Self-Motivation Job Trends in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Central London > City of London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Self-Motivation in permanent job vacancies in the City of London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Self-Motivation over the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 98 106
Rank change year-on-year +11 +8 +32
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 45 68 87
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 2.64% 2.42% 2.49%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.12% 6.31% 6.71%
Number of salaries quoted 40 35 73
10th Percentile £36,250 £45,977 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £53,375 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,750 £75,500 £53,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.05% +41.12% -23.57%
75th Percentile £69,688 £80,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £106,250 £105,700 £111,000
Central London median annual salary £45,000 £75,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -40.40% +51.00% -28.57%

All Generic Skills
City of London

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 requiring generic IT skills in the City of London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 735 1,078 1,297
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 43.08% 38.35% 37.20%
Number of salaries quoted 590 711 1,145
10th Percentile £39,450 £46,250 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £54,000 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £102,188 £92,875 £100,000
90th Percentile £135,000 £115,000 £120,000
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £75,000

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Self-Motivation.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Self-Motivation

Self-Motivation
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Self-Motivation in the City of London over the 6 months to 15 September 2025.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 22 (48.89%) SharePoint
2 16 (35.56%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (2.22%) Liferay
Applications
1 19 (42.22%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.22%) Adobe Captivate
3 1 (2.22%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Endur
1 1 (2.22%) EuroRunner
Cloud Services
1 19 (42.22%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (33.33%) OneDrive
3 4 (8.89%) Azure
4 3 (6.67%) Google Ads
4 3 (6.67%) Google Analytics
4 3 (6.67%) Google Sheets
5 2 (4.44%) SaaS
6 1 (2.22%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (2.22%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 15 (33.33%) WebEx
2 5 (11.11%) Intranet
3 1 (2.22%) Firewall
3 1 (2.22%) SAN
3 1 (2.22%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.22%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (2.22%) JIRA
General
1 37 (82.22%) Social Skills
2 8 (17.78%) Finance
3 7 (15.56%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (8.89%) Marketing
6 3 (6.67%) Advertising
6 3 (6.67%) Banking
6 3 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (6.67%) Telecoms
7 2 (4.44%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (2.22%) Billing
8 1 (2.22%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.22%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.22%) Front Office
8 1 (2.22%) Health Technology
8 1 (2.22%) Law
Job Titles
1 10 (22.22%) Administrator
2 9 (20.00%) Analyst
2 9 (20.00%) IT Administrator
3 7 (15.56%) Senior
4 6 (13.33%) IT Support
5 5 (11.11%) IT Support Specialist
5 5 (11.11%) Junior
5 5 (11.11%) Support Engineer
5 5 (11.11%) Support Specialist
6 4 (8.89%) Desktop Engineer
6 4 (8.89%) Desktop Support
6 4 (8.89%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 3 (6.67%) PPC Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) Project Manager
7 3 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) Senior Manager
7 3 (6.67%) Senior Project Manager
7 3 (6.67%) Senior Service Desk Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) Service Analyst
7 3 (6.67%) Service Desk Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) .NET
1 1 (2.22%) CSS
1 1 (2.22%) HTML
1 1 (2.22%) React
Miscellaneous
1 9 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 4 (8.89%) Social Media
3 1 (2.22%) CCTV
3 1 (2.22%) e-Learning
3 1 (2.22%) iPad
3 1 (2.22%) iPhone
3 1 (2.22%) Management Information System
3 1 (2.22%) Team-Oriented Environment
3 1 (2.22%) Video Conferencing
3 1 (2.22%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (37.78%) Windows
2 15 (33.33%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.22%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.22%) Linux
3 1 (2.22%) Unix
3 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (51.11%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (46.67%) ITIL
3 20 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 12 (26.67%) Break/Fix
4 12 (26.67%) Inventory Management
4 12 (26.67%) Trend Analysis
5 9 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (20.00%) Line Management
6 7 (15.56%) Service Management
7 6 (13.33%) Asset Management
7 6 (13.33%) Knowledge Transfer
7 6 (13.33%) Project Management
8 5 (11.11%) Agile
8 5 (11.11%) Change Management
8 5 (11.11%) IT Governance
9 4 (8.89%) Disaster Recovery
9 4 (8.89%) Information Security
9 4 (8.89%) ITSM
9 4 (8.89%) Risk Management
9 4 (8.89%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.33%) Bash
1 6 (13.33%) PowerShell
1 6 (13.33%) Python
1 6 (13.33%) SQL
2 1 (2.22%) Java
2 1 (2.22%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 22 (48.89%) Degree
2 3 (6.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
3 2 (4.44%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.22%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.22%) CCNA
4 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.22%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.22%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.22%) MCSE
4 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.22%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.89%) GDPR
1 4 (8.89%) GRC
1 4 (8.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (8.89%) NIST
1 4 (8.89%) QA
2 1 (2.22%) PMO
2 1 (2.22%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 23 (51.11%) Active Directory
2 16 (35.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.22%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.22%) SCCM
Vendors
1 25 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 16 (35.56%) Apple
2 16 (35.56%) VMware
3 15 (33.33%) HP
4 5 (11.11%) Logitech
5 4 (8.89%) Google
5 4 (8.89%) ServiceNow
6 2 (4.44%) Checkmarx
6 2 (4.44%) Oracle
6 2 (4.44%) Salesforce
7 1 (2.22%) Adobe
7 1 (2.22%) Cisco
7 1 (2.22%) HubSpot
7 1 (2.22%) ION Trading
7 1 (2.22%) SAP
7 1 (2.22%) Trayport