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

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 99 74
Rank change year-on-year -1 -25 -26
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 654 610 829
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.64% 3.63% 3.83%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.28% 3.87% 4.34%
Number of salaries quoted 506 335 421
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,450 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.84% -4.62%
75th Percentile £74,987 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £63,112
% change year-on-year -3.85% +2.99% -2.90%

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 19,953 15,755 19,120
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.22%
Number of salaries quoted 14,223 8,440 11,340
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,700
25th Percentile £44,447 £40,000 £45,000
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 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £102,500
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -

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 9 October 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 (7.65%) Confluence
2 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (1.83%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.07%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 6 (0.92%) Apache
5 5 (0.76%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.61%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.61%) CMS
6 4 (0.61%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.61%) Oracle Spatial
7 3 (0.46%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.46%) DNN
7 3 (0.46%) EPiServer
7 3 (0.46%) Immediacy CMS
7 3 (0.46%) Kentico
7 3 (0.46%) Sitecore CMS
7 3 (0.46%) Sitefinity
7 3 (0.46%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.31%) OpenStack
Applications
1 12 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (1.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.22%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.92%) Trello
5 4 (0.61%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.46%) Productboard
6 3 (0.46%) Sketch
6 3 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.31%) Microsoft Office
7 2 (0.31%) Simulink
8 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.07%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.61%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.46%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.31%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Actimize
6 1 (0.15%) Finacle
6 1 (0.15%) FLEXCUBE
6 1 (0.15%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.15%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 310 (47.40%) Azure
2 280 (42.81%) AWS
3 92 (14.07%) Azure DevOps
4 65 (9.94%) GitHub
5 53 (8.10%) GCP
6 49 (7.49%) Serverless
7 47 (7.19%) Power Platform
8 43 (6.57%) GitHub Copilot
9 27 (4.13%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.52%) SaaS
11 22 (3.36%) Azure Service Bus
11 22 (3.36%) PowerApps
12 20 (3.06%) Azure Functions
13 18 (2.75%) PaaS
14 17 (2.60%) Azure Logic Apps
14 17 (2.60%) Dynamics 365
15 15 (2.29%) Azure Monitor
16 13 (1.99%) AWS Lambda
16 13 (1.99%) Azure AKS
16 13 (1.99%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.83%) VPN
2 6 (0.92%) Broadband
2 6 (0.92%) Firewall
3 5 (0.76%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.76%) RS-232
4 3 (0.46%) WPA
5 2 (0.31%) ATM
6 1 (0.15%) LAN
6 1 (0.15%) Network Security
6 1 (0.15%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.15%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.15%) WAN
6 1 (0.15%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (19.11%) MongoDB
2 102 (15.60%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.69%) Elasticsearch
4 59 (9.02%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.81%) SQL Server
6 33 (5.05%) Power BI
7 28 (4.28%) Metadata
7 28 (4.28%) NoSQL
8 27 (4.13%) Relational Database
9 24 (3.67%) MySQL
10 21 (3.21%) Data Warehouse
11 15 (2.29%) DynamoDB
11 15 (2.29%) Redis
12 14 (2.14%) Star Schema
13 11 (1.68%) Data Lake
14 9 (1.38%) Amazon QuickSight
14 9 (1.38%) Snowflake Schema
15 7 (1.07%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 6 (0.92%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 5 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 90 (13.76%) JIRA
2 72 (11.01%) Git
3 19 (2.91%) JUnit
4 18 (2.75%) Mockito
5 17 (2.60%) GitLab
6 14 (2.14%) Maven
7 9 (1.38%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.22%) Claude Code
8 8 (1.22%) Cypress.io
8 8 (1.22%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.61%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.61%) NUnit
9 4 (0.61%) Selenium
9 4 (0.61%) Vagrant
10 3 (0.46%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 3 (0.46%) Bitbucket
10 3 (0.46%) IntelliJ
10 3 (0.46%) Mercurial
10 3 (0.46%) SpecFlow
10 3 (0.46%) TeamCity
General
1 213 (32.57%) Social Skills
2 178 (27.22%) Finance
3 160 (24.46%) Public Sector
4 109 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 108 (16.51%) Law
6 89 (13.61%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (5.05%) Presentation Skills
8 25 (3.82%) Legal
9 20 (3.06%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (2.91%) Retail
11 17 (2.60%) Marketing
12 11 (1.68%) Games
13 10 (1.53%) Banking
14 9 (1.38%) Organisational Skills
15 7 (1.07%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.07%) Local Government
15 7 (1.07%) Manufacturing
