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

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 100 84
Rank change year-on-year +9 -16 -40
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 685 588 788
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.81% 3.60% 3.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.46% 3.87% 3.83%
Number of salaries quoted 521 333 484
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,900 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £48,650
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 £82,250 £88,750 £90,875
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 19,826 15,207 20,601
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.45% 93.22% 87.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,213 8,631 12,628
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,812 £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 18 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 (7.15%) Confluence
2 13 (1.90%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 5 (0.73%) Apache
6 4 (0.58%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.58%) CMS
6 4 (0.58%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.58%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.44%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.44%) DNN
7 3 (0.44%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.44%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.44%) Kentico
7 3 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.44%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.44%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.29%) Appian
8 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (2.04%) Microsoft Project
2 13 (1.90%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.17%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.02%) Trello
6 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.44%) Productboard
7 3 (0.44%) Sketch
7 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.29%) Simulink
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.58%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
5 2 (0.29%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Finacle
6 1 (0.15%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 329 (48.03%) Azure
2 279 (40.73%) AWS
3 101 (14.74%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (9.20%) GitHub
5 60 (8.76%) GCP
6 49 (7.15%) Serverless
7 48 (7.01%) Power Platform
8 42 (6.13%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.09%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.36%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.36%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.36%) SaaS
11 20 (2.92%) Azure Functions
12 19 (2.77%) PaaS
13 18 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (2.48%) Azure Logic Apps
15 15 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (2.19%) Azure Key Vault
15 15 (2.19%) Azure Monitor
16 14 (2.04%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.19%) Broadband
2 12 (1.75%) VPN
3 7 (1.02%) Ethernet
3 7 (1.02%) Firewall
3 7 (1.02%) RS-232
4 3 (0.44%) WPA
5 2 (0.29%) ATM
5 2 (0.29%) LAN
5 2 (0.29%) Network Security
5 2 (0.29%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.29%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.29%) WAN
5 2 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (18.69%) MongoDB
2 102 (14.89%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.12%) Elasticsearch
4 60 (8.76%) PostgreSQL
5 39 (5.69%) SQL Server
6 33 (4.82%) NoSQL
7 32 (4.67%) Power BI
8 31 (4.53%) Metadata
9 26 (3.80%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.50%) MySQL
11 22 (3.21%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.34%) Redis
13 15 (2.19%) DynamoDB
13 15 (2.19%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.61%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.31%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.31%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 96 (14.01%) JIRA
2 78 (11.39%) Git
3 24 (3.50%) GitLab
4 15 (2.19%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.19%) JUnit
5 14 (2.04%) Maven
5 14 (2.04%) Mockito
6 10 (1.46%) Cypress.io
6 10 (1.46%) SonarQube
7 9 (1.31%) Visual Studio
8 7 (1.02%) Claude Code
9 6 (0.88%) CircleCI
10 5 (0.73%) Postman
10 5 (0.73%) Selenium
11 4 (0.58%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.58%) NUnit
11 4 (0.58%) SpecFlow
11 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
12 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
12 3 (0.44%) IntelliJ
General
1 213 (31.09%) Social Skills
2 178 (25.99%) Finance
3 159 (23.21%) Public Sector
4 122 (17.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 118 (17.23%) Law
6 88 (12.85%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (4.67%) Presentation Skills
8 31 (4.53%) Legal
9 23 (3.36%) Marketing
10 20 (2.92%) Games
11 19 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.77%) Retail
12 9 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.02%) Banking
13 7 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.02%) Local Government
14 6 (0.88%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.88%) Legal Technology
14 6 (0.88%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.88%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 206 (30.07%) Developer
2 181 (26.42%) Senior
3 94 (13.72%) Analyst
4 83 (12.12%) .NET Developer
5 64 (9.34%) Business Analyst
6 62 (9.05%) Delivery Manager
7 50 (7.30%) Lead
7 50 (7.30%) Senior Developer
8 45 (6.57%) Software Engineer
9 44 (6.42%) Architect
