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

6 months to
9 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 103 61
Rank change year-on-year +27 -42 -22
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 698 577 1,331
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 3.29% 3.52% 4.08%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.97% 3.76% 4.59%
Number of salaries quoted 525 310 1,062
10th Percentile £42,500 £43,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £47,500
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 £79,688 £73,950
90th Percentile £84,200 £97,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% +12.50% -7.69%

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 17,569 15,347 29,009
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 82.87% 93.54% 89.03%
Number of salaries quoted 12,813 9,109 22,187
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £33,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £78,750 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -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 9 July 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 40 (5.73%) Confluence
2 17 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.72%) Apache
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.43%) CMS
5 3 (0.43%) DNN
5 3 (0.43%) EPiServer
5 3 (0.43%) Immediacy CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Kentico
5 3 (0.43%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Sitefinity
5 3 (0.43%) Umbraco
6 2 (0.29%) Appian
6 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
6 2 (0.29%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Spatial
Applications
1 12 (1.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.43%) Microsoft Project
3 9 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.00%) Trello
5 5 (0.72%) MS Visio
6 4 (0.57%) Adobe XD
6 4 (0.57%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.43%) Productboard
7 3 (0.43%) Sketch
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
9 1 (0.14%) EngageOne
9 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 25 (3.58%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 3 (0.43%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
3 2 (0.29%) Shopify
4 1 (0.14%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle General Ledger
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.14%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.14%) TIBCO iProcess
4 1 (0.14%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 314 (44.99%) Azure
2 257 (36.82%) AWS
3 95 (13.61%) Azure DevOps
4 64 (9.17%) GCP
5 60 (8.60%) Serverless
6 57 (8.17%) GitHub
7 44 (6.30%) Power Platform
8 38 (5.44%) GitHub Copilot
9 33 (4.73%) Power Automate
10 30 (4.30%) Azure Service Bus
11 29 (4.15%) PowerApps
12 27 (3.87%) Azure Functions
13 25 (3.58%) Azure Logic Apps
14 24 (3.44%) PaaS
15 21 (3.01%) SaaS
16 20 (2.87%) Azure AKS
17 19 (2.72%) Azure Key Vault
18 18 (2.58%) Dynamics 365
19 15 (2.15%) Azure Monitor
20 13 (1.86%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 64 (9.17%) Broadband
2 15 (2.15%) Ethernet
2 15 (2.15%) RS-232
3 14 (2.01%) VPN
4 8 (1.15%) Firewall
5 5 (0.72%) LAN
5 5 (0.72%) WAN
6 4 (0.57%) MQTT
7 3 (0.43%) Network Security
7 3 (0.43%) SD-WAN
7 3 (0.43%) Software-Defined Networking
7 3 (0.43%) Wireless
7 3 (0.43%) WPA
8 2 (0.29%) ATM
8 2 (0.29%) Cisco Firepower
9 1 (0.14%) AMQP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 122 (17.48%) MongoDB
2 94 (13.47%) Azure SQL Database
3 84 (12.03%) Elasticsearch
4 43 (6.16%) PostgreSQL
5 37 (5.30%) NoSQL
6 21 (3.01%) SQL Server
7 20 (2.87%) Power BI
8 19 (2.72%) Metadata
9 13 (1.86%) Redis
10 12 (1.72%) MySQL
11 11 (1.58%) Relational Database
12 8 (1.15%) Data Lake
13 6 (0.86%) Data Warehouse
13 6 (0.86%) DynamoDB
13 6 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Analysis Services
14 5 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.57%) Big Data
15 4 (0.57%) Star Schema
16 2 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 87 (12.46%) JIRA
2 58 (8.31%) Git
3 55 (7.88%) GitLab
4 52 (7.45%) Jenkins
5 35 (5.01%) SonarQube
6 14 (2.01%) Cypress.io
7 13 (1.86%) Postman
8 12 (1.72%) CircleCI
9 11 (1.58%) TeamCity
9 11 (1.58%) Visual Studio
10 10 (1.43%) JUnit
10 10 (1.43%) Selenium
11 9 (1.29%) Maven
11 9 (1.29%) Mockito
12 8 (1.15%) SoapUI
13 6 (0.86%) Claude Code
13 6 (0.86%) NUnit
13 6 (0.86%) SpecFlow
13 6 (0.86%) Team Foundation Server
14 5 (0.72%) JMeter
General
1 203 (29.08%) Social Skills
2 150 (21.49%) Finance
3 133 (19.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 97 (13.90%) Law
5 96 (13.75%) Public Sector
6 73 (10.46%) Analytical Skills
7 49 (7.02%) Games
8 45 (6.45%) Marketing
9 29 (4.15%) Legal
10 23 (3.30%) Presentation Skills
11 14 (2.01%) Retail
12 13 (1.86%) Legal Technology
13 10 (1.43%) Banking
14 8 (1.15%) Advertising
14 8 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 8 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
15 6 (0.86%) Health Technology
15 6 (0.86%) Social Housing
16 4 (0.57%) Publishing
16 4 (0.57%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 188 (26.93%) Developer
2 160 (22.92%) Senior
3 86 (12.32%) .NET Developer
4 81 (11.60%) Analyst
