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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 105 65
Rank change year-on-year +24 -40 -27
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 692 587 1,107
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.19% 3.56% 3.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.86% 3.82% 4.30%
Number of salaries quoted 529 320 859
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,468 £49,404 £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 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £95,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.26% +10.83% -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 17,944 15,366 25,740
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.81% 93.22% 88.46%
Number of salaries quoted 13,066 9,085 19,242
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,789 £34,089
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £56,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +7.14% +1.82% -8.73%

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 22 July 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 43 (6.21%) Confluence
2 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (1.59%) SharePoint
4 4 (0.58%) Apache
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.43%) CMS
5 3 (0.43%) DNN
5 3 (0.43%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.43%) Immediacy CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Kentico
5 3 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
5 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.29%) Appian
6 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.29%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.16%) Trello
4 5 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.43%) Productboard
6 3 (0.43%) Sketch
7 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 20 (2.89%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.43%) Shopify
3 2 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 318 (45.95%) Azure
2 262 (37.86%) AWS
3 100 (14.45%) Azure DevOps
4 66 (9.54%) GCP
5 57 (8.24%) GitHub
6 53 (7.66%) Serverless
7 39 (5.64%) Power Platform
8 38 (5.49%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.05%) Power Automate
10 25 (3.61%) Azure Service Bus
11 24 (3.47%) PowerApps
12 23 (3.32%) PaaS
12 23 (3.32%) SaaS
13 22 (3.18%) Azure Functions
14 20 (2.89%) Azure Logic Apps
15 19 (2.75%) Azure AKS
15 19 (2.75%) Azure Key Vault
16 18 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
17 15 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
18 13 (1.88%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (7.66%) Broadband
2 14 (2.02%) Ethernet
2 14 (2.02%) RS-232
2 14 (2.02%) VPN
3 8 (1.16%) Firewall
4 5 (0.72%) LAN
4 5 (0.72%) WAN
5 4 (0.58%) MQTT
6 3 (0.43%) Network Security
6 3 (0.43%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.43%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.43%) Wireless
6 3 (0.43%) WPA
7 2 (0.29%) ATM
7 2 (0.29%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (17.63%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.58%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (12.14%) Elasticsearch
4 47 (6.79%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.49%) NoSQL
6 22 (3.18%) Metadata
7 20 (2.89%) Power BI
7 20 (2.89%) SQL Server
8 15 (2.17%) MySQL
8 15 (2.17%) Redis
9 11 (1.59%) Relational Database
10 8 (1.16%) Data Lake
11 6 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
11 6 (0.87%) DynamoDB
11 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.58%) Star Schema
14 3 (0.43%) Big Data
15 2 (0.29%) GIS
Development Applications
1 91 (13.15%) JIRA
2 56 (8.09%) Git
2 56 (8.09%) GitLab
3 40 (5.78%) Jenkins
4 35 (5.06%) SonarQube
5 15 (2.17%) Cypress.io
6 12 (1.73%) CircleCI
7 11 (1.59%) JUnit
8 10 (1.45%) Maven
8 10 (1.45%) Mockito
9 9 (1.30%) Visual Studio
10 7 (1.01%) Postman
11 6 (0.87%) Claude Code
12 5 (0.72%) Selenium
13 4 (0.58%) NUnit
13 4 (0.58%) SoapUI
13 4 (0.58%) SpecFlow
13 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
14 3 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
15 2 (0.29%) MSTest
General
1 207 (29.91%) Social Skills
2 156 (22.54%) Finance
3 138 (19.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 109 (15.75%) Public Sector
5 105 (15.17%) Law
6 76 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (6.94%) Games
8 46 (6.65%) Marketing
9 30 (4.34%) Legal
10 24 (3.47%) Presentation Skills
11 16 (2.31%) Retail
12 13 (1.88%) Legal Technology
13 9 (1.30%) Banking
14 8 (1.16%) Advertising
14 8 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.87%) Health Technology
15 6 (0.87%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.58%) Publishing
16 4 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 189 (27.31%) Developer
2 156 (22.54%) Senior
3 85 (12.28%) .NET Developer
4 83 (11.99%) Analyst
5 74 (10.69%) Architect
6 59 (8.53%) Software Engineer
7 53 (7.66%) Business Analyst
7 53 (7.66%) Delivery Manager
