Scrum Job Trends in the Midlands

Scrum
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring Scrum skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	160	157	112
Rank change year-on-year	-3	-45	-55
Permanent jobs citing Scrum	134	78	184
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands	0.85%	1.41%	2.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	1.19%	1.62%	2.50%
Number of salaries quoted	62	56	101
10^th Percentile	£34,888	£44,125	£33,750
25^th Percentile	£47,500	£51,885	£46,250
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£59,761	£67,500	£60,000
Median % change year-on-year	-11.47%	+12.50%	-
75^th Percentile	£63,750	£73,750	£70,000
90^th Percentile	£74,985	£78,750	£82,500
England median annual salary	£65,000	£65,000	£65,000

All Process & Methodology Skills
Midlands

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

	6 months to 19 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	11,263	4,801	7,361
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands	71.20%	86.75%	80.85%
Number of salaries quoted	7,935	2,820	3,330
10^th Percentile	£30,000	£27,000	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£39,000	£31,938	£37,500
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£45,000	£52,000
Median % change year-on-year	+11.11%	-13.46%	-0.33%
75^th Percentile	£65,000	£63,500	£65,000
90^th Percentile	£80,000	£77,500	£78,750
England median annual salary	£60,000	£55,000	£60,000
% change year-on-year	+9.09%	-8.33%	-0.83%

Scrum Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Scrum relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Scrum Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing Scrum.

Scrum Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Scrum in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Scrum in the Midlands

Scrum Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 October 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	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
West Midlands	+12	118	£60,000	-14.29%	78
East Midlands	-42	15	£52,500	+5.00%	35
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Scrum Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, job vacancies citing Scrum also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Midlands region with a requirement for Scrum.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Agile	80.6%	108
2	AWS	41.0%	55
3	Azure	37.3%	50
4	CI/CD	35.8%	48
5	Problem-Solving	35.1%	47
6	Java	33.6%	45
7	Mentoring	32.8%	44
8	Security Cleared	32.1%	43
9	SC Cleared	27.6%	37
10	JavaScript	26.1%	35
10	SQL	26.1%	35
12	Continuous Improvement	24.6%	33
12	React	24.6%	33
14	Sprint Planning	21.6%	29
15	Kubernetes	20.9%	28
16	Microservices	20.1%	27
16	SDLC	20.1%	27
16	Software Testing	20.1%	27
16	TDD	20.1%	27
20	AI	19.4%	26
20	Microsoft	19.4%	26
20	Stakeholder Management	19.4%	26
23	Degree	18.7%	25
24	DevOps	17.9%	24
24	Docker	17.9%	24
24	QA	17.9%	24
27	REST	17.2%	23
28	Full-Stack Development	16.4%	22
29	LLM	14.9%	20
30	JIRA	14.2%	19

Scrum Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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	80.6%	108
2	CI/CD	35.8%	48
3	Problem-Solving	35.1%	47
4	Mentoring	32.8%	44
5	Continuous Improvement	24.6%	33
6	Sprint Planning	21.6%	29
7	Microservices	20.1%	27
7	SDLC	20.1%	27
7	Software Testing	20.1%	27
7	TDD	20.1%	27
11	AI	19.4%	26
11	Stakeholder Management	19.4%	26
13	DevOps	17.9%	24
14	Full-Stack Development	16.4%	22
15	LLM	14.9%	20
16	Technical Architecture	14.2%	19
17	BDD	11.9%	16
17	Code Quality	11.9%	16
17	Technical Leadership	11.9%	16
17	Test Automation	11.9%	16