Scrum Contracts in England

Scrum
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Scrum skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Scrum over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 45 34
Rank change year-on-year -22 -11 -7
Contract jobs citing Scrum 864 1,483 2,785
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.55% 3.99% 5.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.89% 4.61% 6.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 1,007 1,864
10th Percentile £363 £375 £413
25th Percentile £425 £430 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -6.52% +4.55%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £675
90th Percentile £700 £722 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +0.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 24 92
10th Percentile £47.70 £38.48 £42.50
25th Percentile £50.27 £54.38 £54.38
Median hourly rate £60.25 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.31% - +46.07%
75th Percentile £70.56 - £76.06
90th Percentile £80.54 £70.00 £86.49
UK median hourly rate £57.75 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -11.15% - +44.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Scrum
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Scrum as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Scrum in England

Scrum
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Scrum in England.

Daily rate trend for Scrum in England

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scrum in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Scrum in England

Scrum
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Scrum in England.

Hourly rate trend for Scrum in England

Scrum
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Scrum in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Scrum in England

Scrum
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
London -34 446 £525 -4.55% 680
South East -2 135 £500 - 339
North of England -14 105 £454 -9.15% 324
Midlands +9 80 £464 -7.25% 198
North West -5 64 £425 -10.53% 205
South West +38 57 £506 -11.96% 141
West Midlands 0 55 £483 -3.40% 119
Yorkshire -15 33 £466 -9.86% 93
East Midlands +18 25 £450 +7.40% 66
East of England +12 15 £600 +9.09% 132
North East -4 8 £606 +18.24% 27
Scrum
UK

