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 20 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 129 99 117
Rank change year-on-year -30 +18 +18
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 460 602 745
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.14% 3.64% 2.48%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.66% 8.52% 7.15%
Number of salaries quoted 324 260 562
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,750 £25,575
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £35,631
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,850 £52,301
Median % change year-on-year +0.33% -14.25% -6.61%
75th Percentile £57,352 £73,750 £64,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £92,625 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year - - -21.30%

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 8,121 7,066 10,424
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.72% 42.75% 34.64%
Number of salaries quoted 5,022 3,651 7,822
10th Percentile £34,121 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £86,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £58,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.87% +4.55% -15.10%

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 20 July 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 22 (4.78%) SharePoint
2 19 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2007
3 8 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2010
3 8 (1.74%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (1.52%) WordPress
5 6 (1.30%) CMS
6 5 (1.09%) IIS
7 3 (0.65%) Apache
7 3 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.65%) Confluence
7 3 (0.65%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 40 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (5.65%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (2.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.74%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 7 (1.52%) Photoshop
6 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (1.09%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (1.09%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (1.09%) Chatbot
7 5 (1.09%) InDesign
8 3 (0.65%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 13 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.09%) Primavera
3 4 (0.87%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.43%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.43%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.43%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.22%) JDE World
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 66 (14.35%) Azure
2 41 (8.91%) AWS
3 31 (6.74%) SaaS
4 29 (6.30%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (4.78%) Entra ID
6 20 (4.35%) GCP
7 16 (3.48%) Power Platform
8 15 (3.26%) GitHub
9 13 (2.83%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (2.61%) Figma
11 9 (1.96%) Serverless
12 7 (1.52%) Canva
12 7 (1.52%) IaaS
12 7 (1.52%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.52%) PaaS
13 6 (1.30%) Apigee
13 6 (1.30%) Azure ExpressRoute
13 6 (1.30%) Kong
13 6 (1.30%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.30%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.70%) Firewall
2 14 (3.04%) VPN
2 14 (3.04%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (2.61%) Broadband
4 11 (2.39%) DNS
5 10 (2.17%) DHCP
5 10 (2.17%) Internet
5 10 (2.17%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.52%) LTE
6 7 (1.52%) WAN
7 6 (1.30%) Cisco ASA
8 5 (1.09%) LAN
8 5 (1.09%) Network Security
8 5 (1.09%) WPA
9 3 (0.65%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.43%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.22%) HTTP
11 1 (0.22%) Intranet
11 1 (0.22%) SNMP
11 1 (0.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (2.83%) Power BI
2 11 (2.39%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
3 10 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (1.52%) Metadata
5 6 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.30%) Tableau
6 5 (1.09%) Data Mining
6 5 (1.09%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.87%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.65%) MySQL
9 2 (0.43%) Amazon Athena
9 2 (0.43%) Amazon QuickSight
9 2 (0.43%) Apache Iceberg
9 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.43%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.22%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.22%) Redis
10 1 (0.22%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 34 (7.39%) Git
2 14 (3.04%) JIRA
3 6 (1.30%) GitLab
4 4 (0.87%) JUnit
5 3 (0.65%) Maven
5 3 (0.65%) Mockito
5 3 (0.65%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (0.43%) Postman
7 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.22%) git-flow
7 1 (0.22%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.22%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 198 (43.04%) Social Skills
2 86 (18.70%) Finance
2 86 (18.70%) Marketing
3 85 (18.48%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (14.78%) Organisational Skills
5 44 (9.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 32 (6.96%) Retail
7 30 (6.52%) Automotive
7 30 (6.52%) Public Sector
8 27 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (5.22%) Law
10 21 (4.57%) Banking
10 21 (4.57%) Telecoms
11 18 (3.91%) Legal
12 15 (3.26%) Games
12 15 (3.26%) Influencing Skills
12 15 (3.26%) Manufacturing
13 14 (3.04%) Electronics
14 12 (2.61%) Multimedia
15 9 (1.96%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 54 (11.74%) Developer
2 46 (10.00%) Analyst
