Scrum Contracts in the UK excluding London

Scrum
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for Scrum skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Scrum over the 6 months to 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
16 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 32 23
Rank change year-on-year -23 -9 +3
Contract jobs citing Scrum 698 1,371 2,212
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.44% 5.96% 7.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.08% 6.66% 8.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 473 958 1,501
10th Percentile £364 £400 £400
25th Percentile £419 £445 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +2.44% +8.47%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £589
90th Percentile £649 £675 £653
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £546
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.73% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 71 68
10th Percentile £55.50 £42.50 £32.20
25th Percentile £60.00 £51.88 £42.33
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £52.14
Median % change year-on-year - +24.68% -7.73%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £72.70 £85.00 £81.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -20.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Scrum is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,127 20,595 27,099
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 84.40% 89.52% 89.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,209 14,220 18,919
10th Percentile £250 £256 £238
25th Percentile £380 £400 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £479
Median % change year-on-year - +4.38% +9.49%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £688 £688 £653
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,061 1,259 1,357
10th Percentile £12.34 £10.63 £12.25
25th Percentile £15.23 £15.25 £14.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.21%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £47.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £73.72 £61.50
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%

Scrum
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Scrum as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Scrum in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Scrum in the UK excluding London

Scrum
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Scrum within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 16 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -17 221 £500 -7.41% 99
North of England +3 154 £500 -9.09% 108
Scotland -9 125 £475 -5.00% 29
Midlands -18 88 £488 -7.14% 111
North West -2 80 £500 -4.76% 65
West Midlands -18 71 £505 -6.13% 76
Yorkshire +6 64 £538 -2.27% 34
South West -60 63 £575 - 84
East of England -44 29 £550 +4.76% 46
Wales +20 20 £503 +16.86% 9
East Midlands -5 17 £405 -4.65% 33
North East +2 10 £525 -32.26% 9
Northern Ireland 0 1 £640 +60.00% 7
Scrum
UK

Scrum
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 68 (9.74%) Confluence
2 15 (2.15%) Apache
3 14 (2.01%) Apache Airflow
4 12 (1.72%) SAS
5 11 (1.58%) CICS
6 7 (1.00%) Apache Spark
7 5 (0.72%) SharePoint
8 4 (0.57%) CMS
8 4 (0.57%) Drupal
9 3 (0.43%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.29%) GeoServer
10 2 (0.29%) Mule
10 2 (0.29%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.14%) EPiServer
11 1 (0.14%) IIS
11 1 (0.14%) JBoss
11 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Fuse
11 1 (0.14%) Tomcat
Applications
1 15 (2.15%) Microsoft Office
2 7 (1.00%) MS Visio
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (0.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.29%) Trello
5 1 (0.14%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.14%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (1.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.00%) SAP PM
4 3 (0.43%) Maximo
4 3 (0.43%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.43%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.29%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.29%) VisionPLUS
6 1 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.14%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.14%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.14%) SAP MII
6 1 (0.14%) SAP PP
