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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 84 102 83
Rank change year-on-year +18 -19 -38
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 719 592 802
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.08% 3.62% 3.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.76% 3.89% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 538 335 527
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £74,987 £77,500 £73,850
90th Percentile £80,375 £89,500 £91,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -1.52% +5.60% -

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 19,144 15,200 21,191
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.93% 92.99% 87.55%
Number of salaries quoted 13,801 8,843 14,057
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,913 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £44,738
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -1.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,077
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,341
% change year-on-year +9.09% -2.38% -6.10%

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 3 September 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 46 (6.40%) Confluence
2 13 (1.81%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (0.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.83%) Apache
6 4 (0.56%) CMS
7 3 (0.42%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.42%) DNN
7 3 (0.42%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.42%) GeoServer
7 3 (0.42%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.42%) Kentico
7 3 (0.42%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.42%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.42%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.28%) Appian
8 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 16 (2.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.09%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.97%) Trello
5 4 (0.56%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.42%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.42%) Productboard
6 3 (0.42%) Sketch
6 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.28%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) Finacle
5 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 337 (46.87%) Azure
2 291 (40.47%) AWS
3 107 (14.88%) Azure DevOps
4 70 (9.74%) GCP
5 62 (8.62%) GitHub
6 51 (7.09%) Serverless
7 47 (6.54%) Power Platform
8 42 (5.84%) GitHub Copilot
9 27 (3.76%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.20%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.20%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.20%) SaaS
11 20 (2.78%) Azure Functions
12 19 (2.64%) Azure Key Vault
12 19 (2.64%) PaaS
13 18 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (2.36%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (2.23%) AWS Lambda
16 15 (2.09%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (2.09%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.31%) Broadband
2 12 (1.67%) VPN
3 9 (1.25%) Ethernet
3 9 (1.25%) RS-232
4 8 (1.11%) Firewall
5 3 (0.42%) LAN
5 3 (0.42%) Network Security
5 3 (0.42%) SD-WAN
5 3 (0.42%) Software-Defined Networking
5 3 (0.42%) WAN
5 3 (0.42%) Wireless
5 3 (0.42%) WPA
6 2 (0.28%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 132 (18.36%) MongoDB
2 101 (14.05%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (11.68%) Elasticsearch
4 58 (8.07%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.29%) NoSQL
6 37 (5.15%) SQL Server
7 31 (4.31%) Power BI
8 28 (3.89%) Metadata
9 26 (3.62%) Relational Database
10 23 (3.20%) MySQL
11 19 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
12 17 (2.36%) Redis
13 13 (1.81%) DynamoDB
14 12 (1.67%) Star Schema
15 11 (1.53%) Data Lake
16 7 (0.97%) Amazon QuickSight
16 7 (0.97%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 93 (12.93%) JIRA
2 75 (10.43%) Git
3 31 (4.31%) GitLab
4 22 (3.06%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.50%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.09%) Cypress.io
6 15 (2.09%) JUnit
7 14 (1.95%) Maven
7 14 (1.95%) Mockito
8 12 (1.67%) CircleCI
9 9 (1.25%) Visual Studio
10 6 (0.83%) Claude Code
11 5 (0.70%) Postman
11 5 (0.70%) Selenium
12 4 (0.56%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.56%) NUnit
12 4 (0.56%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.56%) SpecFlow
12 4 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
13 3 (0.42%) TeamCity
General
1 223 (31.02%) Social Skills
2 183 (25.45%) Finance
3 158 (21.97%) Public Sector
4 138 (19.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 125 (17.39%) Law
6 89 (12.38%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (5.98%) Legal
8 31 (4.31%) Marketing
8 31 (4.31%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (3.89%) Games
10 19 (2.64%) Retail
11 18 (2.50%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (1.81%) Legal Technology
13 9 (1.25%) Banking
13 9 (1.25%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.97%) Local Government
15 6 (0.83%) Advertising
15 6 (0.83%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.70%) Police
Job Titles
1 209 (29.07%) Developer
2 187 (26.01%) Senior
3 95 (13.21%) Analyst
