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 15 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 93 127
Rank change year-on-year -3 +34 -14
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 697 614 543
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.77% 3.71% 2.61%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.19% 8.99% 7.47%
Number of salaries quoted 467 294 224
10th Percentile £27,225 £26,788 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,750 £29,563 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -22.73% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £59,688 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,525 £80,000 £84,625
UK median annual salary £42,000 £37,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% -30.56% +2.86%

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 9,700 6,829 7,270
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.58% 41.31% 34.91%
Number of salaries quoted 5,514 3,437 4,205
10th Percentile £32,523 £29,000 £35,850
25th Percentile £43,000 £39,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -11.54% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £90,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £122,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -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 15 October 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 27 (3.87%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.87%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.29%) CMS
4 7 (1.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.86%) WordPress
6 5 (0.72%) IIS
7 1 (0.14%) Apache
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 49 (7.03%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (6.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.15%) Revit
5 8 (1.15%) Spreadsheet
6 7 (1.00%) Navisworks
7 6 (0.86%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 5 (0.72%) Adobe After Effects
8 5 (0.72%) Adobe Illustrator
8 5 (0.72%) InDesign
8 5 (0.72%) Photoshop
9 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
9 3 (0.43%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
10 1 (0.14%) Elementor
10 1 (0.14%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 9 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.72%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 5 (0.72%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.72%) Primavera
2 5 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.43%) Sage 50
4 2 (0.29%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.29%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.29%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.29%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.14%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.14%) JDE World
5 1 (0.14%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 78 (11.19%) SaaS
2 75 (10.76%) Azure
3 45 (6.46%) AWS
4 41 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (3.30%) Entra ID
6 18 (2.58%) GCP
7 17 (2.44%) Figma
7 17 (2.44%) Power Platform
8 16 (2.30%) Azure DevOps
9 11 (1.58%) GitHub
10 8 (1.15%) Microsoft Copilot
11 7 (1.00%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (1.00%) Snowflake
12 6 (0.86%) Azure ExpressRoute
12 6 (0.86%) Azure Key Vault
12 6 (0.86%) Azure Monitor
12 6 (0.86%) Google Workspace
12 6 (0.86%) IaaS
12 6 (0.86%) Serverless
12 6 (0.86%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.16%) Firewall
2 20 (2.87%) VPN
3 18 (2.58%) LAN
3 18 (2.58%) WAN
4 17 (2.44%) TCP/IP
4 17 (2.44%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (2.15%) Broadband
6 14 (2.01%) Network Security
7 11 (1.58%) DNS
8 9 (1.29%) DHCP
9 7 (1.00%) SD-WAN
9 7 (1.00%) Wireless
10 6 (0.86%) Internet
10 6 (0.86%) VLAN
11 5 (0.72%) WPA
12 4 (0.57%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (0.57%) Cisco Nexus
12 4 (0.57%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.43%) RS-422
13 3 (0.43%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.01%) Power BI
2 13 (1.87%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.00%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.00%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.72%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.72%) Metadata
4 5 (0.72%) MongoDB
4 5 (0.72%) MySQL
4 5 (0.72%) Tableau
5 4 (0.57%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.57%) Data Mining
5 4 (0.57%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.43%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.43%) Looker
6 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.14%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.14%) GIS
Development Applications
1 38 (5.45%) Git
2 16 (2.30%) JIRA
3 7 (1.00%) JUnit
3 7 (1.00%) Maven
3 7 (1.00%) Mockito
4 6 (0.86%) Bitbucket
4 6 (0.86%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.43%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 3 (0.43%) Mercurial
5 3 (0.43%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.43%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.14%) GitLab
6 1 (0.14%) Mocha
6 1 (0.14%) Postman
6 1 (0.14%) Visual Studio
General
1 385 (55.24%) Social Skills
2 168 (24.10%) Marketing
3 164 (23.53%) Finance
4 133 (19.08%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (11.05%) Organisational Skills
6 69 (9.90%) Retail
7 66 (9.47%) Presentation Skills
8 60 (8.61%) Public Sector
9 55 (7.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 46 (6.60%) Legal
11 44 (6.31%) Games
12 36 (5.16%) Manufacturing
13 32 (4.59%) Influencing Skills
13 32 (4.59%) Telecoms
14 31 (4.45%) French Language
