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 10 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 103 89 134
Rank change year-on-year -14 +45 -17
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 621 630 562
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.59% 3.88% 2.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.89% 9.22% 7.16%
Number of salaries quoted 424 302 274
10th Percentile £28,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £37,101
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -21.30% -4.42%
75th Percentile £57,352 £62,500 £68,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -12.04%

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 9,015 6,835 7,846
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.65% 42.13% 33.58%
Number of salaries quoted 5,416 3,555 4,898
10th Percentile £33,250 £30,500 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -4.00%

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 10 September 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 29 (4.67%) SharePoint
2 23 (3.70%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.45%) CMS
4 7 (1.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.13%) WordPress
5 5 (0.81%) IIS
6 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2007
6 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (0.48%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.16%) Apache
7 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 44 (7.09%) Microsoft Office
2 38 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.97%) Navisworks
6 6 (0.97%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.97%) Revit
6 6 (0.97%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.81%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.81%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.81%) InDesign
8 4 (0.64%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.48%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.16%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.16%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 9 (1.45%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.81%) Primavera
2 5 (0.81%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.48%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.32%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.32%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.16%) JDE World
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 75 (12.08%) Azure
2 59 (9.50%) SaaS
3 48 (7.73%) AWS
4 42 (6.76%) Microsoft 365
5 24 (3.86%) Entra ID
6 21 (3.38%) Figma
7 18 (2.90%) Power Platform
8 17 (2.74%) GCP
9 15 (2.42%) Azure DevOps
10 14 (2.25%) GitHub
11 8 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.13%) ChatGPT
12 7 (1.13%) IaaS
12 7 (1.13%) PaaS
12 7 (1.13%) Serverless
12 7 (1.13%) Snowflake
13 6 (0.97%) Azure Key Vault
13 6 (0.97%) Azure Monitor
13 6 (0.97%) Dynamics 365
13 6 (0.97%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.38%) Firewall
2 18 (2.90%) VPN
3 16 (2.58%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (2.25%) Broadband
5 13 (2.09%) LAN
5 13 (2.09%) TCP/IP
5 13 (2.09%) WAN
6 10 (1.61%) DNS
7 9 (1.45%) Network Security
8 8 (1.29%) DHCP
9 6 (0.97%) Internet
10 5 (0.81%) WPA
11 4 (0.64%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.48%) LTE
12 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
12 3 (0.48%) VoIP
13 2 (0.32%) Cisco ASA
13 2 (0.32%) Ethernet
13 2 (0.32%) VLAN
14 1 (0.16%) IP Telephony
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.25%) Power BI
1 14 (2.25%) SQL Server
2 10 (1.61%) Azure SQL Database
3 9 (1.45%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (0.81%) Data Mining
5 5 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.81%) Metadata
5 5 (0.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (0.81%) Tableau
6 4 (0.64%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.64%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.64%) MySQL
6 4 (0.64%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.48%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.48%) Looker
8 2 (0.32%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.32%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.16%) Redis
9 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 41 (6.60%) Git
2 13 (2.09%) JIRA
3 8 (1.29%) JUnit
4 7 (1.13%) Maven
4 7 (1.13%) Mockito
5 6 (0.97%) Bitbucket
5 6 (0.97%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.48%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 3 (0.48%) GitLab
6 3 (0.48%) Mercurial
6 3 (0.48%) SonarQube
6 3 (0.48%) TeamCity
6 3 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.16%) git-flow
7 1 (0.16%) Mocha
7 1 (0.16%) Postman
7 1 (0.16%) Visual Studio
General
1 314 (50.56%) Social Skills
2 147 (23.67%) Marketing
3 129 (20.77%) Finance
4 123 (19.81%) Analytical Skills
5 78 (12.56%) Organisational Skills
6 58 (9.34%) Retail
7 56 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 53 (8.53%) Public Sector
9 49 (7.89%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (4.67%) Law
10 29 (4.67%) Telecoms
11 28 (4.51%) Games
12 27 (4.35%) Automotive
13 26 (4.19%) Influencing Skills
14 25 (4.03%) Manufacturing
15 24 (3.86%) Legal
16 20 (3.22%) French Language
17 17 (2.74%) Banking
18 16 (2.58%) Aerospace
19 14 (2.25%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 67 (10.79%) Developer
2 59 (9.50%) Business Manager
3 57 (9.18%) Business Development Manager
3 57 (9.18%) Development Manager
4 49 (7.89%) Senior
5 43 (6.92%) Analyst
6 32 (5.15%) Full-Stack Developer
