Continuous Integration Contracts in England

Continuous Integration
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Continuous Integration skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Continuous Integration over the 6 months to 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 119 126 92
Rank change year-on-year +7 -34 -14
Contract jobs citing Continuous Integration 713 1,034 1,970
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.94% 2.11% 2.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.24% 2.34% 3.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 463 742 1,314
10th Percentile £359 £450 £450
25th Percentile £456 £506 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% -1.67% +14.29%
75th Percentile £695 £688 £700
90th Percentile £808 £800 £800
UK median daily rate £550 £586 £600
% change year-on-year -6.14% -2.33% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 28 27
10th Percentile - £55.20 £53.25
25th Percentile £61.25 - £55.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.00
75th Percentile - £70.38 £69.06
90th Percentile - £75.00 £75.57
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year - +4.00% +38.89%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Continuous Integration is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,794 44,158 63,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.49% 90.16% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,826 30,977 45,197
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £766 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,562 1,739
10th Percentile £12.91 £10.64 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.18 £37.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.85% +50.00% +6.38%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.69% +41.16% +4.82%

Continuous Integration
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Continuous Integration as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Continuous Integration in England

Continuous Integration
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Continuous Integration in England.

Daily rate trend for Continuous Integration in England

Continuous Integration
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Continuous Integration in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Continuous Integration in England

Continuous Integration
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Continuous Integration in England.

Hourly rate trend for Continuous Integration in England

Continuous Integration
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Continuous Integration in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Continuous Integration in England

Continuous Integration
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Continuous Integration within the England region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +7 408 £588 -2.08% 117
South East -2 84 £550 +3.53% 53
North of England +6 73 £511 -14.79% 46
East of England +28 56 £475 +35.71% 23
Yorkshire +38 47 £513 -10.09% 16
South West 0 41 £700 +12.00% 33
Midlands -16 33 £358 -33.70% 29
West Midlands -23 27 £360 -33.33% 27
North West -17 21 £511 -17.37% 27
East Midlands +23 6 £356 -41.28% 2
North East +9 5 £488 -33.85% 3
Continuous Integration
UK

