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

6 months to
18 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 54 49
Rank change year-on-year -44 -5 -22
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 412 864 1,333
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.69% 5.26% 5.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.09% 5.60% 6.24%
Number of salaries quoted 302 356 1,104
10th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,750 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -6.29%
75th Percentile £78,500 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £97,528 £92,500
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 13,337 15,436 21,353
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.10% 93.91% 93.34%
Number of salaries quoted 8,485 9,087 17,391
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,750
25th Percentile £41,925 £47,500 £45,000
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 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,290
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -7.20%

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 January 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 23 (5.58%) Confluence
2 9 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.97%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.97%) ArcGIS
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%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.24%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
1 8 (1.94%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.46%) Trello
3 4 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
4 2 (0.49%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.49%) Sketch
5 1 (0.24%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 6 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.73%) Maximo
3 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.49%) Shopify
4 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.24%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) Primavera
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 137 (33.25%) Azure
2 102 (24.76%) AWS
3 59 (14.32%) Serverless
4 52 (12.62%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (8.50%) GitHub
6 33 (8.01%) AWS Lambda
7 32 (7.77%) SaaS
8 30 (7.28%) Power Platform
9 19 (4.61%) Amazon S3
9 19 (4.61%) GCP
9 19 (4.61%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (4.13%) PaaS
11 16 (3.88%) Azure App Service
12 15 (3.64%) Entra ID
12 15 (3.64%) Power Automate
13 14 (3.40%) Amazon SQS
14 13 (3.16%) PowerApps
15 11 (2.67%) Amazon EKS
16 9 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
16 9 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.71%) Broadband
2 4 (0.97%) Ethernet
2 4 (0.97%) RS-232
3 2 (0.49%) DNS
3 2 (0.49%) Firewall
3 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.49%) VPN
4 1 (0.24%) AMQP
4 1 (0.24%) GPRS
4 1 (0.24%) HTTP
4 1 (0.24%) LTE
4 1 (0.24%) Modbus
4 1 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (11.41%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.28%) NoSQL
3 28 (6.80%) MongoDB
4 27 (6.55%) Azure SQL Database
5 25 (6.07%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (4.85%) Relational Database
7 17 (4.13%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (3.16%) MySQL
8 13 (3.16%) Power BI
9 12 (2.91%) DynamoDB
10 11 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
11 7 (1.70%) 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 76 (18.45%) JIRA
2 58 (14.08%) Git
3 48 (11.65%) Jenkins
4 44 (10.68%) Postman
5 41 (9.95%) Selenium
6 36 (8.74%) SoapUI
7 34 (8.25%) WebDriver
8 33 (8.01%) Team Foundation Server
9 23 (5.58%) TeamCity
10 22 (5.34%) GitLab
11 15 (3.64%) SonarQube
12 8 (1.94%) JMeter
12 8 (1.94%) Visual Studio
13 5 (1.21%) Cypress.io
14 4 (0.97%) SpecFlow
15 3 (0.73%) Storybook
15 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
16 2 (0.49%) Cucumber
16 2 (0.49%) REST Assured
16 2 (0.49%) Serenity BDD
General
1 162 (39.32%) Social Skills
2 96 (23.30%) Finance
3 52 (12.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 50 (12.14%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (11.65%) Public Sector
6 37 (8.98%) Marketing
7 28 (6.80%) Tech for Good
8 24 (5.83%) Health Technology
8 24 (5.83%) Publishing
9 23 (5.58%) Games
10 22 (5.34%) Law
11 20 (4.85%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (4.13%) Influencing Skills
13 12 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (2.43%) Telecoms
15 9 (2.18%) Legal
16 8 (1.94%) Manufacturing
17 7 (1.70%) Front Office
18 6 (1.46%) Electronics
18 6 (1.46%) Retail
Job Titles
1 130 (31.55%) Developer
2 88 (21.36%) Senior
3 72 (17.48%) Lead
4 52 (12.62%) Analyst
5 40 (9.71%) .NET Developer
6 38 (9.22%) Software Engineer
7 32 (7.77%) Senior Developer
8 31 (7.52%) Lead Developer
9 27 (6.55%) Python Developer
9 27 (6.55%) React Developer
10 25 (6.07%) Architect
11 22 (5.34%) Test Analyst
