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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 59 42
Rank change year-on-year -40 -17 -11
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 435 809 1,591
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.67% 5.21% 5.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.10% 5.49% 6.19%
Number of salaries quoted 306 317 1,357
10th Percentile £39,238 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £49,813 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £105,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -9.77%

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 14,049 14,744 25,721
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.24% 94.88% 92.72%
Number of salaries quoted 9,091 8,753 21,329
10th Percentile £30,500 £36,250 £34,758
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,080
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,779 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.43% +9.18% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £103,750 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,504 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.10% +10.01% -12.00%

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 17 February 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 26 (5.98%) Confluence
2 8 (1.84%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.92%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.92%) GeoServer
4 4 (0.92%) Oracle Spatial
5 3 (0.69%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.46%) Apache
6 2 (0.46%) SAS
7 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.23%) CMS
7 1 (0.23%) NServiceBus
Applications
1 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
2 5 (1.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (1.15%) Trello
3 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.69%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.46%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.46%) Sketch
6 1 (0.23%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 11 (2.53%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.69%) Maximo
2 3 (0.69%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.46%) Shopify
4 1 (0.23%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.23%) Magento
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.23%) Primavera
4 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 142 (32.64%) Azure
2 100 (22.99%) AWS
3 51 (11.72%) Serverless
4 47 (10.80%) Azure DevOps
5 32 (7.36%) SaaS
6 30 (6.90%) GitHub
7 27 (6.21%) Power Platform
8 24 (5.52%) GCP
9 22 (5.06%) AWS Lambda
10 17 (3.91%) Amazon S3
10 17 (3.91%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (3.91%) PaaS
11 15 (3.45%) Entra ID
12 14 (3.22%) Amazon SQS
12 14 (3.22%) Azure App Service
13 13 (2.99%) PowerApps
14 11 (2.53%) Power Automate
15 10 (2.30%) Azure Functions
16 9 (2.07%) Amazon EKS
16 9 (2.07%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 54 (12.41%) Broadband
2 7 (1.61%) Ethernet
2 7 (1.61%) RS-232
3 3 (0.69%) MQTT
4 2 (0.46%) Firewall
5 1 (0.23%) AMQP
5 1 (0.23%) GPRS
5 1 (0.23%) HTTP
5 1 (0.23%) LTE
5 1 (0.23%) Modbus
5 1 (0.23%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (9.89%) SQL Server
2 28 (6.44%) NoSQL
3 24 (5.52%) MongoDB
4 21 (4.83%) Azure SQL Database
5 19 (4.37%) Relational Database
6 18 (4.14%) PostgreSQL
7 14 (3.22%) Elasticsearch
8 12 (2.76%) Power BI
9 10 (2.30%) MySQL
10 9 (2.07%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.61%) Metadata
11 7 (1.61%) Tableau
12 5 (1.15%) GIS
13 4 (0.92%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.92%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.92%) QGIS
13 4 (0.92%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.69%) Power Query
15 2 (0.46%) Amazon Athena
15 2 (0.46%) Looker
Development Applications
1 73 (16.78%) JIRA
2 59 (13.56%) Jenkins
3 57 (13.10%) Git
4 38 (8.74%) GitLab
5 37 (8.51%) Postman
6 33 (7.59%) Selenium
7 31 (7.13%) SoapUI
8 29 (6.67%) WebDriver
9 28 (6.44%) SonarQube
9 28 (6.44%) Team Foundation Server
10 23 (5.29%) TeamCity
11 6 (1.38%) JMeter
11 6 (1.38%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.92%) Cypress.io
12 4 (0.92%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.69%) Storybook
14 2 (0.46%) Cucumber
14 2 (0.46%) REST Assured
14 2 (0.46%) Serenity BDD
14 2 (0.46%) Vagrant
General
1 167 (38.39%) Social Skills
2 95 (21.84%) Finance
3 67 (15.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 60 (13.79%) Analytical Skills
5 54 (12.41%) Public Sector
6 48 (11.03%) Marketing
7 37 (8.51%) Games
8 23 (5.29%) Law
9 20 (4.60%) Tech for Good
10 19 (4.37%) Organisational Skills
11 18 (4.14%) Health Technology
12 16 (3.68%) Influencing Skills
12 16 (3.68%) Publishing
13 12 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
14 11 (2.53%) Legal
14 11 (2.53%) Telecoms
15 8 (1.84%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.61%) Banking
17 6 (1.38%) Documentation Skills
17 6 (1.38%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 118 (27.13%) Developer
2 83 (19.08%) Senior
3 69 (15.86%) Lead