10 40 (5.84%) Project Manager
11 38 (5.55%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 33 (4.82%) DevOps Engineer
13 32 (4.67%) Senior Analyst
14 29 (4.23%) Senior DevOps
14 29 (4.23%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 29 (4.23%) Senior Manager
15 26 (3.80%) Senior Business Analyst
16 21 (3.07%) Java Developer
17 19 (2.77%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 144 (21.02%) React
2 134 (19.56%) .NET
3 116 (16.93%) Node.js
4 96 (14.01%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.70%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.41%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (11.24%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.34%) .NET Framework
9 54 (7.88%) Terraform
10 52 (7.59%) ASP.NET Web API
11 51 (7.45%) Vue
12 47 (6.86%) RESTful
13 46 (6.72%) REST
14 40 (5.84%) HTML
15 36 (5.26%) CSS
16 35 (5.11%) Spring
17 34 (4.96%) Blazor
18 27 (3.94%) Entity Framework
19 24 (3.50%) JSON
20 22 (3.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 141 (20.58%) Product Ownership
2 49 (7.15%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.65%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
4 18 (2.63%) Podcast
5 15 (2.19%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (1.90%) Onboarding
8 12 (1.75%) Security Posture
8 12 (1.75%) Virtual Team
9 11 (1.61%) Blog
9 11 (1.61%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.17%) PMI
11 7 (1.02%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.02%) Device Driver
11 7 (1.02%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.02%) NHS
12 5 (0.73%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.73%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 70 (10.22%) Linux
2 59 (8.61%) Windows
3 34 (4.96%) Unix
4 12 (1.75%) VMS
5 10 (1.46%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.02%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 649 (94.74%) Agile
2 231 (33.72%) Continuous Improvement
3 210 (30.66%) DevOps
4 197 (28.76%) Kanban
5 195 (28.47%) CI/CD
6 158 (23.07%) Microservices
7 153 (22.34%) Mentoring
8 141 (20.58%) Problem-Solving
9 130 (18.98%) Coaching
10 129 (18.83%) Full-Stack Development
11 128 (18.69%) AI
12 120 (17.52%) Project Delivery
13 115 (16.79%) Stakeholder Management
14 113 (16.50%) TDD
15 98 (14.31%) Community of Practice
16 94 (13.72%) Software Engineering
17 88 (12.85%) User Stories
18 81 (11.82%) Roadmaps
19 80 (11.68%) Technology Strategy
20 79 (11.53%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 184 (26.86%) SQL
2 156 (22.77%) JavaScript
3 152 (22.19%) C#
4 106 (15.47%) TypeScript
5 75 (10.95%) Python
6 72 (10.51%) Java
7 29 (4.23%) Bash
8 25 (3.65%) Ruby
9 20 (2.92%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.34%) Bicep
10 16 (2.34%) PL/SQL
11 12 (1.75%) C++
11 12 (1.75%) Kusto Query Language
12 11 (1.61%) Apex Code
12 11 (1.61%) SOQL
13 9 (1.31%) C
14 8 (1.17%) SOSL
14 8 (1.17%) T-SQL
15 7 (1.02%) Embedded C
16 4 (0.58%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 146 (21.31%) Degree
2 143 (20.88%) Security Cleared
3 117 (17.08%) SC Cleared
4 54 (7.88%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.80%) PMI Certification
6 25 (3.65%) Azure Certification
7 20 (2.92%) PMP
8 16 (2.34%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.04%) DBS Check
10 11 (1.61%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.61%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.17%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.88%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.88%) CISSP
13 5 (0.73%) CSPO
14 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 4 (0.58%) CISA
14 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
15 3 (0.44%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
15 3 (0.44%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (10.51%) QA
2 27 (3.94%) Accessibility
3 25 (3.65%) GDPR
4 21 (3.07%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.77%) PMO
6 18 (2.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 14 (2.04%) GRC
8 13 (1.90%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 11 (1.61%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 5 (0.73%) WCAG
11 4 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.44%) NCSC
13 2 (0.29%) NIST
14 1 (0.15%) GxP
14 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
14 1 (0.15%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 118 (17.23%) Docker
2 15 (2.19%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.75%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.75%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.75%) vSphere
4 4 (0.58%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 84 (12.26%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.04%) Ansible
2 14 (2.04%) Argo
3 6 (0.88%) Podman
4 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.29%) Grafana
5 2 (0.29%) Packer
5 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.15%) Kibana
6 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 175 (25.55%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.11%) Oracle
3 29 (4.23%) Salesforce
4 16 (2.34%) Databricks
5 14 (2.04%) Google
5 14 (2.04%) Pega
6 13 (1.90%) VMware
7 12 (1.75%) SAP
7 12 (1.75%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (1.46%) Informatica
8 10 (1.46%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.31%) Talend
10 8 (1.17%) Splunk
10 8 (1.17%) YouTube
11 7 (1.02%) Adobe
12 6 (0.88%) Infor
13 4 (0.58%) Epicor
13 4 (0.58%) ESRI
13 4 (0.58%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.58%) Sage