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

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 104 76
Rank change year-on-year +22 -28 -36
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 706 595 899
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.18% 3.60% 3.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.83% 3.87% 3.93%
Number of salaries quoted 536 336 664
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £49,404 £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 £75,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £93,750 £90,875
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -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 18,446 15,378 22,855
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 83.04% 92.99% 87.83%
Number of salaries quoted 13,393 9,086 16,698
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,000 £42,725
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,965
Median % change year-on-year - +3.51% -7.26%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £97,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.41%

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 1 August 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 46 (6.52%) Confluence
2 12 (1.70%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.85%) Apache
3 6 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 4 (0.57%) CMS
5 3 (0.42%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.42%) DNN
5 3 (0.42%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.42%) Immediacy CMS
5 3 (0.42%) Kentico
5 3 (0.42%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.42%) Sitefinity
5 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.28%) Appian
6 2 (0.28%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.28%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Spatial
7 1 (0.14%) JBoss
Applications
1 13 (1.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
3 8 (1.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.13%) Trello
4 6 (0.85%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.57%) Adobe XD
5 4 (0.57%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.42%) Productboard
6 3 (0.42%) Sketch
7 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
7 2 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 17 (2.41%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.42%) Shopify
3 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 325 (46.03%) Azure
2 277 (39.24%) AWS
3 100 (14.16%) Azure DevOps
4 69 (9.77%) GCP
5 57 (8.07%) GitHub
6 51 (7.22%) Serverless
7 39 (5.52%) GitHub Copilot
8 37 (5.24%) Power Platform
9 27 (3.82%) Power Automate
9 27 (3.82%) SaaS
10 23 (3.26%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.26%) PowerApps
11 21 (2.97%) PaaS
12 20 (2.83%) Azure Functions
13 19 (2.69%) Azure AKS
13 19 (2.69%) Azure Key Vault
14 18 (2.55%) Azure Logic Apps
15 17 (2.41%) Dynamics 365
16 15 (2.12%) Azure Monitor
17 13 (1.84%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 45 (6.37%) Broadband
2 14 (1.98%) VPN
3 13 (1.84%) Ethernet
3 13 (1.84%) RS-232
4 9 (1.27%) Firewall
5 5 (0.71%) LAN
5 5 (0.71%) WAN
6 3 (0.42%) MQTT
6 3 (0.42%) Network Security
6 3 (0.42%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.42%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.42%) Wireless
6 3 (0.42%) WPA
7 2 (0.28%) ATM
7 2 (0.28%) Cisco Firepower
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (17.42%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.31%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (11.90%) Elasticsearch
4 51 (7.22%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.38%) NoSQL
6 22 (3.12%) Metadata
6 22 (3.12%) SQL Server
7 21 (2.97%) Power BI
8 19 (2.69%) MySQL
9 16 (2.27%) Redis
10 15 (2.12%) Relational Database
11 9 (1.27%) Data Lake
12 7 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.85%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 5 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.57%) Star Schema
16 3 (0.42%) Big Data
17 2 (0.28%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 95 (13.46%) JIRA
2 61 (8.64%) Git
3 46 (6.52%) GitLab
4 32 (4.53%) Jenkins
5 28 (3.97%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.12%) Cypress.io
7 14 (1.98%) JUnit
8 13 (1.84%) Maven
8 13 (1.84%) Mockito
9 12 (1.70%) CircleCI
10 9 (1.27%) Visual Studio
11 7 (0.99%) Postman
12 6 (0.85%) Claude Code
13 5 (0.71%) Selenium
14 4 (0.57%) NUnit
14 4 (0.57%) SoapUI
14 4 (0.57%) SpecFlow
14 4 (0.57%) Team Foundation Server
15 3 (0.42%) Oracle APEX
16 2 (0.28%) Atlassian Bamboo
General
1 214 (30.31%) Social Skills
2 167 (23.65%) Finance
3 139 (19.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 123 (17.42%) Public Sector
5 116 (16.43%) Law
6 79 (11.19%) Analytical Skills
7 40 (5.67%) Games
8 38 (5.38%) Marketing
9 35 (4.96%) Legal
10 27 (3.82%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.12%) Retail
12 13 (1.84%) Legal Technology
13 10 (1.42%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
15 8 (1.13%) Advertising
16 7 (0.99%) Banking
17 6 (0.85%) Health Technology
17 6 (0.85%) Influencing Skills
17 6 (0.85%) Social Housing
18 4 (0.57%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 200 (28.33%) Developer
2 170 (24.08%) Senior
3 89 (12.61%) Analyst