4 50 (11.49%) Software Engineer
5 44 (10.11%) Analyst
6 42 (9.66%) Architect
7 36 (8.28%) .NET Developer
8 30 (6.90%) Lead Developer
9 26 (5.98%) Salesforce Architect
10 23 (5.29%) Senior Developer
10 23 (5.29%) Senior Software Engineer
11 22 (5.06%) React Developer
12 20 (4.60%) Business Analyst
12 20 (4.60%) Delivery Manager
13 19 (4.37%) Python Developer
14 18 (4.14%) Software Developer
15 17 (3.91%) Scrum Master
15 17 (3.91%) Test Analyst
16 16 (3.68%) AWS Developer
16 16 (3.68%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (23.22%) .NET
2 70 (16.09%) React
3 65 (14.94%) SOAP
4 53 (12.18%) RESTful
5 49 (11.26%) HTML
6 47 (10.80%) REST
7 37 (8.51%) .NET Framework
8 31 (7.13%) ASP.NET Web API
8 31 (7.13%) Node.js
9 30 (6.90%) Lightning Web Components
9 30 (6.90%) Visualforce
10 29 (6.67%) Entity Framework
11 28 (6.44%) Akka
12 26 (5.98%) .NET Core
13 23 (5.29%) AngularJS
13 23 (5.29%) CSS
14 19 (4.37%) Vue
14 19 (4.37%) Web Services
15 16 (3.68%) ASP.NET
16 13 (2.99%) Razor View Engine
Miscellaneous
1 107 (24.60%) Product Ownership
2 26 (5.98%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.29%) Over-the-Top Content
3 23 (5.29%) Video\Live Streaming
4 11 (2.53%) Distributed Systems
5 10 (2.30%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.07%) Management Information System
7 8 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
7 8 (1.84%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.61%) Device Driver
8 7 (1.61%) e-Learning
8 7 (1.61%) Onboarding
9 6 (1.38%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.92%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.92%) PMI
11 3 (0.69%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.69%) N-Tier
11 3 (0.69%) Social Media
12 2 (0.46%) AI Agents
12 2 (0.46%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.37%) Linux
2 7 (1.61%) Embedded Linux
3 5 (1.15%) Ubuntu
4 3 (0.69%) Android
4 3 (0.69%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.69%) Unix
5 2 (0.46%) VMS
6 1 (0.23%) CentOS
6 1 (0.23%) Debian
6 1 (0.23%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 405 (93.10%) Agile
2 153 (35.17%) Continuous Improvement
3 150 (34.48%) Kanban
4 146 (33.56%) DevOps
5 138 (31.72%) CI/CD
6 98 (22.53%) Mentoring
7 93 (21.38%) Problem-Solving
8 86 (19.77%) Roadmaps
9 76 (17.47%) Software Engineering
10 72 (16.55%) TDD
11 66 (15.17%) Microservices
12 64 (14.71%) User Stories
13 63 (14.48%) Acceptance Criteria
13 63 (14.48%) Stakeholder Management
14 56 (12.87%) Continuous Integration
15 54 (12.41%) Coaching
15 54 (12.41%) Full-Stack Development
16 50 (11.49%) Project Delivery
16 50 (11.49%) Software Testing
17 49 (11.26%) Community of Practice
Programming Languages
1 104 (23.91%) SQL
2 88 (20.23%) C#
3 72 (16.55%) Java
4 63 (14.48%) TypeScript
5 59 (13.56%) JavaScript
6 54 (12.41%) Python
7 30 (6.90%) Apex Code
8 28 (6.44%) SOQL
8 28 (6.44%) SOSL
9 24 (5.52%) Scala
10 14 (3.22%) C++
11 10 (2.30%) C
12 7 (1.61%) Embedded C
13 5 (1.15%) Bash
14 3 (0.69%) Erlang
14 3 (0.69%) Groovy
14 3 (0.69%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.69%) PHP
14 3 (0.69%) Rust
14 3 (0.69%) Swift
Qualifications
1 101 (23.22%) Degree
2 49 (11.26%) Security Cleared
3 39 (8.97%) SC Cleared
4 35 (8.05%) ISTQB
5 26 (5.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 25 (5.75%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
7 19 (4.37%) Master's Degree
8 13 (2.99%) DBS Check
9 11 (2.53%) PMI Certification
10 9 (2.07%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 8 (1.84%) PMP
12 7 (1.61%) DV Cleared
13 6 (1.38%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (1.15%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.69%) IBM Certification
16 2 (0.46%) AWS Certification
16 2 (0.46%) CBAP
16 2 (0.46%) IIBA
16 2 (0.46%) SAFe Agilist
16 2 (0.46%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (19.54%) QA
2 14 (3.22%) Accessibility
3 4 (0.92%) PMO
3 4 (0.92%) WCAG
4 3 (0.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.46%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.46%) ECSS
5 2 (0.46%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 1 (0.23%) GDPR
6 1 (0.23%) GRC
6 1 (0.23%) IFRS
6 1 (0.23%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.23%) P3O
System Software
1 53 (12.18%) Docker
2 13 (2.99%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 52 (11.95%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.83%) Terraform
3 16 (3.68%) Ansible
4 4 (0.92%) Grafana
4 4 (0.92%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.46%) Argo
5 2 (0.46%) Packer
5 2 (0.46%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.23%) Puppet
Vendors
1 74 (17.01%) Microsoft
2 39 (8.97%) Salesforce
3 28 (6.44%) Splunk
4 12 (2.76%) Oracle
5 11 (2.53%) ServiceNow
6 10 (2.30%) Google
6 10 (2.30%) SAP
7 9 (2.07%) Mercator
8 5 (1.15%) ESRI
8 5 (1.15%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.92%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.69%) Guidewire
10 3 (0.69%) IBM
11 2 (0.46%) Adobe
11 2 (0.46%) DevExpress
11 2 (0.46%) Foundry
11 2 (0.46%) PagerDuty
11 2 (0.46%) Pega
11 2 (0.46%) SendGrid
11 2 (0.46%) Zend