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 18 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 103 110
Rank change year-on-year -28 +7 +29
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 399 559 919
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.99% 3.63% 2.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.45% 8.15% 7.59%
Number of salaries quoted 272 229 701
10th Percentile £28,525 £31,250 £25,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £34,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.16% -10.91%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £73,625 £87,750 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,000 £42,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -1.18% +6.25% -23.81%

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 7,327 6,859 12,110
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 36.61% 44.51% 34.95%
Number of salaries quoted 4,490 3,453 9,351
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £88,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £105,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -15.38%

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 18 June 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 20 (5.01%) SharePoint
2 17 (4.26%) Microsoft Exchange
3 9 (2.26%) Exchange Server 2007
3 9 (2.26%) Exchange Server 2010
3 9 (2.26%) Exchange Server 2013
4 8 (2.01%) Apache
5 7 (1.75%) Apache Airflow
5 7 (1.75%) WordPress
6 5 (1.25%) CMS
7 4 (1.00%) IIS
8 3 (0.75%) Confluence
9 2 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
10 1 (0.25%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 45 (11.28%) Microsoft Office
2 26 (6.52%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (3.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (1.00%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 3 (0.75%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.75%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.25%) Adobe Premiere
7 1 (0.25%) InDesign
Business Applications
1 13 (3.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.25%) Primavera
3 2 (0.50%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 56 (14.04%) Azure
2 45 (11.28%) AWS
3 28 (7.02%) SaaS
4 21 (5.26%) GCP
4 21 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (4.51%) Entra ID
6 15 (3.76%) Power Platform
7 13 (3.26%) GitHub
8 9 (2.26%) Figma
9 8 (2.01%) OpenShift
9 8 (2.01%) Serverless
10 7 (1.75%) Amazon Kinesis
10 7 (1.75%) Amazon S3
10 7 (1.75%) Canva
11 6 (1.50%) Apigee
11 6 (1.50%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (1.50%) Kong
11 6 (1.50%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.50%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.25%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.26%) Firewall
2 15 (3.76%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (3.01%) Broadband
3 12 (3.01%) DNS
4 11 (2.76%) DHCP
4 11 (2.76%) VPN
5 10 (2.51%) Internet
6 7 (1.75%) LTE
6 7 (1.75%) WAN
7 6 (1.50%) Cisco ASA
7 6 (1.50%) Network Security
8 5 (1.25%) LAN
8 5 (1.25%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.75%) DMARC
9 3 (0.75%) SD-WAN
10 2 (0.50%) Ethernet
11 1 (0.25%) HTTP
11 1 (0.25%) SNMP
11 1 (0.25%) SSL
11 1 (0.25%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (3.26%) Power BI
2 11 (2.76%) Tableau
3 9 (2.26%) PostgreSQL
3 9 (2.26%) SQL Server
4 8 (2.01%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (2.01%) Metadata
5 7 (1.75%) Amazon Athena
5 7 (1.75%) Amazon QuickSight
5 7 (1.75%) Amazon Redshift
5 7 (1.75%) Apache Iceberg
5 7 (1.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.25%) MySQL
6 5 (1.25%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.75%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.50%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.50%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.25%) Big Data
9 1 (0.25%) Elasticsearch
9 1 (0.25%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.25%) Redis
Development Applications
1 31 (7.77%) Git
2 12 (3.01%) JIRA
3 6 (1.50%) GitLab
4 3 (0.75%) JUnit
4 3 (0.75%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.50%) Maven
5 2 (0.50%) Mockito
5 2 (0.50%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.25%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.25%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.25%) git-flow
6 1 (0.25%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.25%) JMeter
6 1 (0.25%) Postman
6 1 (0.25%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.25%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.25%) Storybook
General
1 174 (43.61%) Social Skills
2 77 (19.30%) Finance
3 74 (18.55%) Marketing
4 70 (17.54%) Analytical Skills
5 68 (17.04%) Organisational Skills
6 36 (9.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 28 (7.02%) Automotive
8 27 (6.77%) Public Sector
8 27 (6.77%) Retail
9 21 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
10 20 (5.01%) Law
10 20 (5.01%) Telecoms
11 19 (4.76%) Banking
12 15 (3.76%) Electronics
12 15 (3.76%) Games
13 14 (3.51%) Manufacturing
14 13 (3.26%) Legal
15 12 (3.01%) Multimedia
16 8 (2.01%) Pharmaceutical
17 7 (1.75%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 43 (10.78%) Senior
2 42 (10.53%) Developer
3 37 (9.27%) Analyst
4 32 (8.02%) Business Manager
5 30 (7.52%) Business Development Manager
5 30 (7.52%) Development Manager
6 28 (7.02%) Support Engineer
7 16 (4.01%) Full-Stack Developer
8 15 (3.76%) Sales Executive
9 14 (3.51%) IT Support
9 14 (3.51%) Lead
9 14 (3.51%) Technical Engineer
10 13 (3.26%) Technical Support
