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 1 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 121 99 129
Rank change year-on-year -22 +30 +4
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 520 616 623
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.34% 3.72% 2.39%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.19% 8.65% 6.96%
Number of salaries quoted 363 270 450
10th Percentile £29,000 £27,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £36,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £43,105 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +4.40% -17.90% -6.25%
75th Percentile £57,500 £70,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £89,125 £75,000
UK median annual salary £42,500 £41,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +2.41% -7.78% -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 8,400 7,121 8,955
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 37.81% 43.06% 34.41%
Number of salaries quoted 5,201 3,674 6,517
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,000 £33,930
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 £81,000 £85,188 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £120,000 £118,750
UK median annual salary £58,000 £56,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +2.65% +0.89% -12.50%

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 1 August 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 (4.81%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.46%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (1.35%) CMS
4 6 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2007
4 6 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2010
4 6 (1.15%) Exchange Server 2013
4 6 (1.15%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (1.15%) WordPress
5 5 (0.96%) IIS
6 3 (0.58%) Confluence
7 1 (0.19%) Apache
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 44 (8.46%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (5.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 15 (2.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.54%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 6 (1.15%) Chatbot
5 6 (1.15%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (1.15%) Photoshop
6 5 (0.96%) Adobe After Effects
6 5 (0.96%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.96%) InDesign
7 3 (0.58%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.38%) Navisworks
8 2 (0.38%) Revit
8 2 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.19%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 13 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.96%) Dynamics NAV
2 5 (0.96%) Primavera
3 3 (0.58%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.38%) JDE EnterpriseOne
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.38%) Oracle Receivables
4 2 (0.38%) SAP ERP
4 2 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (0.19%) JDE World
5 1 (0.19%) Oracle Assets
Cloud Services
1 72 (13.85%) Azure
2 49 (9.42%) AWS
3 40 (7.69%) SaaS
4 34 (6.54%) Microsoft 365
5 23 (4.42%) GCP
6 21 (4.04%) Power Platform
7 20 (3.85%) Entra ID
8 18 (3.46%) Figma
9 15 (2.88%) GitHub
10 14 (2.69%) Azure DevOps
11 9 (1.73%) Serverless
12 8 (1.54%) Microsoft Copilot
13 7 (1.35%) IaaS
13 7 (1.35%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.35%) PaaS
13 7 (1.35%) Snowflake
14 6 (1.15%) Apigee
14 6 (1.15%) Azure Functions
14 6 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.15%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.88%) Firewall
1 15 (2.88%) VPN
2 14 (2.69%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (2.31%) Broadband
4 11 (2.12%) DNS
4 11 (2.12%) TCP/IP
5 10 (1.92%) Internet
6 9 (1.73%) DHCP
7 7 (1.35%) LTE
7 7 (1.35%) WAN
8 6 (1.15%) Cisco ASA
8 6 (1.15%) LAN
9 5 (0.96%) Network Security
9 5 (0.96%) WPA
10 3 (0.58%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.38%) Ethernet
11 2 (0.38%) Unified Communications
12 1 (0.19%) HTTP
12 1 (0.19%) SNMP
12 1 (0.19%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (3.27%) Power BI
2 13 (2.50%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.92%) Azure SQL Database
4 8 (1.54%) PostgreSQL
4 8 (1.54%) Tableau
5 6 (1.15%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (0.96%) Data Mining
6 5 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.96%) Metadata
6 5 (0.96%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.77%) Amazon Redshift
8 3 (0.58%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.58%) Looker
8 3 (0.58%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.58%) MySQL
8 3 (0.58%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.38%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.38%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.19%) Oracle Exadata
10 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 37 (7.12%) Git
2 13 (2.50%) JIRA
3 7 (1.35%) JUnit
4 6 (1.15%) GitLab
4 6 (1.15%) Maven
4 6 (1.15%) Mockito
5 4 (0.77%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.77%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.58%) Oracle APEX
6 3 (0.58%) Visual Studio Code
7 2 (0.38%) Postman
8 1 (0.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 1 (0.19%) git-flow
8 1 (0.19%) Mercurial
8 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
8 1 (0.19%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.19%) Visual Studio
General
1 240 (46.15%) Social Skills
2 111 (21.35%) Analytical Skills
3 101 (19.42%) Finance
3 101 (19.42%) Marketing
4 76 (14.62%) Organisational Skills
5 49 (9.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 40 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 35 (6.73%) Retail
8 32 (6.15%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (5.96%) Automotive
10 27 (5.19%) Law
11 23 (4.42%) Telecoms
12 22 (4.23%) Legal
13 19 (3.65%) Banking
