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 27 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 18 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +9 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,858 | 3,113 | 2,573 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.09% | 9.45% | 6.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.06% | 10.45% | 7.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,931 | 2,146 | 1,762 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £422 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | -7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £615 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £715 | £774 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 121 | 42 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.96 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | -1.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.00 | £81.66 | £71.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £67.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -3.35% | +2.51% |
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 | 44,856 | 29,798 | 34,328 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.96% | 90.42% | 85.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,798 | 18,719 | 22,071 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £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 | 2,670 | 1,616 | 2,026 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £13.56 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.02 | £17.33 | £17.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.13% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.38 | £50.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.38 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.82 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.59% | -40.46% | - |
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 27 July 2026.
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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 27 July 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 27 July 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 | 4,893 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,936 |
| London | +7 | 2,554 | £550 | +4.76% | 990 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 2,490 | £500 | +5.26% | 1,180 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,787 | £513 | +2.50% | 969 |
| North of England | +10 | 941 | £500 | +5.26% | 378 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 479 | £502 | +5.68% | 107 |
| South East | -3 | 448 | £525 | +5.00% | 324 |
| Midlands | +3 | 412 | £481 | +4.68% | 140 |
| North West | +5 | 369 | £525 | +6.92% | 204 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 345 | £481 | -2.83% | 102 |
| South West | +4 | 272 | £525 | +0.48% | 147 |
| Scotland | +5 | 251 | £425 | -15.00% | 82 |
| East of England | +7 | 144 | £543 | +15.62% | 72 |
| North East | +3 | 108 | £425 | - | 68 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 60 | £470 | +6.43% | 38 |
| Wales | -2 | 38 | £450 | -4.00% | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 23 | £523 | -0.48% | 21 |
| 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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