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

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 105 95 68
Rank change year-on-year -10 -27 -19
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 646 608 840
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.60% 3.65% 3.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.23% 3.89% 4.40%
Number of salaries quoted 497 334 417
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,400 £41,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -3.85%
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 20,009 15,647 19,099
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.51% 93.83% 88.21%
Number of salaries quoted 14,244 8,419 11,293
10th Percentile £33,750 £29,750 £35,540
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 £78,312 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £101,250
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 10 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 47 (7.28%) Confluence
2 13 (2.01%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.08%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.93%) Apache
5 6 (0.93%) WebLogic
6 4 (0.62%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.62%) CMS
6 4 (0.62%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.62%) 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 (1.86%) Microsoft Project
2 10 (1.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (1.24%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.93%) Trello
5 4 (0.62%) 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 (2.79%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.08%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.62%) 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
1 308 (47.68%) Azure
2 277 (42.88%) AWS
3 90 (13.93%) Azure DevOps
4 65 (10.06%) GitHub
5 53 (8.20%) GCP
6 49 (7.59%) Serverless
7 48 (7.43%) Power Platform
8 43 (6.66%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.33%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.56%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.56%) SaaS
11 20 (3.10%) Azure Functions
11 20 (3.10%) Azure Service Bus
12 18 (2.79%) PaaS
13 17 (2.63%) Azure Logic Apps
13 17 (2.63%) Dynamics 365
14 15 (2.32%) Azure Monitor
15 13 (2.01%) AWS Lambda
15 13 (2.01%) Azure Data Factory
16 12 (1.86%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.86%) VPN
2 6 (0.93%) Firewall
3 5 (0.77%) Broadband
3 5 (0.77%) Ethernet
3 5 (0.77%) 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
1 123 (19.04%) MongoDB
2 102 (15.79%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.85%) Elasticsearch
4 57 (8.82%) PostgreSQL
5 38 (5.88%) SQL Server
6 33 (5.11%) Power BI
7 29 (4.49%) Metadata
8 28 (4.33%) NoSQL
9 27 (4.18%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.72%) MySQL
11 21 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
12 15 (2.32%) DynamoDB
12 15 (2.32%) Redis
13 14 (2.17%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.70%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.39%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.39%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.08%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 87 (13.47%) JIRA
2 72 (11.15%) Git
3 20 (3.10%) JUnit
4 19 (2.94%) Mockito
5 15 (2.32%) GitLab
6 14 (2.17%) Maven
7 9 (1.39%) Visual Studio
8 8 (1.24%) Claude Code
8 8 (1.24%) Cypress.io
8 8 (1.24%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.62%) CircleCI
9 4 (0.62%) NUnit
9 4 (0.62%) 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%) Selenium
10 3 (0.46%) SonarQube
10 3 (0.46%) TeamCity
General
1 211 (32.66%) Social Skills
2 177 (27.40%) Finance
3 156 (24.15%) Public Sector
4 106 (16.41%) Law
5 105 (16.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 87 (13.47%) Analytical Skills
7 32 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
8 25 (3.87%) Legal
9 20 (3.10%) Influencing Skills
10 19 (2.94%) Retail
11 17 (2.63%) Marketing
12 10 (1.55%) Banking
13 9 (1.39%) Games
13 9 (1.39%) Organisational Skills
14 8 (1.24%) Manufacturing
15 7 (1.08%) Aerospace
15 7 (1.08%) Documentation Skills
15 7 (1.08%) Local Government
16 6 (0.93%) Social Housing
17 5 (0.77%) Police
Job Titles
1 202 (31.27%) Developer
2 177 (27.40%) Senior
3 85 (13.16%) Analyst
4 82 (12.69%) .NET Developer
5 62 (9.60%) Delivery Manager
6 56 (8.67%) Business Analyst
7 49 (7.59%) Senior Developer
8 47 (7.28%) Lead
9 41 (6.35%) Project Manager
10 40 (6.19%) Software Engineer
11 36 (5.57%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 36 (5.57%) Architect
12 35 (5.42%) DevOps Engineer
13 30 (4.64%) Senior DevOps
13 30 (4.64%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 28 (4.33%) Senior Analyst
15 26 (4.02%) Senior Manager
16 22 (3.41%) Senior Business Analyst
