Self-Motivation Contracts

Self-Motivation
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 172 179 166
Rank change year-on-year +7 -13 -3
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 593 818 1,483
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.38% 1.46% 1.69%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.58% 4.38% 5.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 311 479 951
10th Percentile £200 £219 £255
25th Percentile £300 £375 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £518 £515
Median % change year-on-year -3.47% +0.58% +14.44%
75th Percentile £599 £644 £613
90th Percentile £675 £728 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £375 £475 £449
% change year-on-year -21.05% +5.85% +5.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 43 72
10th Percentile £14.00 £18.30 £12.02
25th Percentile £22.58 £20.22 £14.81
Median hourly rate £62.50 £35.00 £22.38
Median % change year-on-year +78.57% +56.42% -28.97%
75th Percentile £66.51 £53.75 £50.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £62.75 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £26.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year +138.10% +31.25% -16.14%

All Generic Skills
UK

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 with a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 12,955 18,685 29,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.09% 33.33% 33.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,317 12,877 20,364
10th Percentile £270 £313 £315
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £663 £678 £663
90th Percentile £800 £800 £770
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +11.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 922 612 691
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.18 £10.63 £17.19
Median hourly rate £35.00 £22.13 £26.98
Median % change year-on-year +58.19% -17.99% +5.80%
75th Percentile £61.30 £60.00 £50.00
90th Percentile £71.25 £74.93 £65.76
UK excluding London median hourly rate £34.61 £22.00 £21.25
% change year-on-year +57.30% +3.53% -7.61%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation.

Daily rate trend for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Self-Motivation.

Hourly rate trend for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Self-Motivation in the UK

Self-Motivation
Top 16 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 1 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
England +7 534 £475 -9.52% 1,467
UK excluding London +15 333 £375 -21.05% 1,119
London +7 214 £525 -4.55% 369
Work from Home +37 182 £513 +2.50% 489
Midlands +53 99 £253 -49.50% 226
South East -39 67 £605 +34.44% 282
South West +42 56 £463 -2.63% 114
West Midlands +16 51 £450 -10.00% 119
East Midlands +45 48 £245 -47.14% 107
North of England -1 47 £525 -3.00% 311
East of England +11 45 £338 -35.71% 113
North West +10 32 £545 -0.91% 191
Yorkshire +4 14 £488 -4.41% 95
Scotland +12 13 £400 -15.43% 68
Wales +11 3 £380 -24.94% 30
Northern Ireland -6 3 - - 15

