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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 83 99 82
Rank change year-on-year +16 -17 -40
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 722 603 838
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.14% 3.64% 3.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.82% 3.91% 3.87%
Number of salaries quoted 536 344 583
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £48,350
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 £77,500 £73,950
90th Percentile £82,375 £88,750 £91,250
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 18,916 15,419 21,639
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.38% 93.04% 87.53%
Number of salaries quoted 13,655 8,896 15,104
10th Percentile £35,000 £29,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% -4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £98,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -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 21 August 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 46 (6.37%) Confluence
2 12 (1.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.66%) SharePoint
3 7 (0.97%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.83%) Apache
5 4 (0.55%) CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.42%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.42%) DNN
6 3 (0.42%) EPiServer
6 3 (0.42%) GeoServer
6 3 (0.42%) Immediacy CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Kentico
6 3 (0.42%) Oracle Spatial
6 3 (0.42%) Sitecore CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Sitefinity
6 3 (0.42%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.28%) Appian
7 2 (0.28%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 16 (2.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.97%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.97%) Trello
5 4 (0.55%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.42%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.42%) Productboard
6 3 (0.42%) Sketch
6 3 (0.42%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
8 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.28%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.28%) Shopify
4 1 (0.14%) Finacle
4 1 (0.14%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.14%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.14%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 331 (45.84%) Azure
2 288 (39.89%) AWS
3 103 (14.27%) Azure DevOps
4 72 (9.97%) GCP
5 62 (8.59%) GitHub
6 53 (7.34%) Serverless
7 43 (5.96%) Power Platform
8 42 (5.82%) GitHub Copilot
9 27 (3.74%) Power Automate
10 24 (3.32%) SaaS
11 23 (3.19%) Azure Service Bus
11 23 (3.19%) PowerApps
12 21 (2.91%) PaaS
13 20 (2.77%) Azure Functions
14 19 (2.63%) Azure Key Vault
15 18 (2.49%) Azure Logic Apps
15 18 (2.49%) Dynamics 365
16 17 (2.35%) Azure AKS
17 16 (2.22%) AWS Lambda
18 15 (2.08%) Azure Monitor
Communications & Networking
1 37 (5.12%) Broadband
2 13 (1.80%) VPN
3 11 (1.52%) Ethernet
3 11 (1.52%) RS-232
4 9 (1.25%) Firewall
5 4 (0.55%) LAN
5 4 (0.55%) WAN
6 3 (0.42%) Network Security
6 3 (0.42%) SD-WAN
6 3 (0.42%) Software-Defined Networking
6 3 (0.42%) Wireless
6 3 (0.42%) WPA
7 2 (0.28%) ATM
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco Firepower
8 1 (0.14%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 127 (17.59%) MongoDB
2 97 (13.43%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (11.63%) Elasticsearch
4 59 (8.17%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.26%) NoSQL
6 35 (4.85%) SQL Server
7 27 (3.74%) Power BI
8 24 (3.32%) Metadata
8 24 (3.32%) MySQL
8 24 (3.32%) Relational Database
9 17 (2.35%) Redis
10 14 (1.94%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (1.39%) Data Lake
12 9 (1.25%) DynamoDB
13 8 (1.11%) Star Schema
14 7 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
15 6 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
16 5 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 3 (0.42%) GIS
17 3 (0.42%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 93 (12.88%) JIRA
2 72 (9.97%) Git
3 38 (5.26%) GitLab
4 28 (3.88%) Jenkins
5 24 (3.32%) SonarQube
6 15 (2.08%) Cypress.io
6 15 (2.08%) JUnit
7 14 (1.94%) Maven
7 14 (1.94%) Mockito
8 12 (1.66%) CircleCI
9 9 (1.25%) Visual Studio
10 6 (0.83%) Claude Code
11 5 (0.69%) Postman
11 5 (0.69%) Selenium
12 4 (0.55%) Atlassian Bamboo
12 4 (0.55%) NUnit
12 4 (0.55%) SoapUI
12 4 (0.55%) SpecFlow
12 4 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
13 3 (0.42%) Mercurial
General
1 228 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 183 (25.35%) Finance
3 152 (21.05%) Public Sector
4 146 (20.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 127 (17.59%) Law
6 92 (12.74%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (5.96%) Legal
8 35 (4.85%) Marketing
9 34 (4.71%) Games
10 33 (4.57%) Presentation Skills
11 17 (2.35%) Retail
12 13 (1.80%) Influencing Skills
12 13 (1.80%) Legal Technology
13 10 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.11%) Advertising
14 8 (1.11%) Banking
15 7 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (0.97%) Local Government
16 6 (0.83%) Social Housing
17 5 (0.69%) Police
