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 31 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 101 55 51
Rank change year-on-year -46 -4 -25
Permanent jobs citing Scrum 410 878 1,132
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 2.71% 5.13% 5.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.06% 5.51% 5.92%
Number of salaries quoted 303 373 927
10th Percentile £40,000 £43,550 £41,250
25th Percentile £49,875 £50,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £64,000
Median % change year-on-year - +1.56% -4.04%
75th Percentile £78,625 £77,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £90,000 £96,250 £92,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £64,540
% change year-on-year - +0.71% -0.71%

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 13,414 15,924 19,130
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 88.55% 93.02% 94.08%
Number of salaries quoted 8,496 9,556 15,380
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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 31 December 2025.

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 24 (5.85%) Confluence
2 6 (1.46%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.98%) Apache Airflow
3 4 (0.98%) ArcGIS
3 4 (0.98%) CMS
3 4 (0.98%) GeoServer
3 4 (0.98%) Oracle Spatial
4 3 (0.73%) Apache
4 3 (0.73%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.24%) Headless CMS
5 1 (0.24%) nginx
5 1 (0.24%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Office
1 8 (1.95%) Microsoft Project
2 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Excel
3 6 (1.46%) Trello
4 4 (0.98%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.49%) Sketch
6 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (0.73%) Maximo
1 3 (0.73%) Shopify
2 2 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.49%) NetSuite
2 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.24%) FLEXCUBE
3 1 (0.24%) Magento
3 1 (0.24%) Primavera
3 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 148 (36.10%) Azure
2 102 (24.88%) AWS
3 64 (15.61%) Azure DevOps
4 57 (13.90%) Serverless
5 35 (8.54%) AWS Lambda
5 35 (8.54%) GitHub
5 35 (8.54%) Power Platform
6 34 (8.29%) SaaS
7 21 (5.12%) Power Automate
8 20 (4.88%) Amazon S3
9 19 (4.63%) Dynamics 365
9 19 (4.63%) GitHub Actions
10 17 (4.15%) GCP
10 17 (4.15%) PaaS
11 16 (3.90%) Azure App Service
12 15 (3.66%) Amazon SQS
12 15 (3.66%) Entra ID
13 10 (2.44%) Amazon EKS
14 9 (2.20%) PowerApps
15 8 (1.95%) Amazon ECS
Communications & Networking
1 29 (7.07%) Broadband
2 3 (0.73%) Ethernet
2 3 (0.73%) RS-232
3 2 (0.49%) DNS
3 2 (0.49%) Firewall
3 2 (0.49%) GPRS
3 2 (0.49%) HTTP
3 2 (0.49%) LTE
3 2 (0.49%) Modbus
3 2 (0.49%) TCP/IP
3 2 (0.49%) VPN
3 2 (0.49%) Wireless
4 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.24%) Reverse Proxy
4 1 (0.24%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (13.17%) SQL Server
2 30 (7.32%) Azure SQL Database
2 30 (7.32%) Elasticsearch
2 30 (7.32%) MongoDB
3 29 (7.07%) NoSQL
4 21 (5.12%) Relational Database
5 17 (4.15%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (3.66%) MySQL
7 14 (3.41%) DynamoDB
8 13 (3.17%) Power BI
9 11 (2.68%) Data Warehouse
10 7 (1.71%) Tableau
11 5 (1.22%) Data Lake
11 5 (1.22%) GIS
11 5 (1.22%) Metadata
12 4 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
12 4 (0.98%) BigQuery
12 4 (0.98%) QGIS
12 4 (0.98%) Qlik Sense
13 3 (0.73%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 81 (19.76%) JIRA
2 60 (14.63%) Git
3 41 (10.00%) Postman
4 39 (9.51%) Selenium
5 36 (8.78%) Team Foundation Server
6 35 (8.54%) Jenkins
6 35 (8.54%) SoapUI
7 34 (8.29%) WebDriver
8 22 (5.37%) GitLab
9 17 (4.15%) SonarQube
10 12 (2.93%) TeamCity
11 6 (1.46%) Visual Studio
12 5 (1.22%) Cypress.io
13 4 (0.98%) JMeter
14 3 (0.73%) Storybook
14 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio Code
15 2 (0.49%) Atlassian Bamboo
15 2 (0.49%) LoadRunner
15 2 (0.49%) SpecFlow
16 1 (0.24%) Gradle
General
1 156 (38.05%) Social Skills
2 111 (27.07%) Finance
3 59 (14.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 48 (11.71%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (11.71%) Marketing
5 45 (10.98%) Public Sector
6 31 (7.56%) Tech for Good
7 27 (6.59%) Health Technology
7 27 (6.59%) Publishing
8 24 (5.85%) Organisational Skills
9 22 (5.37%) Games
10 21 (5.12%) Law
10 21 (5.12%) Presentation Skills
11 18 (4.39%) Influencing Skills
12 14 (3.41%) Retail
13 11 (2.68%) Legal
13 11 (2.68%) Telecoms
14 10 (2.44%) Manufacturing
15 9 (2.20%) Front Office
16 6 (1.46%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 134 (32.68%) Developer
2 76 (18.54%) Senior
3 73 (17.80%) Lead
4 56 (13.66%) Analyst
5 47 (11.46%) .NET Developer
6 31 (7.56%) Lead Developer
6 31 (7.56%) Senior Developer
