Scrum Contracts with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Scrum
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for remote or hybrid contract work 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 53 48 38
Rank change year-on-year -5 -10 -17
Contract jobs citing Scrum 391 588 1,455
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.95% 3.83% 5.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.33% 4.36% 6.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 427 982
10th Percentile £350 £360 £406
25th Percentile £413 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.10% -8.26% +3.81%
75th Percentile £553 £588 £638
90th Percentile £650 £673 £737
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +0.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 5 69
10th Percentile £45.85 - -
25th Percentile £49.86 £51.25 £42.50
Median hourly rate £62.50 £60.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -7.69% +46.07%
75th Percentile £67.63 £65.00 £73.75
90th Percentile £95.03 £68.00 £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
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,021 13,483 23,229
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 91.08% 87.87% 89.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,191 8,996 16,418
10th Percentile £340 £325 £363
25th Percentile £419 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £650
90th Percentile £763 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 579 532
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.17 £19.00
25th Percentile £19.56 £25.25 £30.54
Median hourly rate £39.52 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -21.82% +57.14%
75th Percentile £66.13 £60.00 £68.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.25 £80.23
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Scrum
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Scrum as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Scrum trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Scrum
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Scrum.

Scrum daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Scrum over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Scrum daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Scrum.

Scrum hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Scrum over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Scrum hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 58 (14.83%) Confluence
2 8 (2.05%) Apache
2 8 (2.05%) CMS
3 5 (1.28%) NetWeaver
3 5 (1.28%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.02%) Apache Spark
4 4 (1.02%) Drupal
4 4 (1.02%) JBoss
4 4 (1.02%) Tomcat
4 4 (1.02%) WordPress
5 3 (0.77%) Oracle Coherence
5 3 (0.77%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.51%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.26%) Appian
7 1 (0.26%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.26%) nginx
7 1 (0.26%) OpenROAD
7 1 (0.26%) SAS
7 1 (0.26%) TPMS
Applications
1 12 (3.07%) Trello
2 11 (2.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (1.79%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.28%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.77%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.26%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.26%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 4 (1.02%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.51%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.51%) Primavera
3 1 (0.26%) Adobe Campaign
3 1 (0.26%) Endur
3 1 (0.26%) Magento
3 1 (0.26%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.26%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 98 (25.06%) Azure
2 72 (18.41%) AWS
3 44 (11.25%) Azure DevOps
4 30 (7.67%) Serverless
5 24 (6.14%) GitHub
6 21 (5.37%) AWS Lambda
7 19 (4.86%) GCP
8 17 (4.35%) Power Platform
8 17 (4.35%) SaaS
9 16 (4.09%) Amazon S3
10 14 (3.58%) AWS CloudFormation
11 10 (2.56%) Entra ID
12 9 (2.30%) Azure AKS
