Self-Motivation Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 115 152
Rank change year-on-year +38 +37 -44
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 861 875 832
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.22% 2.54% 2.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 10.54% 7.32% 5.98%
Number of salaries quoted 242 664 632
10th Percentile £29,275 £24,825 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £72,813 £64,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £88,625 £73,750 £84,500
UK median annual salary £42,500 £41,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.66% -21.90% -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 8,168 11,948 13,923
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.08% 34.65% 38.71%
Number of salaries quoted 3,785 8,970 10,540
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £39,488
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,322 £85,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £110,000 £107,500
UK median annual salary £59,000 £55,000 £64,029
% change year-on-year +7.27% -14.10% +2.45%

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 a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Self-Motivation.

Self-Motivation salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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 3 July 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 73 (8.48%) Confluence
2 39 (4.53%) SharePoint
3 21 (2.44%) Microsoft Exchange
4 13 (1.51%) IIS
5 9 (1.05%) Tomcat
6 7 (0.81%) WordPress
7 3 (0.35%) Apache
8 2 (0.23%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 111 (12.89%) Microsoft Office
2 28 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.93%) Blender
4 8 (0.93%) Revit
5 4 (0.46%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.35%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.35%) Adobe Illustrator
6 3 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
6 3 (0.35%) Final Cut Pro
6 3 (0.35%) InDesign
7 2 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.12%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 23 (2.67%) NetSuite
2 16 (1.86%) Sage 200
2 16 (1.86%) Sage CRM
3 9 (1.05%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.23%) Shopify
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.12%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.12%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.12%) Magento
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle HRMS
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle iRecruitment
5 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 461 (53.54%) Azure
2 415 (48.20%) AWS
3 400 (46.46%) GCP
4 215 (24.97%) AWS Lambda
4 215 (24.97%) Serverless
5 72 (8.36%) Asana
5 72 (8.36%) Miro
6 55 (6.39%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (3.02%) SaaS
8 24 (2.79%) OneDrive
9 23 (2.67%) Microsoft Copilot
10 20 (2.32%) Entra ID
11 17 (1.97%) Power Platform
12 15 (1.74%) Power Automate
13 10 (1.16%) GitHub
14 8 (0.93%) Azure DevOps
15 7 (0.81%) Google Analytics
16 6 (0.70%) PowerApps
17 5 (0.58%) Azure Monitor
17 5 (0.58%) Canva
Communications & Networking
1 295 (34.26%) Broadband
2 43 (4.99%) Firewall
3 23 (2.67%) Wi-Fi
4 14 (1.63%) DNS
4 14 (1.63%) SSL
5 13 (1.51%) TCP/IP
5 13 (1.51%) WAN
6 12 (1.39%) 5G
6 12 (1.39%) SD-WAN
7 9 (1.05%) DMARC
8 8 (0.93%) VoIP
9 7 (0.81%) DHCP
9 7 (0.81%) Internet
9 7 (0.81%) PSTN
9 7 (0.81%) VPN
10 5 (0.58%) ADSL
10 5 (0.58%) ADSL2+
10 5 (0.58%) Ethernet
10 5 (0.58%) Network Security
10 5 (0.58%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (4.41%) SQL Server
2 16 (1.86%) Power BI
3 10 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (0.93%) QGIS
5 6 (0.70%) NonStop SQL
6 3 (0.35%) GIS
6 3 (0.35%) Metadata
6 3 (0.35%) MySQL
