Hybrid/Remote Agile Job Trends

Agile Software Development
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Agile skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
10 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 3 2
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 -1
Permanent jobs citing Agile 2,507 3,515 7,271
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 15.11% 25.11% 24.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.74% 26.33% 26.37%
Number of salaries quoted 1,658 2,274 6,069
10th Percentile £38,750 £44,387 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £53,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,288 £70,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.59% +12.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £81,250 £95,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £69,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -5.80% +10.40% -4.73%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 14,134 13,349 27,568
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 85.17% 95.35% 92.19%
Number of salaries quoted 9,211 8,833 22,844
10th Percentile £31,250 £34,411 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.41%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Agile and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Agile job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Agile
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Agile.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Agile

Agile
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Agile over the 6 months to 10 March 2026.

Agile salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Agile
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 79 (3.15%) Confluence
2 41 (1.64%) SharePoint
3 28 (1.12%) CMS
4 21 (0.84%) Apache Airflow
5 14 (0.56%) Apache
6 13 (0.52%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 10 (0.40%) SAS
8 8 (0.32%) Apache Spark
9 6 (0.24%) IIS
9 6 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
9 6 (0.24%) nginx
9 6 (0.24%) WordPress
10 5 (0.20%) Anypoint
11 4 (0.16%) ArcGIS
12 3 (0.12%) NServiceBus
12 3 (0.12%) OpenStack
12 3 (0.12%) Tomcat
12 3 (0.12%) WebLogic
12 3 (0.12%) WebLogic Portal
13 2 (0.080%) Mendix
Applications
1 47 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 38 (1.52%) Adobe XD
3 33 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 16 (0.64%) Microsoft Project
6 15 (0.60%) Chatbot
7 14 (0.56%) MS Visio
7 14 (0.56%) UserZoom
8 10 (0.40%) Sketch
9 6 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
9 6 (0.24%) Photoshop
9 6 (0.24%) Trello
10 4 (0.16%) InVision
11 3 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
12 2 (0.080%) Avid Media Composer
12 2 (0.080%) InDesign
12 2 (0.080%) Pro Tools
12 2 (0.080%) Spreadsheet
13 1 (0.040%) AutoCAD
13 1 (0.040%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 35 (1.40%) Oracle ERP
2 19 (0.76%) Dynamics CRM
3 18 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
4 15 (0.60%) SAP ERP
4 15 (0.60%) Shopify
5 5 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
6 4 (0.16%) Markit EDM
6 4 (0.16%) Primavera
6 4 (0.16%) Salesforce CRM
6 4 (0.16%) Workday HCM
7 3 (0.12%) Elite 3E
7 3 (0.12%) Maximo
7 3 (0.12%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.12%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.080%) SAP IBP
8 2 (0.080%) SAP Oil and Gas
8 2 (0.080%) SAP PM
8 2 (0.080%) SAP SCM
8 2 (0.080%) Workfront
9 1 (0.040%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 758 (30.24%) Azure
2 548 (21.86%) AWS
3 262 (10.45%) Azure DevOps
4 204 (8.14%) GitHub
5 189 (7.54%) Power Platform
6 167 (6.66%) SaaS
7 166 (6.62%) GCP
8 134 (5.35%) Serverless
9 103 (4.11%) Adobe Analytics
10 98 (3.91%) Figma
11 74 (2.95%) Snowflake
12 70 (2.79%) Microsoft 365
13 69 (2.75%) AWS Lambda
14 68 (2.71%) GitHub Copilot
15 65 (2.59%) Amazon S3
16 63 (2.51%) dbt
17 62 (2.47%) Entra ID
18 55 (2.19%) GitHub Actions
19 52 (2.07%) Azure Data Factory
