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 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 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 | 4,109 | 2,657 | 2,541 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.34% | 8.43% | 5.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.91% | 9.51% | 6.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,880 | 1,837 | 1,881 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £453 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £558 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -1.35% | -7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £660 | £656 |
| 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 | 57 | 20 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £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 | £70.00 | £75.63 | £77.02 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.10 | £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 | 31,821 | 27,941 | 37,669 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.79% | 88.66% | 87.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,057 | 16,962 | 24,992 |
| 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 | £744 | £742 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,969 | 885 | 1,593 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.60 | £15.62 | £14.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.48 | £18.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.25 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.00% | -20.38% | +16.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.00 | £61.76 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.49 | £74.82 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.83 | £30.11 | £43.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.86% | -31.42% | +59.64% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | 3,433 | £519 | -6.79% | 2,942 |
| London | +4 | 1,793 | £525 | -12.50% | 543 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 1,709 | £500 | - | 2,747 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,304 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,529 |
| North of England | +7 | 607 | £500 | +0.05% | 573 |
| Midlands | +16 | 350 | £515 | +3.00% | 348 |
| South East | +9 | 337 | £500 | -9.91% | 823 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 298 | £500 | +1.01% | 253 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 291 | £525 | +3.45% | 137 |
| North West | +11 | 242 | £471 | -3.88% | 239 |
| Scotland | +8 | 197 | £465 | -0.85% | 99 |
| South West | +10 | 164 | £550 | -8.33% | 367 |
| East of England | +4 | 84 | £613 | +68.97% | 395 |
| North East | +11 | 70 | £494 | -10.23% | 82 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 59 | £418 | -16.50% | 205 |
| Wales | -6 | 22 | £495 | -10.00% | 140 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 12 | - | - | 70 |
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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