Job Titles
1 212 (29.36%) Developer
2 181 (25.07%) Senior
3 94 (13.02%) Analyst
4 86 (11.91%) .NET Developer
5 64 (8.86%) Business Analyst
6 58 (8.03%) Architect
6 58 (8.03%) Delivery Manager
7 57 (7.89%) Lead
8 56 (7.76%) Software Engineer
9 52 (7.20%) Senior Developer
10 41 (5.68%) Project Manager
11 37 (5.12%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 35 (4.85%) Senior Analyst
13 32 (4.43%) DevOps Engineer
14 30 (4.16%) Senior Manager
15 29 (4.02%) Senior DevOps
15 29 (4.02%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 28 (3.88%) Senior Business Analyst
17 24 (3.32%) Java Developer
18 23 (3.19%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 155 (21.47%) React
2 141 (19.53%) .NET
3 123 (17.04%) Node.js
4 97 (13.43%) .NET Core
5 90 (12.47%) ASP.NET
6 87 (12.05%) ASP.NET Core
7 78 (10.80%) AngularJS
8 68 (9.42%) .NET Framework
9 60 (8.31%) Terraform
10 58 (8.03%) REST
11 53 (7.34%) ASP.NET Web API
11 53 (7.34%) Vue
12 51 (7.06%) RESTful
13 47 (6.51%) HTML
14 43 (5.96%) CSS
15 37 (5.12%) Spring
16 34 (4.71%) Blazor
17 29 (4.02%) Lightning Web Components
18 27 (3.74%) Playwright
19 26 (3.60%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 159 (22.02%) Product Ownership
2 58 (8.03%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.46%) Podcast
3 25 (3.46%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (2.35%) Onboarding
5 14 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
5 14 (1.94%) Public Cloud
6 12 (1.66%) Mobile App
6 12 (1.66%) Security Posture
7 11 (1.52%) Device Driver
7 11 (1.52%) Virtual Team
8 10 (1.39%) Blog
9 9 (1.25%) Legacy Systems
10 8 (1.11%) PMI
11 7 (0.97%) AI Agents
11 7 (0.97%) Culture of Ownership
11 7 (0.97%) Distributed Systems
11 7 (0.97%) e-Learning
11 7 (0.97%) NHS
12 6 (0.83%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 66 (9.14%) Linux
2 44 (6.09%) Windows
3 28 (3.88%) Unix
4 12 (1.66%) VMS
5 11 (1.52%) Embedded Linux
6 9 (1.25%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 681 (94.32%) Agile
2 250 (34.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 241 (33.38%) DevOps
4 219 (30.33%) CI/CD
5 215 (29.78%) Kanban
6 167 (23.13%) Microservices
7 145 (20.08%) Mentoring
8 143 (19.81%) Full-Stack Development
9 139 (19.25%) Problem-Solving
10 134 (18.56%) AI
11 129 (17.87%) Coaching
12 126 (17.45%) Project Delivery
13 118 (16.34%) TDD
14 111 (15.37%) Software Engineering
15 110 (15.24%) Community of Practice
16 106 (14.68%) Roadmaps
17 104 (14.40%) Stakeholder Management
18 98 (13.57%) User Stories
19 85 (11.77%) Collaborative Culture
20 84 (11.63%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 181 (25.07%) SQL
2 167 (23.13%) JavaScript
3 150 (20.78%) C#
4 105 (14.54%) TypeScript
5 76 (10.53%) Java
6 73 (10.11%) Python
7 29 (4.02%) Bash
8 28 (3.88%) Ruby
9 26 (3.60%) Apex Code
10 24 (3.32%) SOQL
11 22 (3.05%) SOSL
12 20 (2.77%) Bicep
12 20 (2.77%) PowerShell
13 16 (2.22%) C++
14 15 (2.08%) PL/SQL
15 13 (1.80%) C
16 12 (1.66%) Kusto Query Language
17 11 (1.52%) Embedded C
18 8 (1.11%) T-SQL
19 4 (0.55%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 146 (20.22%) Degree
2 140 (19.39%) Security Cleared
3 117 (16.20%) SC Cleared
4 57 (7.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 28 (3.88%) PMI Certification
6 26 (3.60%) Azure Certification
7 22 (3.05%) PMP
8 17 (2.35%) Microsoft Certification
9 15 (2.08%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.66%) AWS Certification
11 11 (1.52%) Master's Degree
12 7 (0.97%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
14 5 (0.69%) CSPO
15 4 (0.55%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
16 3 (0.42%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 3 (0.42%) AWS Certified Developer
16 3 (0.42%) CCIE Security
16 3 (0.42%) CCSA
16 3 (0.42%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (10.39%) QA
2 31 (4.29%) Accessibility
3 17 (2.35%) PMO
4 15 (2.08%) Data Quality
4 15 (2.08%) GDPR
4 15 (2.08%) GRC
5 14 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 11 (1.52%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 7 (0.97%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 5 (0.69%) WCAG
9 3 (0.42%) NCSC
10 2 (0.28%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.28%) NIST
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
System Software
1 127 (17.59%) Docker
2 15 (2.08%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.66%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.66%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.66%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 89 (12.33%) Kubernetes
2 14 (1.94%) Ansible
2 14 (1.94%) Argo
3 12 (1.66%) Podman
4 3 (0.42%) Grafana
4 3 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.14%) Kibana
5 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 169 (23.41%) Microsoft
2 45 (6.23%) Salesforce
3 27 (3.74%) Oracle
4 21 (2.91%) Splunk
5 19 (2.63%) Google
6 15 (2.08%) Databricks
7 14 (1.94%) Pega
8 13 (1.80%) VMware
9 12 (1.66%) ScienceLogic
10 9 (1.25%) SAP
11 7 (0.97%) ServiceNow
12 6 (0.83%) Adobe
12 6 (0.83%) Infor
13 4 (0.55%) Cisco
13 4 (0.55%) Epicor
13 4 (0.55%) IFS
13 4 (0.55%) Informatica
13 4 (0.55%) Palo Alto
14 3 (0.42%) Optimizely
14 3 (0.42%) Workday