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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 102 80
Rank change year-on-year +21 -22 -41
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 709 598 867
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.18% 3.60% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.83% 3.87% 3.93%
Number of salaries quoted 535 339 635
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,000 £90,750
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £61,500
% change year-on-year - +5.69% -5.38%

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 18,510 15,440 22,079
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.99% 92.97% 87.75%
Number of salaries quoted 13,413 9,132 16,008
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,500 £41,000 £43,329
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £58,500
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% -6.40%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

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 3 August 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 (6.49%) Confluence
2 12 (1.69%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.69%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.85%) Apache
3 6 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (0.56%) CMS
5 3 (0.42%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.42%) DNN
5 3 (0.42%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.42%) Immediacy CMS
5 3 (0.42%) Kentico
5 3 (0.42%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.42%) Sitefinity
5 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.28%) Appian
6 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.28%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Spatial
7 1 (0.14%) JBoss
Applications
1 13 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.13%) Trello
4 6 (0.85%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.56%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.56%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.42%) Productboard
6 3 (0.42%) Sketch
7 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
7 2 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.42%) Shopify
3 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 325 (45.84%) Azure
2 278 (39.21%) AWS
3 100 (14.10%) Azure DevOps
4 70 (9.87%) GCP
5 57 (8.04%) GitHub
6 51 (7.19%) Serverless
7 39 (5.50%) GitHub Copilot
8 37 (5.22%) Power Platform
9 28 (3.95%) SaaS
10 27 (3.81%) Power Automate
11 23 (3.24%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (3.24%) PowerApps
12 21 (2.96%) PaaS
13 20 (2.82%) Azure Functions
14 19 (2.68%) Azure Key Vault
15 18 (2.54%) Azure AKS
15 18 (2.54%) Azure Logic Apps
16 17 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
17 15 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
18 13 (1.83%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 45 (6.35%) Broadband
2 14 (1.97%) VPN
3 13 (1.83%) Ethernet
3 13 (1.83%) RS-232
4 9 (1.27%) Firewall
5 5 (0.71%) LAN
5 5 (0.71%) WAN
6 3 (0.42%) MQTT
6 3 (0.42%) Network Security
6 3 (0.42%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.42%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.42%) Wireless
6 3 (0.42%) WPA
7 2 (0.28%) ATM
7 2 (0.28%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (17.35%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.26%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (11.85%) Elasticsearch
4 52 (7.33%) PostgreSQL
5 37 (5.22%) NoSQL
6 23 (3.24%) SQL Server
7 22 (3.10%) Metadata
8 21 (2.96%) Power BI
9 20 (2.82%) MySQL
10 16 (2.26%) Redis
10 16 (2.26%) Relational Database
11 9 (1.27%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.85%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.56%) Star Schema
16 3 (0.42%) Big Data
17 2 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 96 (13.54%) JIRA
2 63 (8.89%) Git
3 46 (6.49%) GitLab
4 32 (4.51%) Jenkins
5 28 (3.95%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.12%) Cypress.io
7 14 (1.97%) JUnit
8 13 (1.83%) Maven
8 13 (1.83%) Mockito
9 12 (1.69%) CircleCI
10 9 (1.27%) Visual Studio
11 7 (0.99%) Postman
12 6 (0.85%) Claude Code
13 5 (0.71%) Selenium
14 4 (0.56%) NUnit
14 4 (0.56%) SoapUI
14 4 (0.56%) SpecFlow
14 4 (0.56%) Team Foundation Server
15 3 (0.42%) Oracle APEX
16 2 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 214 (30.18%) Social Skills
2 168 (23.70%) Finance
3 141 (19.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 127 (17.91%) Public Sector
5 118 (16.64%) Law
6 82 (11.57%) Analytical Skills
7 40 (5.64%) Games
8 38 (5.36%) Marketing
9 36 (5.08%) Legal
10 28 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.12%) Retail
12 13 (1.83%) Legal Technology
13 10 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.13%) Advertising
14 8 (1.13%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.99%) Banking
16 6 (0.85%) Health Technology
16 6 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.85%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.56%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 202 (28.49%) Developer
2 172 (24.26%) Senior
3 90 (12.69%) Analyst
4 86 (12.13%) .NET Developer
5 65 (9.17%) Architect
6 60 (8.46%) Business Analyst
