Scrum Contract Job Trends in Essex
Scrum
East of England > Essex
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Essex citing Scrum skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 36 | 19 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Scrum | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Essex | 1.15% | 2.65% | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.47% | 3.16% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £461 | £456 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £458 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £460 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.35% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £566 | £463 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £609 | £464 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £472 | £538 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.19% | +13.16% | -17.39% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Essex
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 citing process or methodology skills in Essex.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 273 | 95 | 97 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | 78.22% | 84.07% | 78.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 134 | 44 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £163 | £180 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £219 | £213 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £504 | £404 | £315 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.83% | +28.17% | -35.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £589 | £521 | £450 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £594 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 27 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.56 | £13.25 | £16.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | - | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.51 | £18.87 | £29.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.69% | -35.31% | -41.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.53 | £32.33 | £73.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.40 | £72.90 | £77.50 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £47.50 | £21.00 | £26.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +126.19% | -20.00% | +31.25% |
Scrum Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Scrum relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Scrum Daily Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Scrum.
Scrum Daily Rate Histogram in Essex
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scrum in Essex over the 6 months to 3 November 2026.
Scrum Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Essex citing Scrum.
Scrum Contract Job Locations in Essex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the Essex region over the 6 months to 3 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham | +2 | 2 | £470 | +2.17% | |
| Southend-on-Sea | - | 1 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Scrum East of England |
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Scrum Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 75.0% | 3 |
| 2 | Project Delivery | 50.0% | 2 |
| 3 | API Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Capacity Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Community of Practice | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Cybersecurity | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Architecture | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Migration | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Data Transformation | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Decision-Making | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | DevOps | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Migration | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Planning and Forecasting | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Project Management | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Sprint Planning | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Sprint Retrospective | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Sprint Review | 25.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 25.0% | 1 |