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

6 months to
20 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 102 62
Rank change year-on-year +24 -40 -23
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 690 583 1,175
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.21% 3.53% 3.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.88% 3.78% 4.41%
Number of salaries quoted 526 318 927
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,117 £49,625 £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 £67,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.99% +11.67% -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 17,794 15,412 26,661
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.66% 93.25% 88.60%
Number of salaries quoted 12,991 9,129 20,081
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,900 £34,000
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 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% +2.73% -8.79%

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 20 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 (6.23%) Confluence
2 12 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.74%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.58%) Apache
4 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.43%) CMS
4 3 (0.43%) DNN
4 3 (0.43%) EPiServer
4 3 (0.43%) Immediacy CMS
4 3 (0.43%) Kentico
4 3 (0.43%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 3 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
4 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
4 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.29%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.29%) Appian
5 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
5 2 (0.29%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 11 (1.59%) Microsoft Excel
1 11 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 8 (1.16%) Trello
3 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
3 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.58%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.43%) Productboard
4 3 (0.43%) Sketch
5 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 21 (3.04%) 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
1 320 (46.38%) Azure
2 260 (37.68%) AWS
3 101 (14.64%) Azure DevOps
4 65 (9.42%) GCP
5 58 (8.41%) GitHub
6 55 (7.97%) Serverless
7 40 (5.80%) Power Platform
8 38 (5.51%) GitHub Copilot
9 29 (4.20%) Power Automate
10 26 (3.77%) Azure Service Bus
11 25 (3.62%) PowerApps
12 24 (3.48%) PaaS
12 24 (3.48%) SaaS
13 23 (3.33%) Azure Functions
14 21 (3.04%) Azure Logic Apps
15 20 (2.90%) Azure AKS
16 19 (2.75%) Azure Key Vault
17 18 (2.61%) Dynamics 365
18 15 (2.17%) Azure Monitor
19 13 (1.88%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 53 (7.68%) Broadband
2 14 (2.03%) Ethernet
2 14 (2.03%) RS-232
2 14 (2.03%) 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 (17.68%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.62%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (12.17%) Elasticsearch
4 46 (6.67%) PostgreSQL
5 40 (5.80%) NoSQL
6 21 (3.04%) SQL Server
7 20 (2.90%) Metadata
7 20 (2.90%) Power BI
8 15 (2.17%) MySQL
9 14 (2.03%) Redis
10 11 (1.59%) Relational Database
11 8 (1.16%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.87%) DynamoDB
12 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.58%) Star Schema
15 3 (0.43%) Big Data
16 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 91 (13.19%) JIRA
2 57 (8.26%) Git
3 56 (8.12%) GitLab
4 40 (5.80%) Jenkins
5 35 (5.07%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.17%) Cypress.io
7 12 (1.74%) CircleCI
8 11 (1.59%) JUnit
9 10 (1.45%) Maven
9 10 (1.45%) Mockito
10 9 (1.30%) Visual Studio
11 7 (1.01%) Postman
12 6 (0.87%) Claude Code
13 5 (0.72%) Selenium
14 4 (0.58%) NUnit
14 4 (0.58%) SoapUI
14 4 (0.58%) SpecFlow
14 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
15 3 (0.43%) Oracle APEX
16 2 (0.29%) Vagrant
General
1 206 (29.86%) Social Skills
2 155 (22.46%) Finance
3 134 (19.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 105 (15.22%) Public Sector
5 101 (14.64%) Law
6 75 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (6.96%) Games
8 46 (6.67%) Marketing
9 30 (4.35%) Legal
10 23 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
11 16 (2.32%) 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
1 190 (27.54%) Developer
2 156 (22.61%) Senior
3 86 (12.46%) .NET Developer
4 82 (11.88%) Analyst
5 72 (10.43%) Architect
6 60 (8.70%) Software Engineer
7 53 (7.68%) Delivery Manager
8 52 (7.54%) Business Analyst
8 52 (7.54%) Lead
9 36 (5.22%) Agile Delivery Manager
9 36 (5.22%) Senior Developer
