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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 260 247 302
Rank change year-on-year -13 +55 +22
Contract jobs citing Deployment Automation 441 282 247
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.98% 1.02% 0.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.15% 1.13% 0.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 303 223 169
10th Percentile £402 £335 £400
25th Percentile £431 £413 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £613
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% -10.20% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £700
90th Percentile £675 £722 £775
UK median daily rate £520 £550 £613
% change year-on-year -5.45% -10.20% +2.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile £56.75 - -
25th Percentile £66.50 - -
Median hourly rate £76.00 - £23.80
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £76.00 - £23.80
% change year-on-year - - -66.48%

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 38,456 25,047 28,792
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.21% 90.72% 85.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,987 16,039 18,801
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £650
90th Percentile £738 £738 £758
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,460 1,391 1,685
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.20 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.69 £17.87 £18.16
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year +78.93% -40.82% -
75th Percentile £68.75 £50.88 £65.00
90th Percentile £83.00 £70.16 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £40.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -37.90% -4.71%

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 4 August 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 4 August 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 4 August 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 -1 210 £550 -3.08% 142
North of England -24 69 £495 +23.75% 40
Midlands -21 51 £500 -7.15% 15
South East -47 50 £555 +16.84% 37
West Midlands -27 44 £500 -7.41% 8
South West -31 40 £450 -21.74% 24
Yorkshire -29 30 £500 -14.16% 11
North West -38 29 £500 +27.23% 23
North East -32 10 £450 +20.00% 6
East Midlands -8 6 £470 +17.35% 7
East of England -37 6 £850 +54.55% 7
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 28 (6.35%) SAS
2 19 (4.31%) Confluence
3 18 (4.08%) Apache Spark
4 10 (2.27%) Apache
5 8 (1.81%) Apache Airflow
6 5 (1.13%) SharePoint
7 3 (0.68%) CMS
7 3 (0.68%) Oracle Workflow
8 2 (0.45%) Camunda
8 2 (0.45%) IBM HTTP Server
8 2 (0.45%) Oracle HTTP Server
8 2 (0.45%) WebSphere
8 2 (0.45%) WebSphere Application Server
8 2 (0.45%) WebSphere Portal
9 1 (0.23%) Appian
9 1 (0.23%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.23%) Headless CMS
9 1 (0.23%) nginx
9 1 (0.23%) Sitecore CMS
9 1 (0.23%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (0.68%) Chatbot
2 2 (0.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.23%) Misys Equation
1 1 (0.23%) Misys Midas
1 1 (0.23%) SAP CRM
1 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG
1 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 239 (54.20%) Azure
2 158 (35.83%) AWS
3 126 (28.57%) Azure DevOps
4 109 (24.72%) GitHub
5 85 (19.27%) GitHub Actions
6 48 (10.88%) Serverless
7 46 (10.43%) GCP
8 38 (8.62%) Amazon S3
9 37 (8.39%) AWS Lambda
10 30 (6.80%) Amazon EKS
10 30 (6.80%) Azure Monitor
10 30 (6.80%) Power Platform
11 26 (5.90%) Amazon ECS
12 25 (5.67%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 25 (5.67%) Azure AKS
13 23 (5.22%) AWS CloudFormation
14 22 (4.99%) Amazon EC2
14 22 (4.99%) Entra ID
15 20 (4.54%) Azure Key Vault
16 19 (4.31%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 30 (6.80%) Firewall
2 25 (5.67%) DNS
3 19 (4.31%) Network Security
4 18 (4.08%) VPN
5 15 (3.40%) TCP/IP
6 7 (1.59%) SSL
7 6 (1.36%) DHCP
7 6 (1.36%) DMZ
8 5 (1.13%) SSH
9 3 (0.68%) Internet
9 3 (0.68%) Reverse Proxy
