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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 19 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +10 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,247 | 2,681 | 2,483 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.45% | 8.42% | 5.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.03% | 9.49% | 6.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,977 | 1,856 | 1,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £456 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £551 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -0.18% | -8.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £660 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £760 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 58 | 20 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.86 | £26.31 | £55.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £51.78 | £60.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.25 | £72.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -7.99% | +9.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.20 | £75.63 | £77.02 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.95 | £97.18 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £74.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.16% | -1.33% | +14.32% |
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 | 32,585 | 28,260 | 37,041 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.84% | 88.76% | 87.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,582 | 17,185 | 24,531 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £306 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £742 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,992 | 898 | 1,578 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £14.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.56 | £18.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -19.75% | +15.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.89 | £62.24 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £75.00 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.83 | £30.45 | £43.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.76% | -29.73% | +46.88% |
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 15 January 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 15 January 2026.
CI/CD
Top 17 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 15 January 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 | +8 | 3,558 | £520 | -7.14% | 2,345 |
| London | +6 | 1,864 | £525 | -12.50% | 529 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 1,763 | £500 | - | 2,114 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,335 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,332 |
| North of England | +8 | 630 | £500 | - | 476 |
| Midlands | +17 | 359 | £515 | +3.00% | 256 |
| South East | +10 | 352 | £500 | -9.91% | 663 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 318 | £500 | +1.01% | 186 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 303 | £525 | - | 111 |
| North West | +11 | 243 | £471 | -5.71% | 226 |
| Scotland | +8 | 197 | £465 | -1.06% | 87 |
| South West | +10 | 168 | £538 | -10.42% | 257 |
| East of England | +5 | 85 | £625 | +72.41% | 269 |
| North East | +11 | 72 | £488 | -11.36% | 65 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 56 | £418 | -16.50% | 140 |
| Wales | -4 | 26 | £450 | -18.18% | 100 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 12 | - | - | 50 |
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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