Hybrid/Remote Scrum Master Job Trends

Scrum Master
UK > Work from Home

The median Scrum Master salary for remote/hybrid work is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 358 426 452
Rank change year-on-year +68 +26 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Scrum Master 16 15 37
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.091% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.095% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 6 7 30
10th Percentile £51,500 £54,900 £45,000
25th Percentile £57,250 £63,750 £55,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% -6.67% +15.38%
75th Percentile £74,688 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £112,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,192 15,786 20,712
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 96.08% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,246 9,506 16,952
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,514
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,057 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,244 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Scrum Master
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Scrum Master' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Scrum Master job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Scrum Master
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Scrum Master job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Scrum Master job vacancies

Scrum Master
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Scrum Master over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Scrum Master salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Scrum Master Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Scrum Master job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Scrum Master in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) Scrum
2 14 (87.50%) Agile
3 10 (62.50%) Azure
3 10 (62.50%) DevOps
4 8 (50.00%) Coaching
5 7 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (37.50%) Kanban
7 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (31.25%) QA
7 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (25.00%) Asset Management
8 4 (25.00%) CI/CD
8 4 (25.00%) Git
8 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
8 4 (25.00%) Network Planning
8 4 (25.00%) Project Delivery
8 4 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 3 (18.75%) JIRA
10 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
10 2 (12.50%) Project Management
10 2 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
11 1 (6.25%) Analytics
11 1 (6.25%) Backlog Management
11 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
11 1 (6.25%) Change Management
11 1 (6.25%) Conflict Resolution
11 1 (6.25%) Confluence
11 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis

Scrum Master Skill Set
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 1 (6.25%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (6.25%) FLEXCUBE
Cloud Services
1 10 (62.50%) Azure
2 6 (37.50%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (6.25%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Git
2 3 (18.75%) JIRA
General
1 11 (68.75%) Finance
2 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (31.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
4 1 (6.25%) Advertising
4 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Banking
4 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.25%) Client/Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Scrum
2 14 (87.50%) Agile
3 10 (62.50%) DevOps
4 8 (50.00%) Coaching
5 7 (43.75%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (37.50%) Kanban
7 5 (31.25%) Collaborative Culture
7 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (25.00%) Asset Management
8 4 (25.00%) CI/CD
8 4 (25.00%) Network Planning
8 4 (25.00%) Project Delivery
8 4 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
9 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
9 2 (12.50%) Project Management
9 2 (12.50%) Sprint Planning
10 1 (6.25%) Backlog Management
10 1 (6.25%) Sprint Retrospective
10 1 (6.25%) Value Proposition
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (31.25%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (6.25%) Salesforce