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Scrum Master in short
Scrum Master is a function within IT, part of the branch IT consulting and support. Every figure on this page comes from our own market data for this function.
- Domain
- IT
- Branch
- IT consulting and support
- Open job opportunities
- 1
- Measured skills
- 6 · Measured for this function
- Typical experience
- 2-5 years
- Salary source
- National benchmark, 13 observations
Salary & employment conditions
gross per month · National benchmark, 13 observations
Employment conditions
Benchmarked in the job opportunities for this function.
- Thuiswerken / hybride werken
- 88% of job opportunities
- Vakantiedagen (incl. keuzebudget)
- 26 days
- Pensioenregeling (o.a. ABP)
- 100% of job opportunities
- Reiskosten / OV-vergoeding
- 80% of job opportunities
- Opleidingsbudget
- € 1.000 per year
- 13e maand / IKB
- 17
Day-to-day work
Taken from the descriptions employers published on their own job opportunities.
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Skills
Benchmark score per skill for this function, on a scale of 0 to 100.
Next functions
The share of professionals that made this step, and how long it took them.
Frequently asked questions about Scrum Master
What does a Scrum Master earn?
A Scrum Master earns between € 5.067 and € 5.700 gross per month in our market data, with € 5.452 as the typical medior salary. Where you land inside that range depends on your years of experience, your region and the size of your employer.
Can you become a Scrum Master without experience?
Starting without experience is possible, but it depends on the level. Our data puts the entry salary around € 5.067 gross per month, and a junior is expected to bring Scrum framework kennis, Communicatieve vaardigheden, Facilitatie at a basic level plus the drive to grow quickly.
Which skills do you need as a Scrum Master?
Employers hiring a Scrum Master ask most often for Scrum framework kennis, Communicatieve vaardigheden, Facilitatie. Our benchmark scores those skills highest for this role, so start there. Soft skills such as communication and collaboration decide the rest: they separate two candidates with the same technical profile.
What does a Scrum Master do day to day?
In the current Scrum Master job opportunities the work comes down to coachen van teamleden en product owners, faciliteren van scrum-events voor twee teams. Those tasks come straight from the descriptions employers published themselves, instead of from a generic job profile written by us.
Which education fits a Scrum Master?
Employers mention HBO Bedrijfskunde / Informatica, Professional Scrum Master (PSM I) most often in their Scrum Master job opportunities, and 70% of those openings names the first one. A diploma is rarely the only route though: demonstrable projects, a targeted certificate and experience from a neighbouring role count just as heavily.
What is the next step after Scrum Master?
Professionals in our data move on from Scrum Master to Agile Coach, Product Owner. That step usually takes 2-4 years, and the salary room above the median for this role runs to 5%, so growing inside the function itself pays off as well.
Is there much demand for a Scrum Master?
There is 1 open job opportunity for this role right now, which we label as average. It sits in Amsterdam, and 100% of the openings allows hybrid or remote work. That number shifts per season, so set an alert to keep following it.
Scrum Master professionals speak
Stories from the teams behind the open job opportunities for this function.
“Ik werk nu al 3 jaar bij TechStart en het blijft elke dag inspirerend.”
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