Self-Motivation Contracts in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 135 155 129
Rank change year-on-year +20 -26 -22
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 333 377 637
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.60% 1.65% 2.08%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.57% 5.11% 6.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 151 218 377
10th Percentile £175 £200 £181
25th Percentile £230 £353 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £575 £610 £560
90th Percentile £608 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £518 £513
% change year-on-year -3.47% +1.07% +13.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 30 57
10th Percentile £14.00 £17.58 £11.91
25th Percentile £22.33 £20.22 £14.25
Median hourly rate £62.50 £26.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +138.10% +31.25% -16.14%
75th Percentile £72.50 £51.98 £44.03
90th Percentile - £57.63 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £35.00 £22.38
% change year-on-year +78.57% +56.42% -28.97%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Self-Motivation is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,976 7,381 9,790
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 28.66% 32.21% 32.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,568 4,949 6,853
10th Percentile £208 £220 £208
25th Percentile £375 £384 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +11.43%
75th Percentile £600 £606 £586
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 743 412 428
10th Percentile £12.15 £9.80 £12.64
25th Percentile £14.12 £10.63 £15.93
Median hourly rate £35.00 £21.88 £21.30
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% +2.70% -7.39%
75th Percentile £61.30 £63.00 £44.16
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £61.50
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £22.00 £26.98
% change year-on-year +59.09% -18.46% +5.80%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the UK excluding London

Self-Motivation
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Self-Motivation within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +55 99 £253 -49.75% 219
South East -45 67 £605 +38.29% 281
South West +46 56 £463 -2.63% 115
West Midlands +16 51 £450 -10.45% 117
East Midlands +43 48 £245 -47.14% 102
North of England +5 47 £525 -1.41% 316
East of England +13 45 £338 -35.71% 115
North West +5 32 £545 -0.91% 194
Yorkshire +6 14 £488 -2.26% 96
Scotland +16 13 £400 -15.43% 71
Wales +11 3 £380 -24.94% 33
Northern Ireland -5 3 - - 17
Self-Motivation
UK

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 26 (7.81%) Microsoft Exchange
2 15 (4.50%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.10%) IIS
4 3 (0.90%) Tomcat
5 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.60%) CMS
5 2 (0.60%) SAS
6 1 (0.30%) Apache
6 1 (0.30%) Confluence
6 1 (0.30%) MTS
6 1 (0.30%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 61 (18.32%) Microsoft Office
2 35 (10.51%) Microsoft Excel
3 23 (6.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (2.10%) Spreadsheet
5 5 (1.50%) Photoshop
6 3 (0.90%) Maya
6 3 (0.90%) PTC Creo
6 3 (0.90%) Windchill
7 2 (0.60%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.60%) Microsoft Project
7 2 (0.60%) SPSS
7 2 (0.60%) ZBrush
8 1 (0.30%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.30%) Autodesk Inventor
8 1 (0.30%) Camtasia
8 1 (0.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 7 (2.10%) Maximo
2 2 (0.60%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.60%) Teamcenter
3 1 (0.30%) Primavera
3 1 (0.30%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 45 (13.51%) Azure
2 33 (9.91%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (7.81%) Entra ID
4 20 (6.01%) Azure Monitor
4 20 (6.01%) Azure Storage
5 15 (4.50%) AWS
6 11 (3.30%) Power Platform
7 10 (3.00%) Google Workspace
7 10 (3.00%) IaaS
8 9 (2.70%) PaaS
8 9 (2.70%) SaaS
