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 16 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 84 94 109
Rank change year-on-year +10 +15 +31
Permanent jobs citing Self-Motivation 43 80 75
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 2.67% 2.85% 2.37%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 6.04% 7.08% 6.65%
Number of salaries quoted 36 36 66
10th Percentile £36,250 £46,875 £30,000
25th Percentile - £59,188 £35,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £77,750 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -48.55% +72.78% -36.62%
75th Percentile £69,688 £80,625 £83,125
90th Percentile £106,250 £105,250 £110,625
Central London median annual salary £42,500 £75,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -43.71% +67.78% -37.93%

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 712 1,130 1,128
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the City of London 44.25% 40.31% 35.58%
Number of salaries quoted 589 676 1,003
10th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £39,085
25th Percentile £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.23%
75th Percentile £102,500 £94,063 £97,500
90th Percentile £132,500 £118,750 £122,500
Central London median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £74,500
% change year-on-year - +0.67% -2.30%

Self-Motivation
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Self-Motivation relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Self-Motivation job vacancy trend 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 16 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Self-Motivation in the City of London

Self-Motivation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 19 (44.19%) SharePoint
2 14 (32.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (37.21%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (6.98%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.33%) Adobe Captivate
3 1 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (2.33%) Endur
1 1 (2.33%) EuroRunner
1 1 (2.33%) SAP IBP
1 1 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 17 (39.53%) Microsoft 365
2 13 (30.23%) OneDrive
3 3 (6.98%) Azure
4 2 (4.65%) SaaS
5 1 (2.33%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (2.33%) Google Ads
5 1 (2.33%) Google Analytics
5 1 (2.33%) Google Sheets
5 1 (2.33%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 13 (30.23%) WebEx
2 5 (11.63%) Intranet
3 1 (2.33%) Firewall
3 1 (2.33%) SAN
3 1 (2.33%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (2.33%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 35 (81.40%) Social Skills
2 13 (30.23%) Finance
3 6 (13.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (13.95%) Presentation Skills
4 5 (11.63%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (11.63%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (9.30%) Legal
6 3 (6.98%) Telecoms
7 2 (4.65%) Marketing
8 1 (2.33%) Advertising
8 1 (2.33%) Automotive
8 1 (2.33%) Banking
8 1 (2.33%) Billing
8 1 (2.33%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.33%) Front Office
8 1 (2.33%) Health Technology
8 1 (2.33%) Law
8 1 (2.33%) Retail
Job Titles
1 8 (18.60%) Administrator
1 8 (18.60%) IT Administrator
2 7 (16.28%) Senior
2 7 (16.28%) Senior Manager
2 7 (16.28%) Support Engineer
3 6 (13.95%) Desktop Engineer
3 6 (13.95%) Desktop Support
3 6 (13.95%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 6 (13.95%) IT Support
4 5 (11.63%) IT Support Specialist
4 5 (11.63%) Junior
4 5 (11.63%) Support Specialist
5 4 (9.30%) Risk Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Senior Risk Manager
5 4 (9.30%) Technology Risk Manager
6 3 (6.98%) Analyst
6 3 (6.98%) Project Manager
6 3 (6.98%) Senior Project Manager
7 2 (4.65%) IT Manager
7 2 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 8 (18.60%) Onboarding
2 5 (11.63%) Management Information System
3 4 (9.30%) Algorithms
4 2 (4.65%) Social Media
5 1 (2.33%) CCTV
5 1 (2.33%) e-Learning
5 1 (2.33%) iPad
5 1 (2.33%) iPhone
5 1 (2.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (32.56%) Windows
2 13 (30.23%) Windows 10
3 1 (2.33%) Apple iOS
3 1 (2.33%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (53.49%) Continuous Improvement
2 20 (46.51%) Problem-Solving
3 19 (44.19%) ITIL
4 13 (30.23%) Break/Fix
4 13 (30.23%) Cybersecurity
4 13 (30.23%) Inventory Management
4 13 (30.23%) Trend Analysis
5 9 (20.93%) Line Management
6 8 (18.60%) Change Management
6 8 (18.60%) Information Security
6 8 (18.60%) Risk Management
7 7 (16.28%) Data Governance
7 7 (16.28%) Decision-Making
7 7 (16.28%) Service Management
8 6 (13.95%) AI
8 6 (13.95%) Asset Management
8 6 (13.95%) Knowledge Transfer
9 5 (11.63%) Data Analytics
9 5 (11.63%) IT Governance
9 5 (11.63%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 6 (13.95%) Bash
1 6 (13.95%) PowerShell
1 6 (13.95%) Python
2 5 (11.63%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (39.53%) Degree
2 4 (9.30%) CISA
2 4 (9.30%) CISM
2 4 (9.30%) CISSP
2 4 (9.30%) CRISC
3 2 (4.65%) Azure Certification
4 1 (2.33%) A+ Certification
4 1 (2.33%) CCNA
4 1 (2.33%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.33%) CompTIA Security+
4 1 (2.33%) ITIL Certification
4 1 (2.33%) MCSE
4 1 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (2.33%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (18.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 4 (9.30%) Cyber Essentials
2 4 (9.30%) Data Quality
2 4 (9.30%) GDPR
2 4 (9.30%) GRC
2 4 (9.30%) NIST
2 4 (9.30%) QA
3 1 (2.33%) PMO
System Software
1 20 (46.51%) Active Directory
2 14 (32.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (2.33%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 13 (30.23%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (2.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 20 (46.51%) Microsoft
2 14 (32.56%) Apple
2 14 (32.56%) VMware
3 13 (30.23%) HP
4 5 (11.63%) Logitech
5 2 (4.65%) Checkmarx
5 2 (4.65%) Google
5 2 (4.65%) Salesforce
5 2 (4.65%) SAP
6 1 (2.33%) Adobe
6 1 (2.33%) Ariba
6 1 (2.33%) Cisco
6 1 (2.33%) HubSpot
6 1 (2.33%) ION Trading
6 1 (2.33%) Oracle
6 1 (2.33%) ServiceNow
6 1 (2.33%) Trayport