 104 107
Rank change year-on-year +12 +3 +7
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 444 555 610
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.90% 2.95% 2.96%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.29% 7.80% 7.63%
Number of salaries quoted 274 220 441
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,925 £32,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £38,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £74,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,625 £80,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £54,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -30.56% - -

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 5,358 7,117 7,999
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.03% 37.85% 38.79%
Number of salaries quoted 3,451 4,088 6,293
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £46,713 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £115,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £53,877 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.21% -4.00% -0.33%

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 9 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 13 (2.93%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.58%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.68%) Confluence
4 2 (0.45%) Apache
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.45%) IIS
5 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.23%) Moodle
5 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 51 (11.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 43 (9.68%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.35%) Photoshop
4 6 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.45%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.45%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.45%) Blender
5 2 (0.45%) InDesign
6 1 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
6 1 (0.23%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.23%) Civil 3D
6 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) Navisworks
6 1 (0.23%) Revit
6 1 (0.23%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (2.03%) NetSuite
1 9 (2.03%) Shopify
2 5 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.13%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.23%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.23%) Endur
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 58 (13.06%) Azure
2 45 (10.14%) Microsoft 365
3 42 (9.46%) Power Platform
4 26 (5.86%) SaaS
5 20 (4.50%) AWS
6 19 (4.28%) Azure Data Factory
7 15 (3.38%) Power Automate
8 14 (3.15%) GitHub
9 12 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
11 10 (2.25%) Azure DevOps
12 9 (2.03%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.80%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (1.58%) GitHub Copilot
14 7 (1.58%) OneDrive
14 7 (1.58%) PowerApps
15 6 (1.35%) Microsoft Purview
16 5 (1.13%) Google Analytics
17 4 (0.90%) GCP
18 3 (0.68%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.93%) Wi-Fi
2 12 (2.70%) Firewall
2 12 (2.70%) VoIP
3 11 (2.48%) VPN
4 10 (2.25%) Internet
4 10 (2.25%) WAN
5 9 (2.03%) Broadband
5 9 (2.03%) VLAN
6 8 (1.80%) DNS
6 8 (1.80%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.58%) DHCP
8 5 (1.13%) Ethernet
8 5 (1.13%) LAN
9 4 (0.90%) SD-WAN
9 4 (0.90%) WLAN
10 3 (0.68%) ADSL
10 3 (0.68%) G.fast
10 3 (0.68%) IPv4
10 3 (0.68%) IPv6
10 3 (0.68%) PPP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (9.01%) Power BI
2 28 (6.31%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.15%) GIS
3 14 (3.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (2.93%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (2.48%) Geospatial Data
6 8 (1.80%) MySQL
7 6 (1.35%) MariaDB
7 6 (1.35%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.13%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.13%) Tableau
9 2 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
9 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
9 2 (0.45%) Metadata
9 2 (0.45%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.45%) QGIS
9 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.83%) Selenium
2 16 (3.60%) JIRA
2 16 (3.60%) WebDriver
3 14 (3.15%) Git
4 9 (2.03%) Postman
4 9 (2.03%) SoapUI
4 9 (2.03%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (1.80%) Cypress.io
6 3 (0.68%) JMeter
6 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.45%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
7 2 (0.45%) Robot Framework
7 2 (0.45%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.23%) JUnit
8 1 (0.23%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.23%) TestNG
8 1 (0.23%) Visual Studio
General
1 263 (59.23%) Social Skills
2 134 (30.18%) Finance
3 132 (29.73%) Analytical Skills
4 62 (13.96%) Presentation Skills
5 56 (12.61%) Marketing
6 47 (10.59%) Public Sector
7 35 (7.88%) Organisational Skills
8 27 (6.08%) Manufacturing
9 26 (5.86%) Billing
10 24 (5.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 23 (5.18%) Law
12 20 (4.50%) Legal
13 18 (4.05%) Telecoms
14 15 (3.38%) Retail
15 12 (2.70%) Advertising
16 8 (1.80%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.80%) Local Government
17 7 (1.58%) Automotive
17 7 (1.58%) Financial Institution
18 6 (1.35%) Banking
Job Titles
1 64 (14.41%) Analyst
2 49 (11.04%) Technical Support
3 41 (9.23%) Support Engineer
4 37 (8.33%) Technical Engineer
4 37 (8.33%) Technical Support Engineer
5 36 (8.11%) IT Support
6 31 (6.98%) Architect