10 33 (4.78%) DevOps Engineer
10 33 (4.78%) Salesforce Architect
11 32 (4.64%) Senior Analyst
12 30 (4.35%) Project Manager
12 30 (4.35%) Senior DevOps
12 30 (4.35%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.20%) Solutions Architect
14 26 (3.77%) Senior Manager
15 25 (3.62%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 140 (20.29%) React
2 132 (19.13%) .NET
3 122 (17.68%) Node.js
4 92 (13.33%) ASP.NET
5 87 (12.61%) ASP.NET Core
6 83 (12.03%) .NET Core
7 68 (9.86%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.28%) .NET Framework
8 64 (9.28%) REST
9 55 (7.97%) ASP.NET Web API
9 55 (7.97%) Vue
10 53 (7.68%) RESTful
11 42 (6.09%) Lightning Web Components
12 39 (5.65%) HTML
12 39 (5.65%) SOAP
13 38 (5.51%) Visualforce
14 34 (4.93%) Spring
15 33 (4.78%) Blazor
16 31 (4.49%) CSS
17 23 (3.33%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 171 (24.78%) Product Ownership
2 60 (8.70%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.62%) Podcast
4 19 (2.75%) Self-Motivation
5 18 (2.61%) Onboarding
6 14 (2.03%) Device Driver
7 12 (1.74%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.74%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.59%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.16%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.16%) PMI
9 8 (1.16%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.01%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.01%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.01%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.01%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (0.87%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.72%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 64 (9.28%) Linux
2 41 (5.94%) Windows
3 28 (4.06%) Unix
4 14 (2.03%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.74%) VMS
6 8 (1.16%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 649 (94.06%) Agile
2 250 (36.23%) DevOps
3 243 (35.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 223 (32.32%) CI/CD
5 206 (29.86%) Kanban
6 172 (24.93%) Microservices
7 142 (20.58%) Full-Stack Development
8 135 (19.57%) Mentoring
9 122 (17.68%) Problem-Solving
10 118 (17.10%) Coaching
10 118 (17.10%) Roadmaps
11 113 (16.38%) AI
12 107 (15.51%) TDD
13 101 (14.64%) Software Engineering
14 95 (13.77%) Project Delivery
14 95 (13.77%) User Stories
15 92 (13.33%) Community of Practice
16 87 (12.61%) Stakeholder Management
17 85 (12.32%) Continuous Integration
17 85 (12.32%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 171 (24.78%) SQL
2 146 (21.16%) JavaScript
3 139 (20.14%) C#
4 112 (16.23%) TypeScript
5 68 (9.86%) Java
6 67 (9.71%) Python
7 39 (5.65%) Apex Code
8 35 (5.07%) SOQL
9 34 (4.93%) SOSL
10 23 (3.33%) Bash
10 23 (3.33%) Ruby
11 20 (2.90%) Bicep
11 20 (2.90%) C++
11 20 (2.90%) PowerShell
12 16 (2.32%) C
13 14 (2.03%) Embedded C
14 12 (1.74%) Kusto Query Language
15 11 (1.59%) PL/SQL
16 7 (1.01%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.58%) Rust
Qualifications
1 122 (17.68%) Degree
2 92 (13.33%) Security Cleared
3 81 (11.74%) SC Cleared
4 46 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.77%) Azure Certification
6 25 (3.62%) PMI Certification
7 19 (2.75%) PMP
8 18 (2.61%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.59%) DBS Check
10 9 (1.30%) AWS Certification
11 6 (0.87%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.87%) Master's Degree
12 5 (0.72%) CIPD
13 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
14 3 (0.43%) CCSA
14 3 (0.43%) CCSE
14 3 (0.43%) CSPO
14 3 (0.43%) ISTQB
14 3 (0.43%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (10.58%) QA
2 22 (3.19%) Accessibility
3 13 (1.88%) PMO
4 12 (1.74%) 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
1 118 (17.10%) Docker
2 14 (2.03%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.74%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.74%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 84 (12.17%) Kubernetes
2 59 (8.55%) Terraform
3 14 (2.03%) Ansible
3 14 (2.03%) Argo
4 12 (1.74%) 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
1 164 (23.77%) Microsoft
2 55 (7.97%) Salesforce
3 34 (4.93%) Splunk
4 23 (3.33%) Oracle
5 15 (2.17%) Google
6 13 (1.88%) Pega
7 12 (1.74%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (1.74%) VMware
8 11 (1.59%) Databricks
9 10 (1.45%) SAP
10 6 (0.87%) Infor
11 5 (0.72%) Adobe
11 5 (0.72%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.72%) Cisco
11 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 5 (0.72%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.58%) Epicor
12 4 (0.58%) IFS
13 3 (0.43%) Alterian
13 3 (0.43%) CheckPoint