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

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 109 106
Rank change year-on-year +19 -3 +4
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 449 562 601
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.93% 2.95% 2.93%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 8.32% 7.82% 7.55%
Number of salaries quoted 276 223 434
10th Percentile £26,500 £26,400 £32,500
25th Percentile £28,375 £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 £82,000 £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 5,394 7,184 7,958
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.19% 37.66% 38.84%
Number of salaries quoted 3,476 4,132 6,255
10th Percentile £27,750 £36,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,433 £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 £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 5 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 11 (2.45%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.67%) Confluence
4 2 (0.45%) Apache
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.45%) IIS
4 2 (0.45%) WordPress
5 1 (0.22%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.22%) Moodle
Applications
1 54 (12.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (9.80%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.56%) Photoshop
5 6 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.67%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.67%) Blender
6 3 (0.67%) InDesign
7 2 (0.45%) Adobe After Effects
8 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
8 1 (0.22%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.22%) Civil 3D
8 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.22%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.22%) Navisworks
8 1 (0.22%) Revit
8 1 (0.22%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 10 (2.23%) NetSuite
2 9 (2.00%) Shopify
3 5 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.11%) Visualfiles
4 1 (0.22%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.22%) Endur
4 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 56 (12.47%) Azure
2 43 (9.58%) Microsoft 365
2 43 (9.58%) Power Platform
3 26 (5.79%) SaaS
4 20 (4.45%) AWS
5 19 (4.23%) Azure Data Factory
6 15 (3.34%) Power Automate
7 14 (3.12%) GitHub
8 12 (2.67%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 11 (2.45%) Cloud Computing
10 10 (2.23%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (2.00%) Entra ID
12 8 (1.78%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.56%) GitHub Copilot
13 7 (1.56%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.56%) PowerApps
14 6 (1.34%) Microsoft Purview
15 5 (1.11%) Google Analytics
16 4 (0.89%) GCP
17 3 (0.67%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 12 (2.67%) Firewall
1 12 (2.67%) VoIP
1 12 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (2.45%) VPN
3 10 (2.23%) Internet
4 9 (2.00%) Broadband
4 9 (2.00%) WAN
5 8 (1.78%) DNS
5 8 (1.78%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.56%) DHCP
6 7 (1.56%) VLAN
7 5 (1.11%) Ethernet
7 5 (1.11%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.67%) 5G
8 3 (0.67%) ADSL
8 3 (0.67%) G.fast
8 3 (0.67%) IPv4
8 3 (0.67%) LAN
8 3 (0.67%) PPP
8 3 (0.67%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (9.13%) Power BI
2 30 (6.68%) SQL Server
3 14 (3.12%) GIS
3 14 (3.12%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 13 (2.90%) Azure SQL Database
5 11 (2.45%) Geospatial Data
6 8 (1.78%) MySQL
7 6 (1.34%) MariaDB
7 6 (1.34%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.11%) Relational Database
8 5 (1.11%) Tableau
9 3 (0.67%) QGIS
10 2 (0.45%) Amazon Athena
10 2 (0.45%) Amazon QuickSight
10 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.45%) Apache Iceberg
10 2 (0.45%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.45%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.45%) Metadata
10 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 17 (3.79%) Selenium
2 16 (3.56%) JIRA
2 16 (3.56%) WebDriver
3 14 (3.12%) Git
4 9 (2.00%) Postman
4 9 (2.00%) SoapUI
4 9 (2.00%) Team Foundation Server
5 8 (1.78%) Cypress.io
6 4 (0.89%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.67%) JMeter
8 2 (0.45%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.45%) Eclipse
8 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
8 2 (0.45%) Robot Framework
8 2 (0.45%) SonarQube
9 1 (0.22%) JUnit
9 1 (0.22%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.22%) TestNG
9 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
General
1 268 (59.69%) Social Skills
2 136 (30.29%) Finance
3 134 (29.84%) Analytical Skills
4 63 (14.03%) Presentation Skills
5 57 (12.69%) Marketing
6 47 (10.47%) Public Sector
7 36 (8.02%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (5.79%) Billing
8 26 (5.79%) Manufacturing
9 24 (5.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 23 (5.12%) Law
11 21 (4.68%) Legal
12 17 (3.79%) Telecoms
13 15 (3.34%) Retail
14 12 (2.67%) Advertising
15 8 (1.78%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.78%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.78%) Local Government
16 7 (1.56%) Automotive
16 7 (1.56%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 66 (14.70%) Analyst
