Scrum Master Jobs in Scotland

Scrum Master
UK > Scotland

The median Scrum Master salary in Scotland is £54,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 272 189 206
Rank change year-on-year -83 +17 -48
Permanent jobs requiring a Scrum Master 10 33 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.15% 0.70% 0.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.78% 0.56%
Number of salaries quoted 4 10 28
10th Percentile - £50,470 £50,500
25th Percentile £52,000 £51,634 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £58,611 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.87% +1.93% +17.35%
75th Percentile £62,000 £69,835 £63,438
90th Percentile £72,800 £71,625 £77,530
UK median annual salary £65,000 £64,029 £64,000
% change year-on-year +1.52% +0.05% +16.36%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Scotland with a recognized job title 6,505 4,245 5,505
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.17% 96.22%
Number of salaries quoted 2,614 2,309 2,967
10th Percentile £27,825 £31,530 £28,650
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,550 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%

Scrum Master
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Scrum Master in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Scrum Master in Scotland.

Salary trend for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Scrum Master in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Scrum Master in Scotland

Scrum Master
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum Master within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 April 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Glasgow -99 8 £54,000 -20.00% 1
Edinburgh +10 2 £80,000 +36.49%
Scrum Master
UK

Scrum Master Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Scrum Master job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Scrum Master in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) Scrum
2 7 (70.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) Mentoring
2 7 (70.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 6 (60.00%) JIRA
4 5 (50.00%) Burndown Charts
4 5 (50.00%) Backlog Refinement
4 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
5 4 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (40.00%) Product Ownership
5 4 (40.00%) Servant Leadership
5 4 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
5 4 (40.00%) Product Vision
5 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (40.00%) ATDD
5 4 (40.00%) Coaching
5 4 (40.00%) Continuous Integration
5 4 (40.00%) Law
5 4 (40.00%) TDD
5 4 (40.00%) Banking
5 4 (40.00%) Investment Banking
5 4 (40.00%) Degree
6 3 (30.00%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (30.00%) Atlassian
6 3 (30.00%) SDLC
6 3 (30.00%) Power BI
6 3 (30.00%) Agile Coaching
6 3 (30.00%) Sprint Retrospective
6 3 (30.00%) Sprint Planning

Scrum Master Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 2 (20.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 3 (30.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (30.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 6 (60.00%) JIRA
General
1 7 (70.00%) Finance
2 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (40.00%) Banking
3 4 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (40.00%) Investment Banking
3 4 (40.00%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Agile
1 10 (100.00%) Scrum
2 7 (70.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 7 (70.00%) Mentoring
3 5 (50.00%) Backlog Refinement
3 5 (50.00%) Burndown Charts
4 4 (40.00%) ATDD
4 4 (40.00%) Coaching
4 4 (40.00%) Conflict Resolution
4 4 (40.00%) Continuous Integration
4 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (40.00%) Product Vision
4 4 (40.00%) Servant Leadership
4 4 (40.00%) TDD
5 3 (30.00%) Agile Coaching
5 3 (30.00%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (30.00%) SDLC
5 3 (30.00%) Sprint Planning
5 3 (30.00%) Sprint Retrospective
6 2 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Atlassian
2 2 (20.00%) Cadence