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 17 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 110 104
Rank change year-on-year +11 -6 +8
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 403 502 700
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.63% 3.06% 3.07%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.66% 7.73% 8.09%
Number of salaries quoted 248 193 483
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £28,000 £39,720 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £57,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.09% +15.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £59,063 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £91,625 £87,250 £78,750
UK median annual salary £37,500 £55,000 £45,500
% change year-on-year -31.82% +20.88% -13.33%

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 5,260 6,496 8,648
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.30% 39.57% 37.90%
Number of salaries quoted 3,365 3,582 6,867
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,500 £35,920
25th Percentile £40,000 £47,500 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +1.63% -5.38%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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 17 January 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 8 (1.99%) Apache
2 7 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (1.24%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.50%) Confluence
4 2 (0.50%) IIS
5 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2007
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2010
5 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.25%) Moodle
Applications
1 49 (12.16%) Microsoft Office
2 43 (10.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.99%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.74%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.25%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.25%) InDesign
7 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.25%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 7 (1.74%) Shopify
2 5 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.24%) NetSuite
2 5 (1.24%) Visualfiles
3 1 (0.25%) Endur
3 1 (0.25%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 49 (12.16%) Azure
2 36 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
3 31 (7.69%) SaaS
4 30 (7.44%) Power Platform
5 22 (5.46%) AWS
6 19 (4.71%) Azure Data Factory
7 12 (2.98%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 11 (2.73%) GitHub
9 10 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
9 10 (2.48%) Cloud Computing
10 9 (2.23%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.74%) Amazon Kinesis
11 7 (1.74%) Amazon S3
11 7 (1.74%) GCP
11 7 (1.74%) GitHub Copilot
12 5 (1.24%) Google Docs
13 4 (0.99%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.99%) Entra ID
13 4 (0.99%) OpenShift
14 3 (0.74%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.73%) Wi-Fi
2 8 (1.99%) WAN
3 7 (1.74%) Internet
3 7 (1.74%) LAN
3 7 (1.74%) VPN
4 6 (1.49%) DNS
4 6 (1.49%) VLAN
5 5 (1.24%) Broadband
5 5 (1.24%) DHCP
5 5 (1.24%) TCP/IP
5 5 (1.24%) VoIP
6 4 (0.99%) Firewall
6 4 (0.99%) WLAN
7 3 (0.74%) DOCSIS
7 3 (0.74%) DSL
7 3 (0.74%) IPv4
7 3 (0.74%) IPv6
7 3 (0.74%) Network Security
7 3 (0.74%) PPP
7 3 (0.74%) RTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (6.95%) Power BI
2 20 (4.96%) SQL Server
3 15 (3.72%) Azure SQL Database
4 14 (3.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (2.98%) GIS
6 11 (2.73%) Geospatial Data
7 10 (2.48%) MySQL
8 9 (2.23%) Tableau
9 7 (1.74%) Amazon Athena
9 7 (1.74%) Amazon QuickSight
9 7 (1.74%) Amazon Redshift
9 7 (1.74%) Apache Iceberg
9 7 (1.74%) Metadata
9 7 (1.74%) MongoDB
10 6 (1.49%) MariaDB
11 5 (1.24%) Relational Database
12 3 (0.74%) Data Lake
12 3 (0.74%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.74%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 2 (0.50%) BigQuery
Development Applications
1 19 (4.71%) Git
2 16 (3.97%) Selenium
3 15 (3.72%) WebDriver
4 12 (2.98%) JIRA
5 9 (2.23%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.74%) Postman
6 7 (1.74%) SoapUI
6 7 (1.74%) Team Foundation Server
7 4 (0.99%) JMeter
8 3 (0.74%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.74%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.74%) Jenkins
8 3 (0.74%) Robot Framework
8 3 (0.74%) SonarQube
9 2 (0.50%) Storybook
9 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio
10 1 (0.25%) Bugzilla
10 1 (0.25%) JUnit
10 1 (0.25%) LoadRunner
10 1 (0.25%) TestNG
General
1 236 (58.56%) Social Skills
2 131 (32.51%) Analytical Skills
3 123 (30.52%) Finance
4 53 (13.15%) Presentation Skills
5 52 (12.90%) Marketing
6 49 (12.16%) Public Sector
7 36 (8.93%) Organisational Skills
8 26 (6.45%) Manufacturing
9 25 (6.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 24 (5.96%) Billing
10 24 (5.96%) Law
11 15 (3.72%) Retail
12 12 (2.98%) Legal
12 12 (2.98%) Telecoms
13 11 (2.73%) Advertising
14 8 (1.99%) Financial Institution
15 7 (1.74%) Automotive
15 7 (1.74%) Local Government
16 6 (1.49%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (1.49%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 63 (15.63%) Analyst
2 44 (10.92%) Technical Support
3 39 (9.68%) Support Engineer
