Hybrid/Remote Scrum Job Trends

Scrum
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Scrum skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 96 53
Rank change year-on-year +17 -43 -18
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 574 579 1,564
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.06% 3.86% 4.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 4.06% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 398 300 1,309
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,290 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,688 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.47% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £98,876 £87,500
UK median annual salary £67,136 £66,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +1.72% +10.00% -7.69%

All Process & 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 permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,535 14,247 29,575
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.06% 90.89%
Number of salaries quoted 11,045 8,583 23,342
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.17% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,033 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.39% +5.51% -10.10%

Scrum
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Scrum job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Scrum
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Scrum
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Scrum over the 6 months to 21 May 2026.

Scrum salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Scrum
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 28 (4.88%) Confluence
2 11 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.70%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.70%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.70%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.52%) Apache
4 3 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.52%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.35%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.35%) SAS
6 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.17%) JBoss
6 1 (0.17%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.22%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.70%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.52%) Adobe XD
3 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.52%) Productboard
3 3 (0.52%) Sketch
3 3 (0.52%) Trello
4 1 (0.17%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 12 (2.09%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.35%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.35%) Shopify
4 1 (0.17%) Magento
4 1 (0.17%) Maximo
4 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.17%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 204 (35.54%) Azure
2 177 (30.84%) AWS
3 67 (11.67%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (9.76%) GCP
5 53 (9.23%) Serverless
6 26 (4.53%) Power Platform
7 24 (4.18%) GitHub
8 22 (3.83%) Azure AKS
8 22 (3.83%) Azure Service Bus
9 20 (3.48%) SaaS
10 18 (3.14%) AWS Lambda
10 18 (3.14%) Power Automate
10 18 (3.14%) PowerApps
11 14 (2.44%) Cloud Functions
11 14 (2.44%) Entra ID
11 14 (2.44%) PaaS
12 13 (2.26%) Azure Logic Apps
13 12 (2.09%) Cloud Run
14 11 (1.92%) Amazon S3
14 11 (1.92%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 76 (13.24%) Broadband
2 14 (2.44%) Ethernet
2 14 (2.44%) RS-232
3 6 (1.05%) Firewall
4 5 (0.87%) LAN
4 5 (0.87%) WAN
5 4 (0.70%) MQTT
6 3 (0.52%) Network Security
6 3 (0.52%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.52%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.52%) Wireless
6 3 (0.52%) WPA
7 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.35%) VPN
8 1 (0.17%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (9.41%) MongoDB
2 38 (6.62%) NoSQL
3 35 (6.10%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (4.01%) Elasticsearch
4 23 (4.01%) SQL Server
5 21 (3.66%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (2.61%) Metadata
7 11 (1.92%) Power BI
8 10 (1.74%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.05%) MySQL
9 6 (1.05%) Redis
10 4 (0.70%) Big Data
10 4 (0.70%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.70%) GIS
10 4 (0.70%) QGIS
10 4 (0.70%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.52%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.52%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.52%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 90 (15.68%) JIRA
2 65 (11.32%) Jenkins
3 57 (9.93%) GitLab
4 47 (8.19%) Git
5 35 (6.10%) SonarQube
6 32 (5.57%) Postman
7 28 (4.88%) Selenium
8 27 (4.70%) SoapUI
9 25 (4.36%) Team Foundation Server
10 22 (3.83%) TeamCity
10 22 (3.83%) WebDriver
11 15 (2.61%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.09%) CircleCI
13 9 (1.57%) JUnit
14 8 (1.39%) Maven
14 8 (1.39%) Mockito
15 7 (1.22%) SpecFlow
16 5 (0.87%) JMeter
17 4 (0.70%) NUnit
17 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 185 (32.23%) Social Skills
2 121 (21.08%) Finance
3 107 (18.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 78 (13.59%) Public Sector
5 68 (11.85%) Law
6 66 (11.50%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (8.36%) Games
8 47 (8.19%) Marketing
9 31 (5.40%) Legal
10 23 (4.01%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.09%) Health Technology
13 11 (1.92%) Banking
14 10 (1.74%) Publishing
14 10 (1.74%) Tech for Good
15 8 (1.39%) Advertising
15 8 (1.39%) Retail