7 30 (7.32%) Python Developer
8 28 (6.83%) React Developer
8 28 (6.83%) Software Engineer
9 25 (6.10%) Architect
10 24 (5.85%) Test Analyst
11 22 (5.37%) AWS Developer
12 20 (4.88%) Business Analyst
12 20 (4.88%) Software Developer
13 19 (4.63%) Full-Stack Developer
14 16 (3.90%) Azure Developer
14 16 (3.90%) Consultant
14 16 (3.90%) Project Manager
15 15 (3.66%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (29.27%) .NET
2 82 (20.00%) React
3 65 (15.85%) RESTful
4 59 (14.39%) HTML
4 59 (14.39%) SOAP
5 43 (10.49%) .NET Framework
6 41 (10.00%) ASP.NET Web API
7 38 (9.27%) Entity Framework
8 37 (9.02%) .NET Core
8 37 (9.02%) Node.js
9 35 (8.54%) REST
10 32 (7.80%) AngularJS
11 30 (7.32%) Vue
12 27 (6.59%) CSS
13 23 (5.61%) ASP.NET
14 19 (4.63%) ASP.NET MVC
15 17 (4.15%) Akka
15 17 (4.15%) Web Services
16 15 (3.66%) Swagger
16 15 (3.66%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 68 (16.59%) Product Ownership
2 25 (6.10%) Management Information System
3 21 (5.12%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.93%) Distributed Systems
4 12 (2.93%) Over-the-Top Content
4 12 (2.93%) Self-Motivation
4 12 (2.93%) Video\Live Streaming
5 8 (1.95%) Public Cloud
6 6 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.22%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.22%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.98%) Onboarding
9 3 (0.73%) Data Centre
9 3 (0.73%) Device Driver
9 3 (0.73%) e-Learning
9 3 (0.73%) Greenfield Project
9 3 (0.73%) IoT
9 3 (0.73%) N-Tier
9 3 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (3.41%) Linux
2 4 (0.98%) Ubuntu
2 4 (0.98%) Windows
3 3 (0.73%) Android
3 3 (0.73%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.73%) Embedded Linux
4 2 (0.49%) VMS
5 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 382 (93.17%) Agile
2 140 (34.15%) DevOps
3 125 (30.49%) CI/CD
3 125 (30.49%) Kanban
4 119 (29.02%) Mentoring
5 111 (27.07%) Continuous Improvement
6 90 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
7 74 (18.05%) TDD
8 67 (16.34%) Microservices
9 65 (15.85%) Software Testing
9 65 (15.85%) Stakeholder Management
10 63 (15.37%) Full-Stack Development
11 59 (14.39%) Software Engineering
12 57 (13.90%) Roadmaps
13 54 (13.17%) User Stories
14 52 (12.68%) Continuous Integration
14 52 (12.68%) Project Delivery
15 48 (11.71%) API Testing
16 45 (10.98%) Design Patterns
17 44 (10.73%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 124 (30.24%) SQL
2 105 (25.61%) C#
3 71 (17.32%) JavaScript
4 69 (16.83%) TypeScript
5 64 (15.61%) Java
6 56 (13.66%) Python
7 15 (3.66%) Apex Code
7 15 (3.66%) SOQL
7 15 (3.66%) SOSL
8 14 (3.41%) Scala
9 8 (1.95%) C++
10 6 (1.46%) Bash
10 6 (1.46%) C
10 6 (1.46%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.73%) Embedded C
11 3 (0.73%) Erlang
11 3 (0.73%) Groovy
11 3 (0.73%) PHP
11 3 (0.73%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.73%) Swift
Qualifications
1 107 (26.10%) Degree
2 44 (10.73%) ISTQB
3 37 (9.02%) Computer Science Degree
4 36 (8.78%) Security Cleared
5 32 (7.80%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
6 25 (6.10%) SC Cleared
7 20 (4.88%) Master's Degree
8 9 (2.20%) PMI Certification
9 8 (1.95%) DV Cleared
9 8 (1.95%) PMP
10 7 (1.71%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 7 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
11 5 (1.22%) DBS Check
12 4 (0.98%) AWS Certification
12 4 (0.98%) BPSS Clearance
13 3 (0.73%) IBM Certification
13 3 (0.73%) ISEB
14 2 (0.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
14 2 (0.49%) CBAP
14 2 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 102 (24.88%) QA
2 17 (4.15%) Accessibility
3 6 (1.46%) WCAG
4 4 (0.98%) PMO
4 4 (0.98%) SLA
5 3 (0.73%) Software Quality Assurance
6 2 (0.49%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.49%) ECSS
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%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.24%) P3O
System Software
1 38 (9.27%) Docker
2 13 (3.17%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.73%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.24%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 35 (8.54%) Kubernetes
2 17 (4.15%) Terraform
3 13 (3.17%) Ansible
4 3 (0.73%) Grafana
4 3 (0.73%) Prometheus
5 2 (0.49%) Argo
6 1 (0.24%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 96 (23.41%) Microsoft
2 21 (5.12%) Salesforce
3 15 (3.66%) Splunk
4 11 (2.68%) ServiceNow
5 10 (2.44%) SAP
6 9 (2.20%) Google
6 9 (2.20%) Mercator
7 7 (1.71%) Oracle
8 6 (1.46%) DevExpress
9 5 (1.22%) ESRI
9 5 (1.22%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.98%) Dynatrace
11 3 (0.73%) Guidewire
11 3 (0.73%) IBM
12 2 (0.49%) Adobe
12 2 (0.49%) Atlassian
12 2 (0.49%) PagerDuty
12 2 (0.49%) Pega
12 2 (0.49%) SendGrid
12 2 (0.49%) Zend