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 26 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 106 105
Rank change year-on-year -29 -1 +33
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 364 511 920
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.92% 3.51% 2.80%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.61% 7.69% 7.79%
Number of salaries quoted 237 208 710
10th Percentile £28,500 £31,600 £24,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -2.06% -11.82%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,688 £63,000
90th Percentile £88,000 £89,000 £72,500
UK median annual salary £42,417 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -5.74% +12.50% -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 6,491 6,648 11,807
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.27% 45.68% 35.93%
Number of salaries quoted 4,116 3,337 9,269
10th Percentile £35,000 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,800 £62,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -2.72% +5.00% -8.42%
75th Percentile £82,063 £90,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -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 26 May 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 21 (5.77%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.57%) Microsoft Exchange
3 10 (2.75%) Apache
4 9 (2.47%) Apache Airflow
4 9 (2.47%) Exchange Server 2007
4 9 (2.47%) Exchange Server 2010
4 9 (2.47%) Exchange Server 2013
5 6 (1.65%) WordPress
6 5 (1.37%) CMS
7 3 (0.82%) Confluence
8 2 (0.55%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.27%) IIS
Applications
1 54 (14.84%) Microsoft Office
2 24 (6.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (3.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.65%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.82%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (0.82%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.55%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.27%) Adobe Premiere
Business Applications
1 9 (2.47%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.10%) Primavera
3 2 (0.55%) SAP ERP
3 2 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 50 (13.74%) Azure
2 43 (11.81%) AWS
3 32 (8.79%) SaaS
4 27 (7.42%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (6.04%) GCP
6 16 (4.40%) Entra ID
6 16 (4.40%) Power Platform
7 12 (3.30%) GitHub
8 9 (2.47%) Amazon Kinesis
8 9 (2.47%) Amazon S3
8 9 (2.47%) Figma
9 8 (2.20%) OpenShift
10 7 (1.92%) Canva
11 6 (1.65%) Apigee
11 6 (1.65%) Kong
11 6 (1.65%) OneDrive
11 6 (1.65%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.65%) Serverless
11 6 (1.65%) Smartsheet
12 5 (1.37%) Google Docs
Communications & Networking
1 15 (4.12%) Firewall
2 12 (3.30%) Wi-Fi
3 11 (3.02%) LAN
4 10 (2.75%) DHCP
4 10 (2.75%) DNS
4 10 (2.75%) WAN
5 9 (2.47%) Broadband
6 8 (2.20%) Internet
7 7 (1.92%) LTE
7 7 (1.92%) VPN
8 6 (1.65%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (1.37%) Network Security
9 5 (1.37%) VLAN
9 5 (1.37%) WLAN
10 3 (0.82%) DMARC
11 2 (0.55%) 4G
11 2 (0.55%) Remote Desktop
11 2 (0.55%) SD-WAN
11 2 (0.55%) TCP/IP
12 1 (0.27%) Cisco IPT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (3.85%) Power BI
2 12 (3.30%) Tableau
3 10 (2.75%) Metadata
4 9 (2.47%) Amazon Athena
4 9 (2.47%) Amazon QuickSight
4 9 (2.47%) Amazon Redshift
4 9 (2.47%) Apache Iceberg
4 9 (2.47%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.65%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 5 (1.37%) Azure SQL Database
7 5 (1.37%) MySQL
8 3 (0.82%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.82%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.55%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.55%) Oracle Database
10 1 (0.27%) Cloudera CDH
10 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.27%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 27 (7.42%) Git
2 12 (3.30%) JIRA
3 6 (1.65%) GitLab
4 3 (0.82%) JUnit
4 3 (0.82%) Oracle APEX
5 2 (0.55%) Maven
5 2 (0.55%) Mockito
5 2 (0.55%) Storybook
5 2 (0.55%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.27%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.27%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.27%) git-flow
6 1 (0.27%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.27%) JMeter
6 1 (0.27%) Postman
6 1 (0.27%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.27%) Selenium
6 1 (0.27%) SonarQube
6 1 (0.27%) WebDriver
General
1 162 (44.51%) Social Skills
2 75 (20.60%) Marketing
3 74 (20.33%) Finance
4 69 (18.96%) Analytical Skills
5 52 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
6 28 (7.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 27 (7.42%) Automotive
8 23 (6.32%) Law
9 20 (5.49%) Retail
10 18 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (4.67%) Banking
11 17 (4.67%) Manufacturing
12 16 (4.40%) Public Sector
12 16 (4.40%) Telecoms
13 15 (4.12%) Games
14 14 (3.85%) Electronics
15 10 (2.75%) Legal
16 9 (2.47%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.92%) Local Government
17 7 (1.92%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 42 (11.54%) Senior
2 36 (9.89%) Analyst
3 32 (8.79%) Developer
4 26 (7.14%) Business Manager
5 25 (6.87%) Support Engineer
