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 23 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 55 53
Rank change year-on-year -47 -2 -27
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 409 881 1,076
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.68% 5.11% 5.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.01% 5.50% 5.77%
Number of salaries quoted 315 376 884
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,449 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.11%
75th Percentile £78,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000

All Process and 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 13,571 16,022 18,664
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.79% 92.92% 94.88%
Number of salaries quoted 8,676 9,671 15,007
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +3.31% -3.20%
75th Percentile £78,839 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -3.23%

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 23 December 2025.

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 26 (6.36%) Confluence
2 6 (1.47%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.22%) CMS
4 4 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.98%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.98%) GeoServer
4 4 (0.98%) Oracle Spatial
5 3 (0.73%) Apache
5 3 (0.73%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.24%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.24%) nginx
6 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (1.96%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.47%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.47%) Trello
4 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.49%) Sketch
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.73%) Maximo
1 3 (0.73%) Shopify
2 2 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.49%) Magento
2 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.24%) Primavera
3 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 150 (36.67%) Azure
2 104 (25.43%) AWS
3 65 (15.89%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (13.69%) Serverless
5 37 (9.05%) SaaS
6 35 (8.56%) AWS Lambda
6 35 (8.56%) Power Platform
7 33 (8.07%) GitHub
8 24 (5.87%) Power Automate
9 20 (4.89%) Amazon S3
10 19 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
10 19 (4.65%) GitHub Actions
11 18 (4.40%) GCP
12 17 (4.16%) PaaS
13 16 (3.91%) Azure App Service
14 15 (3.67%) Amazon SQS
14 15 (3.67%) Entra ID
15 10 (2.44%) Amazon EKS
15 10 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
16 9 (2.20%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.40%) Broadband
2 4 (0.98%) Ethernet
3 3 (0.73%) RS-232
4 2 (0.49%) DNS
4 2 (0.49%) Firewall
4 2 (0.49%) GPRS
4 2 (0.49%) HTTP
4 2 (0.49%) LTE
4 2 (0.49%) Modbus
4 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
4 2 (0.49%) VPN
4 2 (0.49%) Wireless
5 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.24%) Reverse Proxy
5 1 (0.24%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (13.69%) SQL Server
2 32 (7.82%) MongoDB
3 30 (7.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 30 (7.33%) Elasticsearch
4 28 (6.85%) NoSQL
5 23 (5.62%) Relational Database
6 17 (4.16%) PostgreSQL
7 15 (3.67%) MySQL
8 14 (3.42%) DynamoDB
9 13 (3.18%) Power BI
10 11 (2.69%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.71%) Tableau
12 5 (1.22%) Data Lake
12 5 (1.22%) GIS
12 5 (1.22%) Metadata
13 4 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.98%) QGIS
13 4 (0.98%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.73%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.73%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 79 (19.32%) JIRA
2 61 (14.91%) Git
3 37 (9.05%) Postman
4 36 (8.80%) Selenium
5 32 (7.82%) Team Foundation Server
6 30 (7.33%) SoapUI
7 29 (7.09%) WebDriver
8 24 (5.87%) GitLab
8 24 (5.87%) Jenkins
9 18 (4.40%) SonarQube
10 6 (1.47%) Cypress.io
10 6 (1.47%) Visual Studio
11 4 (0.98%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.98%) JMeter
12 3 (0.73%) Maven
12 3 (0.73%) Subversion
12 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
13 2 (0.49%) LoadRunner
13 2 (0.49%) SpecFlow
13 2 (0.49%) Storybook
General
1 149 (36.43%) Social Skills
2 109 (26.65%) Finance
3 58 (14.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 52 (12.71%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (11.98%) Marketing
6 45 (11.00%) Public Sector
7 31 (7.58%) Tech for Good
8 27 (6.60%) Health Technology
8 27 (6.60%) Publishing
9 26 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
10 25 (6.11%) Law
11 22 (5.38%) Games
12 21 (5.13%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (4.89%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (3.67%) Retail
15 11 (2.69%) Legal
15 11 (2.69%) Telecoms
16 10 (2.44%) Manufacturing
17 9 (2.20%) Front Office
18 6 (1.47%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 131 (32.03%) Developer
2 73 (17.85%) Lead
3 68 (16.63%) Senior
4 58 (14.18%) Analyst
