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

6 months to
26 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 102 53
Rank change year-on-year +19 -49 -18
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 573 540 1,551
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.03% 3.71% 4.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.65% 3.91% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 401 270 1,295
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.65% +7.50% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,622 £87,500
UK median annual salary £66,125 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.04% +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 15,706 13,805 29,705
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.93% 94.87% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 11,181 8,074 23,429
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,231 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,250 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £106,250 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% +6.36% -9.84%

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 26 May 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 28 (4.89%) Confluence
2 11 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.70%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.70%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.70%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.52%) Apache
4 3 (0.52%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.52%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.52%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.35%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.35%) SAS
6 1 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
6 1 (0.17%) JBoss
6 1 (0.17%) Palantir Foundry
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 9 (1.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.70%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.52%) Adobe XD
5 3 (0.52%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.52%) Productboard
5 3 (0.52%) Sketch
5 3 (0.52%) Trello
6 1 (0.17%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 13 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.52%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.35%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.35%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.35%) Shopify
4 1 (0.17%) Magento
4 1 (0.17%) Maximo
4 1 (0.17%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.17%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.17%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.17%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.17%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.17%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 201 (35.08%) Azure
2 176 (30.72%) AWS
3 65 (11.34%) Azure DevOps
4 54 (9.42%) GCP
5 52 (9.08%) Serverless
6 29 (5.06%) Power Platform
7 25 (4.36%) GitHub
8 22 (3.84%) Azure AKS
8 22 (3.84%) Azure Service Bus
8 22 (3.84%) SaaS
9 19 (3.32%) Power Automate
9 19 (3.32%) PowerApps
10 17 (2.97%) AWS Lambda
11 14 (2.44%) Azure Logic Apps
11 14 (2.44%) Cloud Functions
11 14 (2.44%) Entra ID
11 14 (2.44%) PaaS
12 12 (2.09%) Cloud Run
12 12 (2.09%) GitHub Copilot
13 10 (1.75%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 76 (13.26%) Broadband
2 15 (2.62%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.62%) RS-232
3 6 (1.05%) Firewall
4 5 (0.87%) LAN
4 5 (0.87%) WAN
5 4 (0.70%) MQTT
6 3 (0.52%) Network Security
6 3 (0.52%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.52%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.52%) Wireless
6 3 (0.52%) WPA
7 2 (0.35%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.35%) VPN
8 1 (0.17%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (9.77%) MongoDB
2 39 (6.81%) NoSQL
3 36 (6.28%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (4.01%) Elasticsearch
4 23 (4.01%) SQL Server
5 21 (3.66%) Azure SQL Database
6 15 (2.62%) Metadata
7 14 (2.44%) Power BI
8 10 (1.75%) Relational Database
9 7 (1.22%) MySQL
10 6 (1.05%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (1.05%) Redis
11 5 (0.87%) DynamoDB
12 4 (0.70%) Big Data
12 4 (0.70%) GIS
12 4 (0.70%) QGIS
12 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 4 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 4 (0.70%) Star Schema
13 3 (0.52%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 89 (15.53%) JIRA
2 65 (11.34%) Jenkins
3 57 (9.95%) GitLab
4 47 (8.20%) Git
5 35 (6.11%) SonarQube
6 32 (5.58%) Postman
7 27 (4.71%) Selenium
7 27 (4.71%) SoapUI
8 25 (4.36%) Team Foundation Server
9 22 (3.84%) TeamCity
10 21 (3.66%) WebDriver
11 15 (2.62%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.09%) CircleCI
13 9 (1.57%) JUnit
14 8 (1.40%) Maven
14 8 (1.40%) Mockito
15 6 (1.05%) SpecFlow
16 5 (0.87%) JMeter
17 4 (0.70%) NUnit
17 4 (0.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 187 (32.64%) Social Skills
2 118 (20.59%) Finance
3 107 (18.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 76 (13.26%) Public Sector
5 67 (11.69%) Analytical Skills
5 67 (11.69%) Law
6 47 (8.20%) Games
6 47 (8.20%) Marketing
7 31 (5.41%) Legal
8 22 (3.84%) Presentation Skills
9 12 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
10 10 (1.75%) Banking
10 10 (1.75%) Health Technology
11 8 (1.40%) Advertising
11 8 (1.40%) Publishing
11 8 (1.40%) Retail
11 8 (1.40%) Tech for Good
