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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 96 53
Rank change year-on-year +14 -43 -19
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 569 583 1,567
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.03% 3.86% 4.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.66% 4.06% 5.29%
Number of salaries quoted 396 301 1,310
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,290 £42,500
25th Percentile £51,063 £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 £77,500 £78,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,528 £87,500
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 15,547 14,351 29,597
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.72% 95.06% 90.87%
Number of salaries quoted 11,029 8,676 23,362
10th Percentile £34,460 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +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 £58,269 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.97% +5.94% -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 20 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
2 4 (0.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (0.53%) Adobe XD
3 3 (0.53%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.53%) Productboard
3 3 (0.53%) Sketch
3 3 (0.53%) Trello
4 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
1 201 (35.33%) Azure
2 174 (30.58%) AWS
3 66 (11.60%) Azure DevOps
4 56 (9.84%) GCP
5 52 (9.14%) Serverless
6 26 (4.57%) Power Platform
7 23 (4.04%) GitHub
8 22 (3.87%) Azure AKS
8 22 (3.87%) Azure Service Bus
9 19 (3.34%) SaaS
10 18 (3.16%) Power Automate
10 18 (3.16%) PowerApps
11 17 (2.99%) AWS Lambda
12 14 (2.46%) Cloud Functions
12 14 (2.46%) Entra ID
12 14 (2.46%) PaaS
13 13 (2.28%) Azure Logic Apps
14 12 (2.11%) Cloud Run
15 11 (1.93%) GitHub Copilot
16 10 (1.76%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 76 (13.36%) Broadband
2 14 (2.46%) Ethernet
2 14 (2.46%) 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
6 3 (0.53%) WPA
7 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.35%) VPN
8 1 (0.18%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (9.49%) MongoDB
2 38 (6.68%) NoSQL
3 35 (6.15%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (4.04%) Elasticsearch
4 23 (4.04%) SQL Server
5 21 (3.69%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (2.64%) Metadata
7 11 (1.93%) Power BI
8 10 (1.76%) Relational Database
9 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (1.05%) MySQL
9 6 (1.05%) Redis
10 4 (0.70%) Big Data
10 4 (0.70%) DynamoDB
10 4 (0.70%) GIS
10 4 (0.70%) QGIS
10 4 (0.70%) Star Schema
11 3 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.53%) Data Lake
11 3 (0.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 90 (15.82%) JIRA
2 65 (11.42%) Jenkins
3 57 (10.02%) GitLab
4 46 (8.08%) 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%) JUnit
13 7 (1.23%) SpecFlow
14 6 (1.05%) Maven
14 6 (1.05%) Mockito
15 5 (0.88%) JMeter
16 4 (0.70%) NUnit
16 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 185 (32.51%) Social Skills
2 119 (20.91%) Finance
3 106 (18.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 76 (13.36%) Public Sector
5 67 (11.78%) Law
6 65 (11.42%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (8.44%) Games
8 47 (8.26%) Marketing
9 31 (5.45%) Legal
10 23 (4.04%) 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
15 8 (1.41%) Retail
16 7 (1.23%) Influencing Skills
16 7 (1.23%) Telecoms
17 5 (0.88%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 129 (22.67%) Senior
2 120 (21.09%) Developer
3 68 (11.95%) Lead
4 66 (11.60%) Architect
5 63 (11.07%) Software Engineer
6 62 (10.90%) Analyst
7 41 (7.21%) Delivery Manager
8 39 (6.85%) Business Analyst
9 33 (5.80%) Salesforce Architect
10 30 (5.27%) .NET Developer
10 30 (5.27%) Product Manager
11 29 (5.10%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 27 (4.75%) Senior Developer
13 26 (4.57%) Solutions Architect
14 23 (4.04%) Senior Software Engineer
15 22 (3.87%) Senior Manager
16 21 (3.69%) Lead Developer
16 21 (3.69%) Senior Analyst
16 21 (3.69%) Software Developer
17 20 (3.51%) DevOps Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (16.70%) React
2 90 (15.82%) .NET
3 62 (10.90%) REST
3 62 (10.90%) SOAP
4 57 (10.02%) Node.js
5 52 (9.14%) HTML
6 47 (8.26%) RESTful
7 41 (7.21%) Lightning Web Components
8 38 (6.68%) Visualforce
9 29 (5.10%) ASP.NET
10 28 (4.92%) AngularJS
10 28 (4.92%) Spring
11 27 (4.75%) .NET Framework
11 27 (4.75%) Web Services
12 25 (4.39%) ASP.NET Core
13 24 (4.22%) CSS
14 22 (3.87%) .NET Core
14 22 (3.87%) Akka
15 21 (3.69%) Playwright
16 19 (3.34%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 163 (28.65%) Product Ownership
2 53 (9.31%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.87%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.87%) Video\Live Streaming
4 18 (3.16%) Onboarding
5 14 (2.46%) 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 44 (7.73%) Linux
2 17 (2.99%) Unix
3 14 (2.46%) Embedded Linux
3 14 (2.46%) Windows
4 5 (0.88%) Ubuntu
5 1 (0.18%) CentOS
5 1 (0.18%) Debian
5 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 531 (93.32%) Agile
2 217 (38.14%) Continuous Improvement
3 196 (34.45%) DevOps
4 191 (33.57%) Kanban
5 179 (31.46%) CI/CD
6 119 (20.91%) Mentoring
7 113 (19.86%) Roadmaps
8 109 (19.16%) Problem-Solving
9 96 (16.87%) Coaching
10 95 (16.70%) Microservices
10 95 (16.70%) Software Engineering
11 85 (14.94%) TDD
11 85 (14.94%) User Stories
12 83 (14.59%) Full-Stack Development
13 77 (13.53%) Community of Practice
14 75 (13.18%) Acceptance Criteria
15 71 (12.48%) Continuous Integration
15 71 (12.48%) Stakeholder Management
16 65 (11.42%) AI
16 65 (11.42%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 98 (17.22%) SQL
2 91 (15.99%) Java
3 89 (15.64%) JavaScript
4 85 (14.94%) C#
5 66 (11.60%) Python
5 66 (11.60%) TypeScript
6 38 (6.68%) Apex Code
7 34 (5.98%) SOQL
7 34 (5.98%) SOSL
8 22 (3.87%) Scala
9 18 (3.16%) C++
10 14 (2.46%) C
10 14 (2.46%) Embedded C
11 10 (1.76%) Ruby
12 8 (1.41%) Bash
13 7 (1.23%) Bicep
13 7 (1.23%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
14 4 (0.70%) Rust
15 3 (0.53%) PHP
Qualifications
1 129 (22.67%) Degree
2 79 (13.88%) Security Cleared
3 67 (11.78%) SC Cleared
4 38 (6.68%) 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 10 (1.76%) 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 78 (13.71%) QA
2 22 (3.87%) 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 95 (16.70%) Docker
2 4 (0.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 76 (13.36%) Kubernetes
2 48 (8.44%) 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 82 (14.41%) Microsoft
2 49 (8.61%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.98%) Splunk
4 18 (3.16%) Google
4 18 (3.16%) Oracle
5 8 (1.41%) Databricks
6 7 (1.23%) SAP
6 7 (1.23%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.88%) Adobe
7 5 (0.88%) Cisco
7 5 (0.88%) Palo Alto
7 5 (0.88%) Red Hat
8 4 (0.70%) Atlassian
8 4 (0.70%) ESRI
9 3 (0.53%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.53%) Fortinet
9 3 (0.53%) Foundry
10 2 (0.35%) Facebook
10 2 (0.35%) IBM
10 2 (0.35%) Infor