7 25 (4.03%) Sales Executive
8 24 (3.86%) IT Support
9 22 (3.54%) Lead
10 19 (3.06%) Consultant
11 18 (2.90%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 17 (2.74%) Support Engineer
13 16 (2.58%) Support Specialist
14 15 (2.42%) Business Development Executive
14 15 (2.42%) Sales Representative
15 14 (2.25%) Senior Analyst
16 13 (2.09%) Technical Manager
17 12 (1.93%) Account Executive
17 12 (1.93%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 55 (8.86%) React
2 16 (2.58%) REST
3 15 (2.42%) .NET
4 8 (1.29%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.29%) Spring
5 7 (1.13%) JSON
5 7 (1.13%) Middleware
5 7 (1.13%) Terraform
5 7 (1.13%) Web Services
6 5 (0.81%) CSS
6 5 (0.81%) HTML
7 4 (0.64%) COM
7 4 (0.64%) DCOM
7 4 (0.64%) Django
7 4 (0.64%) LDAP
7 4 (0.64%) WebSockets
8 3 (0.48%) EDI
8 3 (0.48%) RESTful
8 3 (0.48%) TensorFlow
8 3 (0.48%) Twisted
Miscellaneous
1 41 (6.60%) Driving Licence
2 39 (6.28%) Onboarding
3 33 (5.31%) Management Information System
4 25 (4.03%) Social Media
5 18 (2.90%) Web Conferencing
6 17 (2.74%) Blog
7 13 (2.09%) FMCG
8 12 (1.93%) e-Learning
8 12 (1.93%) Product Ownership
8 12 (1.93%) Video Conferencing
9 11 (1.77%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.77%) Security Posture
10 9 (1.45%) Data Centre
10 9 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
11 8 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
11 8 (1.29%) Cloud Native
12 7 (1.13%) FPGA
12 7 (1.13%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.13%) Freedom of Information Act
12 7 (1.13%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 44 (7.09%) Windows
2 18 (2.90%) Linux
3 16 (2.58%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.97%) VMS
5 3 (0.48%) Mac OS
5 3 (0.48%) Unix
5 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2008
5 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2012
5 3 (0.48%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.32%) Android
7 1 (0.16%) AIX
7 1 (0.16%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.16%) Solaris
7 1 (0.16%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.16%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 159 (25.60%) Business Development
2 158 (25.44%) CRM
3 148 (23.83%) Problem-Solving
4 117 (18.84%) Decision-Making
5 110 (17.71%) AI
6 95 (15.30%) Agile
7 94 (15.14%) B2B
8 74 (11.92%) Customer Service
9 71 (11.43%) Mentoring
10 70 (11.27%) Continuous Improvement
11 58 (9.34%) Collaborative Culture
12 57 (9.18%) Cybersecurity
13 53 (8.53%) Full-Stack Development
14 52 (8.37%) Business Strategy
14 52 (8.37%) Coaching
15 51 (8.21%) Customer Experience
15 51 (8.21%) Lead Generation
15 51 (8.21%) Stakeholder Management
16 49 (7.89%) B2B Sales
17 45 (7.25%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 64 (10.31%) JavaScript
2 57 (9.18%) SQL
3 47 (7.57%) TypeScript
4 31 (4.99%) Python
5 16 (2.58%) Java
6 14 (2.25%) Bash
7 11 (1.77%) C#
8 10 (1.61%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.29%) PowerShell
10 7 (1.13%) Bicep
10 7 (1.13%) PL/SQL
11 6 (0.97%) Kusto Query Language
12 3 (0.48%) C++
12 3 (0.48%) Perl
12 3 (0.48%) R
13 1 (0.16%) C
13 1 (0.16%) Delphi
13 1 (0.16%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.16%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 85 (13.69%) Degree
2 65 (10.47%) Security Cleared
3 35 (5.64%) SC Cleared
4 25 (4.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 22 (3.54%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.58%) CISSP
6 16 (2.58%) DBS Check
7 13 (2.09%) CISM
8 11 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (1.45%) PMP
10 8 (1.29%) Chartered Engineer
11 7 (1.13%) Azure Certification
11 7 (1.13%) CCNA
11 7 (1.13%) CCNP
11 7 (1.13%) CISA
11 7 (1.13%) CRISC
11 7 (1.13%) ISACA
12 6 (0.97%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (0.81%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.92%) Accessibility
2 28 (4.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (4.03%) GDPR
3 25 (4.03%) QA
4 20 (3.22%) Cyber Essentials
5 18 (2.90%) Data Quality
6 13 (2.09%) NIST
7 12 (1.93%) PMO
8 10 (1.61%) GRC
9 9 (1.45%) ISO 9001
10 8 (1.29%) PCI DSS
11 7 (1.13%) COBIT
11 7 (1.13%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 7 (1.13%) SOC 1
11 7 (1.13%) SOC 2
12 6 (0.97%) ISO 19650
12 6 (0.97%) SLA
13 5 (0.81%) NCSC
14 4 (0.64%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.64%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 34 (5.48%) Active Directory
2 19 (3.06%) Docker
3 9 (1.45%) Firmware
4 7 (1.13%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.97%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.97%) VMware Infrastructure
5 6 (0.97%) vSphere
6 2 (0.32%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.16%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 20 (3.22%) Microsoft Intune
2 13 (2.09%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.48%) Ansible
3 3 (0.48%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.48%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.32%) Oracle RMAN
5 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.16%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 136 (21.90%) Microsoft
2 30 (4.83%) SAP
3 28 (4.51%) Salesforce
4 25 (4.03%) HubSpot
5 18 (2.90%) Google
6 17 (2.74%) Cisco
6 17 (2.74%) Oracle
7 15 (2.42%) YouTube
8 11 (1.77%) Adobe
9 7 (1.13%) Sage
9 7 (1.13%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.97%) ScienceLogic
10 6 (0.97%) VMware
11 3 (0.48%) Apple
11 3 (0.48%) Dell
11 3 (0.48%) HP
11 3 (0.48%) Perforce
11 3 (0.48%) Planview
11 3 (0.48%) Red Hat
12 2 (0.32%) F5