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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 80 88 52
Rank change year-on-year +8 -36 -18
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 569 580 1,574
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.06% 3.92% 4.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.69% 4.12% 5.32%
Number of salaries quoted 396 298 1,318
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,244 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,188 £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 £77,500 £78,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,811 £87,875
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 15,402 14,083 29,565
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.75% 95.07% 91.04%
Number of salaries quoted 10,940 8,654 23,358
10th Percentile £34,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,208 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +0.35% +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% -9.97%

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 16 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 (4.92%) Confluence
2 11 (1.93%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.70%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.70%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.70%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.53%) Apache
4 3 (0.53%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.53%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.53%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.35%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.35%) 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 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (1.23%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (0.70%) Chatbot
2 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (0.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.53%) Trello
4 2 (0.35%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.35%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.35%) Productboard
4 2 (0.35%) Sketch
5 1 (0.18%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 12 (2.11%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.35%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.35%) 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
4 1 (0.18%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 202 (35.50%) Azure
2 171 (30.05%) AWS
3 69 (12.13%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (9.67%) GCP
5 53 (9.31%) Serverless
6 26 (4.57%) Power Platform
7 25 (4.39%) GitHub
8 23 (4.04%) Azure AKS
9 22 (3.87%) Azure Service Bus
10 20 (3.51%) SaaS
11 18 (3.16%) Power Automate
11 18 (3.16%) PowerApps
12 17 (2.99%) AWS Lambda
13 15 (2.64%) Entra ID
13 15 (2.64%) PaaS
14 14 (2.46%) Cloud Functions
15 13 (2.28%) Azure Logic Apps
16 12 (2.11%) Cloud Run
17 11 (1.93%) GitHub Copilot
18 10 (1.76%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 76 (13.36%) Broadband
2 15 (2.64%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.64%) RS-232
3 6 (1.05%) Firewall
4 5 (0.88%) LAN
4 5 (0.88%) WAN
5 4 (0.70%) MQTT
6 3 (0.53%) Network Security
6 3 (0.53%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.53%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.53%) Wireless
7 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.35%) VPN
7 2 (0.35%) WPA
8 1 (0.18%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (9.49%) MongoDB
2 40 (7.03%) NoSQL
3 34 (5.98%) PostgreSQL
4 25 (4.39%) SQL Server
5 23 (4.04%) Elasticsearch
6 22 (3.87%) Azure SQL Database
7 15 (2.64%) Metadata
8 11 (1.93%) Power BI
8 11 (1.93%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.05%) MySQL
10 5 (0.88%) Redis
11 4 (0.70%) Big Data
11 4 (0.70%) Data Lake
11 4 (0.70%) DynamoDB
11 4 (0.70%) GIS
11 4 (0.70%) QGIS
11 4 (0.70%) Star Schema
12 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 90 (15.82%) JIRA
2 65 (11.42%) Jenkins
3 57 (10.02%) GitLab
4 48 (8.44%) Git
5 35 (6.15%) SonarQube
6 32 (5.62%) Postman
7 28 (4.92%) Selenium
8 27 (4.75%) SoapUI
9 25 (4.39%) Team Foundation Server
10 22 (3.87%) TeamCity
10 22 (3.87%) WebDriver
11 14 (2.46%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.11%) CircleCI
13 7 (1.23%) SpecFlow
14 6 (1.05%) JUnit
15 5 (0.88%) JMeter
15 5 (0.88%) Maven
15 5 (0.88%) Mockito
16 4 (0.70%) NUnit
16 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 187 (32.86%) Social Skills
2 116 (20.39%) Finance
3 106 (18.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 77 (13.53%) Public Sector
5 67 (11.78%) Law
6 66 (11.60%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (8.44%) Games
8 46 (8.08%) Marketing
9 31 (5.45%) Legal
10 22 (3.87%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.46%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.11%) Health Technology
13 11 (1.93%) Banking
14 10 (1.76%) Publishing
14 10 (1.76%) Tech for Good
15 8 (1.41%) Advertising
16 7 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.23%) Retail
16 7 (1.23%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.88%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 130 (22.85%) Senior
2 120 (21.09%) Developer
3 69 (12.13%) Lead
4 65 (11.42%) Architect
4 65 (11.42%) Software Engineer
