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

6 months to
10 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 103 61
Rank change year-on-year +25 -42 -22
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 693 579 1,312
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.27% 3.52% 4.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.94% 3.76% 4.56%
Number of salaries quoted 522 312 1,042
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,117 £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 £75,000 £79,063 £73,900
90th Percentile £83,750 £97,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +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 17,578 15,394 28,768
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.84% 93.48% 88.98%
Number of salaries quoted 12,832 9,111 21,964
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £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 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -8.71%

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 10 July 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 42 (6.06%) Confluence
2 16 (2.31%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.72%) Apache
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.43%) CMS
5 3 (0.43%) DNN
5 3 (0.43%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.43%) Immediacy CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Kentico
5 3 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
5 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.29%) Appian
6 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.29%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 12 (1.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.01%) Trello
5 5 (0.72%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.43%) Productboard
7 3 (0.43%) Sketch
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
9 1 (0.14%) EngageOne
9 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 25 (3.61%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.43%) Shopify
3 2 (0.29%) 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%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 313 (45.17%) Azure
2 256 (36.94%) AWS
3 95 (13.71%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (9.09%) GCP
5 60 (8.66%) Serverless
6 57 (8.23%) GitHub
7 44 (6.35%) Power Platform
8 38 (5.48%) GitHub Copilot
9 33 (4.76%) Power Automate
10 30 (4.33%) Azure Service Bus
11 29 (4.18%) PowerApps
12 27 (3.90%) Azure Functions
13 25 (3.61%) Azure Logic Apps
14 24 (3.46%) PaaS
15 21 (3.03%) SaaS
16 20 (2.89%) Azure AKS
17 19 (2.74%) Azure Key Vault
18 18 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
19 15 (2.16%) Azure Monitor
20 13 (1.88%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 63 (9.09%) Broadband
2 15 (2.16%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.16%) RS-232
3 14 (2.02%) VPN
4 8 (1.15%) Firewall
5 5 (0.72%) LAN
5 5 (0.72%) WAN
6 4 (0.58%) MQTT
7 3 (0.43%) Network Security
7 3 (0.43%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.43%) Software-Defined Networking
7 3 (0.43%) Wireless
7 3 (0.43%) WPA
8 2 (0.29%) ATM
8 2 (0.29%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.14%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 123 (17.75%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.56%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (12.12%) Elasticsearch
4 44 (6.35%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.48%) NoSQL
6 21 (3.03%) SQL Server
7 20 (2.89%) Power BI
8 19 (2.74%) Metadata
9 13 (1.88%) MySQL
9 13 (1.88%) Redis
10 11 (1.59%) Relational Database
11 8 (1.15%) Data Lake
12 6 (0.87%) Data Warehouse
12 6 (0.87%) DynamoDB
12 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
13 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 4 (0.58%) Big Data
14 4 (0.58%) Star Schema
15 2 (0.29%) GIS
Development Applications
1 87 (12.55%) JIRA
2 57 (8.23%) Git
3 56 (8.08%) GitLab
4 51 (7.36%) Jenkins
5 35 (5.05%) SonarQube
6 14 (2.02%) Cypress.io
7 12 (1.73%) CircleCI
8 11 (1.59%) Postman
8 11 (1.59%) Visual Studio
9 10 (1.44%) JUnit
9 10 (1.44%) TeamCity
10 9 (1.30%) Maven
10 9 (1.30%) Mockito
10 9 (1.30%) Selenium
11 6 (0.87%) Claude Code
11 6 (0.87%) NUnit
11 6 (0.87%) SoapUI
11 6 (0.87%) SpecFlow
12 5 (0.72%) JMeter
13 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 198 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 147 (21.21%) Finance
3 131 (18.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 96 (13.85%) Law
5 95 (13.71%) Public Sector
6 73 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (7.07%) Games
8 45 (6.49%) Marketing
9 29 (4.18%) Legal
10 22 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
11 15 (2.16%) Retail
12 13 (1.88%) Legal Technology
13 10 (1.44%) Banking
14 8 (1.15%) Advertising
14 8 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.87%) Health Technology
15 6 (0.87%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.58%) Publishing
16 4 (0.58%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 187 (26.98%) Developer
2 161 (23.23%) Senior
3 86 (12.41%) .NET Developer
4 79 (11.40%) Analyst
5 72 (10.39%) Architect
6 68 (9.81%) Software Engineer
7 56 (8.08%) Lead