5 72 (10.32%) Architect
6 68 (9.74%) Software Engineer
7 57 (8.17%) Lead
8 54 (7.74%) Delivery Manager
9 50 (7.16%) Business Analyst
10 35 (5.01%) Agile Delivery Manager
11 33 (4.73%) Salesforce Architect
11 33 (4.73%) Senior Developer
12 32 (4.58%) DevOps Engineer
13 30 (4.30%) Senior Analyst
13 30 (4.30%) Solutions Architect
14 28 (4.01%) Senior DevOps
14 28 (4.01%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 27 (3.87%) Senior Manager
16 26 (3.72%) Project Manager
17 25 (3.58%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 137 (19.63%) React
2 133 (19.05%) .NET
3 119 (17.05%) Node.js
4 92 (13.18%) ASP.NET
5 87 (12.46%) ASP.NET Core
6 82 (11.75%) .NET Core
7 67 (9.60%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.17%) .NET Framework
9 63 (9.03%) REST
10 55 (7.88%) ASP.NET Web API
11 54 (7.74%) Vue
12 48 (6.88%) RESTful
13 43 (6.16%) SOAP
14 41 (5.87%) Lightning Web Components
15 39 (5.59%) HTML
16 38 (5.44%) Visualforce
17 35 (5.01%) Spring
18 33 (4.73%) Blazor
19 28 (4.01%) CSS
20 23 (3.30%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 174 (24.93%) Product Ownership
2 59 (8.45%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.58%) Podcast
4 18 (2.58%) Onboarding
4 18 (2.58%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (2.15%) Device Driver
6 12 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
6 12 (1.72%) Public Cloud
6 12 (1.72%) Security Posture
7 11 (1.58%) e-Learning
7 11 (1.58%) Over-the-Top Content
7 11 (1.58%) Video\Live Streaming
8 9 (1.29%) PMI
9 8 (1.15%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.00%) Culture of Ownership
10 7 (1.00%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.00%) Virtual Team
11 6 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.72%) Housing Association
12 5 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 63 (9.03%) Linux
2 39 (5.59%) Windows
3 29 (4.15%) Unix
4 15 (2.15%) Embedded Linux
5 12 (1.72%) VMS
6 8 (1.15%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.14%) CentOS
7 1 (0.14%) Debian
7 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 659 (94.41%) Agile
2 254 (36.39%) Continuous Improvement
3 244 (34.96%) DevOps
4 223 (31.95%) Kanban
5 214 (30.66%) CI/CD
6 169 (24.21%) Microservices
7 144 (20.63%) Full-Stack Development
8 131 (18.77%) Mentoring
9 125 (17.91%) Problem-Solving
10 120 (17.19%) Roadmaps
11 118 (16.91%) TDD
12 115 (16.48%) Coaching
13 106 (15.19%) Software Engineering
14 104 (14.90%) AI
15 92 (13.18%) User Stories
16 89 (12.75%) Community of Practice
17 87 (12.46%) Stakeholder Management
18 84 (12.03%) Project Delivery
18 84 (12.03%) Test Automation
19 81 (11.60%) Continuous Integration
Programming Languages
1 171 (24.50%) SQL
2 142 (20.34%) JavaScript
3 140 (20.06%) C#
4 111 (15.90%) TypeScript
5 77 (11.03%) Java
6 70 (10.03%) Python
7 38 (5.44%) Apex Code
8 34 (4.87%) SOQL
8 34 (4.87%) SOSL
9 22 (3.15%) Bash
10 21 (3.01%) C++
10 21 (3.01%) Ruby
11 20 (2.87%) Bicep
11 20 (2.87%) PowerShell
12 17 (2.44%) C
13 15 (2.15%) Embedded C
14 12 (1.72%) Kusto Query Language
15 11 (1.58%) Scala
16 10 (1.43%) PL/SQL
17 7 (1.00%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 122 (17.48%) Degree
2 93 (13.32%) Security Cleared
3 81 (11.60%) SC Cleared
4 44 (6.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 27 (3.87%) Azure Certification
6 24 (3.44%) PMI Certification
7 18 (2.58%) DBS Check
7 18 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
8 16 (2.29%) PMP
9 9 (1.29%) AWS Certification
10 6 (0.86%) DV Cleared
10 6 (0.86%) ISTQB
10 6 (0.86%) Master's Degree
11 5 (0.72%) CIPD
11 5 (0.72%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 4 (0.57%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
13 3 (0.43%) CCIE Security
13 3 (0.43%) JNCIE
13 3 (0.43%) JNCIP
13 3 (0.43%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (11.03%) QA
2 22 (3.15%) Accessibility
3 12 (1.72%) GRC
3 12 (1.72%) PMO
4 11 (1.58%) GDPR
5 8 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.86%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 5 (0.72%) Data Quality
8 4 (0.57%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 3 (0.43%) WCAG
10 2 (0.29%) ISO 20022
11 1 (0.14%) GxP
System Software
1 126 (18.05%) Docker
2 14 (2.01%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.72%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.72%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 92 (13.18%) Kubernetes
2 61 (8.74%) Terraform
3 16 (2.29%) Ansible
4 14 (2.01%) Argo
5 12 (1.72%) Podman
6 5 (0.72%) Grafana
7 4 (0.57%) Prometheus
8 2 (0.29%) Packer
8 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
9 1 (0.14%) Kibana
9 1 (0.14%) Puppet
9 1 (0.14%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 168 (24.07%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.45%) Salesforce
3 34 (4.87%) Splunk
4 24 (3.44%) Oracle
5 16 (2.29%) Google
6 13 (1.86%) Pega
7 12 (1.72%) ScienceLogic
7 12 (1.72%) VMware
8 10 (1.43%) Databricks
8 10 (1.43%) SAP
9 7 (1.00%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.86%) Infor
11 5 (0.72%) Adobe
11 5 (0.72%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.72%) Cisco
11 5 (0.72%) Palo Alto
12 4 (0.57%) Epicor
12 4 (0.57%) IFS
13 3 (0.43%) CheckPoint
13 3 (0.43%) Red Hat