Scrum Contracts in the UK excluding London

Scrum
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Scrum skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Scrum over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 31 23
Rank change year-on-year -22 -8 +4
Contract jobs citing Scrum 699 1,452 2,227
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.41% 6.18% 7.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.03% 6.90% 8.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 1,014 1,526
10th Percentile £363 £400 £400
25th Percentile £413 £446 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.44% +8.47%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £589
90th Percentile £650 £675 £653
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £548
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.46% +9.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 77 48
10th Percentile £56.50 £42.50 £31.20
25th Percentile £60.00 £51.25 £38.68
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.14
Median % change year-on-year - +44.00% -20.11%
75th Percentile £70.00 £71.17 £61.48
90th Percentile £73.15 £85.00 £65.51
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -20.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Scrum is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,341 21,054 27,253
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.49% 89.57% 88.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,323 14,598 19,040
10th Percentile £250 £256 £232
25th Percentile £375 £400 £386
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,053 1,291 1,337
10th Percentile £12.31 £11.00 £12.23
25th Percentile £15.17 £15.50 £14.00
Median hourly rate £38.00 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% +75.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60.75 £65.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £72.82 £73.75 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

Scrum
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Scrum as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 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
South East -22 220 £500 -6.98% 107
North of England +2 153 £500 -4.76% 109
Scotland -12 118 £475 -5.00% 39
Midlands -21 88 £500 -5.66% 113
North West +2 85 £475 -9.09% 65
West Midlands -22 71 £500 -7.41% 75
South West -56 63 £575 - 87
Yorkshire +11 57 £517 -1.52% 37
East of England -40 35 £538 +1.42% 59
Wales +26 24 £509 +30.38% 13
East Midlands +1 17 £419 -1.41% 35
North East +6 11 £525 -32.26% 7
Northern Ireland +2 1 £640 +60.00% 10
Scrum
UK

Scrum
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 66 (9.44%) Confluence
2 20 (2.86%) Apache
3 17 (2.43%) Apache Airflow
4 11 (1.57%) CICS
4 11 (1.57%) SAS
5 10 (1.43%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.72%) SharePoint
7 4 (0.57%) CMS
7 4 (0.57%) Drupal
7 4 (0.57%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
8 2 (0.29%) Mule
8 2 (0.29%) WebLogic
9 1 (0.14%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.14%) IIS
9 1 (0.14%) JBoss
9 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 24 (3.43%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.00%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.29%) Trello
5 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 10 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.00%) SAP PM
4 5 (0.72%) Primavera
5 3 (0.43%) Maximo
5 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
5 3 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.29%) SAP SD
6 2 (0.29%) VisionPLUS
7 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.14%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.14%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.14%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 125 (17.88%) Azure
2 111 (15.88%) AWS
3 52 (7.44%) Serverless
4 50 (7.15%) Azure DevOps
5 41 (5.87%) Amazon S3
6 36 (5.15%) AWS Lambda
7 33 (4.72%) GitHub
8 28 (4.01%) Power Platform
9 26 (3.72%) Amazon EC2
10 22 (3.15%) AWS CloudFormation
11 20 (2.86%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (2.86%) SaaS
12 18 (2.58%) PaaS
