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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 80 102 112
Rank change year-on-year +22 +10 +1
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 479 548 627
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.16% 2.80% 2.89%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.76% 7.85% 7.33%
Number of salaries quoted 298 211 462
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,000 £32,639
25th Percentile £29,500 £39,539 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £55,000 £70,000 £74,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -31.82% +1.85% -1.82%

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 5,467 6,982 8,552
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.01% 35.71% 39.45%
Number of salaries quoted 3,558 3,913 6,706
10th Percentile £28,000 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,783 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.41% -3.41% -
75th Percentile £81,188 £86,250 £84,056
90th Percentile £110,000 £117,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £54,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -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 18 November 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 (2.71%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.04%) Confluence
4 4 (0.84%) WordPress
5 3 (0.63%) IIS
6 1 (0.21%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.21%) Moodle
6 1 (0.21%) Tomcat
Applications
1 56 (11.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 41 (8.56%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (3.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.67%) Photoshop
5 7 (1.46%) Spreadsheet
6 5 (1.04%) Blender
7 4 (0.84%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 4 (0.84%) Adobe Illustrator
7 4 (0.84%) InDesign
8 2 (0.42%) Adobe After Effects
8 2 (0.42%) Civil 3D
8 2 (0.42%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.42%) Revit
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe Premiere
9 1 (0.21%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Project
9 1 (0.21%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.21%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 16 (3.34%) NetSuite
2 9 (1.88%) Shopify
3 5 (1.04%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.04%) Visualfiles
4 4 (0.84%) Sage 200
4 4 (0.84%) Sage CRM
5 1 (0.21%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.21%) Endur
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 61 (12.73%) Azure
2 45 (9.39%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (9.19%) Power Platform
4 23 (4.80%) SaaS
5 19 (3.97%) AWS
6 17 (3.55%) Azure Data Factory
7 16 (3.34%) GitHub
8 15 (3.13%) Power Automate
9 12 (2.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 11 (2.30%) Cloud Computing
10 11 (2.30%) Entra ID
11 10 (2.09%) Microsoft Copilot
11 10 (2.09%) OneDrive
12 8 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
12 8 (1.67%) PowerApps
13 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (1.04%) GCP
14 5 (1.04%) GitHub Copilot
14 5 (1.04%) Google Analytics
15 3 (0.63%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 18 (3.76%) Firewall
2 14 (2.92%) VoIP
2 14 (2.92%) Wi-Fi
3 13 (2.71%) Broadband
4 12 (2.51%) VPN
5 10 (2.09%) Internet
6 9 (1.88%) TCP/IP
6 9 (1.88%) WAN
7 8 (1.67%) DNS
8 7 (1.46%) DHCP
8 7 (1.46%) Ethernet
8 7 (1.46%) SD-WAN
9 6 (1.25%) VLAN
10 5 (1.04%) 5G
10 5 (1.04%) ADSL
10 5 (1.04%) ADSL2+
10 5 (1.04%) G.fast
10 5 (1.04%) PSTN
11 4 (0.84%) SSH
12 3 (0.63%) STUN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (8.77%) Power BI
2 39 (8.14%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.13%) GIS
4 14 (2.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 13 (2.71%) Azure SQL Database
6 11 (2.30%) Geospatial Data
7 8 (1.67%) MySQL
8 6 (1.25%) MariaDB
8 6 (1.25%) MongoDB
9 5 (1.04%) QGIS
9 5 (1.04%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.63%) Tableau
11 2 (0.42%) Data Lake
11 2 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
11 2 (0.42%) NonStop SQL
11 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
12 1 (0.21%) BigQuery
12 1 (0.21%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 19 (3.97%) JIRA
2 17 (3.55%) Selenium
3 16 (3.34%) Git
3 16 (3.34%) WebDriver
4 10 (2.09%) SoapUI
5 9 (1.88%) Postman
5 9 (1.88%) Team Foundation Server
6 8 (1.67%) Cypress.io
7 5 (1.04%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 3 (0.63%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.63%) JMeter
9 2 (0.42%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.42%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.42%) Robot Framework
9 2 (0.42%) SonarQube
10 1 (0.21%) JUnit
10 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
10 1 (0.21%) TestNG
10 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 287 (59.92%) Social Skills
2 149 (31.11%) Finance
3 139 (29.02%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (13.15%) Presentation Skills
5 56 (11.69%) Marketing
6 47 (9.81%) Public Sector
7 39 (8.14%) Organisational Skills
8 32 (6.68%) Manufacturing
9 27 (5.64%) Billing
10 24 (5.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 21 (4.38%) Legal
12 18 (3.76%) Law
12 18 (3.76%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.13%) Retail
14 12 (2.51%) Advertising
14 12 (2.51%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.67%) Banking