5 61 (10.72%) Analyst
6 41 (7.21%) Delivery Manager
7 38 (6.68%) Business Analyst
8 33 (5.80%) Salesforce Architect
9 32 (5.62%) .NET Developer
10 31 (5.45%) Product Manager
11 29 (5.10%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 27 (4.75%) Senior Developer
13 25 (4.39%) Senior Software Engineer
13 25 (4.39%) Solutions Architect
14 22 (3.87%) Lead Developer
14 22 (3.87%) Senior Manager
15 21 (3.69%) DevOps Engineer
15 21 (3.69%) Software Developer
16 20 (3.51%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (16.70%) React
2 94 (16.52%) .NET
3 62 (10.90%) SOAP
4 60 (10.54%) REST
5 58 (10.19%) Node.js
6 54 (9.49%) HTML
7 48 (8.44%) RESTful
8 40 (7.03%) Lightning Web Components
9 38 (6.68%) Visualforce
10 29 (5.10%) .NET Framework
10 29 (5.10%) ASP.NET
11 28 (4.92%) AngularJS
12 27 (4.75%) Spring
12 27 (4.75%) Web Services
13 26 (4.57%) CSS
14 25 (4.39%) ASP.NET Core
15 23 (4.04%) .NET Core
16 22 (3.87%) Akka
17 20 (3.51%) Playwright
18 19 (3.34%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 163 (28.65%) Product Ownership
2 54 (9.49%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.87%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.87%) Video\Live Streaming
4 17 (2.99%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.64%) Device Driver
6 13 (2.28%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.28%) Podcast
7 12 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (1.93%) Distributed Systems
9 10 (1.76%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.23%) Culture of Ownership
11 6 (1.05%) PMI
12 5 (0.88%) Data Centre
13 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
13 4 (0.70%) Life Science
13 4 (0.70%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.53%) AI Agents
14 3 (0.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 3 (0.53%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.91%) Linux
2 17 (2.99%) Unix
3 15 (2.64%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (2.46%) Windows
5 5 (0.88%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.18%) CentOS
6 1 (0.18%) Debian
6 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 533 (93.67%) Agile
2 216 (37.96%) Continuous Improvement
3 201 (35.33%) DevOps
4 193 (33.92%) Kanban
5 181 (31.81%) CI/CD
6 117 (20.56%) Mentoring
7 114 (20.04%) Roadmaps
8 111 (19.51%) Problem-Solving
9 97 (17.05%) Microservices
9 97 (17.05%) Software Engineering
10 96 (16.87%) Coaching
11 85 (14.94%) Full-Stack Development
12 84 (14.76%) TDD
12 84 (14.76%) User Stories
13 77 (13.53%) Community of Practice
14 74 (13.01%) Acceptance Criteria
15 71 (12.48%) Continuous Integration
16 68 (11.95%) Stakeholder Management
16 68 (11.95%) Test Automation
17 64 (11.25%) Continuous Delivery
Programming Languages
1 101 (17.75%) SQL
2 90 (15.82%) Java
3 88 (15.47%) JavaScript
4 87 (15.29%) C#
5 67 (11.78%) Python
6 66 (11.60%) TypeScript
7 38 (6.68%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.98%) SOQL
8 34 (5.98%) SOSL
9 22 (3.87%) Scala
10 19 (3.34%) C++
11 15 (2.64%) C
11 15 (2.64%) Embedded C
12 9 (1.58%) Ruby
13 8 (1.41%) Bash
14 7 (1.23%) Bicep
15 6 (1.05%) PL/SQL
16 5 (0.88%) PowerShell
17 4 (0.70%) Rust
18 3 (0.53%) PHP
Qualifications
1 130 (22.85%) Degree
2 77 (13.53%) Security Cleared
3 65 (11.42%) SC Cleared
4 39 (6.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (4.75%) ISTQB
6 19 (3.34%) DBS Check
6 19 (3.34%) PMI Certification
7 18 (3.16%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 14 (2.46%) PMP
9 11 (1.93%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.58%) Azure Certification
11 8 (1.41%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 5 (0.88%) CIPD
12 5 (0.88%) DV Cleared
13 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Certification
14 3 (0.53%) CCIE
14 3 (0.53%) CCIE Security
14 3 (0.53%) CCNP
14 3 (0.53%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (13.88%) QA
2 21 (3.69%) Accessibility
3 13 (2.28%) GRC
4 9 (1.58%) PMO
5 6 (1.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (0.88%) GDPR
7 3 (0.53%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.53%) WCAG
8 2 (0.35%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.18%) GxP
9 1 (0.18%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.18%) P3O
System Software
1 94 (16.52%) Docker
2 5 (0.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 77 (13.53%) Kubernetes
2 49 (8.61%) Terraform
3 21 (3.69%) Ansible
4 14 (2.46%) Argo
5 12 (2.11%) Podman
6 6 (1.05%) Grafana
7 5 (0.88%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.35%) Packer
8 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.18%) Kibana
9 1 (0.18%) Puppet
Vendors
1 85 (14.94%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.44%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.98%) Splunk
4 18 (3.16%) Google
5 17 (2.99%) Oracle
6 8 (1.41%) Databricks
7 7 (1.23%) SAP
7 7 (1.23%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.88%) Cisco
8 5 (0.88%) Palo Alto
8 5 (0.88%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.70%) Adobe
9 4 (0.70%) Atlassian
9 4 (0.70%) ESRI
10 3 (0.53%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.53%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.53%) Foundry
11 2 (0.35%) Facebook
11 2 (0.35%) IBM
11 2 (0.35%) Infor