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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 55 52
Rank change year-on-year -48 -3 -26
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 413 878 1,134
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.72% 5.14% 5.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 5.52% 5.88%
Number of salaries quoted 307 372 929
10th Percentile £40,750 £43,525 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.56% -3.91%
75th Percentile £78,500 £77,813 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000

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 13,452 15,895 19,293
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.53% 93.01% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,546 9,528 15,508
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 30 December 2025.

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 24 (5.81%) Confluence
2 6 (1.45%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.97%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.97%) CMS
3 4 (0.97%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.97%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.73%) Apache
4 3 (0.73%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.24%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.24%) nginx
5 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.45%) Trello
4 4 (0.97%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.48%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.48%) Sketch
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.73%) Maximo
1 3 (0.73%) Shopify
2 2 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.48%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.24%) Magento
3 1 (0.24%) Primavera
3 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 148 (35.84%) Azure
2 105 (25.42%) AWS
3 63 (15.25%) Azure DevOps
4 57 (13.80%) Serverless
5 35 (8.47%) AWS Lambda
5 35 (8.47%) GitHub
5 35 (8.47%) Power Platform
6 34 (8.23%) SaaS
7 21 (5.08%) Power Automate
8 20 (4.84%) Amazon S3
9 19 (4.60%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (4.60%) GitHub Actions
10 18 (4.36%) GCP
11 17 (4.12%) PaaS
12 16 (3.87%) Azure App Service
13 15 (3.63%) Amazon SQS
13 15 (3.63%) Entra ID
14 10 (2.42%) Amazon EKS
15 9 (2.18%) PowerApps
16 8 (1.94%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.02%) Broadband
2 3 (0.73%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.73%) RS-232
3 2 (0.48%) DNS
3 2 (0.48%) Firewall
3 2 (0.48%) GPRS
3 2 (0.48%) HTTP
3 2 (0.48%) LTE
3 2 (0.48%) Modbus
3 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.48%) VPN
3 2 (0.48%) Wireless
4 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.24%) Reverse Proxy
4 1 (0.24%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (13.08%) SQL Server
2 32 (7.75%) MongoDB
3 30 (7.26%) Azure SQL Database
3 30 (7.26%) Elasticsearch
4 29 (7.02%) NoSQL
5 21 (5.08%) Relational Database
6 17 (4.12%) PostgreSQL
7 15 (3.63%) MySQL
8 14 (3.39%) DynamoDB
9 13 (3.15%) Power BI
10 11 (2.66%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.69%) Tableau
12 5 (1.21%) Data Lake
12 5 (1.21%) GIS
12 5 (1.21%) Metadata
13 4 (0.97%) Amazon RDS
13 4 (0.97%) BigQuery
13 4 (0.97%) QGIS
13 4 (0.97%) Qlik Sense
14 3 (0.73%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 80 (19.37%) JIRA
2 61 (14.77%) Git
3 40 (9.69%) Postman
4 38 (9.20%) Selenium
5 35 (8.47%) Jenkins
5 35 (8.47%) Team Foundation Server
6 34 (8.23%) SoapUI
7 33 (7.99%) WebDriver
8 24 (5.81%) GitLab
9 17 (4.12%) SonarQube
10 12 (2.91%) TeamCity
11 6 (1.45%) Visual Studio
12 5 (1.21%) Cypress.io
13 4 (0.97%) Atlassian Bamboo
13 4 (0.97%) JMeter
14 3 (0.73%) Maven
14 3 (0.73%) Storybook
14 3 (0.73%) Subversion
14 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
15 2 (0.48%) LoadRunner
General
1 155 (37.53%) Social Skills
2 112 (27.12%) Finance
3 58 (14.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 51 (12.35%) Analytical Skills
5 49 (11.86%) Marketing
6 45 (10.90%) Public Sector
7 31 (7.51%) Tech for Good
8 27 (6.54%) Health Technology
8 27 (6.54%) Publishing
9 24 (5.81%) Organisational Skills
10 22 (5.33%) Games
10 22 (5.33%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.08%) Law
12 18 (4.36%) Influencing Skills
13 14 (3.39%) Retail
14 11 (2.66%) Legal
14 11 (2.66%) Telecoms
15 10 (2.42%) Manufacturing
16 9 (2.18%) Front Office
17 6 (1.45%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 134 (32.45%) Developer
2 76 (18.40%) Senior
3 73 (17.68%) Lead
4 56 (13.56%) Analyst
5 47 (11.38%) .NET Developer
6 31 (7.51%) Lead Developer
6 31 (7.51%) Senior Developer
7 30 (7.26%) Python Developer
7 30 (7.26%) Software Engineer
8 28 (6.78%) React Developer
9 25 (6.05%) Architect
10 24 (5.81%) Test Analyst
11 22 (5.33%) AWS Developer
12 20 (4.84%) Business Analyst