8 53 (7.65%) Delivery Manager
9 50 (7.22%) Business Analyst
10 34 (4.91%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 33 (4.76%) Salesforce Architect
11 33 (4.76%) Senior Developer
12 32 (4.62%) DevOps Engineer
13 30 (4.33%) Senior Analyst
13 30 (4.33%) Solutions Architect
14 28 (4.04%) Senior DevOps
14 28 (4.04%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 28 (4.04%) Senior Manager
15 27 (3.90%) Project Manager
16 25 (3.61%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (19.77%) React
2 131 (18.90%) .NET
3 120 (17.32%) Node.js
4 92 (13.28%) ASP.NET
5 87 (12.55%) ASP.NET Core
6 82 (11.83%) .NET Core
7 67 (9.67%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.24%) .NET Framework
9 63 (9.09%) REST
10 55 (7.94%) ASP.NET Web API
11 54 (7.79%) Vue
12 48 (6.93%) RESTful
13 41 (5.92%) Lightning Web Components
13 41 (5.92%) SOAP
14 38 (5.48%) Visualforce
15 37 (5.34%) HTML
16 35 (5.05%) Spring
17 33 (4.76%) Blazor
18 28 (4.04%) CSS
19 23 (3.32%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 172 (24.82%) Product Ownership
2 59 (8.51%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.61%) Podcast
4 18 (2.60%) Onboarding
4 18 (2.60%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.16%) Device Driver
6 12 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (1.73%) Public Cloud
6 12 (1.73%) Security Posture
7 10 (1.44%) e-Learning
7 10 (1.44%) Over-the-Top Content
7 10 (1.44%) Video\Live Streaming
8 9 (1.30%) PMI
9 8 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.01%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.01%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.01%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.87%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 63 (9.09%) Linux
2 39 (5.63%) Windows
3 29 (4.18%) Unix
4 15 (2.16%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.73%) VMS
6 8 (1.15%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.14%) CentOS
7 1 (0.14%) Debian
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 654 (94.37%) Agile
2 252 (36.36%) Continuous Improvement
3 243 (35.06%) DevOps
4 219 (31.60%) Kanban
5 214 (30.88%) CI/CD
6 170 (24.53%) Microservices
7 143 (20.63%) Full-Stack Development
8 130 (18.76%) Mentoring
9 124 (17.89%) Problem-Solving
10 119 (17.17%) Roadmaps
11 117 (16.88%) TDD
12 115 (16.59%) Coaching
13 106 (15.30%) Software Engineering
14 105 (15.15%) AI
15 91 (13.13%) User Stories
16 88 (12.70%) Community of Practice
17 87 (12.55%) Stakeholder Management
18 85 (12.27%) Project Delivery
18 85 (12.27%) Test Automation
19 82 (11.83%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 170 (24.53%) SQL
2 143 (20.63%) JavaScript
3 139 (20.06%) C#
4 112 (16.16%) TypeScript
5 74 (10.68%) Java
6 70 (10.10%) Python
7 38 (5.48%) Apex Code
8 34 (4.91%) SOQL
8 34 (4.91%) SOSL
9 22 (3.17%) Bash
10 21 (3.03%) C++
10 21 (3.03%) Ruby
11 20 (2.89%) Bicep
11 20 (2.89%) PowerShell
12 17 (2.45%) C
13 15 (2.16%) Embedded C
14 12 (1.73%) Kusto Query Language
15 10 (1.44%) PL/SQL
15 10 (1.44%) Scala
16 7 (1.01%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 121 (17.46%) Degree
2 92 (13.28%) Security Cleared
3 80 (11.54%) SC Cleared
4 44 (6.35%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.90%) Azure Certification
6 25 (3.61%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
8 17 (2.45%) DBS Check
8 17 (2.45%) PMP
9 9 (1.30%) AWS Certification
10 6 (0.87%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.87%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.72%) CIPD
11 5 (0.72%) ISTQB
11 5 (0.72%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
13 3 (0.43%) CCSA
13 3 (0.43%) CCSE
13 3 (0.43%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (10.82%) QA
2 22 (3.17%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.73%) GRC
3 12 (1.73%) PMO
4 11 (1.59%) GDPR
5 9 (1.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.01%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 5 (0.72%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.43%) WCAG
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
System Software
1 125 (18.04%) Docker
2 14 (2.02%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.73%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.73%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.73%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 91 (13.13%) Kubernetes
2 61 (8.80%) Terraform
3 16 (2.31%) Ansible
4 14 (2.02%) Argo
5 12 (1.73%) Podman
6 5 (0.72%) Grafana
7 4 (0.58%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.29%) Packer
8 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.14%) Kibana
9 1 (0.14%) Puppet
9 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 167 (24.10%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.50%) Salesforce
3 34 (4.91%) Splunk
4 24 (3.46%) Oracle
5 16 (2.31%) Google
6 13 (1.88%) Pega
7 12 (1.73%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (1.73%) VMware
8 10 (1.44%) Databricks
8 10 (1.44%) SAP
9 6 (0.87%) Infor
9 6 (0.87%) ServiceNow
10 5 (0.72%) Adobe
10 5 (0.72%) Atlassian
10 5 (0.72%) Cisco
10 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
11 4 (0.58%) Epicor
11 4 (0.58%) IFS
12 3 (0.43%) OpenAI
12 3 (0.43%) Optimizely