6 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.23%) Couchbase
7 2 (0.23%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.23%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.23%) Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.23%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.23%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.23%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.12%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.12%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 77 (8.94%) JIRA
2 15 (1.74%) Git
3 5 (0.58%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 5 (0.58%) Visual Studio
4 4 (0.46%) Subversion
5 3 (0.35%) GDB
5 3 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 2 (0.23%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.23%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.23%) Octopus Deploy
6 2 (0.23%) Selenium
6 2 (0.23%) Spock
6 2 (0.23%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.23%) WebDriver
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.12%) SoapUI
General
1 273 (31.71%) Analytical Skills
2 238 (27.64%) Social Skills
3 202 (23.46%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 200 (23.23%) Finance
5 79 (9.18%) Influencing Skills
6 43 (4.99%) Presentation Skills
7 38 (4.41%) Manufacturing
8 37 (4.30%) Marketing
9 34 (3.95%) Organisational Skills
10 25 (2.90%) Public Sector
11 24 (2.79%) Banking
12 23 (2.67%) Legal
13 14 (1.63%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.16%) Advertising
14 10 (1.16%) Billing
14 10 (1.16%) Law
15 9 (1.05%) Czech Language
16 7 (0.81%) Retail
17 6 (0.70%) Financial Institution
17 6 (0.70%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 450 (52.26%) Senior
2 215 (24.97%) Machine Learning Engineer
3 182 (21.14%) Software Engineer
4 178 (20.67%) Senior Software Engineer
5 111 (12.89%) Analyst
6 74 (8.59%) Product Analyst
7 36 (4.18%) IT Support
8 32 (3.72%) Developer
9 29 (3.37%) Support Engineer
10 28 (3.25%) Administrator
10 28 (3.25%) Technical Support
11 25 (2.90%) Consultant
12 21 (2.44%) Lead
12 21 (2.44%) Support Analyst
13 16 (1.86%) Sage 200 Support
13 16 (1.86%) Sage Support
13 16 (1.86%) Technical Engineer
13 16 (1.86%) Technical Support Engineer
14 15 (1.74%) Senior Developer
14 15 (1.74%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 202 (23.46%) .NET
2 181 (21.02%) Node.js
3 18 (2.09%) XML
4 17 (1.97%) JSON
5 16 (1.86%) REST
6 11 (1.28%) HTML
6 11 (1.28%) SOAP
7 8 (0.93%) Blazor
8 6 (0.70%) Web Services
8 6 (0.70%) WinForms
9 4 (0.46%) CSS
10 3 (0.35%) Bootstrap
10 3 (0.35%) HTML5
10 3 (0.35%) Kafka
10 3 (0.35%) OpenEmbedded
10 3 (0.35%) React
10 3 (0.35%) Yocto
11 2 (0.23%) Playwright
11 2 (0.23%) pytest
11 2 (0.23%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 179 (20.79%) Linux Command Line
2 178 (20.67%) Cyberattack
3 78 (9.06%) Product Ownership
4 72 (8.36%) Over-the-Top Content
4 72 (8.36%) Video\Live Streaming
5 34 (3.95%) Onboarding
6 21 (2.44%) Management Information System
7 19 (2.21%) Enterprise Software
8 15 (1.74%) Social Media
8 15 (1.74%) Virtual Team
9 14 (1.63%) Algorithms
10 12 (1.39%) GNSS
10 12 (1.39%) Self-Driving Car
11 10 (1.16%) Tandem
12 9 (1.05%) Blog
13 8 (0.93%) Data Centre
13 8 (0.93%) FMCG
13 8 (0.93%) Video Conferencing
14 7 (0.81%) Driving Licence
15 6 (0.70%) BYOD
Operating Systems
1 216 (25.09%) Linux
2 90 (10.45%) Windows
3 34 (3.95%) Windows Server
4 24 (2.79%) Mac OS
5 21 (2.44%) Unix
6 12 (1.39%) Windows Server 2019
7 9 (1.05%) Apple iOS
8 7 (0.81%) Windows 7
9 6 (0.70%) zOS
10 5 (0.58%) Windows 10
11 3 (0.35%) Embedded Linux
12 2 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
12 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2003
13 1 (0.12%) Android
13 1 (0.12%) Debian
13 1 (0.12%) Mac OS X
