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

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 126 100 127
Rank change year-on-year -26 +27 +3
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 490 603 652
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.24% 3.66% 2.41%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.91% 8.53% 6.98%
Number of salaries quoted 342 260 474
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,250 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £35,723
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,710 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.95% -16.74% -6.25%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,938 £64,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £92,625 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £42,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -16.67%

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 8,298 7,068 9,345
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.87% 42.95% 34.53%
Number of salaries quoted 5,131 3,639 6,859
10th Percentile £34,500 £31,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £85,000 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £117,500
UK median annual salary £58,589 £57,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.79% +3.64% -13.61%

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 28 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 25 (5.10%) SharePoint
2 19 (3.88%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.43%) Exchange Server 2007
3 7 (1.43%) Exchange Server 2010
3 7 (1.43%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.22%) CMS
4 6 (1.22%) WordPress
5 5 (1.02%) IIS
5 5 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (0.61%) Confluence
7 2 (0.41%) Apache
7 2 (0.41%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 42 (8.57%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (6.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (3.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.63%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (1.22%) Chatbot
5 6 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.22%) Photoshop
6 5 (1.02%) Adobe After Effects
6 5 (1.02%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (1.02%) InDesign
7 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (2.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.02%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (1.02%) Primavera
3 3 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.41%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.41%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.41%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.20%) JDE World
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 71 (14.49%) Azure
2 45 (9.18%) AWS
3 34 (6.94%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (6.73%) SaaS
5 21 (4.29%) Entra ID
6 20 (4.08%) GCP
7 19 (3.88%) Power Platform
8 16 (3.27%) Figma
9 15 (3.06%) GitHub
10 14 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.84%) Serverless
12 8 (1.63%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.43%) IaaS
13 7 (1.43%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.43%) PaaS
14 6 (1.22%) Apigee
14 6 (1.22%) Azure ExpressRoute
14 6 (1.22%) Kong
14 6 (1.22%) OpenShift
14 6 (1.22%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.27%) Firewall
2 15 (3.06%) VPN
3 14 (2.86%) Wi-Fi
4 12 (2.45%) Broadband
4 12 (2.45%) DNS
5 11 (2.24%) TCP/IP
6 10 (2.04%) DHCP
6 10 (2.04%) Internet
7 7 (1.43%) LTE
7 7 (1.43%) WAN
8 6 (1.22%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.22%) LAN
9 5 (1.02%) Network Security
9 5 (1.02%) WPA
10 3 (0.61%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.41%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.41%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.20%) HTTP
12 1 (0.20%) SNMP
12 1 (0.20%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.06%) Power BI
2 12 (2.45%) SQL Server
3 10 (2.04%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (1.43%) Tableau
6 6 (1.22%) Metadata
6 6 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.02%) Data Mining
7 5 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.82%) Amazon Redshift
8 4 (0.82%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.61%) MySQL
10 2 (0.41%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.41%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.41%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.41%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.41%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.20%) Amazon Athena
11 1 (0.20%) Amazon QuickSight
11 1 (0.20%) Looker
Development Applications
1 38 (7.76%) Git
2 14 (2.86%) JIRA
3 6 (1.22%) GitLab
3 6 (1.22%) JUnit
4 5 (1.02%) Maven
4 5 (1.02%) Mockito
5 3 (0.61%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.61%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.61%) Oracle APEX
6 2 (0.41%) Postman
6 2 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.20%) git-flow
7 1 (0.20%) Mercurial
7 1 (0.20%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.20%) TeamCity
7 1 (0.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 215 (43.88%) Social Skills
2 97 (19.80%) Analytical Skills
3 94 (19.18%) Finance
4 93 (18.98%) Marketing
5 69 (14.08%) Organisational Skills
6 45 (9.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 35 (7.14%) Public Sector
8 31 (6.33%) Retail
9 30 (6.12%) Automotive
9 30 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
10 24 (4.90%) Law
11 23 (4.69%) Telecoms
12 19 (3.88%) Banking
12 19 (3.88%) Legal
13 18 (3.67%) Influencing Skills
14 17 (3.47%) Games
15 15 (3.06%) Manufacturing
16 14 (2.86%) Electronics
17 11 (2.24%) Multimedia
18 8 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 59 (12.04%) Developer
2 51 (10.41%) Analyst
3 48 (9.80%) Business Manager
