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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 100 84
Rank change year-on-year +18 -16 -39
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 713 594 813
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.06% 3.61% 3.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.73% 3.88% 3.82%
Number of salaries quoted 531 337 536
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £49,313
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 £73,950
90th Percentile £80,000 £89,250 £91,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,307 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.47% +4.49% -

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 19,126 15,292 21,289
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.98% 93.01% 87.62%
Number of salaries quoted 13,800 8,904 14,205
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £44,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,400 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% -1.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £79,225
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £56,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -1.79% -6.67%

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 1 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 (6.45%) Confluence
2 12 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.68%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.84%) Apache
5 4 (0.56%) CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.42%) DNN
6 3 (0.42%) EPiServer
6 3 (0.42%) GeoServer
6 3 (0.42%) Immediacy CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Kentico
6 3 (0.42%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.42%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Sitefinity
6 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.28%) Appian
7 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 16 (2.24%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (1.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.98%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.98%) 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 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) Finacle
5 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.14%) SAP GRC
5 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 331 (46.42%) Azure
2 288 (40.39%) AWS
3 104 (14.59%) Azure DevOps
4 70 (9.82%) GCP
5 62 (8.70%) GitHub
6 51 (7.15%) Serverless
7 45 (6.31%) Power Platform
8 42 (5.89%) GitHub Copilot
9 27 (3.79%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.23%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.23%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.23%) SaaS
11 20 (2.81%) Azure Functions
12 19 (2.66%) Azure Key Vault
12 19 (2.66%) PaaS
13 18 (2.52%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (2.38%) Azure Logic Apps
15 16 (2.24%) AWS Lambda
16 15 (2.10%) Azure AKS
16 15 (2.10%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.35%) Broadband
2 12 (1.68%) VPN
3 10 (1.40%) Ethernet
3 10 (1.40%) RS-232
4 8 (1.12%) 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
1 130 (18.23%) MongoDB
2 99 (13.88%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (11.78%) Elasticsearch
4 58 (8.13%) PostgreSQL
5 36 (5.05%) NoSQL
5 36 (5.05%) SQL Server
6 29 (4.07%) Power BI
7 26 (3.65%) Metadata
7 26 (3.65%) Relational Database
8 23 (3.23%) MySQL
9 17 (2.38%) Redis
10 16 (2.24%) Data Warehouse
11 11 (1.54%) DynamoDB
12 10 (1.40%) Data Lake
12 10 (1.40%) Star Schema
13 7 (0.98%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 6 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
15 5 (0.70%) Amazon QuickSight
15 5 (0.70%) Snowflake Schema
15 5 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 93 (13.04%) JIRA
2 73 (10.24%) Git
3 31 (4.35%) GitLab
4 22 (3.09%) Jenkins
5 18 (2.52%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.10%) Cypress.io
6 15 (2.10%) JUnit
7 14 (1.96%) Maven
7 14 (1.96%) Mockito
8 12 (1.68%) CircleCI
9 9 (1.26%) Visual Studio
10 6 (0.84%) 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%) Bitbucket
General
1 221 (31.00%) Social Skills
2 183 (25.67%) Finance
3 156 (21.88%) Public Sector
4 138 (19.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 125 (17.53%) Law
6 89 (12.48%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (6.03%) Legal
8 31 (4.35%) Marketing
8 31 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
9 28 (3.93%) Games
10 19 (2.66%) Retail
11 18 (2.52%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (1.82%) Legal Technology
13 9 (1.26%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (0.98%) Banking
14 7 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (0.98%) Local Government
15 6 (0.84%) Advertising
15 6 (0.84%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.70%) Police
Job Titles
1 210 (29.45%) Developer
2 182 (25.53%) Senior
3 95 (13.32%) Analyst
4 84 (11.78%) .NET Developer
5 64 (8.98%) Business Analyst
6 59 (8.27%) Delivery Manager
7 53 (7.43%) Software Engineer
8 51 (7.15%) Architect
8 51 (7.15%) Lead
