Self-Motivation Contracts with Work from Home Options

Self-Motivation
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH). 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 176 211 187
Rank change year-on-year +35 -24 -13
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 182 283 665
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 1.24% 1.17% 1.50%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.30% 3.69% 4.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 100 182 457
10th Percentile £254 £313 £275
25th Percentile £400 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £506 £504
Median % change year-on-year +1.23% +0.45% +8.97%
75th Percentile £608 £675 £600
90th Percentile £626 £775 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £518 £513
% change year-on-year -3.47% +1.07% +13.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 10 27
10th Percentile - £23.15 £11.59
25th Percentile £25.50 £44.61 £12.02
Median hourly rate £70.00 £52.32 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +33.80% +207.74% +34.07%
75th Percentile £72.50 £56.88 £60.00
90th Percentile - £59.75 £63.95
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £35.00 £22.38
% change year-on-year +78.57% +56.42% -28.97%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

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 WFH option and a requirement for generic IT skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,234 7,672 13,998
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 28.91% 31.65% 31.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,887 5,442 10,085
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £440 £455 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £675 £683 £650
90th Percentile £825 £800 £750
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 148 223
10th Percentile £15.73 £19.00 £15.00
25th Percentile £25.50 £25.53 £20.75
Median hourly rate £51.00 £52.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +17.98% +28.91%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £61.83
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £68.65
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £22.00 £26.98
% change year-on-year +59.09% -18.46% +5.80%

Self-Motivation
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Self-Motivation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Self-Motivation trend for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Self-Motivation.

Self-Motivation daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Self-Motivation daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Self-Motivation.

