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 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 183 199 171
Rank change year-on-year +16 -28 -8
Contract jobs citing Self-Motivation 577 818 1,521
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.34% 1.38% 1.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.41% 4.16% 5.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 304 459 957
10th Percentile £200 £207 £263
25th Percentile £309 £378 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £504
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +3.17% +12.00%
75th Percentile £598 £650 £613
90th Percentile £675 £738 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £478 £425
% change year-on-year -10.99% +12.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 38 86
10th Percentile £14.05 £18.43 £12.02
25th Percentile £23.08 £20.22 £15.72
Median hourly rate £62.50 £24.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +155.10% -18.33% -2.76%
75th Percentile £65.52 £51.98 £49.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £62.53 £65.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £62.50 £23.15 £22.02
% change year-on-year +169.98% +5.13% -16.75%

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 13,086 19,646 29,347
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.32% 33.26% 33.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,417 13,497 20,479
10th Percentile £263 £309 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.18% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £676 £657
90th Percentile £798 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 902 642 722
10th Percentile £12.25 £9.80 £14.25
25th Percentile £15.17 £10.63 £17.00
Median hourly rate £30.14 £22.49 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year +34.04% -17.49% +3.52%
75th Percentile £61.30 £64.44 £50.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £66.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.25 £22.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +28.41% +10.00% -16.67%

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 5 May 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 5 May 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 5 May 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 +17 512 £500 -4.76% 1,489
UK excluding London +26 331 £425 -10.99% 1,158
London -10 198 £525 -5.96% 393
Work from Home +58 179 £538 +7.50% 513
Midlands +64 100 £255 -43.33% 225
South East -35 62 £600 +15.38% 302
South West +58 54 £463 - 150
West Midlands +26 51 £450 - 130
North of England +8 51 £533 - 296
East Midlands +54 49 £245 +5.38% 95
East of England +29 44 £265 -49.52% 129
North West +16 34 £550 - 180
Scotland +19 16 £400 -15.43% 64
Yorkshire +6 16 £500 +0.25% 98
Wales +9 3 £380 -30.91% 31
Northern Ireland 0 3 - - 8

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 34 (5.89%) Microsoft Exchange
2 25 (4.33%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.04%) CMS
3 6 (1.04%) IIS
3 6 (1.04%) SAS
4 4 (0.69%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.52%) Confluence
6 2 (0.35%) Apache
6 2 (0.35%) nginx
6 2 (0.35%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.35%) WordPress
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2007
7 1 (0.17%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.17%) IBM Domino
7 1 (0.17%) IBM Notes
7 1 (0.17%) Moodle
7 1 (0.17%) MTS
7 1 (0.17%) Tomcat
Applications
1 84 (14.56%) Microsoft Office
2 60 (10.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (6.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (3.12%) Spreadsheet
5 12 (2.08%) Photoshop
6 11 (1.91%) Adobe Illustrator
7 6 (1.04%) MS Visio
8 4 (0.69%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 4 (0.69%) InDesign
8 4 (0.69%) Sketch
9 3 (0.52%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.52%) Adobe XD
10 2 (0.35%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.35%) AutoCAD
10 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
10 2 (0.35%) PTC Creo
10 2 (0.35%) SPSS
10 2 (0.35%) Windchill
11 1 (0.17%) Camtasia
11 1 (0.17%) InVision
Business Applications
1 7 (1.21%) Maximo
2 5 (0.87%) ION MarketView
2 5 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.69%) Endur
4 3 (0.52%) Shopify
5 2 (0.35%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.35%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.35%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.35%) Teamcenter