13 17 (2.43%) GCP
14 16 (2.29%) OpenShift
15 15 (2.15%) IaaS
16 12 (1.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 12 (1.72%) GitHub Actions
17 10 (1.43%) AWS CodePipeline
17 10 (1.43%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 19 (2.72%) VPN
2 15 (2.15%) SNMP
2 15 (2.15%) Software-Defined Radio
3 14 (2.00%) TCP/IP
4 12 (1.72%) DNS
4 12 (1.72%) Firewall
5 11 (1.57%) BGP
5 11 (1.57%) Ethernet VPN
5 11 (1.57%) MPLS
5 11 (1.57%) Radio Access Network
6 7 (1.00%) Modbus
6 7 (1.00%) PPP
6 7 (1.00%) RS-422
6 7 (1.00%) RS-485
7 6 (0.86%) FTP
7 6 (0.86%) HTTP
8 3 (0.43%) Broadband
8 3 (0.43%) SSL
9 2 (0.29%) 5G
9 2 (0.29%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (10.73%) PostgreSQL
2 34 (4.86%) Relational Database
3 33 (4.72%) MySQL
4 30 (4.29%) MongoDB
5 25 (3.58%) SQL Server
6 19 (2.72%) Power BI
7 18 (2.58%) Amazon RDS
8 17 (2.43%) Amazon Redshift
9 13 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
9 13 (1.86%) DB2
9 13 (1.86%) NoSQL
10 11 (1.57%) IDMS
11 10 (1.43%) Amazon Aurora
12 9 (1.29%) Oracle Database
13 8 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
13 8 (1.14%) Big Data
13 8 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
14 6 (0.86%) Data Lake
14 6 (0.86%) RDBMS
14 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 164 (23.46%) JIRA
2 129 (18.45%) Git
3 50 (7.15%) GitLab
4 48 (6.87%) Jenkins
5 37 (5.29%) Robot Framework
6 29 (4.15%) Bitbucket
7 20 (2.86%) JUnit
8 16 (2.29%) Eclipse
8 16 (2.29%) GoogleTest
9 14 (2.00%) Postman
9 14 (2.00%) TestRail
10 13 (1.86%) Sonatype Nexus
11 11 (1.57%) Selenium
12 10 (1.43%) Visual Studio
13 9 (1.29%) Artifactory
13 9 (1.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
14 8 (1.14%) CircleCI
14 8 (1.14%) Maven
14 8 (1.14%) webpack
15 7 (1.00%) Cypress.io
General
1 181 (25.89%) Social Skills
2 92 (13.16%) Public Sector
3 67 (9.59%) Finance
4 66 (9.44%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (2.86%) Banking
6 19 (2.72%) Influencing Skills
6 19 (2.72%) Telecoms
7 15 (2.15%) Manufacturing
7 15 (2.15%) Marketing
8 12 (1.72%) Aerospace
8 12 (1.72%) Electronics
9 11 (1.57%) Billing
9 11 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.14%) Legal
12 7 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
13 6 (0.86%) Law
14 5 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
15 4 (0.57%) Retail
16 3 (0.43%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 148 (21.17%) Developer
2 81 (11.59%) Analyst
3 73 (10.44%) Senior
4 68 (9.73%) Project Manager
5 53 (7.58%) Scrum Master
6 50 (7.15%) Business Analyst
7 49 (7.01%) Software Engineer
8 45 (6.44%) Java Developer
9 44 (6.29%) Lead
10 38 (5.44%) Architect
11 29 (4.15%) Test Engineer
12 25 (3.58%) Delivery Manager
12 25 (3.58%) Senior Manager
13 24 (3.43%) C++ Software Engineer
14 23 (3.29%) Data Engineer
15 16 (2.29%) Consultant
16 15 (2.15%) Product Owner
17 14 (2.00%) Senior Delivery Manager
17 14 (2.00%) Software Developer
17 14 (2.00%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 57 (8.15%) REST
2 47 (6.72%) HTML
3 43 (6.15%) React
4 42 (6.01%) CSS
5 40 (5.72%) Spring
6 37 (5.29%) .NET
7 31 (4.43%) Spring Boot
8 30 (4.29%) XML
9 29 (4.15%) Web Services
10 26 (3.72%) Kafka
11 25 (3.58%) AngularJS
12 24 (3.43%) AWS CDK
13 23 (3.29%) JSON
14 21 (3.00%) RESTful
14 21 (3.00%) SOAP
15 16 (2.29%) GraphQL
15 16 (2.29%) Hibernate
15 16 (2.29%) OAuth
16 15 (2.15%) Node.js
17 13 (1.86%) JPA
Miscellaneous
1 91 (13.02%) Product Ownership
2 22 (3.15%) Data Structures
2 22 (3.15%) Distributed Systems
3 19 (2.72%) Data Protection Act
4 15 (2.15%) PKI
5 13 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
5 13 (1.86%) Mainframe
5 13 (1.86%) Replication
6 12 (1.72%) Management Information System
7 11 (1.57%) IBM Mainframe
8 10 (1.43%) Algorithms
9 9 (1.29%) Cloud Native
10 8 (1.14%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.14%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
10 8 (1.14%) Smart Meter
11 7 (1.00%) Linux Command Line
12 6 (0.86%) Client/Server
12 6 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 91 (13.02%) Linux
2 56 (8.01%) Windows
