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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 58 53
Rank change year-on-year -40 -5 -29
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 412 889 1,097
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.70% 5.03% 5.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.02% 5.45% 5.77%
Number of salaries quoted 318 384 898
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,290 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,500 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.41%
75th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £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 13,621 16,321 19,017
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 89.28% 92.29% 94.98%
Number of salaries quoted 8,730 9,931 15,296
10th Percentile £29,750 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £46,250 £46,306
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £62,500 £61,153
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +2.20% -2.16%
75th Percentile £78,750 £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% - -2.04%

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 15 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 27 (6.55%) Confluence
2 6 (1.46%) CMS
2 6 (1.46%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.21%) Apache Airflow
4 4 (0.97%) Apache
4 4 (0.97%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.97%) GeoServer
4 4 (0.97%) Oracle Spatial
5 3 (0.73%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.24%) Headless CMS
6 1 (0.24%) nginx
6 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.70%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.46%) MS Visio
3 6 (1.46%) Trello
4 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.49%) Sketch
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (0.97%) Magento
2 3 (0.73%) Maximo
2 3 (0.73%) Shopify
3 2 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.24%) Primavera
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 151 (36.65%) Azure
2 106 (25.73%) AWS
3 67 (16.26%) Azure DevOps
4 58 (14.08%) Serverless
5 40 (9.71%) SaaS
6 36 (8.74%) AWS Lambda
6 36 (8.74%) Power Platform
7 35 (8.50%) GitHub
8 25 (6.07%) Power Automate
9 21 (5.10%) Amazon S3
10 20 (4.85%) Dynamics 365
10 20 (4.85%) GitHub Actions
11 17 (4.13%) GCP
11 17 (4.13%) PaaS
12 16 (3.88%) Azure App Service
13 15 (3.64%) Amazon SQS
13 15 (3.64%) Entra ID
14 10 (2.43%) Amazon EKS
14 10 (2.43%) Microsoft 365
14 10 (2.43%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.13%) Broadband
2 4 (0.97%) 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 57 (13.83%) SQL Server
2 33 (8.01%) MongoDB
3 30 (7.28%) Azure SQL Database
3 30 (7.28%) Elasticsearch
4 28 (6.80%) NoSQL
5 23 (5.58%) Relational Database
6 18 (4.37%) PostgreSQL
7 16 (3.88%) MySQL
8 14 (3.40%) DynamoDB
9 13 (3.16%) Power BI
10 12 (2.91%) Data Warehouse
11 8 (1.94%) Tableau
12 5 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (1.21%) Data Lake
12 5 (1.21%) GIS
13 4 (0.97%) Metadata
13 4 (0.97%) QGIS
13 4 (0.97%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.73%) BigQuery
14 3 (0.73%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 77 (18.69%) JIRA
2 63 (15.29%) Git
3 34 (8.25%) Selenium
4 33 (8.01%) Postman
5 29 (7.04%) Team Foundation Server
6 26 (6.31%) SoapUI
6 26 (6.31%) WebDriver
7 25 (6.07%) Jenkins
8 24 (5.83%) GitLab
9 19 (4.61%) SonarQube
10 7 (1.70%) Cypress.io
11 6 (1.46%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.97%) JMeter
13 3 (0.73%) Maven
13 3 (0.73%) Subversion
13 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
14 2 (0.49%) LoadRunner
14 2 (0.49%) SpecFlow
14 2 (0.49%) Storybook
General
1 147 (35.68%) Social Skills
2 106 (25.73%) Finance
3 58 (14.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 53 (12.86%) Marketing
5 51 (12.38%) Analytical Skills
6 44 (10.68%) Public Sector
7 31 (7.52%) Tech for Good
8 29 (7.04%) Organisational Skills
9 27 (6.55%) Health Technology
9 27 (6.55%) Publishing
10 24 (5.83%) Law
11 22 (5.34%) Games
12 21 (5.10%) Presentation Skills
13 20 (4.85%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (3.88%) Retail
15 11 (2.67%) Legal
16 10 (2.43%) Manufacturing
16 10 (2.43%) Telecoms
17 9 (2.18%) Front Office
18 6 (1.46%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 133 (32.28%) Developer
2 71 (17.23%) Lead
3 65 (15.78%) Senior
4 56 (13.59%) Analyst
5 49 (11.89%) .NET Developer
6 30 (7.28%) Lead Developer
6 30 (7.28%) Python Developer
7 29 (7.04%) Senior Developer
8 27 (6.55%) React Developer
