Scrum Contracts in the UK excluding London

Scrum
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London 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 61 56 31
Rank change year-on-year -5 -25 -8
Contract jobs citing Scrum 481 715 1,502
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.77% 3.44% 6.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.17% 4.06% 6.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 482 1,042
10th Percentile £356 £363 £400
25th Percentile £413 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £550 £580 £600
90th Percentile £625 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +0.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 20 79
10th Percentile £29.25 £54.75 £42.50
25th Percentile £48.49 £61.88 £48.87
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% - +38.71%
75th Percentile £69.88 £65.75 £70.59
90th Percentile £78.75 £70.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £57.75 £65.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -11.15% - +44.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding 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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,543 17,602 21,544
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.42% 84.74% 89.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,249 10,520 14,947
10th Percentile £235 £250 £255
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 825 2,048 1,307
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.33 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.28 £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.34 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.35% +3.72% +80.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £72.98
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 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 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 2025.

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 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
South East -2 135 £500 - 338
North of England -14 105 £454 -9.15% 323
Midlands +9 80 £464 -7.25% 199
Scotland -12 73 £450 -5.26% 72
North West -5 64 £425 -10.53% 205
South West +38 57 £506 -11.96% 142
West Midlands 0 55 £483 -3.40% 120
Yorkshire -15 33 £466 -9.86% 92
East Midlands +18 25 £450 +7.40% 66
East of England +12 15 £600 +9.09% 133
Wales -14 14 £466 -9.29% 37
North East -4 8 £606 +18.24% 27
Northern Ireland -5 4 £463 -27.73% 17
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 73 (15.18%) Confluence
2 9 (1.87%) Tomcat
3 7 (1.46%) Apache
3 7 (1.46%) JBoss
3 7 (1.46%) NetWeaver
3 7 (1.46%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 7 (1.46%) SharePoint
4 6 (1.25%) WebLogic
5 5 (1.04%) WebSphere
6 4 (0.83%) CMS
6 4 (0.83%) Drupal
6 4 (0.83%) Oracle Workflow
6 4 (0.83%) WordPress
7 3 (0.62%) Appian
8 2 (0.42%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
8 2 (0.42%) OpenROAD
9 1 (0.21%) nginx
9 1 (0.21%) Smallworld
9 1 (0.21%) TPMS
Applications
1 11 (2.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 10 (2.08%) MS Visio
3 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.62%) Revit
4 3 (0.62%) Trello
5 2 (0.42%) Chatbot
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
6 1 (0.21%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.62%) Primavera
3 2 (0.42%) Finacle
3 2 (0.42%) Oracle Applications
3 2 (0.42%) Unit4 Business World
4 1 (0.21%) Adobe Campaign
4 1 (0.21%) BASE24
4 1 (0.21%) Maximo
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.21%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.21%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.21%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 81 (16.84%) Azure
2 79 (16.42%) AWS
3 37 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
4 28 (5.82%) Serverless
5 26 (5.41%) Amazon S3
6 24 (4.99%) AWS Lambda
6 24 (4.99%) Power Platform
7 22 (4.57%) SaaS
8 18 (3.74%) GitHub
9 17 (3.53%) Amazon EC2
10 14 (2.91%) AWS CloudFormation
11 13 (2.70%) IaaS
12 10 (2.08%) GCP
12 10 (2.08%) OpenShift
12 10 (2.08%) Route 53
