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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +8 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,545 | 2,674 | 2,603 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.00% | 8.98% | 5.93% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.97% | 9.87% | 6.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,732 | 1,867 | 1,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £362 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.95% | -6.82% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £764 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 30 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.50 | £43.56 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.63 | £50.31 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.63 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.80 | £89.13 | £71.70 |
| 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 | 42,754 | 27,087 | 37,306 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.83% | 91.00% | 85.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,630 | 17,192 | 23,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -3.79% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £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 | 2,570 | 1,249 | 2,608 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.80 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.02 | £17.87 | £16.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.21 | £37.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.72% | -29.51% | +6.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.25 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.32 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +17.29% |
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 18 June 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 18 June 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 18 June 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 | 4,618 | £525 | +0.96% | 1,040 |
| London | +11 | 2,396 | £545 | +0.93% | 443 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 2,368 | £500 | +5.26% | 870 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,633 | £513 | -0.73% | 624 |
| North of England | +13 | 921 | £500 | +5.26% | 228 |
| Yorkshire | +9 | 486 | £514 | +5.44% | 48 |
| South East | +3 | 410 | £513 | +2.50% | 265 |
| Midlands | +6 | 400 | £484 | +4.73% | 79 |
| North West | +8 | 349 | £500 | +1.63% | 151 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 323 | £492 | -4.00% | 48 |
| South West | +12 | 243 | £525 | -3.67% | 96 |
| Scotland | +6 | 234 | £425 | -13.97% | 35 |
| East of England | +13 | 135 | £550 | +22.15% | 68 |
| North East | +6 | 101 | £425 | - | 31 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 70 | £444 | +0.49% | 31 |
| Wales | +8 | 39 | £425 | -19.05% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 31 | £545 | +28.24% | 99 |
| 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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