12 20 (4.85%) AWS Developer
12 20 (4.85%) Business Analyst
12 20 (4.85%) Software Developer
13 19 (4.61%) Senior Software Engineer
14 16 (3.88%) Azure Developer
14 16 (3.88%) Delivery Manager
14 16 (3.88%) Full-Stack Developer
14 16 (3.88%) Scrum Master
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 110 (26.70%) .NET
2 79 (19.17%) React
3 60 (14.56%) SOAP
4 59 (14.32%) RESTful
5 54 (13.11%) HTML
6 38 (9.22%) .NET Framework
7 35 (8.50%) Node.js
7 35 (8.50%) REST
8 34 (8.25%) ASP.NET Web API
9 32 (7.77%) Entity Framework
10 31 (7.52%) .NET Core
11 28 (6.80%) Akka
12 25 (6.07%) AngularJS
13 24 (5.83%) Vue
14 23 (5.58%) CSS
15 18 (4.37%) ASP.NET
15 18 (4.37%) Web Services
16 16 (3.88%) ASP.NET MVC
17 15 (3.64%) Lightning Web Components
17 15 (3.64%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 75 (18.20%) Product Ownership
2 24 (5.83%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.58%) Over-the-Top Content
3 23 (5.58%) Video\Live Streaming
4 14 (3.40%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.16%) Distributed Systems
6 11 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
7 8 (1.94%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.46%) e-Learning
9 5 (1.21%) Data Structures
9 5 (1.21%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.21%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.97%) Device Driver
10 4 (0.97%) Onboarding
10 4 (0.97%) PMI
11 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
11 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.73%) N-Tier
11 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 16 (3.88%) Linux
2 5 (1.21%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.97%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (0.73%) Android
4 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.73%) Unix
5 2 (0.49%) VMS
5 2 (0.49%) Windows
6 1 (0.24%) CentOS
6 1 (0.24%) Debian
6 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 385 (93.45%) Agile
2 142 (34.47%) Kanban
3 133 (32.28%) DevOps
4 126 (30.58%) Continuous Improvement
5 120 (29.13%) CI/CD
6 105 (25.49%) Mentoring
7 89 (21.60%) Problem-Solving
8 80 (19.42%) TDD
9 67 (16.26%) Software Engineering
10 63 (15.29%) Microservices
11 62 (15.05%) Roadmaps
11 62 (15.05%) Software Testing
12 59 (14.32%) Full-Stack Development
13 58 (14.08%) Stakeholder Management
14 52 (12.62%) Acceptance Criteria
14 52 (12.62%) User Stories
15 51 (12.38%) Project Delivery
16 47 (11.41%) API Testing
16 47 (11.41%) Coaching
16 47 (11.41%) Pair Programming
Programming Languages
1 119 (28.88%) SQL
2 97 (23.54%) C#
3 70 (16.99%) Java
4 68 (16.50%) TypeScript
5 66 (16.02%) JavaScript
6 57 (13.83%) Python
7 25 (6.07%) Scala
8 15 (3.64%) Apex Code
8 15 (3.64%) SOQL
8 15 (3.64%) SOSL
9 10 (2.43%) C++
10 7 (1.70%) Bash
10 7 (1.70%) C
11 4 (0.97%) Embedded C
11 4 (0.97%) VB.NET
12 3 (0.73%) Erlang
12 3 (0.73%) Groovy
12 3 (0.73%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.73%) PHP
12 3 (0.73%) Swift
Qualifications
1 99 (24.03%) Degree
2 42 (10.19%) ISTQB
3 40 (9.71%) Security Cleared
4 30 (7.28%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
5 29 (7.04%) SC Cleared
6 28 (6.80%) Computer Science Degree
7 20 (4.85%) Master's Degree
8 11 (2.67%) PMI Certification
9 10 (2.43%) DBS Check
10 9 (2.18%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 9 (2.18%) PMP
11 8 (1.94%) DV Cleared
12 6 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.97%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.73%) Azure Certification
14 3 (0.73%) IBM Certification
15 2 (0.49%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
15 2 (0.49%) SAFe Agilist
15 2 (0.49%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (21.60%) QA
2 19 (4.61%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.46%) WCAG
4 4 (0.97%) PMO
5 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.49%) ECSS
5 2 (0.49%) SLA
6 1 (0.24%) GDPR
6 1 (0.24%) GRC
6 1 (0.24%) IFRS
6 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.24%) P3O
6 1 (0.24%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 50 (12.14%) Docker
2 13 (3.16%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.49%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 48 (11.65%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.37%) Terraform
3 13 (3.16%) Ansible
4 3 (0.73%) Grafana
4 3 (0.73%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.49%) Argo
6 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 83 (20.15%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.10%) Salesforce
3 15 (3.64%) Splunk
4 13 (3.16%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.43%) Google
6 9 (2.18%) Mercator
6 9 (2.18%) Oracle
6 9 (2.18%) SAP
7 5 (1.21%) ESRI
7 5 (1.21%) Red Hat
8 4 (0.97%) DevExpress
8 4 (0.97%) Dynatrace
9 3 (0.73%) Guidewire
9 3 (0.73%) IBM
10 2 (0.49%) Adobe
10 2 (0.49%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.49%) Foundry
10 2 (0.49%) PagerDuty
10 2 (0.49%) SendGrid
10 2 (0.49%) Zend