13 9 (1.87%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 9 (1.87%) AWS CodePipeline
13 9 (1.87%) Microsoft 365
14 8 (1.66%) Amazon SQS
14 8 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.33%) HTTP
2 12 (2.49%) Software-Defined Radio
3 9 (1.87%) DNS
3 9 (1.87%) SNMP
4 8 (1.66%) Firewall
5 4 (0.83%) 5G
5 4 (0.83%) DHCP
5 4 (0.83%) HTTPS
5 4 (0.83%) Internet
5 4 (0.83%) NAS
5 4 (0.83%) SAN
6 3 (0.62%) Broadband
6 3 (0.62%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.42%) SSL
8 1 (0.21%) ATM
8 1 (0.21%) BGP
8 1 (0.21%) Intranet
8 1 (0.21%) MPLS
8 1 (0.21%) VPN
8 1 (0.21%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (6.44%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (5.20%) SQL Server
3 18 (3.74%) Amazon RDS
3 18 (3.74%) Relational Database
4 16 (3.33%) MongoDB
4 16 (3.33%) Power BI
5 15 (3.12%) NoSQL
6 14 (2.91%) MySQL
7 9 (1.87%) DynamoDB
8 8 (1.66%) Amazon Aurora
9 7 (1.46%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.25%) DB2
10 6 (1.25%) Oracle Database
11 5 (1.04%) Elasticsearch
11 5 (1.04%) Redis
11 5 (1.04%) Tableau
12 4 (0.83%) Apache Cassandra
12 4 (0.83%) GIS
12 4 (0.83%) RDBMS
13 3 (0.62%) Oracle Database 10g
Development Applications
1 131 (27.23%) JIRA
2 78 (16.22%) Git
3 51 (10.60%) Jenkins
4 31 (6.44%) Bitbucket
5 28 (5.82%) GitLab
6 22 (4.57%) GoogleTest
7 18 (3.74%) JUnit
8 17 (3.53%) Selenium
9 15 (3.12%) Robot Framework
10 14 (2.91%) Maven
11 13 (2.70%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.49%) Eclipse
12 12 (2.49%) TestRail
13 9 (1.87%) Postman
13 9 (1.87%) Subversion
14 8 (1.66%) Bitbucket Server
14 8 (1.66%) Mockito
14 8 (1.66%) Visual Studio
15 7 (1.46%) Rational DOORS
16 6 (1.25%) SpecFlow
General
1 167 (34.72%) Social Skills
2 94 (19.54%) Finance
3 84 (17.46%) Analytical Skills
4 59 (12.27%) Public Sector
5 28 (5.82%) Banking
6 23 (4.78%) Telecoms
7 15 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (1.66%) Marketing
10 7 (1.46%) Documentation Skills
10 7 (1.46%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.25%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.04%) Billing
12 5 (1.04%) Legal
13 4 (0.83%) Electronics
13 4 (0.83%) General Ledger
13 4 (0.83%) Retail
14 3 (0.62%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 91 (18.92%) Developer
2 50 (10.40%) Analyst
3 49 (10.19%) Scrum Master
4 43 (8.94%) Senior
5 40 (8.32%) Lead
5 40 (8.32%) Project Manager
6 39 (8.11%) Business Analyst
7 36 (7.48%) Architect
8 31 (6.44%) Software Engineer
9 21 (4.37%) Solutions Architect
10 20 (4.16%) Delivery Manager
11 17 (3.53%) Java Developer
11 17 (3.53%) Product Owner
12 14 (2.91%) Embedded Engineer
12 14 (2.91%) Test Engineer
13 13 (2.70%) Embedded Software Engineer
14 12 (2.49%) Data Engineer
14 12 (2.49%) IT Manager
14 12 (2.49%) IT Project Manager
15 11 (2.29%) AWS Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (10.81%) REST
2 45 (9.36%) HTML
3 43 (8.94%) Web Services
4 41 (8.52%) CSS
5 40 (8.32%) AngularJS
6 38 (7.90%) SOAP
7 37 (7.69%) .NET
8 34 (7.07%) React
9 32 (6.65%) Spring Boot
10 30 (6.24%) RESTful
10 30 (6.24%) Spring
11 18 (3.74%) Middleware
12 17 (3.53%) XML
13 16 (3.33%) Ajax
13 16 (3.33%) AWS CDK
13 16 (3.33%) JSON
13 16 (3.33%) Node.js
14 15 (3.12%) Hibernate
14 15 (3.12%) Kafka
15 13 (2.70%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 94 (19.54%) Product Ownership
2 20 (4.16%) Virtual Team
3 17 (3.53%) Enterprise Software
4 13 (2.70%) Cloud Native
4 13 (2.70%) Mobile App
5 12 (2.49%) Management Information System
6 9 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (1.46%) CMDB
7 7 (1.46%) Data Protection Act
7 7 (1.46%) Hybrid Cloud
8 6 (1.25%) Data Centre
8 6 (1.25%) Data Structures
8 6 (1.25%) Legacy Applications
8 6 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
9 5 (1.04%) PKI
9 5 (1.04%) Private Cloud
9 5 (1.04%) SCADA
10 4 (0.83%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.83%) Credit Risk
Operating Systems
1 60 (12.47%) Linux
2 18 (3.74%) Windows
3 14 (2.91%) Unix
4 12 (2.49%) Android
5 7 (1.46%) Apple iOS
5 7 (1.46%) Embedded Linux
6 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
