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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 58 51
Rank change year-on-year -45 -7 -25
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 409 876 1,135
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.66% 5.09% 5.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.01% 5.48% 5.89%
Number of salaries quoted 313 371 930
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,449 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £64,080
Median % change year-on-year - +1.44% -4.48%
75th Percentile £78,500 £77,500 £77,500
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 13,566 15,999 19,274
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.35% 92.92% 94.33%
Number of salaries quoted 8,659 9,622 15,508
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,957 £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% - -4.00%

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 26 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 25 (6.11%) Confluence
2 6 (1.47%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.98%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.98%) CMS
3 4 (0.98%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.98%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.73%) Apache
4 3 (0.73%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.24%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.24%) nginx
5 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%) Trello
4 5 (1.22%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.49%) Sketch
6 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%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.24%) Magento
3 1 (0.24%) Primavera
3 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 149 (36.43%) Azure
2 105 (25.67%) AWS
3 63 (15.40%) Azure DevOps
4 57 (13.94%) Serverless
5 36 (8.80%) Power Platform
5 36 (8.80%) SaaS
6 35 (8.56%) AWS Lambda
6 35 (8.56%) GitHub
7 21 (5.13%) Power Automate
8 20 (4.89%) Amazon S3
9 19 (4.65%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (4.65%) GitHub Actions
10 18 (4.40%) GCP
11 17 (4.16%) PaaS
12 16 (3.91%) Azure App Service
13 15 (3.67%) Amazon SQS
13 15 (3.67%) Entra ID
14 10 (2.44%) Amazon EKS
15 9 (2.20%) PowerApps
16 8 (1.96%) Amazon ECS
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 55 (13.45%) SQL Server
2 32 (7.82%) MongoDB
3 30 (7.33%) Azure SQL Database
3 30 (7.33%) Elasticsearch
4 29 (7.09%) NoSQL
5 22 (5.38%) 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%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.98%) QGIS
13 4 (0.98%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.73%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 80 (19.56%) JIRA
2 63 (15.40%) Git
3 39 (9.54%) Postman
4 37 (9.05%) Selenium
5 33 (8.07%) Team Foundation Server
6 32 (7.82%) SoapUI
7 31 (7.58%) WebDriver
8 24 (5.87%) GitLab
8 24 (5.87%) Jenkins
9 17 (4.16%) 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%) Storybook
12 3 (0.73%) Subversion
12 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
13 2 (0.49%) LoadRunner
13 2 (0.49%) SpecFlow
General
1 155 (37.90%) Social Skills
2 110 (26.89%) Finance
3 59 (14.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (11.98%) Marketing
6 47 (11.49%) Public Sector
7 31 (7.58%) Tech for Good
8 27 (6.60%) Health Technology
8 27 (6.60%) Publishing
9 25 (6.11%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (5.38%) Games
10 22 (5.38%) Law
10 22 (5.38%) Presentation Skills
11 19 (4.65%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (3.42%) Retail
13 11 (2.69%) Legal
13 11 (2.69%) Telecoms
14 10 (2.44%) Manufacturing
15 9 (2.20%) Front Office
16 6 (1.47%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 132 (32.27%) Developer
2 75 (18.34%) Lead
3 68 (16.63%) Senior
4 58 (14.18%) Analyst
5 47 (11.49%) .NET Developer
6 31 (7.58%) Lead Developer
7 30 (7.33%) Python Developer
8 28 (6.85%) React Developer
8 28 (6.85%) Senior Developer
9 26 (6.36%) Software Engineer
10 25 (6.11%) Architect
11 24 (5.87%) Test Analyst
12 22 (5.38%) AWS Developer
13 21 (5.13%) Business Analyst
14 20 (4.89%) 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
1 119 (29.10%) .NET
2 82 (20.05%) React
3 65 (15.89%) RESTful
4 56 (13.69%) HTML
4 56 (13.69%) SOAP
5 43 (10.51%) .NET Framework
6 41 (10.02%) ASP.NET Web API
7 38 (9.29%) Entity Framework
7 38 (9.29%) REST
8 37 (9.05%) .NET Core
8 37 (9.05%) Node.js
9 34 (8.31%) AngularJS
10 31 (7.58%) Vue
11 27 (6.60%) CSS
12 23 (5.62%) ASP.NET
13 19 (4.65%) ASP.NET MVC
14 18 (4.40%) Web Services
15 15 (3.67%) Lightning Web Components
15 15 (3.67%) Swagger
15 15 (3.67%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 72 (17.60%) Product Ownership
2 25 (6.11%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.13%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.69%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (1.96%) Public Cloud
7 7 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.22%) Data Structures
8 5 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.22%) Mobile App
9 4 (0.98%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.73%) Device Driver
10 3 (0.73%) e-Learning
10 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.73%) IoT
10 3 (0.73%) N-Tier
10 3 (0.73%) PMI
10 3 (0.73%) Replication
10 3 (0.73%) Social Media
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
1 380 (92.91%) Agile
2 140 (34.23%) DevOps
3 127 (31.05%) CI/CD
4 119 (29.10%) Mentoring
5 114 (27.87%) Kanban
6 113 (27.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 96 (23.47%) Problem-Solving
8 67 (16.38%) Microservices
9 66 (16.14%) Stakeholder Management
10 64 (15.65%) Full-Stack Development
11 63 (15.40%) TDD
12 62 (15.16%) Software Testing
13 59 (14.43%) Roadmaps
13 59 (14.43%) Software Engineering
14 57 (13.94%) User Stories
15 54 (13.20%) Project Delivery
16 52 (12.71%) Continuous Integration
17 48 (11.74%) Project Management
18 45 (11.00%) API Testing
18 45 (11.00%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 122 (29.83%) SQL
2 104 (25.43%) C#
3 72 (17.60%) JavaScript
4 69 (16.87%) TypeScript
5 63 (15.40%) Java
6 56 (13.69%) 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 5 (1.22%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.73%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.73%) Erlang
12 3 (0.73%) Groovy
12 3 (0.73%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.73%) PHP
12 3 (0.73%) Scala
Qualifications
1 108 (26.41%) Degree
2 41 (10.02%) ISTQB
3 38 (9.29%) Security Cleared
4 37 (9.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 29 (7.09%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 27 (6.60%) SC Cleared
7 21 (5.13%) Master's Degree
8 9 (2.20%) PMI Certification
8 9 (2.20%) PMP
9 8 (1.96%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.22%) AWS Certification
11 5 (1.22%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
13 3 (0.73%) IBM Certification
13 3 (0.73%) ISEB
14 2 (0.49%) CBAP
14 2 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 103 (25.18%) QA
2 17 (4.16%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.47%) WCAG
4 5 (1.22%) PMO
4 5 (1.22%) SLA
5 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
6 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.49%) ECSS
6 2 (0.49%) GDPR
7 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.24%) GRC
7 1 (0.24%) HL7
7 1 (0.24%) IFRS
7 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 27 (6.60%) Docker
2 13 (3.18%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.22%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (5.87%) 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 98 (23.96%) 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%) Google
6 9 (2.20%) Mercator
7 7 (1.71%) DevExpress
7 7 (1.71%) Oracle
8 5 (1.22%) ESRI
8 5 (1.22%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.98%) Dynatrace
10 3 (0.73%) Guidewire
10 3 (0.73%) IBM
11 2 (0.49%) Adobe
11 2 (0.49%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.49%) PagerDuty
11 2 (0.49%) Pega
11 2 (0.49%) SendGrid
11 2 (0.49%) Zend