2 50 (11.14%) Technical Support
3 40 (8.91%) Support Engineer
4 37 (8.24%) Technical Engineer
4 37 (8.24%) Technical Support Engineer
5 35 (7.80%) IT Support
6 31 (6.90%) Architect
7 28 (6.24%) Solutions Architect
7 28 (6.24%) Support Technician
8 24 (5.35%) IT Support Technician
8 24 (5.35%) IT Technician
9 23 (5.12%) Sales Executive
10 22 (4.90%) Senior
11 21 (4.68%) Support Analyst
12 20 (4.45%) Lead
13 19 (4.23%) Developer
14 18 (4.01%) Account Manager
14 18 (4.01%) Administrator
15 17 (3.79%) Business Development Manager
15 17 (3.79%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.56%) .NET
1 16 (3.56%) HTML
2 10 (2.23%) SOAP
3 7 (1.56%) Playwright
4 6 (1.34%) Node.js
5 4 (0.89%) Vue
5 4 (0.89%) XML
6 3 (0.67%) CSS
6 3 (0.67%) FreeSWITCH
6 3 (0.67%) JSON
7 2 (0.45%) Elastic Stack
7 2 (0.45%) Kafka
7 2 (0.45%) OpenAPI
7 2 (0.45%) REST
7 2 (0.45%) RESTful
7 2 (0.45%) Swagger
7 2 (0.45%) Web Services
7 2 (0.45%) YAML
8 1 (0.22%) PyTorch
8 1 (0.22%) Shiny
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.58%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.01%) Virtual Team
3 26 (5.79%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (4.23%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.23%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.34%) Social Media
6 10 (2.23%) Product Ownership
7 8 (1.78%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 7 (1.56%) IoT
8 7 (1.56%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.11%) Algorithms
10 4 (0.89%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (0.89%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (0.89%) Web Conferencing
11 3 (0.67%) Blog
11 3 (0.67%) EPoS
11 3 (0.67%) Mobile App
11 3 (0.67%) NHS
11 3 (0.67%) Self-Driving Car
Operating Systems
1 71 (15.81%) Windows
2 26 (5.79%) Windows 10
3 24 (5.35%) Apple iOS
4 22 (4.90%) Linux
5 13 (2.90%) Windows 7
6 6 (1.34%) Mac OS
7 5 (1.11%) Mac OS X
7 5 (1.11%) Windows Server
8 4 (0.89%) OpenWrt
9 2 (0.45%) Unix
9 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.22%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 205 (45.66%) Problem-Solving
2 89 (19.82%) Decision-Making
3 81 (18.04%) Analytics
4 79 (17.59%) Customer Service
5 77 (17.15%) Business Development
6 76 (16.93%) Agile
7 72 (16.04%) Continuous Improvement
8 70 (15.59%) B2B
8 70 (15.59%) CRM
9 51 (11.36%) Mentoring
10 50 (11.14%) Customer Experience
11 49 (10.91%) AI
11 49 (10.91%) Coaching
11 49 (10.91%) Time Management
12 44 (9.80%) User Experience
13 42 (9.35%) Business Intelligence
13 42 (9.35%) Project Management
14 39 (8.69%) Root Cause Analysis
15 37 (8.24%) Creative Problem-Solving
16 35 (7.80%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 80 (17.82%) SQL
2 31 (6.90%) Python
3 27 (6.01%) C#
4 24 (5.35%) Java
5 13 (2.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 10 (2.23%) C++
6 10 (2.23%) JavaScript
6 10 (2.23%) PowerShell
7 7 (1.56%) PHP
8 5 (1.11%) Bash
8 5 (1.11%) C
8 5 (1.11%) MATLAB
9 4 (0.89%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.45%) Bicep
10 2 (0.45%) R
11 1 (0.22%) Ruby
11 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.22%) VBA
11 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 116 (25.84%) Degree
2 40 (8.91%) Security Cleared
3 23 (5.12%) Computer Science Degree
4 21 (4.68%) SC Cleared
5 13 (2.90%) DBS Check
5 13 (2.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 11 (2.45%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.00%) ISTQB
7 9 (2.00%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 7 (1.56%) CFA
9 6 (1.34%) Master's Degree
9 6 (1.34%) MCSE
10 5 (1.11%) Azure Certification
10 5 (1.11%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.11%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (1.11%) MCP
10 5 (1.11%) MCSA
11 4 (0.89%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.67%) AAT
12 3 (0.67%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.90%) QA
2 21 (4.68%) Data Quality
3 16 (3.56%) SLA
4 8 (1.78%) GDPR
5 7 (1.56%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.11%) IFRS
6 5 (1.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.89%) PMO
7 4 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.45%) EMIR
8 2 (0.45%) NIST
9 1 (0.22%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.22%) ISO 19650
9 1 (0.22%) MiFID
9 1 (0.22%) NCSC
9 1 (0.22%) P3O
9 1 (0.22%) PERC
System Software
1 36 (8.02%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.23%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.34%) Firmware
4 5 (1.11%) Docker
5 3 (0.67%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.22%) iptables
7 1 (0.22%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 8 (1.78%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (0.89%) Terraform
4 3 (0.67%) Ansible
5 2 (0.45%) SCOM
6 1 (0.22%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.22%) EMC NetWorker
Vendors
1 100 (22.27%) Microsoft
2 12 (2.67%) Autodesk
2 12 (2.67%) Google
2 12 (2.67%) VMware
3 10 (2.23%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.00%) Oracle
4 9 (2.00%) Xero
5 7 (1.56%) Cisco
6 5 (1.11%) SAP
7 4 (0.89%) Adobe
7 4 (0.89%) Apple
7 4 (0.89%) Fortinet
7 4 (0.89%) Mercator
7 4 (0.89%) N-able
8 3 (0.67%) Atlassian
8 3 (0.67%) Concur
8 3 (0.67%) HubSpot
8 3 (0.67%) JD Edwards
8 3 (0.67%) YouTube
9 2 (0.45%) Nokia