9 5 (1.50%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (1.20%) Power Automate
11 3 (0.90%) GCP
11 3 (0.90%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
12 2 (0.60%) PowerApps
13 1 (0.30%) Amazon ECS
13 1 (0.30%) Amazon EKS
13 1 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 46 (13.81%) Firewall
2 29 (8.71%) RS-485
3 28 (8.41%) Modbus
3 28 (8.41%) RS-422
4 23 (6.91%) DNS
5 21 (6.31%) DHCP
6 16 (4.80%) WAN
7 11 (3.30%) LAN
8 9 (2.70%) IPsec
8 9 (2.70%) VPN
9 8 (2.40%) BGP
9 8 (2.40%) MPLS
10 5 (1.50%) Wi-Fi
10 5 (1.50%) Wireless
11 4 (1.20%) Junos
12 3 (0.90%) TCP/IP
12 3 (0.90%) WLAN
13 2 (0.60%) Broadband
13 2 (0.60%) Internet
13 2 (0.60%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (3.00%) Power BI
2 7 (2.10%) Hadoop
3 6 (1.80%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
4 5 (1.50%) Impala
5 4 (1.20%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.20%) Tableau
6 3 (0.90%) Big Data
6 3 (0.90%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.60%) Power Query
7 2 (0.60%) Presto
8 1 (0.30%) DTS
8 1 (0.30%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.30%) MySQL
8 1 (0.30%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (1.80%) Jenkins
1 6 (1.80%) JIRA
2 3 (0.90%) GitLab
3 2 (0.60%) Git
4 1 (0.30%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.30%) ClearCase
4 1 (0.30%) ClearQuest
4 1 (0.30%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.30%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.30%) GoogleTest
4 1 (0.30%) JMeter
4 1 (0.30%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.30%) Maven
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.30%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.30%) Robot Framework
4 1 (0.30%) Selenium
4 1 (0.30%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 200 (60.06%) Social Skills
2 75 (22.52%) Analytical Skills
3 36 (10.81%) Electronics
4 35 (10.51%) Finance
5 33 (9.91%) Telecoms
6 26 (7.81%) Public Sector
7 20 (6.01%) Organisational Skills
8 18 (5.41%) Legal
9 14 (4.20%) Manufacturing
10 8 (2.40%) Marketing
10 8 (2.40%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.10%) Retail
12 5 (1.50%) Banking
12 5 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.50%) German Language
12 5 (1.50%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (1.50%) Police
13 4 (1.20%) Automotive
13 4 (1.20%) Avionics
13 4 (1.20%) Games
Job Titles
1 39 (11.71%) Lead
2 35 (10.51%) Architect
3 30 (9.01%) Software Engineer
4 25 (7.51%) Analyst
4 25 (7.51%) Network Architect
4 25 (7.51%) Systems Architect
5 22 (6.61%) Lead Architect
6 20 (6.01%) Active Directory Support
6 20 (6.01%) Support Engineer
7 19 (5.71%) C++ Software Engineer
8 18 (5.41%) Test Engineer
9 17 (5.11%) 1st Line Engineer
9 17 (5.11%) Administrator
10 15 (4.50%) Senior
11 14 (4.20%) Active Directory Specialist
11 14 (4.20%) Azure Specialist
11 14 (4.20%) Support Specialist
12 13 (3.90%) Developer
12 13 (3.90%) Project Manager
13 10 (3.00%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (6.01%) ARM Templates
2 8 (2.40%) JSON
3 6 (1.80%) REST
3 6 (1.80%) Spring
4 5 (1.50%) .NET
4 5 (1.50%) HTML
5 4 (1.20%) AngularJS
5 4 (1.20%) CSS
5 4 (1.20%) OAuth
6 3 (0.90%) .NET Framework
6 3 (0.90%) OAuth2
6 3 (0.90%) OpenID
6 3 (0.90%) React
6 3 (0.90%) SAML
6 3 (0.90%) Web Services
6 3 (0.90%) XHTML
7 2 (0.60%) Java EE
7 2 (0.60%) LDAP
7 2 (0.60%) RESTful
7 2 (0.60%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (13.51%) PKI
2 24 (7.21%) Management Information System
3 13 (3.90%) Virtual Team
4 7 (2.10%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 6 (1.80%) iPhone
5 6 (1.80%) Product Ownership
6 5 (1.50%) iPad
6 5 (1.50%) Smartphone
7 4 (1.20%) Driving Licence
7 4 (1.20%) Industry 4.0
7 4 (1.20%) IoT
8 3 (0.90%) Algorithms
8 3 (0.90%) Blog
8 3 (0.90%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.90%) Data Structures
8 3 (0.90%) Low-Code
8 3 (0.90%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.90%) Solar Power
