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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,404 | 3,655 | 2,762 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.58% | 11.01% | 7.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.66% | 12.16% | 8.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,343 | 2,490 | 1,856 |
| 10th Percentile | £373 | £363 | £386 |
| 25th Percentile | £426 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £510 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.76% | -6.12% | -5.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £606 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 134 | 42 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.95 | £50.13 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.37 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.55% | -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 | 46,870 | 30,047 | 32,387 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.76% | 90.49% | 86.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,156 | 18,700 | 19,515 |
| 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% | -2.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,444 | 1,888 | 1,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.53 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.94 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.18 | £65.25 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -44.79% | -8.14% |
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 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 15 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 15 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 | 5,335 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,055 |
| London | +3 | 2,858 | £535 | +1.90% | 447 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,676 | £500 | - | 748 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,959 | £515 | +3.00% | 660 |
| North of England | +4 | 1,030 | £500 | +2.56% | 238 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 507 | £500 | - | 73 |
| South East | +1 | 482 | £525 | +5.00% | 188 |
| North West | +5 | 396 | £525 | +11.70% | 129 |
| Midlands | -5 | 387 | £469 | -6.67% | 79 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 335 | £470 | -10.48% | 58 |
| Scotland | -1 | 301 | £439 | -12.25% | 46 |
| South West | +4 | 290 | £540 | -1.82% | 150 |
| East of England | -2 | 147 | £505 | +1.00% | 37 |
| North East | -2 | 135 | £426 | -12.72% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 51 | £447 | +6.18% | 21 |
| Wales | +3 | 48 | £394 | -14.86% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 24 | £600 | - | 5 |
| 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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