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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 94 98 80
Rank change year-on-year +4 -18 -35
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 677 605 801
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.75% 3.70% 3.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.38% 3.96% 3.98%
Number of salaries quoted 523 341 462
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £48,088
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +3.23% -4.62%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,000
90th Percentile £82,450 £90,000 £93,625
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 20,023 15,273 20,150
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.27% 93.38% 87.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,327 8,588 12,171
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,500
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,600 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%

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 24 September 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 50 (7.39%) Confluence
2 13 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.77%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.03%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.89%) Apache
6 4 (0.59%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.59%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.59%) CMS
6 4 (0.59%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.59%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.44%) DNN
7 3 (0.44%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.44%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.44%) Kentico
7 3 (0.44%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.44%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.44%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.30%) Appian
8 2 (0.30%) OpenStack
Applications
1 13 (1.92%) Microsoft Project
2 12 (1.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.18%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.03%) Trello
6 4 (0.59%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.44%) Productboard
7 3 (0.44%) Sketch
7 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.30%) Simulink
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.59%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.30%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Finacle
6 1 (0.15%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.15%) Infor SunSystems
6 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 328 (48.45%) Azure
2 280 (41.36%) AWS
3 101 (14.92%) Azure DevOps
4 64 (9.45%) GitHub
5 58 (8.57%) GCP
6 51 (7.53%) Serverless
7 48 (7.09%) Power Platform
8 43 (6.35%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.14%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.40%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.40%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.40%) SaaS
11 20 (2.95%) Azure Functions
12 19 (2.81%) PaaS
13 18 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (2.51%) Azure Logic Apps
15 15 (2.22%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (2.22%) Azure Monitor
16 14 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
16 14 (2.07%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.77%) VPN
2 9 (1.33%) Broadband
3 7 (1.03%) Ethernet
3 7 (1.03%) RS-232
4 6 (0.89%) Firewall
5 3 (0.44%) WPA
6 2 (0.30%) ATM
7 1 (0.15%) LAN
7 1 (0.15%) Network Security
7 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.15%) WAN
7 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (19.05%) MongoDB
2 102 (15.07%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.26%) Elasticsearch
4 61 (9.01%) PostgreSQL
5 40 (5.91%) SQL Server
6 33 (4.87%) NoSQL
7 32 (4.73%) Power BI
8 31 (4.58%) Metadata
9 26 (3.84%) Relational Database
10 25 (3.69%) MySQL
11 22 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.36%) Redis
13 15 (2.22%) DynamoDB
13 15 (2.22%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.62%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.33%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.33%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 96 (14.18%) JIRA
2 79 (11.67%) Git
3 18 (2.66%) GitLab
4 15 (2.22%) JUnit
5 14 (2.07%) Maven
5 14 (2.07%) Mockito
6 10 (1.48%) Cypress.io
6 10 (1.48%) Visual Studio
7 9 (1.33%) Jenkins
8 8 (1.18%) Claude Code
9 6 (0.89%) CircleCI
10 5 (0.74%) Postman
10 5 (0.74%) Selenium
11 4 (0.59%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 4 (0.59%) NUnit
11 4 (0.59%) SonarQube
11 4 (0.59%) SpecFlow
11 4 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
11 4 (0.59%) Vagrant
12 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
General
1 214 (31.61%) Social Skills
2 181 (26.74%) Finance
3 159 (23.49%) Public Sector
4 114 (16.84%) Law
5 113 (16.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 88 (13.00%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
8 27 (3.99%) Legal
9 19 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
9 19 (2.81%) Retail
10 18 (2.66%) Marketing
11 13 (1.92%) Games
12 9 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.03%) Banking
13 7 (1.03%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.03%) Local Government
14 6 (0.89%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.89%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.89%) Social Housing
15 5 (0.74%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 209 (30.87%) Developer