6 1 (0.14%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 129 (18.48%) Azure
2 114 (16.33%) AWS
3 55 (7.88%) Azure DevOps
4 52 (7.45%) Serverless
5 44 (6.30%) Amazon S3
6 38 (5.44%) AWS Lambda
7 34 (4.87%) GitHub
8 33 (4.73%) Power Platform
9 27 (3.87%) AWS CloudFormation
10 24 (3.44%) Amazon EC2
11 23 (3.30%) GCP
12 20 (2.87%) Dynamics 365
12 20 (2.87%) SaaS
13 18 (2.58%) OpenShift
13 18 (2.58%) PaaS
14 15 (2.15%) IaaS
15 12 (1.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
16 10 (1.43%) Azure Data Factory
17 9 (1.29%) AWS CodePipeline
17 9 (1.29%) Kong
Communications & Networking
1 20 (2.87%) VPN
2 18 (2.58%) TCP/IP
3 15 (2.15%) DNS
3 15 (2.15%) Firewall
3 15 (2.15%) SNMP
3 15 (2.15%) Software-Defined Radio
4 9 (1.29%) BGP
4 9 (1.29%) Ethernet VPN
4 9 (1.29%) HTTP
4 9 (1.29%) MPLS
4 9 (1.29%) Radio Access Network
5 7 (1.00%) Modbus
5 7 (1.00%) RS-422
5 7 (1.00%) RS-485
6 6 (0.86%) SSL
7 5 (0.72%) FTP
8 3 (0.43%) BIG-IP
8 3 (0.43%) Broadband
8 3 (0.43%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 3 (0.43%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 79 (11.32%) PostgreSQL
2 37 (5.30%) Relational Database
3 36 (5.16%) MySQL
4 29 (4.15%) MongoDB
5 25 (3.58%) SQL Server
6 23 (3.30%) Power BI
7 18 (2.58%) Amazon RDS
7 18 (2.58%) Amazon Redshift
8 15 (2.15%) Amazon Aurora
9 13 (1.86%) Data Warehouse
9 13 (1.86%) DB2
10 11 (1.58%) Elasticsearch
10 11 (1.58%) IDMS
10 11 (1.58%) NoSQL
11 9 (1.29%) Oracle Database
12 8 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
12 8 (1.15%) RDBMS
13 6 (0.86%) Big Data
13 6 (0.86%) Informix
14 5 (0.72%) InfluxDB
Development Applications
1 163 (23.35%) JIRA
2 128 (18.34%) Git
3 51 (7.31%) GitLab
4 44 (6.30%) Jenkins
5 35 (5.01%) Robot Framework
6 29 (4.15%) Bitbucket
7 20 (2.87%) JUnit
8 15 (2.15%) Eclipse
8 15 (2.15%) GoogleTest
8 15 (2.15%) Postman
9 13 (1.86%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 13 (1.86%) Sonatype Nexus
10 12 (1.72%) TestRail
11 11 (1.58%) CircleCI
11 11 (1.58%) Selenium
12 10 (1.43%) Artifactory
13 9 (1.29%) Travis CI
13 9 (1.29%) Visual Studio
14 8 (1.15%) webpack
15 7 (1.00%) NUnit
General
1 174 (24.93%) Social Skills
2 93 (13.32%) Public Sector
3 74 (10.60%) Finance
4 67 (9.60%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (2.87%) Telecoms
6 19 (2.72%) Banking
7 18 (2.58%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (2.29%) Manufacturing
8 16 (2.29%) Marketing
9 13 (1.86%) Aerospace
10 11 (1.58%) Electronics
10 11 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.43%) Billing
12 9 (1.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.15%) Legal
14 7 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (0.86%) Law
16 5 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
17 4 (0.57%) Automotive
18 3 (0.43%) Retail
Job Titles
1 153 (21.92%) Developer
2 84 (12.03%) Analyst
3 72 (10.32%) Senior
4 65 (9.31%) Project Manager
5 54 (7.74%) Scrum Master
6 50 (7.16%) Business Analyst
7 48 (6.88%) Software Engineer
8 44 (6.30%) Java Developer
9 42 (6.02%) Lead
10 38 (5.44%) Architect
11 29 (4.15%) Test Engineer
12 24 (3.44%) C++ Software Engineer
12 24 (3.44%) Delivery Manager
13 23 (3.30%) Senior Manager
14 21 (3.01%) Data Engineer
15 17 (2.44%) Consultant
16 16 (2.29%) DevOps Engineer
17 15 (2.15%) Product Owner
18 14 (2.01%) Software Developer
18 14 (2.01%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 52 (7.45%) REST
2 51 (7.31%) HTML
3 45 (6.45%) CSS
4 43 (6.16%) React
5 39 (5.59%) Spring
6 36 (5.16%) .NET
7 34 (4.87%) XML
8 29 (4.15%) AWS CDK
8 29 (4.15%) Spring Boot
9 26 (3.72%) AngularJS
9 26 (3.72%) Kafka
9 26 (3.72%) Web Services
10 25 (3.58%) JSON
11 19 (2.72%) RESTful
12 18 (2.58%) SOAP
13 16 (2.29%) Hibernate
14 15 (2.15%) GraphQL
14 15 (2.15%) Node.js
14 15 (2.15%) OAuth
15 14 (2.01%) Elastic Stack
Miscellaneous
1 90 (12.89%) Product Ownership
2 24 (3.44%) Data Structures
3 21 (3.01%) Distributed Systems
4 18 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
5 15 (2.15%) PKI
6 13 (1.86%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (1.86%) Mainframe
6 13 (1.86%) Replication
7 11 (1.58%) IBM Mainframe
7 11 (1.58%) Management Information System
8 10 (1.43%) Algorithms
9 8 (1.15%) Cloud Native
9 8 (1.15%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.15%) Onboarding
9 8 (1.15%) Smart Meter
10 7 (1.00%) Linux Command Line
10 7 (1.00%) Self-Motivation