4 85 (12.04%) .NET Developer
5 65 (9.21%) Architect
6 59 (8.36%) Business Analyst
7 57 (8.07%) Delivery Manager
7 57 (8.07%) Software Engineer
8 54 (7.65%) Lead
9 46 (6.52%) Senior Developer
10 38 (5.38%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 36 (5.10%) Project Manager
11 36 (5.10%) Senior Analyst
12 32 (4.53%) DevOps Engineer
13 29 (4.11%) Senior Business Analyst
13 29 (4.11%) Senior DevOps
13 29 (4.11%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 26 (3.68%) Salesforce Architect
14 26 (3.68%) Senior Manager
14 26 (3.68%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 151 (21.39%) React
2 134 (18.98%) .NET
3 125 (17.71%) Node.js
4 91 (12.89%) ASP.NET
5 88 (12.46%) .NET Core
6 87 (12.32%) ASP.NET Core
7 71 (10.06%) AngularJS
8 65 (9.21%) .NET Framework
9 62 (8.78%) REST
10 54 (7.65%) RESTful
10 54 (7.65%) Vue
11 53 (7.51%) ASP.NET Web API
12 41 (5.81%) HTML
13 36 (5.10%) Spring
14 35 (4.96%) Lightning Web Components
15 34 (4.82%) CSS
16 33 (4.67%) Blazor
17 31 (4.39%) SOAP
18 30 (4.25%) Visualforce
19 27 (3.82%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 161 (22.80%) Product Ownership
2 61 (8.64%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.54%) Podcast
4 23 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
5 19 (2.69%) Onboarding
6 13 (1.84%) Device Driver
6 13 (1.84%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.70%) Mobile App
7 12 (1.70%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
8 9 (1.27%) PMI
8 9 (1.27%) Virtual Team
9 7 (0.99%) Culture of Ownership
9 7 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
9 7 (0.99%) e-Learning
9 7 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (0.85%) AI Agents
10 6 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
11 5 (0.71%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.71%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 65 (9.21%) Linux
2 41 (5.81%) Windows
3 28 (3.97%) Unix
4 13 (1.84%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.70%) VMS
6 8 (1.13%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 660 (93.48%) Agile
2 243 (34.42%) Continuous Improvement
3 241 (34.14%) DevOps
4 217 (30.74%) CI/CD
5 214 (30.31%) Kanban
6 171 (24.22%) Microservices
7 144 (20.40%) Mentoring
8 143 (20.25%) Full-Stack Development
9 129 (18.27%) Problem-Solving
10 124 (17.56%) AI
11 122 (17.28%) Coaching
12 113 (16.01%) TDD
13 109 (15.44%) Project Delivery
14 107 (15.16%) Roadmaps
15 103 (14.59%) Software Engineering
16 100 (14.16%) User Stories
17 98 (13.88%) Community of Practice
18 88 (12.46%) Stakeholder Management
19 83 (11.76%) Test Automation
20 81 (11.47%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 174 (24.65%) SQL
2 155 (21.95%) JavaScript
3 139 (19.69%) C#
4 108 (15.30%) TypeScript
5 74 (10.48%) Java
6 69 (9.77%) Python
7 32 (4.53%) Apex Code
8 28 (3.97%) SOQL
9 27 (3.82%) SOSL
10 26 (3.68%) Bash
10 26 (3.68%) Ruby
11 20 (2.83%) Bicep
11 20 (2.83%) PowerShell
12 18 (2.55%) C++
13 15 (2.12%) C
14 14 (1.98%) PL/SQL
15 13 (1.84%) Embedded C
16 12 (1.70%) Kusto Query Language
17 7 (0.99%) T-SQL
18 4 (0.57%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 133 (18.84%) Degree
2 114 (16.15%) Security Cleared
3 100 (14.16%) SC Cleared
4 51 (7.22%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.68%) Azure Certification
6 25 (3.54%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.55%) PMP
8 17 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.56%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.42%) AWS Certification
11 8 (1.13%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.99%) DV Cleared
13 5 (0.71%) CIPD
14 4 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 3 (0.42%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.42%) CCIE Security
15 3 (0.42%) CSPO
15 3 (0.42%) ISTQB
15 3 (0.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
15 3 (0.42%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (10.48%) QA
2 29 (4.11%) Accessibility
3 14 (1.98%) PMO
4 13 (1.84%) GRC
4 13 (1.84%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 11 (1.56%) GDPR
6 10 (1.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 8 (1.13%) Data Quality
8 5 (0.71%) WCAG
9 4 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
11 1 (0.14%) NCSC
11 1 (0.14%) NIST
System Software
1 122 (17.28%) Docker
2 12 (1.70%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.70%) Virtual Desktop
2 12 (1.70%) VMware Infrastructure
2 12 (1.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 85 (12.04%) Kubernetes
2 58 (8.22%) Terraform
3 14 (1.98%) Argo
4 13 (1.84%) Ansible
5 12 (1.70%) Podman
6 4 (0.57%) Grafana
7 3 (0.42%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) Kibana
8 1 (0.14%) Packer
8 1 (0.14%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 161 (22.80%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.08%) Salesforce
3 26 (3.68%) Oracle
3 26 (3.68%) Splunk
4 16 (2.27%) Google
5 14 (1.98%) Databricks
5 14 (1.98%) Pega
6 12 (1.70%) ScienceLogic
6 12 (1.70%) VMware
7 10 (1.42%) SAP
8 6 (0.85%) Infor
9 5 (0.71%) Adobe
9 5 (0.71%) Atlassian
9 5 (0.71%) Cisco
9 5 (0.71%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.57%) Epicor
10 4 (0.57%) IFS
10 4 (0.57%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.42%) Alterian
11 3 (0.42%) CheckPoint