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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 102 52
Rank change year-on-year +20 -50 -17
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 583 540 1,558
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.04% 3.69% 4.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.68% 3.89% 5.22%
Number of salaries quoted 411 271 1,296
10th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £64,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.47% +6.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £98,474 £87,500
UK median annual salary £66,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.22% +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 15,852 13,879 29,852
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.70% 94.80% 90.18%
Number of salaries quoted 11,330 8,122 23,480
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,025 £33,750
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £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 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £105,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £58,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +3.45% +5.45% -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 29 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 29 (4.97%) Confluence
2 11 (1.89%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.69%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.69%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.69%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.51%) Apache
4 3 (0.51%) Apache Airflow
4 3 (0.51%) Apache Spark
4 3 (0.51%) OpenStack
5 2 (0.34%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 2 (0.34%) 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 (1.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (1.37%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.03%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.69%) Adobe XD
4 4 (0.69%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.69%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.51%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.51%) Productboard
5 3 (0.51%) Sketch
5 3 (0.51%) Trello
6 1 (0.17%) EngageOne
6 1 (0.17%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 13 (2.23%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 2 (0.34%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.34%) 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
1 211 (36.19%) Azure
2 180 (30.87%) AWS
3 69 (11.84%) Azure DevOps
4 55 (9.43%) GCP
5 50 (8.58%) Serverless
6 30 (5.15%) Power Platform
7 24 (4.12%) GitHub
8 23 (3.95%) Azure Service Bus
8 23 (3.95%) SaaS
9 22 (3.77%) Azure AKS
10 20 (3.43%) Power Automate
10 20 (3.43%) PowerApps
11 15 (2.57%) Azure Logic Apps
12 14 (2.40%) AWS Lambda
12 14 (2.40%) Cloud Functions
12 14 (2.40%) Entra ID
12 14 (2.40%) PaaS
13 12 (2.06%) Cloud Run
13 12 (2.06%) GitHub Copilot
14 10 (1.72%) Azure Functions
Communications & Networking
1 76 (13.04%) Broadband
2 15 (2.57%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.57%) RS-232
3 6 (1.03%) Firewall
4 5 (0.86%) LAN
4 5 (0.86%) WAN
5 4 (0.69%) MQTT
6 3 (0.51%) Network Security
6 3 (0.51%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.51%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.51%) Wireless
6 3 (0.51%) WPA
7 2 (0.34%) Cisco Firepower
7 2 (0.34%) VPN
8 1 (0.17%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (10.46%) MongoDB
2 39 (6.69%) NoSQL
3 38 (6.52%) PostgreSQL
4 28 (4.80%) Elasticsearch
5 27 (4.63%) Azure SQL Database
6 23 (3.95%) SQL Server
7 16 (2.74%) Metadata
8 15 (2.57%) Power BI
9 11 (1.89%) Relational Database
10 7 (1.20%) MySQL
10 7 (1.20%) Redis
11 6 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.86%) DynamoDB
12 5 (0.86%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 5 (0.86%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.69%) Big Data
13 4 (0.69%) GIS
13 4 (0.69%) QGIS
13 4 (0.69%) Star Schema
14 3 (0.51%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 89 (15.27%) JIRA
2 65 (11.15%) Jenkins
3 56 (9.61%) GitLab
4 48 (8.23%) Git
5 35 (6.00%) SonarQube
6 30 (5.15%) Postman
7 25 (4.29%) Selenium
7 25 (4.29%) SoapUI
8 23 (3.95%) Team Foundation Server
9 22 (3.77%) TeamCity
10 19 (3.26%) WebDriver
11 15 (2.57%) Cypress.io
12 12 (2.06%) CircleCI
13 10 (1.72%) JUnit
14 9 (1.54%) Maven
14 9 (1.54%) Mockito
15 6 (1.03%) SpecFlow
16 5 (0.86%) JMeter
17 4 (0.69%) NUnit
17 4 (0.69%) Visual Studio
General
1 188 (32.25%) Social Skills
2 122 (20.93%) Finance
3 112 (19.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 79 (13.55%) Public Sector
5 71 (12.18%) Law
6 66 (11.32%) Analytical Skills
7 47 (8.06%) Games
7 47 (8.06%) Marketing
8 33 (5.66%) Legal
9 23 (3.95%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (1.72%) Banking
10 10 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (1.37%) Advertising
11 8 (1.37%) Health Technology
11 8 (1.37%) Retail
12 6 (1.03%) Publishing
12 6 (1.03%) Tech for Good
12 6 (1.03%) Telecoms
13 5 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (0.86%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 137 (23.50%) Senior