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
6 1 (0.17%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 77 (13.34%) Azure
2 53 (9.19%) Microsoft 365
3 39 (6.76%) AWS
4 31 (5.37%) Entra ID
5 21 (3.64%) GCP
6 20 (3.47%) Power Platform
7 19 (3.29%) IaaS
8 17 (2.95%) Azure Monitor
8 17 (2.95%) Azure Storage
8 17 (2.95%) PaaS
9 16 (2.77%) SaaS
10 14 (2.43%) Google Workspace
11 12 (2.08%) Figma
12 10 (1.73%) GitHub
13 9 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
14 7 (1.21%) Azure DevOps
15 6 (1.04%) Google Analytics
15 6 (1.04%) OneDrive
16 5 (0.87%) Cloud Computing
16 5 (0.87%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 54 (9.36%) Firewall
2 28 (4.85%) DNS
2 28 (4.85%) Modbus
2 28 (4.85%) RS-422
2 28 (4.85%) RS-485
3 24 (4.16%) DHCP
4 23 (3.99%) WAN
5 20 (3.47%) LAN
6 16 (2.77%) VPN
7 11 (1.91%) Wireless
8 9 (1.56%) BGP
8 9 (1.56%) IPsec
9 8 (1.39%) MPLS
10 7 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
11 6 (1.04%) Cisco Nexus
11 6 (1.04%) Network Security
12 4 (0.69%) OSPF
12 4 (0.69%) SAN
12 4 (0.69%) SD-WAN
12 4 (0.69%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (3.29%) Power BI
2 15 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (2.43%) SQL Server
4 13 (2.25%) KDB
5 9 (1.56%) MongoDB
5 9 (1.56%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.39%) Hadoop
6 8 (1.39%) Tableau
7 7 (1.21%) Oracle Database
8 6 (1.04%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.87%) Big Data
9 5 (0.87%) Data Lake
9 5 (0.87%) Impala
9 5 (0.87%) NoSQL
9 5 (0.87%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (0.52%) Data Mining
10 3 (0.52%) MySQL
10 3 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.52%) Presto
Development Applications
1 17 (2.95%) Git
2 14 (2.43%) JIRA
3 13 (2.25%) Jenkins
4 3 (0.52%) GitLab
5 2 (0.35%) Axure RP
5 2 (0.35%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.35%) Visual Website Optimizer
6 1 (0.17%) ClearCase
6 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
6 1 (0.17%) Cypress.io
6 1 (0.17%) GoogleTest
6 1 (0.17%) Maven
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%) Selenium
6 1 (0.17%) TestRail
6 1 (0.17%) Valgrind
6 1 (0.17%) Visual Studio
General
1 364 (63.08%) Social Skills
2 146 (25.30%) Analytical Skills
3 102 (17.68%) Finance
4 49 (8.49%) Public Sector
5 45 (7.80%) Organisational Skills
6 39 (6.76%) Electronics
7 35 (6.07%) Telecoms
8 30 (5.20%) Legal
9 24 (4.16%) Banking
10 23 (3.99%) Marketing
11 18 (3.12%) Presentation Skills
12 17 (2.95%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (2.60%) Manufacturing
14 14 (2.43%) Retail
15 9 (1.56%) German Language
16 8 (1.39%) Documentation Skills
17 7 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 7 (1.21%) Investment Banking
18 6 (1.04%) Advertising
18 6 (1.04%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 56 (9.71%) Analyst
2 55 (9.53%) Senior
3 54 (9.36%) Developer
4 50 (8.67%) Lead
5 49 (8.49%) Architect
6 32 (5.55%) Software Engineer
7 28 (4.85%) Project Manager
8 26 (4.51%) Java Developer
9 25 (4.33%) Designer
10 24 (4.16%) Network Architect
10 24 (4.16%) Systems Architect
11 22 (3.81%) Support Engineer
12 21 (3.64%) Lead Architect
13 20 (3.47%) C++ Software Engineer
14 19 (3.29%) 1st Line Engineer
14 19 (3.29%) Administrator
14 19 (3.29%) Test Engineer
15 18 (3.12%) Business Analyst
16 16 (2.77%) Active Directory Support
17 15 (2.60%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (3.81%) HTML
2 21 (3.64%) .NET
3 19 (3.29%) CSS
4 16 (2.77%) ARM Templates
4 16 (2.77%) React
5 13 (2.25%) Spring
6 11 (1.91%) AngularJS
7 9 (1.56%) .NET Framework
7 9 (1.56%) JSON
7 9 (1.56%) REST
8 6 (1.04%) FIX Protocol
8 6 (1.04%) Web Services
9 5 (0.87%) Django
9 5 (0.87%) Hibernate
9 5 (0.87%) Node.js
10 4 (0.69%) HTML5
10 4 (0.69%) OAuth
10 4 (0.69%) Rendezvous
10 4 (0.69%) RESTful
10 4 (0.69%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 49 (8.49%) Management Information System
2 45 (7.80%) PKI
3 23 (3.99%) Virtual Team
4 17 (2.95%) Product Ownership
5 10 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 10 (1.73%) Graphic Design
6 9 (1.56%) Data Centre
6 9 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
7 8 (1.39%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.39%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.21%) iPhone
8 7 (1.21%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.21%) Video Conferencing
9 6 (1.04%) Algorithms
9 6 (1.04%) Animation
