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

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 98 100 77
Rank change year-on-year +2 -23 -30
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 676 607 802
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 3.61% 3.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.35% 3.85% 4.06%
Number of salaries quoted 518 342 440
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,300 £42,375
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £64,000 £62,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.34% +3.23% -4.62%
75th Percentile £74,987 £77,500 £76,563
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £93,875
UK median annual salary £64,500 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -0.77% +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 20,204 15,782 19,772
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 80.97% 93.81% 88.13%
Number of salaries quoted 14,422 8,452 11,768
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,243
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,312 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £100,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £58,274
% change year-on-year +9.09% -5.62% -2.88%

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 1 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 (7.40%) Confluence
2 13 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.78%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.04%) 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 12 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
2 11 (1.63%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.18%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.04%) 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%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.30%) Simulink
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.59%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.30%) Shopify
6 1 (0.15%) Actimize
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
1 324 (47.93%) Azure
2 288 (42.60%) AWS
3 99 (14.64%) Azure DevOps
4 64 (9.47%) GitHub
5 59 (8.73%) GCP
6 52 (7.69%) Serverless
7 49 (7.25%) Power Platform
8 43 (6.36%) 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 (2.96%) Azure Functions
12 18 (2.66%) Dynamics 365
12 18 (2.66%) PaaS
13 17 (2.51%) Azure Logic Apps
14 15 (2.22%) Azure Data Factory
14 15 (2.22%) Azure Monitor
15 14 (2.07%) AWS Lambda
15 14 (2.07%) Azure AKS
Communications & Networking
1 12 (1.78%) VPN
2 9 (1.33%) Broadband
3 6 (0.89%) Ethernet
3 6 (0.89%) Firewall
3 6 (0.89%) RS-232
4 3 (0.44%) WPA
5 2 (0.30%) 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
1 129 (19.08%) MongoDB
2 102 (15.09%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.28%) Elasticsearch
4 61 (9.02%) PostgreSQL
5 39 (5.77%) SQL Server
6 33 (4.88%) Power BI
7 31 (4.59%) NoSQL
8 30 (4.44%) Metadata
9 27 (3.99%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.55%) MySQL
11 23 (3.40%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.37%) Redis
13 15 (2.22%) DynamoDB
13 15 (2.22%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.63%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.33%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.33%) Snowflake Schema
16 8 (1.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.89%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 94 (13.91%) JIRA
2 77 (11.39%) Git
3 19 (2.81%) 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%) Jenkins
6 10 (1.48%) Visual Studio
7 8 (1.18%) Claude Code
8 6 (0.89%) CircleCI
9 5 (0.74%) Postman
9 5 (0.74%) Selenium
10 4 (0.59%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (0.59%) NUnit
10 4 (0.59%) SonarQube
10 4 (0.59%) SpecFlow
10 4 (0.59%) Team Foundation Server
10 4 (0.59%) Vagrant
11 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
General
1 220 (32.54%) Social Skills
2 178 (26.33%) Finance
3 162 (23.96%) Public Sector
4 113 (16.72%) Law
5 112 (16.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 90 (13.31%) Analytical Skills
7 34 (5.03%) Presentation Skills
8 27 (3.99%) Legal
9 19 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
9 19 (2.81%) Retail
10 18 (2.66%) Marketing
11 11 (1.63%) Games
12 9 (1.33%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.18%) Banking
14 7 (1.04%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.04%) Local Government
14 7 (1.04%) Manufacturing
15 6 (0.89%) Aerospace
15 6 (0.89%) Social Housing
16 5 (0.74%) Police
Job Titles
1 206 (30.47%) Developer
2 185 (27.37%) Senior
3 92 (13.61%) Analyst
4 82 (12.13%) .NET Developer
5 66 (9.76%) Delivery Manager
6 61 (9.02%) Business Analyst
7 50 (7.40%) Senior Developer
8 47 (6.95%) Lead
9 46 (6.80%) Software Engineer
10 40 (5.92%) Project Manager
11 39 (5.77%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 38 (5.62%) DevOps Engineer
13 36 (5.33%) Architect
14 33 (4.88%) Senior DevOps
