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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 48 38 22
Rank change year-on-year -10 -16 +3
Contract jobs citing Scrum 566 1,247 3,451
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.87% 5.17% 7.82%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.41% 5.77% 8.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 417 862 2,254
10th Percentile £363 £400 £406
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £531
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +3.53% +7.27%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £625
90th Percentile £660 £735 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 56 85
10th Percentile £36.51 £42.50 -
25th Percentile £51.25 £45.31 £39.75
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +44.44% -24.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.00 £65.54
90th Percentile £72.70 £75.50 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year - +44.44% -22.41%

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 12,820 21,608 40,174
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.57% 89.66% 91.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,645 15,332 29,227
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £543 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 572 503 516
10th Percentile £14.89 £18.49 £14.50
25th Percentile £24.19 £25.85 £20.75
Median hourly rate £43.00 £52.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% +31.25% +66.67%
75th Percentile £60.00 £67.50 £57.72
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.60 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +9.74%

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 1 June 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 1 June 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 40 (7.07%) Confluence
2 10 (1.77%) CMS
2 10 (1.77%) SAS
3 9 (1.59%) CICS
4 7 (1.24%) SharePoint
5 5 (0.88%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.71%) Apache
7 2 (0.35%) GeoServer
7 2 (0.35%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 2 (0.35%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.35%) WordPress
8 1 (0.18%) Drupal
8 1 (0.18%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.18%) IIS
8 1 (0.18%) Mule
8 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
8 1 (0.18%) ThingWorx
8 1 (0.18%) Tomcat
Applications
1 14 (2.47%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.41%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (1.06%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (0.71%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.35%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.35%) Trello
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.18%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) InVision
7 1 (0.18%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 10 (1.77%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.41%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.53%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.35%) BusinessWorks
4 2 (0.35%) Endur
4 2 (0.35%) Maximo
4 2 (0.35%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (0.18%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.18%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.18%) SAP QM
5 1 (0.18%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 155 (27.39%) Azure
2 83 (14.66%) Azure DevOps
3 80 (14.13%) AWS
4 36 (6.36%) Power Platform
5 33 (5.83%) Serverless
6 27 (4.77%) GCP
7 26 (4.59%) SaaS
8 24 (4.24%) Entra ID
9 21 (3.71%) Amazon S3
9 21 (3.71%) GitHub
10 17 (3.00%) AWS CloudFormation
10 17 (3.00%) AWS Lambda
11 15 (2.65%) OpenShift
11 15 (2.65%) PaaS
12 14 (2.47%) Dynamics 365
13 13 (2.30%) Azure Service Bus
14 11 (1.94%) Amazon EC2
14 11 (1.94%) PowerApps
15 10 (1.77%) Azure Functions
15 10 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.59%) TCP/IP
2 8 (1.41%) DNS