Continuous Integration
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 66 (9.26%) Confluence
2 29 (4.07%) Apache Spark
3 14 (1.96%) Apache
4 10 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
5 9 (1.26%) CMS
5 9 (1.26%) SAS
6 8 (1.12%) JBoss
7 5 (0.70%) Anypoint
7 5 (0.70%) nginx
7 5 (0.70%) SharePoint
8 4 (0.56%) Luigi
9 3 (0.42%) Drupal
9 3 (0.42%) Headless CMS
9 3 (0.42%) IIS
9 3 (0.42%) Jupyter
10 2 (0.28%) CICS
10 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.28%) Traefik
10 2 (0.28%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.14%) Appian
Applications
1 7 (0.98%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (0.42%) Windchill
3 2 (0.28%) Mingle
4 1 (0.14%) PlantUML
4 1 (0.14%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 9 (1.26%) Dynamics CRM
1 9 (1.26%) ION MarketView
2 8 (1.12%) Loan IQ
3 3 (0.42%) ENOVIA
3 3 (0.42%) Teamcenter
4 2 (0.28%) Endur
4 2 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.14%) RMDS
5 1 (0.14%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP HCM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP Payroll
5 1 (0.14%) SAP PM
5 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 175 (24.54%) Azure
2 164 (23.00%) AWS
3 71 (9.96%) GCP
4 62 (8.70%) GitHub
5 54 (7.57%) Azure DevOps
6 39 (5.47%) Serverless
7 30 (4.21%) PaaS
8 22 (3.09%) AWS Lambda
9 21 (2.95%) IaaS
10 20 (2.81%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 20 (2.81%) GitHub Actions
11 19 (2.66%) Azure Data Factory
12 18 (2.52%) Azure Service Bus
12 18 (2.52%) OpenShift
13 17 (2.38%) Apigee
14 16 (2.24%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 16 (2.24%) Azure Logic Apps
14 16 (2.24%) Cloud Computing
14 16 (2.24%) SaaS
15 14 (1.96%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 37 (5.19%) TCP/IP
2 35 (4.91%) Modbus
2 35 (4.91%) RS-422
2 35 (4.91%) RS-485
3 32 (4.49%) DNS
4 25 (3.51%) Firewall
5 24 (3.37%) HTTP
6 15 (2.10%) VPN
7 12 (1.68%) DHCP
8 11 (1.54%) Ethernet
8 11 (1.54%) SSL
9 10 (1.40%) Kerberos
10 9 (1.26%) VLAN
11 8 (1.12%) NAS
11 8 (1.12%) SAN
12 7 (0.98%) SSH
13 3 (0.42%) Internet
14 2 (0.28%) BIG-IP
14 2 (0.28%) Reverse Proxy
14 2 (0.28%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (8.27%) NoSQL
2 47 (6.59%) Relational Database
3 46 (6.45%) SQL Server
4 38 (5.33%) MySQL
5 26 (3.65%) PostgreSQL
6 25 (3.51%) MongoDB
7 23 (3.23%) Apache Cassandra
8 22 (3.09%) Data Lake
8 22 (3.09%) KDB
9 20 (2.81%) Azure SQL Database
10 19 (2.66%) Amazon Redshift
11 18 (2.52%) Big Data
11 18 (2.52%) Elasticsearch
12 17 (2.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 16 (2.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 11 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
14 11 (1.54%) Redis
15 10 (1.40%) Delta Lake
15 10 (1.40%) RDBMS
16 8 (1.12%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 201 (28.19%) Jenkins
2 167 (23.42%) Git
3 127 (17.81%) JIRA
4 74 (10.38%) GitLab
5 73 (10.24%) Cucumber
5 73 (10.24%) Selenium
6 58 (8.13%) TeamCity
7 53 (7.43%) Postman
8 43 (6.03%) Bitbucket
9 37 (5.19%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 37 (5.19%) REST Assured
10 36 (5.05%) SonarQube
11 31 (4.35%) JUnit
12 29 (4.07%) TestRail
13 27 (3.79%) Visual Studio
14 23 (3.23%) Appium
14 23 (3.23%) JMeter
15 22 (3.09%) Cypress.io
15 22 (3.09%) WebDriver
16 21 (2.95%) NUnit
General
1 255 (35.76%) Social Skills
2 147 (20.62%) Finance
3 126 (17.67%) Analytical Skills
4 66 (9.26%) Banking
5 39 (5.47%) Front Office
6 37 (5.19%) Public Sector
7 35 (4.91%) Electronics
8 27 (3.79%) Back Office
9 22 (3.09%) Law
10 21 (2.95%) Investment Banking
10 21 (2.95%) Retail
11 19 (2.66%) Aerospace
12 16 (2.24%) Presentation Skills
13 15 (2.10%) Police
14 14 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 12 (1.68%) Financial Institution
15 12 (1.68%) Military
16 6 (0.84%) Corporate Banking
16 6 (0.84%) Retail Banking
17 5 (0.70%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 231 (32.40%) Developer
2 104 (14.59%) Senior
3 74 (10.38%) Software Engineer
4 53 (7.43%) DevOps Engineer
5 48 (6.73%) Analyst
6 46 (6.45%) Java Developer
7 45 (6.31%) Senior Developer
7 45 (6.31%) Test Analyst
8 42 (5.89%) Lead
9 39 (5.47%) C++ Software Engineer
10 36 (5.05%) Data Engineer
11 35 (4.91%) Architect
12 32 (4.49%) C# Developer
13 31 (4.35%) Azure Engineer
14 24 (3.37%) Java Engineer
14 24 (3.37%) React Developer
15 23 (3.23%) Tester
16 22 (3.09%) Python Developer
17 20 (2.81%) .NET Developer
17 20 (2.81%) DV Cleared Test Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 95 (13.32%) .NET
2 82 (11.50%) REST
3 60 (8.42%) Web Services
4 55 (7.71%) Node.js
5 51 (7.15%) React
6 48 (6.73%) RESTful
7 47 (6.59%) .NET Core
8 41 (5.75%) JSON
9 40 (5.61%) Kafka
10 38 (5.33%) CSS