7 29 (6.53%) Support Technician
8 28 (6.31%) Solutions Architect
9 25 (5.63%) IT Support Technician
9 25 (5.63%) IT Technician
10 24 (5.41%) Sales Executive
11 21 (4.73%) Senior
12 20 (4.50%) Lead
13 19 (4.28%) Developer
13 19 (4.28%) Support Analyst
14 18 (4.05%) Sales Manager
15 17 (3.83%) Administrator
15 17 (3.83%) Business Development Manager
15 17 (3.83%) Business Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.60%) .NET
2 15 (3.38%) HTML
3 10 (2.25%) SOAP
4 7 (1.58%) Playwright
5 6 (1.35%) Node.js
6 4 (0.90%) Vue
6 4 (0.90%) XML
7 3 (0.68%) FreeSWITCH
7 3 (0.68%) JSON
8 2 (0.45%) CSS
8 2 (0.45%) Elastic Stack
8 2 (0.45%) Kafka
8 2 (0.45%) OpenAPI
8 2 (0.45%) REST
8 2 (0.45%) RESTful
8 2 (0.45%) Swagger
8 2 (0.45%) Web Services
8 2 (0.45%) YAML
9 1 (0.23%) PyTorch
9 1 (0.23%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.71%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.08%) Virtual Team
3 26 (5.86%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (4.28%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.28%) Management Information System
5 14 (3.15%) Social Media
6 10 (2.25%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.80%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 7 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
8 7 (1.58%) IoT
8 7 (1.58%) Low-Code
9 4 (0.90%) Algorithms
9 4 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (0.90%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (0.90%) Web Conferencing
10 3 (0.68%) Cyber Defence
10 3 (0.68%) Cyber Threat
10 3 (0.68%) Linux Command Line
10 3 (0.68%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.68%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 71 (15.99%) Windows
2 26 (5.86%) Windows 10
3 24 (5.41%) Apple iOS
4 22 (4.95%) Linux
5 12 (2.70%) Windows 7
6 7 (1.58%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.13%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.13%) Mac OS X
8 4 (0.90%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.45%) Unix
9 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.23%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (45.95%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (20.05%) Decision-Making
3 81 (18.24%) Analytics
4 76 (17.12%) Business Development
4 76 (17.12%) Customer Service
5 75 (16.89%) Agile
6 72 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 69 (15.54%) CRM
8 68 (15.32%) B2B
9 50 (11.26%) Customer Experience
9 50 (11.26%) Mentoring
10 49 (11.04%) AI
11 48 (10.81%) Coaching
12 47 (10.59%) Time Management
13 43 (9.68%) User Experience
14 41 (9.23%) Business Intelligence
14 41 (9.23%) Project Management
15 39 (8.78%) Root Cause Analysis
16 37 (8.33%) Creative Problem-Solving
17 35 (7.88%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 78 (17.57%) SQL
2 30 (6.76%) Python
3 27 (6.08%) C#
4 24 (5.41%) Java
5 13 (2.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 10 (2.25%) PowerShell
7 9 (2.03%) C++
7 9 (2.03%) JavaScript
8 7 (1.58%) PHP
9 5 (1.13%) Bash
9 5 (1.13%) C
10 4 (0.90%) MATLAB
10 4 (0.90%) TypeScript
11 2 (0.45%) Bicep
11 2 (0.45%) R
12 1 (0.23%) Ruby
12 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.23%) VBA
12 1 (0.23%) VC++
Qualifications
1 112 (25.23%) Degree
2 40 (9.01%) Security Cleared
3 22 (4.95%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (4.73%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.93%) DBS Check
5 13 (2.93%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.48%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.03%) ISTQB
7 9 (2.03%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 7 (1.58%) CFA
9 6 (1.35%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.35%) MCSE
10 5 (1.13%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.13%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.13%) MCP
10 5 (1.13%) MCSA
11 4 (0.90%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.68%) AAT
12 3 (0.68%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (4.73%) Data Quality
1 21 (4.73%) QA
2 16 (3.60%) SLA
3 8 (1.80%) GDPR
4 7 (1.58%) Accessibility
5 5 (1.13%) IFRS
5 5 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.90%) PMO
6 4 (0.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.45%) EMIR
7 2 (0.45%) NIST
8 1 (0.23%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 1 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 19650
8 1 (0.23%) MiFID
8 1 (0.23%) NCSC
8 1 (0.23%) P3O
8 1 (0.23%) PERC
System Software
1 36 (8.11%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.25%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.35%) Firmware
4 5 (1.13%) Docker
5 3 (0.68%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.23%) iptables
7 1 (0.23%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (1.80%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.90%) Terraform
4 3 (0.68%) Ansible
5 2 (0.45%) SCOM
6 1 (0.23%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.23%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 97 (21.85%) Microsoft
2 12 (2.70%) Autodesk
2 12 (2.70%) Google
2 12 (2.70%) VMware
3 10 (2.25%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.03%) Oracle
5 8 (1.80%) Xero
6 7 (1.58%) Cisco
7 5 (1.13%) SAP
8 4 (0.90%) Apple
8 4 (0.90%) Fortinet
8 4 (0.90%) Mercator
9 3 (0.68%) Adobe
9 3 (0.68%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.68%) Concur
9 3 (0.68%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.68%) JD Edwards
9 3 (0.68%) N-able
9 3 (0.68%) YouTube
10 2 (0.45%) Ubiquiti