Scrum
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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
1 122 (14.12%) Confluence
2 17 (1.97%) CMS
3 16 (1.85%) Apache
4 15 (1.74%) SharePoint
5 13 (1.50%) Tomcat
6 11 (1.27%) Apache Spark
7 8 (0.93%) JBoss
8 7 (0.81%) Oracle SOA Suite
9 6 (0.69%) Jupyter
9 6 (0.69%) NetWeaver
9 6 (0.69%) WebLogic
10 5 (0.58%) Drupal
10 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
10 5 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
10 5 (0.58%) WebSphere
10 5 (0.58%) WordPress
11 3 (0.35%) Appian
11 3 (0.35%) Oracle Coherence
12 2 (0.23%) Adobe Experience Manager
12 2 (0.23%) Umbraco
Applications
1 19 (2.20%) Microsoft Excel
1 19 (2.20%) Microsoft Project
2 17 (1.97%) MS Visio
3 14 (1.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (1.62%) Trello
4 12 (1.39%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.58%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.35%) Revit
7 2 (0.23%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.23%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 11 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.46%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (0.46%) Salesforce CRM
2 4 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.35%) Oracle Applications
3 3 (0.35%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.35%) Primavera
3 3 (0.35%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.35%) Shopify
4 2 (0.23%) Adobe Campaign
4 2 (0.23%) Endur
4 2 (0.23%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.23%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.23%) SAP CRM
4 2 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (0.12%) Advent Portfolio Exchange
5 1 (0.12%) BASE24
5 1 (0.12%) Magento
5 1 (0.12%) Maximo
5 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 180 (20.83%) Azure
2 135 (15.63%) AWS
3 87 (10.07%) Azure DevOps
4 48 (5.56%) Power Platform
5 44 (5.09%) GitHub
6 40 (4.63%) GCP
7 39 (4.51%) SaaS
8 37 (4.28%) Serverless
9 17 (1.97%) GitHub Actions
10 14 (1.62%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 14 (1.62%) Amazon EC2
10 14 (1.62%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (1.62%) Cloud Computing
10 14 (1.62%) Entra ID
11 13 (1.50%) Amazon S3
11 13 (1.50%) Azure Service Bus
12 12 (1.39%) PaaS
13 11 (1.27%) Azure AKS
14 10 (1.16%) Microsoft 365
14 10 (1.16%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 23 (2.66%) HTTP
2 19 (2.20%) Firewall
3 12 (1.39%) Software-Defined Radio
4 11 (1.27%) DNS
5 9 (1.04%) SNMP
5 9 (1.04%) VPN
6 8 (0.93%) HTTPS
7 7 (0.81%) Wireless
8 6 (0.69%) Network Security
8 6 (0.69%) SSH
9 5 (0.58%) POP3
9 5 (0.58%) SMTP
9 5 (0.58%) TCP/IP
10 4 (0.46%) 5G
10 4 (0.46%) DHCP
10 4 (0.46%) Internet
10 4 (0.46%) NAS
10 4 (0.46%) SAN
10 4 (0.46%) SSL
10 4 (0.46%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (5.44%) SQL Server
2 36 (4.17%) Power BI
2 36 (4.17%) Relational Database
3 35 (4.05%) PostgreSQL
4 24 (2.78%) NoSQL
5 19 (2.20%) MongoDB
5 19 (2.20%) MySQL
6 16 (1.85%) Big Data
7 12 (1.39%) Data Warehouse
8 10 (1.16%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (1.16%) Data Lake
8 10 (1.16%) Tableau
9 9 (1.04%) Azure SQL Database
9 9 (1.04%) DynamoDB
10 8 (0.93%) Redis
11 7 (0.81%) Amazon Aurora
11 7 (0.81%) Apache Cassandra
11 7 (0.81%) Delta Lake
11 7 (0.81%) Oracle Database
12 6 (0.69%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 242 (28.01%) JIRA
2 137 (15.86%) Git
3 91 (10.53%) Jenkins
4 48 (5.56%) Bitbucket
5 41 (4.75%) GitLab
6 36 (4.17%) Selenium
7 25 (2.89%) JUnit
8 24 (2.78%) Postman
9 22 (2.55%) GoogleTest
10 16 (1.85%) Cypress.io
10 16 (1.85%) JMeter
10 16 (1.85%) Maven
10 16 (1.85%) Robot Framework
11 13 (1.50%) Eclipse
11 13 (1.50%) SpecFlow
11 13 (1.50%) TestRail
11 13 (1.50%) Visual Studio
12 12 (1.39%) Subversion
13 11 (1.27%) Cucumber
13 11 (1.27%) TeamCity
General
1 337 (39.00%) Social Skills
2 175 (20.25%) Finance
3 138 (15.97%) Analytical Skills
4 68 (7.87%) Public Sector
5 66 (7.64%) Banking
6 29 (3.36%) Marketing
6 29 (3.36%) Telecoms
7 26 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
8 25 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
10 21 (2.43%) Investment Banking
11 20 (2.31%) Documentation Skills
12 17 (1.97%) Front Office
12 17 (1.97%) Retail
13 15 (1.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.27%) Legal
15 9 (1.04%) Back Office
16 8 (0.93%) Billing
16 8 (0.93%) Financial Institution
17 7 (0.81%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 167 (19.33%) Developer
2 108 (12.50%) Senior
3 97 (11.23%) Analyst
4 96 (11.11%) Project Manager
5 78 (9.03%) Business Analyst
6 72 (8.33%) Scrum Master
7 66 (7.64%) Lead
8 50 (5.79%) Software Engineer
9 45 (5.21%) Architect
10 41 (4.75%) Delivery Manager
11 32 (3.70%) Product Owner
12 31 (3.59%) Java Developer
13 30 (3.47%) Test Engineer
14 29 (3.36%) Senior Developer
15 26 (3.01%) Technical Manager
16 23 (2.66%) Data Engineer
16 23 (2.66%) Solutions Architect
16 23 (2.66%) Technical Analyst
17 20 (2.31%) Technical Business Analyst
17 20 (2.31%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 81 (9.38%) REST
2 73 (8.45%) HTML
3 70 (8.10%) CSS
4 60 (6.94%) Web Services