16 7 (1.22%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.22%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.87%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 130 (22.65%) Senior
2 123 (21.43%) Developer
3 69 (12.02%) Lead
4 66 (11.50%) Architect
5 64 (11.15%) Software Engineer
6 63 (10.98%) Analyst
7 41 (7.14%) Delivery Manager
8 40 (6.97%) Business Analyst
9 33 (5.75%) Salesforce Architect
10 30 (5.23%) .NET Developer
10 30 (5.23%) Product Manager
11 29 (5.05%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 28 (4.88%) Senior Developer
13 26 (4.53%) Solutions Architect
14 23 (4.01%) Senior Software Engineer
15 22 (3.83%) Lead Developer
15 22 (3.83%) Senior Manager
16 21 (3.66%) Senior Analyst
16 21 (3.66%) Software Developer
17 20 (3.48%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 98 (17.07%) React
2 90 (15.68%) .NET
3 63 (10.98%) REST
4 62 (10.80%) SOAP
5 59 (10.28%) Node.js
6 53 (9.23%) HTML
7 48 (8.36%) RESTful
8 41 (7.14%) Lightning Web Components
9 38 (6.62%) Visualforce
10 30 (5.23%) Spring
11 29 (5.05%) AngularJS
11 29 (5.05%) ASP.NET
12 27 (4.70%) .NET Framework
12 27 (4.70%) Web Services
13 25 (4.36%) ASP.NET Core
14 24 (4.18%) CSS
15 22 (3.83%) .NET Core
15 22 (3.83%) Akka
15 22 (3.83%) Playwright
16 19 (3.31%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 166 (28.92%) Product Ownership
2 55 (9.58%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.83%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.83%) Video\Live Streaming
4 18 (3.14%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.44%) Device Driver
6 13 (2.26%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.26%) Podcast
6 13 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.74%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.22%) Culture of Ownership
10 6 (1.05%) PMI
11 5 (0.87%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.70%) Life Science
12 4 (0.70%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.52%) AI Agents
13 3 (0.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 3 (0.52%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 46 (8.01%) Linux
2 17 (2.96%) Unix
3 14 (2.44%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (2.44%) Windows
4 5 (0.87%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.17%) CentOS
5 1 (0.17%) Debian
5 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 536 (93.38%) Agile
2 219 (38.15%) Continuous Improvement
3 197 (34.32%) DevOps
4 191 (33.28%) Kanban
5 183 (31.88%) CI/CD
6 122 (21.25%) Mentoring
7 113 (19.69%) Roadmaps
8 110 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
9 98 (17.07%) Coaching
10 97 (16.90%) Microservices
11 96 (16.72%) Software Engineering
12 87 (15.16%) TDD
13 86 (14.98%) User Stories
14 85 (14.81%) Full-Stack Development
15 78 (13.59%) Community of Practice
16 75 (13.07%) Acceptance Criteria
17 71 (12.37%) Continuous Integration
17 71 (12.37%) Stakeholder Management
18 69 (12.02%) AI
19 66 (11.50%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 100 (17.42%) SQL
2 93 (16.20%) Java
3 92 (16.03%) JavaScript
4 86 (14.98%) C#
5 68 (11.85%) TypeScript
6 66 (11.50%) Python
7 38 (6.62%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.92%) SOQL
8 34 (5.92%) SOSL
9 22 (3.83%) Scala
10 18 (3.14%) C++
11 14 (2.44%) C
11 14 (2.44%) Embedded C
12 10 (1.74%) Bash
12 10 (1.74%) Ruby
13 9 (1.57%) PL/SQL
14 7 (1.22%) Bicep
15 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
15 4 (0.70%) Rust
16 3 (0.52%) PHP
Qualifications
1 131 (22.82%) Degree
2 82 (14.29%) Security Cleared
3 70 (12.20%) SC Cleared
4 39 (6.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (4.70%) ISTQB
6 19 (3.31%) DBS Check
6 19 (3.31%) PMI Certification
7 18 (3.14%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 14 (2.44%) PMP
9 10 (1.74%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.57%) Azure Certification
11 8 (1.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (0.87%) CIPD
12 5 (0.87%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.52%) CCIE
14 3 (0.52%) CCIE Security
14 3 (0.52%) CCNP
14 3 (0.52%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 78 (13.59%) QA
2 23 (4.01%) Accessibility
3 13 (2.26%) GRC
4 9 (1.57%) PMO
5 6 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.87%) GDPR
7 4 (0.70%) WCAG
8 3 (0.52%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.35%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.17%) GxP
10 1 (0.17%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.17%) P3O
System Software
1 97 (16.90%) Docker
2 4 (0.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 78 (13.59%) Kubernetes
2 48 (8.36%) Terraform
3 21 (3.66%) Ansible
4 14 (2.44%) Argo
5 12 (2.09%) Podman
6 6 (1.05%) Grafana
7 5 (0.87%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.35%) Packer
8 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.17%) Kibana
9 1 (0.17%) Puppet
Vendors
1 82 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 49 (8.54%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.92%) Splunk
4 20 (3.48%) Oracle
5 18 (3.14%) Google
6 8 (1.39%) Databricks
7 7 (1.22%) SAP
7 7 (1.22%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.87%) Adobe
8 5 (0.87%) Cisco
8 5 (0.87%) Palo Alto
8 5 (0.87%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.70%) Atlassian
9 4 (0.70%) ESRI
10 3 (0.52%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.52%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.52%) Foundry
11 2 (0.35%) Facebook
11 2 (0.35%) IBM
11 2 (0.35%) Infor