11 6 (0.86%) Client/Server
11 6 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
12 5 (0.72%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 93 (13.32%) Linux
2 55 (7.88%) Windows
3 32 (4.58%) Unix
4 22 (3.15%) Windows Server
5 18 (2.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (1.58%) zOS
7 8 (1.15%) Windows Server 2019
8 7 (1.00%) Embedded Linux
9 6 (0.86%) VMS
10 3 (0.43%) Windows 10
11 2 (0.29%) Android
11 2 (0.29%) Ubuntu
12 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.14%) CentOS
12 1 (0.14%) Oracle Linux
12 1 (0.14%) Windows 7
12 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
12 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 619 (88.68%) Agile
2 165 (23.64%) Kanban
3 154 (22.06%) DevOps
4 114 (16.33%) Software Engineering
5 108 (15.47%) CI/CD
6 99 (14.18%) Project Management
7 97 (13.90%) Problem-Solving
8 95 (13.61%) Test Automation
9 84 (12.03%) Stakeholder Management
10 76 (10.89%) User Stories
11 66 (9.46%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 64 (9.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 61 (8.74%) SDLC
14 58 (8.31%) Roadmaps
14 58 (8.31%) Waterfall
15 56 (8.02%) Continuous Integration
16 54 (7.74%) Requirements Gathering
16 54 (7.74%) Unit Testing
17 52 (7.45%) Infrastructure as Code
17 52 (7.45%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 125 (17.91%) Java
2 119 (17.05%) SQL
3 113 (16.19%) Python
4 78 (11.17%) JavaScript
5 56 (8.02%) C#
6 51 (7.31%) TypeScript
7 49 (7.02%) C++
8 37 (5.30%) Bash
9 34 (4.87%) PowerShell
10 28 (4.01%) C
11 14 (2.01%) PL/SQL
12 12 (1.72%) Shell Script
13 11 (1.58%) CLIST
13 11 (1.58%) COBOL
13 11 (1.58%) Perl
13 11 (1.58%) REXX
14 10 (1.43%) SELCOPY
15 8 (1.15%) PHP
16 7 (1.00%) Bourne shell
16 7 (1.00%) Korn
Qualifications
1 156 (22.35%) Security Cleared
2 113 (16.19%) SC Cleared
3 71 (10.17%) Degree
4 36 (5.16%) DV Cleared
5 22 (3.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 19 (2.72%) PMP
7 18 (2.58%) PMI Certification
8 15 (2.15%) BPSS Clearance
9 11 (1.58%) Master's Degree
10 7 (1.00%) ISTQB
11 5 (0.72%) CBAP
11 5 (0.72%) ISEB
12 4 (0.57%) APMP
12 4 (0.57%) CSPO
12 4 (0.57%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 4 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
13 3 (0.43%) HNC
14 2 (0.29%) AWS Certification
14 2 (0.29%) Azure Certification
14 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (9.46%) QA
2 21 (3.01%) Accessibility
3 11 (1.58%) PMO
4 10 (1.43%) Disclosure Scotland
5 8 (1.15%) GDPR
6 7 (1.00%) RMADS
7 4 (0.57%) Data Quality
8 3 (0.43%) WCAG
9 2 (0.29%) IFRS
9 2 (0.29%) JTAG
9 2 (0.29%) P3O
9 2 (0.29%) SLA
9 2 (0.29%) Software Quality Assurance
10 1 (0.14%) GRC
10 1 (0.14%) GxP
10 1 (0.14%) HL7
10 1 (0.14%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 82 (11.75%) Docker
2 20 (2.87%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (2.58%) Active Directory
4 15 (2.15%) Firmware
5 9 (1.29%) vSphere
6 6 (0.86%) VirtualBox
7 5 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.57%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.57%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle RAC
9 1 (0.14%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.14%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.14%) XenApp
9 1 (0.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 60 (8.60%) Kubernetes
2 55 (7.88%) Ansible
3 54 (7.74%) Grafana
4 40 (5.73%) Terraform
5 16 (2.29%) Prometheus
6 13 (1.86%) Kibana
6 13 (1.86%) Puppet
7 11 (1.58%) Progress Chef
8 9 (1.29%) Docker Swarm
8 9 (1.29%) logstash
9 7 (1.00%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (1.00%) vRealize
10 6 (0.86%) Argo
10 6 (0.86%) Packer
11 4 (0.57%) HP ALM
11 4 (0.57%) SCCM
12 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
12 2 (0.29%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
12 2 (0.29%) PowerCLI
12 2 (0.29%) VxRail
Vendors
1 56 (8.02%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.16%) Oracle
3 37 (5.30%) Salesforce
4 30 (4.30%) Atlassian
5 29 (4.15%) VMware
6 24 (3.44%) SAP
7 23 (3.30%) Google
7 23 (3.30%) ServiceNow
8 19 (2.72%) Talend
9 15 (2.15%) Splunk
10 14 (2.01%) Denodo
10 14 (2.01%) IBM
11 11 (1.58%) Syncsort
12 10 (1.43%) Red Hat
13 6 (0.86%) Cadence
14 5 (0.72%) Ab Initio
14 5 (0.72%) HP
14 5 (0.72%) Informatica
14 5 (0.72%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 5 (0.72%) Veritas