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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 55 46
Rank change year-on-year -45 -9 -19
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 416 855 1,491
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.67% 5.24% 5.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.07% 5.57% 6.26%
Number of salaries quoted 304 343 1,256
10th Percentile £39,825 £45,000 £41,250
25th Percentile £49,938 £51,209 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -7.15%
75th Percentile £78,750 £81,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £99,695 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,500
% change year-on-year - +7.44% -7.63%

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 13,531 15,358 23,812
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 86.74% 94.12% 92.96%
Number of salaries quoted 8,591 9,036 19,564
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £96,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -8.00%

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 26 January 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 22 (5.29%) Confluence
2 11 (2.64%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.96%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.96%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.96%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.96%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.72%) Apache
4 3 (0.72%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.24%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.24%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (1.92%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.20%) Trello
4 4 (0.96%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.48%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.48%) Sketch
6 1 (0.24%) EngageOne
Business Applications
1 11 (2.64%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.72%) Maximo
3 2 (0.48%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.48%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.48%) Shopify
4 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
4 1 (0.24%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) Primavera
4 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) TIBCO iProcess
Cloud Services
1 140 (33.65%) Azure
2 102 (24.52%) AWS
3 61 (14.66%) Serverless
4 51 (12.26%) Azure DevOps
5 35 (8.41%) GitHub
6 32 (7.69%) Power Platform
7 31 (7.45%) AWS Lambda
7 31 (7.45%) SaaS
8 21 (5.05%) GitHub Actions
9 19 (4.57%) Amazon S3
9 19 (4.57%) GCP
10 18 (4.33%) PaaS
11 16 (3.85%) Azure App Service
11 16 (3.85%) Entra ID
11 16 (3.85%) Power Automate
11 16 (3.85%) PowerApps
12 14 (3.37%) Amazon SQS
13 11 (2.64%) Amazon EKS
13 11 (2.64%) Azure Functions
14 10 (2.40%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 40 (9.62%) Broadband
2 4 (0.96%) Ethernet
2 4 (0.96%) RS-232
3 2 (0.48%) DNS
3 2 (0.48%) Firewall
3 2 (0.48%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.48%) VPN
4 1 (0.24%) AMQP
4 1 (0.24%) GPRS
4 1 (0.24%) HTTP
4 1 (0.24%) LTE
4 1 (0.24%) Modbus
4 1 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (11.06%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.21%) NoSQL
3 28 (6.73%) MongoDB
4 26 (6.25%) Azure SQL Database
5 23 (5.53%) Elasticsearch
6 20 (4.81%) Relational Database
7 17 (4.09%) PostgreSQL
8 13 (3.13%) Power BI
9 12 (2.88%) MySQL
10 11 (2.64%) Data Warehouse
11 10 (2.40%) DynamoDB
12 7 (1.68%) Tableau
13 5 (1.20%) Data Lake
13 5 (1.20%) GIS
13 5 (1.20%) Metadata
14 4 (0.96%) Amazon RDS
14 4 (0.96%) BigQuery
14 4 (0.96%) QGIS
14 4 (0.96%) Qlik Sense
15 3 (0.72%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 74 (17.79%) JIRA
2 58 (13.94%) Git
3 49 (11.78%) Jenkins
4 41 (9.86%) Postman
5 38 (9.13%) Selenium
6 35 (8.41%) SoapUI
7 33 (7.93%) WebDriver
8 32 (7.69%) Team Foundation Server
9 23 (5.53%) GitLab
9 23 (5.53%) TeamCity
10 15 (3.61%) SonarQube
11 7 (1.68%) JMeter
11 7 (1.68%) Visual Studio
12 4 (0.96%) Cypress.io
12 4 (0.96%) SpecFlow
13 3 (0.72%) Storybook
14 2 (0.48%) Cucumber
14 2 (0.48%) NUnit
14 2 (0.48%) Serenity BDD
14 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 164 (39.42%) Social Skills
2 97 (23.32%) Finance
3 53 (12.74%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 50 (12.02%) Public Sector
6 36 (8.65%) Marketing
7 26 (6.25%) Tech for Good
8 23 (5.53%) Games
9 22 (5.29%) Health Technology
9 22 (5.29%) Publishing
10 20 (4.81%) Law
11 18 (4.33%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (4.09%) Influencing Skills
13 11 (2.64%) Presentation Skills
13 11 (2.64%) Telecoms
14 10 (2.40%) Legal
15 8 (1.92%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.44%) Banking
16 6 (1.44%) Electronics
16 6 (1.44%) Retail
Job Titles
1 131 (31.49%) Developer
2 90 (21.63%) Senior
3 72 (17.31%) Lead
4 49 (11.78%) Analyst
5 41 (9.86%) Software Engineer
6 40 (9.62%) .NET Developer
7 32 (7.69%) Lead Developer
8 31 (7.45%) Senior Developer
9 26 (6.25%) Architect
10 25 (6.01%) Python Developer
10 25 (6.01%) React Developer
11 21 (5.05%) Business Analyst
12 20 (4.81%) Test Analyst