10 2 (0.45%) BGP
10 2 (0.45%) Cisco Nexus
10 2 (0.45%) HTTP
10 2 (0.45%) Kerberos
10 2 (0.45%) NGFW
10 2 (0.45%) OSPF
10 2 (0.45%) Software-Defined Networking
11 1 (0.23%) Ethernet VPN
11 1 (0.23%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (5.90%) PostgreSQL
2 25 (5.67%) SQL Server
3 23 (5.22%) Power BI
4 18 (4.08%) Data Warehouse
4 18 (4.08%) Pentaho
4 18 (4.08%) Relational Database
5 14 (3.17%) Data Lake
5 14 (3.17%) NoSQL
6 12 (2.72%) MongoDB
7 11 (2.49%) Amazon RDS
7 11 (2.49%) Geospatial Data
8 10 (2.27%) Redis
9 9 (2.04%) Metadata
10 8 (1.81%) Amazon Athena
10 8 (1.81%) Big Data
10 8 (1.81%) MySQL
11 7 (1.59%) Azure SQL Database
11 7 (1.59%) DynamoDB
12 6 (1.36%) SAS Data Integration Studio
13 5 (1.13%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 112 (25.40%) Git
2 103 (23.36%) Jenkins
3 69 (15.65%) GitLab
4 40 (9.07%) JIRA
5 16 (3.63%) MSI
6 11 (2.49%) fastlane
7 9 (2.04%) Gradle
8 7 (1.59%) JUnit
8 7 (1.59%) Sonatype Nexus
8 7 (1.59%) Visual Studio
9 6 (1.36%) Maven
9 6 (1.36%) MSBuild
9 6 (1.36%) Selenium
9 6 (1.36%) Xcode
10 5 (1.13%) Android Studio
10 5 (1.13%) Crashlytics
10 5 (1.13%) SonarQube
10 5 (1.13%) TeamCity
11 4 (0.91%) git-flow
11 4 (0.91%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 116 (26.30%) Social Skills
2 86 (19.50%) Public Sector
3 60 (13.61%) Finance
4 40 (9.07%) Analytical Skills
5 28 (6.35%) Banking
6 16 (3.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 13 (2.95%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (2.04%) Legal
8 9 (2.04%) Retail
9 6 (1.36%) Front Office
10 5 (1.13%) Investment Banking
11 4 (0.91%) Marketing
11 4 (0.91%) Military
12 3 (0.68%) Financial Institution
12 3 (0.68%) Law
12 3 (0.68%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.45%) Back Office
13 2 (0.45%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.45%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.45%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 90 (20.41%) Senior
2 86 (19.50%) Developer
3 63 (14.29%) DevOps Engineer
4 47 (10.66%) Data Engineer
5 39 (8.84%) Lead
6 34 (7.71%) Cloud Engineer
7 33 (7.48%) Architect
8 29 (6.58%) Senior Developer
9 28 (6.35%) Platform Engineer
10 25 (5.67%) Azure Engineer
11 24 (5.44%) Software Engineer
12 23 (5.22%) AWS Engineer
12 23 (5.22%) Full-Stack Developer
13 17 (3.85%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 17 (3.85%) Senior DevOps
14 14 (3.17%) .NET Developer
14 14 (3.17%) AWS DevOps
14 14 (3.17%) Senior DevOps Engineer
15 13 (2.95%) Python Engineer
15 13 (2.95%) Senior Cloud Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 71 (16.10%) RESTful
2 70 (15.87%) REST
3 54 (12.24%) .NET
4 40 (9.07%) React
5 35 (7.94%) Kafka
6 29 (6.58%) .NET Framework
7 24 (5.44%) .NET Core
7 24 (5.44%) Spring
7 24 (5.44%) Spring Boot
8 22 (4.99%) HTML
9 21 (4.76%) Node.js
10 20 (4.54%) CSS
11 19 (4.31%) AngularJS
12 18 (4.08%) HTML5
12 18 (4.08%) OAuth
13 17 (3.85%) PySpark
14 16 (3.63%) YAML
15 15 (3.40%) CSS3
16 14 (3.17%) ARM Templates
17 13 (2.95%) FastAPI
Miscellaneous
1 126 (28.57%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.71%) Distributed Systems
3 30 (6.80%) Product Ownership
4 29 (6.58%) Onboarding
5 20 (4.54%) Enterprise Software
5 20 (4.54%) Legacy Systems
6 12 (2.72%) Hybrid Cloud
6 12 (2.72%) Mobile App
7 8 (1.81%) NHS
7 8 (1.81%) Security Posture
8 7 (1.59%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.59%) Enterprise Cloud
8 7 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.36%) Data Protection Act
9 6 (1.36%) PKI
9 6 (1.36%) Replication
10 5 (1.13%) AI Agents
10 5 (1.13%) Management Information System
11 4 (0.91%) Distributed Architecture
11 4 (0.91%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 57 (12.93%) Linux
2 38 (8.62%) Windows
3 17 (3.85%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 13 (2.95%) Windows Server
5 10 (2.27%) Unix
6 6 (1.36%) Apple iOS
6 6 (1.36%) Ubuntu
7 5 (1.13%) Android
8 3 (0.68%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.45%) Oracle Linux