7 57 (8.04%) Delivery Manager
8 56 (7.90%) Software Engineer
9 54 (7.62%) Lead
10 47 (6.63%) Senior Developer
11 38 (5.36%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 37 (5.22%) Senior Analyst
13 36 (5.08%) Project Manager
14 32 (4.51%) DevOps Engineer
15 30 (4.23%) Senior Business Analyst
16 29 (4.09%) Senior DevOps
16 29 (4.09%) Senior DevOps Engineer
17 26 (3.67%) Salesforce Architect
17 26 (3.67%) Senior Manager
17 26 (3.67%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 152 (21.44%) React
2 134 (18.90%) .NET
3 125 (17.63%) Node.js
4 91 (12.83%) ASP.NET
5 89 (12.55%) .NET Core
6 87 (12.27%) ASP.NET Core
7 73 (10.30%) AngularJS
8 65 (9.17%) .NET Framework
9 63 (8.89%) REST
10 54 (7.62%) Vue
11 53 (7.48%) ASP.NET Web API
11 53 (7.48%) RESTful
12 42 (5.92%) HTML
13 36 (5.08%) Lightning Web Components
13 36 (5.08%) Spring
14 35 (4.94%) CSS
15 33 (4.65%) Blazor
16 31 (4.37%) SOAP
17 30 (4.23%) Visualforce
18 27 (3.81%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 162 (22.85%) Product Ownership
2 60 (8.46%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.53%) Podcast
4 23 (3.24%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.68%) Onboarding
6 13 (1.83%) Device Driver
6 13 (1.83%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.69%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.69%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.27%) PMI
8 9 (1.27%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.13%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (0.99%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (0.99%) e-Learning
10 7 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (0.85%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.71%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.71%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 65 (9.17%) Linux
2 41 (5.78%) Windows
3 28 (3.95%) Unix
4 13 (1.83%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.69%) VMS
6 8 (1.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 662 (93.37%) Agile
2 243 (34.27%) Continuous Improvement
3 241 (33.99%) DevOps
4 218 (30.75%) CI/CD
5 216 (30.47%) Kanban
6 170 (23.98%) Microservices
7 144 (20.31%) Mentoring
8 143 (20.17%) Full-Stack Development
9 131 (18.48%) Problem-Solving
10 125 (17.63%) AI
11 123 (17.35%) Coaching
12 114 (16.08%) TDD
13 110 (15.51%) Project Delivery
14 108 (15.23%) Roadmaps
15 104 (14.67%) Software Engineering
16 101 (14.25%) Community of Practice
17 100 (14.10%) User Stories
18 88 (12.41%) Stakeholder Management
19 83 (11.71%) Test Automation
20 80 (11.28%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 173 (24.40%) SQL
2 158 (22.28%) JavaScript
3 140 (19.75%) C#
4 108 (15.23%) TypeScript
5 75 (10.58%) Java
6 70 (9.87%) Python
7 33 (4.65%) Apex Code
8 29 (4.09%) SOQL
9 27 (3.81%) Bash
9 27 (3.81%) SOSL
10 26 (3.67%) Ruby
11 20 (2.82%) Bicep
11 20 (2.82%) PowerShell
12 18 (2.54%) C++
13 15 (2.12%) C
14 14 (1.97%) PL/SQL
15 13 (1.83%) Embedded C
16 12 (1.69%) Kusto Query Language
17 7 (0.99%) T-SQL
18 4 (0.56%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 135 (19.04%) Degree
2 118 (16.64%) Security Cleared
3 103 (14.53%) SC Cleared
4 52 (7.33%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.67%) Azure Certification
6 25 (3.53%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.54%) PMP
8 17 (2.40%) Microsoft Certification
9 12 (1.69%) DBS Check
10 11 (1.55%) AWS Certification
11 9 (1.27%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.99%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.71%) CIPD
14 4 (0.56%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.42%) CCIE Security
15 3 (0.42%) CSPO
15 3 (0.42%) ISTQB
15 3 (0.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 3 (0.42%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (10.58%) QA
2 29 (4.09%) Accessibility
3 14 (1.97%) PMO
4 13 (1.83%) GRC
4 13 (1.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.55%) GDPR
6 10 (1.41%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 8 (1.13%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.71%) WCAG
9 4 (0.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.28%) NCSC
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 123 (17.35%) Docker
2 12 (1.69%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
2 12 (1.69%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.69%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 85 (11.99%) Kubernetes
2 59 (8.32%) Terraform
3 14 (1.97%) Argo
4 13 (1.83%) Ansible
5 12 (1.69%) Podman
6 4 (0.56%) Grafana
7 3 (0.42%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) Kibana
8 1 (0.14%) Packer
8 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 161 (22.71%) Microsoft
2 51 (7.19%) Salesforce
3 26 (3.67%) Splunk
4 25 (3.53%) Oracle
5 16 (2.26%) Google
6 14 (1.97%) Databricks
6 14 (1.97%) Pega
7 12 (1.69%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (1.69%) VMware
8 9 (1.27%) SAP
9 6 (0.85%) Infor
10 5 (0.71%) Adobe
10 5 (0.71%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.71%) Cisco
10 5 (0.71%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.56%) Epicor
11 4 (0.56%) IFS
11 4 (0.56%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.42%) Alterian
12 3 (0.42%) CheckPoint