16 6 (0.92%) Aerospace
16 6 (0.92%) Social Housing
17 5 (0.76%) Police
Job Titles
1 201 (30.73%) Developer
2 180 (27.52%) Senior
3 88 (13.46%) Analyst
4 82 (12.54%) .NET Developer
5 64 (9.79%) Delivery Manager
6 59 (9.02%) Business Analyst
7 49 (7.49%) Senior Developer
8 47 (7.19%) Lead
9 42 (6.42%) Software Engineer
10 41 (6.27%) Project Manager
11 37 (5.66%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 37 (5.66%) DevOps Engineer
12 36 (5.50%) Architect
13 32 (4.89%) Senior DevOps
13 32 (4.89%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 29 (4.43%) Senior Analyst
15 27 (4.13%) Senior Manager
16 23 (3.52%) Senior Business Analyst
17 21 (3.21%) Senior Delivery Manager
18 19 (2.91%) Senior Agile Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 132 (20.18%) .NET
1 132 (20.18%) React
2 112 (17.13%) Node.js
3 96 (14.68%) .NET Core
4 86 (13.15%) ASP.NET
5 84 (12.84%) ASP.NET Core
6 70 (10.70%) AngularJS
7 63 (9.63%) .NET Framework
8 51 (7.80%) ASP.NET Web API
8 51 (7.80%) Terraform
9 49 (7.49%) Vue
10 44 (6.73%) RESTful
11 43 (6.57%) REST
12 42 (6.42%) Spring
13 34 (5.20%) Blazor
14 33 (5.05%) HTML
15 31 (4.74%) CSS
16 26 (3.98%) Entity Framework
17 24 (3.67%) Spring Boot
18 22 (3.36%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 113 (17.28%) Product Ownership
2 47 (7.19%) Cloud Native
3 27 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (2.91%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.45%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (1.83%) Blog
7 12 (1.83%) Podcast
7 12 (1.83%) Security Posture
8 10 (1.53%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.53%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.38%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.07%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.07%) Greenfield Project
10 7 (1.07%) PMI
11 6 (0.92%) NHS
12 5 (0.76%) Device Driver
12 5 (0.76%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.76%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.61%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 70 (10.70%) Linux
2 59 (9.02%) Windows
3 37 (5.66%) Unix
4 12 (1.83%) VMS
5 10 (1.53%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.76%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 622 (95.11%) Agile
2 224 (34.25%) Continuous Improvement
3 200 (30.58%) DevOps
4 192 (29.36%) CI/CD
5 189 (28.90%) Kanban
6 165 (25.23%) Mentoring
7 158 (24.16%) Microservices
8 143 (21.87%) Problem-Solving
9 125 (19.11%) Coaching
10 121 (18.50%) AI
11 120 (18.35%) Stakeholder Management
12 119 (18.20%) Full-Stack Development
13 117 (17.89%) TDD
14 112 (17.13%) Project Delivery
15 91 (13.91%) Community of Practice
16 85 (13.00%) Software Engineering
17 82 (12.54%) User Stories
18 76 (11.62%) Technology Strategy
19 74 (11.31%) User Experience
20 73 (11.16%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 179 (27.37%) SQL
2 149 (22.78%) C#
3 142 (21.71%) JavaScript
4 102 (15.60%) TypeScript
5 70 (10.70%) Java
5 70 (10.70%) Python
6 29 (4.43%) Bash
7 24 (3.67%) Ruby
8 20 (3.06%) PowerShell
9 15 (2.29%) PL/SQL
10 13 (1.99%) Bicep
11 12 (1.83%) Kusto Query Language
12 11 (1.68%) C++
13 7 (1.07%) C
13 7 (1.07%) T-SQL
14 5 (0.76%) Apex Code
14 5 (0.76%) Embedded C
14 5 (0.76%) SOQL
15 4 (0.61%) ABAP
15 4 (0.61%) Scala
Qualifications
1 148 (22.63%) Security Cleared
2 137 (20.95%) Degree
3 122 (18.65%) SC Cleared
4 48 (7.34%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (3.52%) Azure Certification
6 22 (3.36%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.75%) PMP
8 16 (2.45%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.68%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.68%) DBS Check
9 11 (1.68%) Master's Degree
10 8 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (1.22%) DV Cleared
11 6 (0.92%) CISSP
12 4 (0.61%) APMP
12 4 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 4 (0.61%) CISA
12 4 (0.61%) CSPO
13 3 (0.46%) AWS Certified Developer
13 3 (0.46%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (9.94%) QA
2 25 (3.82%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.82%) GDPR
3 20 (3.06%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.91%) PMO
5 16 (2.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 10 (1.53%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 8 (1.22%) GRC
9 5 (0.76%) WCAG
10 4 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.46%) NCSC
12 2 (0.31%) NIST
13 1 (0.15%) GxP
13 1 (0.15%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 120 (18.35%) Docker
2 15 (2.29%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.83%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.83%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.83%) vSphere
4 4 (0.61%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 91 (13.91%) Kubernetes
2 13 (1.99%) Argo
3 12 (1.83%) Ansible
4 4 (0.61%) Grafana
4 4 (0.61%) Packer
4 4 (0.61%) Podman
4 4 (0.61%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 171 (26.15%) Microsoft
2 42 (6.42%) Oracle
3 23 (3.52%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.29%) Databricks
5 14 (2.14%) Pega
6 13 (1.99%) VMware
7 12 (1.83%) Google
7 12 (1.83%) SAP
7 12 (1.83%) ScienceLogic
8 11 (1.68%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.53%) Informatica
10 9 (1.38%) Talend
11 8 (1.22%) Adobe
11 8 (1.22%) YouTube
12 4 (0.61%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.61%) Epicor
12 4 (0.61%) ESRI
12 4 (0.61%) Infor
12 4 (0.61%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.61%) Sage