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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 88 101 88
Rank change year-on-year +13 -13 -45
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 693 580 768
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.89% 3.58% 3.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.55% 3.85% 3.78%
Number of salaries quoted 524 327 479
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,200 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £49,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.39% +3.23% -4.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £73,850
90th Percentile £80,875 £88,750 £90,250
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +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 19,495 15,078 20,328
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.33% 93.14% 87.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14,036 8,555 12,692
10th Percentile £34,250 £29,913 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,549 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 15 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 48 (6.93%) Confluence
2 13 (1.88%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.72%) Apache
6 4 (0.58%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.58%) CMS
6 4 (0.58%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.58%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.43%) DNN
7 3 (0.43%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.43%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.43%) Kentico
7 3 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.29%) Appian
8 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 14 (2.02%) Microsoft Project
2 13 (1.88%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.01%) Trello
6 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.43%) Productboard
7 3 (0.43%) Sketch
7 3 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.29%) Simulink
9 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.60%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.87%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.43%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.29%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) Finacle
5 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 330 (47.62%) Azure
2 285 (41.13%) AWS
3 100 (14.43%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (9.09%) GCP
5 62 (8.95%) GitHub
6 52 (7.50%) Serverless
7 46 (6.64%) Power Platform
8 41 (5.92%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.04%) Power Automate
10 24 (3.46%) SaaS
11 23 (3.32%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (3.32%) PowerApps
12 20 (2.89%) Azure Functions
13 19 (2.74%) PaaS
14 18 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
15 17 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
16 16 (2.31%) Azure Key Vault
17 15 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
17 15 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
18 14 (2.02%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (2.60%) Broadband
2 12 (1.73%) VPN
3 8 (1.15%) Ethernet
3 8 (1.15%) Firewall
3 8 (1.15%) RS-232
4 3 (0.43%) LAN
4 3 (0.43%) Network Security
4 3 (0.43%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.43%) Software-Defined Networking
4 3 (0.43%) WAN
4 3 (0.43%) Wireless
4 3 (0.43%) WPA
5 2 (0.29%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 126 (18.18%) MongoDB
2 100 (14.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (11.98%) Elasticsearch
4 59 (8.51%) PostgreSQL
5 37 (5.34%) SQL Server
6 32 (4.62%) NoSQL
7 30 (4.33%) Power BI
8 29 (4.18%) Metadata
9 26 (3.75%) Relational Database
10 23 (3.32%) MySQL
11 20 (2.89%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.31%) Redis
13 13 (1.88%) DynamoDB
13 13 (1.88%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.59%) Data Lake
15 7 (1.01%) Amazon QuickSight
15 7 (1.01%) Snowflake Schema
15 7 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 96 (13.85%) JIRA
2 76 (10.97%) Git
3 25 (3.61%) GitLab
4 16 (2.31%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.16%) JUnit
6 14 (2.02%) Maven
6 14 (2.02%) Mockito
7 11 (1.59%) Cypress.io
7 11 (1.59%) SonarQube
8 9 (1.30%) Visual Studio
9 7 (1.01%) CircleCI
10 6 (0.87%) Claude Code
11 5 (0.72%) Postman
11 5 (0.72%) Selenium
12 4 (0.58%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.58%) NUnit
12 4 (0.58%) SpecFlow
12 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
13 3 (0.43%) Bitbucket
13 3 (0.43%) Mercurial
General
1 217 (31.31%) Social Skills
2 181 (26.12%) Finance
3 161 (23.23%) Public Sector
4 126 (18.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 121 (17.46%) Law
6 90 (12.99%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (4.76%) Legal
8 32 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
9 23 (3.32%) Marketing
10 21 (3.03%) Games
11 19 (2.74%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.74%) Retail
12 9 (1.30%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.15%) Banking
13 8 (1.15%) Legal Technology
14 7 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.01%) Local Government
15 6 (0.87%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.87%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.72%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 206 (29.73%) Developer
2 183 (26.41%) Senior
3 95 (13.71%) Analyst
4 83 (11.98%) .NET Developer
5 65 (9.38%) Business Analyst