15 29 (4.16%) Law
16 28 (4.02%) Automotive
17 22 (3.16%) Banking
18 20 (2.87%) Pharmaceutical
19 19 (2.73%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 62 (8.90%) Developer
2 61 (8.75%) Business Manager
3 59 (8.46%) Business Development Manager
3 59 (8.46%) Development Manager
4 58 (8.32%) Analyst
5 49 (7.03%) Senior
6 30 (4.30%) Sales Executive
7 27 (3.87%) Full-Stack Developer
8 24 (3.44%) Consultant
9 22 (3.16%) IT Support
10 20 (2.87%) IT Analyst
10 20 (2.87%) Lead
11 18 (2.58%) Account Executive
12 17 (2.44%) Customer Service Specialist
12 17 (2.44%) Project Manager
12 17 (2.44%) Sales Representative
13 16 (2.30%) Recruitment Consultant
13 16 (2.30%) Support Analyst
13 16 (2.30%) Support Specialist
14 15 (2.15%) Business Development Executive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (6.31%) React
2 17 (2.44%) .NET
3 13 (1.87%) REST
4 8 (1.15%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.15%) Middleware
5 7 (1.00%) Spring
5 7 (1.00%) Terraform
5 7 (1.00%) Web Services
6 5 (0.72%) CSS
6 5 (0.72%) HTML
6 5 (0.72%) JSON
7 4 (0.57%) COM
7 4 (0.57%) DCOM
7 4 (0.57%) LDAP
7 4 (0.57%) RESTful
8 3 (0.43%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.43%) EDI
8 3 (0.43%) TensorFlow
9 2 (0.29%) Playwright
9 2 (0.29%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 57 (8.18%) Driving Licence
2 51 (7.32%) Management Information System
3 45 (6.46%) Onboarding
4 44 (6.31%) Social Media
5 40 (5.74%) Web Conferencing
6 26 (3.73%) Podcast
7 22 (3.16%) Mobile App
8 17 (2.44%) Blog
9 15 (2.15%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.87%) e-Learning
10 13 (1.87%) FMCG
11 10 (1.43%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.43%) Security Posture
12 9 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.29%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.29%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.00%) Educational Technology
13 7 (1.00%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.00%) FPGA
13 7 (1.00%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 38 (5.45%) Windows
2 15 (2.15%) Linux
3 9 (1.29%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.86%) VMS
5 3 (0.43%) Android
5 3 (0.43%) FreeRTOS
5 3 (0.43%) macOS
5 3 (0.43%) VxWorks
6 1 (0.14%) Unix
6 1 (0.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (26.97%) CRM
2 171 (24.53%) Business Development
3 159 (22.81%) Problem-Solving
4 140 (20.09%) Decision-Making
5 115 (16.50%) AI
6 111 (15.93%) Agile
7 107 (15.35%) Customer Service
8 104 (14.92%) B2B
9 87 (12.48%) Continuous Improvement
10 73 (10.47%) Stakeholder Management
11 72 (10.33%) Mentoring
12 70 (10.04%) Customer Experience
13 61 (8.75%) Coaching
13 61 (8.75%) Cybersecurity
14 60 (8.61%) B2B Sales
15 59 (8.46%) Business Strategy
16 58 (8.32%) Collaborative Culture
17 57 (8.18%) Project Delivery
18 53 (7.60%) Lead Generation
18 53 (7.60%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 52 (7.46%) JavaScript
2 49 (7.03%) SQL
3 36 (5.16%) TypeScript
4 22 (3.16%) Python
5 16 (2.30%) Java
6 13 (1.87%) Bash
6 13 (1.87%) C#
7 9 (1.29%) T-SQL
8 7 (1.00%) Bicep
8 7 (1.00%) PL/SQL
9 6 (0.86%) Kusto Query Language
9 6 (0.86%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.72%) C++
11 3 (0.43%) C
11 3 (0.43%) Perl
11 3 (0.43%) R
12 1 (0.14%) Delphi
12 1 (0.14%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.14%) Pascal
12 1 (0.14%) PHP
Qualifications
1 90 (12.91%) Degree
2 62 (8.90%) Security Cleared
3 40 (5.74%) BPSS Clearance
4 37 (5.31%) SC Cleared
5 20 (2.87%) DBS Check
6 17 (2.44%) DV Cleared
7 16 (2.30%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (2.01%) Azure Certification
8 14 (2.01%) CISSP
9 12 (1.72%) CCNA
9 12 (1.72%) CCNP
9 12 (1.72%) CISM
10 10 (1.43%) PMP
11 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.15%) AWS Certification
12 8 (1.15%) Chartered Engineer
13 6 (0.86%) CRISC
13 6 (0.86%) ISACA
13 6 (0.86%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (0.86%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.03%) Accessibility
2 31 (4.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (3.87%) QA
4 24 (3.44%) GDPR
5 19 (2.73%) Cyber Essentials
6 18 (2.58%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.87%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.72%) NIST
8 12 (1.72%) PMO
9 10 (1.43%) GRC
10 9 (1.29%) SLA
11 8 (1.15%) PCI DSS
12 7 (1.00%) ISO 19650
12 7 (1.00%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 6 (0.86%) COBIT
13 6 (0.86%) ISO 14001
13 6 (0.86%) SOC 1
13 6 (0.86%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 5 (0.72%) NCSC
System Software
1 32 (4.59%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.30%) Docker
3 11 (1.58%) Firmware
4 6 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.86%) vSphere
5 4 (0.57%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.29%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.14%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 16 (2.30%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.72%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.43%) Ansible
4 1 (0.14%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 152 (21.81%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.02%) Salesforce
3 34 (4.88%) SAP
4 31 (4.45%) HubSpot
5 27 (3.87%) Google
6 21 (3.01%) YouTube
7 20 (2.87%) Cisco
8 16 (2.30%) Oracle
9 13 (1.87%) ServiceNow
10 10 (1.43%) Adobe
11 7 (1.00%) Sage
12 6 (0.86%) ScienceLogic
12 6 (0.86%) VMware
13 5 (0.72%) Fortinet
14 4 (0.57%) Aruba
14 4 (0.57%) CheckPoint
14 4 (0.57%) F5
14 4 (0.57%) Infoblox
15 3 (0.43%) Apple
15 3 (0.43%) Perforce