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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 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 | 6,172 | 3,464 | 2,706 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.24% | 10.51% | 7.10% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.32% | 11.61% | 8.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,177 | 2,347 | 1,814 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £609 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | -6.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 131 | 46 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.63 | £62.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.91 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | £69.25 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.55% | -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 | 46,342 | 29,835 | 32,681 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.41% | 90.50% | 85.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,074 | 18,533 | 19,873 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £309 |
| 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 | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,192 | 1,836 | 1,405 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.74 | £14.31 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.32 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £74.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.25% | -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 24 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 24 September 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 24 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 | +7 | 5,152 | £525 | +2.44% | 6,088 |
| London | +4 | 2,722 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,440 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,621 | £500 | - | 3,235 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,893 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,689 |
| North of England | +3 | 990 | £500 | +4.06% | 889 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 499 | £500 | +2.56% | 275 |
| South East | 0 | 466 | £529 | +5.75% | 697 |
| Midlands | -4 | 380 | £488 | -2.50% | 347 |
| North West | +5 | 369 | £530 | +10.42% | 500 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 325 | £488 | -7.14% | 229 |
| South West | +9 | 294 | £525 | -4.55% | 448 |
| Scotland | -2 | 289 | £425 | -15.00% | 399 |
| East of England | +2 | 162 | £505 | +1.00% | 257 |
| North East | -2 | 133 | £425 | -10.53% | 119 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 52 | £475 | +10.59% | 118 |
| Wales | +3 | 49 | £419 | -8.22% | 81 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 23 | £591 | +18.25% | 130 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - | 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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