9 2 (0.45%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
9 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2016
9 2 (0.45%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.23%) Amazon Linux
10 1 (0.23%) CentOS
10 1 (0.23%) Solaris
10 1 (0.23%) VMS
10 1 (0.23%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 363 (82.31%) CI/CD
2 279 (63.27%) DevOps
3 202 (45.80%) Infrastructure as Code
4 186 (42.18%) Agile
5 168 (38.10%) Test Automation
6 115 (26.08%) Containerisation
7 106 (24.04%) Analytics
8 101 (22.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 90 (20.41%) Problem-Solving
10 86 (19.50%) Microservices
11 81 (18.37%) Observability
12 78 (17.69%) Scrum
13 73 (16.55%) Data Pipeline
13 73 (16.55%) Platform Engineering
14 71 (16.10%) AI
15 63 (14.29%) DevSecOps
16 62 (14.06%) Software Engineering
17 55 (12.47%) Validation
18 53 (12.02%) Data Modelling
19 52 (11.79%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 160 (36.28%) Python
2 90 (20.41%) SQL
3 71 (16.10%) PowerShell
4 62 (14.06%) Java
5 52 (11.79%) Bicep
6 50 (11.34%) C#
7 47 (10.66%) JavaScript
8 42 (9.52%) Bash
9 35 (7.94%) TypeScript
10 9 (2.04%) Kotlin
11 6 (1.36%) Apex Code
11 6 (1.36%) Swift
12 5 (1.13%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 5 (1.13%) Go
12 5 (1.13%) Scala
13 4 (0.91%) Korn
13 4 (0.91%) Perl
13 4 (0.91%) PHP
13 4 (0.91%) Shell Script
14 3 (0.68%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 167 (37.87%) Security Cleared
2 135 (30.61%) SC Cleared
3 28 (6.35%) Degree
4 26 (5.90%) DV Cleared
5 20 (4.54%) AWS Certification
6 18 (4.08%) Azure Certification
6 18 (4.08%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (3.40%) Microsoft Certification
8 11 (2.49%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (1.59%) AWS Certified DevOps Engineer
10 6 (1.36%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (0.91%) CCNP
11 4 (0.91%) Cisco Certification
11 4 (0.91%) RHCE
12 3 (0.68%) CISSP
12 3 (0.68%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.68%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.68%) MCSA
12 3 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
13 2 (0.45%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (10.43%) QA
2 37 (8.39%) Accessibility
3 32 (7.26%) Data Quality
4 31 (7.03%) WCAG
5 15 (3.40%) NCSC
6 10 (2.27%) GDPR
7 3 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
7 3 (0.68%) HL7
8 2 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.23%) EU AI Act
9 1 (0.23%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.23%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.23%) PMO
9 1 (0.23%) SLA
9 1 (0.23%) SOC 2
System Software
1 140 (31.75%) Docker
2 17 (3.85%) Active Directory
3 12 (2.72%) Virtual Machines
4 9 (2.04%) Virtual Desktop
5 5 (1.13%) Microsoft App-V
5 5 (1.13%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.45%) Apache ZooKeeper
6 2 (0.45%) VMware NSX
7 1 (0.23%) BitLocker
7 1 (0.23%) Firmware
7 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.23%) Varnish
7 1 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 179 (40.59%) Terraform
2 165 (37.41%) Kubernetes
3 60 (13.61%) Ansible
4 18 (4.08%) Grafana
5 17 (3.85%) SCCM
6 16 (3.63%) Prometheus
7 12 (2.72%) Microsoft Intune
8 10 (2.27%) Puppet
9 8 (1.81%) Progress Chef
10 7 (1.59%) Argo
11 6 (1.36%) Istio
12 5 (1.13%) WSUS
13 3 (0.68%) Control-M
14 2 (0.45%) CA Wily
14 2 (0.45%) Single Sign-On
14 2 (0.45%) Tivoli
15 1 (0.23%) CASB
15 1 (0.23%) Kubeflow
15 1 (0.23%) Kustomize
15 1 (0.23%) QRadar
Vendors
1 106 (24.04%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.12%) Oracle
3 24 (5.44%) Databricks
3 24 (5.44%) Google
4 21 (4.76%) Dynatrace
5 17 (3.85%) Salesforce
5 17 (3.85%) Talend
6 16 (3.63%) Denodo
7 14 (3.17%) Red Hat
8 11 (2.49%) Splunk
9 6 (1.36%) Apple
9 6 (1.36%) Citrix
9 6 (1.36%) ServiceNow
9 6 (1.36%) VMware
10 5 (1.13%) Bloomberg
10 5 (1.13%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (1.13%) ION Trading
10 5 (1.13%) OpenAI
10 5 (1.13%) Reuters
10 5 (1.13%) SAP