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 10 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 80 51
Rank change year-on-year -1 -29 -17
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 556 590 1,579
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.02% 4.08% 4.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.64% 4.29% 5.33%
Number of salaries quoted 387 310 1,319
10th Percentile £40,750 £43,290 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.47% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,875 £78,438 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,528 £89,041
UK median annual salary £67,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +3.85% +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 15,256 13,742 29,604
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.79% 95.02% 91.06%
Number of salaries quoted 10,828 8,906 23,443
10th Percentile £33,750 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,354 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.59% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%

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 10 May 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 28 (5.04%) Confluence
2 11 (1.98%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.72%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.72%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.72%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.54%) Apache
4 3 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.54%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.54%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.36%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.36%) SAS
6 1 (0.18%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.18%) JBoss
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.18%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 8 (1.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.08%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (0.72%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (0.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.54%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.54%) Trello
5 2 (0.36%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.36%) Productboard
5 2 (0.36%) Sketch
6 1 (0.18%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 11 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.36%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.36%) Shopify
4 1 (0.18%) Magento
4 1 (0.18%) Maximo
4 1 (0.18%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.18%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.18%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 195 (35.07%) Azure
2 165 (29.68%) AWS
3 69 (12.41%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (9.89%) Serverless
5 54 (9.71%) GCP
6 25 (4.50%) Power Platform
7 24 (4.32%) Azure AKS
8 22 (3.96%) Azure Service Bus
9 21 (3.78%) GitHub
10 20 (3.60%) SaaS
11 19 (3.42%) AWS Lambda
12 17 (3.06%) Power Automate
12 17 (3.06%) PowerApps
13 16 (2.88%) Entra ID
13 16 (2.88%) PaaS
14 14 (2.52%) Cloud Functions
15 12 (2.16%) Amazon S3
15 12 (2.16%) Azure Logic Apps
15 12 (2.16%) Cloud Run
16 10 (1.80%) GitHub Actions
Communications & Networking
1 76 (13.67%) Broadband
2 14 (2.52%) Ethernet
2 14 (2.52%) RS-232
3 6 (1.08%) Firewall
4 5 (0.90%) LAN
4 5 (0.90%) WAN
5 4 (0.72%) MQTT
6 3 (0.54%) Network Security
6 3 (0.54%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.54%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.54%) Wireless
7 2 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.36%) VPN
7 2 (0.36%) WPA
8 1 (0.18%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (9.53%) MongoDB
2 41 (7.37%) NoSQL
3 32 (5.76%) PostgreSQL
4 26 (4.68%) SQL Server
5 23 (4.14%) Elasticsearch
6 22 (3.96%) Azure SQL Database
7 14 (2.52%) Metadata
8 10 (1.80%) Power BI
8 10 (1.80%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
10 5 (0.90%) MySQL
11 4 (0.72%) Big Data
11 4 (0.72%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.72%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.72%) GIS
11 4 (0.72%) QGIS
11 4 (0.72%) Redis
11 4 (0.72%) Star Schema
12 3 (0.54%) Amazon RDS
13 2 (0.36%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 87 (15.65%) JIRA
2 65 (11.69%) Jenkins
3 57 (10.25%) GitLab
4 48 (8.63%) Git
5 35 (6.29%) SonarQube
6 32 (5.76%) Postman
7 28 (5.04%) Selenium
8 27 (4.86%) SoapUI
9 25 (4.50%) Team Foundation Server
10 22 (3.96%) TeamCity
10 22 (3.96%) WebDriver
11 13 (2.34%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.16%) CircleCI
13 7 (1.26%) SpecFlow
14 5 (0.90%) JMeter
15 4 (0.72%) JUnit
15 4 (0.72%) NUnit
15 4 (0.72%) Visual Studio
16 3 (0.54%) Cucumber
16 3 (0.54%) Maven
General
1 185 (33.27%) Social Skills
2 112 (20.14%) Finance
3 104 (18.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 77 (13.85%) Public Sector
5 67 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
6 65 (11.69%) Law
7 48 (8.63%) Marketing
8 47 (8.45%) Games
9 31 (5.58%) Legal
10 22 (3.96%) Presentation Skills
11 16 (2.88%) Organisational Skills
12 14 (2.52%) Health Technology
13 12 (2.16%) Publishing
13 12 (2.16%) Tech for Good
14 11 (1.98%) Banking
15 10 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (1.62%) Telecoms
17 8 (1.44%) Advertising
18 7 (1.26%) Retail
19 6 (1.08%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 125 (22.48%) Senior