6 62 (8.95%) Delivery Manager
7 51 (7.36%) Lead
7 51 (7.36%) Senior Developer
8 49 (7.07%) Software Engineer
9 46 (6.64%) Architect
10 39 (5.63%) Project Manager
11 38 (5.48%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 33 (4.76%) DevOps Engineer
12 33 (4.76%) Senior Analyst
13 29 (4.18%) Senior DevOps
13 29 (4.18%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.18%) Senior Manager
14 27 (3.90%) Senior Business Analyst
15 22 (3.17%) Java Developer
16 19 (2.74%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 145 (20.92%) React
2 135 (19.48%) .NET
3 116 (16.74%) Node.js
4 96 (13.85%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.55%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.27%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (11.11%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.24%) .NET Framework
9 58 (8.37%) Terraform
10 52 (7.50%) ASP.NET Web API
11 51 (7.36%) Vue
12 47 (6.78%) REST
13 46 (6.64%) RESTful
14 41 (5.92%) HTML
15 37 (5.34%) CSS
16 36 (5.19%) Spring
17 34 (4.91%) Blazor
18 27 (3.90%) Entity Framework
19 24 (3.46%) JSON
20 23 (3.32%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 145 (20.92%) Product Ownership
2 51 (7.36%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.75%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (2.89%) Podcast
5 16 (2.31%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.16%) Public Cloud
7 13 (1.88%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.73%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.73%) Security Posture
8 12 (1.73%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.59%) Blog
9 11 (1.59%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.15%) Device Driver
10 8 (1.15%) PMI
11 7 (1.01%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.01%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.01%) NHS
12 5 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 71 (10.25%) Linux
2 57 (8.23%) Windows
3 34 (4.91%) Unix
4 12 (1.73%) VMS
5 10 (1.44%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.15%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 656 (94.66%) Agile
2 235 (33.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 215 (31.02%) DevOps
4 200 (28.86%) CI/CD
4 200 (28.86%) Kanban
5 157 (22.66%) Microservices
6 155 (22.37%) Mentoring
7 140 (20.20%) Problem-Solving
8 133 (19.19%) Coaching
9 131 (18.90%) AI
10 130 (18.76%) Full-Stack Development
11 121 (17.46%) Project Delivery
12 116 (16.74%) TDD
13 115 (16.59%) Stakeholder Management
14 100 (14.43%) Community of Practice
15 99 (14.29%) Software Engineering
16 90 (12.99%) User Stories
17 88 (12.70%) Roadmaps
18 81 (11.69%) Technology Strategy
19 78 (11.26%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 182 (26.26%) SQL
2 158 (22.80%) JavaScript
3 150 (21.65%) C#
4 105 (15.15%) TypeScript
5 76 (10.97%) Python
6 75 (10.82%) Java
7 29 (4.18%) Bash
8 26 (3.75%) Ruby
9 20 (2.89%) PowerShell
10 17 (2.45%) Bicep
11 16 (2.31%) PL/SQL
12 13 (1.88%) Apex Code
12 13 (1.88%) C++
13 12 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
13 12 (1.73%) SOQL
14 10 (1.44%) C
15 9 (1.30%) SOSL
16 8 (1.15%) Embedded C
16 8 (1.15%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.58%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 148 (21.36%) Degree
2 144 (20.78%) Security Cleared
3 118 (17.03%) SC Cleared
4 55 (7.94%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.75%) Azure Certification
5 26 (3.75%) PMI Certification
6 21 (3.03%) PMP
7 16 (2.31%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.02%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.73%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.59%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.15%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
13 5 (0.72%) CISSP
13 5 (0.72%) CSPO
14 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
15 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
15 3 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (10.53%) QA
2 28 (4.04%) Accessibility
3 22 (3.17%) GDPR
4 19 (2.74%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.60%) PMO
6 17 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.02%) GRC
8 11 (1.59%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 11 (1.59%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (0.72%) WCAG
10 3 (0.43%) NCSC
10 3 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 2 (0.29%) NIST
12 1 (0.14%) GxP
12 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 120 (17.32%) Docker
2 15 (2.16%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.73%) vSphere
4 3 (0.43%) IAG
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 86 (12.41%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.16%) Ansible
3 14 (2.02%) Argo
4 7 (1.01%) Podman
5 3 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.29%) Grafana
6 2 (0.29%) Packer
6 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.14%) Kibana
7 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 173 (24.96%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.05%) Oracle
3 31 (4.47%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.31%) Databricks
5 15 (2.16%) Google
6 14 (2.02%) Pega
7 13 (1.88%) VMware
8 12 (1.73%) ScienceLogic
9 11 (1.59%) SAP
10 10 (1.44%) ServiceNow
11 9 (1.30%) Splunk
12 8 (1.15%) Informatica
12 8 (1.15%) YouTube
13 7 (1.01%) Talend
14 6 (0.87%) Adobe
14 6 (0.87%) Infor
15 4 (0.58%) Epicor
15 4 (0.58%) ESRI
15 4 (0.58%) Red Hat
15 4 (0.58%) Sage