Scrum Contract Job Trends in Central London

Scrum
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Scrum skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 40 43
Rank change year-on-year +11 +3 -22
Contract jobs citing Scrum 128 110 130
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.61% 4.69% 4.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.07% 5.11% 4.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 71 83
10th Percentile £405 £425 £417
25th Percentile £450 £475 £473
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £697 £650 £694
90th Percentile £803 £768 £748
London median daily rate £550 £535 £575
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.96% -0.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £86.25 - -
Median hourly rate £87.50 - -
75th Percentile £88.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £60.99 £33.07 £67.00
% change year-on-year +84.43% -50.64% +318.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Scrum falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,811 2,151 2,631
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 93.50% 91.65% 89.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,256 1,345 1,845
10th Percentile £330 £375 £363
25th Percentile £424 £466 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £690
90th Percentile £763 £775 £813
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -2.54%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 26 19
10th Percentile £17.97 £19.50 £16.45
25th Percentile £21.07 £28.06 £17.97
Median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% +27.27% -36.40%
75th Percentile £35.88 £74.38 £52.75
90th Percentile £60.25 £124.75 £69.75
London median hourly rate £29.50 £37.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -21.33% - -

Scrum
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Scrum relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Scrum job vacancy trend in Central London

Scrum
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Scrum.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Scrum

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scrum in Central London over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Scrum in Central London

Scrum
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Scrum.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Scrum

Scrum
Contract Job Locations in Central 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 Central London region over the 6 months to 13 November 2025. 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
City of London +10 120 £563 -0.44% 139
Southwark +1 1 - -
City of Westminster - 1 £230 -
Scrum
London