8 51 (7.37%) Lead
9 37 (5.35%) Agile Delivery Manager
10 36 (5.20%) Senior Developer
11 34 (4.91%) Senior Analyst
12 33 (4.77%) DevOps Engineer
12 33 (4.77%) Salesforce Architect
13 30 (4.34%) Project Manager
13 30 (4.34%) Senior DevOps
13 30 (4.34%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 29 (4.19%) Solutions Architect
15 27 (3.90%) Senior Business Analyst
16 25 (3.61%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 139 (20.09%) React
2 130 (18.79%) .NET
3 122 (17.63%) Node.js
4 92 (13.29%) ASP.NET
5 87 (12.57%) ASP.NET Core
6 83 (11.99%) .NET Core
7 68 (9.83%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.25%) REST
9 62 (8.96%) .NET Framework
10 55 (7.95%) Vue
11 54 (7.80%) ASP.NET Web API
12 52 (7.51%) RESTful
13 42 (6.07%) Lightning Web Components
14 39 (5.64%) HTML
14 39 (5.64%) SOAP
15 38 (5.49%) Visualforce
16 34 (4.91%) Spring
17 33 (4.77%) Blazor
18 31 (4.48%) CSS
19 23 (3.32%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 172 (24.86%) Product Ownership
2 60 (8.67%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.61%) Podcast
4 19 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.60%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.02%) Device Driver
7 12 (1.73%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.73%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.30%) PMI
10 8 (1.16%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.16%) Virtual Team
11 7 (1.01%) Culture of Ownership
11 7 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.01%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
12 6 (0.87%) AI Agents
12 6 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
13 5 (0.72%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 64 (9.25%) Linux
2 41 (5.92%) Windows
3 28 (4.05%) Unix
4 14 (2.02%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.73%) VMS
6 8 (1.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 650 (93.93%) Agile
2 247 (35.69%) DevOps
3 242 (34.97%) Continuous Improvement
4 221 (31.94%) CI/CD
5 206 (29.77%) Kanban
6 170 (24.57%) Microservices
7 141 (20.38%) Full-Stack Development
8 136 (19.65%) Mentoring
9 121 (17.49%) Problem-Solving
10 120 (17.34%) Coaching
11 117 (16.91%) Roadmaps
12 113 (16.33%) AI
13 107 (15.46%) TDD
14 100 (14.45%) Software Engineering
15 97 (14.02%) User Stories
16 96 (13.87%) Community of Practice
16 96 (13.87%) Project Delivery
17 87 (12.57%) Stakeholder Management
18 85 (12.28%) Continuous Integration
19 84 (12.14%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 170 (24.57%) SQL
2 146 (21.10%) JavaScript
3 138 (19.94%) C#
4 111 (16.04%) TypeScript
5 68 (9.83%) Java
6 67 (9.68%) Python
7 39 (5.64%) Apex Code
8 35 (5.06%) SOQL
9 34 (4.91%) SOSL
10 24 (3.47%) Ruby
11 23 (3.32%) Bash
12 20 (2.89%) Bicep
12 20 (2.89%) C++
12 20 (2.89%) PowerShell
13 16 (2.31%) C
14 14 (2.02%) Embedded C
15 12 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
16 11 (1.59%) PL/SQL
17 7 (1.01%) T-SQL
18 4 (0.58%) Rust
Qualifications
1 125 (18.06%) Degree
2 94 (13.58%) Security Cleared
3 83 (11.99%) SC Cleared
4 48 (6.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.76%) Azure Certification
5 26 (3.76%) PMI Certification
6 19 (2.75%) PMP
7 18 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 10 (1.45%) DBS Check
9 9 (1.30%) AWS Certification
10 6 (0.87%) DV Cleared
11 5 (0.72%) CIPD
11 5 (0.72%) Master's Degree
12 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
13 3 (0.43%) CSPO
13 3 (0.43%) ISTQB
13 3 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.43%) JNCIE
13 3 (0.43%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (10.55%) QA
2 22 (3.18%) Accessibility
3 13 (1.88%) PMO
4 12 (1.73%) GRC
5 11 (1.59%) GDPR
6 10 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (1.16%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (0.72%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.72%) WCAG
9 4 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
System Software
1 119 (17.20%) Docker
2 13 (1.88%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.73%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 83 (11.99%) Kubernetes
2 59 (8.53%) Terraform
3 14 (2.02%) Ansible
3 14 (2.02%) Argo
4 12 (1.73%) Podman
5 5 (0.72%) Grafana
6 4 (0.58%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.29%) Packer
7 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.14%) Kibana
8 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 163 (23.55%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.95%) Salesforce
3 34 (4.91%) Splunk
4 23 (3.32%) Oracle
5 15 (2.17%) Google
6 13 (1.88%) Pega
7 12 (1.73%) Databricks
7 12 (1.73%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (1.73%) VMware
8 10 (1.45%) SAP
9 6 (0.87%) Infor
10 5 (0.72%) Adobe
10 5 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.72%) Cisco
10 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
10 5 (0.72%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.58%) Epicor
11 4 (0.58%) IFS
12 3 (0.43%) Alterian
12 3 (0.43%) CheckPoint