3 45 (9.78%) Business Manager
4 43 (9.35%) Business Development Manager
4 43 (9.35%) Development Manager
5 40 (8.70%) Senior
6 29 (6.30%) Support Engineer
7 25 (5.43%) Full-Stack Developer
8 17 (3.70%) Consultant
8 17 (3.70%) IT Support
9 16 (3.48%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 16 (3.48%) Technical Engineer
10 15 (3.26%) Lead
10 15 (3.26%) Sales Executive
10 15 (3.26%) Technical Support
10 15 (3.26%) Technical Support Engineer
11 13 (2.83%) Senior Analyst
11 13 (2.83%) Support Analyst
12 12 (2.61%) Business Development Executive
12 12 (2.61%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 48 (10.43%) React
2 18 (3.91%) REST
3 10 (2.17%) JSON
4 9 (1.96%) HTML
4 9 (1.96%) Web Services
4 9 (1.96%) XML
5 8 (1.74%) .NET
6 7 (1.52%) HEVC
7 6 (1.30%) CSS
7 6 (1.30%) Django
7 6 (1.30%) Jinja
7 6 (1.30%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.30%) YAML
7 6 (1.30%) YANG
8 5 (1.09%) Middleware
8 5 (1.09%) RESTful
8 5 (1.09%) Twisted
9 4 (0.87%) AngularJS
9 4 (0.87%) LDAP
9 4 (0.87%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 32 (6.96%) Management Information System
1 32 (6.96%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.43%) Driving Licence
3 19 (4.13%) Social Media
4 17 (3.70%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.04%) Web Conferencing
6 13 (2.83%) Blog
6 13 (2.83%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.83%) FMCG
7 12 (2.61%) Video Conferencing
8 11 (2.39%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.74%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.74%) Security Posture
10 7 (1.52%) Freedom of Information
10 7 (1.52%) Freedom of Information Act
10 7 (1.52%) Podcast
11 6 (1.30%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (1.30%) Public Cloud
12 5 (1.09%) Data Centre
12 5 (1.09%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 42 (9.13%) Windows
2 19 (4.13%) Windows Server
3 18 (3.91%) Linux
4 8 (1.74%) Unix
4 8 (1.74%) Windows Server 2008
4 8 (1.74%) Windows Server 2012
4 8 (1.74%) Windows Server 2016
5 6 (1.30%) Android
5 6 (1.30%) VMS
6 4 (0.87%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.43%) AIX
8 1 (0.22%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.22%) Solaris
8 1 (0.22%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 121 (26.30%) Business Development
2 118 (25.65%) Problem-Solving
3 95 (20.65%) CRM
4 72 (15.65%) Agile
5 71 (15.43%) AI
6 66 (14.35%) Decision-Making
7 62 (13.48%) B2B
8 56 (12.17%) Cybersecurity
9 52 (11.30%) Continuous Improvement
10 49 (10.65%) Mentoring
11 46 (10.00%) Full-Stack Development
12 42 (9.13%) Customer Service
13 41 (8.91%) Roadmaps
14 37 (8.04%) Collaborative Culture
15 36 (7.83%) Coaching
16 34 (7.39%) Analytics
17 32 (6.96%) CI/CD
18 31 (6.74%) Risk Management
19 30 (6.52%) Customer Experience
20 29 (6.30%) B2B Sales
Programming Languages
1 59 (12.83%) JavaScript
2 49 (10.65%) SQL
3 44 (9.57%) TypeScript
4 34 (7.39%) Python
5 12 (2.61%) Bash
6 10 (2.17%) C#
6 10 (2.17%) Java
7 8 (1.74%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.74%) T-SQL
8 6 (1.30%) Bicep
8 6 (1.30%) Kusto Query Language
9 4 (0.87%) PL/SQL
10 3 (0.65%) C++
10 3 (0.65%) Perl
11 1 (0.22%) Delphi
11 1 (0.22%) MATLAB
11 1 (0.22%) Pascal
11 1 (0.22%) VBA
11 1 (0.22%) VC++
Qualifications
1 78 (16.96%) Degree
2 40 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 16 (3.48%) CISSP
4 15 (3.26%) DV Cleared
4 15 (3.26%) SC Cleared
5 14 (3.04%) CISM
6 11 (2.39%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.96%) DBS Check
8 8 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.74%) CISA
9 7 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
9 7 (1.52%) CRISC
9 7 (1.52%) ISACA
10 6 (1.30%) Azure Certification
10 6 (1.30%) PMP
11 5 (1.09%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 4 (0.87%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.87%) CCSP
12 4 (0.87%) PMI Certification
13 3 (0.65%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 26 (5.65%) Accessibility
3 25 (5.43%) GDPR
4 21 (4.57%) Cyber Essentials
5 20 (4.35%) QA
6 15 (3.26%) Data Quality
6 15 (3.26%) NIST
7 10 (2.17%) PCI DSS
8 9 (1.96%) GRC
8 9 (1.96%) SOC 2
9 8 (1.74%) COBIT
10 7 (1.52%) SOC 1
11 6 (1.30%) ISO 9001
12 5 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 4 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.87%) NCSC
13 4 (0.87%) SLA
14 3 (0.65%) ISO 22301
14 3 (0.65%) PMO
15 2 (0.43%) WCAG
System Software
1 28 (6.09%) Active Directory
2 11 (2.39%) Docker
3 9 (1.96%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.30%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.30%) vSphere
5 1 (0.22%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.22%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (3.04%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.52%) Terraform
3 6 (1.30%) Kubernetes
4 3 (0.65%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.65%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.43%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.22%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 95 (20.65%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.13%) SAP
3 17 (3.70%) Cisco
4 16 (3.48%) Oracle
5 13 (2.83%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.61%) Adobe
7 8 (1.74%) Dell
7 8 (1.74%) HP
8 7 (1.52%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.30%) F5
9 6 (1.30%) Google
9 6 (1.30%) Juniper
9 6 (1.30%) Palo Alto
9 6 (1.30%) ScienceLogic
9 6 (1.30%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.30%) VMware
10 5 (1.09%) HubSpot
10 5 (1.09%) Sage
11 3 (0.65%) Freshdesk
11 3 (0.65%) Planview