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 3 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 93 135
Rank change year-on-year -5 +42 -24
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 671 628 552
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.70% 3.73% 2.47%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.07% 9.05% 7.31%
Number of salaries quoted 461 301 240
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £30,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £57,303 £60,283 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,375 £80,000 £86,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £37,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +13.33% -28.57% +2.94%

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 9,495 6,937 7,556
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.16% 41.23% 33.81%
Number of salaries quoted 5,485 3,482 4,442
10th Percentile £32,575 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,000 £40,000 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £83,750 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £56,038 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.89% -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 3 October 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 28 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.98%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.49%) CMS
4 7 (1.04%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.04%) WordPress
5 5 (0.75%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 47 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (6.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.19%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.89%) Navisworks
6 6 (0.89%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.89%) Revit
6 6 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.75%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.75%) InDesign
8 3 (0.45%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.45%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.15%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 9 (1.34%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.75%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 5 (0.75%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.75%) Primavera
2 5 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.45%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.45%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.30%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.30%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.15%) JDE World
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 74 (11.03%) SaaS
2 67 (9.99%) Azure
3 41 (6.11%) AWS
4 40 (5.96%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (3.28%) Entra ID
6 18 (2.68%) Figma
7 15 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
7 15 (2.24%) Power Platform
8 14 (2.09%) GCP
9 11 (1.64%) GitHub
10 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.04%) ChatGPT
11 7 (1.04%) IaaS
11 7 (1.04%) PaaS
11 7 (1.04%) Snowflake
12 6 (0.89%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (0.89%) Azure Functions
12 6 (0.89%) Canva
12 6 (0.89%) Google Workspace
12 6 (0.89%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.83%) Firewall
2 16 (2.38%) VPN
3 15 (2.24%) Broadband
4 13 (1.94%) LAN
4 13 (1.94%) TCP/IP
4 13 (1.94%) WAN
4 13 (1.94%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (1.34%) Network Security
6 7 (1.04%) DNS
6 7 (1.04%) Internet
7 5 (0.75%) DHCP
7 5 (0.75%) WPA
8 4 (0.60%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.45%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.45%) VoIP
9 3 (0.45%) Wireless
10 2 (0.30%) Bluetooth
10 2 (0.30%) Ethernet
10 2 (0.30%) RS-422
10 2 (0.30%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.94%) SQL Server
2 12 (1.79%) Power BI
3 7 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.75%) Data Mining
4 5 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.75%) Metadata
4 5 (0.75%) Tableau
5 4 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.60%) MongoDB
5 4 (0.60%) MySQL
5 4 (0.60%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.45%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.45%) Looker
6 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.45%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.30%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 37 (5.51%) Git
2 15 (2.24%) JIRA
3 7 (1.04%) JUnit
3 7 (1.04%) Maven
3 7 (1.04%) Mockito
4 6 (0.89%) Bitbucket
4 6 (0.89%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.45%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 3 (0.45%) Mercurial
5 3 (0.45%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.45%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.45%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Mocha
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
General
1 355 (52.91%) Social Skills
2 170 (25.34%) Marketing
3 159 (23.70%) Finance
4 127 (18.93%) Analytical Skills
5 76 (11.33%) Organisational Skills
6 71 (10.58%) Retail
7 59 (8.79%) Public Sector
8 58 (8.64%) Presentation Skills
9 56 (8.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 43 (6.41%) Legal
11 40 (5.96%) Games
12 33 (4.92%) Manufacturing
13 30 (4.47%) Influencing Skills
13 30 (4.47%) Law
13 30 (4.47%) Telecoms
14 26 (3.87%) Automotive
15 23 (3.43%) Banking
15 23 (3.43%) French Language
16 19 (2.83%) Pharmaceutical
17 17 (2.53%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 66 (9.84%) Developer
2 61 (9.09%) Business Manager
3 59 (8.79%) Business Development Manager