3 31 (4.43%) Unix
4 22 (3.15%) Windows Server
5 18 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (1.57%) zOS
7 8 (1.14%) Embedded Linux
7 8 (1.14%) Windows Server 2019
8 6 (0.86%) VMS
9 3 (0.43%) Ubuntu
9 3 (0.43%) Windows 10
10 2 (0.29%) Android
11 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
11 1 (0.14%) CentOS
11 1 (0.14%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 622 (88.98%) Agile
2 162 (23.18%) Kanban
3 145 (20.74%) DevOps
4 115 (16.45%) Software Engineering
5 107 (15.31%) CI/CD
6 96 (13.73%) Problem-Solving
6 96 (13.73%) Project Management
6 96 (13.73%) Test Automation
7 83 (11.87%) Stakeholder Management
8 80 (11.44%) User Stories
9 67 (9.59%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 65 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
11 62 (8.87%) SDLC
12 60 (8.58%) Roadmaps
13 57 (8.15%) Unit Testing
13 57 (8.15%) Waterfall
14 54 (7.73%) Project Delivery
15 53 (7.58%) Continuous Integration
15 53 (7.58%) Requirements Gathering
16 51 (7.30%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 127 (18.17%) Java
2 117 (16.74%) SQL
3 108 (15.45%) Python
4 76 (10.87%) JavaScript
5 58 (8.30%) C#
6 50 (7.15%) C++
7 47 (6.72%) TypeScript
8 34 (4.86%) Bash
9 30 (4.29%) PowerShell
10 28 (4.01%) C
11 14 (2.00%) PL/SQL
12 12 (1.72%) Shell Script
13 11 (1.57%) CLIST
13 11 (1.57%) COBOL
13 11 (1.57%) Perl
13 11 (1.57%) PHP
13 11 (1.57%) REXX
14 10 (1.43%) SELCOPY
15 7 (1.00%) Bourne shell
15 7 (1.00%) Korn
Qualifications
1 164 (23.46%) Security Cleared
2 119 (17.02%) SC Cleared
3 79 (11.30%) Degree
4 37 (5.29%) DV Cleared
5 22 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 18 (2.58%) PMP
7 15 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
7 15 (2.15%) PMI Certification
8 8 (1.14%) Master's Degree
9 6 (0.86%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.72%) CBAP
10 5 (0.72%) ISEB
11 4 (0.57%) APMP
11 4 (0.57%) CSPO
11 4 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
12 3 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 2 (0.29%) AWS Certification
13 2 (0.29%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.29%) HNC
13 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (9.01%) QA
2 18 (2.58%) Accessibility
3 10 (1.43%) PMO
4 9 (1.29%) Disclosure Scotland
5 8 (1.14%) GDPR
6 7 (1.00%) RMADS
7 4 (0.57%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.43%) WCAG
9 2 (0.29%) IFRS
9 2 (0.29%) JTAG
9 2 (0.29%) P3O
9 2 (0.29%) SLA
9 2 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.14%) GRC
10 1 (0.14%) GxP
10 1 (0.14%) HL7
10 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 79 (11.30%) Docker
2 20 (2.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (2.58%) Active Directory
4 15 (2.15%) Firmware
5 9 (1.29%) vSphere
6 6 (0.86%) VirtualBox
7 5 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.57%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.57%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.14%) Apache ZooKeeper
9 1 (0.14%) HDFS
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.14%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) XenApp
9 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 54 (7.73%) Kubernetes
2 52 (7.44%) Ansible
3 45 (6.44%) Grafana
4 39 (5.58%) Terraform
5 13 (1.86%) Prometheus
6 10 (1.43%) Kibana
7 9 (1.29%) Argo
7 9 (1.29%) Puppet
8 7 (1.00%) Progress Chef
8 7 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (1.00%) vRealize
9 6 (0.86%) Docker Swarm
9 6 (0.86%) logstash
9 6 (0.86%) Packer
10 5 (0.72%) SCCM
11 4 (0.57%) HP ALM
12 2 (0.29%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 2 (0.29%) PowerCLI
12 2 (0.29%) VxRail
12 2 (0.29%) WSUS
Vendors
1 58 (8.30%) Microsoft
2 48 (6.87%) Oracle
3 38 (5.44%) Salesforce
4 34 (4.86%) Atlassian
5 28 (4.01%) VMware
6 25 (3.58%) SAP
7 21 (3.00%) Google
8 20 (2.86%) Talend
9 18 (2.58%) ServiceNow
10 14 (2.00%) IBM
11 13 (1.86%) Denodo
12 12 (1.72%) Splunk
13 11 (1.57%) Syncsort
14 10 (1.43%) Red Hat
15 7 (1.00%) Informatica
16 6 (0.86%) Cadence
17 5 (0.72%) Ab Initio
17 5 (0.72%) HP
17 5 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
17 5 (0.72%) Veritas