Scrum Contracts with Work from Home Options

Scrum
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and 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 47 37 21
Rank change year-on-year -10 -16 +5
Contract jobs citing Scrum 579 1,319 3,454
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.91% 5.35% 7.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.45% 5.97% 8.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 898 2,276
10th Percentile £363 £405 £406
25th Percentile £425 £463 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +6.06%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £623
90th Percentile £672 £738 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £546
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.73% +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 61 82
10th Percentile £38.97 - -
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.50 £39.75
Median hourly rate £56.25 £65.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.46% +44.44% -22.41%
75th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £65.54
90th Percentile £72.25 £85.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -20.35%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,021 22,109 40,018
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.98% 89.70% 91.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,736 15,644 29,065
10th Percentile £325 £363 £361
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.82% +2.90% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 565 507 537
10th Percentile £14.93 £18.63 £14.15
25th Percentile £25.00 £27.86 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £53.35 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.40% +35.06% +61.22%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.15 £80.00 £71.00
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.75% +38.82% +5.35%

Scrum
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Scrum as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Scrum trend for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Scrum.

Scrum daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Scrum over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Scrum daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Scrum.

Scrum hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Scrum over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.

Scrum hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Scrum
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 43 (7.43%) Confluence
2 12 (2.07%) CMS
3 10 (1.73%) SAS
4 9 (1.55%) CICS
5 7 (1.21%) SharePoint
6 5 (0.86%) Apache
6 5 (0.86%) Apache Spark
7 3 (0.52%) WordPress
8 2 (0.35%) Drupal
8 2 (0.35%) GeoServer
8 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
8 2 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
8 2 (0.35%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.17%) EPiServer
9 1 (0.17%) IIS
9 1 (0.17%) Mule
9 1 (0.17%) SharePoint 2013
9 1 (0.17%) ThingWorx
Applications
1 12 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.38%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (0.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (0.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (0.86%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.17%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.17%) InVision
4 1 (0.17%) Sketch
4 1 (0.17%) Trello
Business Applications
1 12 (2.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.52%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.35%) BusinessWorks
4 2 (0.35%) Endur
4 2 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
4 2 (0.35%) SAP PM
4 2 (0.35%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.17%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.17%) Magento
5 1 (0.17%) Maximo
5 1 (0.17%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 155 (26.77%) Azure
2 88 (15.20%) AWS
3 82 (14.16%) Azure DevOps
4 37 (6.39%) Serverless
5 30 (5.18%) Power Platform
6 26 (4.49%) GCP
7 25 (4.32%) SaaS
8 24 (4.15%) Amazon S3
9 23 (3.97%) Entra ID
10 20 (3.45%) AWS CloudFormation
10 20 (3.45%) AWS Lambda
10 20 (3.45%) GitHub
11 17 (2.94%) OpenShift
