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 requiring Deployment Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 266 298 332
Rank change year-on-year +32 +34 -49
Contract jobs citing Deployment Automation 348 186 220
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.98% 0.72% 0.59%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.13% 0.80% 0.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 248 122 160
10th Percentile £393 £377 £474
25th Percentile £429 £459 £517
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £579 £575
Median % change year-on-year -11.02% +0.65% -9.80%
75th Percentile £578 £738 £700
90th Percentile £677 £834 £738
UK median daily rate £510 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -11.30% - -8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 4
10th Percentile £27.08 - -
25th Percentile £35.77 £82.50 £22.00
Median hourly rate £50.50 £85.00 £44.51
Median % change year-on-year -40.59% +90.97% -31.52%
75th Percentile £62.72 £87.50 £68.08
90th Percentile £69.89 - £69.98
UK median hourly rate £50.50 £85.00 £44.51
% change year-on-year -40.59% +90.97% -31.52%

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 requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30,862 23,227 32,534
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 87.27% 90.15% 87.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,776 14,571 21,606
10th Percentile £313 £308 £300
25th Percentile £413 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,913 757 2,031
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £13.41
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £28.00 £35.00 £34.21
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +2.31% -2.26%
75th Percentile £63.75 £65.00 £59.94
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.35 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £26.61 £32.66 £33.07
% change year-on-year -18.53% -1.24% -5.53%

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 job vacancy trend in England

Deployment Automation
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Deployment Automation.

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 26 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Deployment Automation in England

Deployment Automation
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Deployment Automation.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Deployment Automation

Deployment Automation
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Deployment Automation in England over the 6 months to 26 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Deployment Automation in England

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 26 February 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		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London +30 170 £525 -19.54% 53
Midlands -9 57 £515 -0.68% 10
West Midlands -14 46 £520 -25.71% 8
North of England -40 45 £475 +4.40% 22
North West -15 25 £450 +18.73% 11
South West -19 25 £544 -16.35% 12
South East -25 22 £538 +26.47% 33
Yorkshire -53 17 £500 -14.16% 5
East Midlands -22 10 £398 +6.00% 2
East of England -19 7 £513 +184.86% 2
North East -15 3 £500 -11.50% 6
Deployment Automation
UK

