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

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 101 56
Rank change year-on-year +23 -45 -21
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 626 567 1,560
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.13% 3.68% 4.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.82% 3.89% 5.06%
Number of salaries quoted 450 293 1,266
10th Percentile £42,000 £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 £77,188 £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 16,378 14,566 30,818
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.83% 94.52% 88.95%
Number of salaries quoted 11,822 8,457 23,835
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 18 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 35 (5.59%) Confluence
2 15 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.96%) 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 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (1.44%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.80%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.64%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.64%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.48%) Productboard
5 3 (0.48%) Sketch
5 3 (0.48%) Trello
6 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.16%) EngageOne
7 1 (0.16%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 19 (3.04%) 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
1 252 (40.26%) Azure
2 202 (32.27%) AWS
3 80 (12.78%) Azure DevOps
4 60 (9.58%) GCP
5 49 (7.83%) Serverless
6 39 (6.23%) Power Platform
7 36 (5.75%) GitHub
8 27 (4.31%) Power Automate
9 25 (3.99%) Azure Service Bus
10 24 (3.83%) PowerApps
11 21 (3.35%) Azure AKS
11 21 (3.35%) GitHub Copilot
11 21 (3.35%) SaaS
12 19 (3.04%) Azure Logic Apps
13 18 (2.88%) PaaS
14 17 (2.72%) Dynamics 365
15 16 (2.56%) Azure Functions
16 13 (2.08%) Azure Key Vault
16 13 (2.08%) Cloud Functions
17 12 (1.92%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 75 (11.98%) Broadband
2 15 (2.40%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.40%) RS-232
3 8 (1.28%) Firewall
3 8 (1.28%) VPN
4 5 (0.80%) LAN
4 5 (0.80%) WAN
5 4 (0.64%) MQTT
6 3 (0.48%) Network Security
6 3 (0.48%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.48%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.48%) Wireless
6 3 (0.48%) WPA
7 2 (0.32%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.16%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (12.78%) MongoDB
2 51 (8.15%) Azure SQL Database
3 46 (7.35%) Elasticsearch
4 38 (6.07%) PostgreSQL
5 36 (5.75%) NoSQL
6 20 (3.19%) Metadata
6 20 (3.19%) SQL Server
7 19 (3.04%) Power BI
8 10 (1.60%) Redis
8 10 (1.60%) Relational Database
9 9 (1.44%) MySQL
10 6 (0.96%) Data Warehouse
11 5 (0.80%) Data Lake
11 5 (0.80%) DynamoDB
11 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (0.80%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.64%) Big Data
12 4 (0.64%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.32%) GIS
Development Applications
1 83 (13.26%) JIRA
2 63 (10.06%) Jenkins
3 55 (8.79%) GitLab
4 52 (8.31%) Git
5 35 (5.59%) SonarQube
6 22 (3.51%) TeamCity
7 20 (3.19%) Postman
8 17 (2.72%) Selenium
9 15 (2.40%) Cypress.io
9 15 (2.40%) SoapUI
10 13 (2.08%) Team Foundation Server
11 12 (1.92%) CircleCI
12 10 (1.60%) JUnit
12 10 (1.60%) WebDriver
13 9 (1.44%) Maven
13 9 (1.44%) Mockito
14 8 (1.28%) Visual Studio
15 6 (0.96%) NUnit
15 6 (0.96%) SpecFlow
16 5 (0.80%) JMeter
General
1 198 (31.63%) Social Skills
2 133 (21.25%) Finance
3 126 (20.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 86 (13.74%) Public Sector
5 80 (12.78%) Law
6 68 (10.86%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (7.83%) Games
8 44 (7.03%) Marketing
9 29 (4.63%) Legal
10 24 (3.83%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.08%) Legal Technology
12 10 (1.60%) Banking
12 10 (1.60%) Retail
13 8 (1.28%) Advertising
13 8 (1.28%) Documentation Skills
13 8 (1.28%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (0.96%) Health Technology
14 6 (0.96%) Social Housing
15 4 (0.64%) Publishing
15 4 (0.64%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 145 (23.16%) Developer
2 143 (22.84%) Senior
3 70 (11.18%) Software Engineer
4 69 (11.02%) Analyst
4 69 (11.02%) Architect
5 59 (9.42%) Lead
6 51 (8.15%) Delivery Manager
7 50 (7.99%) .NET Developer
8 45 (7.19%) Business Analyst
9 34 (5.43%) Agile Delivery Manager
10 33 (5.27%) Salesforce Architect
11 31 (4.95%) Senior Developer
12 27 (4.31%) Product Manager
12 27 (4.31%) Solutions Architect
13 25 (3.99%) Senior Analyst
14 24 (3.83%) Senior Manager
14 24 (3.83%) Senior Software Engineer
15 21 (3.35%) DevOps Engineer
16 20 (3.19%) Project Manager