8 51 (7.15%) Senior Developer
9 41 (5.75%) Project Manager
10 37 (5.19%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 34 (4.77%) Senior Analyst
12 32 (4.49%) DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.07%) Senior DevOps
13 29 (4.07%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.07%) Senior Manager
14 27 (3.79%) Senior Business Analyst
15 25 (3.51%) Product Manager
16 22 (3.09%) Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 152 (21.32%) React
2 139 (19.50%) .NET
3 123 (17.25%) Node.js
4 97 (13.60%) .NET Core
5 90 (12.62%) ASP.NET
6 87 (12.20%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (10.80%) AngularJS
8 66 (9.26%) .NET Framework
9 58 (8.13%) Terraform
10 52 (7.29%) ASP.NET Web API
10 52 (7.29%) REST
10 52 (7.29%) Vue
11 48 (6.73%) RESTful
12 45 (6.31%) HTML
13 41 (5.75%) CSS
14 34 (4.77%) Blazor
14 34 (4.77%) Spring
15 27 (3.79%) Entity Framework
15 27 (3.79%) Playwright
16 25 (3.51%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 153 (21.46%) Product Ownership
2 55 (7.71%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
4 25 (3.51%) Podcast
5 16 (2.24%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.24%) Onboarding
6 14 (1.96%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.68%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.68%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.54%) Blog
8 11 (1.54%) Virtual Team
9 10 (1.40%) Device Driver
9 10 (1.40%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.12%) PMI
11 7 (0.98%) AI Agents
11 7 (0.98%) Culture of Ownership
11 7 (0.98%) e-Learning
11 7 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (0.98%) NHS
12 6 (0.84%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 69 (9.68%) Linux
2 53 (7.43%) Windows
3 32 (4.49%) Unix
4 12 (1.68%) VMS
5 10 (1.40%) Embedded Linux
6 9 (1.26%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 674 (94.53%) Agile
2 246 (34.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 230 (32.26%) DevOps
4 213 (29.87%) CI/CD
5 210 (29.45%) Kanban
6 162 (22.72%) Microservices
7 147 (20.62%) Mentoring
8 140 (19.64%) Full-Stack Development
9 138 (19.35%) AI
10 137 (19.21%) Problem-Solving
11 133 (18.65%) Coaching
12 125 (17.53%) Project Delivery
13 117 (16.41%) TDD
14 109 (15.29%) Software Engineering
15 108 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
16 105 (14.73%) Community of Practice
17 99 (13.88%) Roadmaps
18 94 (13.18%) User Stories
19 83 (11.64%) Technology Strategy
20 82 (11.50%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 182 (25.53%) SQL
2 165 (23.14%) JavaScript
3 151 (21.18%) C#
4 104 (14.59%) TypeScript
5 74 (10.38%) Python
6 73 (10.24%) Java
7 29 (4.07%) Bash
8 28 (3.93%) Ruby
9 20 (2.81%) Apex Code
9 20 (2.81%) PowerShell
10 19 (2.66%) Bicep
11 18 (2.52%) SOQL
12 16 (2.24%) SOSL
13 15 (2.10%) C++
13 15 (2.10%) PL/SQL
14 12 (1.68%) C
14 12 (1.68%) Kusto Query Language
15 10 (1.40%) Embedded C
16 8 (1.12%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.56%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 147 (20.62%) Degree
2 137 (19.21%) Security Cleared
3 114 (15.99%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (3.93%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.65%) Azure Certification
7 22 (3.09%) PMP
8 17 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.96%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.68%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.54%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.98%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.70%) CSPO
15 4 (0.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.56%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
16 3 (0.42%) CISSP
16 3 (0.42%) JNCIE
16 3 (0.42%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (10.38%) QA
2 32 (4.49%) Accessibility
3 18 (2.52%) GDPR
4 17 (2.38%) Data Quality
4 17 (2.38%) PMO
5 16 (2.24%) GRC
6 15 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 11 (1.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 9 (1.26%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 5 (0.70%) WCAG
10 3 (0.42%) NCSC
11 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.28%) NIST
12 1 (0.14%) GxP
12 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 124 (17.39%) Docker
2 15 (2.10%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.68%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.68%) vSphere
4 1 (0.14%) IAG
4 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 85 (11.92%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.96%) Argo
3 13 (1.82%) Ansible
4 12 (1.68%) 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
1 173 (24.26%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.47%) Salesforce
3 30 (4.21%) Oracle
4 19 (2.66%) Google
5 16 (2.24%) Splunk
6 15 (2.10%) Databricks
7 14 (1.96%) Pega
8 13 (1.82%) VMware
9 12 (1.68%) ScienceLogic
10 10 (1.40%) SAP
11 7 (0.98%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.84%) Adobe
12 6 (0.84%) Infor
12 6 (0.84%) Informatica
13 5 (0.70%) Talend
13 5 (0.70%) YouTube
14 4 (0.56%) Epicor
14 4 (0.56%) IFS
15 3 (0.42%) Red Hat
15 3 (0.42%) Sage