3 6 (1.06%) Firewall
4 5 (0.88%) HTTP
5 4 (0.71%) 5G
5 4 (0.71%) Internet
5 4 (0.71%) SNMP
5 4 (0.71%) VPN
6 3 (0.53%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.35%) DHCP
7 2 (0.35%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.18%) BIG-IP
8 1 (0.18%) DMZ
8 1 (0.18%) Ethernet
8 1 (0.18%) Intranet
8 1 (0.18%) MPLS
8 1 (0.18%) PPP
8 1 (0.18%) Reverse Proxy
8 1 (0.18%) SSL
8 1 (0.18%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (12.01%) SQL Server
2 30 (5.30%) PostgreSQL
3 25 (4.42%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (4.24%) Power BI
5 14 (2.47%) MongoDB
6 13 (2.30%) DB2
6 13 (2.30%) MySQL
7 12 (2.12%) Azure SQL Database
7 12 (2.12%) Relational Database
8 10 (1.77%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (1.77%) Data Lake
9 9 (1.59%) IDMS
10 8 (1.41%) Amazon Aurora
10 8 (1.41%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (1.41%) NoSQL
10 8 (1.41%) Oracle Database
11 7 (1.24%) Big Data
11 7 (1.24%) GIS
12 6 (1.06%) Redis
12 6 (1.06%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 105 (18.55%) JIRA
2 58 (10.25%) Git
3 38 (6.71%) Jenkins
4 24 (4.24%) GitLab
5 20 (3.53%) Selenium
6 18 (3.18%) JMeter
7 17 (3.00%) Postman
8 13 (2.30%) SpecFlow
9 12 (2.12%) Cypress.io
9 12 (2.12%) Visual Studio
10 11 (1.94%) Bitbucket
11 10 (1.77%) Artifactory
12 7 (1.24%) Appium
12 7 (1.24%) JUnit
13 6 (1.06%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 5 (0.88%) Maven
14 5 (0.88%) SonarQube
14 5 (0.88%) Sonatype Nexus
14 5 (0.88%) TeamCity
14 5 (0.88%) WebDriver
General
1 176 (31.10%) Social Skills
2 107 (18.90%) Finance
3 70 (12.37%) Public Sector
4 45 (7.95%) Analytical Skills
5 42 (7.42%) Banking
6 26 (4.59%) Marketing
7 25 (4.42%) Influencing Skills
8 18 (3.18%) Manufacturing
9 14 (2.47%) Legal
10 13 (2.30%) Retail
11 12 (2.12%) Presentation Skills
12 11 (1.94%) Front Office
12 11 (1.94%) Telecoms
13 9 (1.59%) Back Office
13 9 (1.59%) Electronics
14 8 (1.41%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (1.24%) Investment Banking
16 5 (0.88%) Law
17 4 (0.71%) German Language
17 4 (0.71%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 125 (22.08%) Developer
2 87 (15.37%) Senior
3 76 (13.43%) Analyst
4 63 (11.13%) Project Manager
5 54 (9.54%) Scrum Master
6 48 (8.48%) Business Analyst
7 38 (6.71%) Senior Developer
8 28 (4.95%) Lead
9 27 (4.77%) Software Developer
10 24 (4.24%) Architect
11 20 (3.53%) Product Owner
12 19 (3.36%) Azure Developer
12 19 (3.36%) Delivery Manager
13 17 (3.00%) Data Engineer
13 17 (3.00%) Java Developer
14 16 (2.83%) Consultant
14 16 (2.83%) DevOps Engineer
14 16 (2.83%) Senior Software Developer
15 15 (2.65%) Test Analyst
16 14 (2.47%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (9.89%) .NET
2 48 (8.48%) XML
3 36 (6.36%) React
4 30 (5.30%) HTML
5 29 (5.12%) CSS
5 29 (5.12%) REST
6 26 (4.59%) AngularJS
7 21 (3.71%) .NET Framework
7 21 (3.71%) RESTful
7 21 (3.71%) Web Services
8 17 (3.00%) Spring Boot
9 16 (2.83%) AWS CDK
9 16 (2.83%) Node.js
10 15 (2.65%) .NET Core
10 15 (2.65%) JSON
10 15 (2.65%) OAuth
10 15 (2.65%) Spring
11 13 (2.30%) GraphQL
12 12 (2.12%) ARM Templates
13 11 (1.94%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 84 (14.84%) Product Ownership
2 11 (1.94%) Algorithms
2 11 (1.94%) Distributed Systems
2 11 (1.94%) Enterprise Software
2 11 (1.94%) Mainframe
3 10 (1.77%) Data Structures
3 10 (1.77%) IBM Mainframe
3 10 (1.77%) Mobile App
4 9 (1.59%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (1.41%) Over-the-Top Content
5 8 (1.41%) Video\Live Streaming
6 7 (1.24%) Derivative
6 7 (1.24%) Management Information System
6 7 (1.24%) Replication
6 7 (1.24%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.24%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.06%) Contactless
7 6 (1.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 6 (1.06%) Public Cloud
8 5 (0.88%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 35 (6.18%) Linux
