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 30 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 92 139
Rank change year-on-year -7 +47 -30
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 669 625 550
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.68% 3.73% 2.46%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.03% 9.07% 7.29%
Number of salaries quoted 459 298 238
10th Percentile £27,475 £27,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £33,750 £30,688 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £61,008 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £80,000 £87,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £38,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +11.84% -24.00% -4.31%

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 9,522 6,889 7,543
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.18% 41.08% 33.71%
Number of salaries quoted 5,507 3,451 4,443
10th Percentile £32,750 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £43,500 £40,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,519 £83,750 £89,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £57,423 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.40% -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 30 September 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 (4.19%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.99%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (1.49%) CMS
4 7 (1.05%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 7 (1.05%) WordPress
5 5 (0.75%) IIS
6 1 (0.15%) Apache
6 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 49 (7.32%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (6.58%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.90%) Navisworks
6 6 (0.90%) Photoshop
6 6 (0.90%) Revit
6 6 (0.90%) 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 (1.35%) 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 71 (10.61%) SaaS
2 66 (9.87%) Azure
3 42 (6.28%) AWS
4 39 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
5 20 (2.99%) Entra ID
6 18 (2.69%) Figma
7 16 (2.39%) Power Platform
8 15 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (2.24%) GCP
9 11 (1.64%) GitHub
10 7 (1.05%) ChatGPT
10 7 (1.05%) IaaS
10 7 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.05%) PaaS
10 7 (1.05%) Snowflake
11 6 (0.90%) Azure Key Vault
11 6 (0.90%) Azure Monitor
11 6 (0.90%) Dynamics 365
11 6 (0.90%) Google Workspace
11 6 (0.90%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.84%) Firewall
2 16 (2.39%) VPN
3 14 (2.09%) 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 (1.35%) Network Security
6 8 (1.20%) Internet
7 7 (1.05%) DNS
8 5 (0.75%) DHCP
8 5 (0.75%) WPA
9 4 (0.60%) Unified Communications
10 3 (0.45%) SD-WAN
10 3 (0.45%) VoIP
10 3 (0.45%) Wireless
11 2 (0.30%) Bluetooth
11 2 (0.30%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.30%) LTE
11 2 (0.30%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (1.94%) Power BI
2 12 (1.79%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
4 7 (1.05%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.75%) Data Mining
5 5 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (0.75%) Metadata
5 5 (0.75%) Tableau
6 4 (0.60%) Amazon Redshift
6 4 (0.60%) MongoDB
6 4 (0.60%) MySQL
6 4 (0.60%) NoSQL
6 4 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.45%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.45%) Looker
8 2 (0.30%) Data Lake
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.15%) Oracle Exadata
9 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (5.53%) Git
2 14 (2.09%) JIRA
3 7 (1.05%) JUnit
3 7 (1.05%) Maven
3 7 (1.05%) Mockito
4 6 (0.90%) Bitbucket
4 6 (0.90%) 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
1 352 (52.62%) Social Skills
2 168 (25.11%) Marketing
3 156 (23.32%) Finance
4 127 (18.98%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (11.51%) Organisational Skills
6 71 (10.61%) Retail
7 59 (8.82%) Public Sector
8 57 (8.52%) Presentation Skills
9 56 (8.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 43 (6.43%) Legal
11 40 (5.98%) Games
12 33 (4.93%) Manufacturing
13 31 (4.63%) Law
14 30 (4.48%) Influencing Skills
15 29 (4.33%) Telecoms
16 27 (4.04%) Automotive
17 23 (3.44%) French Language
18 22 (3.29%) Banking
19 18 (2.69%) Aerospace
19 18 (2.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 65 (9.72%) Developer
2 62 (9.27%) Business Manager
3 60 (8.97%) Business Development Manager
3 60 (8.97%) Development Manager
4 50 (7.47%) Analyst
5 48 (7.17%) Senior