4 35 (8.68%) Technical Engineer
4 35 (8.68%) Technical Support Engineer
5 34 (8.44%) Architect
6 31 (7.69%) IT Support
7 30 (7.44%) Solutions Architect
8 25 (6.20%) IT Support Technician
8 25 (6.20%) IT Technician
8 25 (6.20%) Sales Executive
8 25 (6.20%) Senior
8 25 (6.20%) Support Technician
9 22 (5.46%) Lead
10 20 (4.96%) Account Manager
10 20 (4.96%) Developer
11 19 (4.71%) Sales Manager
12 14 (3.47%) Business Development Manager
12 14 (3.47%) Business Manager
12 14 (3.47%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.47%) HTML
2 12 (2.98%) .NET
3 8 (1.99%) Playwright
4 7 (1.74%) Kafka
4 7 (1.74%) SOAP
5 5 (1.24%) Node.js
5 5 (1.24%) RESTful
6 4 (0.99%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.99%) Vue
7 3 (0.74%) CSS
7 3 (0.74%) CSS3
7 3 (0.74%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.74%) HTML5
7 3 (0.74%) OpenAPI
7 3 (0.74%) Sass
7 3 (0.74%) Swagger
8 2 (0.50%) Express.js
8 2 (0.50%) REST
8 2 (0.50%) XML
8 2 (0.50%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 50 (12.41%) Onboarding
2 29 (7.20%) Analytical Mindset
3 26 (6.45%) Virtual Team
4 17 (4.22%) Management Information System
5 15 (3.72%) Social Media
6 14 (3.47%) Driving Licence
7 13 (3.23%) Product Ownership
8 9 (2.23%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 7 (1.74%) Low-Code
10 6 (1.49%) IoT
11 5 (1.24%) Video Conferencing
12 4 (0.99%) Data Structures
12 4 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
12 4 (0.99%) PMI
12 4 (0.99%) Renewable Energy
12 4 (0.99%) Web Conferencing
13 3 (0.74%) Cyber Threat
13 3 (0.74%) Legacy Systems
13 3 (0.74%) Operational Technology
13 3 (0.74%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 53 (13.15%) Windows
2 23 (5.71%) Apple iOS
2 23 (5.71%) Windows 10
3 20 (4.96%) Linux
4 9 (2.23%) Windows 7
5 8 (1.99%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.99%) OpenWrt
7 3 (0.74%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.50%) Android
8 2 (0.50%) Debian
8 2 (0.50%) Unix
9 1 (0.25%) CentOS
9 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.25%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 180 (44.67%) Problem-Solving
2 92 (22.83%) Decision-Making
3 83 (20.60%) Analytics
4 75 (18.61%) Agile
5 70 (17.37%) Business Development
6 69 (17.12%) CRM
7 68 (16.87%) Continuous Improvement
8 65 (16.13%) Customer Service
9 63 (15.63%) B2B
10 51 (12.66%) Coaching
11 49 (12.16%) AI
12 48 (11.91%) Customer Experience
13 44 (10.92%) Project Management
14 42 (10.42%) Mentoring
15 41 (10.17%) Collaborative Culture
16 37 (9.18%) Business Intelligence
16 37 (9.18%) Root Cause Analysis
17 36 (8.93%) User Experience
18 34 (8.44%) Data Analysis
18 34 (8.44%) Financial Modelling
Programming Languages
1 74 (18.36%) SQL
2 31 (7.69%) Python
3 27 (6.70%) Java
4 25 (6.20%) C#
5 13 (3.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 11 (2.73%) Bash
7 9 (2.23%) JavaScript
7 9 (2.23%) PowerShell
8 8 (1.99%) C++
9 6 (1.49%) PHP
10 5 (1.24%) C
10 5 (1.24%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.74%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.50%) Bicep
12 2 (0.50%) MATLAB
12 2 (0.50%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.50%) R
12 2 (0.50%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.50%) VBA
12 2 (0.50%) VC++
Qualifications
1 97 (24.07%) Degree
2 44 (10.92%) Security Cleared
3 19 (4.71%) DV Cleared
4 18 (4.47%) SC Cleared
5 16 (3.97%) Computer Science Degree
6 14 (3.47%) DBS Check
7 10 (2.48%) CFA
8 8 (1.99%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (1.74%) ISTQB
9 7 (1.74%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
10 5 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (1.24%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.99%) Master's Degree
11 4 (0.99%) MCSE
11 4 (0.99%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.74%) AAT
12 3 (0.74%) ACCA
12 3 (0.74%) CIMA
12 3 (0.74%) MCP
12 3 (0.74%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (5.96%) Data Quality
2 20 (4.96%) QA
3 10 (2.48%) Accessibility
4 7 (1.74%) GDPR
4 7 (1.74%) SLA
5 5 (1.24%) IFRS
6 4 (0.99%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.74%) EMIR
7 3 (0.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.50%) GMP
8 2 (0.50%) GRC
8 2 (0.50%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.50%) NIST
8 2 (0.50%) PMO
8 2 (0.50%) WCAG
9 1 (0.25%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.25%) MiFID
9 1 (0.25%) NCSC
9 1 (0.25%) P3O
System Software
1 40 (9.93%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.74%) Docker
3 3 (0.74%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.25%) iptables
Systems Management
1 6 (1.49%) Ansible
1 6 (1.49%) Kubernetes
1 6 (1.49%) Terraform
2 4 (0.99%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.50%) SCOM
4 1 (0.25%) AirWatch
4 1 (0.25%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 79 (19.60%) Microsoft
2 14 (3.47%) Google
3 11 (2.73%) Autodesk
4 10 (2.48%) Oracle
5 9 (2.23%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.74%) VMware
7 6 (1.49%) Apple
8 4 (0.99%) HubSpot
9 3 (0.74%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.74%) BT
9 3 (0.74%) Cisco
9 3 (0.74%) Splunk
9 3 (0.74%) Xero
9 3 (0.74%) YouTube
10 2 (0.50%) CrowdStrike
10 2 (0.50%) Dynatrace
10 2 (0.50%) Intel
10 2 (0.50%) TP-LINK
10 2 (0.50%) Ubiquiti
10 2 (0.50%) Wyse