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

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 131 121
Rank change year-on-year +39 -10 -11
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 625 577 671
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 3.83% 2.46% 2.73%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.11% 7.29% 6.54%
Number of salaries quoted 299 272 546
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.30% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £62,500 £69,063 £74,250
90th Percentile £83,400 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £40,000 £48,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% -8.57% -4.55%

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 6,860 7,917 10,258
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 42.09% 33.78% 41.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,525 4,789 8,281
10th Percentile £30,500 £35,000 £39,294
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% -3.85% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £89,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £115,000 £122,500 £106,289
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

Self-Motivation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Self-Motivation trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend for Jobs with Hybrid Work Options

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote work options citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 18 September 2025.

Self-Motivation salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 26 (4.16%) SharePoint
2 15 (2.40%) IIS
3 14 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
4 9 (1.44%) Tomcat
5 7 (1.12%) WordPress
6 4 (0.64%) Confluence
7 3 (0.48%) Apache
8 2 (0.32%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.16%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 51 (8.16%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (7.04%) Microsoft Excel
3 17 (2.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.28%) Blender
5 7 (1.12%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.80%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.48%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 3 (0.48%) Adobe Illustrator
7 3 (0.48%) Adobe Premiere
7 3 (0.48%) Final Cut Pro
7 3 (0.48%) InDesign
8 2 (0.32%) Civil 3D
8 2 (0.32%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.32%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.32%) Revit
9 1 (0.16%) Adobe Captivate
9 1 (0.16%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 23 (3.68%) NetSuite
2 16 (2.56%) Sage 200
2 16 (2.56%) Sage CRM
3 7 (1.12%) Salesforce CRM
4 5 (0.80%) Shopify
5 4 (0.64%) Visualfiles
6 2 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.16%) Dynamics AX
7 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.16%) Magento
7 1 (0.16%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.16%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 247 (39.52%) Azure
2 208 (33.28%) AWS
3 187 (29.92%) GCP
4 58 (9.28%) Microsoft 365
5 26 (4.16%) SaaS
6 25 (4.00%) Power Platform
7 23 (3.68%) Entra ID
8 19 (3.04%) Microsoft Copilot
8 19 (3.04%) OneDrive
9 18 (2.88%) Power Automate
10 13 (2.08%) GitHub
11 11 (1.76%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (1.60%) Azure DevOps
13 8 (1.28%) PowerApps
14 7 (1.12%) Azure Monitor
14 7 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (0.96%) Google Analytics
16 3 (0.48%) Azure Cosmos DB
16 3 (0.48%) CloudFront
16 3 (0.48%) Nutanix
Communications & Networking
1 33 (5.28%) Firewall
2 18 (2.88%) Wi-Fi
3 14 (2.24%) SSL
4 13 (2.08%) DNS
5 12 (1.92%) Broadband
6 11 (1.76%) VoIP
7 10 (1.60%) VPN
8 9 (1.44%) DMARC
8 9 (1.44%) Internet
8 9 (1.44%) SD-WAN
9 8 (1.28%) 5G
9 8 (1.28%) WAN
10 7 (1.12%) Network Security
10 7 (1.12%) TCP/IP
11 6 (0.96%) DHCP
11 6 (0.96%) Ethernet