9 25 (6.07%) Architect
10 24 (5.83%) Software Engineer
11 22 (5.34%) AWS Developer
12 21 (5.10%) Business Analyst
12 21 (5.10%) Test Analyst
13 20 (4.85%) Full-Stack Developer
14 19 (4.61%) Software Developer
15 18 (4.37%) Consultant
15 18 (4.37%) Project Manager
16 16 (3.88%) Azure Developer
17 15 (3.64%) Lead Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 117 (28.40%) .NET
2 84 (20.39%) React
3 65 (15.78%) RESTful
4 53 (12.86%) HTML
5 51 (12.38%) SOAP
6 44 (10.68%) .NET Framework
7 43 (10.44%) ASP.NET Web API
8 40 (9.71%) Entity Framework
9 38 (9.22%) .NET Core
9 38 (9.22%) REST
10 37 (8.98%) Node.js
11 36 (8.74%) AngularJS
12 31 (7.52%) Vue
13 29 (7.04%) CSS
14 23 (5.58%) ASP.NET
15 19 (4.61%) ASP.NET MVC
16 18 (4.37%) Web Services
17 15 (3.64%) Lightning Web Components
17 15 (3.64%) Swagger
17 15 (3.64%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 69 (16.75%) Product Ownership
2 26 (6.31%) Management Information System
3 20 (4.85%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (2.67%) Distributed Systems
6 8 (1.94%) Analytical Mindset
6 8 (1.94%) Public Cloud
7 5 (1.21%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.21%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.21%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.97%) Onboarding
8 4 (0.97%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.73%) Device Driver
9 3 (0.73%) IoT
9 3 (0.73%) Legacy Code
9 3 (0.73%) N-Tier
9 3 (0.73%) PMI
9 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.88%) Linux
2 4 (0.97%) Ubuntu
2 4 (0.97%) 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
1 386 (93.69%) Agile
2 142 (34.47%) DevOps
3 131 (31.80%) CI/CD
4 117 (28.40%) Kanban
4 117 (28.40%) Mentoring
5 110 (26.70%) Continuous Improvement
6 91 (22.09%) Problem-Solving
7 73 (17.72%) Microservices
8 69 (16.75%) Stakeholder Management
9 64 (15.53%) TDD
10 63 (15.29%) Full-Stack Development
11 62 (15.05%) Roadmaps
12 61 (14.81%) User Stories
13 58 (14.08%) Software Engineering
13 58 (14.08%) Software Testing
14 57 (13.83%) Project Delivery
15 54 (13.11%) Continuous Integration
15 54 (13.11%) Project Management
16 45 (10.92%) Coaching
16 45 (10.92%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 121 (29.37%) SQL
2 102 (24.76%) C#
3 78 (18.93%) JavaScript
4 67 (16.26%) TypeScript
5 58 (14.08%) Python
6 57 (13.83%) Java
7 15 (3.64%) Apex Code
7 15 (3.64%) SOQL
7 15 (3.64%) SOSL
8 8 (1.94%) C++
9 7 (1.70%) VB.NET
10 6 (1.46%) Bash
10 6 (1.46%) C
11 4 (0.97%) Kotlin
11 4 (0.97%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.73%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.73%) Erlang
12 3 (0.73%) PHP
12 3 (0.73%) Scala
12 3 (0.73%) Swift
Qualifications
1 101 (24.51%) Degree
2 37 (8.98%) Security Cleared
3 36 (8.74%) Computer Science Degree
3 36 (8.74%) ISTQB
4 26 (6.31%) SC Cleared
5 24 (5.83%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 21 (5.10%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.18%) PMI Certification
7 9 (2.18%) PMP
8 8 (1.94%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.70%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.70%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.21%) AWS Certification
11 4 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.73%) DBS Check
12 3 (0.73%) IBM Certification
12 3 (0.73%) ISEB
13 2 (0.49%) APMG
13 2 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 101 (24.51%) QA
2 16 (3.88%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.21%) SLA
3 5 (1.21%) WCAG
4 4 (0.97%) PMO
5 3 (0.73%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
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
System Software
1 31 (7.52%) Docker
2 13 (3.16%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 24 (5.83%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.37%) Terraform
3 15 (3.64%) Ansible
4 4 (0.97%) Grafana
5 3 (0.73%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.49%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 102 (24.76%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.10%) Salesforce
3 15 (3.64%) Splunk
4 11 (2.67%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.43%) SAP
6 9 (2.18%) Mercator
7 8 (1.94%) Google
8 7 (1.70%) DevExpress
8 7 (1.70%) Oracle
9 5 (1.21%) Adobe
9 5 (1.21%) ESRI
9 5 (1.21%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.97%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.73%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.73%) IBM
12 2 (0.49%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.49%) Databricks
12 2 (0.49%) PagerDuty
12 2 (0.49%) Pega
12 2 (0.49%) Zend