20 48 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 249 (9.93%) Broadband
2 29 (1.16%) TCP/IP
3 23 (0.92%) CHAP
4 20 (0.80%) DNS
5 14 (0.56%) 4G
6 11 (0.44%) BGP
6 11 (0.44%) Cisco IOS
6 11 (0.44%) Ethernet VPN
6 11 (0.44%) IOS XR
6 11 (0.44%) MPLS
6 11 (0.44%) WAN
7 10 (0.40%) DHCP
8 9 (0.36%) Ethernet
8 9 (0.36%) Firewall
8 9 (0.36%) RS-232
9 6 (0.24%) LAN
9 6 (0.24%) VPN
10 5 (0.20%) Network Security
10 5 (0.20%) SSL
10 5 (0.20%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (5.19%) SQL Server
2 104 (4.15%) Power BI
3 96 (3.83%) NoSQL
4 91 (3.63%) Data Warehouse
5 78 (3.11%) MySQL
6 73 (2.91%) PostgreSQL
7 67 (2.67%) Relational Database
8 58 (2.31%) MongoDB
9 56 (2.23%) Data Lake
10 48 (1.91%) Metadata
11 36 (1.44%) Azure SQL Database
12 32 (1.28%) Tableau
13 23 (0.92%) Amazon RDS
14 21 (0.84%) RDBMS
15 20 (0.80%) DynamoDB
16 18 (0.72%) Elasticsearch
17 14 (0.56%) Redis
17 14 (0.56%) SQL Server Integration Services
18 13 (0.52%) Amazon Athena
18 13 (0.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 201 (8.02%) JIRA
2 176 (7.02%) Git
3 130 (5.19%) Jenkins
4 82 (3.27%) GitLab
5 50 (1.99%) Selenium
6 43 (1.72%) SonarQube
7 39 (1.56%) Postman
8 36 (1.44%) WebDriver
9 32 (1.28%) Oracle Forms
10 30 (1.20%) TeamCity
11 28 (1.12%) SoapUI
12 27 (1.08%) Balsamiq
12 27 (1.08%) Cypress.io
12 27 (1.08%) Team Foundation Server
13 26 (1.04%) Axure RP
14 19 (0.76%) Jaeger
15 12 (0.48%) Cucumber
16 11 (0.44%) JMeter
17 10 (0.40%) SpecFlow
18 9 (0.36%) git-flow
General
1 790 (31.51%) Finance
2 767 (30.59%) Social Skills
3 309 (12.33%) Public Sector
4 281 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
5 253 (10.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 206 (8.22%) Games
7 155 (6.18%) Law
8 118 (4.71%) Legal
9 116 (4.63%) Marketing
10 111 (4.43%) Banking
11 71 (2.83%) Front Office
12 69 (2.75%) Retail
13 68 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
14 64 (2.55%) Organisational Skills
15 60 (2.39%) Telecoms
16 49 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
17 44 (1.76%) Manufacturing
18 32 (1.28%) Financial Institution
19 29 (1.16%) Local Government
20 28 (1.12%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 528 (21.06%) Developer
2 515 (20.54%) Senior
3 385 (15.36%) Lead
4 253 (10.09%) Analyst
5 200 (7.98%) Software Engineer
6 165 (6.58%) Architect
7 159 (6.34%) Business Analyst
8 118 (4.71%) Project Manager
9 110 (4.39%) Senior Manager
10 105 (4.19%) Software Developer
11 87 (3.47%) Lead Developer
12 78 (3.11%) .NET Developer
13 77 (3.07%) Designer
14 74 (2.95%) C# Developer
15 72 (2.87%) Data Engineer
16 70 (2.79%) Consultant
17 67 (2.67%) Cloud Engineer
18 65 (2.59%) Delivery Manager
19 64 (2.55%) Full-Stack Developer
20 59 (2.35%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 322 (12.84%) .NET
2 285 (11.37%) React
3 174 (6.94%) HTML
4 164 (6.54%) CSS
5 149 (5.94%) REST
6 142 (5.66%) SOAP
7 137 (5.46%) RESTful
8 114 (4.55%) Node.js
9 91 (3.63%) Kafka
10 85 (3.39%) AngularJS
11 79 (3.15%) Lightning Web Components
12 71 (2.83%) .NET Core
13 66 (2.63%) Spring
14 65 (2.59%) .NET Framework
15 63 (2.51%) GraphQL
16 62 (2.47%) Vue
17 59 (2.35%) Spring Boot
18 56 (2.23%) Visualforce
19 54 (2.15%) ASP.NET
20 49 (1.95%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 347 (13.84%) Product Ownership
2 199 (7.94%) Cloud Native
3 119 (4.75%) Social Media
4 76 (3.03%) Mobile App
5 67 (2.67%) Enterprise Software
6 66 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
7 63 (2.51%) Management Information System
7 63 (2.51%) Onboarding
8 55 (2.19%) Fixed Income
8 55 (2.19%) Legacy Systems
9 52 (2.07%) Distributed Systems
10 48 (1.91%) Low-Code
11 47 (1.87%) Greenfield Project
12 30 (1.20%) NHS
13 29 (1.16%) Data Structures
14 27 (1.08%) Analytical Mindset
15 26 (1.04%) Public Cloud
16 25 (1.00%) Over-the-Top Content
16 25 (1.00%) Video\Live Streaming
17 24 (0.96%) Legacy Applications
Operating Systems
1 120 (4.79%) Linux
2 56 (2.23%) Android
3 55 (2.19%) Windows