12 6 (1.05%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.87%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 133 (23.21%) Senior
2 123 (21.47%) Developer
3 68 (11.87%) Software Engineer
4 67 (11.69%) Lead
5 66 (11.52%) Architect
6 63 (10.99%) Analyst
7 41 (7.16%) Delivery Manager
8 40 (6.98%) Business Analyst
9 33 (5.76%) Salesforce Architect
10 30 (5.24%) .NET Developer
10 30 (5.24%) Product Manager
11 29 (5.06%) Senior Developer
12 28 (4.89%) Agile Delivery Manager
13 26 (4.54%) Solutions Architect
14 25 (4.36%) Senior Software Engineer
15 22 (3.84%) Senior Manager
16 21 (3.66%) Senior Analyst
17 20 (3.49%) Java Developer
17 20 (3.49%) Lead Developer
17 20 (3.49%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 101 (17.63%) React
2 91 (15.88%) .NET
3 63 (10.99%) REST
4 62 (10.82%) SOAP
5 60 (10.47%) Node.js
6 55 (9.60%) HTML
7 47 (8.20%) RESTful
8 41 (7.16%) Lightning Web Components
9 38 (6.63%) Visualforce
10 33 (5.76%) Spring
11 32 (5.58%) AngularJS
12 29 (5.06%) ASP.NET
13 27 (4.71%) .NET Framework
13 27 (4.71%) Web Services
14 25 (4.36%) ASP.NET Core
14 25 (4.36%) CSS
15 23 (4.01%) .NET Core
16 22 (3.84%) Akka
16 22 (3.84%) Playwright
17 21 (3.66%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 167 (29.14%) Product Ownership
2 55 (9.60%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.84%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.84%) Video\Live Streaming
4 19 (3.32%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.62%) Device Driver
6 13 (2.27%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.27%) Podcast
6 13 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.92%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.22%) Culture of Ownership
10 6 (1.05%) PMI
11 5 (0.87%) Data Centre
12 4 (0.70%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.70%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.70%) Life Science
12 4 (0.70%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.52%) AI Agents
13 3 (0.52%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 48 (8.38%) Linux
2 17 (2.97%) Unix
3 15 (2.62%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (2.44%) Windows
5 6 (1.05%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.17%) CentOS
6 1 (0.17%) Debian
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 534 (93.19%) Agile
2 218 (38.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 197 (34.38%) DevOps
4 186 (32.46%) Kanban
5 183 (31.94%) CI/CD
6 119 (20.77%) Mentoring
7 113 (19.72%) Roadmaps
8 112 (19.55%) Problem-Solving
9 101 (17.63%) Microservices
9 101 (17.63%) Software Engineering
10 94 (16.40%) Coaching
11 88 (15.36%) Full-Stack Development
12 86 (15.01%) TDD
13 85 (14.83%) User Stories
14 77 (13.44%) Community of Practice
15 73 (12.74%) Stakeholder Management
16 72 (12.57%) Acceptance Criteria
17 70 (12.22%) Continuous Integration
18 69 (12.04%) AI
19 68 (11.87%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 101 (17.63%) SQL
2 97 (16.93%) JavaScript
3 95 (16.58%) Java
4 87 (15.18%) C#
5 71 (12.39%) TypeScript
6 64 (11.17%) Python
7 38 (6.63%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.93%) SOQL
8 34 (5.93%) SOSL
9 22 (3.84%) Scala
10 19 (3.32%) C++
11 15 (2.62%) C
11 15 (2.62%) Embedded C
12 11 (1.92%) Ruby
13 10 (1.75%) Bash
14 9 (1.57%) PL/SQL
15 7 (1.22%) Bicep
16 4 (0.70%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.70%) Rust
17 3 (0.52%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 131 (22.86%) Degree
2 81 (14.14%) Security Cleared
3 70 (12.22%) SC Cleared
4 40 (6.98%) Computer Science Degree
5 25 (4.36%) ISTQB
6 19 (3.32%) DBS Check
7 18 (3.14%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
8 17 (2.97%) PMI Certification
9 12 (2.09%) PMP
10 10 (1.75%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.57%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.05%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 5 (0.87%) CIPD
14 4 (0.70%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.70%) DV Cleared
15 3 (0.52%) BPSS Clearance
15 3 (0.52%) CCIE Security
15 3 (0.52%) CCSE
15 3 (0.52%) JNCIE
15 3 (0.52%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (13.79%) QA
2 23 (4.01%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.09%) GRC
4 9 (1.57%) PMO
5 6 (1.05%) GDPR
6 5 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.70%) WCAG
8 3 (0.52%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.35%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.17%) GxP
10 1 (0.17%) P3O
System Software
1 100 (17.45%) Docker
2 4 (0.70%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 79 (13.79%) Kubernetes
2 48 (8.38%) Terraform
3 21 (3.66%) Ansible
4 14 (2.44%) Argo
5 12 (2.09%) Podman
6 6 (1.05%) Grafana
7 5 (0.87%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.35%) Packer
8 2 (0.35%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.17%) Kibana
9 1 (0.17%) Puppet
Vendors
1 85 (14.83%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.38%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.93%) Splunk
4 20 (3.49%) Oracle
5 18 (3.14%) Google
6 8 (1.40%) Databricks
7 7 (1.22%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.05%) SAP
9 5 (0.87%) Adobe
9 5 (0.87%) Cisco
9 5 (0.87%) Palo Alto
9 5 (0.87%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.70%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.70%) ESRI
11 3 (0.52%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.52%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.52%) Foundry
12 2 (0.35%) Facebook
12 2 (0.35%) IBM
12 2 (0.35%) Infor