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 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 103 82
Rank change year-on-year +13 -21 -38
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 703 582 783
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.94% 3.59% 3.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.60% 3.85% 3.81%
Number of salaries quoted 532 326 493
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,125 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +3.23% -4.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £82,150 £88,750 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - +4.00% -3.85%

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 19,546 15,102 20,547
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.74% 93.04% 87.68%
Number of salaries quoted 14,050 8,683 12,951
10th Percentile £34,000 £29,750 £35,225
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 12 September 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 48 (6.83%) Confluence
2 13 (1.85%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.00%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.85%) Apache
6 4 (0.57%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.57%) CMS
6 4 (0.57%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.57%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.43%) DNN
7 3 (0.43%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.43%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.43%) Kentico
7 3 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.28%) Appian
8 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
9 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 15 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
1 15 (2.13%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (1.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.00%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.00%) Trello
4 4 (0.57%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.43%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.43%) Productboard
5 3 (0.43%) Sketch
5 3 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.28%) Simulink
7 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.85%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.43%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) Finacle
5 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
5 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
5 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 331 (47.08%) Azure
2 291 (41.39%) AWS
3 102 (14.51%) Azure DevOps
4 68 (9.67%) GCP
5 61 (8.68%) GitHub
6 52 (7.40%) Serverless
7 45 (6.40%) Power Platform
8 41 (5.83%) GitHub Copilot
9 27 (3.84%) Power Automate
10 24 (3.41%) SaaS
11 23 (3.27%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (3.27%) PowerApps
12 20 (2.84%) Azure Functions
13 19 (2.70%) PaaS
14 18 (2.56%) Dynamics 365
15 17 (2.42%) Azure Key Vault
15 17 (2.42%) Azure Logic Apps
16 15 (2.13%) AWS Lambda
16 15 (2.13%) Azure Monitor
17 14 (1.99%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 22 (3.13%) Broadband
2 12 (1.71%) VPN
3 8 (1.14%) Ethernet
3 8 (1.14%) Firewall
3 8 (1.14%) RS-232
4 3 (0.43%) LAN
4 3 (0.43%) Network Security
4 3 (0.43%) SD-WAN
4 3 (0.43%) Software-Defined Networking
4 3 (0.43%) WAN
4 3 (0.43%) Wireless
4 3 (0.43%) WPA
5 2 (0.28%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (18.49%) MongoDB
2 100 (14.22%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (11.81%) Elasticsearch
4 60 (8.53%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.41%) SQL Server
6 36 (5.12%) NoSQL
7 29 (4.13%) Power BI
8 28 (3.98%) Metadata
9 26 (3.70%) Relational Database
10 23 (3.27%) MySQL
11 19 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
12 17 (2.42%) Redis
13 13 (1.85%) DynamoDB
14 12 (1.71%) Star Schema
15 11 (1.56%) Data Lake
16 7 (1.00%) Amazon QuickSight
16 7 (1.00%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.85%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 96 (13.66%) JIRA
2 77 (10.95%) Git
3 24 (3.41%) GitLab
4 15 (2.13%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.13%) JUnit
5 14 (1.99%) Cypress.io
5 14 (1.99%) Maven
5 14 (1.99%) Mockito
6 11 (1.56%) CircleCI
6 11 (1.56%) SonarQube
7 9 (1.28%) Visual Studio
8 6 (0.85%) Claude Code
9 5 (0.71%) Selenium
10 4 (0.57%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (0.57%) NUnit
10 4 (0.57%) Postman
10 4 (0.57%) SpecFlow
10 4 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.43%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.43%) Mercurial
General
1 223 (31.72%) Social Skills
2 182 (25.89%) Finance
3 162 (23.04%) Public Sector
4 128 (18.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 123 (17.50%) Law
6 89 (12.66%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (4.84%) Legal
8 32 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
9 24 (3.41%) Marketing
10 21 (2.99%) Games
11 19 (2.70%) Retail
12 18 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
13 9 (1.28%) Banking
13 9 (1.28%) Legal Technology
13 9 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (1.00%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.00%) Local Government
15 6 (0.85%) Advertising
15 6 (0.85%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.85%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 211 (30.01%) Developer
2 182 (25.89%) Senior
3 96 (13.66%) Analyst
4 83 (11.81%) .NET Developer
5 66 (9.39%) Business Analyst