13 8 (2.05%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (2.05%) AWS CodePipeline
14 7 (1.79%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.79%) GitHub Actions
14 7 (1.79%) Miro
14 7 (1.79%) OpenShift
15 6 (1.53%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (4.09%) HTTP
2 8 (2.05%) Firewall
3 6 (1.53%) DNS
3 6 (1.53%) Network Security
4 5 (1.28%) SNMP
4 5 (1.28%) SSL
5 4 (1.02%) HTTPS
5 4 (1.02%) Internet
5 4 (1.02%) TCP/IP
6 3 (0.77%) 5G
6 3 (0.77%) BGP
6 3 (0.77%) DHCP
6 3 (0.77%) Software-Defined Radio
7 2 (0.51%) HSRP
7 2 (0.51%) IPsec
7 2 (0.51%) MPLS
7 2 (0.51%) OSPF
7 2 (0.51%) VPN
7 2 (0.51%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.51%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (6.91%) PostgreSQL
2 21 (5.37%) SQL Server
3 18 (4.60%) Relational Database
4 15 (3.84%) Power BI
5 11 (2.81%) MongoDB
6 10 (2.56%) NoSQL
7 8 (2.05%) Amazon RDS
7 8 (2.05%) Elasticsearch
8 7 (1.79%) Big Data
9 6 (1.53%) MySQL
10 5 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
11 4 (1.02%) Data Mining
11 4 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (1.02%) InfluxDB
11 4 (1.02%) Redis
12 3 (0.77%) Apache Cassandra
12 3 (0.77%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.77%) BusinessObjects
12 3 (0.77%) Neo4j
12 3 (0.77%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 105 (26.85%) JIRA
2 50 (12.79%) Git
3 35 (8.95%) Jenkins
4 23 (5.88%) GitLab
5 14 (3.58%) Selenium
6 11 (2.81%) Cypress.io
7 10 (2.56%) JUnit
8 9 (2.30%) Bitbucket
8 9 (2.30%) Postman
9 8 (2.05%) JMeter
9 8 (2.05%) Visual Studio
10 7 (1.79%) Maven
11 6 (1.53%) Gatling
11 6 (1.53%) Gradle
11 6 (1.53%) SpecFlow
12 5 (1.28%) NeoLoad
12 5 (1.28%) REST Assured
12 5 (1.28%) SonarQube
13 4 (1.02%) Appium
13 4 (1.02%) Robot Framework
General
1 133 (34.02%) Social Skills
2 61 (15.60%) Public Sector
3 59 (15.09%) Finance
4 37 (9.46%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (5.12%) Banking
6 11 (2.81%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (2.81%) Telecoms
7 8 (2.05%) Influencing Skills
7 8 (2.05%) Marketing
8 7 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
8 7 (1.79%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (1.28%) Billing
10 4 (1.02%) Investment Banking
10 4 (1.02%) Legal
10 4 (1.02%) Manufacturing
11 3 (0.77%) Electronics
11 3 (0.77%) Retail
12 2 (0.51%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.51%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (0.51%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 85 (21.74%) Developer
2 44 (11.25%) Analyst
3 43 (11.00%) Senior
4 36 (9.21%) Business Analyst
5 35 (8.95%) Scrum Master
6 31 (7.93%) Lead
6 31 (7.93%) Project Manager
7 24 (6.14%) Architect
8 20 (5.12%) Software Engineer
9 19 (4.86%) Delivery Manager
10 15 (3.84%) Consultant
10 15 (3.84%) Test Engineer
11 12 (3.07%) AWS Engineer
11 12 (3.07%) Software Developer
12 11 (2.81%) .NET Developer
12 11 (2.81%) Java Developer
12 11 (2.81%) Senior Developer
13 10 (2.56%) Agile Delivery Manager
13 10 (2.56%) DevOps Engineer
13 10 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 40 (10.23%) REST
2 39 (9.97%) CSS
3 35 (8.95%) HTML
4 28 (7.16%) AngularJS
5 27 (6.91%) SOAP
6 25 (6.39%) .NET
7 24 (6.14%) Web Services
8 22 (5.63%) React
9 20 (5.12%) Spring Boot
10 19 (4.86%) Kafka
10 19 (4.86%) RESTful
11 18 (4.60%) Node.js
12 16 (4.09%) Spring
13 14 (3.58%) OAuth
13 14 (3.58%) XML
14 13 (3.32%) Ajax
14 13 (3.32%) AWS CDK
14 13 (3.32%) JSON
15 12 (3.07%) ASP.NET
15 12 (3.07%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 64 (16.37%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.35%) Cloud Native
3 13 (3.32%) Distributed Systems
3 13 (3.32%) Virtual Team
4 11 (2.81%) Data Structures
5 9 (2.30%) CMDB
6 6 (1.53%) Data Centre
6 6 (1.53%) Legacy Code
6 6 (1.53%) Mobile App
7 5 (1.28%) Hedge funds
7 5 (1.28%) Legacy Applications
7 5 (1.28%) Management Information System
7 5 (1.28%) PKI
7 5 (1.28%) PMI
8 4 (1.02%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (1.02%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.02%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (1.02%) Market Risk