12 15 (2.59%) Dynamics 365
13 14 (2.42%) Azure Service Bus
14 13 (2.25%) PaaS
15 12 (2.07%) Azure Data Factory
16 10 (1.73%) Amazon EC2
16 10 (1.73%) Azure Functions
16 10 (1.73%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.38%) TCP/IP
2 7 (1.21%) DNS
3 6 (1.04%) Firewall
4 5 (0.86%) HTTP
5 4 (0.69%) Internet
5 4 (0.69%) SNMP
6 3 (0.52%) 5G
6 3 (0.52%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (0.52%) VPN
7 2 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.17%) BIG-IP
8 1 (0.17%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
8 1 (0.17%) MPLS
8 1 (0.17%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.17%) SD-WAN
8 1 (0.17%) Software-Defined Networking
8 1 (0.17%) Software-Defined Radio
8 1 (0.17%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.17%) VLAN
8 1 (0.17%) WAAS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (11.92%) SQL Server
2 33 (5.70%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (4.32%) Data Warehouse
4 20 (3.45%) Power BI
5 14 (2.42%) Azure SQL Database
6 13 (2.25%) Data Lake
6 13 (2.25%) DB2
7 12 (2.07%) MongoDB
7 12 (2.07%) MySQL
7 12 (2.07%) Relational Database
8 11 (1.90%) Amazon Aurora
9 10 (1.73%) Amazon RDS
10 9 (1.55%) IDMS
10 9 (1.55%) Oracle Database
11 8 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
12 7 (1.21%) NoSQL
13 6 (1.04%) GIS
13 6 (1.04%) Power Query
13 6 (1.04%) Redis
14 5 (0.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 104 (17.96%) JIRA
2 55 (9.50%) Git
3 33 (5.70%) Jenkins
4 24 (4.15%) GitLab
5 20 (3.45%) Selenium
6 17 (2.94%) JMeter
7 16 (2.76%) Postman
8 13 (2.25%) SpecFlow
9 12 (2.07%) Cypress.io
9 12 (2.07%) Visual Studio
10 11 (1.90%) Bitbucket
11 10 (1.73%) Artifactory
12 7 (1.21%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
13 6 (1.04%) JUnit
14 5 (0.86%) Appium
14 5 (0.86%) Sonatype Nexus
14 5 (0.86%) WebDriver
15 4 (0.69%) Cucumber
15 4 (0.69%) TeamCity
15 4 (0.69%) TestNG
General
1 184 (31.78%) Social Skills
2 112 (19.34%) Finance
3 71 (12.26%) Public Sector
4 50 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
5 39 (6.74%) Banking
6 28 (4.84%) Marketing
7 25 (4.32%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (3.11%) Manufacturing
9 17 (2.94%) Retail
10 16 (2.76%) Legal
11 13 (2.25%) Presentation Skills
12 12 (2.07%) Front Office
13 11 (1.90%) Telecoms
14 9 (1.55%) Back Office
14 9 (1.55%) Electronics
15 8 (1.38%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.04%) Law
17 5 (0.86%) Investment Banking
18 4 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
18 4 (0.69%) German Language
Job Titles
1 126 (21.76%) Developer
2 90 (15.54%) Senior
3 77 (13.30%) Analyst
4 63 (10.88%) Project Manager
5 59 (10.19%) Scrum Master
6 52 (8.98%) Business Analyst
7 38 (6.56%) Senior Developer
8 29 (5.01%) Lead
9 28 (4.84%) Software Developer
10 27 (4.66%) Architect
11 20 (3.45%) Azure Developer
11 20 (3.45%) Consultant
11 20 (3.45%) Delivery Manager
12 19 (3.28%) Data Engineer
12 19 (3.28%) Product Owner
13 17 (2.94%) Java Developer
13 17 (2.94%) Senior Software Developer
14 16 (2.76%) DevOps Engineer
14 16 (2.76%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.42%) C# Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (10.36%) .NET
2 49 (8.46%) XML
3 33 (5.70%) React
4 30 (5.18%) HTML
5 28 (4.84%) CSS
6 27 (4.66%) REST
7 24 (4.15%) AngularJS
8 22 (3.80%) Web Services
9 21 (3.63%) RESTful
10 20 (3.45%) .NET Framework
11 19 (3.28%) AWS CDK
12 16 (2.76%) OAuth
13 15 (2.59%) JSON
14 14 (2.42%) .NET Core
15 13 (2.25%) Node.js
16 12 (2.07%) Spring
16 12 (2.07%) Spring Boot
17 11 (1.90%) ARM Templates
17 11 (1.90%) GraphQL
17 11 (1.90%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 87 (15.03%) Product Ownership
2 12 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
3 10 (1.73%) Data Structures
3 10 (1.73%) Distributed Systems
3 10 (1.73%) IBM Mainframe
3 10 (1.73%) Mainframe
3 10 (1.73%) Mobile App
4 8 (1.38%) Algorithms
4 8 (1.38%) Data Protection Act
4 8 (1.38%) Derivative
4 8 (1.38%) Over-the-Top Content
4 8 (1.38%) Replication
4 8 (1.38%) Video\Live Streaming
5 7 (1.21%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.21%) Virtual Team
6 6 (1.04%) Contactless
