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

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 100 80
Rank change year-on-year +1 -20 -35
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 672 604 793
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 3.64% 3.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.35% 3.89% 3.96%
Number of salaries quoted 516 340 453
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +3.23% -4.62%
75th Percentile £74,987 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £64,618 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.59% +4.00% -3.85%

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 20,082 15,514 20,012
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.02% 93.49% 88.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14,336 8,545 11,983
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,600
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.17% -3.33%

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 27 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 49 (7.29%) Confluence
2 13 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.79%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.04%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.89%) Apache
6 4 (0.60%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.60%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.60%) CMS
6 4 (0.60%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.60%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.45%) DNN
7 3 (0.45%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.45%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.45%) Kentico
7 3 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.45%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.45%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.30%) Appian
8 2 (0.30%) OpenStack
Applications
1 13 (1.93%) Microsoft Project
2 12 (1.79%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.19%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.04%) Trello
6 4 (0.60%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.45%) Productboard
7 3 (0.45%) Sketch
7 3 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.30%) Simulink
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.68%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.60%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.45%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.30%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Finacle
6 1 (0.15%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.15%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 325 (48.36%) Azure
2 281 (41.82%) AWS
3 99 (14.73%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (9.38%) GitHub
5 58 (8.63%) GCP
6 51 (7.59%) Serverless
7 48 (7.14%) Power Platform
8 43 (6.40%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.17%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.42%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.42%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.42%) SaaS
11 20 (2.98%) Azure Functions
12 18 (2.68%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (2.68%) PaaS
13 17 (2.53%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (2.23%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (2.23%) Azure Monitor
15 14 (2.08%) AWS Lambda
15 14 (2.08%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.79%) VPN
2 9 (1.34%) Broadband
3 7 (1.04%) Ethernet
3 7 (1.04%) RS-232
4 6 (0.89%) Firewall
5 3 (0.45%) WPA
6 2 (0.30%) ATM
7 1 (0.15%) LAN
7 1 (0.15%) Network Security
7 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.15%) WAN
7 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (19.05%) MongoDB
2 102 (15.18%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.35%) Elasticsearch
4 60 (8.93%) PostgreSQL
5 39 (5.80%) SQL Server
6 32 (4.76%) Power BI
7 31 (4.61%) Metadata
8 30 (4.46%) NoSQL
9 26 (3.87%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.57%) MySQL
11 23 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.38%) Redis
13 15 (2.23%) DynamoDB
13 15 (2.23%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.64%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.34%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.34%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.04%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 94 (13.99%) JIRA
2 77 (11.46%) Git
3 19 (2.83%) GitLab
4 15 (2.23%) JUnit
5 14 (2.08%) Maven
5 14 (2.08%) Mockito
6 10 (1.49%) Cypress.io
6 10 (1.49%) Visual Studio
7 9 (1.34%) Jenkins
8 8 (1.19%) Claude Code
9 6 (0.89%) CircleCI
10 5 (0.74%) Postman
10 5 (0.74%) Selenium
11 4 (0.60%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.60%) NUnit
11 4 (0.60%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.60%) SpecFlow
11 4 (0.60%) Team Foundation Server
11 4 (0.60%) Vagrant
12 3 (0.45%) Bitbucket
General
1 216 (32.14%) Social Skills
2 176 (26.19%) Finance
3 159 (23.66%) Public Sector
4 113 (16.82%) Law
5 112 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 89 (13.24%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (4.91%) Presentation Skills
8 27 (4.02%) Legal
9 19 (2.83%) Influencing Skills
9 19 (2.83%) Retail
10 18 (2.68%) Marketing
11 11 (1.64%) Games
12 9 (1.34%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.04%) Local Government
13 7 (1.04%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.89%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.89%) Banking
14 6 (0.89%) Social Housing
15 5 (0.74%) Police
Job Titles
1 206 (30.65%) Developer
2 182 (27.08%) Senior
3 91 (13.54%) Analyst
4 82 (12.20%) .NET Developer
