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

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 105 78
Rank change year-on-year +24 -27 -39
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 697 589 963
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.15% 3.57% 3.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.79% 3.84% 4.11%
Number of salaries quoted 532 332 726
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 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,500 £94,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -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 18,379 15,333 23,410
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.97% 93.03% 88.01%
Number of salaries quoted 13,361 9,055 17,187
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,672
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £96,250
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 31 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 46 (6.60%) Confluence
2 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.72%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.86%) Apache
4 5 (0.72%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
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%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
5 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.29%) Appian
6 2 (0.29%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Spatial
7 1 (0.14%) Apache Airflow
Applications
1 13 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.15%) Trello
4 6 (0.86%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.57%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.57%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.43%) Productboard
6 3 (0.43%) Sketch
7 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 17 (2.44%) 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
1 321 (46.05%) Azure
2 271 (38.88%) AWS
3 100 (14.35%) Azure DevOps
4 68 (9.76%) GCP
5 57 (8.18%) GitHub
6 51 (7.32%) Serverless
7 39 (5.60%) GitHub Copilot
8 37 (5.31%) Power Platform
9 27 (3.87%) Power Automate
10 25 (3.59%) SaaS
11 23 (3.30%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (3.30%) PowerApps
12 21 (3.01%) PaaS
13 20 (2.87%) Azure Functions
14 19 (2.73%) Azure AKS
14 19 (2.73%) Azure Key Vault
15 18 (2.58%) Azure Logic Apps
16 17 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
17 15 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
18 13 (1.87%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 45 (6.46%) Broadband
2 14 (2.01%) VPN
3 13 (1.87%) Ethernet
3 13 (1.87%) RS-232
4 9 (1.29%) Firewall
5 5 (0.72%) LAN
5 5 (0.72%) WAN
6 3 (0.43%) 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
1 123 (17.65%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.49%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (12.05%) Elasticsearch
4 50 (7.17%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.45%) NoSQL
6 21 (3.01%) Metadata
6 21 (3.01%) Power BI
6 21 (3.01%) SQL Server
7 18 (2.58%) MySQL
8 16 (2.30%) Redis
9 14 (2.01%) Relational Database
10 9 (1.29%) Data Lake
11 7 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.86%) DynamoDB
12 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.57%) Star Schema
15 3 (0.43%) Big Data
16 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 94 (13.49%) JIRA
2 60 (8.61%) Git
3 46 (6.60%) GitLab
4 32 (4.59%) Jenkins
5 28 (4.02%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.15%) Cypress.io
7 13 (1.87%) JUnit
8 12 (1.72%) CircleCI
8 12 (1.72%) Maven
8 12 (1.72%) Mockito
9 9 (1.29%) Visual Studio
10 7 (1.00%) Postman
11 6 (0.86%) Claude Code
12 5 (0.72%) Selenium
13 4 (0.57%) NUnit
13 4 (0.57%) SoapUI
13 4 (0.57%) SpecFlow
13 4 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
14 3 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
15 2 (0.29%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 212 (30.42%) Social Skills
2 163 (23.39%) Finance
3 136 (19.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 120 (17.22%) Public Sector
5 113 (16.21%) Law
6 78 (11.19%) Analytical Skills
7 40 (5.74%) Games
8 38 (5.45%) Marketing
9 35 (5.02%) Legal
10 26 (3.73%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.15%) Retail
12 13 (1.87%) Legal Technology
13 9 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
13 9 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.15%) Advertising
15 7 (1.00%) Banking
16 6 (0.86%) Health Technology
16 6 (0.86%) Influencing Skills
16 6 (0.86%) Social Housing
17 4 (0.57%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 196 (28.12%) Developer
2 164 (23.53%) Senior
3 88 (12.63%) Analyst
4 85 (12.20%) .NET Developer
5 64 (9.18%) Architect
6 58 (8.32%) Business Analyst
7 57 (8.18%) Software Engineer
8 56 (8.03%) Delivery Manager
9 54 (7.75%) Lead
10 42 (6.03%) Senior Developer
11 37 (5.31%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 35 (5.02%) Senior Analyst
13 34 (4.88%) Project Manager