6 6 (1.04%) Fixed Income
6 6 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 6 (1.04%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.04%) Linux
2 23 (3.97%) Windows
3 19 (3.28%) Unix
4 9 (1.55%) zOS
5 7 (1.21%) Windows Server
6 6 (1.04%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.69%) Embedded Linux
8 3 (0.52%) Android
9 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
9 2 (0.35%) VMS
9 2 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 517 (89.29%) Agile
2 140 (24.18%) DevOps
3 131 (22.63%) Kanban
4 103 (17.79%) CI/CD
5 90 (15.54%) Problem-Solving
6 89 (15.37%) Project Management
7 85 (14.68%) Stakeholder Management
8 68 (11.74%) Test Automation
9 67 (11.57%) User Stories
10 66 (11.40%) Scaled Agile Framework
11 57 (9.84%) Software Engineering
12 55 (9.50%) SDLC
13 52 (8.98%) Analytics
14 50 (8.64%) Roadmaps
15 49 (8.46%) Business Analysis
16 45 (7.77%) Waterfall
17 44 (7.60%) Continuous Integration
17 44 (7.60%) User Experience
18 43 (7.43%) Continuous Improvement
18 43 (7.43%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 89 (15.37%) SQL
2 70 (12.09%) C#
3 67 (11.57%) Java
4 65 (11.23%) Python
5 55 (9.50%) JavaScript
6 53 (9.15%) PowerShell
7 35 (6.04%) TypeScript
8 21 (3.63%) Bicep
9 14 (2.42%) Bash
10 11 (1.90%) COBOL
10 11 (1.90%) REXX
10 11 (1.90%) Shell Script
11 10 (1.73%) SELCOPY
12 9 (1.55%) CLIST
12 9 (1.55%) Scala
13 8 (1.38%) C++
13 8 (1.38%) PL/SQL
14 6 (1.04%) Perl
14 6 (1.04%) PHP
15 5 (0.86%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 68 (11.74%) Security Cleared
2 67 (11.57%) Degree
3 56 (9.67%) SC Cleared
4 20 (3.45%) PMP
5 19 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (3.28%) PMI Certification
6 12 (2.07%) BPSS Clearance
7 6 (1.04%) ISEB
7 6 (1.04%) Master's Degree
8 5 (0.86%) CSPO
8 5 (0.86%) ISTQB
9 4 (0.69%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.52%) APMP
10 3 (0.52%) CBAP
10 3 (0.52%) MBA
10 3 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.17%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 1 (0.17%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.17%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 53 (9.15%) QA
2 19 (3.28%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.38%) PMO
4 6 (1.04%) Data Quality
4 6 (1.04%) GDPR
5 5 (0.86%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.69%) Disclosure Scotland
7 3 (0.52%) GxP
7 3 (0.52%) P3O
8 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 12207
8 2 (0.35%) PSD2
9 1 (0.17%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.17%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.17%) HL7
9 1 (0.17%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.17%) NIST
9 1 (0.17%) SEPA
9 1 (0.17%) SLA
System Software
1 36 (6.22%) Docker
2 26 (4.49%) Active Directory
3 7 (1.21%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.52%) VirtualBox
5 2 (0.35%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.17%) Firmware
6 1 (0.17%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.17%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 34 (5.87%) Kubernetes
2 29 (5.01%) Grafana
3 28 (4.84%) Terraform
4 22 (3.80%) Ansible
5 10 (1.73%) Puppet
6 9 (1.55%) Kibana
6 9 (1.55%) Prometheus
7 7 (1.21%) Progress Chef
8 6 (1.04%) logstash
9 4 (0.69%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.52%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.35%) Argo
11 2 (0.35%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.35%) TIBCO Hawk
12 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.17%) PingFederate
12 1 (0.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 98 (16.93%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.08%) Oracle
3 24 (4.15%) SAP
4 23 (3.97%) Salesforce
5 14 (2.42%) IBM
6 13 (2.25%) Google
6 13 (2.25%) Splunk
7 11 (1.90%) Syncsort
8 10 (1.73%) ServiceNow
9 8 (1.38%) Databricks
10 7 (1.21%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.86%) Cadence
12 4 (0.69%) Cisco
12 4 (0.69%) Conga
12 4 (0.69%) Denodo
12 4 (0.69%) DocuSign
12 4 (0.69%) Informatica
12 4 (0.69%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.69%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.69%) Talend