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 33 (5.56%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (4.22%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.52%) IIS
4 6 (1.01%) SAS
5 5 (0.84%) CMS
6 3 (0.51%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.51%) Confluence
6 3 (0.51%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.34%) Apache
7 2 (0.34%) WordPress
8 1 (0.17%) MTS
8 1 (0.17%) nginx
8 1 (0.17%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 76 (12.82%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (10.62%) Microsoft Excel
3 36 (6.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (2.87%) Spreadsheet
5 15 (2.53%) Photoshop
6 11 (1.85%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (1.18%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.67%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.67%) InDesign
8 4 (0.67%) Maya
8 4 (0.67%) Sketch
9 3 (0.51%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.51%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.51%) PTC Creo
9 3 (0.51%) SPSS
9 3 (0.51%) Windchill
10 2 (0.34%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.34%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Project
10 2 (0.34%) ZBrush
Business Applications
1 7 (1.18%) ION MarketView
1 7 (1.18%) Maximo
2 5 (0.84%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.67%) Endur
4 3 (0.51%) Shopify
5 2 (0.34%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.34%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.34%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.17%) IBM Planning Analytics
6 1 (0.17%) IntelliMatch
6 1 (0.17%) Primavera
6 1 (0.17%) SAP CX
6 1 (0.17%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.17%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.17%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 77 (12.98%) Azure
2 50 (8.43%) Microsoft 365
3 44 (7.42%) AWS
4 34 (5.73%) Entra ID
5 24 (4.05%) GCP
6 20 (3.37%) Azure Monitor
6 20 (3.37%) Azure Storage
6 20 (3.37%) Power Platform
7 18 (3.04%) IaaS
8 16 (2.70%) PaaS
8 16 (2.70%) SaaS
9 14 (2.36%) Google Workspace
10 10 (1.69%) Figma
10 10 (1.69%) GitHub
11 8 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
13 6 (1.01%) Cloud Computing
13 6 (1.01%) Google Analytics
14 5 (0.84%) OneDrive
14 5 (0.84%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 54 (9.11%) Firewall
2 30 (5.06%) DNS
3 29 (4.89%) RS-485
4 28 (4.72%) DHCP
4 28 (4.72%) Modbus
4 28 (4.72%) RS-422
5 20 (3.37%) WAN
6 17 (2.87%) LAN
7 16 (2.70%) VPN
8 11 (1.85%) BGP
8 11 (1.85%) IPsec
8 11 (1.85%) MPLS
9 10 (1.69%) Wireless
10 6 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
11 4 (0.67%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.67%) Junos
11 4 (0.67%) Network Security
11 4 (0.67%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.67%) SNMP
12 3 (0.51%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.20%) Power BI
2 18 (3.04%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (2.87%) KDB
4 15 (2.53%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.69%) Oracle Database
5 10 (1.69%) Tableau
6 9 (1.52%) MongoDB
7 8 (1.35%) Hadoop
8 6 (1.01%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.84%) Big Data
9 5 (0.84%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.84%) Impala
10 4 (0.67%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.67%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.51%) Amazon QuickSight
11 3 (0.51%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (0.51%) Data Mining
11 3 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.51%) Presto
11 3 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 18 (3.04%) Git
2 14 (2.36%) Jenkins
2 14 (2.36%) JIRA
3 4 (0.67%) GitLab
4 3 (0.51%) Selenium
5 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.34%) Maven
5 2 (0.34%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 1 (0.17%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.17%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.17%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.17%) FitNesse
6 1 (0.17%) GoogleTest
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
6 1 (0.17%) Robot Framework
6 1 (0.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 1 (0.17%) WebDriver
General
1 373 (62.90%) Social Skills
2 147 (24.79%) Analytical Skills
3 108 (18.21%) Finance
4 44 (7.42%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (7.25%) Public Sector
6 37 (6.24%) Electronics
7 34 (5.73%) Telecoms
8 29 (4.89%) Legal
9 26 (4.38%) Marketing
10 25 (4.22%) Banking
11 17 (2.87%) Presentation Skills
12 16 (2.70%) Retail
13 15 (2.53%) Manufacturing
14 11 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 8 (1.35%) Documentation Skills
16 8 (1.35%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.18%) Advertising
17 7 (1.18%) German Language
18 6 (1.01%) Games
Job Titles
1 60 (10.12%) Developer
2 59 (9.95%) Analyst
3 55 (9.27%) Senior
4 53 (8.94%) Lead
5 45 (7.59%) Architect
6 31 (5.23%) Software Engineer
7 28 (4.72%) Project Manager
8 27 (4.55%) Java Developer
9 25 (4.22%) Network Architect
9 25 (4.22%) Systems Architect
10 24 (4.05%) Designer
10 24 (4.05%) Support Engineer
11 22 (3.71%) Lead Architect
12 20 (3.37%) Active Directory Support
12 20 (3.37%) Administrator
13 19 (3.20%) C++ Software Engineer
13 19 (3.20%) Test Engineer
14 18 (3.04%) Business Analyst