5 64 (9.52%) Delivery Manager
6 61 (9.08%) Business Analyst
7 50 (7.44%) Senior Developer
8 48 (7.14%) Lead
9 47 (6.99%) Software Engineer
10 40 (5.95%) Project Manager
11 38 (5.65%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 37 (5.51%) Architect
13 34 (5.06%) DevOps Engineer
14 31 (4.61%) Senior Analyst
15 29 (4.32%) Senior DevOps
15 29 (4.32%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 28 (4.17%) Senior Manager
17 25 (3.72%) Senior Business Analyst
18 19 (2.83%) Java Developer
18 19 (2.83%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (21.28%) React
2 135 (20.09%) .NET
3 116 (17.26%) Node.js
4 96 (14.29%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.95%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.65%) ASP.NET Core
7 75 (11.16%) AngularJS
8 63 (9.38%) .NET Framework
9 54 (8.04%) Terraform
10 51 (7.59%) ASP.NET Web API
11 50 (7.44%) Vue
12 47 (6.99%) RESTful
13 41 (6.10%) REST
14 37 (5.51%) HTML
14 37 (5.51%) Spring
15 34 (5.06%) Blazor
16 33 (4.91%) CSS
17 26 (3.87%) Entity Framework
18 24 (3.57%) JSON
19 23 (3.42%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 126 (18.75%) Product Ownership
2 48 (7.14%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.87%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.68%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (2.23%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.08%) Podcast
7 12 (1.79%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.64%) Blog
8 11 (1.64%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.64%) Virtual Team
9 10 (1.49%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.04%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.04%) Device Driver
10 7 (1.04%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.04%) NHS
10 7 (1.04%) PMI
11 6 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.74%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 70 (10.42%) Linux
2 60 (8.93%) Windows
3 34 (5.06%) Unix
4 12 (1.79%) VMS
5 10 (1.49%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.04%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 638 (94.94%) Agile
2 229 (34.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 205 (30.51%) DevOps
4 198 (29.46%) Kanban
5 191 (28.42%) CI/CD
6 159 (23.66%) Mentoring
7 158 (23.51%) Microservices
8 145 (21.58%) Problem-Solving
9 126 (18.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 125 (18.60%) Coaching
11 122 (18.15%) AI
12 118 (17.56%) Stakeholder Management
13 116 (17.26%) Project Delivery
14 114 (16.96%) TDD
15 94 (13.99%) Software Engineering
16 93 (13.84%) Community of Practice
17 87 (12.95%) User Stories
18 79 (11.76%) Technology Strategy
19 78 (11.61%) User Experience
20 77 (11.46%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 183 (27.23%) SQL
2 154 (22.92%) C#
3 152 (22.62%) JavaScript
4 107 (15.92%) TypeScript
5 76 (11.31%) Python
6 72 (10.71%) Java
7 29 (4.32%) Bash
8 25 (3.72%) Ruby
9 20 (2.98%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.38%) PL/SQL
11 14 (2.08%) Bicep
12 13 (1.93%) C++
13 12 (1.79%) Kusto Query Language
14 9 (1.34%) C
15 8 (1.19%) T-SQL
16 7 (1.04%) Embedded C
17 5 (0.74%) Apex Code
17 5 (0.74%) SOQL
18 4 (0.60%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 4 (0.60%) Scala
Qualifications
1 144 (21.43%) Degree
1 144 (21.43%) Security Cleared
2 118 (17.56%) SC Cleared
3 52 (7.74%) Computer Science Degree
4 24 (3.57%) Azure Certification
4 24 (3.57%) PMI Certification
5 19 (2.83%) PMP
6 16 (2.38%) Microsoft Certification
7 14 (2.08%) DBS Check
8 11 (1.64%) Master's Degree
9 10 (1.49%) AWS Certification
10 8 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.19%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.89%) CISSP
12 5 (0.74%) CSPO
13 4 (0.60%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.60%) CISA
13 4 (0.60%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.45%) AWS Certified Developer
14 3 (0.45%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 70 (10.42%) QA
2 25 (3.72%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.72%) GDPR
3 20 (2.98%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.83%) PMO
5 17 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.93%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 11 (1.64%) GRC
7 11 (1.64%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (0.74%) WCAG
9 4 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.45%) NCSC
11 2 (0.30%) NIST
12 1 (0.15%) GxP
12 1 (0.15%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 121 (18.01%) Docker
2 15 (2.23%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.79%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.79%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.79%) vSphere
4 4 (0.60%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 87 (12.95%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.08%) Argo
3 13 (1.93%) Ansible
4 6 (0.89%) Podman
5 4 (0.60%) Packer
5 4 (0.60%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.30%) Grafana
8 1 (0.15%) Kibana
8 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 174 (25.89%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.51%) Oracle
3 24 (3.57%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.53%) Databricks
5 14 (2.08%) Google
5 14 (2.08%) Pega
6 13 (1.93%) VMware
7 12 (1.79%) SAP
7 12 (1.79%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (1.49%) Informatica
8 10 (1.49%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.34%) Talend
10 8 (1.19%) Adobe
10 8 (1.19%) YouTube
11 5 (0.74%) Infor
12 4 (0.60%) Epicor
12 4 (0.60%) ESRI
12 4 (0.60%) IFS
12 4 (0.60%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.60%) Sage