14 32 (4.59%) DevOps Engineer
15 29 (4.16%) Senior DevOps
15 29 (4.16%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 28 (4.02%) Senior Business Analyst
17 26 (3.73%) Salesforce Architect
17 26 (3.73%) Solutions Architect
18 25 (3.59%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 147 (21.09%) React
2 133 (19.08%) .NET
3 125 (17.93%) Node.js
4 91 (13.06%) ASP.NET
5 87 (12.48%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.48%) ASP.NET Core
6 70 (10.04%) AngularJS
7 64 (9.18%) .NET Framework
8 59 (8.46%) REST
9 54 (7.75%) RESTful
9 54 (7.75%) Vue
10 53 (7.60%) ASP.NET Web API
11 40 (5.74%) HTML
12 35 (5.02%) Lightning Web Components
12 35 (5.02%) Spring
13 33 (4.73%) Blazor
13 33 (4.73%) CSS
14 31 (4.45%) SOAP
15 30 (4.30%) Visualforce
16 25 (3.59%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 161 (23.10%) Product Ownership
2 60 (8.61%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.59%) Podcast
4 22 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.73%) Onboarding
6 13 (1.87%) Device Driver
6 13 (1.87%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.72%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.58%) Mobile App
9 9 (1.29%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.29%) PMI
9 9 (1.29%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.00%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.00%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.00%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (0.86%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.72%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 64 (9.18%) Linux
2 41 (5.88%) Windows
3 28 (4.02%) Unix
4 13 (1.87%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.72%) VMS
6 8 (1.15%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 651 (93.40%) Agile
2 241 (34.58%) DevOps
3 238 (34.15%) Continuous Improvement
4 214 (30.70%) CI/CD
5 213 (30.56%) Kanban
6 170 (24.39%) Microservices
7 142 (20.37%) Full-Stack Development
8 139 (19.94%) Mentoring
9 124 (17.79%) Problem-Solving
10 121 (17.36%) AI
10 121 (17.36%) Coaching
11 112 (16.07%) TDD
12 107 (15.35%) Project Delivery
12 107 (15.35%) Roadmaps
13 102 (14.63%) Software Engineering
14 100 (14.35%) User Stories
15 94 (13.49%) Community of Practice
16 87 (12.48%) Stakeholder Management
17 83 (11.91%) Test Automation
18 80 (11.48%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 173 (24.82%) SQL
2 151 (21.66%) JavaScript
3 138 (19.80%) C#
4 106 (15.21%) TypeScript
5 73 (10.47%) Java
6 69 (9.90%) Python
7 32 (4.59%) Apex Code
8 28 (4.02%) SOQL
9 27 (3.87%) SOSL
10 26 (3.73%) Ruby
11 25 (3.59%) Bash
12 20 (2.87%) Bicep
12 20 (2.87%) PowerShell
13 18 (2.58%) C++
14 15 (2.15%) C
15 13 (1.87%) Embedded C
15 13 (1.87%) PL/SQL
16 12 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
17 7 (1.00%) T-SQL
18 4 (0.57%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 130 (18.65%) Degree
2 109 (15.64%) Security Cleared
3 95 (13.63%) SC Cleared
4 50 (7.17%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.73%) Azure Certification
6 25 (3.59%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.58%) PMP
8 17 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.58%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.43%) AWS Certification
11 7 (1.00%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.00%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.72%) CIPD
13 4 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 3 (0.43%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
14 3 (0.43%) CSPO
14 3 (0.43%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 3 (0.43%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (10.33%) QA
2 26 (3.73%) Accessibility
3 14 (2.01%) PMO
4 13 (1.87%) GRC
4 13 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.58%) GDPR
6 10 (1.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 8 (1.15%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.72%) WCAG
9 4 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) NCSC
11 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 121 (17.36%) Docker
2 12 (1.72%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
2 12 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 84 (12.05%) Kubernetes
2 58 (8.32%) Terraform
3 14 (2.01%) Argo
4 13 (1.87%) Ansible
5 12 (1.72%) Podman
6 4 (0.57%) Grafana
7 3 (0.43%) 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 (23.10%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.17%) Salesforce
3 26 (3.73%) Splunk
4 25 (3.59%) Oracle
5 16 (2.30%) Google
6 14 (2.01%) Databricks
6 14 (2.01%) Pega
7 12 (1.72%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (1.72%) VMware
8 10 (1.43%) SAP
9 6 (0.86%) Infor
10 5 (0.72%) Adobe
10 5 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.72%) Cisco
10 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.57%) Epicor
11 4 (0.57%) IFS
11 4 (0.57%) ServiceNow
12 3 (0.43%) Alterian
12 3 (0.43%) CheckPoint