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ScrumMasters Now Earn More Money Than Project Managers

Posted by David Bland in jobs, scrum, trends on June 11, 2010

According to the latest data from Indeed.com, the annual salary of a ScrumMaster now surpasses that of a Project Manager.

Even more surprising, is just how quickly the ScrumMaster salaries have increased in such a short amount of time. As you may remember, I performed similar job research in Oct 2009 when the ScrumMaster role pulled in around $88,000 a year.

ScrumMasters now make on average $95,000 a year, which is a $7,000 increase.

ScrumMasters Earn More Than Project Managers

On the other hand, Project Manager salaries seem to have become stagnant… [Read More]

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Agile Salary Trends

Posted by David Bland in agile, jobs, scrum, trends on October 29, 2009

Finding accurate salary data can be a somewhat daunting task, especially when dealing with anything Agile related. Recruiters sprinkle Agile terminology throughout online job postings with reckless abandon, however you can still sort through the noise to find useful Agile salary data. You only need to know where to begin. Luckily for us, Indeed.com has [...]

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Where is Agile in the Hype Cycle?

Posted by David Bland in agile, trends on September 10, 2009

Last fall James Shore published an article titled The Decline & Fall of Agile. In reading it, I couldn’t help thinking of the Gartner Hype Cycle, and whether or not we were coming down from the Peak of Inflated Expectations in the Agile sector. While the Trough of Disillusionment is a rough dose of reality, [...]

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Agile and Scrum Trend Analysis

Posted by David Bland in agile, jobs, scrum, trends on June 18, 2009

I hear the buzz about agile and scrum becoming more popular, but is there any data to support that notion? Are more employers looking for agile experience? Are people searching for agile and scrum resources on the internet? I decided to sit down and pull some numbers together for you. Most of them are very [...]

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