11 35 (4.91%) Spring
12 33 (4.63%) XML
13 31 (4.35%) Elastic Stack
13 31 (4.35%) HTML
14 29 (4.07%) AngularJS
15 27 (3.79%) .NET Framework
16 26 (3.65%) Middleware
17 25 (3.51%) ARM Templates
17 25 (3.51%) Java EE
18 22 (3.09%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 38 (5.33%) Self-Motivation
2 37 (5.19%) Mobile App
3 29 (4.07%) Product Ownership
4 25 (3.51%) Distributed Systems
5 24 (3.37%) Data Structures
5 24 (3.37%) Public Cloud
6 18 (2.52%) Algorithms
6 18 (2.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
7 15 (2.10%) Derivative
7 15 (2.10%) Enterprise Software
7 15 (2.10%) Fixed Income
8 14 (1.96%) Linux Command Line
9 13 (1.82%) Greenfield Project
9 13 (1.82%) Management Information System
10 12 (1.68%) Clustering
10 12 (1.68%) Virtual Team
11 11 (1.54%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.40%) Legacy Code
13 9 (1.26%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 129 (18.09%) Linux
2 64 (8.98%) Windows
3 31 (4.35%) Android
4 29 (4.07%) Unix
5 17 (2.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 15 (2.10%) Windows Server
7 10 (1.40%) Solaris
8 8 (1.12%) Oracle Linux
9 5 (0.70%) Embedded Linux
10 4 (0.56%) Apple iOS
10 4 (0.56%) Mac OS X
11 3 (0.42%) Ubuntu
11 3 (0.42%) zOS
12 2 (0.28%) AIX
12 2 (0.28%) CentOS
12 2 (0.28%) VMS
13 1 (0.14%) VxWorks
Processes & Methodologies
1 442 (61.99%) Agile
2 368 (51.61%) CI/CD
3 289 (40.53%) DevOps
4 236 (33.10%) Test Automation
5 186 (26.09%) TDD
6 168 (23.56%) Software Engineering
7 155 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
8 142 (19.92%) Continuous Deployment
9 132 (18.51%) Scrum
10 128 (17.95%) Continuous Delivery
11 104 (14.59%) Infrastructure as Code
12 99 (13.88%) Software Testing
12 99 (13.88%) Unit Testing
13 92 (12.90%) Containerisation
13 92 (12.90%) Microservices
14 87 (12.20%) Configuration Management
15 81 (11.36%) Continuous Improvement
16 75 (10.52%) Pair Programming
17 70 (9.82%) Analytics
18 69 (9.68%) Deployment Automation
Programming Languages
1 197 (27.63%) Python
2 154 (21.60%) C#
3 153 (21.46%) Java
4 151 (21.18%) SQL
5 103 (14.45%) JavaScript
6 73 (10.24%) C++
7 72 (10.10%) PowerShell
8 56 (7.85%) TypeScript
9 48 (6.73%) Bash
10 40 (5.61%) C
11 37 (5.19%) Kotlin
12 36 (5.05%) Scala
13 26 (3.65%) Go
14 18 (2.52%) Perl
15 17 (2.38%) PL/SQL
16 12 (1.68%) Ruby
17 10 (1.40%) Bicep
17 10 (1.40%) PHP
18 9 (1.26%) Groovy
18 9 (1.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 142 (19.92%) Security Cleared
2 111 (15.57%) SC Cleared
3 71 (9.96%) Degree
4 45 (6.31%) Computer Science Degree
5 33 (4.63%) DV Cleared
6 30 (4.21%) ISTQB
7 26 (3.65%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 8 (1.12%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.70%) CISSP
10 4 (0.56%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.42%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.42%) PMP
12 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.28%) SANS
13 1 (0.14%) AWS Certification
13 1 (0.14%) CCNP
13 1 (0.14%) Cisco Certification
13 1 (0.14%) ISEB
13 1 (0.14%) Numerate Degree
13 1 (0.14%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (11.22%) QA
2 9 (1.26%) Data Quality
3 8 (1.12%) GDPR
3 8 (1.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 4 (0.56%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.42%) NCSC
5 3 (0.42%) NIST
6 1 (0.14%) GxP
6 1 (0.14%) IEC 61508
6 1 (0.14%) ISO 20022
6 1 (0.14%) MiFID
6 1 (0.14%) MISRA
6 1 (0.14%) MISRA C
6 1 (0.14%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.14%) WCAG
System Software
1 142 (19.92%) Docker
2 29 (4.07%) Active Directory
3 13 (1.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
5 4 (0.56%) VirtualBox
5 4 (0.56%) zsh
6 3 (0.42%) Apache ZooKeeper
7 2 (0.28%) Time Sharing Option
7 2 (0.28%) VMware NSX
8 1 (0.14%) GridGain
8 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 127 (17.81%) Kubernetes
2 122 (17.11%) Ansible
3 119 (16.69%) Terraform
4 52 (7.29%) Grafana
5 36 (5.05%) Prometheus
6 29 (4.07%) Progress Chef
7 28 (3.93%) Puppet
8 22 (3.09%) Docker Swarm
8 22 (3.09%) PowerCLI
9 18 (2.52%) Kibana
10 15 (2.10%) Podman
11 12 (1.68%) logstash
12 10 (1.40%) Tivoli
13 8 (1.12%) EMC NetWorker
13 8 (1.12%) Netcool
13 8 (1.12%) Tivoli Storage Manager
14 7 (0.98%) Graylog
15 6 (0.84%) Packer
16 5 (0.70%) HP Fortify
16 5 (0.70%) Nessus
Vendors
1 93 (13.04%) Microsoft
2 56 (7.85%) Oracle
3 35 (4.91%) HP
4 34 (4.77%) Splunk
5 30 (4.21%) Dell
5 30 (4.21%) Google
6 29 (4.07%) IBM
7 25 (3.51%) Atlassian
8 23 (3.23%) EMC
9 22 (3.09%) Databricks
10 19 (2.66%) ION Trading
10 19 (2.66%) VMware
11 16 (2.24%) Denodo
11 16 (2.24%) Talend
12 15 (2.10%) Salesforce
13 14 (1.96%) ServiceNow
14 12 (1.68%) TIBCO
15 9 (1.26%) SAP
16 8 (1.12%) Cisco
16 8 (1.12%) Red Hat