10 13 (3.26%) Technical Support Engineer
11 12 (3.01%) Account Manager
11 12 (3.01%) Business Development Executive
12 11 (2.76%) Consultant
12 11 (2.76%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 11 (2.76%) Senior Analyst
13 9 (2.26%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (8.52%) React
2 19 (4.76%) REST
3 11 (2.76%) HTML
3 11 (2.76%) JSON
4 9 (2.26%) Web Services
4 9 (2.26%) XML
5 8 (2.01%) .NET
6 7 (1.75%) HEVC
6 7 (1.75%) Kafka
7 6 (1.50%) CSS
7 6 (1.50%) Django
7 6 (1.50%) Jinja
7 6 (1.50%) RESTful
7 6 (1.50%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.50%) YAML
7 6 (1.50%) YANG
8 5 (1.25%) Twisted
9 4 (1.00%) AngularJS
9 4 (1.00%) Middleware
9 4 (1.00%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 31 (7.77%) Onboarding
2 27 (6.77%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.26%) Driving Licence
4 20 (5.01%) Social Media
5 14 (3.51%) Product Ownership
6 12 (3.01%) Blog
6 12 (3.01%) e-Learning
6 12 (3.01%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (3.01%) Web Conferencing
7 7 (1.75%) Cloud Native
7 7 (1.75%) Data Centre
7 7 (1.75%) FMCG
8 6 (1.50%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.50%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.25%) Freedom of Information
9 5 (1.25%) Freedom of Information Act
9 5 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (1.25%) PMI
9 5 (1.25%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (1.25%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 37 (9.27%) Windows
2 20 (5.01%) Linux
3 16 (4.01%) Windows Server
4 9 (2.26%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (2.26%) Windows Server 2012
4 9 (2.26%) Windows Server 2016
5 8 (2.01%) Unix
6 6 (1.50%) Android
7 4 (1.00%) Apple iOS
8 3 (0.75%) VMS
9 2 (0.50%) AIX
9 2 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.25%) CentOS
10 1 (0.25%) Debian
10 1 (0.25%) Mac OS
10 1 (0.25%) Solaris
10 1 (0.25%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.25%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (25.31%) Business Development
1 101 (25.31%) Problem-Solving
2 84 (21.05%) CRM
3 65 (16.29%) Agile
4 55 (13.78%) B2B
5 54 (13.53%) AI
6 47 (11.78%) Decision-Making
7 44 (11.03%) Cybersecurity
8 39 (9.77%) Mentoring
9 38 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
10 37 (9.27%) Coaching
11 36 (9.02%) Collaborative Culture
12 35 (8.77%) Analytics
12 35 (8.77%) Customer Service
13 32 (8.02%) Full-Stack Development
13 32 (8.02%) Roadmaps
14 30 (7.52%) B2B Sales
14 30 (7.52%) CI/CD
15 29 (7.27%) DevOps
16 27 (6.77%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 48 (12.03%) JavaScript
2 47 (11.78%) SQL
3 39 (9.77%) Python
4 32 (8.02%) TypeScript
5 14 (3.51%) Bash
6 12 (3.01%) Java
7 9 (2.26%) C#
8 8 (2.01%) T-SQL
9 6 (1.50%) PowerShell
10 5 (1.25%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.75%) Bicep
11 3 (0.75%) C++
11 3 (0.75%) Kusto Query Language
11 3 (0.75%) Perl
12 1 (0.25%) Delphi
12 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.25%) Pascal
12 1 (0.25%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.25%) VBA
12 1 (0.25%) VC++
Qualifications
1 80 (20.05%) Degree
2 38 (9.52%) Security Cleared
3 18 (4.51%) DV Cleared
4 12 (3.01%) CISSP
4 12 (3.01%) SC Cleared
5 11 (2.76%) CISM
6 10 (2.51%) DBS Check
7 8 (2.01%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (2.01%) PMI Certification
8 7 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 6 (1.50%) CISA
9 6 (1.50%) Cisco Certification
9 6 (1.50%) PMP
10 5 (1.25%) CRISC
10 5 (1.25%) ISACA
11 4 (1.00%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.75%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 3 (0.75%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.75%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
12 3 (0.75%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (5.51%) Accessibility
2 19 (4.76%) Data Quality
3 18 (4.51%) QA
4 16 (4.01%) Cyber Essentials
5 14 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (3.26%) GDPR
7 12 (3.01%) NIST
8 7 (1.75%) GRC
8 7 (1.75%) PCI DSS
8 7 (1.75%) SOC 2
9 6 (1.50%) COBIT
10 5 (1.25%) SOC 1
11 3 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.75%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.75%) PMO
11 3 (0.75%) SLA
11 3 (0.75%) WCAG
12 2 (0.50%) GMP
12 2 (0.50%) NCSC
13 1 (0.25%) IFRS
System Software
1 27 (6.77%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.51%) Docker
3 8 (2.01%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.75%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.75%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.75%) vSphere
5 1 (0.25%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.25%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 11 (2.76%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 5 (1.25%) Terraform
4 3 (0.75%) Ansible
4 3 (0.75%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.75%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.50%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.25%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.25%) Oracle Flashback
6 1 (0.25%) Puppet
Vendors
1 79 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 19 (4.76%) SAP
3 17 (4.26%) Cisco
4 16 (4.01%) Oracle
5 12 (3.01%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.26%) Dell
6 9 (2.26%) HP
7 8 (2.01%) Adobe
7 8 (2.01%) Red Hat
8 6 (1.50%) F5
8 6 (1.50%) HubSpot
8 6 (1.50%) Juniper
8 6 (1.50%) Palo Alto
9 5 (1.25%) Google
9 5 (1.25%) Sage
10 4 (1.00%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.75%) Apple
11 3 (0.75%) Citrix
11 3 (0.75%) Planview
11 3 (0.75%) Veeam