Deployment Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 38 (10.92%) SAS
2 14 (4.02%) Apache
3 13 (3.74%) JBoss
4 8 (2.30%) Appian
4 8 (2.30%) WebLogic
5 7 (2.01%) SharePoint
6 6 (1.72%) Apache Spark
6 6 (1.72%) Camunda
6 6 (1.72%) Confluence
7 5 (1.44%) IIS
7 5 (1.44%) iPlanet
7 5 (1.44%) WebSphere
7 5 (1.44%) WebSphere Application Server
8 4 (1.15%) Apache Airflow
9 3 (0.86%) Anypoint
9 3 (0.86%) CMS
9 3 (0.86%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.57%) Sitecore CMS
11 1 (0.29%) ColdFusion
11 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 6 (1.72%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.57%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.29%) Cloudability
2 1 (0.29%) Endur
2 1 (0.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 128 (36.78%) Azure
2 109 (31.32%) AWS
3 77 (22.13%) GitHub
4 55 (15.80%) GitHub Actions
5 45 (12.93%) Azure DevOps
6 34 (9.77%) GCP
7 32 (9.20%) Serverless
8 26 (7.47%) Power Platform
9 20 (5.75%) AWS CloudFormation
10 18 (5.17%) Amazon S3
10 18 (5.17%) OpenShift
11 17 (4.89%) AWS Lambda
12 15 (4.31%) Azure Data Factory
12 15 (4.31%) Power Automate
13 14 (4.02%) Azure Functions
13 14 (4.02%) Entra ID
14 13 (3.74%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 13 (3.74%) Azure AI
15 12 (3.45%) Amazon EC2
16 11 (3.16%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (3.74%) HTTPS
2 10 (2.87%) Firewall
3 9 (2.59%) DNS
4 8 (2.30%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.01%) SSL
5 7 (2.01%) VPN
6 6 (1.72%) DHCP
6 6 (1.72%) Network Security
7 5 (1.44%) Kerberos
7 5 (1.44%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (0.57%) BGP
8 2 (0.57%) DMZ
8 2 (0.57%) Internet
9 1 (0.29%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.29%) Cisco Nexus
9 1 (0.29%) HTTP
9 1 (0.29%) IPsec
9 1 (0.29%) OSPF
9 1 (0.29%) SMS
9 1 (0.29%) SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.62%) Pentaho
2 21 (6.03%) SQL Server
3 17 (4.89%) Power BI
4 14 (4.02%) Relational Database
5 13 (3.74%) Oracle Database
5 13 (3.74%) PostgreSQL
6 12 (3.45%) NoSQL
7 11 (3.16%) MongoDB
8 10 (2.87%) Amazon RDS
9 9 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
9 9 (2.59%) Redis
10 8 (2.30%) Azure SQL Database
10 8 (2.30%) Data Lake
10 8 (2.30%) Pinecone
10 8 (2.30%) Spark SQL
11 7 (2.01%) Aerospike
11 7 (2.01%) SAS Enterprise Guide
12 6 (1.72%) DynamoDB
13 5 (1.44%) Apache Cassandra
14 4 (1.15%) Amazon Athena
Development Applications
1 110 (31.61%) Git
2 96 (27.59%) Jenkins
3 48 (13.79%) GitLab
4 38 (10.92%) JIRA
5 17 (4.89%) JUnit
6 9 (2.59%) Selenium
7 8 (2.30%) Bitbucket
7 8 (2.30%) Eclipse
7 8 (2.30%) IntelliJ
7 8 (2.30%) MLflow
8 7 (2.01%) Sonatype Nexus
9 5 (1.44%) Bitbucket Server
9 5 (1.44%) CA Release Automation
9 5 (1.44%) CircleCI
9 5 (1.44%) Mockito
10 4 (1.15%) Artifactory
10 4 (1.15%) Maven
11 3 (0.86%) Atlassian Bamboo
11 3 (0.86%) Gradle
11 3 (0.86%) MSI
General
1 126 (36.21%) Social Skills
2 64 (18.39%) Public Sector
3 63 (18.10%) Finance
4 38 (10.92%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (2.59%) Banking
6 8 (2.30%) Influencing Skills
7 7 (2.01%) Legal
7 7 (2.01%) Marketing
8 4 (1.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.86%) Documentation Skills
9 3 (0.86%) Manufacturing
9 3 (0.86%) Military
10 2 (0.57%) Back Office
10 2 (0.57%) Electronics
10 2 (0.57%) Front Office
10 2 (0.57%) Investment Banking
10 2 (0.57%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.57%) Police
10 2 (0.57%) Retail
10 2 (0.57%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 81 (23.28%) Developer
2 41 (11.78%) DevOps Engineer
3 37 (10.63%) Architect
3 37 (10.63%) Data Engineer
4 32 (9.20%) Senior
5 22 (6.32%) Automation Engineer
6 21 (6.03%) Azure Engineer
6 21 (6.03%) Platform Engineer
7 19 (5.46%) Lead
8 15 (4.31%) Full-Stack Developer
9 12 (3.45%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
9 12 (3.45%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 12 (3.45%) Python Developer
10 11 (3.16%) Cloud Engineer
11 10 (2.87%) AWS Engineer
11 10 (2.87%) Technical Architect
12 9 (2.59%) SAS Engineer
13 8 (2.30%) Full-Stack Python Developer
13 8 (2.30%) React Developer
13 8 (2.30%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 58 (16.67%) REST
2 44 (12.64%) RESTful
3 35 (10.06%) React
4 34 (9.77%) SOAP
5 33 (9.48%) JSON
6 27 (7.76%) XML
7 25 (7.18%) pytest
8 24 (6.90%) Node.js
9 23 (6.61%) Spring
10 22 (6.32%) OAuth
11 21 (6.03%) HTML
11 21 (6.03%) Kafka
12 20 (5.75%) PySpark
13 19 (5.46%) .NET
14 18 (5.17%) AngularJS
15 17 (4.89%) FastAPI
16 15 (4.31%) Jest
16 15 (4.31%) Spring Boot
16 15 (4.31%) Web Services