6 31 (4.63%) Full-Stack Developer
7 28 (4.19%) Sales Executive
8 22 (3.29%) Consultant
8 22 (3.29%) IT Support
9 21 (3.14%) Lead
10 17 (2.54%) Account Executive
10 17 (2.54%) Business Development Executive
11 16 (2.39%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
11 16 (2.39%) Sales Representative
11 16 (2.39%) Support Specialist
12 15 (2.24%) Recruitment Consultant
13 14 (2.09%) IT Analyst
13 14 (2.09%) Senior Analyst
13 14 (2.09%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (7.32%) React
2 14 (2.09%) .NET
3 11 (1.64%) REST
4 8 (1.20%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.20%) Middleware
5 7 (1.05%) Spring
5 7 (1.05%) Terraform
6 5 (0.75%) CSS
6 5 (0.75%) HTML
6 5 (0.75%) JSON
6 5 (0.75%) Web Services
7 4 (0.60%) COM
7 4 (0.60%) DCOM
7 4 (0.60%) LDAP
8 3 (0.45%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.45%) EDI
8 3 (0.45%) RESTful
8 3 (0.45%) TensorFlow
9 2 (0.30%) HEVC
9 2 (0.30%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.92%) Driving Licence
2 49 (7.32%) Management Information System
3 41 (6.13%) Onboarding
3 41 (6.13%) Social Media
4 34 (5.08%) Web Conferencing
5 22 (3.29%) Podcast
6 17 (2.54%) Blog
6 17 (2.54%) Mobile App
7 13 (1.94%) FMCG
8 12 (1.79%) e-Learning
9 11 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
9 11 (1.64%) Security Posture
10 10 (1.49%) Data Centre
11 9 (1.35%) Product Ownership
11 9 (1.35%) Video Conferencing
12 8 (1.20%) Analytical Mindset
12 8 (1.20%) Cloud Native
13 7 (1.05%) Educational Technology
13 7 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.05%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 39 (5.83%) Windows
2 14 (2.09%) Linux
3 10 (1.49%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.90%) 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
1 178 (26.61%) CRM
2 173 (25.86%) Business Development
3 150 (22.42%) Problem-Solving
4 128 (19.13%) Decision-Making
5 114 (17.04%) AI
6 104 (15.55%) B2B
7 99 (14.80%) Agile
8 98 (14.65%) Customer Service
9 81 (12.11%) Continuous Improvement
10 73 (10.91%) Mentoring
11 63 (9.42%) Customer Experience
12 61 (9.12%) Cybersecurity
13 60 (8.97%) Collaborative Culture
14 59 (8.82%) Stakeholder Management
15 56 (8.37%) Business Strategy
16 55 (8.22%) B2B Sales
16 55 (8.22%) Coaching
17 51 (7.62%) Lead Generation
17 51 (7.62%) Time Management
18 47 (7.03%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 56 (8.37%) JavaScript
2 52 (7.77%) SQL
3 41 (6.13%) TypeScript
4 24 (3.59%) Python
5 16 (2.39%) Java
6 14 (2.09%) Bash
7 10 (1.49%) C#
8 9 (1.35%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.05%) Bicep
9 7 (1.05%) PL/SQL
9 7 (1.05%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.90%) 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 89 (13.30%) Degree
2 63 (9.42%) Security Cleared
3 36 (5.38%) BPSS Clearance
3 36 (5.38%) SC Cleared
4 19 (2.84%) DBS Check
4 19 (2.84%) DV Cleared
5 16 (2.39%) CISSP
6 13 (1.94%) CISM
7 11 (1.64%) Cisco Certification
8 9 (1.35%) Azure Certification
8 9 (1.35%) Microsoft Certification
8 9 (1.35%) PMP
9 8 (1.20%) Chartered Engineer
10 7 (1.05%) CCNA
10 7 (1.05%) CCNP
10 7 (1.05%) CISA
10 7 (1.05%) CRISC
10 7 (1.05%) ISACA
11 6 (0.90%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 5 (0.75%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (6.58%) Accessibility
2 29 (4.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.74%) GDPR
4 23 (3.44%) QA
5 20 (2.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (2.69%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.94%) NIST
8 12 (1.79%) PMO
9 11 (1.64%) ISO 9001
10 10 (1.49%) GRC
11 9 (1.35%) PCI DSS
12 7 (1.05%) COBIT
12 7 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 42001
12 7 (1.05%) SLA
12 7 (1.05%) SOC 1
12 7 (1.05%) SOC 2
13 6 (0.90%) ISO 19650
14 5 (0.75%) ISO 22301
14 5 (0.75%) NCSC
15 4 (0.60%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 31 (4.63%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.39%) Docker
3 11 (1.64%) Firmware
4 6 (0.90%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.90%) 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 (2.39%) 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
1 140 (20.93%) Microsoft
2 33 (4.93%) SAP
3 32 (4.78%) Salesforce
4 30 (4.48%) HubSpot
5 22 (3.29%) Google
6 18 (2.69%) YouTube
7 16 (2.39%) Oracle
8 15 (2.24%) Cisco
9 12 (1.79%) Adobe
10 9 (1.35%) ServiceNow
11 8 (1.20%) Sage
12 6 (0.90%) ScienceLogic
12 6 (0.90%) VMware
13 3 (0.45%) Apple
13 3 (0.45%) Marketo
13 3 (0.45%) Pardot
13 3 (0.45%) Perforce
13 3 (0.45%) Planview
14 2 (0.30%) JD Edwards
14 2 (0.30%) Thales