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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +10 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,323 | 2,545 | 2,470 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.92% | 8.91% | 5.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.93% | 9.78% | 6.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,610 | 1,798 | 1,746 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -6.82% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.28% | -10.21% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 25 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.24 | £38.81 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £48.99 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £67.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -6.72% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.20 | £91.00 | £72.89 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -4.44% | +2.89% |
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 | 41,181 | 26,010 | 36,599 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.50% | 91.03% | 85.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,765 | 16,696 | 23,578 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.14% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,462 | 1,066 | 2,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.73 | £17.92 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £27.45 | £36.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.79% | -23.80% | -2.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.05 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.69 | £25.15 | £37.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.72% | -33.38% | +7.86% |
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 27 May 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 27 May 2026.
CI/CD
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 27 May 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 | +9 | 4,412 | £525 | +0.19% | 1,553 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,288 | £500 | +4.28% | 1,043 |
| London | +10 | 2,256 | £550 | - | 706 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,546 | £514 | -1.15% | 827 |
| North of England | +12 | 862 | £500 | +1.83% | 345 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 477 | £500 | +5.26% | 80 |
| South East | +12 | 418 | £509 | +1.80% | 277 |
| Midlands | +7 | 397 | £481 | +4.00% | 106 |
| North West | +8 | 322 | £500 | - | 211 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 319 | £488 | -1.52% | 67 |
| South West | +11 | 239 | £525 | -3.45% | 139 |
| Scotland | +6 | 225 | £425 | -12.37% | 52 |
| East of England | +16 | 128 | £550 | +18.28% | 74 |
| North East | +1 | 78 | £450 | -1.10% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 71 | £440 | -3.19% | 39 |
| Wales | +4 | 38 | £425 | -24.51% | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | +17 | 28 | £644 | +51.47% | 31 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £500 | - |
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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