16 15 (4.31%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 42 (12.07%) Cloud Native
2 13 (3.74%) Distributed Systems
3 12 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (3.16%) Product Ownership
5 10 (2.87%) Data Centre
6 9 (2.59%) Distributed Computing
7 8 (2.30%) Hybrid Cloud
7 8 (2.30%) Low-Code
8 6 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (1.72%) Onboarding
8 6 (1.72%) Private Cloud
9 5 (1.44%) NHS
9 5 (1.44%) Security Posture
10 4 (1.15%) Algorithms
10 4 (1.15%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.15%) Mobile App
10 4 (1.15%) PKI
11 3 (0.86%) CMDB
11 3 (0.86%) Derivative
11 3 (0.86%) Energy Derivatives
Operating Systems
1 55 (15.80%) Linux
2 26 (7.47%) Windows
3 16 (4.60%) Unix
4 12 (3.45%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.44%) VMS
6 3 (0.86%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.57%) Android
7 2 (0.57%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.29%) Ubuntu
8 1 (0.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 257 (73.85%) CI/CD
2 218 (62.64%) DevOps
3 137 (39.37%) Agile
4 127 (36.49%) Infrastructure as Code
4 127 (36.49%) Test Automation
5 121 (34.77%) Problem-Solving
6 77 (22.13%) Analytics
6 77 (22.13%) Containerisation
7 68 (19.54%) Continuous Improvement
7 68 (19.54%) Scrum
8 67 (19.25%) Data Modelling
9 66 (18.97%) ETL
10 65 (18.68%) Data Pipeline
11 58 (16.67%) Microservices
12 55 (15.80%) Infrastructure Automation
13 53 (15.23%) Business Intelligence
14 45 (12.93%) Observability
15 44 (12.64%) Migration
16 39 (11.21%) AI
16 39 (11.21%) Data Integration
Programming Languages
1 122 (35.06%) Python
2 105 (30.17%) SQL
3 54 (15.52%) Java
4 50 (14.37%) PowerShell
5 41 (11.78%) Bash
6 37 (10.63%) JavaScript
7 35 (10.06%) TypeScript
8 22 (6.32%) Bicep
9 20 (5.75%) C#
10 10 (2.87%) Scala
11 9 (2.59%) Groovy
11 9 (2.59%) PHP
12 7 (2.01%) Shell Script
13 6 (1.72%) Apex Code
14 5 (1.44%) Go
14 5 (1.44%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.86%) DataWeave
15 3 (0.86%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.86%) Rust
16 2 (0.57%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 142 (40.80%) Security Cleared
2 114 (32.76%) SC Cleared
3 17 (4.89%) Degree
4 15 (4.31%) AWS Certification
5 13 (3.74%) Azure Certification
6 11 (3.16%) DV Cleared
7 9 (2.59%) BPSS Clearance
7 9 (2.59%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.59%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (2.30%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
9 6 (1.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 6 (1.72%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 4 (1.15%) CCNP
10 4 (1.15%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (1.15%) Master's Degree
10 4 (1.15%) Oracle Certification
11 3 (0.86%) CISSP
11 3 (0.86%) OCA
11 3 (0.86%) RHCE
12 2 (0.57%) RHCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 45 (12.93%) Data Quality
2 25 (7.18%) QA
3 11 (3.16%) GDPR
4 7 (2.01%) Accessibility
4 7 (2.01%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (2.01%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 6 (1.72%) NIST
6 5 (1.44%) NCSC
7 4 (1.15%) WCAG
8 3 (0.86%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.57%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.29%) SLA
System Software
1 129 (37.07%) Docker
2 23 (6.61%) Active Directory
3 13 (3.74%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (2.30%) VMware Infrastructure
5 5 (1.44%) Hyper-V
5 5 (1.44%) Tivoli Directory Server
6 3 (0.86%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.57%) Xen
8 1 (0.29%) etcd
8 1 (0.29%) Virtual Servers
8 1 (0.29%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 129 (37.07%) Kubernetes
2 117 (33.62%) Terraform
3 40 (11.49%) Ansible
4 19 (5.46%) Grafana
5 17 (4.89%) Prometheus
6 14 (4.02%) Puppet
7 10 (2.87%) Single Sign-On
8 9 (2.59%) Progress Chef
9 6 (1.72%) Istio
10 5 (1.44%) CA Single Sign-On
10 5 (1.44%) CA Wily
10 5 (1.44%) Podman
10 5 (1.44%) Tivoli
11 4 (1.15%) SCCM
12 3 (0.86%) Argo
12 3 (0.86%) CloudHub
12 3 (0.86%) ITRS Geneos
12 3 (0.86%) Packer
12 3 (0.86%) Proxmox
12 3 (0.86%) vRealize
Vendors
1 83 (23.85%) Microsoft
2 34 (9.77%) Oracle
3 31 (8.91%) Talend
4 30 (8.62%) Denodo
5 21 (6.03%) Salesforce
6 20 (5.75%) Google
7 19 (5.46%) OpenAI
8 17 (4.89%) Databricks
8 17 (4.89%) Splunk
8 17 (4.89%) VMware
9 16 (4.60%) webMethods
10 12 (3.45%) IBM
11 10 (2.87%) SAP
12 8 (2.30%) Automation Anywhere
12 8 (2.30%) UiPath
13 7 (2.01%) Software AG
14 6 (1.72%) AppDynamics
14 6 (1.72%) Foundry
15 5 (1.44%) Cribl.io
15 5 (1.44%) Palo Alto
113 Deployment Automation jobs in England