2 116 (20.86%) Developer
3 68 (12.23%) Lead
4 64 (11.51%) Architect
4 64 (11.51%) Software Engineer
5 60 (10.79%) Analyst
6 38 (6.83%) Delivery Manager
7 37 (6.65%) Business Analyst
8 33 (5.94%) .NET Developer
8 33 (5.94%) Salesforce Architect
9 31 (5.58%) Product Manager
10 27 (4.86%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 26 (4.68%) Senior Developer
12 25 (4.50%) Senior Software Engineer
12 25 (4.50%) Solutions Architect
13 23 (4.14%) Lead Developer
14 21 (3.78%) DevOps Engineer
14 21 (3.78%) Software Developer
15 20 (3.60%) Senior Manager
16 19 (3.42%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (17.09%) .NET
2 93 (16.73%) React
3 62 (11.15%) SOAP
4 57 (10.25%) Node.js
4 57 (10.25%) REST
5 52 (9.35%) HTML
6 49 (8.81%) RESTful
7 40 (7.19%) Lightning Web Components
8 38 (6.83%) Visualforce
9 33 (5.94%) .NET Framework
10 29 (5.22%) ASP.NET
11 27 (4.86%) AngularJS
12 26 (4.68%) CSS
12 26 (4.68%) Web Services
13 23 (4.14%) Spring
14 22 (3.96%) .NET Core
14 22 (3.96%) Akka
14 22 (3.96%) ASP.NET Core
15 21 (3.78%) ASP.NET Web API
16 19 (3.42%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 162 (29.14%) Product Ownership
2 52 (9.35%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.96%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.96%) Video\Live Streaming
4 16 (2.88%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.52%) Device Driver
6 13 (2.34%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.34%) Podcast
7 11 (1.98%) Distributed Systems
7 11 (1.98%) Self-Motivation
8 10 (1.80%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.26%) Culture of Ownership
10 6 (1.08%) PMI
11 5 (0.90%) Analytical Mindset
11 5 (0.90%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.72%) Life Science
13 3 (0.54%) AI Agents
13 3 (0.54%) Housing Association
13 3 (0.54%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.54%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 43 (7.73%) Linux
2 17 (3.06%) Unix
3 14 (2.52%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (2.52%) Windows
4 5 (0.90%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.18%) CentOS
5 1 (0.18%) Debian
5 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 521 (93.71%) Agile
2 211 (37.95%) Continuous Improvement
3 196 (35.25%) DevOps
4 191 (34.35%) Kanban
5 178 (32.01%) CI/CD
6 112 (20.14%) Mentoring
6 112 (20.14%) Roadmaps
7 111 (19.96%) Problem-Solving
8 99 (17.81%) Coaching
9 96 (17.27%) Software Engineering
10 95 (17.09%) Microservices
11 83 (14.93%) User Stories
12 82 (14.75%) Full-Stack Development
12 82 (14.75%) TDD
13 76 (13.67%) Community of Practice
14 73 (13.13%) Acceptance Criteria
14 73 (13.13%) Continuous Integration
15 68 (12.23%) Test Automation
16 64 (11.51%) Continuous Delivery
16 64 (11.51%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 100 (17.99%) SQL
2 87 (15.65%) Java
2 87 (15.65%) JavaScript
3 86 (15.47%) C#
4 68 (12.23%) Python
5 63 (11.33%) TypeScript
6 38 (6.83%) Apex Code
7 34 (6.12%) SOQL
7 34 (6.12%) SOSL
8 22 (3.96%) Scala
9 18 (3.24%) C++
10 14 (2.52%) C
10 14 (2.52%) Embedded C
11 8 (1.44%) Ruby
12 7 (1.26%) Bash
12 7 (1.26%) Bicep
13 5 (0.90%) PowerShell
14 4 (0.72%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.72%) Rust
15 3 (0.54%) PHP
Qualifications
1 127 (22.84%) Degree
2 77 (13.85%) Security Cleared
3 63 (11.33%) SC Cleared
4 37 (6.65%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (4.86%) ISTQB
6 19 (3.42%) DBS Check
6 19 (3.42%) PMI Certification
7 18 (3.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 14 (2.52%) PMP
9 12 (2.16%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.44%) Azure Certification
10 8 (1.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 7 (1.26%) DV Cleared
12 5 (0.90%) CIPD
13 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.54%) CCIE
14 3 (0.54%) CCNP
14 3 (0.54%) CCSA
14 3 (0.54%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.54%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 82 (14.75%) QA
2 19 (3.42%) Accessibility
3 13 (2.34%) GRC
4 8 (1.44%) PMO
5 6 (1.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.72%) GDPR
7 3 (0.54%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.54%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 2 (0.36%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.36%) WCAG
9 1 (0.18%) GxP
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 85 (15.29%) Docker
2 6 (1.08%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 71 (12.77%) Kubernetes
2 48 (8.63%) Terraform
3 21 (3.78%) Ansible
4 14 (2.52%) Argo
5 12 (2.16%) Podman
6 6 (1.08%) Grafana
7 5 (0.90%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.36%) Packer
8 2 (0.36%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.18%) Kibana
9 1 (0.18%) Puppet
Vendors
1 85 (15.29%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.63%) Salesforce
3 34 (6.12%) Splunk
4 18 (3.24%) Google
5 15 (2.70%) Oracle
6 9 (1.62%) SAP
7 8 (1.44%) Databricks
8 7 (1.26%) ServiceNow
9 5 (0.90%) Cisco
9 5 (0.90%) Palo Alto
9 5 (0.90%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.72%) Adobe
10 4 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.72%) ESRI
11 3 (0.54%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.54%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.54%) Foundry
12 2 (0.36%) Facebook
12 2 (0.36%) IBM
12 2 (0.36%) Infor