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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 79 102 55
Rank change year-on-year +23 -47 -19
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 631 564 1,557
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.14% 3.65% 4.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.84% 3.87% 5.05%
Number of salaries quoted 453 291 1,263
10th Percentile £42,100 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,468 £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 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £84,500 £97,528 £87,500
UK median annual salary £66,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.22% +12.50% -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 16,449 14,587 30,837
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.87% 94.52% 88.90%
Number of salaries quoted 11,886 8,474 23,847
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.54%

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 19 June 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 36 (5.71%) Confluence
2 15 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.11%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.48%) Apache
4 3 (0.48%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.48%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.32%) ArcGIS
5 2 (0.32%) GeoServer
5 2 (0.32%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.32%) Oracle Spatial
5 2 (0.32%) SAS
6 1 (0.16%) DNN
6 1 (0.16%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.16%) Immediacy CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Kentico
6 1 (0.16%) OpenStack
6 1 (0.16%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Sitefinity
6 1 (0.16%) Umbraco
Applications
1 12 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.79%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.63%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.63%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.63%) Trello
5 3 (0.48%) Productboard
5 3 (0.48%) Sketch
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.16%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.01%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.48%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.32%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.16%) Shopify
4 1 (0.16%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 258 (40.89%) Azure
2 206 (32.65%) AWS
3 82 (13.00%) Azure DevOps
4 61 (9.67%) GCP
5 50 (7.92%) Serverless
6 39 (6.18%) Power Platform
7 38 (6.02%) GitHub
8 27 (4.28%) Power Automate
9 25 (3.96%) Azure Service Bus
10 24 (3.80%) PowerApps
11 22 (3.49%) GitHub Copilot
12 21 (3.33%) Azure AKS
12 21 (3.33%) SaaS
13 19 (3.01%) Azure Logic Apps
13 19 (3.01%) PaaS
14 17 (2.69%) Azure Functions
14 17 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
15 14 (2.22%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (2.06%) Cloud Functions
17 12 (1.90%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 75 (11.89%) Broadband
2 15 (2.38%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.38%) RS-232
3 9 (1.43%) VPN
4 8 (1.27%) Firewall
5 5 (0.79%) LAN
5 5 (0.79%) WAN
6 4 (0.63%) MQTT
7 3 (0.48%) Network Security
7 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.48%) Software-Defined Networking
7 3 (0.48%) Wireless
7 3 (0.48%) WPA
8 2 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.16%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (13.15%) MongoDB
2 55 (8.72%) Azure SQL Database
3 49 (7.77%) Elasticsearch
4 38 (6.02%) PostgreSQL
5 36 (5.71%) NoSQL
6 20 (3.17%) Metadata
6 20 (3.17%) SQL Server
7 19 (3.01%) Power BI
8 10 (1.58%) Redis
8 10 (1.58%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.43%) MySQL
10 6 (0.95%) Data Lake
10 6 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.79%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.79%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.63%) Big Data
12 4 (0.63%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.32%) GIS
Development Applications
1 84 (13.31%) JIRA
2 63 (9.98%) Jenkins
3 55 (8.72%) GitLab
4 53 (8.40%) Git
5 35 (5.55%) SonarQube
6 22 (3.49%) TeamCity
7 20 (3.17%) Postman
8 17 (2.69%) Selenium
9 15 (2.38%) Cypress.io
9 15 (2.38%) SoapUI
10 13 (2.06%) Team Foundation Server
11 12 (1.90%) CircleCI
12 10 (1.58%) JUnit
12 10 (1.58%) WebDriver
13 9 (1.43%) Maven
13 9 (1.43%) Mockito
14 8 (1.27%) Visual Studio
15 6 (0.95%) NUnit
15 6 (0.95%) SpecFlow
16 5 (0.79%) JMeter
General
1 198 (31.38%) Social Skills
2 133 (21.08%) Finance
3 127 (20.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 86 (13.63%) Public Sector
5 81 (12.84%) Law
6 67 (10.62%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (7.77%) Games
8 44 (6.97%) Marketing
9 29 (4.60%) Legal
10 24 (3.80%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.06%) Legal Technology
12 11 (1.74%) Retail
13 10 (1.58%) Banking
14 8 (1.27%) Advertising
14 8 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.27%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.95%) Health Technology
15 6 (0.95%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.63%) Publishing
16 4 (0.63%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 147 (23.30%) Developer
2 144 (22.82%) Senior
3 71 (11.25%) Architect
4 70 (11.09%) Analyst