Scrum
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central 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 16 (12.50%) Confluence
2 3 (2.34%) CMS
2 3 (2.34%) Drupal
2 3 (2.34%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.56%) Apache Spark
3 2 (1.56%) WordPress
4 1 (0.78%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.78%) Cloud Foundry
4 1 (0.78%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 9 (7.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (4.69%) MS Visio
3 5 (3.91%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (3.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (2.34%) Aladdin
2 2 (1.56%) HFM
2 2 (1.56%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (1.56%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.78%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.78%) Exchequer
3 1 (0.78%) Maximo
3 1 (0.78%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.78%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 20 (15.63%) Azure
2 12 (9.38%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (6.25%) Power Platform
4 7 (5.47%) AWS
4 7 (5.47%) GitHub
5 5 (3.91%) Snowflake
6 4 (3.13%) Figma
6 4 (3.13%) SaaS
7 3 (2.34%) Miro
8 2 (1.56%) Azure AI
8 2 (1.56%) BrowserStack
8 2 (1.56%) GCP
8 2 (1.56%) Salesforce Service Cloud
9 1 (0.78%) Apigee
9 1 (0.78%) Azure AKS
9 1 (0.78%) Azure Machine Learning
9 1 (0.78%) Azure Monitor
9 1 (0.78%) Kong
9 1 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.78%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.34%) LAN
1 3 (2.34%) Structured Cabling
1 3 (2.34%) WAN
2 2 (1.56%) SSL
2 2 (1.56%) tcpdump
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.47%) Power BI
2 6 (4.69%) Star Schema
3 5 (3.91%) Tableau
4 3 (2.34%) Data Mining
4 3 (2.34%) Metadata
5 2 (1.56%) Apache Hive
5 2 (1.56%) Data Lake
5 2 (1.56%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (1.56%) Hadoop
5 2 (1.56%) Spark SQL
6 1 (0.78%) DB2
6 1 (0.78%) MongoDB
6 1 (0.78%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.78%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 31 (24.22%) JIRA
2 24 (18.75%) Git
3 11 (8.59%) Bitbucket
4 6 (4.69%) Cucumber
5 5 (3.91%) Postman
6 4 (3.13%) GitLab
7 3 (2.34%) Cypress.io
7 3 (2.34%) Jenkins
7 3 (2.34%) Selenium
8 2 (1.56%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.78%) Android Studio
9 1 (0.78%) git-flow
9 1 (0.78%) ScriptRunner
9 1 (0.78%) Vite
9 1 (0.78%) Zephyr
General
1 62 (48.44%) Finance
2 57 (44.53%) Social Skills
3 22 (17.19%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (16.41%) Banking
5 17 (13.28%) Front Office
6 9 (7.03%) Investment Banking
7 8 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (6.25%) Public Sector
8 7 (5.47%) Back Office
8 7 (5.47%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (4.69%) Presentation Skills
9 6 (4.69%) Telecoms
10 5 (3.91%) Financial Institution
11 3 (2.34%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.56%) Legal
13 1 (0.78%) Games
13 1 (0.78%) Law
13 1 (0.78%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 37 (28.91%) Developer
2 24 (18.75%) Analyst
3 22 (17.19%) Business Analyst
4 17 (13.28%) Java Developer
5 15 (11.72%) Senior
6 14 (10.94%) Project Manager
7 10 (7.81%) Lead
8 9 (7.03%) Scrum Master
9 8 (6.25%) Angular Developer
9 8 (6.25%) Consultant
10 6 (4.69%) Product Owner
11 5 (3.91%) IT Manager
11 5 (3.91%) IT Project Manager
11 5 (3.91%) Lead Consultant
11 5 (3.91%) Low Latency Java Developer
11 5 (3.91%) Technical Analyst
12 4 (3.13%) Finance Business Analyst
12 4 (3.13%) Lead Business Analyst
12 4 (3.13%) Technical Business Analyst
12 4 (3.13%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (14.06%) REST
2 12 (9.38%) HTML
3 10 (7.81%) AngularJS
3 10 (7.81%) CSS
3 10 (7.81%) React
4 9 (7.03%) .NET
5 8 (6.25%) Spring Boot
6 6 (4.69%) Web Services
7 5 (3.91%) jQuery
7 5 (3.91%) SOAP
8 4 (3.13%) RESTful
8 4 (3.13%) XML
8 4 (3.13%) ZK
9 3 (2.34%) FIX Protocol
9 3 (2.34%) Flask
9 3 (2.34%) JSON
9 3 (2.34%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (2.34%) Pandas
9 3 (2.34%) RabbitMQ
10 2 (1.56%) Vitest
Miscellaneous
1 27 (21.09%) Product Ownership
2 9 (7.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 6 (4.69%) Onboarding
4 5 (3.91%) Reinsurance
5 4 (3.13%) Algorithms
5 4 (3.13%) Mobile App
5 4 (3.13%) Virtual Team
6 3 (2.34%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (2.34%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.34%) Derivative
6 3 (2.34%) Linux Command Line
6 3 (2.34%) Market Risk
6 3 (2.34%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 2 (1.56%) CMDB
7 2 (1.56%) Credit Risk
7 2 (1.56%) Distributed Computing
7 2 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.56%) PMI
7 2 (1.56%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (0.78%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.13%) Linux
1 4 (3.13%) Unix
2 2 (1.56%) Windows
3 1 (0.78%) Android
3 1 (0.78%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (95.31%) Agile
2 44 (34.38%) Kanban
3 32 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 25 (19.53%) DevOps
5 23 (17.97%) Stakeholder Management
6 22 (17.19%) Project Delivery
7 21 (16.41%) Project Management
7 21 (16.41%) User Acceptance Testing
8 20 (15.63%) User Stories
9 18 (14.06%) Test Automation
10 16 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 16 (12.50%) SDLC
11 15 (11.72%) Data Modelling
12 14 (10.94%) Backlog Management
12 14 (10.94%) Business Analysis
12 14 (10.94%) Data Analysis
12 14 (10.94%) Product Backlog
12 14 (10.94%) Requirements Gathering
12 14 (10.94%) TDD
13 13 (10.16%) Full-Stack Development
Programming Languages
1 32 (25.00%) SQL
2 31 (24.22%) Java
3 19 (14.84%) JavaScript
4 17 (13.28%) Python
5 16 (12.50%) C#
6 11 (8.59%) TypeScript
7 3 (2.34%) Apex Code
7 3 (2.34%) VB.NET
8 2 (1.56%) C++
8 2 (1.56%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.78%) C
9 1 (0.78%) COBOL
9 1 (0.78%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.78%) Groovy
9 1 (0.78%) Korn
9 1 (0.78%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.78%) RPG
9 1 (0.78%) SOQL
9 1 (0.78%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 27 (21.09%) Degree
2 12 (9.38%) Security Cleared
3 8 (6.25%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.91%) PMP
6 4 (3.13%) CBAP
7 3 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (2.34%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.56%) CFA
8 2 (1.56%) ISEB
9 1 (0.78%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.78%) CSPO
9 1 (0.78%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.78%) IIBA
9 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.78%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.78%) Postgraduate
9 1 (0.78%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.78%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (17.97%) QA
2 6 (4.69%) Accessibility
3 5 (3.91%) EMIR
3 5 (3.91%) MiFID
4 4 (3.13%) PMO
4 4 (3.13%) WCAG
5 3 (2.34%) Basel II
5 3 (2.34%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.56%) ISO 8583
6 2 (1.56%) PCI DSS
6 2 (1.56%) PSD2
7 1 (0.78%) Basel III
7 1 (0.78%) GDPR
7 1 (0.78%) GRC
7 1 (0.78%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.78%) SEPA
System Software
1 6 (4.69%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (4.69%) Ansible
2 5 (3.91%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.56%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.78%) Argo
4 1 (0.78%) Grafana
4 1 (0.78%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.78%) Istio
4 1 (0.78%) Opsgenie
4 1 (0.78%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (16.41%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.59%) Oracle
3 7 (5.47%) ServiceNow
4 5 (3.91%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.13%) UiPath
6 3 (2.34%) Arista
6 3 (2.34%) Atlassian
6 3 (2.34%) Bloomberg
6 3 (2.34%) Charles River
6 3 (2.34%) Cisco
6 3 (2.34%) Cloudera
6 3 (2.34%) HP
6 3 (2.34%) MuleSoft
6 3 (2.34%) SAP
7 2 (1.56%) BMC
7 2 (1.56%) Foundry
7 2 (1.56%) Hyperion
7 2 (1.56%) IBM
7 2 (1.56%) Palantir
7 2 (1.56%) Remedy