13 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 516 (59.93%) Agile
2 412 (47.85%) Mentoring
3 405 (47.04%) Problem-Solving
4 395 (45.88%) Machine Learning
5 231 (26.83%) CI/CD
6 225 (26.13%) Clean Code
7 222 (25.78%) Data Science
8 217 (25.20%) Creative Thinking
9 215 (24.97%) Performance Metrics
9 215 (24.97%) Personalization
10 200 (23.23%) Software Engineering
11 189 (21.95%) User Experience
12 187 (21.72%) Scrum
13 186 (21.60%) Microservices
14 185 (21.49%) Cloud Security
15 178 (20.67%) Customer Service
15 178 (20.67%) Data Engineering
15 178 (20.67%) Site Reliability Engineering
16 137 (15.91%) CRM
17 106 (12.31%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 419 (48.66%) Python
2 215 (24.97%) TypeScript
3 203 (23.58%) Java
4 201 (23.34%) C++
5 196 (22.76%) JavaScript
6 178 (20.67%) Go
6 178 (20.67%) Rust
7 96 (11.15%) SQL
8 26 (3.02%) C#
9 15 (1.74%) PowerShell
10 11 (1.28%) MATLAB
11 10 (1.16%) C
12 9 (1.05%) VBA
13 4 (0.46%) PHP
14 3 (0.35%) Bash
14 3 (0.35%) T-SQL
15 2 (0.23%) Fortran
15 2 (0.23%) Groovy
16 1 (0.12%) PL/SQL
16 1 (0.12%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 295 (34.26%) Degree
2 217 (25.20%) PhD
3 197 (22.88%) Security Cleared
4 181 (21.02%) DV Cleared
5 179 (20.79%) AWS Certification
6 178 (20.67%) AWS Certified Developer
6 178 (20.67%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 19 (2.21%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (1.63%) DBS Check
8 14 (1.63%) Master's Degree
9 12 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
10 10 (1.16%) SC Cleared
11 9 (1.05%) MCSA
12 8 (0.93%) MCP
12 8 (0.93%) MCSE
13 5 (0.58%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.35%) CCNA
14 3 (0.35%) CISA
14 3 (0.35%) Numerate Degree
15 2 (0.23%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (1.74%) SLA
2 14 (1.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 14 (1.63%) QA
3 11 (1.28%) Accessibility
4 9 (1.05%) GDPR
5 6 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (0.46%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.35%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.35%) IEC 61508
7 3 (0.35%) JTAG
8 2 (0.23%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.23%) GMP
8 2 (0.23%) ISO 14001
8 2 (0.23%) PMO
9 1 (0.12%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.12%) COSO
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 15022
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 20022
System Software
1 22 (2.56%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.63%) Hyper-V
3 10 (1.16%) Firmware
4 8 (0.93%) Docker
5 7 (0.81%) VMware Infrastructure
6 4 (0.46%) Embedded Firmware
7 1 (0.12%) Veritas Cluster Server
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
7 1 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
7 1 (0.12%) VMware ESXi
7 1 (0.12%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 19 (2.21%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.05%) Kubernetes
2 9 (1.05%) Single Sign-On
2 9 (1.05%) Terraform
3 7 (0.81%) PaperCut
4 4 (0.46%) Ansible
5 3 (0.35%) Functional Safety
5 3 (0.35%) SCCM
6 2 (0.23%) Grafana
6 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.23%) SCOM
6 2 (0.23%) SCOrch
6 2 (0.23%) SCSM
7 1 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
7 1 (0.12%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.12%) Nessus
7 1 (0.12%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 161 (18.70%) Microsoft
2 94 (10.92%) Salesforce
3 25 (2.90%) Oracle
4 16 (1.86%) Sage
5 15 (1.74%) Google
6 12 (1.39%) VMware
7 11 (1.28%) SAP
8 10 (1.16%) Cisco
9 9 (1.05%) Concur
10 8 (0.93%) Adobe
10 8 (0.93%) IBM
10 8 (0.93%) JD Edwards
11 6 (0.70%) HubSpot
11 6 (0.70%) Trayport
12 5 (0.58%) HP
12 5 (0.58%) N-able
13 4 (0.46%) Instagram
13 4 (0.46%) SolarWinds
13 4 (0.46%) Xero
14 3 (0.35%) Facebook