12 5 (0.80%) ADSL
12 5 (0.80%) ADSL2+
12 5 (0.80%) IP Telephony
12 5 (0.80%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (6.40%) SQL Server
2 24 (3.84%) Power BI
3 15 (2.40%) GIS
4 11 (1.76%) Geospatial Data
5 9 (1.44%) PostgreSQL
6 8 (1.28%) QGIS
7 6 (0.96%) NonStop SQL
7 6 (0.96%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.64%) MariaDB
8 4 (0.64%) MongoDB
8 4 (0.64%) MySQL
9 3 (0.48%) Metadata
9 3 (0.48%) Tableau
10 2 (0.32%) Couchbase
10 2 (0.32%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.32%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.32%) RDBMS
11 1 (0.16%) FileMaker
11 1 (0.16%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 15 (2.40%) Git
1 15 (2.40%) JIRA
1 15 (2.40%) Selenium
2 14 (2.24%) WebDriver
3 9 (1.44%) SoapUI
4 8 (1.28%) Postman
4 8 (1.28%) Team Foundation Server
5 7 (1.12%) Cypress.io
6 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 3 (0.48%) GDB
7 3 (0.48%) Jenkins
7 3 (0.48%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.32%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.32%) Spock
8 2 (0.32%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.16%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.16%) JMeter
9 1 (0.16%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.16%) TestNG
General
1 271 (43.36%) Social Skills
2 202 (32.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 138 (22.08%) Finance
4 87 (13.92%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (8.64%) Marketing
6 45 (7.20%) Organisational Skills
7 44 (7.04%) Presentation Skills
8 37 (5.92%) Manufacturing
9 31 (4.96%) Public Sector
10 25 (4.00%) Legal
11 17 (2.72%) Law
12 16 (2.56%) Telecoms
13 14 (2.24%) Billing
14 12 (1.92%) Advertising
15 11 (1.76%) Banking
15 11 (1.76%) Retail
16 10 (1.60%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (1.44%) Czech Language
18 7 (1.12%) Documentation Skills
19 6 (0.96%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 221 (35.36%) Senior
2 182 (29.12%) Software Engineer
3 178 (28.48%) Senior Software Engineer
4 52 (8.32%) Analyst
5 42 (6.72%) IT Support
6 36 (5.76%) Technical Support
7 33 (5.28%) Administrator
8 28 (4.48%) Lead
9 27 (4.32%) Developer
10 24 (3.84%) Support Engineer
11 21 (3.36%) Consultant
11 21 (3.36%) Support Technician
12 19 (3.04%) Business Development Manager
12 19 (3.04%) Business Manager
12 19 (3.04%) Development Manager
12 19 (3.04%) Support Analyst
12 19 (3.04%) Technical Engineer
12 19 (3.04%) Technical Support Engineer
13 17 (2.72%) IT Support Technician
13 17 (2.72%) IT Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 202 (32.32%) .NET
2 184 (29.44%) Node.js
3 19 (3.04%) SOAP
4 18 (2.88%) HTML
5 17 (2.72%) JSON
5 17 (2.72%) XML
6 16 (2.56%) REST
7 6 (0.96%) Playwright
7 6 (0.96%) Web Services
8 3 (0.48%) CSS
8 3 (0.48%) FreeSWITCH
8 3 (0.48%) Kafka
8 3 (0.48%) OpenEmbedded
8 3 (0.48%) Vue
8 3 (0.48%) Yocto
9 2 (0.32%) ActiveMQ
9 2 (0.32%) Middleware
9 2 (0.32%) pytest
9 2 (0.32%) Redux
9 2 (0.32%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 180 (28.80%) Linux Command Line
2 178 (28.48%) Cyberattack
3 49 (7.84%) Onboarding
4 36 (5.76%) Management Information System
5 19 (3.04%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (2.08%) Driving Licence
7 11 (1.76%) Social Media
8 10 (1.60%) Algorithms
8 10 (1.60%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.28%) GNSS
9 8 (1.28%) Self-Driving Car
10 7 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
10 7 (1.12%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 7 (1.12%) Video Conferencing
11 6 (0.96%) BYOD
11 6 (0.96%) Data Centre
11 6 (0.96%) Product Ownership
11 6 (0.96%) Tandem
12 5 (0.80%) IoT
12 5 (0.80%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 217 (34.72%) Linux
2 98 (15.68%) Windows
3 23 (3.68%) Windows Server
4 22 (3.52%) Apple iOS
4 22 (3.52%) Windows 10
5 20 (3.20%) Mac OS