13 19 (3.65%) Games
14 18 (3.46%) Influencing Skills
14 18 (3.46%) Manufacturing
15 14 (2.69%) Electronics
16 11 (2.12%) Multimedia
17 9 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 59 (11.35%) Developer
2 53 (10.19%) Analyst
3 51 (9.81%) Business Manager
4 49 (9.42%) Business Development Manager
4 49 (9.42%) Development Manager
5 45 (8.65%) Senior
6 29 (5.58%) Full-Stack Developer
7 25 (4.81%) Support Engineer
8 20 (3.85%) Consultant
9 18 (3.46%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 18 (3.46%) Lead
10 17 (3.27%) IT Support
11 16 (3.08%) Sales Executive
12 14 (2.69%) Business Development Executive
12 14 (2.69%) Senior Analyst
12 14 (2.69%) Support Analyst
12 14 (2.69%) Technical Engineer
13 13 (2.50%) Recruitment Consultant
13 13 (2.50%) Technical Support
13 13 (2.50%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (10.19%) React
2 21 (4.04%) REST
3 10 (1.92%) .NET
3 10 (1.92%) JSON
4 9 (1.73%) Web Services
4 9 (1.73%) XML
5 7 (1.35%) HEVC
5 7 (1.35%) HTML
5 7 (1.35%) Spring
6 6 (1.15%) Django
6 6 (1.15%) Jinja
6 6 (1.15%) WebSockets
6 6 (1.15%) YAML
6 6 (1.15%) YANG
7 5 (0.96%) AngularJS
7 5 (0.96%) CSS
7 5 (0.96%) Middleware
7 5 (0.96%) Twisted
8 4 (0.77%) COM
8 4 (0.77%) DCOM
Miscellaneous
1 34 (6.54%) Management Information System
2 31 (5.96%) Onboarding
3 29 (5.58%) Driving Licence
4 23 (4.42%) Social Media
5 17 (3.27%) Web Conferencing
6 15 (2.88%) Product Ownership
7 14 (2.69%) Blog
8 13 (2.50%) FMCG
9 12 (2.31%) e-Learning
9 12 (2.31%) Video Conferencing
10 11 (2.12%) Data Protection Act
11 8 (1.54%) Cloud Native
11 8 (1.54%) Security Posture
12 7 (1.35%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.35%) Freedom of Information
12 7 (1.35%) Freedom of Information Act
13 6 (1.15%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.15%) Podcast
13 6 (1.15%) Public Cloud
13 6 (1.15%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 43 (8.27%) Windows
2 22 (4.23%) Linux
3 17 (3.27%) Windows Server
4 8 (1.54%) Unix
5 6 (1.15%) Android
5 6 (1.15%) VMS
5 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2008
5 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2012
5 6 (1.15%) Windows Server 2016
6 4 (0.77%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.38%) AIX
7 2 (0.38%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.19%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.19%) Solaris
8 1 (0.19%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (25.77%) Problem-Solving
2 133 (25.58%) Business Development
3 113 (21.73%) CRM
4 85 (16.35%) AI
5 82 (15.77%) Agile
6 81 (15.58%) Decision-Making
7 72 (13.85%) B2B
8 58 (11.15%) Cybersecurity
9 57 (10.96%) Mentoring
10 56 (10.77%) Continuous Improvement
11 52 (10.00%) Customer Service
11 52 (10.00%) Full-Stack Development
12 43 (8.27%) Collaborative Culture
13 39 (7.50%) Coaching
14 38 (7.31%) CI/CD
14 38 (7.31%) Roadmaps
14 38 (7.31%) Time Management
15 36 (6.92%) Business Strategy
16 35 (6.73%) Analytics
16 35 (6.73%) Customer Experience
Programming Languages
1 64 (12.31%) JavaScript
2 56 (10.77%) SQL
3 46 (8.85%) TypeScript
4 39 (7.50%) Python
5 13 (2.50%) Bash
6 11 (2.12%) Java
7 10 (1.92%) C#
8 9 (1.73%) T-SQL
9 8 (1.54%) PowerShell
10 6 (1.15%) Bicep
10 6 (1.15%) Kusto Query Language
10 6 (1.15%) PL/SQL
11 3 (0.58%) C++
11 3 (0.58%) Perl
11 3 (0.58%) R
12 1 (0.19%) Delphi
12 1 (0.19%) MATLAB
12 1 (0.19%) Pascal
12 1 (0.19%) VBA
12 1 (0.19%) VC++
Qualifications
1 80 (15.38%) Degree
2 49 (9.42%) Security Cleared
3 21 (4.04%) SC Cleared
4 17 (3.27%) CISSP
4 17 (3.27%) DV Cleared
5 14 (2.69%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (2.69%) CISM
6 11 (2.12%) DBS Check
6 11 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
7 8 (1.54%) CISA
8 7 (1.35%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.35%) CRISC
8 7 (1.35%) ISACA
9 6 (1.15%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.15%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
9 6 (1.15%) PMP
10 4 (0.77%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 4 (0.77%) CCSP
10 4 (0.77%) CREST Certified
11 3 (0.58%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (6.92%) Accessibility
2 29 (5.58%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 26 (5.00%) GDPR
4 25 (4.81%) QA
5 21 (4.04%) Cyber Essentials
6 19 (3.65%) Data Quality
7 16 (3.08%) NIST
8 10 (1.92%) PCI DSS
9 9 (1.73%) GRC
9 9 (1.73%) SOC 2
10 8 (1.54%) COBIT
11 7 (1.35%) ISO 9001
11 7 (1.35%) SOC 1
12 6 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 42001
13 5 (0.96%) NCSC
13 5 (0.96%) SLA
14 4 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
15 3 (0.58%) ISO 22301
15 3 (0.58%) PMO
16 2 (0.38%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 28 (5.38%) Active Directory
2 17 (3.27%) Docker
3 9 (1.73%) Virtual Machines
4 6 (1.15%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (1.15%) vSphere
5 3 (0.58%) Firmware
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
6 1 (0.19%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 14 (2.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.92%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.35%) Terraform
4 3 (0.58%) Data Guard
4 3 (0.58%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
5 2 (0.38%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.19%) Ansible
6 1 (0.19%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Flashback
Vendors
1 110 (21.15%) Microsoft
2 22 (4.23%) SAP
3 19 (3.65%) Oracle
4 17 (3.27%) Cisco
5 16 (3.08%) Salesforce
6 12 (2.31%) Adobe
7 9 (1.73%) HubSpot
8 8 (1.54%) Google
9 7 (1.35%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.15%) Dell
10 6 (1.15%) F5
10 6 (1.15%) HP
10 6 (1.15%) Juniper
10 6 (1.15%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.15%) ScienceLogic
10 6 (1.15%) ServiceNow
10 6 (1.15%) VMware
11 5 (0.96%) Sage
12 3 (0.58%) Apple
12 3 (0.58%) Citrix