Scrum Master Jobs

Scrum Master
UK

The median Scrum Master salary in the UK is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 758 710 576
Rank change year-on-year -48 -134 +9
Permanent jobs requiring a Scrum Master 84 177 959
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.093% 0.22% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.098% 0.24% 0.57%
Number of salaries quoted 52 115 653
10th Percentile £47,500 £45,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.20% - +4.17%
75th Percentile £72,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year - - +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 85,709 74,085 167,386
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.83% 91.81% 95.50%
Number of salaries quoted 58,134 51,472 87,435
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,800 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £52,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +1.92% +9.47%

Scrum Master
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Scrum Master in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Scrum Master in the UK

Scrum Master
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Scrum Master.

Salary trend for Scrum Master in the UK

Scrum Master
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Scrum Master over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Scrum Master in the UK

Scrum Master
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum Master within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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
England -57 67 £60,000 -7.69% 6
UK excluding London -65 64 £57,500 - 4
Work from Home +4 32 £65,000 - 2
South East +5 19 £57,500 -8.00% 2
London +31 17 £73,750 -1.67% 3
North of England -2 17 £55,000 -8.33%
North West -3 12 £54,000 +6.43%
South West +3 10 £65,000 +32.65%
Wales +36 8 £60,000 +9.09%
Yorkshire +42 5 £55,000 -8.33%
Scotland -47 5 £54,000 -1.82%
Midlands -49 4 £59,500 +8.18% 1
West Midlands -27 3 £59,500 +8.18%
East Midlands -32 1 - - 1
Northern Ireland - 1 - - 1

Scrum Master Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Scrum Master job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Scrum Master in the job title.

1 84 (100.00%) Scrum
2 82 (97.62%) Agile
3 52 (61.90%) Social Skills
4 42 (50.00%) JIRA
5 32 (38.10%) Coaching
6 30 (35.71%) Product Ownership
7 27 (32.14%) Project Management
8 26 (30.95%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (27.38%) Kanban
9 23 (27.38%) Security Cleared
10 21 (25.00%) Confluence
11 20 (23.81%) DevOps
11 20 (23.81%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 19 (22.62%) Sprint Planning
12 19 (22.62%) Backlog Prioritisation
13 18 (21.43%) Finance
14 16 (19.05%) Backlog Refinement
14 16 (19.05%) Burndown Charts
14 16 (19.05%) Mentoring
14 16 (19.05%) SDLC
15 15 (17.86%) Sprint Retrospective
15 15 (17.86%) Agile Coaching
15 15 (17.86%) Product Backlog
16 13 (15.48%) Backlog Management
16 13 (15.48%) Conflict Resolution
16 13 (15.48%) Sprint Review
16 13 (15.48%) Actionable Insight
16 13 (15.48%) PMO
16 13 (15.48%) SC Cleared
17 12 (14.29%) Cadence

Scrum Master Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 21 (25.00%) Confluence
2 2 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.19%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (4.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (2.38%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (8.33%) Azure
2 6 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
3 4 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 4 (4.76%) SaaS
4 2 (2.38%) SuccessFactors
5 1 (1.19%) AWS
5 1 (1.19%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.76%) Power BI
2 1 (1.19%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 42 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 52 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 18 (21.43%) Finance
3 3 (3.57%) Banking
3 3 (3.57%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (2.38%) Tech for Good
5 1 (1.19%) Aerospace
5 1 (1.19%) Digital Healthcare
5 1 (1.19%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.38%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 30 (35.71%) Product Ownership
2 12 (14.29%) Onboarding
3 5 (5.95%) PMI
4 3 (3.57%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.38%) iPad
5 2 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 1 (1.19%) Credit Risk
6 1 (1.19%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 84 (100.00%) Scrum
2 82 (97.62%) Agile
3 32 (38.10%) Coaching
4 27 (32.14%) Project Management
5 26 (30.95%) Continuous Improvement
6 23 (27.38%) Kanban
7 20 (23.81%) DevOps
7 20 (23.81%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 19 (22.62%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 19 (22.62%) Sprint Planning
9 16 (19.05%) Backlog Refinement
9 16 (19.05%) Burndown Charts
9 16 (19.05%) Mentoring
9 16 (19.05%) SDLC
10 15 (17.86%) Agile Coaching
10 15 (17.86%) Product Backlog
10 15 (17.86%) Sprint Retrospective
11 13 (15.48%) Backlog Management
11 13 (15.48%) Conflict Resolution
11 13 (15.48%) Sprint Review
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.19%) Java
1 1 (1.19%) Python
Qualifications
1 23 (27.38%) Security Cleared
2 13 (15.48%) SC Cleared
3 9 (10.71%) Degree
4 8 (9.52%) DV Cleared
5 6 (7.14%) PMI Certification
6 3 (3.57%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (2.38%) CSPO
8 1 (1.19%) PMP
8 1 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (15.48%) PMO
2 4 (4.76%) QA
Vendors
1 12 (14.29%) Cadence
2 4 (4.76%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.57%) Atlassian
4 2 (2.38%) SAP
5 1 (1.19%) Facebook
5 1 (1.19%) Instagram
5 1 (1.19%) MicroStrategy
5 1 (1.19%) Twitter
5 1 (1.19%) YouTube