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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 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 | 5,908 | 3,222 | 2,588 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.07% | 9.78% | 6.65% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.06% | 10.81% | 7.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,975 | 2,218 | 1,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £437 | £422 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £512 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.49% | -6.86% | -6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 124 | 46 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.51 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.55% | - | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.20 | £85.23 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -1.52% | -2.66% |
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 | 45,250 | 29,801 | 33,299 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.81% | 90.48% | 85.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,843 | 18,616 | 21,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £404 | £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 | 2,819 | 1,703 | 1,838 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | £17.31 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -39.40% | -1.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £47.81 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.38 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.74 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.36% | -46.51% | +13.33% |
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.
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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 13 August 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CI/CD.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 13 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 13 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 | 4,971 | £525 | +1.94% | 4,513 |
| London | +6 | 2,610 | £538 | +2.38% | 2,764 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,511 | £500 | - | 2,296 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,823 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,097 |
| North of England | +9 | 948 | £500 | +1.63% | 623 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 477 | £505 | +0.90% | 164 |
| South East | -4 | 456 | £525 | +5.00% | 511 |
| Midlands | 0 | 408 | £488 | +5.41% | 239 |
| North West | +5 | 369 | £525 | +6.71% | 353 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 346 | £486 | -5.63% | 162 |
| South West | +5 | 284 | £525 | - | 294 |
| Scotland | 0 | 237 | £425 | -15.00% | 285 |
| East of England | +5 | 144 | £510 | +2.00% | 177 |
| North East | 0 | 113 | £425 | -7.61% | 110 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 55 | £488 | +13.37% | 76 |
| Wales | -3 | 40 | £450 | -4.00% | 60 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 25 | £545 | +3.81% | 118 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
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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