Agile / Scrum: Market Demand & Career Impact (2026)
Live data on Agile / Scrum demand across 6 categories, salary ranges and which companies are hiring.
Quick Answer
Agile / Scrum is required in 7.9% of AI & Machine Learning listings. Salary data, hiring trends and co-occurring skills from 1,179 active job listings. Updated
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- Skill Spotlight
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- 2 min
- Last updated
- April 24, 2026
- Primary topic
- Agile / Scrum
Updated April 24, 2026 · Based on 1,179 job listings · Primary category signal: AI & Machine Learning (7.9%)
Demand by Role Category
| Category | Demand % | Trend (30d) | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 7.9% | ↑ 5.9pp | 177 |
| Software Engineering | 6.9% | ↑ 5.4pp | 579 |
| Product & Design | 3.6% | ↓ 1.6pp | 59 |
| DevOps & Infrastructure | 2.8% | ↓ 4.3pp | 91 |
| Data & Analytics | 1.9% | ↓ 0.2pp | 104 |
| Security | 1.9% | ↑ 0.4pp | 25 |
Who's Asking for Agile / Scrum?
Top roles: Full Stack Developer (476), ML Engineer (120), Data Engineer (55), DevOps Engineer (41), Product Manager (40)
Top companies: Lockheed Martin (177), Capital One (109), JPMorganChase (21), ISR RECRUITMENT LIMITED (19), twilio (17)
Seniority breakdown: senior: 62.8% · mid: 36.0% · entry: 1.2%
Commonly Paired With
Skills that appear alongside Agile / Scrum most frequently:
- Stakeholder Mgmt — 37.6% co-occurrence
- Scala — 22.7% co-occurrence
- AWS — 21.5% co-occurrence
- Python — 19.5% co-occurrence
- Machine Learning — 15.0% co-occurrence
- Excel — 15.0% co-occurrence
- Java — 14.3% co-occurrence
- SQL — 13.9% co-occurrence
Salary Signal
For roles requiring Agile / Scrum, published pay clusters around a $150,791 median, spanning $80,000 (25th percentile) to $179,512 (75th percentile), with top-end listings reaching $408,182.
Based on 662 listings with published compensation.
Trend
Agile / Scrum posted a strong 30-day gain of 5.9pp to 7.9% demand, signaling active expansion in AI & Machine Learning job requirements.
Frequently Asked Questions
How in demand is Agile / Scrum right now?
From 1,179 live postings, Agile / Scrum shows 7.9% demand in AI & Machine Learning and a +5.9 percentage points 30-day change. This trend points to increasing employer priority.
What salary can I expect if I know Agile / Scrum?
In listings that disclose pay, Agile / Scrum roles center around a $150,791 median (662 samples), with most offers between $80,000 and $179,512.
What skills pair well with Agile / Scrum?
The strongest pairings with Agile / Scrum are Stakeholder Mgmt, Scala and AWS. Candidates who can demonstrate this combination tend to match broader job requirements.
Data sourced from 1,179 active job listings via Greenhouse, Lever and Ashby. Updated weekly. About our data & methodology.
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