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

6 months to
20 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 91 98 85
Rank change year-on-year +7 -13 -41
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 688 590 788
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.81% 3.63% 3.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.45% 3.89% 3.84%
Number of salaries quoted 524 335 482
10th Percentile £42,500 £42,050 £42,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £48,450
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 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,575 £89,500 £90,000
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 19,914 15,166 20,533
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 81.38% 93.21% 87.84%
Number of salaries quoted 14,271 8,607 12,553
10th Percentile £34,000 £30,000 £35,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £40,903 £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 20 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 (7.27%) Confluence
2 13 (1.89%) SharePoint
3 12 (1.74%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (1.02%) Oracle SOA Suite
5 6 (0.87%) Apache
6 4 (0.58%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.58%) ArcGIS
6 4 (0.58%) CMS
6 4 (0.58%) GeoServer
6 4 (0.58%) 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 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 2 (0.29%) Appian
8 2 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 14 (2.03%) Microsoft Project
2 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (1.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.02%) Trello
6 4 (0.58%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.44%) Productboard
7 3 (0.44%) Sketch
7 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Office
8 2 (0.29%) Simulink
9 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 18 (2.62%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.58%) SAP GRC
4 3 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.29%) Infor SunSystems
5 2 (0.29%) Shopify
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
1 330 (47.97%) Azure
2 279 (40.55%) AWS
3 102 (14.83%) Azure DevOps
4 63 (9.16%) GitHub
5 60 (8.72%) GCP
6 49 (7.12%) Serverless
7 48 (6.98%) Power Platform
8 42 (6.10%) GitHub Copilot
9 28 (4.07%) Power Automate
10 23 (3.34%) Azure Service Bus
10 23 (3.34%) PowerApps
10 23 (3.34%) SaaS
11 20 (2.91%) Azure Functions
12 19 (2.76%) PaaS
13 18 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
14 17 (2.47%) Azure Logic Apps
15 15 (2.18%) Azure Data Factory
15 15 (2.18%) Azure Monitor
16 14 (2.03%) Azure AKS
16 14 (2.03%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 15 (2.18%) Broadband
2 12 (1.74%) VPN
3 7 (1.02%) Ethernet
3 7 (1.02%) Firewall
3 7 (1.02%) RS-232
4 3 (0.44%) WPA
5 2 (0.29%) ATM
5 2 (0.29%) LAN
5 2 (0.29%) Network Security
5 2 (0.29%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.29%) Software-Defined Networking
5 2 (0.29%) WAN
5 2 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (18.60%) MongoDB
2 102 (14.83%) Azure SQL Database
3 83 (12.06%) Elasticsearch
4 60 (8.72%) PostgreSQL
5 39 (5.67%) SQL Server
6 33 (4.80%) NoSQL
7 32 (4.65%) Power BI
8 31 (4.51%) Metadata
9 26 (3.78%) Relational Database
10 24 (3.49%) MySQL
11 22 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
12 16 (2.33%) Redis
13 15 (2.18%) DynamoDB
13 15 (2.18%) Star Schema
14 11 (1.60%) Data Lake
15 9 (1.31%) Amazon QuickSight
15 9 (1.31%) Snowflake Schema
16 7 (1.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
18 5 (0.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 97 (14.10%) JIRA
2 79 (11.48%) Git
3 24 (3.49%) GitLab
4 15 (2.18%) Jenkins
4 15 (2.18%) JUnit
5 14 (2.03%) Maven
5 14 (2.03%) Mockito
6 10 (1.45%) Cypress.io
6 10 (1.45%) SonarQube
6 10 (1.45%) Visual Studio
7 7 (1.02%) Claude Code
8 6 (0.87%) CircleCI
9 5 (0.73%) Postman
9 5 (0.73%) Selenium
10 4 (0.58%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 4 (0.58%) NUnit
10 4 (0.58%) SpecFlow
10 4 (0.58%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.44%) Bitbucket
11 3 (0.44%) IntelliJ
General
1 215 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 181 (26.31%) Finance
3 160 (23.26%) Public Sector
4 121 (17.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 117 (17.01%) Law
6 89 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
7 33 (4.80%) Presentation Skills
8 29 (4.22%) Legal
9 23 (3.34%) Marketing
10 20 (2.91%) Games
11 19 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
11 19 (2.76%) Retail
12 9 (1.31%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.02%) Banking
13 7 (1.02%) Documentation Skills
13 7 (1.02%) Local Government
14 6 (0.87%) Aerospace
14 6 (0.87%) Manufacturing
14 6 (0.87%) Social Housing
15 5 (0.73%) Police
Job Titles
1 206 (29.94%) Developer
2 182 (26.45%) Senior
3 94 (13.66%) Analyst
4 83 (12.06%) .NET Developer
5 65 (9.45%) Delivery Manager
6 64 (9.30%) Business Analyst
7 50 (7.27%) Lead