13 19 (4.57%) AWS Developer
13 19 (4.57%) Senior Software Engineer
13 19 (4.57%) Software Developer
14 18 (4.33%) Delivery Manager
15 17 (4.09%) Scrum Master
16 16 (3.85%) Azure Developer
17 15 (3.61%) Full-Stack Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 106 (25.48%) .NET
2 77 (18.51%) React
3 59 (14.18%) SOAP
4 57 (13.70%) RESTful
5 52 (12.50%) HTML
6 38 (9.13%) .NET Framework
7 35 (8.41%) ASP.NET Web API
7 35 (8.41%) REST
8 34 (8.17%) Node.js
9 33 (7.93%) Entity Framework
10 30 (7.21%) .NET Core
11 28 (6.73%) Akka
12 25 (6.01%) AngularJS
13 23 (5.53%) Vue
14 22 (5.29%) CSS
15 19 (4.57%) Web Services
16 18 (4.33%) ASP.NET
17 16 (3.85%) ASP.NET MVC
18 15 (3.61%) Lightning Web Components
18 15 (3.61%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 80 (19.23%) Product Ownership
2 23 (5.53%) Cloud Native
2 23 (5.53%) Over-the-Top Content
2 23 (5.53%) Video\Live Streaming
3 12 (2.88%) Distributed Systems
3 12 (2.88%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.40%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.92%) Public Cloud
6 7 (1.68%) e-Learning
7 6 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (1.44%) Enterprise Software
8 5 (1.20%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.96%) Device Driver
9 4 (0.96%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.72%) Data Centre
10 3 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
10 3 (0.72%) Mobile App
10 3 (0.72%) N-Tier
10 3 (0.72%) PMI
10 3 (0.72%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 17 (4.09%) Linux
2 5 (1.20%) Ubuntu
3 4 (0.96%) Embedded Linux
4 3 (0.72%) Android
4 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
4 3 (0.72%) Unix
5 2 (0.48%) VMS
6 1 (0.24%) CentOS
6 1 (0.24%) Debian
6 1 (0.24%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.24%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 390 (93.75%) Agile
2 146 (35.10%) Kanban
3 135 (32.45%) DevOps
4 134 (32.21%) Continuous Improvement
5 120 (28.85%) CI/CD
6 102 (24.52%) Mentoring
7 94 (22.60%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (18.75%) TDD
9 69 (16.59%) Software Engineering
10 66 (15.87%) Roadmaps
11 65 (15.63%) Microservices
12 61 (14.66%) Stakeholder Management
13 59 (14.18%) Full-Stack Development
14 58 (13.94%) Software Testing
15 57 (13.70%) Acceptance Criteria
16 55 (13.22%) User Stories
17 53 (12.74%) Project Delivery
18 49 (11.78%) Coaching
19 45 (10.82%) API Testing
19 45 (10.82%) Pair Programming
Programming Languages
1 115 (27.64%) SQL
2 94 (22.60%) C#
3 70 (16.83%) Java
3 70 (16.83%) TypeScript
4 64 (15.38%) JavaScript
5 58 (13.94%) Python
6 25 (6.01%) Scala
7 15 (3.61%) Apex Code
7 15 (3.61%) SOQL
7 15 (3.61%) SOSL
8 11 (2.64%) C++
9 8 (1.92%) Bash
10 7 (1.68%) C
11 4 (0.96%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.72%) Erlang
12 3 (0.72%) Groovy
12 3 (0.72%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.72%) PHP
12 3 (0.72%) Swift
12 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 100 (24.04%) Degree
2 41 (9.86%) Security Cleared
3 39 (9.38%) ISTQB
4 30 (7.21%) SC Cleared
5 29 (6.97%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 28 (6.73%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (5.05%) Master's Degree
8 13 (3.13%) DBS Check
9 11 (2.64%) PMI Certification
10 9 (2.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 9 (2.16%) PMP
11 8 (1.92%) DV Cleared
12 7 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (0.96%) AWS Certification
13 4 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
14 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
14 3 (0.72%) IBM Certification
15 2 (0.48%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
15 2 (0.48%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
15 2 (0.48%) SnowPro
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 86 (20.67%) QA
2 17 (4.09%) Accessibility
3 5 (1.20%) WCAG
4 4 (0.96%) PMO
5 3 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.48%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.48%) ECSS
6 2 (0.48%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.24%) GDPR
7 1 (0.24%) GRC
7 1 (0.24%) IFRS
7 1 (0.24%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.24%) P3O
7 1 (0.24%) SLA
System Software
1 51 (12.26%) Docker
2 15 (3.61%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 49 (11.78%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.57%) Terraform
3 14 (3.37%) Ansible
4 3 (0.72%) Grafana
4 3 (0.72%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.48%) Argo
6 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
6 1 (0.24%) Puppet
Vendors
1 85 (20.43%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.05%) Salesforce
3 15 (3.61%) Splunk
4 14 (3.37%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.40%) Google
6 9 (2.16%) Mercator
6 9 (2.16%) Oracle
6 9 (2.16%) SAP
7 5 (1.20%) ESRI
7 5 (1.20%) Red Hat
8 3 (0.72%) DevExpress
8 3 (0.72%) Dynatrace
8 3 (0.72%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.72%) IBM
9 2 (0.48%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.48%) Databricks
9 2 (0.48%) Foundry
9 2 (0.48%) PagerDuty
9 2 (0.48%) SendGrid
9 2 (0.48%) Zend