4 46 (9.39%) Business Development Manager
4 46 (9.39%) Development Manager
5 43 (8.78%) Senior
6 28 (5.71%) Full-Stack Developer
7 27 (5.51%) Support Engineer
8 20 (4.08%) Consultant
9 18 (3.67%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 18 (3.67%) IT Support
10 17 (3.47%) Lead
11 15 (3.06%) Sales Executive
11 15 (3.06%) Technical Engineer
12 14 (2.86%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.86%) Support Analyst
12 14 (2.86%) Technical Support
12 14 (2.86%) Technical Support Engineer
13 13 (2.65%) Business Development Executive
13 13 (2.65%) Recruitment Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (10.82%) React
2 20 (4.08%) REST
3 10 (2.04%) .NET
3 10 (2.04%) JSON
4 9 (1.84%) Web Services
4 9 (1.84%) XML
5 8 (1.63%) HTML
6 7 (1.43%) HEVC
7 6 (1.22%) CSS
7 6 (1.22%) Django
7 6 (1.22%) Jinja
7 6 (1.22%) Spring
7 6 (1.22%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.22%) YAML
7 6 (1.22%) YANG
8 5 (1.02%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.02%) Middleware
8 5 (1.02%) Twisted
9 4 (0.82%) COM
9 4 (0.82%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 33 (6.73%) Management Information System
2 32 (6.53%) Onboarding
3 26 (5.31%) Driving Licence
4 19 (3.88%) Social Media
5 16 (3.27%) Web Conferencing
6 15 (3.06%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.65%) Blog
7 13 (2.65%) FMCG
8 12 (2.45%) e-Learning
8 12 (2.45%) Video Conferencing
9 11 (2.24%) Data Protection Act
10 8 (1.63%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.63%) Security Posture
11 7 (1.43%) Analytical Mindset
11 7 (1.43%) Freedom of Information
11 7 (1.43%) Freedom of Information Act
12 6 (1.22%) Podcast
12 6 (1.22%) Public Cloud
13 5 (1.02%) AI Agents
13 5 (1.02%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 44 (8.98%) Windows
2 20 (4.08%) Linux
3 18 (3.67%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.63%) Unix
5 7 (1.43%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (1.43%) Windows Server 2012
5 7 (1.43%) Windows Server 2016
6 6 (1.22%) Android
6 6 (1.22%) VMS
7 4 (0.82%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.41%) AIX
8 2 (0.41%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.20%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Solaris
9 1 (0.20%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (26.12%) Problem-Solving
2 126 (25.71%) Business Development
3 102 (20.82%) CRM
4 80 (16.33%) AI
5 79 (16.12%) Agile
6 75 (15.31%) Decision-Making
7 65 (13.27%) B2B
8 59 (12.04%) Cybersecurity
9 55 (11.22%) Continuous Improvement
10 53 (10.82%) Mentoring
11 51 (10.41%) Full-Stack Development
12 48 (9.80%) Customer Service
13 40 (8.16%) Collaborative Culture
14 38 (7.76%) Coaching
14 38 (7.76%) Roadmaps
15 37 (7.55%) CI/CD
16 35 (7.14%) Analytics
17 33 (6.73%) Customer Experience
17 33 (6.73%) Risk Management
18 31 (6.33%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 64 (13.06%) JavaScript
2 54 (11.02%) SQL
3 47 (9.59%) TypeScript
4 37 (7.55%) Python
5 13 (2.65%) Bash
6 11 (2.24%) C#
7 10 (2.04%) Java
8 9 (1.84%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.63%) PowerShell
10 6 (1.22%) Bicep
10 6 (1.22%) Kusto Query Language
11 5 (1.02%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.61%) C++
12 3 (0.61%) Perl
13 1 (0.20%) Delphi
13 1 (0.20%) MATLAB
13 1 (0.20%) Pascal
13 1 (0.20%) R
13 1 (0.20%) VBA
13 1 (0.20%) VC++
Qualifications
1 78 (15.92%) Degree
2 46 (9.39%) Security Cleared
3 19 (3.88%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.47%) CISSP
5 15 (3.06%) DV Cleared
6 14 (2.86%) CISM
7 11 (2.24%) BPSS Clearance
7 11 (2.24%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (2.04%) DBS Check
9 8 (1.63%) CISA
10 7 (1.43%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (1.43%) CRISC
10 7 (1.43%) ISACA
11 6 (1.22%) Azure Certification
11 6 (1.22%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
11 6 (1.22%) PMP
12 4 (0.82%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.82%) CCSP
12 4 (0.82%) CREST Certified
13 3 (0.61%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.12%) Accessibility
2 28 (5.71%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (5.10%) GDPR
4 24 (4.90%) QA
5 21 (4.29%) Cyber Essentials
6 16 (3.27%) NIST
7 15 (3.06%) Data Quality
8 10 (2.04%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.84%) GRC
9 9 (1.84%) SOC 2
10 8 (1.63%) COBIT
11 7 (1.43%) SOC 1
12 6 (1.22%) ISO 9001
13 5 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 5 (1.02%) NCSC
14 4 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
14 4 (0.82%) SLA
15 3 (0.61%) ISO 22301
15 3 (0.61%) PMO
16 2 (0.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 29 (5.92%) Active Directory
2 15 (3.06%) Docker
3 9 (1.84%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.22%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.22%) vSphere
5 1 (0.20%) Firmware
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.20%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (2.86%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (1.84%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.43%) Terraform
4 3 (0.61%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.61%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.41%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.20%) Ansible
6 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 104 (21.22%) Microsoft
2 21 (4.29%) SAP
3 18 (3.67%) Oracle
4 17 (3.47%) Cisco
5 14 (2.86%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.45%) Adobe
7 7 (1.43%) Dell
7 7 (1.43%) Google
7 7 (1.43%) HP
7 7 (1.43%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.22%) F5
8 6 (1.22%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.22%) Juniper
8 6 (1.22%) Palo Alto
8 6 (1.22%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (1.22%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.22%) VMware
9 5 (1.02%) Sage
10 3 (0.61%) Apple
10 3 (0.61%) Citrix