Scrum freelancers:
What the market really pays and wants.
Demand, rates and trends for Scrum – calculated from 704 real project and job postings of the last 90 days. No survey, no guesswork without data.
- Listings (90 d)
- 704
- Rank 8 of 531 skills
- Trend (90 d)
- ▼ 6 %
- Market share compared with the 90 days before. IT postings overall: ▲ 42 %
- Of which must-have
- 12 %
- Rated for 704 postings (AI analysis), otherwise “nice to have”
- Median hourly rate
- €85
- 55 data points, incl. converted salaries
- Remote possible
- 85 %
- 19 % fully remote · stated in 94 % of postings
In demand, but declining.
Scrum is among the most in-demand skills, at rank 8 of 531. Its market share is falling (▼ 6 % vs. the 90 days before).
What is Scrum – and why do companies hire Scrum freelancers?
The postings that mention Scrum fall into these types of project (share of the classified postings):
Typical roles
The roles hired most often are Project Manager (21 %), Backend Developer (18 %), Business Analyst (14 %) and Fullstack Developer (8 %). Of the postings that state an experience level, 66 % explicitly ask for senior profiles.
Demand over the last 12 weeks
new listings per weekWeekly postings for Scrum are rising: from an average of 38 to 89 per week (+133 %). Volume is developing more weakly than the IT market overall (▲ 42 %).
What do Scrum freelancers earn?
The median is €85 per hour. The middle 50 % of all figures lie between €79 and €95.
| Segment | Median | Middle 50 % | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| All figures | €85 | €79–95 | 55 |
| Senior | €90 | €80–105 | 37 |
| Mid-level | – | not enough data | 16 |
| Junior | – | not enough data | 1 |
| Fully remote | – | not enough data | 8 |
| Partly remote | €86 | €80–95 | 46 |
| On site | – | not enough data | 1 |
Basis: 55 figures of the last 90 days – 39 hourly rates from postings and 16 converted annual salaries from job ads (salary ÷ 1,000). We do not show segments with fewer than 30 data points. Figures in CHF are not included.
Which skills Scrum is wanted with – and which ones pay off
Kanban appears in 38 % of Scrum postings.
Often named together
Kanban38 %(opens in new tab)Jira34 %(opens in new tab)SAFe29 %(opens in new tab)Confluence25 %(opens in new tab)Agile Methods25 %(opens in new tab)Java23 %(opens in new tab)Git20 %(opens in new tab)CI/CD20 %(opens in new tab)Share of Scrum postings that also name the skill.Who wants Scrum – and under which conditions
Seniority
Senior dominates (66 %). Pure junior roles are rare (3 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Industries
logistics grows the most (+40 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 70 % of listings
Contract type
Freelance dominates (76 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Workplace
Partly remote dominates (66 %). Anyone working fully remote only reaches 19 % of postings.
Stated in 94 % of listings
Regions (on site)
Frankfurt am Main grows the most (+45 % vs. the previous quarter).
Stated in 75 % of listings
Project language
German dominates (95 %).
Stated in 100 % of listings
Market dynamics: how contested is Scrum?
Who posts Scrum projects
Current Scrum projects
- Do you fit? CheckHannover · fully remote · 3 months · 01.01.2027
- Do you fit? CheckZürich · 50 % remote · 24 months · 01.11.2026
- Do you fit? Check
- Do you fit? CheckHamburg · 75 % remote · 3 months
- Do you fit? CheckFrankfurt · 90 % remote · 14.10.2026
- Do you fit? CheckNürnberg · 60 % remote · 01.11.2026
Frequently asked questions about Scrum freelancing
How much does a Scrum freelancer earn per hour?
The median is currently €85 per hour, with the middle 50 % between €79 and €95.
How many Scrum projects are there right now?
In the last 90 days, 704 projects and jobs mentioning Scrum were posted. That is around 55 per week. The market share changed by ▼ 6 % compared with the previous quarter.
Is Scrum still in demand for freelancers?
Scrum ranks 8 of 531 skills.
Are Scrum projects possible remotely?
85 % of Scrum postings allow remote work. 19 % are fully remote.
Which skills should I learn as a Scrum freelancer?
Kanban (38 %), Jira (34 %) and SAFe (29 %) are most often required together with Scrum. What actually pays off for your profile is shown by the free CV check.
Who posts Scrum projects?
The 6 most active recruiters account for 53 % of all Scrum postings of the last 90 days.
Methodology: We count IT postings of the last 90 days that mention Scrum. Projects posted several times that are detected as duplicates count once; postings without an assignable IT category are missing, so the figures are a lower bound. The trend compares the share of all IT postings with the 90 days before and only appears with enough comparison data. We do not show figures based on fewer than 30 data points. The rating “must have” or “nice to have” comes from an AI analysis of the posting texts. Hourly rates come from postings and from annual salaries in job ads that we convert into hourly rates (salary ÷ 1,000); we state the basis for each analysis. Distributions only refer to postings that state the respective attribute; we state the coverage alongside. Recruiters are the posters of the listing according to the source, only above a minimum number of postings. An AI assigns the project type and role of each posting from its title, category and skills; the shares are counted postings, not estimates, and only appear with enough classified postings.
Basis: 10,565 IT listings in the window
You now know the Scrum market.
Now let the jury judge your profile.
Your CV against 704 Scrum listings – with findings, strengths and an hourly-rate check.