7 50 (7.27%) Senior Developer
8 46 (6.69%) Software Engineer
9 44 (6.40%) Architect
10 40 (5.81%) Project Manager
11 39 (5.67%) Agile Delivery Manager
12 33 (4.80%) DevOps Engineer
13 32 (4.65%) Senior Analyst
14 29 (4.22%) Senior DevOps
14 29 (4.22%) Senior DevOps Engineer
14 29 (4.22%) Senior Manager
15 26 (3.78%) Senior Business Analyst
16 21 (3.05%) Java Developer
17 19 (2.76%) Senior Delivery Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 143 (20.78%) React
2 135 (19.62%) .NET
3 116 (16.86%) Node.js
4 96 (13.95%) .NET Core
5 87 (12.65%) ASP.NET
6 85 (12.35%) ASP.NET Core
7 77 (11.19%) AngularJS
8 64 (9.30%) .NET Framework
9 53 (7.70%) Terraform
10 52 (7.56%) ASP.NET Web API
11 51 (7.41%) Vue
12 47 (6.83%) RESTful
13 46 (6.69%) REST
14 39 (5.67%) HTML
15 35 (5.09%) CSS
15 35 (5.09%) Spring
16 34 (4.94%) Blazor
17 27 (3.92%) Entity Framework
18 24 (3.49%) JSON
19 22 (3.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 141 (20.49%) Product Ownership
2 48 (6.98%) Cloud Native
3 25 (3.63%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (2.62%) Enterprise Software
5 16 (2.33%) Podcast
6 15 (2.18%) Public Cloud
7 14 (2.03%) Legacy Systems
8 13 (1.89%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.74%) Security Posture
9 12 (1.74%) Virtual Team
10 11 (1.60%) Blog
10 11 (1.60%) Mobile App
11 8 (1.16%) PMI
12 7 (1.02%) AI Agents
12 7 (1.02%) Device Driver
12 7 (1.02%) e-Learning
12 7 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
12 7 (1.02%) NHS
13 6 (0.87%) Distributed Systems
14 5 (0.73%) Housing Association
Operating Systems
1 70 (10.17%) Linux
2 60 (8.72%) Windows
3 34 (4.94%) Unix
4 12 (1.74%) VMS
5 10 (1.45%) Ubuntu
6 7 (1.02%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 653 (94.91%) Agile
2 231 (33.58%) Continuous Improvement
3 211 (30.67%) DevOps
4 200 (29.07%) Kanban
5 196 (28.49%) CI/CD
6 159 (23.11%) Microservices
7 156 (22.67%) Mentoring
8 142 (20.64%) Problem-Solving
9 131 (19.04%) Coaching
10 128 (18.60%) Full-Stack Development
11 126 (18.31%) AI
12 121 (17.59%) Project Delivery
13 116 (16.86%) Stakeholder Management
14 113 (16.42%) TDD
15 99 (14.39%) Community of Practice
16 93 (13.52%) Software Engineering
17 89 (12.94%) User Stories
18 81 (11.77%) Technology Strategy
19 79 (11.48%) Computer Science
19 79 (11.48%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 184 (26.74%) SQL
2 155 (22.53%) JavaScript
3 153 (22.24%) C#
4 106 (15.41%) TypeScript
5 76 (11.05%) Python
6 72 (10.47%) Java
7 29 (4.22%) Bash
8 25 (3.63%) Ruby
9 20 (2.91%) PowerShell
10 16 (2.33%) PL/SQL
11 15 (2.18%) Bicep
12 13 (1.89%) C++
13 12 (1.74%) Kusto Query Language
14 11 (1.60%) Apex Code
14 11 (1.60%) SOQL
15 9 (1.31%) C
16 8 (1.16%) SOSL
16 8 (1.16%) T-SQL
17 7 (1.02%) Embedded C
18 4 (0.58%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 147 (21.37%) Degree
2 145 (21.08%) Security Cleared
3 119 (17.30%) SC Cleared
4 54 (7.85%) Computer Science Degree
5 26 (3.78%) PMI Certification
6 25 (3.63%) Azure Certification
7 20 (2.91%) PMP
8 16 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
9 14 (2.03%) DBS Check
10 11 (1.60%) AWS Certification
10 11 (1.60%) Master's Degree
11 8 (1.16%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.87%) CISSP
14 5 (0.73%) CSPO
15 4 (0.58%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 4 (0.58%) CISA
15 4 (0.58%) ISTQB
16 3 (0.44%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
16 3 (0.44%) AWS Certified Developer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 72 (10.47%) QA
2 26 (3.78%) Accessibility
3 25 (3.63%) GDPR
4 21 (3.05%) Data Quality
5 19 (2.76%) PMO
6 18 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 13 (1.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 13 (1.89%) GRC
8 11 (1.60%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 5 (0.73%) WCAG
10 4 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.44%) NCSC
12 2 (0.29%) NIST
13 1 (0.15%) GxP
13 1 (0.15%) ISO 20022
13 1 (0.15%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 118 (17.15%) Docker
2 15 (2.18%) Active Directory
3 12 (1.74%) Virtual Desktop
3 12 (1.74%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (1.74%) vSphere
4 4 (0.58%) IAG
5 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 84 (12.21%) Kubernetes
2 14 (2.03%) Ansible
2 14 (2.03%) Argo
3 6 (0.87%) Podman
4 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.29%) Grafana
5 2 (0.29%) Packer
5 2 (0.29%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.15%) Kibana
6 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 174 (25.29%) Microsoft
2 35 (5.09%) Oracle
3 29 (4.22%) Salesforce
4 17 (2.47%) Databricks
5 14 (2.03%) Google
5 14 (2.03%) Pega
6 13 (1.89%) VMware
7 12 (1.74%) SAP
7 12 (1.74%) ScienceLogic
8 10 (1.45%) Informatica
8 10 (1.45%) ServiceNow
9 9 (1.31%) Talend
10 8 (1.16%) Splunk
10 8 (1.16%) YouTube
11 7 (1.02%) Adobe
12 6 (0.87%) Infor
13 4 (0.58%) Epicor
13 4 (0.58%) ESRI
13 4 (0.58%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.58%) Sage