4 50 (1.99%) Apple iOS
5 37 (1.48%) Unix
6 16 (0.64%) Windows Server
7 9 (0.36%) Embedded Linux
8 6 (0.24%) CentOS
9 4 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 4 (0.16%) Ubuntu
10 3 (0.12%) OpenWrt
11 2 (0.080%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.080%) VMS
12 1 (0.040%) AIX
12 1 (0.040%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 650 (25.93%) DevOps
2 626 (24.97%) Continuous Improvement
3 586 (23.37%) CI/CD
4 583 (23.25%) Mentoring
5 486 (19.39%) Coaching
6 451 (17.99%) Roadmaps
7 425 (16.95%) AI
8 421 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
9 411 (16.39%) Scrum
10 404 (16.11%) Software Engineering
11 372 (14.84%) Analytics
12 282 (11.25%) Test Automation
13 260 (10.37%) Project Management
14 258 (10.29%) Stakeholder Management
15 228 (9.09%) Microservices
16 225 (8.97%) Full-Stack Development
17 205 (8.18%) Data Modelling
18 202 (8.06%) User Experience
19 201 (8.02%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 180 (7.18%) Clean Code
Programming Languages
1 489 (19.51%) SQL
2 431 (17.19%) Python
3 377 (15.04%) Java
4 336 (13.40%) JavaScript
5 326 (13.00%) C#
6 213 (8.50%) TypeScript
7 82 (3.27%) Go
8 81 (3.23%) Apex Code
9 75 (2.99%) PHP
10 71 (2.83%) PowerShell
11 68 (2.71%) C++
12 59 (2.35%) Bash
13 48 (1.91%) C
14 39 (1.56%) Shell Script
15 37 (1.48%) Scala
16 35 (1.40%) SOQL
16 35 (1.40%) SOSL
17 34 (1.36%) PL/SQL
18 21 (0.84%) VBA
19 16 (0.64%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 348 (13.88%) Degree
2 302 (12.05%) Security Cleared
3 216 (8.62%) SC Cleared
4 88 (3.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 63 (2.51%) DV Cleared
6 57 (2.27%) PMI Certification
7 44 (1.76%) PMP
8 40 (1.60%) ISTQB
9 37 (1.48%) CISSP
10 33 (1.32%) Master's Degree
11 32 (1.28%) DBS Check
12 29 (1.16%) AWS Certification
13 27 (1.08%) SANS
14 24 (0.96%) CISM
15 23 (0.92%) CGEIT
15 23 (0.92%) CISA
15 23 (0.92%) FFIEC
16 22 (0.88%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
17 19 (0.76%) BPSS Clearance
18 15 (0.60%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 268 (10.69%) Accessibility
2 209 (8.34%) QA
3 69 (2.75%) WCAG
4 53 (2.11%) GDPR
5 45 (1.79%) Data Quality
6 39 (1.56%) NIST
7 33 (1.32%) PMO
8 24 (0.96%) COBIT
9 20 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 10 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
11 7 (0.28%) GRC
12 6 (0.24%) P3O
13 4 (0.16%) NCSC
13 4 (0.16%) PCI DSS
13 4 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 3 (0.12%) IFRS
14 3 (0.12%) MiFID
14 3 (0.12%) SLA
15 2 (0.080%) HMG Security Policy Framework
15 2 (0.080%) SEPA
System Software
1 208 (8.30%) Docker
2 65 (2.59%) Active Directory
3 11 (0.44%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (0.32%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.24%) Firmware
5 6 (0.24%) Hyper-V
6 5 (0.20%) Embedded Firmware
7 4 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
8 1 (0.040%) vCloud
8 1 (0.040%) Xen
Systems Management
1 221 (8.82%) Terraform
2 195 (7.78%) Kubernetes
3 63 (2.51%) Ansible
4 38 (1.52%) Prometheus
5 36 (1.44%) Single Sign-On
6 35 (1.40%) Argo
7 34 (1.36%) Grafana
8 19 (0.76%) Kustomize
9 15 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
10 8 (0.32%) Kibana
11 7 (0.28%) SCCM
12 5 (0.20%) AWS Copilot
13 4 (0.16%) logstash
14 3 (0.12%) Control-M
14 3 (0.12%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
14 3 (0.12%) Progress Chef
14 3 (0.12%) Puppet
15 2 (0.080%) Docker Swarm
15 2 (0.080%) Opsgenie
15 2 (0.080%) Packer
Vendors
1 366 (14.60%) Microsoft
2 147 (5.86%) Adobe
3 116 (4.63%) Salesforce
4 104 (4.15%) Google
5 77 (3.07%) Oracle
6 68 (2.71%) Databricks
7 66 (2.63%) SAP
8 47 (1.87%) ServiceNow
9 45 (1.79%) Splunk
10 28 (1.12%) MuleSoft
11 26 (1.04%) Blue Prism
12 23 (0.92%) IBM
13 20 (0.80%) Okta
14 14 (0.56%) Workday
15 13 (0.52%) Cisco
16 11 (0.44%) Atlassian
17 10 (0.40%) Talend
18 9 (0.36%) Mercator
19 8 (0.32%) PagerDuty
19 8 (0.32%) Xamarin
1,808 hybrid/remote Agile jobs