8 4 (1.02%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 31 (7.93%) Linux
2 13 (3.32%) Windows
3 9 (2.30%) Unix
4 4 (1.02%) Android
4 4 (1.02%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (1.02%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.77%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.26%) AIX
6 1 (0.26%) Data ONTAP
6 1 (0.26%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.26%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.26%) VyOS
6 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 363 (92.84%) Agile
2 111 (28.39%) CI/CD
3 110 (28.13%) Kanban
4 104 (26.60%) DevOps
5 85 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
6 63 (16.11%) Stakeholder Management
7 57 (14.58%) Continuous Improvement
8 53 (13.55%) Project Management
9 52 (13.30%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 50 (12.79%) Test Automation
11 49 (12.53%) Sprint Planning
12 44 (11.25%) Software Engineering
13 41 (10.49%) User Stories
14 40 (10.23%) User Experience
15 39 (9.97%) SDLC
16 36 (9.21%) Microservices
17 35 (8.95%) Sprint Retrospective
18 33 (8.44%) Project Delivery
18 33 (8.44%) Roadmaps
18 33 (8.44%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 73 (18.67%) Java
2 62 (15.86%) Python
3 55 (14.07%) JavaScript
4 48 (12.28%) SQL
5 34 (8.70%) C#
5 34 (8.70%) TypeScript
6 16 (4.09%) C++
7 13 (3.32%) Bash
8 9 (2.30%) PHP
8 9 (2.30%) PowerShell
9 7 (1.79%) Scala
10 6 (1.53%) ABAP
10 6 (1.53%) Groovy
10 6 (1.53%) Ruby
10 6 (1.53%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.28%) PL/SQL
11 5 (1.28%) Rust
12 4 (1.02%) Bicep
12 4 (1.02%) Kotlin
13 3 (0.77%) Perl
Qualifications
1 65 (16.62%) Security Cleared
2 56 (14.32%) SC Cleared
3 45 (11.51%) Degree
4 13 (3.32%) Computer Science Degree
5 12 (3.07%) PMI Certification
6 8 (2.05%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (2.05%) PMP
7 7 (1.79%) Master's Degree
8 4 (1.02%) CSPO
8 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.77%) AWS Certification
9 3 (0.77%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.77%) CCNP
9 3 (0.77%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.77%) CISSP
9 3 (0.77%) Oracle Certification
10 2 (0.51%) CEH
10 2 (0.51%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 2 (0.51%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (11.51%) QA
2 30 (7.67%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.53%) Data Quality
4 4 (1.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (1.02%) WCAG
5 3 (0.77%) Basel II
5 3 (0.77%) Disclosure Scotland
6 2 (0.51%) GDPR
6 2 (0.51%) PMO
7 1 (0.26%) Basel III
7 1 (0.26%) COREP
7 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.26%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.26%) GxP
7 1 (0.26%) HL7
7 1 (0.26%) SLA
7 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (8.95%) Docker
2 8 (2.05%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.02%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.26%) HDFS
4 1 (0.26%) KVM
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 38 (9.72%) Kubernetes
2 25 (6.39%) Terraform
3 14 (3.58%) Grafana
4 10 (2.56%) Ansible
5 9 (2.30%) Single Sign-On
6 6 (1.53%) Prometheus
7 5 (1.28%) Kibana
7 5 (1.28%) Puppet
8 4 (1.02%) Progress Chef
9 3 (0.77%) Amdocs OSS
9 3 (0.77%) HP ALM
10 2 (0.51%) HP Quality Center
10 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Intune
11 1 (0.26%) CA Wily
11 1 (0.26%) HAProxy
11 1 (0.26%) MIIS
11 1 (0.26%) Nagios
11 1 (0.26%) Nessus
11 1 (0.26%) Nmap
11 1 (0.26%) Red Hat Satellite
Vendors
1 43 (11.00%) Microsoft
2 26 (6.65%) Oracle
3 21 (5.37%) ServiceNow
4 13 (3.32%) SAP
5 12 (3.07%) Google
5 12 (3.07%) Salesforce
6 7 (1.79%) IBM
6 7 (1.79%) Splunk
7 5 (1.28%) Atlassian
7 5 (1.28%) Databricks
7 5 (1.28%) HP
7 5 (1.28%) VMware
8 4 (1.02%) Cisco
8 4 (1.02%) ForgeRock
8 4 (1.02%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.02%) Ping Identity
8 4 (1.02%) Planview
8 4 (1.02%) Zend
9 3 (0.77%) Ciena
9 3 (0.77%) MuleSoft