6 62 (8.82%) Delivery Manager
7 52 (7.40%) Lead
7 52 (7.40%) Senior Developer
8 50 (7.11%) Software Engineer
9 46 (6.54%) Architect
10 40 (5.69%) Project Manager
11 38 (5.41%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 33 (4.69%) DevOps Engineer
13 32 (4.55%) Senior Analyst
14 29 (4.13%) Senior DevOps
14 29 (4.13%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 29 (4.13%) Senior Manager
15 26 (3.70%) Senior Business Analyst
16 22 (3.13%) Java Developer
17 20 (2.84%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 150 (21.34%) React
2 136 (19.35%) .NET
3 120 (17.07%) Node.js
4 96 (13.66%) .NET Core
5 88 (12.52%) ASP.NET
6 86 (12.23%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (10.95%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.10%) .NET Framework
9 59 (8.39%) Terraform
10 52 (7.40%) ASP.NET Web API
11 51 (7.25%) Vue
12 47 (6.69%) RESTful
13 46 (6.54%) REST
14 43 (6.12%) HTML
15 39 (5.55%) CSS
16 36 (5.12%) Spring
17 34 (4.84%) Blazor
18 27 (3.84%) Entity Framework
19 26 (3.70%) Playwright
20 25 (3.56%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 146 (20.77%) Product Ownership
2 53 (7.54%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.70%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (2.99%) Podcast
5 16 (2.28%) Enterprise Software
6 15 (2.13%) Public Cloud
7 14 (1.99%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.71%) Security Posture
8 12 (1.71%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.56%) Blog
9 11 (1.56%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.14%) Device Driver
10 8 (1.14%) PMI
11 7 (1.00%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.00%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.00%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.00%) NHS
12 5 (0.71%) Culture of Ownership
12 5 (0.71%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 71 (10.10%) Linux
2 57 (8.11%) Windows
3 34 (4.84%) Unix
4 12 (1.71%) VMS
5 10 (1.42%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.14%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 666 (94.74%) Agile
2 239 (34.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 220 (31.29%) DevOps
4 206 (29.30%) CI/CD
4 206 (29.30%) Kanban
5 158 (22.48%) Microservices
6 155 (22.05%) Mentoring
7 138 (19.63%) Problem-Solving
8 136 (19.35%) Full-Stack Development
9 134 (19.06%) Coaching
10 132 (18.78%) AI
11 124 (17.64%) Project Delivery
12 116 (16.50%) TDD
13 115 (16.36%) Stakeholder Management
14 102 (14.51%) Software Engineering
15 101 (14.37%) Community of Practice
16 93 (13.23%) User Stories
17 89 (12.66%) Roadmaps
18 83 (11.81%) Technology Strategy
19 78 (11.10%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 182 (25.89%) SQL
2 162 (23.04%) JavaScript
3 151 (21.48%) C#
4 104 (14.79%) TypeScript
5 76 (10.81%) Python
6 75 (10.67%) Java
7 29 (4.13%) Bash
8 27 (3.84%) Ruby
9 20 (2.84%) PowerShell
10 17 (2.42%) Bicep
11 16 (2.28%) PL/SQL
12 13 (1.85%) Apex Code
12 13 (1.85%) C++
13 12 (1.71%) Kusto Query Language
13 12 (1.71%) SOQL
14 10 (1.42%) C
15 9 (1.28%) SOSL
16 8 (1.14%) Embedded C
16 8 (1.14%) T-SQL
17 4 (0.57%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 149 (21.19%) Degree
2 144 (20.48%) Security Cleared
3 118 (16.79%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.84%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.70%) Azure Certification
7 21 (2.99%) PMP
8 16 (2.28%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (1.99%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.71%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.56%) Master's Degree
12 8 (1.14%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.85%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.71%) CISSP
14 5 (0.71%) CSPO
15 4 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.57%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.43%) AWS Certified Developer
16 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
16 3 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (10.38%) QA
2 30 (4.27%) Accessibility
3 22 (3.13%) GDPR
4 19 (2.70%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.70%) PMO
5 17 (2.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 16 (2.28%) GRC
7 11 (1.56%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 11 (1.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (0.71%) WCAG
9 3 (0.43%) NCSC
9 3 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.28%) NIST
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 126 (17.92%) Docker
2 15 (2.13%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.71%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.71%) vSphere
4 3 (0.43%) IAG
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 87 (12.38%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.13%) Ansible
3 14 (1.99%) Argo
4 11 (1.56%) Podman
5 3 (0.43%) Grafana
5 3 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.28%) Packer
6 2 (0.28%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.14%) Kibana
7 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 175 (24.89%) Microsoft
2 34 (4.84%) Oracle
3 31 (4.41%) Salesforce
4 19 (2.70%) Google
5 16 (2.28%) Databricks
6 14 (1.99%) Pega
7 13 (1.85%) VMware
8 12 (1.71%) SAP
8 12 (1.71%) ScienceLogic
9 10 (1.42%) ServiceNow
10 9 (1.28%) Splunk
11 8 (1.14%) Informatica
12 7 (1.00%) Talend
12 7 (1.00%) YouTube
13 6 (0.85%) Adobe
13 6 (0.85%) Infor
14 4 (0.57%) Epicor
14 4 (0.57%) ESRI
14 4 (0.57%) Red Hat
14 4 (0.57%) Sage