9 6 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.04%) iPad
9 6 (1.04%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (0.87%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 77 (13.34%) Windows
2 49 (8.49%) Linux
3 31 (5.37%) Windows Server
4 19 (3.29%) Unix
4 19 (3.29%) Windows Server 2019
5 17 (2.95%) Windows 10
5 17 (2.95%) Windows Server 2016
6 10 (1.73%) Apple iOS
7 9 (1.56%) Android
8 5 (0.87%) Mac OS
9 4 (0.69%) Windows Server 2008
10 3 (0.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.52%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.52%) Windows 7
11 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2003
11 2 (0.35%) Windows Server 2012
11 2 (0.35%) Windows XP
12 1 (0.17%) CentOS
12 1 (0.17%) Embedded Linux
12 1 (0.17%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 213 (36.92%) Problem-Solving
2 142 (24.61%) Agile
3 83 (14.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 82 (14.21%) Time Management
5 79 (13.69%) DevOps
6 64 (11.09%) Project Management
7 63 (10.92%) ITIL
8 60 (10.40%) Computer Science
9 58 (10.05%) Analytics
10 52 (9.01%) Software Engineering
11 48 (8.32%) Customer Requirements
12 43 (7.45%) Service Management
13 40 (6.93%) Software Testing
13 40 (6.93%) TDD
14 39 (6.76%) Decision-Making
15 38 (6.59%) Continuous Integration
15 38 (6.59%) Roadmaps
16 37 (6.41%) Stakeholder Management
17 36 (6.24%) Customer Service
18 35 (6.07%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 73 (12.65%) SQL
2 67 (11.61%) C#
3 48 (8.32%) Python
4 41 (7.11%) C++
5 38 (6.59%) Java
6 33 (5.72%) PowerShell
7 31 (5.37%) JavaScript
8 29 (5.03%) C
9 27 (4.68%) VB
10 17 (2.95%) Bicep
10 17 (2.95%) VBScript
11 14 (2.43%) VBA
12 12 (2.08%) R
12 12 (2.08%) VB.NET
13 7 (1.21%) PL/SQL
14 6 (1.04%) Bash
14 6 (1.04%) Go
15 4 (0.69%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 3 (0.52%) BeanShell
16 3 (0.52%) Dart
Qualifications
1 200 (34.66%) Degree
2 99 (17.16%) Security Cleared
3 85 (14.73%) SC Cleared
4 36 (6.24%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (4.85%) DV Cleared
5 28 (4.85%) NVQ Level 3
6 17 (2.95%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 17 (2.95%) PMI Certification
6 17 (2.95%) PMP
7 13 (2.25%) APMP
7 13 (2.25%) Master's Degree
8 12 (2.08%) BPSS Clearance
9 9 (1.56%) CCNP
9 9 (1.56%) Cisco Certification
9 9 (1.56%) ITIL Certification
10 8 (1.39%) Microsoft Certification
11 7 (1.21%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.04%) HND
13 5 (0.87%) CCNA
14 4 (0.69%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (2.95%) QA
2 14 (2.43%) SLA
3 12 (2.08%) PMO
4 11 (1.91%) Data Quality
5 9 (1.56%) Accessibility
6 4 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
6 4 (0.69%) CDISC
6 4 (0.69%) GDPR
7 3 (0.52%) NIST
8 2 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.35%) Disclosure Scotland
8 2 (0.35%) GRC
8 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.17%) COSHH
9 1 (0.17%) HAZOP
9 1 (0.17%) NEBOSH
9 1 (0.17%) SEPA
9 1 (0.17%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 49 (8.49%) Active Directory
2 21 (3.64%) Virtual Machines
3 17 (2.95%) Virtual Desktop
4 12 (2.08%) Docker
5 7 (1.21%) VMware Infrastructure
6 6 (1.04%) vSphere
7 3 (0.52%) OpenAM
7 3 (0.52%) OpenIDM
8 2 (0.35%) Firmware
8 2 (0.35%) Hyper-V
8 2 (0.35%) Terminal Services
8 2 (0.35%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.17%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 41 (7.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 36 (6.24%) Kubernetes
3 27 (4.68%) SCCM
4 18 (3.12%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 17 (2.95%) SCOM
5 17 (2.95%) WSUS
6 10 (1.73%) Ansible
6 10 (1.73%) Terraform
7 6 (1.04%) Puppet
8 3 (0.52%) Nessus
8 3 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
9 2 (0.35%) CSIRT
9 2 (0.35%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.35%) Microsoft Clustering
9 2 (0.35%) PaperCut
9 2 (0.35%) Prometheus
9 2 (0.35%) QRadar
9 2 (0.35%) WhatsUp Gold
10 1 (0.17%) AirWatch
10 1 (0.17%) PowerCLI
Vendors
1 125 (21.66%) Microsoft
2 36 (6.24%) Oracle
3 32 (5.55%) SAP
4 24 (4.16%) Google
5 21 (3.64%) Salesforce
6 20 (3.47%) Cisco
7 18 (3.12%) ServiceNow
8 17 (2.95%) CA
9 16 (2.77%) VMware
10 15 (2.60%) Adobe
11 14 (2.43%) Citrix
12 12 (2.08%) Juniper
13 9 (1.56%) Databricks
14 8 (1.39%) HP
15 7 (1.21%) Aruba
16 6 (1.04%) CyberArk
16 6 (1.04%) Meraki
16 6 (1.04%) Palo Alto
16 6 (1.04%) Solace
16 6 (1.04%) Splunk