2 128 (21.96%) Developer
3 68 (11.66%) Software Engineer
4 67 (11.49%) Architect
5 65 (11.15%) Lead
6 64 (10.98%) Analyst
7 43 (7.38%) Delivery Manager
8 42 (7.20%) Business Analyst
9 35 (6.00%) .NET Developer
10 33 (5.66%) Salesforce Architect
11 30 (5.15%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 29 (4.97%) Product Manager
12 29 (4.97%) Senior Developer
13 26 (4.46%) Solutions Architect
14 25 (4.29%) Senior Software Engineer
15 24 (4.12%) Senior Manager
16 22 (3.77%) Senior Analyst
17 20 (3.43%) DevOps Engineer
17 20 (3.43%) Java Developer
17 20 (3.43%) Lead Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 108 (18.52%) React
2 95 (16.30%) .NET
3 65 (11.15%) Node.js
4 64 (10.98%) REST
5 60 (10.29%) SOAP
6 55 (9.43%) HTML
7 47 (8.06%) RESTful
8 41 (7.03%) Lightning Web Components
9 38 (6.52%) Visualforce
10 35 (6.00%) ASP.NET
11 34 (5.83%) Spring
12 33 (5.66%) AngularJS
13 30 (5.15%) .NET Framework
13 30 (5.15%) ASP.NET Core
14 28 (4.80%) .NET Core
14 28 (4.80%) Web Services
15 26 (4.46%) CSS
16 22 (3.77%) Akka
16 22 (3.77%) ASP.NET Web API
16 22 (3.77%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 167 (28.64%) Product Ownership
2 56 (9.61%) Cloud Native
3 22 (3.77%) Over-the-Top Content
3 22 (3.77%) Video\Live Streaming
4 20 (3.43%) Onboarding
5 15 (2.57%) Device Driver
6 13 (2.23%) e-Learning
6 13 (2.23%) Podcast
6 13 (2.23%) Self-Motivation
7 11 (1.89%) Distributed Systems
8 10 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
9 7 (1.20%) Culture of Ownership
10 6 (1.03%) PMI
11 5 (0.86%) Data Centre
11 5 (0.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 4 (0.69%) Analytical Mindset
12 4 (0.69%) Life Science
12 4 (0.69%) Virtual Team
13 3 (0.51%) Management Information System
13 3 (0.51%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 47 (8.06%) Linux
2 17 (2.92%) Unix
3 15 (2.57%) Embedded Linux
4 14 (2.40%) Windows
5 7 (1.20%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.17%) CentOS
6 1 (0.17%) Debian
6 1 (0.17%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 544 (93.31%) Agile
2 219 (37.56%) Continuous Improvement
3 201 (34.48%) DevOps
4 192 (32.93%) Kanban
5 182 (31.22%) CI/CD
6 119 (20.41%) Mentoring
7 114 (19.55%) Roadmaps
8 113 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
9 107 (18.35%) Microservices
10 101 (17.32%) Software Engineering
11 94 (16.12%) Full-Stack Development
12 92 (15.78%) Coaching
13 88 (15.09%) TDD
14 85 (14.58%) User Stories
15 80 (13.72%) Community of Practice
16 75 (12.86%) Stakeholder Management
17 72 (12.35%) Acceptance Criteria
18 71 (12.18%) AI
19 68 (11.66%) Continuous Integration
19 68 (11.66%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 107 (18.35%) SQL
2 105 (18.01%) JavaScript
3 94 (16.12%) Java
4 91 (15.61%) C#
5 72 (12.35%) TypeScript
6 62 (10.63%) Python
7 38 (6.52%) Apex Code
8 34 (5.83%) SOQL
8 34 (5.83%) SOSL
9 22 (3.77%) Scala
10 18 (3.09%) C++
11 15 (2.57%) C
11 15 (2.57%) Embedded C
12 12 (2.06%) Ruby
13 10 (1.72%) Bash
13 10 (1.72%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.37%) Bicep
15 5 (0.86%) PowerShell
16 4 (0.69%) Rust
17 3 (0.51%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 133 (22.81%) Degree
2 83 (14.24%) Security Cleared
3 72 (12.35%) SC Cleared
4 43 (7.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (3.95%) ISTQB
6 19 (3.26%) DBS Check
7 17 (2.92%) PMI Certification
8 16 (2.74%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
9 12 (2.06%) PMP
10 10 (1.72%) Master's Degree
11 9 (1.54%) Azure Certification
12 6 (1.03%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
13 5 (0.86%) CIPD
14 4 (0.69%) AWS Certification
14 4 (0.69%) DV Cleared
15 3 (0.51%) CCIE Security
15 3 (0.51%) CCSA
15 3 (0.51%) CCSE
15 3 (0.51%) JNCIE
15 3 (0.51%) JNCIP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 79 (13.55%) QA
2 23 (3.95%) Accessibility
3 12 (2.06%) GRC
4 9 (1.54%) PMO
5 7 (1.20%) GDPR
6 5 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.69%) WCAG
8 3 (0.51%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.51%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 2 (0.34%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.17%) GxP
10 1 (0.17%) P3O
System Software
1 102 (17.50%) Docker
2 4 (0.69%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 81 (13.89%) Kubernetes
2 48 (8.23%) Terraform
3 20 (3.43%) Ansible
4 14 (2.40%) Argo
5 12 (2.06%) Podman
6 5 (0.86%) Grafana
7 4 (0.69%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.34%) Packer
8 2 (0.34%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.17%) Kibana
9 1 (0.17%) Puppet
Vendors
1 91 (15.61%) Microsoft
2 48 (8.23%) Salesforce
3 34 (5.83%) Splunk
4 21 (3.60%) Oracle
5 18 (3.09%) Google
6 8 (1.37%) Databricks
7 7 (1.20%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.03%) Adobe
8 6 (1.03%) SAP
9 5 (0.86%) Cisco
9 5 (0.86%) Palo Alto
9 5 (0.86%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.69%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.69%) ESRI
11 3 (0.51%) CheckPoint
11 3 (0.51%) Fortinet
11 3 (0.51%) Foundry
12 2 (0.34%) Facebook
12 2 (0.34%) IBM
12 2 (0.34%) Infor