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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +11 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,267 | 3,534 | 2,753 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.42% | 10.67% | 7.23% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.51% | 11.78% | 8.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,244 | 2,398 | 1,855 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £421 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £610 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £507 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.38% | -7.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 131 | 43 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | £50.25 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.91 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | - | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -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 | 46,382 | 30,011 | 32,696 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.49% | 90.62% | 85.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 18,637 | 19,780 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £734 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,269 | 1,869 | 1,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.32 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.72 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.96% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.02 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.86% | -48.10% | +1.18% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | 5,215 | £525 | +2.44% | 6,531 |
| London | +4 | 2,771 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,652 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,648 | £500 | - | 3,569 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,900 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,928 |
| North of England | +3 | 1,008 | £500 | +3.09% | 954 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 500 | £500 | +2.56% | 278 |
| South East | -1 | 468 | £525 | +5.00% | 756 |
| North West | +6 | 383 | £530 | +11.58% | 544 |
| Midlands | -5 | 371 | £481 | -3.80% | 399 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 318 | £484 | -9.46% | 247 |
| Scotland | -1 | 304 | £450 | -10.00% | 469 |
| South West | +6 | 301 | £540 | -1.82% | 481 |
| East of England | +4 | 161 | £505 | +1.00% | 271 |
| North East | -1 | 135 | £425 | -12.82% | 139 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 52 | £475 | +10.72% | 152 |
| Wales | +2 | 48 | £413 | -9.59% | 101 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 23 | £591 | - | 148 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - | 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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