12 20 (4.84%) Software Developer
13 19 (4.60%) Full-Stack Developer
14 16 (3.87%) Azure Developer
14 16 (3.87%) Consultant
14 16 (3.87%) Project Manager
15 15 (3.63%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 119 (28.81%) .NET
2 82 (19.85%) React
3 65 (15.74%) RESTful
4 58 (14.04%) HTML
4 58 (14.04%) SOAP
5 43 (10.41%) .NET Framework
6 41 (9.93%) ASP.NET Web API
7 38 (9.20%) Entity Framework
8 37 (8.96%) .NET Core
8 37 (8.96%) Node.js
8 37 (8.96%) REST
9 34 (8.23%) AngularJS
10 30 (7.26%) Vue
11 27 (6.54%) CSS
12 23 (5.57%) ASP.NET
13 19 (4.60%) ASP.NET MVC
14 17 (4.12%) Akka
14 17 (4.12%) Web Services
15 15 (3.63%) Swagger
15 15 (3.63%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 69 (16.71%) Product Ownership
2 25 (6.05%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.08%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.91%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (2.91%) Over-the-Top Content
4 12 (2.91%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.91%) Video\Live Streaming
5 8 (1.94%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.21%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.21%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.97%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.73%) Device Driver
9 3 (0.73%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.73%) IoT
9 3 (0.73%) Replication
9 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.87%) Linux
2 4 (0.97%) Ubuntu
2 4 (0.97%) Windows
3 3 (0.73%) Android
3 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.73%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (0.48%) VMS
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 385 (93.22%) Agile
2 140 (33.90%) DevOps
3 126 (30.51%) CI/CD
4 124 (30.02%) Kanban
5 119 (28.81%) Mentoring
6 112 (27.12%) Continuous Improvement
7 93 (22.52%) Problem-Solving
8 74 (17.92%) TDD
9 67 (16.22%) Microservices
10 65 (15.74%) Stakeholder Management
11 64 (15.50%) Software Testing
12 63 (15.25%) Full-Stack Development
13 61 (14.77%) Software Engineering
14 58 (14.04%) Roadmaps
15 55 (13.32%) User Stories
16 52 (12.59%) Continuous Integration
16 52 (12.59%) Project Delivery
17 47 (11.38%) API Testing
18 46 (11.14%) Project Management
19 45 (10.90%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 123 (29.78%) SQL
2 104 (25.18%) C#
3 71 (17.19%) JavaScript
4 69 (16.71%) TypeScript
5 65 (15.74%) Java
6 56 (13.56%) Python
7 15 (3.63%) Apex Code
7 15 (3.63%) SOQL
7 15 (3.63%) SOSL
8 14 (3.39%) Scala
9 8 (1.94%) C++
10 6 (1.45%) Bash
10 6 (1.45%) C
10 6 (1.45%) VB.NET
11 5 (1.21%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.73%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.73%) Erlang
12 3 (0.73%) Groovy
12 3 (0.73%) PHP
12 3 (0.73%) Swift
Qualifications
1 109 (26.39%) Degree
2 43 (10.41%) ISTQB
3 37 (8.96%) Computer Science Degree
3 37 (8.96%) Security Cleared
4 31 (7.51%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
5 26 (6.30%) SC Cleared
6 21 (5.08%) Master's Degree
7 9 (2.18%) PMI Certification
7 9 (2.18%) PMP
8 8 (1.94%) DV Cleared
9 7 (1.69%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 7 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (1.21%) AWS Certification
10 5 (1.21%) DBS Check
11 4 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.73%) IBM Certification
12 3 (0.73%) ISEB
13 2 (0.48%) CBAP
13 2 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (24.70%) QA
2 17 (4.12%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.45%) WCAG
4 5 (1.21%) PMO
5 4 (0.97%) SLA
6 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
7 2 (0.48%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.48%) ECSS
7 2 (0.48%) GDPR
8 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.24%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.24%) GRC
8 1 (0.24%) HL7
8 1 (0.24%) IFRS
8 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 38 (9.20%) Docker
2 13 (3.15%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 35 (8.47%) Kubernetes
2 17 (4.12%) Terraform
3 15 (3.63%) Ansible
4 3 (0.73%) Grafana
4 3 (0.73%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.48%) Argo
6 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 95 (23.00%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.08%) Salesforce
3 15 (3.63%) Splunk
4 11 (2.66%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.42%) SAP
6 9 (2.18%) Google
6 9 (2.18%) Mercator
7 7 (1.69%) Oracle
8 6 (1.45%) DevExpress
9 5 (1.21%) ESRI
9 5 (1.21%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.97%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.73%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.73%) IBM
12 2 (0.48%) Adobe
12 2 (0.48%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.48%) PagerDuty
12 2 (0.48%) Pega
12 2 (0.48%) SendGrid
12 2 (0.48%) Zend