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 25 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,919 | 3,254 | 2,638 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.03% | 9.94% | 6.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.05% | 10.99% | 7.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,011 | 2,231 | 1,773 |
| 10th Percentile | £383 | £361 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | -5.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £615 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 117 | 48 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.30 | £47.64 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -10.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £84.32 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.50 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.92% | -2.99% | -7.59% |
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 | 45,365 | 29,616 | 33,160 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.57% | 90.47% | 85.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,789 | 18,444 | 20,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,884 | 1,758 | 1,700 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £13.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £17.30 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.56 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.23% | -38.57% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.99 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.63 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +94.26% | -46.75% | +6.25% |
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 25 August 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 25 August 2026.
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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 25 August 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 | +6 | 4,962 | £525 | +2.34% | 1,381 |
| London | +5 | 2,644 | £538 | +2.38% | 573 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,488 | £500 | - | 1,120 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,826 | £525 | +5.00% | 750 |
| North of England | +7 | 936 | £500 | +1.63% | 302 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 461 | £503 | +0.65% | 83 |
| South East | -4 | 443 | £525 | +5.00% | 309 |
| Midlands | 0 | 385 | £488 | +2.63% | 111 |
| North West | +5 | 367 | £525 | +6.71% | 165 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 323 | £489 | -5.74% | 78 |
| South West | +5 | 286 | £550 | +5.77% | 247 |
| Scotland | -1 | 256 | £425 | -14.66% | 67 |
| East of England | +3 | 143 | £510 | +1.90% | 60 |
| North East | -1 | 119 | £425 | -10.53% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 56 | £449 | +3.16% | 32 |
| Wales | -3 | 44 | £450 | -2.70% | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 25 | £545 | +3.81% | 15 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - |
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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