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

6 months to
12 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 99 55
Rank change year-on-year +22 -44 -20
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 601 558 1,555
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.05% 3.69% 4.54%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.72% 3.90% 5.08%
Number of salaries quoted 426 284 1,267
10th Percentile £41,250 £43,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,468 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.56% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £76,250 £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 16,157 14,306 30,602
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.04% 94.59% 89.26%
Number of salaries quoted 11,595 8,366 23,757
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £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% -9.69%

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 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 32 (5.32%) Confluence
2 13 (2.16%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.67%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.50%) Apache
4 3 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.50%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.50%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.50%) GeoServer
4 3 (0.50%) Oracle Spatial
5 2 (0.33%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.33%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.33%) SAS
6 1 (0.17%) CMS
6 1 (0.17%) DNN
6 1 (0.17%) EPiServer
6 1 (0.17%) Immediacy CMS
6 1 (0.17%) JBoss
6 1 (0.17%) Kentico
6 1 (0.17%) Sitecore CMS
6 1 (0.17%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (1.83%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.50%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.67%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.67%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.67%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.50%) Productboard
5 3 (0.50%) Sketch
6 2 (0.33%) Trello
7 1 (0.17%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (2.83%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.33%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.17%) Shopify
4 1 (0.17%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 235 (39.10%) Azure
2 193 (32.11%) AWS
3 74 (12.31%) Azure DevOps
4 57 (9.48%) GCP
5 47 (7.82%) Serverless
6 35 (5.82%) Power Platform
7 32 (5.32%) GitHub
8 24 (3.99%) Azure Service Bus
8 24 (3.99%) Power Automate
9 23 (3.83%) PowerApps
10 22 (3.66%) Azure AKS
11 21 (3.49%) SaaS
12 19 (3.16%) GitHub Copilot
13 17 (2.83%) Azure Logic Apps
14 16 (2.66%) PaaS
15 15 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
16 14 (2.33%) Azure Functions
17 13 (2.16%) Cloud Functions
18 12 (2.00%) AWS Lambda
18 12 (2.00%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 76 (12.65%) Broadband
2 15 (2.50%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.50%) RS-232
3 6 (1.00%) Firewall
3 6 (1.00%) VPN
4 5 (0.83%) LAN
4 5 (0.83%) WAN
5 4 (0.67%) MQTT
6 3 (0.50%) Network Security
6 3 (0.50%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.50%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.50%) Wireless
6 3 (0.50%) WPA
7 2 (0.33%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.17%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 74 (12.31%) MongoDB
2 43 (7.15%) Azure SQL Database
3 40 (6.66%) Elasticsearch
4 38 (6.32%) PostgreSQL
5 36 (5.99%) NoSQL
6 19 (3.16%) SQL Server
7 18 (3.00%) Metadata
7 18 (3.00%) Power BI
8 10 (1.66%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.50%) Redis
10 8 (1.33%) MySQL
11 6 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.83%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.83%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.67%) Big Data
13 4 (0.67%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.67%) Star Schema
14 3 (0.50%) GIS
14 3 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 83 (13.81%) JIRA
2 63 (10.48%) Jenkins
3 55 (9.15%) GitLab
4 48 (7.99%) Git
5 35 (5.82%) SonarQube
6 23 (3.83%) Postman
7 22 (3.66%) TeamCity
8 19 (3.16%) Selenium
9 18 (3.00%) SoapUI
10 16 (2.66%) Team Foundation Server
11 15 (2.50%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.00%) CircleCI
12 12 (2.00%) WebDriver
13 10 (1.66%) JUnit
14 9 (1.50%) Maven
14 9 (1.50%) Mockito
15 6 (1.00%) SpecFlow
15 6 (1.00%) Visual Studio
16 5 (0.83%) JMeter
16 5 (0.83%) NUnit
General
1 190 (31.61%) Social Skills
2 126 (20.97%) Finance
3 121 (20.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 82 (13.64%) Public Sector
5 75 (12.48%) Law
6 65 (10.82%) Analytical Skills
7 48 (7.99%) Games
8 44 (7.32%) Marketing
9 29 (4.83%) Legal
10 23 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.16%) Legal Technology
12 10 (1.66%) Banking
13 8 (1.33%) Advertising
13 8 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.33%) Retail
14 7 (1.16%) Documentation Skills
15 6 (1.00%) Health Technology
15 6 (1.00%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.83%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.67%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 141 (23.46%) Senior
2 136 (22.63%) Developer
3 69 (11.48%) Software Engineer
4 68 (11.31%) Architect
5 67 (11.15%) Analyst
