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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 101 86
Rank change year-on-year +9 -15 -43
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 695 581 777
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.88% 3.58% 3.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.54% 3.84% 3.79%
Number of salaries quoted 527 328 480
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,600 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £49,875
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 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,650 £88,750 £90,125
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 19,632 15,135 20,484
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.43% 93.17% 87.77%
Number of salaries quoted 14,097 8,610 12,632
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,750 £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 16 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 49 (7.05%) Confluence
2 13 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.01%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.72%) Apache
6 4 (0.58%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.58%) CMS
6 4 (0.58%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.58%) 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 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.29%) Appian
8 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (2.01%) Microsoft Project
2 13 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.15%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.01%) Trello
6 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.43%) Productboard
7 3 (0.43%) Sketch
7 3 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.29%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.29%) Simulink
9 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.01%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.58%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
5 2 (0.29%) Shopify
6 1 (0.14%) Finacle
6 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 331 (47.63%) Azure
2 283 (40.72%) AWS
3 101 (14.53%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (9.06%) GitHub
5 61 (8.78%) GCP
6 52 (7.48%) Serverless
7 48 (6.91%) Power Platform
8 42 (6.04%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.03%) Power Automate
10 24 (3.45%) SaaS
11 23 (3.31%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (3.31%) PowerApps
12 20 (2.88%) Azure Functions
13 19 (2.73%) PaaS
14 18 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
15 17 (2.45%) Azure Logic Apps
16 15 (2.16%) AWS Lambda
16 15 (2.16%) Azure Data Factory
16 15 (2.16%) Azure Key Vault
16 15 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 17 (2.45%) Broadband
2 12 (1.73%) VPN
3 8 (1.15%) Ethernet
3 8 (1.15%) Firewall
3 8 (1.15%) 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 (0.29%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (18.42%) MongoDB
2 102 (14.68%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (11.94%) Elasticsearch
4 60 (8.63%) PostgreSQL
5 39 (5.61%) SQL Server
6 33 (4.75%) NoSQL
7 32 (4.60%) Power BI
8 31 (4.46%) Metadata
9 26 (3.74%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.45%) MySQL
11 22 (3.17%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.30%) Redis
13 15 (2.16%) DynamoDB
13 15 (2.16%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.58%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.29%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.29%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 97 (13.96%) JIRA
2 78 (11.22%) Git
3 25 (3.60%) GitLab
4 16 (2.30%) Jenkins
5 15 (2.16%) JUnit
6 14 (2.01%) Maven
6 14 (2.01%) Mockito
7 11 (1.58%) SonarQube
8 10 (1.44%) Cypress.io
9 9 (1.29%) Visual Studio
10 7 (1.01%) Claude Code
11 6 (0.86%) CircleCI
12 5 (0.72%) Postman
12 5 (0.72%) Selenium
13 4 (0.58%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 4 (0.58%) NUnit
13 4 (0.58%) SpecFlow
13 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
14 3 (0.43%) Bitbucket
14 3 (0.43%) IntelliJ
General
1 215 (30.94%) Social Skills
2 181 (26.04%) Finance
3 161 (23.17%) Public Sector
4 124 (17.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 119 (17.12%) Law
6 89 (12.81%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (4.46%) Legal
9 24 (3.45%) Marketing
10 21 (3.02%) Games
11 19 (2.73%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.73%) Retail
12 9 (1.29%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.15%) Banking
14 7 (1.01%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.01%) Local Government
15 6 (0.86%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.86%) Legal Technology
15 6 (0.86%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.86%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 207 (29.78%) Developer
2 185 (26.62%) Senior
3 95 (13.67%) Analyst
4 83 (11.94%) .NET Developer
5 65 (9.35%) Business Analyst
6 62 (8.92%) Delivery Manager
7 51 (7.34%) Lead
7 51 (7.34%) Senior Developer
8 47 (6.76%) Software Engineer
9 46 (6.62%) Architect
10 41 (5.90%) Project Manager
11 38 (5.47%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 33 (4.75%) DevOps Engineer
12 33 (4.75%) Senior Analyst
13 29 (4.17%) Senior DevOps