4 84 (11.68%) .NET Developer
5 64 (8.90%) Business Analyst
6 60 (8.34%) Delivery Manager
7 52 (7.23%) Architect
7 52 (7.23%) Software Engineer
8 51 (7.09%) Lead
8 51 (7.09%) Senior Developer
9 40 (5.56%) Project Manager
10 37 (5.15%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 34 (4.73%) Senior Analyst
12 32 (4.45%) DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.03%) Senior DevOps
13 29 (4.03%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.03%) Senior Manager
14 27 (3.76%) Senior Business Analyst
15 25 (3.48%) Product Manager
16 22 (3.06%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (21.00%) React
2 138 (19.19%) .NET
3 123 (17.11%) Node.js
4 97 (13.49%) .NET Core
5 89 (12.38%) ASP.NET
6 87 (12.10%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (10.71%) AngularJS
8 66 (9.18%) .NET Framework
9 58 (8.07%) Terraform
10 52 (7.23%) ASP.NET Web API
10 52 (7.23%) REST
10 52 (7.23%) Vue
11 48 (6.68%) RESTful
12 45 (6.26%) HTML
13 41 (5.70%) CSS
14 34 (4.73%) Blazor
14 34 (4.73%) Spring
15 27 (3.76%) Entity Framework
15 27 (3.76%) Playwright
16 25 (3.48%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 156 (21.70%) Product Ownership
2 55 (7.65%) Cloud Native
3 27 (3.76%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (3.48%) Podcast
5 17 (2.36%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (2.23%) Onboarding
7 14 (1.95%) Public Cloud
8 12 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.67%) Mobile App
8 12 (1.67%) Security Posture
9 11 (1.53%) Blog
9 11 (1.53%) Virtual Team
10 9 (1.25%) Device Driver
11 8 (1.11%) PMI
12 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
12 7 (0.97%) Culture of Ownership
12 7 (0.97%) e-Learning
12 7 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (0.97%) NHS
13 5 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 70 (9.74%) Linux
2 57 (7.93%) Windows
3 34 (4.73%) Unix
4 12 (1.67%) VMS
5 9 (1.25%) Embedded Linux
5 9 (1.25%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 680 (94.58%) Agile
2 250 (34.77%) Continuous Improvement
3 233 (32.41%) DevOps
4 218 (30.32%) CI/CD
5 210 (29.21%) Kanban
6 161 (22.39%) Microservices
7 150 (20.86%) Mentoring
8 140 (19.47%) Full-Stack Development
9 139 (19.33%) AI
10 138 (19.19%) Problem-Solving
11 136 (18.92%) Coaching
12 124 (17.25%) Project Delivery
13 116 (16.13%) TDD
14 111 (15.44%) Stakeholder Management
15 107 (14.88%) Software Engineering
16 105 (14.60%) Community of Practice
17 100 (13.91%) Roadmaps
18 94 (13.07%) User Stories
19 82 (11.40%) Collaborative Culture
19 82 (11.40%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 185 (25.73%) SQL
2 164 (22.81%) JavaScript
3 152 (21.14%) C#
4 104 (14.46%) TypeScript
5 77 (10.71%) Python
6 73 (10.15%) Java
7 29 (4.03%) Bash
8 28 (3.89%) Ruby
9 20 (2.78%) Apex Code
9 20 (2.78%) PowerShell
10 19 (2.64%) Bicep
11 18 (2.50%) SOQL
12 16 (2.23%) SOSL
13 15 (2.09%) PL/SQL
14 14 (1.95%) C++
15 12 (1.67%) Kusto Query Language
16 11 (1.53%) C
17 9 (1.25%) Embedded C
18 8 (1.11%) T-SQL
19 4 (0.56%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 149 (20.72%) Degree
2 137 (19.05%) Security Cleared
3 114 (15.86%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.76%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.62%) Azure Certification
7 21 (2.92%) PMP
8 16 (2.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.95%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.67%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.53%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.97%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.70%) CSPO
15 4 (0.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.56%) CISSP
15 4 (0.56%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.42%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 3 (0.42%) AWS Certified Developer
16 3 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (10.29%) QA
2 32 (4.45%) Accessibility
3 21 (2.92%) GDPR
4 19 (2.64%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.50%) PMO
6 17 (2.36%) GRC
7 16 (2.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 11 (1.53%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (1.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (0.70%) WCAG
10 3 (0.42%) NCSC
11 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.28%) NIST
11 2 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.14%) GxP
12 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 124 (17.25%) Docker
2 15 (2.09%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.67%) vSphere
4 2 (0.28%) IAG
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 85 (11.82%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.95%) Argo
3 13 (1.81%) Ansible
4 12 (1.67%) Podman
5 3 (0.42%) Grafana
5 3 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.14%) Kibana
6 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 177 (24.62%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.42%) Salesforce
3 32 (4.45%) Oracle
4 20 (2.78%) Google
5 16 (2.23%) Databricks
5 16 (2.23%) Splunk
6 14 (1.95%) Pega
7 13 (1.81%) VMware
8 12 (1.67%) ScienceLogic
9 11 (1.53%) SAP
10 8 (1.11%) Informatica
10 8 (1.11%) ServiceNow
11 7 (0.97%) Talend
12 6 (0.83%) Adobe
12 6 (0.83%) Infor
12 6 (0.83%) YouTube
13 4 (0.56%) Epicor
13 4 (0.56%) IFS
14 3 (0.42%) Palo Alto
14 3 (0.42%) Workday