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

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 95 134
Rank change year-on-year -3 +39 -21
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 685 612 547
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.75% 3.70% 2.55%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.13% 8.98% 7.44%
Number of salaries quoted 459 296 227
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,813 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,750 £29,688 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.71% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £56,250 £59,063 £70,000
90th Percentile £73,450 £80,000 £84,250
UK median annual salary £42,000 £37,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +12.00% -30.56% +8.00%

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 9,603 6,814 7,353
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 38.53% 41.23% 34.24%
Number of salaries quoted 5,451 3,421 4,235
10th Percentile £32,500 £29,000 £35,017
25th Percentile £43,000 £39,000 £46,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £63,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -8.73% -3.08%
75th Percentile £81,250 £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 12 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 (3.94%) SharePoint
2 20 (2.92%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (1.31%) CMS
4 7 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.88%) WordPress
6 5 (0.73%) IIS
7 1 (0.15%) Apache
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 49 (7.15%) Microsoft Office
2 44 (6.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 21 (3.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.02%) Revit
5 7 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.88%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 6 (0.88%) Navisworks
7 5 (0.73%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.73%) Adobe Illustrator
7 5 (0.73%) InDesign
7 5 (0.73%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.44%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.44%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe XD
9 1 (0.15%) Elementor
9 1 (0.15%) ProjectWise
Business Applications
1 9 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.73%) Academy Revenues and Benefits
2 5 (0.73%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.73%) Primavera
2 5 (0.73%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.44%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.44%) 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 (0.15%) Dynamics AX
5 1 (0.15%) JDE World
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 74 (10.80%) Azure
1 74 (10.80%) SaaS
2 45 (6.57%) AWS
3 40 (5.84%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.21%) Entra ID
5 18 (2.63%) GCP
6 17 (2.48%) Figma
6 17 (2.48%) Power Platform
7 15 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
8 11 (1.61%) GitHub
9 8 (1.17%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (1.02%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (1.02%) IaaS
10 7 (1.02%) PaaS
10 7 (1.02%) Snowflake
11 6 (0.88%) Azure Functions
11 6 (0.88%) Azure Key Vault
11 6 (0.88%) Google Workspace
11 6 (0.88%) Serverless
11 6 (0.88%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.21%) Firewall
2 20 (2.92%) VPN
3 18 (2.63%) LAN
3 18 (2.63%) WAN
4 17 (2.48%) TCP/IP
4 17 (2.48%) Wi-Fi
5 15 (2.19%) Broadband
6 14 (2.04%) Network Security
7 11 (1.61%) DNS
8 9 (1.31%) DHCP
9 7 (1.02%) SD-WAN
9 7 (1.02%) Wireless
10 6 (0.88%) Internet
10 6 (0.88%) VLAN
11 5 (0.73%) WPA
12 4 (0.58%) Cisco ASA
12 4 (0.58%) Cisco Nexus
12 4 (0.58%) Unified Communications
13 3 (0.44%) VoIP
14 2 (0.29%) Ethernet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (2.04%) Power BI
2 13 (1.90%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
3 7 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (0.73%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (0.73%) Metadata
4 5 (0.73%) MongoDB
4 5 (0.73%) MySQL
4 5 (0.73%) Tableau
5 4 (0.58%) Amazon Redshift
5 4 (0.58%) Data Mining
5 4 (0.58%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.44%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.44%) Looker
6 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.29%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.15%) GIS
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Exadata
Development Applications
1 36 (5.26%) Git
2 16 (2.34%) JIRA
3 7 (1.02%) JUnit
3 7 (1.02%) Maven
3 7 (1.02%) Mockito
4 6 (0.88%) Bitbucket
4 6 (0.88%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.44%) Atlassian Bamboo
5 3 (0.44%) Mercurial
5 3 (0.44%) SonarQube
5 3 (0.44%) TeamCity
5 3 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.15%) GitLab
6 1 (0.15%) Mocha
6 1 (0.15%) Postman
General
1 376 (54.89%) Social Skills
2 166 (24.23%) Marketing
3 162 (23.65%) Finance
4 131 (19.12%) Analytical Skills
5 75 (10.95%) Organisational Skills
6 69 (10.07%) Retail
7 63 (9.20%) Presentation Skills
8 59 (8.61%) Public Sector
9 55 (8.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 46 (6.72%) Legal
11 44 (6.42%) Games
12 34 (4.96%) Manufacturing
13 32 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