3 59 (8.79%) Development Manager
4 51 (7.60%) Analyst
5 48 (7.15%) Senior
6 31 (4.62%) Full-Stack Developer
7 26 (3.87%) Sales Executive
8 23 (3.43%) Consultant
9 22 (3.28%) IT Support
10 20 (2.98%) Lead
11 18 (2.68%) Account Executive
12 16 (2.38%) Business Development Executive
12 16 (2.38%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 16 (2.38%) Recruitment Consultant
12 16 (2.38%) Sales Representative
12 16 (2.38%) Support Specialist
13 15 (2.24%) Support Analyst
14 14 (2.09%) IT Analyst
14 14 (2.09%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (7.30%) React
2 15 (2.24%) .NET
3 12 (1.79%) REST
4 8 (1.19%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.19%) Middleware
5 7 (1.04%) Spring
5 7 (1.04%) Terraform
6 6 (0.89%) Web Services
7 5 (0.75%) CSS
7 5 (0.75%) HTML
7 5 (0.75%) JSON
8 4 (0.60%) COM
8 4 (0.60%) DCOM
8 4 (0.60%) LDAP
9 3 (0.45%) AWS CDK
9 3 (0.45%) EDI
9 3 (0.45%) RESTful
9 3 (0.45%) TensorFlow
10 2 (0.30%) Playwright
10 2 (0.30%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.90%) Driving Licence
2 49 (7.30%) Management Information System
3 42 (6.26%) Onboarding
4 41 (6.11%) Social Media
5 36 (5.37%) Web Conferencing
6 22 (3.28%) Podcast
7 17 (2.53%) Blog
7 17 (2.53%) Mobile App
8 13 (1.94%) FMCG
9 12 (1.79%) e-Learning
10 11 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
10 11 (1.64%) Security Posture
11 10 (1.49%) Data Centre
12 9 (1.34%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.34%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.34%) Video Conferencing
13 8 (1.19%) Cloud Native
14 7 (1.04%) Educational Technology
14 7 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (1.04%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 39 (5.81%) Windows
2 14 (2.09%) Linux
3 10 (1.49%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.89%) VMS
5 3 (0.45%) Android
5 3 (0.45%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.30%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.30%) VxWorks
7 1 (0.15%) AIX
7 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.15%) Solaris
7 1 (0.15%) Unix
7 1 (0.15%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 181 (26.97%) CRM
2 170 (25.34%) Business Development
3 150 (22.35%) Problem-Solving
4 129 (19.23%) Decision-Making
5 116 (17.29%) AI
6 104 (15.50%) B2B
7 100 (14.90%) Agile
8 99 (14.75%) Customer Service
9 82 (12.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 72 (10.73%) Mentoring
11 64 (9.54%) Customer Experience
12 63 (9.39%) Cybersecurity
13 60 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
14 59 (8.79%) Business Strategy
14 59 (8.79%) Collaborative Culture
15 56 (8.35%) B2B Sales
16 55 (8.20%) Coaching
17 51 (7.60%) Lead Generation
17 51 (7.60%) Time Management
18 47 (7.00%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 56 (8.35%) JavaScript
2 52 (7.75%) SQL
3 41 (6.11%) TypeScript
4 23 (3.43%) Python
5 16 (2.38%) Java
6 14 (2.09%) Bash
7 11 (1.64%) C#
8 8 (1.19%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.04%) Bicep
9 7 (1.04%) PL/SQL
9 7 (1.04%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.89%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.60%) C++
12 3 (0.45%) Perl
12 3 (0.45%) R
13 2 (0.30%) C
14 1 (0.15%) Delphi
14 1 (0.15%) Kotlin
14 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.15%) Pascal
Qualifications
1 87 (12.97%) Degree
2 62 (9.24%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.37%) BPSS Clearance
3 36 (5.37%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.83%) DBS Check
5 18 (2.68%) DV Cleared
6 16 (2.38%) CISSP
7 13 (1.94%) CISM
8 11 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.34%) Azure Certification
9 9 (1.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 9 (1.34%) PMP
10 8 (1.19%) Chartered Engineer
11 7 (1.04%) CCNA
11 7 (1.04%) CCNP
11 7 (1.04%) CISA
11 7 (1.04%) CRISC
11 7 (1.04%) ISACA
12 6 (0.89%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 5 (0.75%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (6.41%) Accessibility
2 30 (4.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 24 (3.58%) GDPR
4 23 (3.43%) QA
5 20 (2.98%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (2.53%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.94%) NIST
8 12 (1.79%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.79%) PMO
9 10 (1.49%) GRC
10 9 (1.34%) PCI DSS
11 7 (1.04%) COBIT
11 7 (1.04%) ISO/IEC 42001
11 7 (1.04%) SLA
11 7 (1.04%) SOC 1
11 7 (1.04%) SOC 2
12 6 (0.89%) ISO 19650
13 5 (0.75%) ISO 14001
13 5 (0.75%) ISO 22301
13 5 (0.75%) NCSC
System Software
1 31 (4.62%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.38%) Docker
3 11 (1.64%) Firmware
4 6 (0.89%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.89%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.89%) vSphere
5 4 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.30%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.15%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 16 (2.38%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.79%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.45%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) Data Guard
4 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 141 (21.01%) Microsoft
2 34 (5.07%) Salesforce
2 34 (5.07%) SAP
3 32 (4.77%) HubSpot
4 22 (3.28%) Google
5 18 (2.68%) YouTube
6 17 (2.53%) Oracle
7 15 (2.24%) Cisco
8 12 (1.79%) Adobe
9 9 (1.34%) ServiceNow
10 8 (1.19%) Sage
11 6 (0.89%) ScienceLogic
11 6 (0.89%) VMware
12 3 (0.45%) Apple
12 3 (0.45%) Marketo
12 3 (0.45%) Pardot
12 3 (0.45%) Perforce
12 3 (0.45%) Planview
13 2 (0.30%) Thales
13 2 (0.30%) UiPath