15 8 (1.67%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.67%) Financial Institution
16 7 (1.46%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 70 (14.61%) Analyst
2 52 (10.86%) Technical Support
3 41 (8.56%) Support Engineer
4 39 (8.14%) Technical Engineer
4 39 (8.14%) Technical Support Engineer
5 34 (7.10%) IT Support
6 31 (6.47%) Architect
7 28 (5.85%) Senior
7 28 (5.85%) Solutions Architect
8 27 (5.64%) Support Technician
9 25 (5.22%) Developer
10 24 (5.01%) Administrator
11 23 (4.80%) IT Support Technician
11 23 (4.80%) IT Technician
12 21 (4.38%) Support Analyst
13 20 (4.18%) Lead
13 20 (4.18%) Sales Executive
14 19 (3.97%) Account Manager
15 17 (3.55%) Business Development Manager
15 17 (3.55%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.38%) .NET
2 17 (3.55%) HTML
3 12 (2.51%) SOAP
4 10 (2.09%) XML
5 8 (1.67%) JSON
6 7 (1.46%) Playwright
6 7 (1.46%) REST
7 6 (1.25%) Node.js
7 6 (1.25%) Web Services
8 4 (0.84%) CSS
8 4 (0.84%) Vue
9 3 (0.63%) FreeSWITCH
10 2 (0.42%) Elastic Stack
10 2 (0.42%) OpenAPI
10 2 (0.42%) RESTful
10 2 (0.42%) Swagger
10 2 (0.42%) YAML
11 1 (0.21%) .NET Core
11 1 (0.21%) Pandas
11 1 (0.21%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 55 (11.48%) Onboarding
2 28 (5.85%) Analytical Mindset
2 28 (5.85%) Virtual Team
3 23 (4.80%) Management Information System
4 19 (3.97%) Driving Licence
5 14 (2.92%) Social Media
6 10 (2.09%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.88%) Enterprise Software
8 8 (1.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 7 (1.46%) Algorithms
10 6 (1.25%) BYOD
10 6 (1.25%) IoT
11 5 (1.04%) GNSS
11 5 (1.04%) Low-Code
11 5 (1.04%) Self-Driving Car
12 4 (0.84%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.84%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (0.84%) Web Conferencing
13 3 (0.63%) Cyber Defence
13 3 (0.63%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 75 (15.66%) Windows
2 27 (5.64%) Windows 10
3 24 (5.01%) Apple iOS
4 23 (4.80%) Linux
5 13 (2.71%) Windows 7
6 7 (1.46%) Mac OS
6 7 (1.46%) Windows Server
7 5 (1.04%) Mac OS X
8 4 (0.84%) OpenWrt
9 3 (0.63%) Unix
10 2 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
11 1 (0.21%) Debian
11 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (46.14%) Problem-Solving
2 94 (19.62%) Customer Service
3 90 (18.79%) Decision-Making
4 82 (17.12%) Analytics
5 77 (16.08%) Business Development
6 75 (15.66%) Agile
7 73 (15.24%) Continuous Improvement
7 73 (15.24%) CRM
8 70 (14.61%) B2B
9 54 (11.27%) Mentoring
9 54 (11.27%) Time Management
10 51 (10.65%) Customer Experience
11 49 (10.23%) AI
12 46 (9.60%) Business Intelligence
13 45 (9.39%) User Experience
14 44 (9.19%) Coaching
15 43 (8.98%) Project Management
16 42 (8.77%) Process Improvement
17 39 (8.14%) Root Cause Analysis
18 37 (7.72%) Creative Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 92 (19.21%) SQL
2 32 (6.68%) C#
3 29 (6.05%) Python
4 27 (5.64%) Java
5 13 (2.71%) C++
5 13 (2.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 12 (2.51%) JavaScript
7 11 (2.30%) PowerShell
8 7 (1.46%) MATLAB
8 7 (1.46%) PHP
9 5 (1.04%) C
10 4 (0.84%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.63%) Bash
12 2 (0.42%) Bicep
12 2 (0.42%) R
12 2 (0.42%) VBA
13 1 (0.21%) Ruby
13 1 (0.21%) T-SQL
13 1 (0.21%) VC++
Qualifications
1 116 (24.22%) Degree
2 38 (7.93%) Security Cleared
3 24 (5.01%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (4.38%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.55%) DBS Check
6 12 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.88%) DV Cleared
7 9 (1.88%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.88%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 7 (1.46%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.25%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.25%) Master's Degree
10 5 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.04%) MCP
10 5 (1.04%) MCSA
10 5 (1.04%) MCSE
11 4 (0.84%) CCNP
11 4 (0.84%) CFA
11 4 (0.84%) Network+ Certification
12 3 (0.63%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.01%) QA
2 20 (4.18%) Data Quality
3 17 (3.55%) SLA
4 8 (1.67%) GDPR
5 7 (1.46%) Accessibility
6 6 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.04%) IFRS
8 4 (0.84%) PMO
9 3 (0.63%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.42%) EMIR
10 2 (0.42%) ISO 19650
10 2 (0.42%) NIST
11 1 (0.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.21%) MiFID
11 1 (0.21%) NCSC
11 1 (0.21%) P3O
11 1 (0.21%) PERC
System Software
1 34 (7.10%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.88%) Docker
2 9 (1.88%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.25%) Firmware
4 4 (0.84%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.21%) iptables
6 1 (0.21%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 12 (2.51%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.88%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.84%) Terraform
4 3 (0.63%) Ansible
5 2 (0.42%) SCOM
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.21%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 106 (22.13%) Microsoft
2 15 (3.13%) Salesforce
3 14 (2.92%) VMware
4 13 (2.71%) Autodesk
5 12 (2.51%) Oracle
6 11 (2.30%) Google
7 9 (1.88%) Cisco
7 9 (1.88%) Xero
8 8 (1.67%) SAP
9 6 (1.25%) Adobe
9 6 (1.25%) Trayport
10 5 (1.04%) Concur
10 5 (1.04%) Fortinet
10 5 (1.04%) JD Edwards
10 5 (1.04%) N-able
11 4 (0.84%) Apple
11 4 (0.84%) HubSpot
11 4 (0.84%) Mercator
11 4 (0.84%) Sage
12 3 (0.63%) Atlassian