5 48 (11.74%) .NET Developer
6 30 (7.33%) Lead Developer
6 30 (7.33%) Python Developer
7 28 (6.85%) Senior Developer
8 27 (6.60%) React Developer
9 26 (6.36%) Software Engineer
10 25 (6.11%) Architect
11 23 (5.62%) Test Analyst
12 22 (5.38%) AWS Developer
13 21 (5.13%) Business Analyst
14 19 (4.65%) Full-Stack Developer
15 18 (4.40%) Software Developer
16 17 (4.16%) Consultant
17 16 (3.91%) Azure Developer
17 16 (3.91%) Project Manager
18 15 (3.67%) Lead Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (29.34%) .NET
2 84 (20.54%) React
3 65 (15.89%) RESTful
4 55 (13.45%) HTML
5 54 (13.20%) SOAP
6 44 (10.76%) .NET Framework
7 42 (10.27%) ASP.NET Web API
8 39 (9.54%) Entity Framework
9 38 (9.29%) REST
10 37 (9.05%) .NET Core
10 37 (9.05%) Node.js
11 34 (8.31%) AngularJS
12 31 (7.58%) Vue
13 27 (6.60%) CSS
14 23 (5.62%) ASP.NET
15 19 (4.65%) ASP.NET MVC
16 18 (4.40%) Web Services
17 15 (3.67%) Lightning Web Components
17 15 (3.67%) Swagger
17 15 (3.67%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 69 (16.87%) Product Ownership
2 25 (6.11%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.38%) Cloud Native
4 11 (2.69%) Distributed Systems
4 11 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.96%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (1.96%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.22%) Mobile App
7 4 (0.98%) Data Structures
7 4 (0.98%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
8 3 (0.73%) Device Driver
8 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (0.73%) IoT
8 3 (0.73%) N-Tier
8 3 (0.73%) PMI
8 3 (0.73%) Replication
8 3 (0.73%) Social Media
9 2 (0.49%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.91%) Linux
2 4 (0.98%) Ubuntu
2 4 (0.98%) Windows
3 3 (0.73%) Android
3 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.73%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (0.49%) VMS
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (93.40%) Agile
2 140 (34.23%) DevOps
3 129 (31.54%) CI/CD
4 119 (29.10%) Mentoring
5 113 (27.63%) Kanban
6 110 (26.89%) Continuous Improvement
7 94 (22.98%) Problem-Solving
8 71 (17.36%) Microservices
9 68 (16.63%) Stakeholder Management
10 63 (15.40%) Full-Stack Development
10 63 (15.40%) TDD
11 61 (14.91%) Software Testing
12 59 (14.43%) Roadmaps
12 59 (14.43%) Software Engineering
13 58 (14.18%) User Stories
14 56 (13.69%) Project Delivery
15 52 (12.71%) Continuous Integration
16 50 (12.22%) Project Management
17 44 (10.76%) Coaching
17 44 (10.76%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 122 (29.83%) SQL
2 105 (25.67%) C#
3 75 (18.34%) JavaScript
4 67 (16.38%) TypeScript
5 61 (14.91%) Java
6 55 (13.45%) Python
7 15 (3.67%) Apex Code
7 15 (3.67%) SOQL
7 15 (3.67%) SOSL
8 8 (1.96%) C++
9 7 (1.71%) VB.NET
10 6 (1.47%) Bash
10 6 (1.47%) C
11 4 (0.98%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.98%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.73%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.73%) Erlang
12 3 (0.73%) PHP
12 3 (0.73%) Scala
12 3 (0.73%) Swift
Qualifications
1 104 (25.43%) Degree
2 39 (9.54%) ISTQB
3 38 (9.29%) Security Cleared
4 35 (8.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (6.60%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
5 27 (6.60%) SC Cleared
6 21 (5.13%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.20%) PMI Certification
7 9 (2.20%) PMP
8 8 (1.96%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.22%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.98%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.73%) IBM Certification
12 3 (0.73%) ISEB
13 2 (0.49%) CBAP
13 2 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (24.45%) QA
2 16 (3.91%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.22%) PMO
3 5 (1.22%) SLA
3 5 (1.22%) WCAG
4 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
5 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.49%) ECSS
5 2 (0.49%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.24%) GRC
6 1 (0.24%) HL7
6 1 (0.24%) IFRS
6 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 29 (7.09%) Docker
2 13 (3.18%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 25 (6.11%) Kubernetes
2 17 (4.16%) Terraform
3 15 (3.67%) Ansible
4 3 (0.73%) Grafana
4 3 (0.73%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.49%) Argo
6 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 100 (24.45%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.13%) Salesforce
3 15 (3.67%) Splunk
4 11 (2.69%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.44%) SAP
6 9 (2.20%) Mercator
7 8 (1.96%) Google
8 7 (1.71%) DevExpress
8 7 (1.71%) Oracle
9 5 (1.22%) ESRI
9 5 (1.22%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.98%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.73%) Adobe
11 3 (0.73%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.73%) IBM
12 2 (0.49%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.49%) Databricks
12 2 (0.49%) PagerDuty
12 2 (0.49%) Pega
12 2 (0.49%) Zend