2 182 (26.88%) Senior
3 93 (13.74%) Analyst
4 83 (12.26%) .NET Developer
5 65 (9.60%) Delivery Manager
6 63 (9.31%) Business Analyst
7 51 (7.53%) Senior Developer
8 50 (7.39%) Lead
9 47 (6.94%) Software Engineer
10 40 (5.91%) Project Manager
11 39 (5.76%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 37 (5.47%) Architect
13 33 (4.87%) DevOps Engineer
14 32 (4.73%) Senior Analyst
15 29 (4.28%) Senior DevOps
15 29 (4.28%) Senior DevOps Engineer
16 28 (4.14%) Senior Manager
17 26 (3.84%) Senior Business Analyst
18 21 (3.10%) Java Developer
19 19 (2.81%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 145 (21.42%) React
2 136 (20.09%) .NET
3 117 (17.28%) Node.js
4 96 (14.18%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.85%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.56%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (11.37%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.45%) .NET Framework
9 53 (7.83%) Terraform
10 52 (7.68%) ASP.NET Web API
11 51 (7.53%) Vue
12 48 (7.09%) RESTful
13 41 (6.06%) REST
14 38 (5.61%) HTML
14 38 (5.61%) Spring
15 34 (5.02%) Blazor
15 34 (5.02%) CSS
16 27 (3.99%) Entity Framework
17 24 (3.55%) JSON
18 23 (3.40%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 129 (19.05%) Product Ownership
2 47 (6.94%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.84%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (2.51%) Enterprise Software
5 15 (2.22%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.07%) Podcast
7 12 (1.77%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.62%) Blog
8 11 (1.62%) Mobile App
8 11 (1.62%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.62%) Virtual Team
9 8 (1.18%) PMI
10 7 (1.03%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.03%) Device Driver
10 7 (1.03%) e-Learning
10 7 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.03%) NHS
11 6 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.74%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 70 (10.34%) Linux
2 60 (8.86%) Windows
3 34 (5.02%) Unix
4 12 (1.77%) VMS
5 10 (1.48%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.03%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 643 (94.98%) Agile
2 227 (33.53%) Continuous Improvement
3 204 (30.13%) DevOps
4 199 (29.39%) Kanban
5 191 (28.21%) CI/CD
6 160 (23.63%) Microservices
7 157 (23.19%) Mentoring
8 144 (21.27%) Problem-Solving
9 128 (18.91%) Coaching
9 128 (18.91%) Full-Stack Development
10 124 (18.32%) AI
11 118 (17.43%) Project Delivery
12 116 (17.13%) Stakeholder Management
13 115 (16.99%) TDD
14 94 (13.88%) Community of Practice
14 94 (13.88%) Software Engineering
15 87 (12.85%) User Stories
16 80 (11.82%) Technology Strategy
17 78 (11.52%) Computer Science
17 78 (11.52%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 185 (27.33%) SQL
2 154 (22.75%) C#
2 154 (22.75%) JavaScript
3 109 (16.10%) TypeScript
4 75 (11.08%) Python
5 74 (10.93%) Java
6 29 (4.28%) Bash
7 25 (3.69%) Ruby
8 20 (2.95%) PowerShell
9 16 (2.36%) PL/SQL
10 14 (2.07%) Bicep
11 13 (1.92%) C++
12 12 (1.77%) Kusto Query Language
13 9 (1.33%) C
14 8 (1.18%) T-SQL
15 7 (1.03%) Embedded C
16 5 (0.74%) Apex Code
16 5 (0.74%) SOQL
17 4 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
17 4 (0.59%) Scala
Qualifications
1 144 (21.27%) Degree
1 144 (21.27%) Security Cleared
2 118 (17.43%) SC Cleared
3 53 (7.83%) Computer Science Degree
4 25 (3.69%) PMI Certification
5 24 (3.55%) Azure Certification
6 19 (2.81%) PMP
7 16 (2.36%) Microsoft Certification
8 14 (2.07%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.62%) Master's Degree
10 10 (1.48%) AWS Certification
11 8 (1.18%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.89%) CISSP
14 5 (0.74%) CSPO
15 4 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.59%) CISA
15 4 (0.59%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.44%) APMP
16 3 (0.44%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (10.49%) QA
2 25 (3.69%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.69%) GDPR
3 21 (3.10%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.81%) PMO
5 17 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 11 (1.62%) GRC
7 11 (1.62%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 5 (0.74%) WCAG
9 4 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.44%) NCSC
11 2 (0.30%) NIST
12 1 (0.15%) GxP
12 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
12 1 (0.15%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 121 (17.87%) Docker
2 15 (2.22%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.77%) vSphere
4 4 (0.59%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 86 (12.70%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.07%) Argo
3 13 (1.92%) Ansible
4 6 (0.89%) Podman
5 4 (0.59%) Packer
5 4 (0.59%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.30%) Grafana
8 1 (0.15%) Kibana
8 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 174 (25.70%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.32%) Oracle
3 24 (3.55%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.51%) Databricks
5 14 (2.07%) Google
5 14 (2.07%) Pega
6 13 (1.92%) VMware
7 12 (1.77%) SAP
7 12 (1.77%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (1.48%) Informatica
8 10 (1.48%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.33%) Talend
10 8 (1.18%) Adobe
10 8 (1.18%) YouTube
11 5 (0.74%) Infor
12 4 (0.59%) Epicor
12 4 (0.59%) ESRI
12 4 (0.59%) IFS
12 4 (0.59%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.59%) Sage