5 58 (6.71%) AngularJS
6 57 (6.60%) .NET
7 55 (6.37%) SOAP
8 52 (6.02%) React
9 47 (5.44%) RESTful
10 43 (4.98%) Kafka
11 34 (3.94%) Spring
11 34 (3.94%) Spring Boot
12 31 (3.59%) JSON
13 28 (3.24%) Node.js
14 22 (2.55%) ASP.NET
15 20 (2.31%) Middleware
15 20 (2.31%) XML
16 19 (2.20%) Ajax
16 19 (2.20%) ASP.NET Web API
16 19 (2.20%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 153 (17.71%) Product Ownership
2 24 (2.78%) Distributed Systems
3 23 (2.66%) Cloud Native
4 22 (2.55%) Data Structures
4 22 (2.55%) Mobile App
5 17 (1.97%) Enterprise Software
5 17 (1.97%) Virtual Team
6 14 (1.62%) Algorithms
6 14 (1.62%) Data Protection Act
6 14 (1.62%) Onboarding
7 12 (1.39%) Hybrid Cloud
8 11 (1.27%) Data Centre
8 11 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.16%) CMDB
9 10 (1.16%) Management Information System
10 9 (1.04%) Hedge funds
10 9 (1.04%) Linux Command Line
10 9 (1.04%) PKI
10 9 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 77 (8.91%) Linux
2 32 (3.70%) Windows
3 20 (2.31%) Unix
4 19 (2.20%) Android
5 13 (1.50%) Apple iOS
6 10 (1.16%) Windows Server
7 7 (0.81%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.35%) Solaris
9 2 (0.23%) AIX
9 2 (0.23%) CentOS
9 2 (0.23%) Windows 10
9 2 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.12%) Kali Linux
10 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.12%) VMS
10 1 (0.12%) VyOS
10 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 776 (89.81%) Agile
2 216 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 203 (23.50%) DevOps
4 202 (23.38%) CI/CD
5 185 (21.41%) Kanban
6 148 (17.13%) Project Management
7 145 (16.78%) Stakeholder Management
8 114 (13.19%) Test Automation
9 112 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
10 105 (12.15%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 104 (12.04%) Software Engineering
12 90 (10.42%) Microservices
12 90 (10.42%) User Stories
13 85 (9.84%) Roadmaps
13 85 (9.84%) Sprint Planning
14 84 (9.72%) SDLC
15 72 (8.33%) Project Delivery
16 69 (7.99%) TDD
17 68 (7.87%) Analytics
18 65 (7.52%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 137 (15.86%) Java
2 135 (15.63%) SQL
3 127 (14.70%) JavaScript
4 100 (11.57%) Python
5 72 (8.33%) C#
6 44 (5.09%) C++
7 42 (4.86%) TypeScript
8 18 (2.08%) Bash
9 17 (1.97%) PowerShell
10 16 (1.85%) PHP
11 15 (1.74%) Scala
12 14 (1.62%) Kotlin
13 12 (1.39%) PL/SQL
14 11 (1.27%) Shell Script
15 9 (1.04%) Bicep
15 9 (1.04%) Go
16 8 (0.93%) ABAP
16 8 (0.93%) Apex Code
17 7 (0.81%) C
17 7 (0.81%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 140 (16.20%) Security Cleared
2 120 (13.89%) Degree
3 116 (13.43%) SC Cleared
4 51 (5.90%) Computer Science Degree
5 45 (5.21%) PMI Certification
6 43 (4.98%) PMP
7 18 (2.08%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.50%) AWS Certification
9 12 (1.39%) Azure Certification
9 12 (1.39%) DV Cleared
10 10 (1.16%) CSPO
11 9 (1.04%) ISTQB
12 8 (0.93%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (0.93%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 7 (0.81%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 7 (0.81%) CBAP
13 7 (0.81%) CISSP
14 5 (0.58%) ISEB
14 5 (0.58%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (11.81%) QA
2 24 (2.78%) Accessibility
3 15 (1.74%) Data Quality
4 10 (1.16%) GDPR
5 9 (1.04%) PMO
6 7 (0.81%) WCAG
7 5 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.35%) Basel II
10 2 (0.23%) Government Security Classifications
10 2 (0.23%) GRC
10 2 (0.23%) NIST
10 2 (0.23%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.23%) Software Quality Assurance
11 1 (0.12%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.12%) IFRS
11 1 (0.12%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.12%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.12%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.12%) PSD2
System Software
1 66 (7.64%) Docker
2 24 (2.78%) Active Directory
3 14 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.81%) Firmware
5 5 (0.58%) Postfix
5 5 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
6 4 (0.46%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.46%) vSphere
7 3 (0.35%) Virtual Desktop
8 2 (0.23%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 70 (8.10%) Kubernetes
2 44 (5.09%) Terraform
3 26 (3.01%) Ansible
4 22 (2.55%) Single Sign-On
5 16 (1.85%) Grafana
6 11 (1.27%) Prometheus
7 9 (1.04%) Microsoft Intune
8 6 (0.69%) HP ALM
9 5 (0.58%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.58%) Puppet
9 5 (0.58%) vCenter Server
10 4 (0.46%) Amdocs OSS
10 4 (0.46%) Argo
10 4 (0.46%) vRealize
11 3 (0.35%) SCCM
12 2 (0.23%) CA Wily
12 2 (0.23%) HP Data Protector
12 2 (0.23%) HP Quality Center
12 2 (0.23%) Kibana
12 2 (0.23%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 103 (11.92%) Microsoft
2 65 (7.52%) Oracle
3 42 (4.86%) ServiceNow
4 39 (4.51%) Google
5 35 (4.05%) SAP
6 32 (3.70%) Salesforce
7 31 (3.59%) Atlassian
8 21 (2.43%) Databricks
9 15 (1.74%) VMware
10 13 (1.50%) Splunk
11 11 (1.27%) Adobe
12 9 (1.04%) Cisco
12 9 (1.04%) ForgeRock
12 9 (1.04%) HP
12 9 (1.04%) IBM
13 8 (0.93%) Zend
14 7 (0.81%) Fortinet
14 7 (0.81%) Ping Identity
15 6 (0.69%) CA Agile Central
15 6 (0.69%) Intel