13 29 (4.17%) Senior DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.17%) Senior Manager
14 27 (3.88%) Senior Business Analyst
15 22 (3.17%) Java Developer
16 19 (2.73%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (20.72%) React
2 134 (19.28%) .NET
3 116 (16.69%) Node.js
4 96 (13.81%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.52%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.23%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (11.08%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.21%) .NET Framework
9 57 (8.20%) Terraform
10 52 (7.48%) ASP.NET Web API
11 51 (7.34%) Vue
12 47 (6.76%) REST
12 47 (6.76%) RESTful
13 40 (5.76%) HTML
14 37 (5.32%) Spring
15 36 (5.18%) CSS
16 34 (4.89%) Blazor
17 27 (3.88%) Entity Framework
18 24 (3.45%) JSON
19 22 (3.17%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 145 (20.86%) Product Ownership
2 49 (7.05%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.74%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.59%) Enterprise Software
4 18 (2.59%) Podcast
5 15 (2.16%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (1.87%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.73%) Security Posture
8 12 (1.73%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.58%) Blog
9 11 (1.58%) Mobile App
10 9 (1.29%) PMI
11 8 (1.15%) Device Driver
12 7 (1.01%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.01%) e-Learning
12 7 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.01%) NHS
13 5 (0.72%) Distributed Systems
13 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 71 (10.22%) Linux
2 59 (8.49%) Windows
3 34 (4.89%) Unix
4 12 (1.73%) VMS
5 10 (1.44%) Ubuntu
6 8 (1.15%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 659 (94.82%) Agile
2 233 (33.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 214 (30.79%) DevOps
4 198 (28.49%) CI/CD
4 198 (28.49%) Kanban
5 158 (22.73%) Microservices
6 156 (22.45%) Mentoring
7 142 (20.43%) Problem-Solving
8 132 (18.99%) Coaching
9 130 (18.71%) AI
10 129 (18.56%) Full-Stack Development
11 123 (17.70%) Project Delivery
12 116 (16.69%) Stakeholder Management
13 115 (16.55%) TDD
14 100 (14.39%) Community of Practice
15 96 (13.81%) Software Engineering
16 89 (12.81%) User Stories
17 85 (12.23%) Roadmaps
18 81 (11.65%) Technology Strategy
19 80 (11.51%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 184 (26.47%) SQL
2 156 (22.45%) JavaScript
3 152 (21.87%) C#
4 106 (15.25%) TypeScript
5 77 (11.08%) Python
6 74 (10.65%) Java
7 29 (4.17%) Bash
8 25 (3.60%) Ruby
9 20 (2.88%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.30%) Bicep
10 16 (2.30%) PL/SQL
11 13 (1.87%) C++
12 12 (1.73%) Apex Code
12 12 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
12 12 (1.73%) SOQL
13 10 (1.44%) C
14 9 (1.29%) SOSL
15 8 (1.15%) Embedded C
15 8 (1.15%) T-SQL
16 4 (0.58%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 148 (21.29%) Degree
2 144 (20.72%) Security Cleared
3 118 (16.98%) SC Cleared
4 55 (7.91%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.88%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.74%) Azure Certification
7 21 (3.02%) PMP
8 16 (2.30%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.01%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.73%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.58%) Master's Degree
12 8 (1.15%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.86%) CISSP
14 5 (0.72%) CSPO
15 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.58%) CISA
15 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.43%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 3 (0.43%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (10.36%) QA
2 27 (3.88%) Accessibility
3 25 (3.60%) GDPR
4 21 (3.02%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.73%) PMO
6 18 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.01%) GRC
8 13 (1.87%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 11 (1.58%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 5 (0.72%) WCAG
11 4 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.43%) NCSC
13 2 (0.29%) NIST
14 1 (0.14%) GxP
14 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.14%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 120 (17.27%) Docker
2 15 (2.16%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.73%) vSphere
4 4 (0.58%) IAG
5 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 86 (12.37%) Kubernetes
2 15 (2.16%) Ansible
3 14 (2.01%) Argo
4 6 (0.86%) Podman
5 3 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.29%) Grafana
6 2 (0.29%) Packer
6 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.14%) Kibana
7 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 175 (25.18%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.04%) Oracle
3 30 (4.32%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.30%) Databricks
5 14 (2.01%) Google
5 14 (2.01%) Pega
6 13 (1.87%) VMware
7 12 (1.73%) SAP
7 12 (1.73%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (1.44%) Informatica
8 10 (1.44%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.29%) Splunk
9 9 (1.29%) Talend
10 8 (1.15%) YouTube
11 7 (1.01%) Adobe
12 6 (0.86%) Infor
13 4 (0.58%) Epicor
13 4 (0.58%) ESRI
13 4 (0.58%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.58%) Sage