Deployment Automation Contract Job Trends in England
Deployment Automation
UK > England
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England citing Deployment Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 196 | 266 | 332 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +66 | +50 |
| Contract jobs citing Deployment Automation | 687 | 293 | 184 |
| As % of all contract jobs in England | 1.48% | 1.00% | 0.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.73% | 1.11% | 0.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 465 | 223 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £385 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £444 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £594 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -9.05% | -1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £619 | £695 |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | £688 | £775 |
| UK median daily rate | £515 | £537 | £585 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.10% | -8.21% | -0.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.50 | - | £29.67 |
| 25th Percentile | £58.75 | £21.29 | £38.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.25 | £22.58 | £54.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +202.33% | -58.50% | +147.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.67 | £23.86 | £71.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.28 | - | £81.13 |
| UK median hourly rate | £67.50 | £22.58 | £54.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +199.00% | -58.50% | +147.27% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
England
Deployment Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in England.
| 6 months to 1 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 39,733 | 26,442 | 26,986 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 85.73% | 90.66% | 86.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,825 | 16,786 | 16,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £418 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,295 | 1,710 | 986 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.69 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.87 | £20.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £39.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -36.47% | -11.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.06 | £44.98 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £74.47 |
| UK median hourly rate | £34.58 | £25.15 | £36.08 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.48% | -30.30% | -17.81% |
Deployment Automation Job Vacancy Trend in England
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Deployment Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.
Deployment Automation Daily Rate Trend in England
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Deployment Automation.
Deployment Automation Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Deployment Automation in England over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Deployment Automation Hourly Rate Trend in England
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Deployment Automation.
Deployment Automation Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution for jobs citing Deployment Automation in England over the 6 months to 1 November 2026.
Deployment Automation 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 Deployment Automation within the England region over the 6 months to 1 November 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London | +87 | 362 | £537 | -6.61% | 112 |
| North of England | +19 | 134 | £500 | +3.84% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 65 | £500 | -9.09% | 10 |
| South East | -28 | 60 | £589 | +0.94% | 48 |
| South West | 0 | 56 | £450 | -14.29% | 26 |
| Midlands | -50 | 50 | £475 | -8.52% | 14 |
| North West | -8 | 49 | £513 | +13.13% | 21 |
| West Midlands | -42 | 45 | £488 | -6.25% | 6 |
| North East | -14 | 20 | £450 | -10.00% | 12 |
| East of England | -43 | 9 | £850 | +54.55% | 15 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 5 | £402 | +45.65% | 8 |
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Deployment Automation Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CI/CD | 86.0% | 591 |
| 2 | DevOps | 63.9% | 439 |
| 3 | Infrastructure as Code | 48.6% | 334 |
| 4 | Agile | 41.9% | 288 |
| 5 | Test Automation | 38.9% | 267 |
| 6 | Continuous Improvement | 28.2% | 194 |
| 6 | Observability | 28.2% | 194 |
| 8 | Containerisation | 26.1% | 179 |
| 9 | Problem-Solving | 24.5% | 168 |
| 10 | Software Engineering | 20.7% | 142 |
| 11 | Microservices | 20.1% | 138 |
| 12 | AI | 19.4% | 133 |
| 12 | Platform Engineering | 19.4% | 133 |
| 14 | Analytics | 18.2% | 125 |
| 15 | Stakeholder Management | 15.9% | 109 |
| 16 | DevSecOps | 15.6% | 107 |
| 17 | Technical Leadership | 14.7% | 101 |
| 18 | Validation | 14.0% | 96 |
| 19 | Event-Driven | 13.5% | 93 |
| 20 | Scrum | 13.4% | 92 |