4 70 (11.09%) Software Engineer
5 59 (9.35%) Lead
6 52 (8.24%) .NET Developer
6 52 (8.24%) Delivery Manager
7 45 (7.13%) Business Analyst
8 34 (5.39%) Agile Delivery Manager
9 33 (5.23%) Salesforce Architect
10 31 (4.91%) Senior Developer
11 28 (4.44%) Solutions Architect
12 26 (4.12%) Product Manager
12 26 (4.12%) Senior Analyst
13 24 (3.80%) Senior Manager
13 24 (3.80%) Senior Software Engineer
14 21 (3.33%) DevOps Engineer
15 20 (3.17%) Project Manager
15 20 (3.17%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 118 (18.70%) React
2 107 (16.96%) .NET
3 83 (13.15%) Node.js
4 62 (9.83%) REST
5 57 (9.03%) ASP.NET
6 53 (8.40%) ASP.NET Core
7 50 (7.92%) .NET Core
7 50 (7.92%) SOAP
8 46 (7.29%) AngularJS
9 44 (6.97%) HTML
9 44 (6.97%) RESTful
10 41 (6.50%) Lightning Web Components
11 40 (6.34%) .NET Framework
12 38 (6.02%) Visualforce
13 35 (5.55%) ASP.NET Web API
14 34 (5.39%) Vue
15 33 (5.23%) Spring
16 27 (4.28%) CSS
17 25 (3.96%) Web Services
18 22 (3.49%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 170 (26.94%) Product Ownership
2 59 (9.35%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.49%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.49%) Video\Live Streaming
4 20 (3.17%) Podcast
5 18 (2.85%) Onboarding
6 16 (2.54%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (2.38%) Device Driver
8 13 (2.06%) e-Learning
9 10 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.11%) Culture of Ownership
11 7 (1.11%) PMI
11 7 (1.11%) Public Cloud
11 7 (1.11%) Security Posture
12 6 (0.95%) AI Agents
12 6 (0.95%) Virtual Team
13 5 (0.79%) Data Centre
13 5 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
13 5 (0.79%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.45%) Linux
2 22 (3.49%) Windows
3 18 (2.85%) Unix
4 15 (2.38%) Embedded Linux
5 7 (1.11%) VMS
6 6 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.16%) CentOS
7 1 (0.16%) Debian
7 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 592 (93.82%) Agile
2 238 (37.72%) Continuous Improvement
3 216 (34.23%) DevOps
4 211 (33.44%) Kanban
5 195 (30.90%) CI/CD
6 127 (20.13%) Microservices
7 119 (18.86%) Mentoring
8 117 (18.54%) Problem-Solving
8 117 (18.54%) Roadmaps
9 112 (17.75%) Full-Stack Development
10 103 (16.32%) Software Engineering
10 103 (16.32%) TDD
11 102 (16.16%) Coaching
12 86 (13.63%) Community of Practice
13 85 (13.47%) AI
14 80 (12.68%) Stakeholder Management
14 80 (12.68%) User Stories
15 71 (11.25%) Acceptance Criteria
15 71 (11.25%) Test Automation
16 69 (10.94%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 133 (21.08%) SQL
2 117 (18.54%) JavaScript
3 110 (17.43%) C#
4 87 (13.79%) TypeScript
5 81 (12.84%) Java
6 62 (9.83%) Python
7 38 (6.02%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.39%) SOQL
8 34 (5.39%) SOSL
9 22 (3.49%) Scala
10 20 (3.17%) C++
11 17 (2.69%) Bash
12 16 (2.54%) Ruby
13 15 (2.38%) Bicep
13 15 (2.38%) C
13 15 (2.38%) Embedded C
14 14 (2.22%) PowerShell
15 10 (1.58%) PL/SQL
16 7 (1.11%) Kusto Query Language
17 6 (0.95%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 127 (20.13%) Degree
2 83 (13.15%) Security Cleared
3 73 (11.57%) SC Cleared
4 45 (7.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (3.17%) DBS Check
6 19 (3.01%) Azure Certification
7 18 (2.85%) PMI Certification
8 13 (2.06%) ISTQB
9 12 (1.90%) PMP
10 11 (1.74%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.27%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 7 (1.11%) AWS Certification
13 6 (0.95%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.79%) CIPD
14 5 (0.79%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 3 (0.48%) CCIE
15 3 (0.48%) CCNP
15 3 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
15 3 (0.48%) DV Cleared
15 3 (0.48%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (12.84%) QA
2 22 (3.49%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.90%) GRC
3 12 (1.90%) PMO
4 9 (1.43%) GDPR
5 5 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.63%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.48%) WCAG
8 2 (0.32%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.32%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.16%) GxP
9 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 113 (17.91%) Docker
2 9 (1.43%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.11%) Virtual Desktop
3 7 (1.11%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (1.11%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 87 (13.79%) Kubernetes
2 55 (8.72%) Terraform
3 16 (2.54%) Ansible
4 14 (2.22%) Argo
5 12 (1.90%) Podman
6 5 (0.79%) Grafana
7 4 (0.63%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.32%) Packer
8 2 (0.32%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.16%) Kibana
9 1 (0.16%) Puppet
9 1 (0.16%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 125 (19.81%) Microsoft
2 51 (8.08%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.39%) Splunk
4 22 (3.49%) Oracle
5 16 (2.54%) Google
6 10 (1.58%) Databricks
7 8 (1.27%) SAP
8 7 (1.11%) ScienceLogic
8 7 (1.11%) VMware
9 6 (0.95%) ServiceNow
10 5 (0.79%) Cisco
10 5 (0.79%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.63%) Adobe
11 4 (0.63%) Infor
12 3 (0.48%) Atlassian
12 3 (0.48%) CheckPoint
12 3 (0.48%) Fortinet
12 3 (0.48%) Foundry
12 3 (0.48%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.48%) Red Hat