13 32 (4.67%) Telecoms
14 31 (4.53%) French Language
15 29 (4.23%) Law
16 27 (3.94%) Automotive
17 22 (3.21%) Banking
18 19 (2.77%) Pharmaceutical
19 17 (2.48%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 63 (9.20%) Developer
2 61 (8.91%) Business Manager
3 59 (8.61%) Business Development Manager
3 59 (8.61%) Development Manager
4 56 (8.18%) Analyst
5 49 (7.15%) Senior
6 29 (4.23%) Full-Stack Developer
7 27 (3.94%) Sales Executive
8 24 (3.50%) Consultant
9 22 (3.21%) IT Support
10 20 (2.92%) Lead
11 19 (2.77%) IT Analyst
12 17 (2.48%) Account Executive
12 17 (2.48%) Customer Service Specialist
12 17 (2.48%) Project Manager
13 16 (2.34%) Recruitment Consultant
13 16 (2.34%) Sales Representative
13 16 (2.34%) Support Specialist
14 15 (2.19%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 15 (2.19%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (6.72%) React
2 15 (2.19%) .NET
3 12 (1.75%) REST
4 8 (1.17%) AngularJS
4 8 (1.17%) Middleware
5 7 (1.02%) Spring
5 7 (1.02%) Terraform
5 7 (1.02%) Web Services
6 5 (0.73%) JSON
7 4 (0.58%) COM
7 4 (0.58%) CSS
7 4 (0.58%) DCOM
7 4 (0.58%) HTML
7 4 (0.58%) LDAP
7 4 (0.58%) RESTful
8 3 (0.44%) AWS CDK
8 3 (0.44%) EDI
8 3 (0.44%) TensorFlow
9 2 (0.29%) Kafka
9 2 (0.29%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 53 (7.74%) Driving Licence
2 51 (7.45%) Management Information System
3 45 (6.57%) Onboarding
4 44 (6.42%) Social Media
5 40 (5.84%) Web Conferencing
6 26 (3.80%) Podcast
7 22 (3.21%) Mobile App
8 17 (2.48%) Blog
9 15 (2.19%) Data Centre
10 13 (1.90%) e-Learning
10 13 (1.90%) FMCG
11 10 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
11 10 (1.46%) Security Posture
12 9 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
12 9 (1.31%) Product Ownership
12 9 (1.31%) Video Conferencing
13 7 (1.02%) Cloud Native
13 7 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
13 7 (1.02%) FPGA
13 7 (1.02%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 38 (5.55%) Windows
2 14 (2.04%) Linux
3 9 (1.31%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.88%) VMS
5 3 (0.44%) Android
5 3 (0.44%) macOS
6 2 (0.29%) FreeRTOS
6 2 (0.29%) 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
1 181 (26.42%) CRM
2 166 (24.23%) Business Development
3 157 (22.92%) Problem-Solving
4 135 (19.71%) Decision-Making
5 115 (16.79%) AI
6 109 (15.91%) Agile
7 107 (15.62%) Customer Service
8 101 (14.74%) B2B
9 87 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
10 72 (10.51%) Mentoring
10 72 (10.51%) Stakeholder Management
11 69 (10.07%) Customer Experience
12 61 (8.91%) Coaching
12 61 (8.91%) Cybersecurity
13 59 (8.61%) Business Strategy
14 58 (8.47%) Collaborative Culture
15 57 (8.32%) B2B Sales
16 56 (8.18%) Project Delivery
17 52 (7.59%) ITIL
17 52 (7.59%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 53 (7.74%) JavaScript
2 50 (7.30%) SQL
3 38 (5.55%) TypeScript
4 23 (3.36%) Python
5 16 (2.34%) Java
6 14 (2.04%) Bash
7 11 (1.61%) C#
8 8 (1.17%) T-SQL
9 7 (1.02%) Bicep
9 7 (1.02%) PL/SQL
9 7 (1.02%) PowerShell
10 6 (0.88%) Kusto Query Language
11 4 (0.58%) C++
12 3 (0.44%) Perl
12 3 (0.44%) R
13 2 (0.29%) C
14 1 (0.15%) Delphi
14 1 (0.15%) MATLAB
14 1 (0.15%) Pascal
14 1 (0.15%) PHP
Qualifications
1 88 (12.85%) Degree
2 61 (8.91%) Security Cleared
3 40 (5.84%) BPSS Clearance
4 36 (5.26%) SC Cleared
5 18 (2.63%) DBS Check
6 17 (2.48%) DV Cleared
7 16 (2.34%) Cisco Certification
8 14 (2.04%) Azure Certification
8 14 (2.04%) CISSP
9 12 (1.75%) CCNA
9 12 (1.75%) CCNP
9 12 (1.75%) CISM
10 10 (1.46%) PMP
11 9 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.17%) AWS Certification
12 8 (1.17%) Chartered Engineer
13 6 (0.88%) CRISC
13 6 (0.88%) ISACA
13 6 (0.88%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
13 6 (0.88%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (6.13%) Accessibility
2 30 (4.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (3.94%) QA
4 23 (3.36%) GDPR
5 18 (2.63%) Cyber Essentials
6 17 (2.48%) Data Quality
7 13 (1.90%) ISO 9001
8 12 (1.75%) PMO
9 11 (1.61%) NIST
10 10 (1.46%) GRC
11 8 (1.17%) PCI DSS
11 8 (1.17%) SLA
12 7 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 6 (0.88%) COBIT
13 6 (0.88%) ISO 14001
13 6 (0.88%) ISO 19650
13 6 (0.88%) SOC 1
13 6 (0.88%) SOC 2
14 5 (0.73%) ISO 22301
14 5 (0.73%) NCSC
System Software
1 31 (4.53%) Active Directory
2 16 (2.34%) Docker
3 11 (1.61%) Firmware
4 6 (0.88%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (0.88%) vSphere
5 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.29%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
7 1 (0.15%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 16 (2.34%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.44%) 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
1 151 (22.04%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.96%) Salesforce
2 34 (4.96%) SAP
3 31 (4.53%) HubSpot
4 27 (3.94%) Google
5 21 (3.07%) YouTube
6 20 (2.92%) Cisco
7 17 (2.48%) Oracle
8 14 (2.04%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.46%) Adobe
10 7 (1.02%) Sage
11 6 (0.88%) ScienceLogic
11 6 (0.88%) VMware
12 5 (0.73%) Fortinet
13 4 (0.58%) Aruba
13 4 (0.58%) CheckPoint
13 4 (0.58%) F5
13 4 (0.58%) Infoblox
14 3 (0.44%) Apple
14 3 (0.44%) Perforce