16 20 (3.19%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 116 (18.53%) React
2 104 (16.61%) .NET
3 80 (12.78%) Node.js
4 62 (9.90%) REST
5 54 (8.63%) ASP.NET
6 50 (7.99%) ASP.NET Core
6 50 (7.99%) SOAP
7 48 (7.67%) .NET Core
8 44 (7.03%) HTML
8 44 (7.03%) RESTful
9 43 (6.87%) AngularJS
10 41 (6.55%) Lightning Web Components
11 38 (6.07%) .NET Framework
11 38 (6.07%) Visualforce
12 33 (5.27%) ASP.NET Web API
12 33 (5.27%) Spring
13 31 (4.95%) Vue
14 27 (4.31%) CSS
15 25 (3.99%) Web Services
16 22 (3.51%) Akka
Miscellaneous
1 171 (27.32%) Product Ownership
2 59 (9.42%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.51%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.51%) Video\Live Streaming
4 19 (3.04%) Podcast
5 18 (2.88%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.40%) Device Driver
6 15 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
7 13 (2.08%) e-Learning
8 10 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
9 8 (1.28%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.12%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.12%) PMI
11 6 (0.96%) AI Agents
11 6 (0.96%) Public Cloud
11 6 (0.96%) Security Posture
11 6 (0.96%) Virtual Team
12 5 (0.80%) Data Centre
12 5 (0.80%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.80%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 47 (7.51%) Linux
2 21 (3.35%) Windows
3 18 (2.88%) Unix
4 15 (2.40%) Embedded Linux
5 6 (0.96%) Ubuntu
5 6 (0.96%) VMS
6 1 (0.16%) CentOS
6 1 (0.16%) Debian
6 1 (0.16%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 587 (93.77%) Agile
2 237 (37.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 214 (34.19%) DevOps
4 208 (33.23%) Kanban
5 194 (30.99%) CI/CD
6 123 (19.65%) Microservices
7 118 (18.85%) Mentoring
8 117 (18.69%) Problem-Solving
9 116 (18.53%) Roadmaps
10 109 (17.41%) Full-Stack Development
11 103 (16.45%) Software Engineering
12 101 (16.13%) Coaching
13 100 (15.97%) TDD
14 86 (13.74%) Community of Practice
15 84 (13.42%) AI
16 80 (12.78%) Stakeholder Management
16 80 (12.78%) User Stories
17 71 (11.34%) Acceptance Criteria
17 71 (11.34%) Test Automation
18 69 (11.02%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 129 (20.61%) SQL
2 115 (18.37%) JavaScript
3 107 (17.09%) C#
4 84 (13.42%) TypeScript
5 81 (12.94%) Java
6 62 (9.90%) Python
7 38 (6.07%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.43%) SOQL
8 34 (5.43%) SOSL
9 22 (3.51%) Scala
10 20 (3.19%) C++
11 16 (2.56%) Bash
11 16 (2.56%) Ruby
12 15 (2.40%) C
12 15 (2.40%) Embedded C
13 14 (2.24%) Bicep
14 13 (2.08%) PowerShell
15 10 (1.60%) PL/SQL
16 6 (0.96%) Kusto Query Language
16 6 (0.96%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 127 (20.29%) Degree
2 83 (13.26%) Security Cleared
3 73 (11.66%) SC Cleared
4 45 (7.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (3.19%) DBS Check
6 18 (2.88%) PMI Certification
7 17 (2.72%) Azure Certification
8 13 (2.08%) ISTQB
9 12 (1.92%) PMP
10 9 (1.44%) Microsoft Certification
11 8 (1.28%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 6 (0.96%) AWS Certification
12 6 (0.96%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.80%) CIPD
13 5 (0.80%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
14 3 (0.48%) CCIE
14 3 (0.48%) CCNP
14 3 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
14 3 (0.48%) DV Cleared
14 3 (0.48%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (12.94%) QA
2 22 (3.51%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.92%) GRC
3 12 (1.92%) PMO
4 8 (1.28%) GDPR
5 5 (0.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (0.64%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 3 (0.48%) WCAG
8 2 (0.32%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.16%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.16%) GxP
9 1 (0.16%) P3O
System Software
1 112 (17.89%) Docker
2 8 (1.28%) Active Directory
3 6 (0.96%) Virtual Desktop
3 6 (0.96%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (0.96%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 86 (13.74%) Kubernetes
2 54 (8.63%) Terraform
3 16 (2.56%) Ansible
4 14 (2.24%) Argo
5 12 (1.92%) Podman
6 5 (0.80%) Grafana
7 4 (0.64%) 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
1 120 (19.17%) Microsoft
2 51 (8.15%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.43%) Splunk
4 21 (3.35%) Oracle
5 16 (2.56%) Google
6 10 (1.60%) Databricks
7 7 (1.12%) SAP
8 6 (0.96%) ScienceLogic
8 6 (0.96%) ServiceNow
8 6 (0.96%) VMware
9 5 (0.80%) Cisco
9 5 (0.80%) Palo Alto
10 4 (0.64%) Adobe
11 3 (0.48%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.48%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.48%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.48%) Foundry
11 3 (0.48%) Infor
11 3 (0.48%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.48%) Red Hat