7 3 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.42%) AIX
8 2 (0.42%) Solaris
8 2 (0.42%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.21%) CentOS
9 1 (0.21%) Data ONTAP
9 1 (0.21%) VMS
9 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 420 (87.32%) Agile
2 130 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
3 115 (23.91%) CI/CD
3 115 (23.91%) Kanban
4 99 (20.58%) DevOps
5 78 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 75 (15.59%) Stakeholder Management
7 69 (14.35%) Test Automation
8 68 (14.14%) Project Management
9 66 (13.72%) Software Engineering
10 60 (12.47%) User Stories
11 58 (12.06%) SDLC
12 57 (11.85%) Roadmaps
13 53 (11.02%) Microservices
14 51 (10.60%) TDD
15 46 (9.56%) Decision-Making
16 45 (9.36%) Scaled Agile Framework
17 44 (9.15%) Migration
18 42 (8.73%) Coaching
19 39 (8.11%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 76 (15.80%) JavaScript
2 74 (15.38%) Java
3 66 (13.72%) SQL
4 60 (12.47%) Python
5 26 (5.41%) C#
6 25 (5.20%) C++
7 18 (3.74%) TypeScript
8 14 (2.91%) Bash
8 14 (2.91%) PowerShell
9 11 (2.29%) PHP
10 10 (2.08%) Shell Script
11 8 (1.66%) Kotlin
12 7 (1.46%) ABAP
13 5 (1.04%) Groovy
13 5 (1.04%) Rust
14 3 (0.62%) Apex Code
14 3 (0.62%) COBOL
14 3 (0.62%) Go
14 3 (0.62%) PL/SQL
14 3 (0.62%) Swift
Qualifications
1 74 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 72 (14.97%) Degree
3 60 (12.47%) SC Cleared
4 24 (4.99%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (3.74%) PMI Certification
6 17 (3.53%) PMP
7 7 (1.46%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.25%) AWS Certification
8 6 (1.25%) CISSP
8 6 (1.25%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.25%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (1.04%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 5 (1.04%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.04%) CBAP
10 4 (0.83%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.83%) CSPO
10 4 (0.83%) ISEB
10 4 (0.83%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 4 (0.83%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.83%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (9.77%) QA
2 16 (3.33%) Accessibility
3 7 (1.46%) Disclosure Scotland
4 6 (1.25%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.83%) GDPR
5 4 (0.83%) PMO
6 3 (0.62%) WCAG
7 2 (0.42%) Government Security Classifications
7 2 (0.42%) NIST
7 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.21%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.21%) HL7
8 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.21%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.21%) PSD2
8 1 (0.21%) SLA
8 1 (0.21%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 41 (8.52%) Docker
2 11 (2.29%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (2.08%) Active Directory
4 7 (1.46%) Firmware
4 7 (1.46%) Virtual Servers
5 6 (1.25%) Virtual Machines
6 5 (1.04%) Postfix
7 4 (0.83%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.83%) vSphere
8 3 (0.62%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.21%) KVM
Systems Management
1 31 (6.44%) Kubernetes
2 18 (3.74%) Grafana
3 16 (3.33%) Ansible
4 11 (2.29%) Terraform
5 10 (2.08%) Prometheus
6 8 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
7 6 (1.25%) HP ALM
7 6 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
8 5 (1.04%) Progress Chef
9 4 (0.83%) Amdocs OSS
9 4 (0.83%) Puppet
9 4 (0.83%) vCenter Server
9 4 (0.83%) vRealize
10 3 (0.62%) Kibana
11 2 (0.42%) CA Wily
11 2 (0.42%) HP Data Protector
11 2 (0.42%) NetBackup
11 2 (0.42%) PowerCLI
12 1 (0.21%) Oracle RMAN
12 1 (0.21%) SCCM
Vendors
1 61 (12.68%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.73%) Oracle
3 32 (6.65%) Atlassian
3 32 (6.65%) ServiceNow
4 26 (5.41%) Google
5 20 (4.16%) SAP
6 12 (2.49%) VMware
7 8 (1.66%) HP
7 8 (1.66%) Zend
8 6 (1.25%) CA Agile Central
8 6 (1.25%) Intel
8 6 (1.25%) Jaspersoft
8 6 (1.25%) Nokia
8 6 (1.25%) Salesforce
9 5 (1.04%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.04%) Splunk
10 4 (0.83%) Amdocs
10 4 (0.83%) Ciena
10 4 (0.83%) Ericsson
10 4 (0.83%) Infoblox