Scrum jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-03, Scrum appears in 4,338 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Software Engineer roles, with demand up 138% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-03
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Frequently asked questions about Scrum
+Is Scrum in demand in 2026?
Yes. Scrum appears in 4,338 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, with demand up 138% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Software Engineer roles (18% of Software Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require Scrum?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03, the job titles most likely to require Scrum are Software Engineer (18% of postings list Scrum), Product Manager (7% of postings list Scrum), Business Analyst (7% of postings list Scrum).
+What skills are commonly paired with Scrum?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-03), Scrum most often appears alongside Agile, Kanban, JIRA, Python, CI/CD.
+Where is Scrum most in demand?
As of 2026-09-03, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring Scrum are Bengaluru, Pune, New York City, London, Hyderabad, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring Scrum — last 90 days
Salary distribution
Box = 25th–75th percentile · tick = median · whisker = 10th–90th · USD, annualized
Job titles most likely to require Scrum
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | 804 | 18.5% |
| Product Manager | 317 | 7.3% |
| Business Analyst | 290 | 6.7% |
| Product Owner | 275 | 6.3% |
| Technical Program Manager | 139 | 3.2% |
| Data Engineer | 91 | 2.1% |
| Program Manager | 87 | 2.0% |
| Engineering Manager | 79 | 1.8% |
| QA Engineer | 70 | 1.6% |
| Software Engineering Manager | 54 | 1.2% |
Top metros hiring for Scrum
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bengaluru | 115 | 2.7% |
| Pune | 79 | 1.8% |
| New York City | 67 | 1.5% |
| London | 55 | 1.3% |
| Hyderabad | 53 | 1.2% |
| São Paulo | 50 | 1.2% |
| Toronto | 43 | 1.0% |
| Paris | 39 | 0.9% |
| Austin | 37 | 0.9% |
Skills commonly paired with Scrum
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-03. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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