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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +8 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,333 | 3,614 | 2,745 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.53% | 10.98% | 7.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.62% | 12.13% | 8.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,292 | 2,466 | 1,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £384 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £510 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -6.12% | -5.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £608 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £701 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 133 | 42 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.80 | £50.13 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.50 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | - | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.50 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.92% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
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 | 46,512 | 29,792 | 32,258 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.69% | 90.47% | 86.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,938 | 18,529 | 19,417 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,382 | 1,881 | 1,250 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.63 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.54 | £65.14 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -44.79% | -7.83% |
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 13 October 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 13 October 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 13 October 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 | +7 | 5,269 | £525 | +2.44% | 5,341 |
| London | +3 | 2,827 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,002 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,644 | £500 | - | 2,668 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,944 | £520 | +4.00% | 2,516 |
| North of England | +4 | 1,017 | £500 | +2.56% | 798 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 497 | £500 | - | 258 |
| South East | +2 | 474 | £533 | +6.50% | 536 |
| North West | +5 | 394 | £528 | +12.23% | 413 |
| Midlands | -4 | 376 | £470 | -5.95% | 274 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 332 | £471 | -10.38% | 185 |
| Scotland | -1 | 302 | £440 | -12.00% | 326 |
| South West | +6 | 287 | £540 | -1.82% | 297 |
| East of England | -1 | 149 | £505 | +1.00% | 224 |
| North East | -3 | 134 | £425 | -12.77% | 132 |
| Wales | +1 | 48 | £394 | -14.86% | 74 |
| East Midlands | -26 | 43 | £463 | +7.81% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 24 | £600 | - | 149 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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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