Self-Motivation hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Self-Motivation over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Self-Motivation hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 23 (12.64%) Microsoft Exchange
2 9 (4.95%) SharePoint
3 4 (2.20%) SAS
4 3 (1.65%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.55%) CMS
5 1 (0.55%) IIS
Applications
1 20 (10.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (10.44%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (9.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (2.20%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (1.65%) Maya
5 3 (1.65%) Photoshop
6 2 (1.10%) AutoCAD
6 2 (1.10%) ZBrush
7 1 (0.55%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.55%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.55%) Autodesk Inventor
7 1 (0.55%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.55%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.55%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 3 (1.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.55%) SAP ERP
2 1 (0.55%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 34 (18.68%) Azure
2 31 (17.03%) Microsoft 365
3 25 (13.74%) Entra ID
4 20 (10.99%) Azure Monitor
4 20 (10.99%) Azure Storage
5 15 (8.24%) IaaS
5 15 (8.24%) SaaS
6 14 (7.69%) Google Workspace
6 14 (7.69%) PaaS
7 11 (6.04%) AWS
7 11 (6.04%) Power Platform
8 6 (3.30%) GCP
9 4 (2.20%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
9 4 (2.20%) Google Kubernetes Engine
9 4 (2.20%) PowerApps
9 4 (2.20%) Veeva
10 3 (1.65%) Amazon Kinesis
10 3 (1.65%) Azure Data Factory
10 3 (1.65%) Matillion
Communications & Networking
1 24 (13.19%) Firewall
2 22 (12.09%) DHCP
2 22 (12.09%) DNS
3 2 (1.10%) Network Security
3 2 (1.10%) SAN
3 2 (1.10%) SSL
3 2 (1.10%) VPN
3 2 (1.10%) Wireless
4 1 (0.55%) BGP
4 1 (0.55%) Cisco Nexus
4 1 (0.55%) Internet
4 1 (0.55%) Intranet
4 1 (0.55%) OSPF
4 1 (0.55%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.55%) SSH
4 1 (0.55%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.55%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.04%) Power BI
2 9 (4.95%) SQL Server
3 8 (4.40%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (4.40%) Tableau
4 7 (3.85%) Hadoop
5 4 (2.20%) Big Data
5 4 (2.20%) Impala
6 3 (1.65%) Amazon QuickSight
6 3 (1.65%) Oracle Database
6 3 (1.65%) Presto
7 2 (1.10%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.10%) Relational Database
7 2 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.55%) NoSQL
8 1 (0.55%) OLAP
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle Database 11g
8 1 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.55%) QlikView
8 1 (0.55%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 7 (3.85%) Git
2 3 (1.65%) JIRA
3 2 (1.10%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.55%) Bitbucket
4 1 (0.55%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.55%) GitLab
4 1 (0.55%) Jaeger
4 1 (0.55%) Maven
4 1 (0.55%) Selenium
4 1 (0.55%) Spinnaker
4 1 (0.55%) WebDriver
General
1 93 (51.10%) Social Skills
2 49 (26.92%) Analytical Skills
3 29 (15.93%) Finance
4 22 (12.09%) Telecoms
5 19 (10.44%) Organisational Skills
6 18 (9.89%) Legal
7 14 (7.69%) Public Sector
8 8 (4.40%) Banking
9 4 (2.20%) Front Office
9 4 (2.20%) Marketing
9 4 (2.20%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.65%) Advertising
10 3 (1.65%) Financial Institution
10 3 (1.65%) Games
10 3 (1.65%) German Language
10 3 (1.65%) Retail
11 2 (1.10%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.10%) Automotive
11 2 (1.10%) Investment Banking
11 2 (1.10%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 28 (15.38%) Architect
2 25 (13.74%) Analyst
3 24 (13.19%) Lead
4 22 (12.09%) Lead Architect
4 22 (12.09%) Network Architect
4 22 (12.09%) Systems Architect
5 20 (10.99%) Active Directory Support
6 16 (8.79%) Senior
7 15 (8.24%) Project Manager
8 14 (7.69%) Active Directory Specialist
8 14 (7.69%) Azure Specialist
8 14 (7.69%) Support Specialist
9 11 (6.04%) Data Analyst
10 8 (4.40%) Developer
10 8 (4.40%) Support Engineer
11 6 (3.30%) Active Directory Engineer
11 6 (3.30%) Active Directory Support Engineer
11 6 (3.30%) Azure Engineer
12 5 (2.75%) Administrator
12 5 (2.75%) Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (10.99%) ARM Templates
2 9 (4.95%) .NET
3 4 (2.20%) Node.js
3 4 (2.20%) React
4 3 (1.65%) AngularJS
4 3 (1.65%) ASP.NET
4 3 (1.65%) CSS
4 3 (1.65%) HTML
5 2 (1.10%) .NET Framework
5 2 (1.10%) Django
5 2 (1.10%) FIX Protocol