6 17 (2.72%) Unix
7 12 (1.92%) Windows 7
8 6 (0.96%) Windows Server 2019
9 5 (0.80%) Mac OS X
10 3 (0.48%) Embedded Linux
11 2 (0.32%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.16%) Android
12 1 (0.16%) Debian
12 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 254 (40.64%) Agile
2 234 (37.44%) Problem-Solving
3 210 (33.60%) Mentoring
4 209 (33.44%) User Experience
5 198 (31.68%) Software Engineering
6 196 (31.36%) Scrum
7 187 (29.92%) Microservices
8 184 (29.44%) Cloud Security
9 183 (29.28%) Machine Learning
10 178 (28.48%) Data Engineering
10 178 (28.48%) Site Reliability Engineering
11 102 (16.32%) Customer Service
12 73 (11.68%) CRM
13 48 (7.68%) Project Management
14 46 (7.36%) Time Management
15 41 (6.56%) Business Intelligence
16 40 (6.40%) B2B
17 39 (6.24%) Business Development
18 36 (5.76%) Continuous Improvement
19 35 (5.60%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 219 (35.04%) Java
2 210 (33.60%) Python
3 199 (31.84%) C++
4 197 (31.52%) JavaScript
5 178 (28.48%) Go
5 178 (28.48%) Rust
6 112 (17.92%) SQL
7 34 (5.44%) C#
8 18 (2.88%) PowerShell
9 13 (2.08%) MATLAB
10 9 (1.44%) VBA
11 8 (1.28%) PHP
12 5 (0.80%) C
13 2 (0.32%) Bash
13 2 (0.32%) Bicep
13 2 (0.32%) Fortran
13 2 (0.32%) Groovy
13 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
14 1 (0.16%) R
14 1 (0.16%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 211 (33.76%) Security Cleared
2 181 (28.96%) DV Cleared
3 178 (28.48%) AWS Certification
3 178 (28.48%) AWS Certified Developer
3 178 (28.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
4 104 (16.64%) Degree
5 25 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
6 20 (3.20%) SC Cleared
7 19 (3.04%) DBS Check
8 17 (2.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (1.92%) MCP
9 12 (1.92%) MCSA
9 12 (1.92%) MCSE
10 10 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.28%) ISTQB
11 8 (1.28%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 7 (1.12%) Cisco Certification
13 6 (0.96%) Azure Certification
14 5 (0.80%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.80%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (3.36%) SLA
2 20 (3.20%) QA
3 15 (2.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.44%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.28%) Data Quality
6 6 (0.96%) GDPR
7 4 (0.64%) PMO
8 3 (0.48%) JTAG
9 2 (0.32%) IEC 61508
9 2 (0.32%) ISO 14001
9 2 (0.32%) ISO 19650
9 2 (0.32%) ISO 9001
9 2 (0.32%) NIST
10 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.16%) COSO
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 15022
10 1 (0.16%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.16%) PERC
System Software
1 42 (6.72%) Active Directory
2 15 (2.40%) Hyper-V
3 12 (1.92%) VMware Infrastructure
4 9 (1.44%) Docker
4 9 (1.44%) Firmware
5 3 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.16%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.92%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.60%) Terraform
4 9 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.12%) PaperCut
6 4 (0.64%) SCOM
7 3 (0.48%) Ansible
8 2 (0.32%) Functional Safety
8 2 (0.32%) Grafana
8 2 (0.32%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.32%) SCCM
8 2 (0.32%) SCOrch
8 2 (0.32%) SCSM
9 1 (0.16%) EMC NetWorker
9 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
9 1 (0.16%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 123 (19.68%) Microsoft
2 23 (3.68%) Oracle
3 18 (2.88%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.72%) VMware
5 16 (2.56%) Sage
6 15 (2.40%) Google
7 11 (1.76%) Cisco
7 11 (1.76%) SAP
8 9 (1.44%) Concur
9 8 (1.28%) Adobe
9 8 (1.28%) JD Edwards
9 8 (1.28%) Xero
10 7 (1.12%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.96%) Apple
11 6 (0.96%) Trayport
12 5 (0.80%) Autodesk
12 5 (0.80%) HP
12 5 (0.80%) N-able
13 4 (0.64%) Instagram
13 4 (0.64%) SolarWinds