6 58 (9.65%) Lead
7 48 (7.99%) Delivery Manager
8 44 (7.32%) .NET Developer
8 44 (7.32%) Business Analyst
9 33 (5.49%) Salesforce Architect
10 32 (5.32%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 30 (4.99%) Senior Developer
12 27 (4.49%) Product Manager
13 26 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
14 25 (4.16%) Senior Analyst
14 25 (4.16%) Senior Software Engineer
15 23 (3.83%) Senior Manager
16 20 (3.33%) DevOps Engineer
16 20 (3.33%) Lead Software Engineer
17 19 (3.16%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 111 (18.47%) React
2 100 (16.64%) .NET
3 74 (12.31%) Node.js
4 62 (10.32%) REST
5 53 (8.82%) SOAP
6 47 (7.82%) ASP.NET
7 46 (7.65%) HTML
8 44 (7.32%) RESTful
9 43 (7.15%) ASP.NET Core
10 41 (6.82%) .NET Core
10 41 (6.82%) AngularJS
10 41 (6.82%) Lightning Web Components
11 38 (6.32%) Visualforce
12 35 (5.82%) .NET Framework
13 33 (5.49%) Spring
14 29 (4.83%) Vue
15 28 (4.66%) ASP.NET Web API
16 26 (4.33%) CSS
17 25 (4.16%) Web Services
18 22 (3.66%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 169 (28.12%) Product Ownership
2 59 (9.82%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.66%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.66%) Video\Live Streaming
4 18 (3.00%) Onboarding
5 17 (2.83%) Podcast
6 15 (2.50%) Device Driver
7 14 (2.33%) Self-Motivation
8 13 (2.16%) e-Learning
9 10 (1.66%) Enterprise Software
10 8 (1.33%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (1.16%) Culture of Ownership
11 7 (1.16%) PMI
12 5 (0.83%) AI Agents
12 5 (0.83%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 5 (0.83%) Housing Association
13 4 (0.67%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (0.67%) Mobile App
13 4 (0.67%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 45 (7.49%) Linux
2 18 (3.00%) Windows
3 17 (2.83%) Unix
4 15 (2.50%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (1.00%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.67%) VMS
7 1 (0.17%) CentOS
7 1 (0.17%) Debian
7 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 561 (93.34%) Agile
2 223 (37.10%) Continuous Improvement
3 205 (34.11%) DevOps
4 201 (33.44%) Kanban
5 185 (30.78%) CI/CD
6 116 (19.30%) Mentoring
6 116 (19.30%) Microservices
7 114 (18.97%) Roadmaps
8 110 (18.30%) Problem-Solving
9 102 (16.97%) Full-Stack Development
9 102 (16.97%) Software Engineering
10 94 (15.64%) Coaching
10 94 (15.64%) TDD
11 83 (13.81%) Community of Practice
12 80 (13.31%) User Stories
13 78 (12.98%) AI
14 77 (12.81%) Stakeholder Management
15 70 (11.65%) Acceptance Criteria
16 68 (11.31%) Test Automation
17 67 (11.15%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 120 (19.97%) SQL
2 109 (18.14%) JavaScript
3 101 (16.81%) C#
4 84 (13.98%) Java
5 80 (13.31%) TypeScript
6 61 (10.15%) Python
7 38 (6.32%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.66%) SOQL
8 34 (5.66%) SOSL
9 22 (3.66%) Scala
10 18 (3.00%) C++
11 15 (2.50%) C
11 15 (2.50%) Embedded C
12 14 (2.33%) Ruby
13 13 (2.16%) Bash
14 12 (2.00%) Bicep
15 10 (1.66%) PL/SQL
15 10 (1.66%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.67%) Kusto Query Language
16 4 (0.67%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 126 (20.97%) Degree
2 82 (13.64%) Security Cleared
3 72 (11.98%) SC Cleared
4 43 (7.15%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (3.33%) DBS Check
6 18 (3.00%) PMI Certification
7 15 (2.50%) ISTQB
8 14 (2.33%) Azure Certification
9 12 (2.00%) PMP
10 10 (1.66%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 6 (1.00%) Master's Degree
11 6 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.83%) AWS Certification
12 5 (0.83%) CIPD
12 5 (0.83%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 3 (0.50%) CCIE Security
13 3 (0.50%) CCSA
13 3 (0.50%) CCSE
13 3 (0.50%) DV Cleared
13 3 (0.50%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (12.81%) QA
2 22 (3.66%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.00%) GRC
3 12 (2.00%) PMO
4 7 (1.16%) GDPR
5 5 (0.83%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.67%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.50%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.50%) WCAG
8 2 (0.33%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.17%) GxP
9 1 (0.17%) P3O
System Software
1 109 (18.14%) Docker
2 6 (1.00%) Active Directory
3 4 (0.67%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (0.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (0.67%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 85 (14.14%) Kubernetes
2 52 (8.65%) Terraform
3 17 (2.83%) Ansible
4 14 (2.33%) Argo
5 12 (2.00%) Podman
6 5 (0.83%) Grafana
7 4 (0.67%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.33%) Packer
8 2 (0.33%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.17%) Kibana
9 1 (0.17%) Puppet
Vendors
1 106 (17.64%) Microsoft
2 51 (8.49%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.66%) Splunk
4 21 (3.49%) Oracle
5 16 (2.66%) Google
6 10 (1.66%) Databricks
7 6 (1.00%) SAP
7 6 (1.00%) ServiceNow
8 5 (0.83%) Cisco
8 5 (0.83%) Palo Alto
9 4 (0.67%) Adobe
9 4 (0.67%) Red Hat
9 4 (0.67%) ScienceLogic
9 4 (0.67%) VMware
10 3 (0.50%) Atlassian
10 3 (0.50%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.50%) ESRI
10 3 (0.50%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.50%) Foundry
11 2 (0.33%) Workday