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 22 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,125 | 3,406 | 2,702 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.22% | 10.49% | 7.11% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.31% | 11.59% | 8.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,151 | 2,300 | 1,821 |
| 10th Percentile | £376 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £610 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £518 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.38% | -5.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 130 | 46 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.20 | £50.63 | £62.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.81 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.55% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.88 | £69.25 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.96 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -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 | 46,027 | 29,389 | 32,594 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.35% | 90.49% | 85.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,906 | 18,237 | 19,938 |
| 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 | £626 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,152 | 1,808 | 1,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.81 | £14.24 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £42.69 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.09% | -1.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £74.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.08 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.61% | -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 22 September 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 22 September 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 22 September 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 | 5,114 | £525 | +2.44% | 5,325 |
| London | +4 | 2,708 | £538 | +2.38% | 2,925 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,595 | £500 | - | 2,960 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,880 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,519 |
| North of England | +4 | 975 | £500 | +4.06% | 845 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 494 | £500 | +2.30% | 253 |
| South East | +2 | 467 | £536 | +7.20% | 643 |
| Midlands | -5 | 374 | £488 | -2.50% | 308 |
| North West | +1 | 362 | £530 | +11.58% | 467 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 318 | £488 | -7.14% | 201 |
| South West | +6 | 293 | £534 | -2.95% | 377 |
| Scotland | -1 | 284 | £425 | -15.00% | 336 |
| East of England | +6 | 162 | £505 | +1.00% | 210 |
| North East | -1 | 130 | £425 | -12.82% | 128 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 53 | £488 | +13.50% | 107 |
| Wales | +1 | 48 | £413 | -8.33% | 72 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 23 | £591 | +18.25% | 177 |
| 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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