CI/CD
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring CI/CD skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,024 | 3,286 | 2,661 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.14% | 10.12% | 6.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.18% | 11.20% | 8.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,076 | 2,233 | 1,811 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £360 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £760 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 48 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.16 | £49.70 | £55.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.66 | £58.38 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -1.52% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £84.32 | £71.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.55% | -2.99% | -10.07% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
CI/CD 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 45,722 | 29,342 | 32,587 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.57% | 90.39% | 85.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,938 | 18,213 | 20,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,944 | 1,739 | 1,516 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.22 | £14.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.64 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -41.51% | +3.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.99 | £45.87 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.80% | -47.37% | +8.72% |
CI/CD
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CI/CD relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
CI/CD
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 8 September 2026.
CI/CD
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 8 September 2026.
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Top 18 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CI/CD within the UK over the 6 months to 8 September 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 |
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| England | +6 | 5,049 | £525 | +2.44% | 4,824 |
| London | +5 | 2,680 | £538 | +1.42% | 3,037 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,552 | £500 | - | 2,454 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,855 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,797 |
| North of England | +5 | 964 | £500 | +5.26% | 672 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 482 | £513 | +7.89% | 178 |
| South East | -1 | 458 | £533 | +6.50% | 488 |
| Midlands | -4 | 381 | £488 | -1.52% | 232 |
| North West | +3 | 370 | £525 | +9.38% | 394 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 318 | £488 | -7.14% | 147 |
| South West | +5 | 292 | £550 | +4.76% | 349 |
| Scotland | -1 | 269 | £431 | -13.75% | 365 |
| East of England | +4 | 152 | £508 | +1.60% | 213 |
| North East | -1 | 123 | £425 | -5.03% | 105 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 57 | £450 | +4.77% | 84 |
| Wales | +2 | 45 | £438 | -4.11% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 25 | £545 | +9.00% | 111 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - |
CI/CD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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