14 33 (4.88%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 31 (4.59%) Senior Analyst
16 28 (4.14%) Senior Manager
17 25 (3.70%) Senior Business Analyst
18 20 (2.96%) Java Developer
18 20 (2.96%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (21.15%) React
2 136 (20.12%) .NET
3 116 (17.16%) Node.js
4 96 (14.20%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.87%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.57%) ASP.NET Core
7 74 (10.95%) AngularJS
8 63 (9.32%) .NET Framework
9 54 (7.99%) Terraform
10 51 (7.54%) ASP.NET Web API
11 50 (7.40%) Vue
12 48 (7.10%) RESTful
13 41 (6.07%) REST
14 39 (5.77%) Spring
15 37 (5.47%) HTML
16 34 (5.03%) Blazor
17 33 (4.88%) CSS
18 26 (3.85%) Entity Framework
19 25 (3.70%) JSON
20 24 (3.55%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 125 (18.49%) Product Ownership
2 49 (7.25%) Cloud Native
3 26 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.66%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.37%) Public Cloud
6 14 (2.07%) Legacy Systems
6 14 (2.07%) Podcast
7 12 (1.78%) Security Posture
8 11 (1.63%) Blog
8 11 (1.63%) Onboarding
8 11 (1.63%) Virtual Team
9 10 (1.48%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.18%) AI Agents
11 7 (1.04%) e-Learning
11 7 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
11 7 (1.04%) PMI
12 6 (0.89%) Device Driver
12 6 (0.89%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (0.89%) NHS
13 5 (0.74%) Culture of Ownership
Operating Systems
1 73 (10.80%) Linux
2 60 (8.88%) Windows
3 38 (5.62%) Unix
4 12 (1.78%) VMS
5 10 (1.48%) Ubuntu
6 6 (0.89%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 642 (94.97%) Agile
2 236 (34.91%) Continuous Improvement
3 210 (31.07%) DevOps
4 200 (29.59%) Kanban
5 196 (28.99%) CI/CD
6 164 (24.26%) Mentoring
7 159 (23.52%) Microservices
8 145 (21.45%) Problem-Solving
9 128 (18.93%) Coaching
10 127 (18.79%) Full-Stack Development
11 124 (18.34%) AI
12 116 (17.16%) Project Delivery
12 116 (17.16%) Stakeholder Management
13 115 (17.01%) TDD
14 94 (13.91%) Software Engineering
15 93 (13.76%) Community of Practice
16 87 (12.87%) User Stories
17 79 (11.69%) Technology Strategy
18 78 (11.54%) User Experience
19 76 (11.24%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 185 (27.37%) SQL
2 154 (22.78%) C#
3 152 (22.49%) JavaScript
4 107 (15.83%) TypeScript
5 79 (11.69%) Python
6 73 (10.80%) Java
7 29 (4.29%) Bash
8 25 (3.70%) Ruby
9 21 (3.11%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.37%) PL/SQL
11 14 (2.07%) Bicep
12 12 (1.78%) C++
12 12 (1.78%) Kusto Query Language
13 8 (1.18%) C
13 8 (1.18%) T-SQL
14 6 (0.89%) Embedded C
15 5 (0.74%) Apex Code
15 5 (0.74%) SOQL
16 4 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
16 4 (0.59%) Scala
Qualifications
1 147 (21.75%) Security Cleared
2 144 (21.30%) Degree
3 121 (17.90%) SC Cleared
4 50 (7.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (3.55%) Azure Certification
6 23 (3.40%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.66%) PMP
8 16 (2.37%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.07%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.78%) Master's Degree
11 10 (1.48%) AWS Certification
12 8 (1.18%) BPSS Clearance
12 8 (1.18%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.89%) CISSP
14 5 (0.74%) CSPO
15 4 (0.59%) APMP
15 4 (0.59%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.59%) CISA
15 4 (0.59%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.44%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (10.21%) QA
2 25 (3.70%) Accessibility
2 25 (3.70%) GDPR
3 20 (2.96%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.81%) PMO
5 17 (2.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 13 (1.92%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 11 (1.63%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 10 (1.48%) GRC
9 5 (0.74%) WCAG
10 4 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.44%) NCSC
12 2 (0.30%) NIST
13 1 (0.15%) GxP
13 1 (0.15%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 123 (18.20%) Docker
2 15 (2.22%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.78%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.78%) vSphere
4 4 (0.59%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 90 (13.31%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.07%) Ansible
2 14 (2.07%) Argo
3 6 (0.89%) Podman
4 4 (0.59%) Packer
4 4 (0.59%) Progress Chef
5 3 (0.44%) Grafana
5 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) Kibana
6 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 174 (25.74%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.62%) 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 (1.78%) SAP
7 12 (1.78%) ScienceLogic
8 11 (1.63%) ServiceNow
9 10 (1.48%) Informatica
10 9 (1.33%) Talend
11 8 (1.18%) Adobe
11 8 (1.18%) YouTube
12 5 (0.74%) Infor
13 4 (0.59%) Epicor
13 4 (0.59%) ESRI
13 4 (0.59%) IFS
13 4 (0.59%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.59%) Sage