2 22 (3.89%) Windows
3 19 (3.36%) Unix
4 9 (1.59%) zOS
5 7 (1.24%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.88%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.71%) Android
7 4 (0.71%) Embedded Linux
8 2 (0.35%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.35%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.35%) VMS
8 2 (0.35%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 504 (89.05%) Agile
2 139 (24.56%) DevOps
3 126 (22.26%) Kanban
4 106 (18.73%) CI/CD
5 86 (15.19%) Project Management
5 86 (15.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 83 (14.66%) Problem-Solving
7 68 (12.01%) Test Automation
8 65 (11.48%) User Stories
9 62 (10.95%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 56 (9.89%) Software Engineering
11 54 (9.54%) Analytics
12 52 (9.19%) Roadmaps
13 50 (8.83%) SDLC
14 46 (8.13%) Continuous Integration
14 46 (8.13%) User Experience
15 45 (7.95%) Business Analysis
16 42 (7.42%) Continuous Improvement
16 42 (7.42%) TDD
16 42 (7.42%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 86 (15.19%) SQL
2 69 (12.19%) Java
3 66 (11.66%) C#
4 57 (10.07%) JavaScript
4 57 (10.07%) Python
5 52 (9.19%) PowerShell
6 33 (5.83%) TypeScript
7 21 (3.71%) Bicep
8 14 (2.47%) Bash
9 11 (1.94%) COBOL
9 11 (1.94%) REXX
9 11 (1.94%) Shell Script
10 10 (1.77%) SELCOPY
11 9 (1.59%) C++
11 9 (1.59%) CLIST
12 8 (1.41%) PL/SQL
12 8 (1.41%) Scala
13 6 (1.06%) Perl
13 6 (1.06%) PHP
14 5 (0.88%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 66 (11.66%) Degree
2 62 (10.95%) Security Cleared
3 50 (8.83%) SC Cleared
4 21 (3.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (3.36%) PMP
6 18 (3.18%) PMI Certification
7 12 (2.12%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (0.88%) Master's Degree
9 4 (0.71%) CSPO
9 4 (0.71%) ISEB
9 4 (0.71%) ISTQB
10 3 (0.53%) APMP
10 3 (0.53%) CBAP
10 3 (0.53%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.35%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.18%) AWS Certification
12 1 (0.18%) CRISC
12 1 (0.18%) IIBA
12 1 (0.18%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (9.19%) QA
2 15 (2.65%) Accessibility
3 8 (1.41%) PMO
4 7 (1.24%) Data Quality
5 5 (0.88%) GDPR
5 5 (0.88%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.53%) Disclosure Scotland
6 3 (0.53%) GxP
6 3 (0.53%) P3O
7 2 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 12207
7 2 (0.35%) PSD2
8 1 (0.18%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.18%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.18%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.18%) NIST
8 1 (0.18%) SEPA
8 1 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 33 (5.83%) Docker
2 27 (4.77%) Active Directory
3 8 (1.41%) Virtual Machines
4 3 (0.53%) VirtualBox
5 2 (0.35%) Time Sharing Option
6 1 (0.18%) Firmware
6 1 (0.18%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.18%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 35 (6.18%) Kubernetes
2 27 (4.77%) Terraform
3 26 (4.59%) Grafana
4 24 (4.24%) Ansible
5 10 (1.77%) Puppet
6 9 (1.59%) Kibana
6 9 (1.59%) Prometheus
7 7 (1.24%) Progress Chef
8 6 (1.06%) logstash
9 4 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
10 3 (0.53%) Docker Swarm
11 2 (0.35%) Argo
11 2 (0.35%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.35%) TIBCO Hawk
12 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
12 1 (0.18%) PingFederate
12 1 (0.18%) SCCM
Vendors
1 95 (16.78%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.24%) Oracle
3 21 (3.71%) Salesforce
3 21 (3.71%) SAP
4 15 (2.65%) Google
5 14 (2.47%) IBM
6 13 (2.30%) Splunk
7 11 (1.94%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.94%) Syncsort
8 7 (1.24%) Atlassian
9 6 (1.06%) Cadence
9 6 (1.06%) Databricks
10 4 (0.71%) Cisco
10 4 (0.71%) Conga
10 4 (0.71%) Denodo
10 4 (0.71%) DocuSign
10 4 (0.71%) Informatica
10 4 (0.71%) Talend
11 3 (0.53%) BigPanda
11 3 (0.53%) Red Hat