15 17 (2.87%) 1st Line Engineer
16 16 (2.70%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (4.05%) .NET
2 20 (3.37%) ARM Templates
2 20 (3.37%) HTML
3 19 (3.20%) CSS
4 14 (2.36%) React
5 12 (2.02%) Spring
6 11 (1.85%) .NET Framework
7 9 (1.52%) AngularJS
8 8 (1.35%) JSON
8 8 (1.35%) Middleware
8 8 (1.35%) REST
8 8 (1.35%) Web Services
9 7 (1.18%) FIX Protocol
10 5 (0.84%) Django
10 5 (0.84%) Node.js
10 5 (0.84%) Rendezvous
10 5 (0.84%) RESTful
11 4 (0.67%) Hibernate
11 4 (0.67%) OAuth
11 4 (0.67%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 49 (8.26%) PKI
2 46 (7.76%) Management Information System
3 23 (3.88%) Virtual Team
4 15 (2.53%) Product Ownership
5 14 (2.36%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 11 (1.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 10 (1.69%) Graphic Design
8 9 (1.52%) Data Centre
8 9 (1.52%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.35%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.35%) Distributed Systems
9 8 (1.35%) Renewable Energy
10 7 (1.18%) Algorithms
10 7 (1.18%) Animation
10 7 (1.18%) iPhone
11 6 (1.01%) Data Structures
11 6 (1.01%) iPad
11 6 (1.01%) Mobile App
12 5 (0.84%) Cloud Native
12 5 (0.84%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 79 (13.32%) Windows
2 53 (8.94%) Linux
3 37 (6.24%) Windows Server
4 22 (3.71%) Windows Server 2016
4 22 (3.71%) Windows Server 2019
5 19 (3.20%) Unix
5 19 (3.20%) Windows 10
6 8 (1.35%) Apple iOS
7 4 (0.67%) Android
7 4 (0.67%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.34%) VMS
8 2 (0.34%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.34%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.34%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.17%) CentOS
9 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.17%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 210 (35.41%) Problem-Solving
2 141 (23.78%) Agile
3 89 (15.01%) DevOps
4 80 (13.49%) Time Management
5 75 (12.65%) Continuous Improvement
6 63 (10.62%) Analytics
7 59 (9.95%) Computer Science
7 59 (9.95%) Project Management
8 57 (9.61%) ITIL
9 51 (8.60%) Software Engineering
10 45 (7.59%) Customer Requirements
11 41 (6.91%) Software Testing
12 40 (6.75%) Continuous Integration
12 40 (6.75%) TDD
13 38 (6.41%) Decision-Making
13 38 (6.41%) Strategic Thinking
14 37 (6.24%) Customer Service
14 37 (6.24%) Service Management
15 35 (5.90%) Stakeholder Management
16 33 (5.56%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 75 (12.65%) SQL
2 74 (12.48%) C#
3 53 (8.94%) Python
4 42 (7.08%) C++
4 42 (7.08%) Java
5 39 (6.58%) PowerShell
6 33 (5.56%) VB
7 30 (5.06%) JavaScript
8 29 (4.89%) C
9 21 (3.54%) Bicep
10 20 (3.37%) VBScript
11 17 (2.87%) VBA
12 14 (2.36%) VB.NET
13 13 (2.19%) R
14 9 (1.52%) Bash
14 9 (1.52%) PL/SQL
15 6 (1.01%) Go
16 4 (0.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 3 (0.51%) BeanShell
17 3 (0.51%) Dart
Qualifications
1 202 (34.06%) Degree
2 103 (17.37%) Security Cleared
3 88 (14.84%) SC Cleared
4 36 (6.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (5.56%) DV Cleared
6 28 (4.72%) NVQ Level 3
7 20 (3.37%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 17 (2.87%) PMI Certification
8 17 (2.87%) PMP
9 13 (2.19%) APMP
10 12 (2.02%) Master's Degree
11 11 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
12 9 (1.52%) CCNP
12 9 (1.52%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
13 8 (1.35%) ITIL Certification
14 7 (1.18%) CCNA
15 6 (1.01%) Azure Certification
15 6 (1.01%) HND
16 5 (0.84%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (3.04%) QA
2 15 (2.53%) Data Quality
3 14 (2.36%) SLA
4 11 (1.85%) Accessibility
4 11 (1.85%) PMO
5 5 (0.84%) GDPR
6 4 (0.67%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (0.67%) CDISC
7 3 (0.51%) GRC
7 3 (0.51%) NIST
8 2 (0.34%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.34%) HAZOP
9 1 (0.17%) COSHH
9 1 (0.17%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.17%) NEBOSH
9 1 (0.17%) SEPA
9 1 (0.17%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 56 (9.44%) Active Directory
2 28 (4.72%) Virtual Machines
3 20 (3.37%) Virtual Desktop
4 13 (2.19%) Docker
5 8 (1.35%) VMware Infrastructure
5 8 (1.35%) vSphere
6 5 (0.84%) VMware ESXi
7 3 (0.51%) Hyper-V
7 3 (0.51%) OpenAM
7 3 (0.51%) OpenIDM
8 2 (0.34%) Firmware
8 2 (0.34%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.17%) NFS
Systems Management
1 42 (7.08%) Microsoft Intune
2 40 (6.75%) Kubernetes
3 29 (4.89%) SCCM
4 22 (3.71%) WSUS
5 21 (3.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 20 (3.37%) SCOM
7 14 (2.36%) Terraform
8 10 (1.69%) Ansible
9 6 (1.01%) Nessus
9 6 (1.01%) Puppet
10 3 (0.51%) CSIRT
10 3 (0.51%) FortiGate
10 3 (0.51%) Prometheus
10 3 (0.51%) QRadar
11 2 (0.34%) Grafana
11 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Clustering
11 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
11 2 (0.34%) WhatsUp Gold
12 1 (0.17%) Progress Chef
12 1 (0.17%) vRealize
Vendors
1 126 (21.25%) Microsoft
2 41 (6.91%) Oracle
3 32 (5.40%) SAP
4 24 (4.05%) Google
5 20 (3.37%) Salesforce
6 17 (2.87%) CA
7 16 (2.70%) Cisco
7 16 (2.70%) VMware
8 15 (2.53%) Adobe
9 13 (2.19%) Juniper
10 12 (2.02%) Citrix
11 11 (1.85%) ServiceNow
12 9 (1.52%) Splunk
13 8 (1.35%) Databricks
14 7 (1.18%) ION Trading
15 6 (1.01%) CyberArk
15 6 (1.01%) IBM
15 6 (1.01%) Meraki
15 6 (1.01%) Solace
16 5 (0.84%) Aruba