17 20 (3.10%) Senior Delivery Manager
18 19 (2.94%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 133 (20.59%) .NET
2 131 (20.28%) React
3 110 (17.03%) Node.js
4 96 (14.86%) .NET Core
5 87 (13.47%) ASP.NET
6 85 (13.16%) ASP.NET Core
7 70 (10.84%) AngularJS
8 63 (9.75%) .NET Framework
9 51 (7.89%) ASP.NET Web API
10 49 (7.59%) Terraform
10 49 (7.59%) Vue
11 44 (6.81%) REST
11 44 (6.81%) RESTful
12 43 (6.66%) Spring
13 34 (5.26%) Blazor
14 33 (5.11%) HTML
15 31 (4.80%) CSS
16 26 (4.02%) Entity Framework
17 25 (3.87%) Spring Boot
18 22 (3.41%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 110 (17.03%) Product Ownership
2 48 (7.43%) Cloud Native
3 27 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
4 19 (2.94%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.48%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (1.86%) Blog
7 12 (1.86%) Podcast
7 12 (1.86%) Security Posture
8 10 (1.55%) Mobile App
8 10 (1.55%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.39%) Onboarding
10 7 (1.08%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.08%) Greenfield Project
11 6 (0.93%) NHS
11 6 (0.93%) PMI
12 5 (0.77%) Device Driver
12 5 (0.77%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (0.77%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 4 (0.62%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 68 (10.53%) Linux
2 57 (8.82%) Windows
3 35 (5.42%) Unix
4 12 (1.86%) VMS
5 10 (1.55%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.77%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 614 (95.05%) Agile
2 222 (34.37%) Continuous Improvement
3 198 (30.65%) DevOps
4 191 (29.57%) CI/CD
5 185 (28.64%) Kanban
6 165 (25.54%) Mentoring
7 157 (24.30%) Microservices
8 140 (21.67%) Problem-Solving
9 121 (18.73%) AI
10 120 (18.58%) Coaching
11 118 (18.27%) Stakeholder Management
11 118 (18.27%) TDD
12 117 (18.11%) Full-Stack Development
13 110 (17.03%) Project Delivery
14 89 (13.78%) Community of Practice
15 83 (12.85%) Software Engineering
16 79 (12.23%) User Stories
17 74 (11.46%) Technology Strategy
18 73 (11.30%) User Experience
19 72 (11.15%) Collaborative Culture
Programming Languages
1 178 (27.55%) SQL
2 149 (23.07%) C#
3 141 (21.83%) JavaScript
4 101 (15.63%) TypeScript
5 68 (10.53%) Python
6 67 (10.37%) Java
7 29 (4.49%) Bash
8 24 (3.72%) Ruby
9 21 (3.25%) PowerShell
10 15 (2.32%) PL/SQL
11 13 (2.01%) Bicep
12 12 (1.86%) Kusto Query Language
13 11 (1.70%) C++
14 7 (1.08%) C
14 7 (1.08%) T-SQL
15 5 (0.77%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.77%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.77%) SOQL
16 4 (0.62%) ABAP
16 4 (0.62%) Scala
Qualifications
1 148 (22.91%) Security Cleared
2 134 (20.74%) Degree
3 123 (19.04%) SC Cleared
4 45 (6.97%) Computer Science Degree
5 23 (3.56%) Azure Certification
6 21 (3.25%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.79%) PMP
8 16 (2.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 11 (1.70%) AWS Certification
9 11 (1.70%) Master's Degree
10 9 (1.39%) DBS Check
11 8 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
11 8 (1.24%) DV Cleared
12 6 (0.93%) CISSP
13 4 (0.62%) APMP
13 4 (0.62%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 4 (0.62%) CISA
13 4 (0.62%) CSPO
14 3 (0.46%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
14 3 (0.46%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (9.60%) QA
2 25 (3.87%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.87%) GDPR
3 20 (3.10%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.94%) PMO
5 16 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (2.01%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 10 (1.55%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 8 (1.24%) GRC
9 5 (0.77%) WCAG
10 4 (0.62%) 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
1 121 (18.73%) Docker
2 15 (2.32%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.86%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.86%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.86%) vSphere
4 4 (0.62%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 92 (14.24%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.86%) Ansible
3 11 (1.70%) Argo
4 4 (0.62%) Grafana
4 4 (0.62%) Packer
4 4 (0.62%) Podman
4 4 (0.62%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.46%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 172 (26.63%) Microsoft
2 43 (6.66%) Oracle
3 23 (3.56%) Salesforce
4 15 (2.32%) Databricks
5 14 (2.17%) Pega
6 13 (2.01%) VMware
7 12 (1.86%) Google
7 12 (1.86%) SAP
7 12 (1.86%) ScienceLogic
8 11 (1.70%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.55%) Informatica
10 9 (1.39%) Talend
11 8 (1.24%) Adobe
11 8 (1.24%) YouTube
12 4 (0.62%) Atlassian
12 4 (0.62%) Epicor
12 4 (0.62%) ESRI
12 4 (0.62%) Infor
12 4 (0.62%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.62%) Sage