5 2 (1.10%) Lightning Web Components
5 2 (1.10%) OAuth
5 2 (1.10%) PySpark
5 2 (1.10%) RESTful
5 2 (1.10%) Spring Boot
5 2 (1.10%) Visualforce
5 2 (1.10%) Vue
6 1 (0.55%) .NET Core
6 1 (0.55%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 21 (11.54%) PKI
2 15 (8.24%) Virtual Team
3 7 (3.85%) Management Information System
4 4 (2.20%) Algorithms
4 4 (2.20%) Cloud Native
4 4 (2.20%) Data Structures
4 4 (2.20%) Onboarding
5 3 (1.65%) Blockchain
5 3 (1.65%) Distributed Applications
5 3 (1.65%) Mainframe
5 3 (1.65%) Video Editing
6 2 (1.10%) Clustering
6 2 (1.10%) Driving Licence
6 2 (1.10%) Equities
6 2 (1.10%) Social Media
7 1 (0.55%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.55%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.55%) IoT
7 1 (0.55%) Mobile App
7 1 (0.55%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 32 (17.58%) Windows
2 28 (15.38%) Linux
3 23 (12.64%) Windows Server
4 21 (11.54%) Windows Server 2016
4 21 (11.54%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (1.10%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.55%) Android
6 1 (0.55%) Unix
6 1 (0.55%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 66 (36.26%) Problem-Solving
2 51 (28.02%) Agile
3 35 (19.23%) Analytics
4 30 (16.48%) DevOps
5 29 (15.93%) ITIL
6 25 (13.74%) Strategic Thinking
7 24 (13.19%) Service Management
8 22 (12.09%) Infrastructure as Code
8 22 (12.09%) Network Management
9 21 (11.54%) CI/CD
9 21 (11.54%) Multi-Factor Authentication
9 21 (11.54%) Release Management
9 21 (11.54%) Systems Engineering
10 20 (10.99%) Business Intelligence
10 20 (10.99%) Computer Science
10 20 (10.99%) Identity Management
10 20 (10.99%) Log Analytics
10 20 (10.99%) Privileged Identity Management
10 20 (10.99%) RBAC
11 19 (10.44%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 34 (18.68%) SQL
2 32 (17.58%) C#
3 28 (15.38%) PowerShell
4 26 (14.29%) VB
5 21 (11.54%) Python
6 20 (10.99%) Bicep
6 20 (10.99%) VBScript
7 10 (5.49%) R
8 8 (4.40%) JavaScript
9 6 (3.30%) C++
9 6 (3.30%) Go
9 6 (3.30%) Java
9 6 (3.30%) VBA
10 5 (2.75%) Bash
10 5 (2.75%) VB.NET
11 2 (1.10%) Apex Code
11 2 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (1.10%) Perl
11 2 (1.10%) PL/SQL
11 2 (1.10%) Rust
Qualifications
1 78 (42.86%) Degree
2 58 (31.87%) Security Cleared
3 56 (30.77%) SC Cleared
4 20 (10.99%) DV Cleared
4 20 (10.99%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 16 (8.79%) PMI Certification
5 16 (8.79%) PMP
6 13 (7.14%) APMP
7 10 (5.49%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (2.75%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.65%) Microsoft Certification
10 2 (1.10%) CCNP
10 2 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (1.10%) MCSA
10 2 (1.10%) MCSE
11 1 (0.55%) CCNA
11 1 (0.55%) GCIA
11 1 (0.55%) GIAC
11 1 (0.55%) ITIL Certification
11 1 (0.55%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (4.95%) Data Quality
2 7 (3.85%) QA
3 4 (2.20%) CDISC
3 4 (2.20%) PMO
4 2 (1.10%) GDPR
4 2 (1.10%) GRC
4 2 (1.10%) SLA
5 1 (0.55%) Accessibility
System Software
1 26 (14.29%) Active Directory
2 21 (11.54%) Virtual Machines
3 20 (10.99%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.65%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (1.10%) Docker
6 1 (0.55%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.55%) OpenAM
6 1 (0.55%) OpenIDM
6 1 (0.55%) Terminal Services
6 1 (0.55%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.55%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 27 (14.84%) Kubernetes
1 27 (14.84%) Microsoft Intune
2 21 (11.54%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 20 (10.99%) SCCM
3 20 (10.99%) SCOM
3 20 (10.99%) WSUS
4 3 (1.65%) Ansible
5 2 (1.10%) Microsoft Clustering
5 2 (1.10%) Nessus
5 2 (1.10%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.55%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.55%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.55%) Grafana
6 1 (0.55%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.55%) Puppet
6 1 (0.55%) QRadar
6 1 (0.55%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.55%) Terraform
Vendors
1 48 (26.37%) Microsoft
2 20 (10.99%) Oracle
3 16 (8.79%) Salesforce
4 15 (8.24%) Google
5 10 (5.49%) SAP
6 5 (2.75%) Splunk
7 4 (2.20%) ServiceNow
8 3 (1.65%) Citrix
8 3 (1.65%) Teradata
8 3 (1.65%) VMware
9 2 (1.10%) Alteryx
9 2 (1.10%) Apple
9 2 (1.10%) Avaya
9 2 (1.10%) Cadence
9 2 (1.10%) Databricks
9 2 (1.10%) Dell
9 2 (1.10%) ForgeRock
9 2 (1.10%) HP
9 2 (1.10%) Sybase
9 2 (1.10%) Twitter