9 2 (0.60%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.60%) Derivative
Operating Systems
1 45 (13.51%) Windows
2 35 (10.51%) Linux
3 29 (8.71%) Windows Server
4 21 (6.31%) Windows Server 2016
4 21 (6.31%) Windows Server 2019
5 11 (3.30%) Windows 10
6 5 (1.50%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.90%) Unix
8 2 (0.60%) Android
8 2 (0.60%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.60%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.60%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.30%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.30%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.30%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (28.53%) Problem-Solving
2 80 (24.02%) Agile
3 62 (18.62%) DevOps
4 59 (17.72%) Continuous Improvement
5 55 (16.52%) Time Management
6 44 (13.21%) ITIL
7 40 (12.01%) Customer Requirements
8 39 (11.71%) Analytics
9 38 (11.41%) Software Engineering
10 36 (10.81%) TDD
11 32 (9.61%) Conflict Management
12 31 (9.31%) Continuous Integration
12 31 (9.31%) Project Management
13 30 (9.01%) Software Testing
14 29 (8.71%) Systems Engineering
14 29 (8.71%) Unit Testing
15 28 (8.41%) Pair Programming
16 25 (7.51%) Customer Service
16 25 (7.51%) Network Management
16 25 (7.51%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 52 (15.62%) C#
2 31 (9.31%) C++
3 29 (8.71%) C
4 26 (7.81%) PowerShell
5 25 (7.51%) Python
6 21 (6.31%) SQL
7 20 (6.01%) Bicep
7 20 (6.01%) VB
7 20 (6.01%) VBScript
8 17 (5.11%) Java
9 8 (2.40%) JavaScript
9 8 (2.40%) R
10 3 (0.90%) Bash
10 3 (0.90%) BeanShell
11 2 (0.60%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.30%) PHP
Qualifications
1 133 (39.94%) Degree
2 86 (25.83%) Security Cleared
3 73 (21.92%) SC Cleared
4 33 (9.91%) DV Cleared
5 28 (8.41%) NVQ Level 3
6 20 (6.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 13 (3.90%) Computer Science Degree
8 9 (2.70%) APMP
8 9 (2.70%) Master's Degree
8 9 (2.70%) PMI Certification
8 9 (2.70%) PMP
9 7 (2.10%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.80%) HND
11 5 (1.50%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (1.20%) HNC
13 3 (0.90%) Azure Certification
14 1 (0.30%) CCIE
14 1 (0.30%) MCP
14 1 (0.30%) MCSA
14 1 (0.30%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (2.70%) QA
2 6 (1.80%) PMO
2 6 (1.80%) SLA
3 4 (1.20%) Data Quality
4 2 (0.60%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
4 2 (0.60%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.60%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.30%) GDPR
5 1 (0.30%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 40 (12.01%) Active Directory
2 23 (6.91%) Virtual Machines
3 20 (6.01%) Virtual Desktop
4 6 (1.80%) vSphere
5 5 (1.50%) Docker
6 4 (1.20%) VMware Infrastructure
7 3 (0.90%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.90%) OpenAM
7 3 (0.90%) OpenIDM
7 3 (0.90%) VMware ESXi
8 2 (0.60%) Firmware
9 1 (0.30%) NFS
9 1 (0.30%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 29 (8.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 24 (7.21%) Kubernetes
3 23 (6.91%) SCCM
4 21 (6.31%) WSUS
5 20 (6.01%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 20 (6.01%) SCOM
6 4 (1.20%) Terraform
7 3 (0.90%) Ansible
8 2 (0.60%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.60%) Nessus
8 2 (0.60%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.30%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
9 1 (0.30%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.30%) Prometheus
9 1 (0.30%) Puppet
9 1 (0.30%) vRealize
Vendors
1 85 (25.53%) Microsoft
2 18 (5.41%) SAP
3 17 (5.11%) CA
4 13 (3.90%) Google
4 13 (3.90%) Juniper
4 13 (3.90%) Oracle
5 12 (3.60%) Salesforce
6 11 (3.30%) Cisco
6 11 (3.30%) VMware
7 7 (2.10%) Citrix
8 6 (1.80%) Meraki
9 5 (1.50%) 3Com
9 5 (1.50%) Aruba
9 5 (1.50%) Brocade
9 5 (1.50%) Progress
10 4 (1.20%) Databricks
10 4 (1.20%) ForgeRock
10 4 (1.20%) IBM
10 4 (1.20%) Splunk
11 3 (0.90%) Nintex