6 24 (6.59%) Business Development Manager
6 24 (6.59%) Development Manager
7 18 (4.95%) IT Support
8 17 (4.67%) Lead
9 15 (4.12%) Account Manager
10 13 (3.57%) Full-Stack Developer
10 13 (3.57%) Sales Executive
11 12 (3.30%) Business Development Executive
12 11 (3.02%) Consultant
12 11 (3.02%) IT Engineer
12 11 (3.02%) IT Support Engineer
13 10 (2.75%) Data Engineer
13 10 (2.75%) Software Engineer
14 9 (2.47%) Business Analyst
14 9 (2.47%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 27 (7.42%) React
2 18 (4.95%) REST
3 12 (3.30%) HTML
4 10 (2.75%) XML
5 9 (2.47%) JSON
5 9 (2.47%) Kafka
5 9 (2.47%) Web Services
6 7 (1.92%) CSS
6 7 (1.92%) HEVC
6 7 (1.92%) RESTful
7 6 (1.65%) Django
7 6 (1.65%) Jinja
7 6 (1.65%) WebSockets
7 6 (1.65%) YAML
7 6 (1.65%) YANG
8 5 (1.37%) .NET
8 5 (1.37%) Twisted
9 4 (1.10%) EDI
9 4 (1.10%) OpenAPI
9 4 (1.10%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 30 (8.24%) Onboarding
2 22 (6.04%) Management Information System
2 22 (6.04%) Social Media
3 18 (4.95%) Driving Licence
4 17 (4.67%) Product Ownership
5 14 (3.85%) Video Conferencing
6 12 (3.30%) Blog
7 11 (3.02%) Web Conferencing
8 7 (1.92%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.65%) FMCG
9 6 (1.65%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (1.37%) PMI
10 5 (1.37%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (1.10%) Cloud Native
11 4 (1.10%) Data Structures
11 4 (1.10%) Enterprise Software
11 4 (1.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 3 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
12 3 (0.82%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.89%) Windows
2 20 (5.49%) Linux
2 20 (5.49%) Windows Server
3 9 (2.47%) Windows Server 2008
3 9 (2.47%) Windows Server 2012
3 9 (2.47%) Windows Server 2016
4 7 (1.92%) Android
4 7 (1.92%) Unix
5 4 (1.10%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.55%) AIX
6 2 (0.55%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.27%) CentOS
7 1 (0.27%) Debian
7 1 (0.27%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.27%) Solaris
7 1 (0.27%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (26.65%) Problem-Solving
2 93 (25.55%) Business Development
3 76 (20.88%) CRM
4 58 (15.93%) Agile
5 46 (12.64%) B2B
6 45 (12.36%) AI
7 42 (11.54%) Collaborative Culture
8 41 (11.26%) Continuous Improvement
9 38 (10.44%) Decision-Making
10 35 (9.62%) Analytics
10 35 (9.62%) Cybersecurity
11 33 (9.07%) Customer Service
12 30 (8.24%) CI/CD
13 28 (7.69%) Coaching
13 28 (7.69%) DevOps
14 27 (7.42%) Roadmaps
14 27 (7.42%) Software Engineering
15 26 (7.14%) Full-Stack Development
15 26 (7.14%) Project Management
16 25 (6.87%) Lead Generation
Programming Languages
1 43 (11.81%) SQL
2 42 (11.54%) JavaScript
3 41 (11.26%) Python
4 26 (7.14%) TypeScript
5 13 (3.57%) Bash
5 13 (3.57%) Java
6 7 (1.92%) C#
6 7 (1.92%) T-SQL
7 5 (1.37%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.82%) Perl
8 3 (0.82%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.55%) C++
9 2 (0.55%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.55%) VBA
9 2 (0.55%) VC++
10 1 (0.27%) Go
Qualifications
1 78 (21.43%) Degree
2 36 (9.89%) Security Cleared
3 21 (5.77%) DV Cleared
4 8 (2.20%) PMI Certification
5 7 (1.92%) SC Cleared
6 6 (1.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.65%) CISSP
6 6 (1.65%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.65%) DBS Check
6 6 (1.65%) PMP
7 5 (1.37%) CFA
7 5 (1.37%) CISA
7 5 (1.37%) CISM
8 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.82%) CAPM
9 3 (0.82%) CCNA
9 3 (0.82%) CCNP
9 3 (0.82%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.82%) PhD
9 3 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (6.04%) Data Quality
2 18 (4.95%) QA
3 13 (3.57%) Accessibility
4 9 (2.47%) GDPR
5 8 (2.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 7 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.92%) NIST
7 5 (1.37%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.37%) SOC 2
8 4 (1.10%) COBIT
8 4 (1.10%) WCAG
9 3 (0.82%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.82%) PMO
9 3 (0.82%) SOC 1
10 2 (0.55%) EMIR
10 2 (0.55%) GMP
10 2 (0.55%) GRC
11 1 (0.27%) IFRS
11 1 (0.27%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (6.32%) Active Directory
2 10 (2.75%) Docker
3 6 (1.65%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.27%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 13 (3.57%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.92%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.82%) Ansible
3 3 (0.82%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.82%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.55%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.55%) Terraform
5 1 (0.27%) FortiGate
5 1 (0.27%) Oracle Flashback
5 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 69 (18.96%) Microsoft
2 18 (4.95%) SAP
3 17 (4.67%) Oracle
4 11 (3.02%) Cisco
5 10 (2.75%) Google
5 10 (2.75%) Salesforce
6 9 (2.47%) Dell
6 9 (2.47%) HP
7 8 (2.20%) Red Hat
8 7 (1.92%) Adobe
9 6 (1.65%) F5
9 6 (1.65%) HubSpot
9 6 (1.65%) Juniper
9 6 (1.65%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.10%) Atlassian
10 4 (1.10%) Sage
11 3 (0.82%) Apple
11 3 (0.82%) Citrix
11 3 (0.82%) Intel
11 3 (0.82%) Planview