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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 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 | 6,103 | 3,431 | 2,719 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.22% | 10.41% | 7.06% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.28% | 11.50% | 8.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,127 | 2,317 | 1,834 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £362 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £436 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.91% | -6.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 129 | 47 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.20 | £50.75 | £62.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.81 | £60.38 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -3.70% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £94.00 | £69.10 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.70 | £65.00 | £68.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.15% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
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 | 45,960 | 29,830 | 33,021 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.47% | 90.53% | 85.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,897 | 18,534 | 20,247 |
| 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 | £625 | £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 | 3,123 | 1,812 | 1,459 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.84 | £14.23 | £14.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | -1.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £44.76 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.56 | £22.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.69% | -47.67% | +1.18% |
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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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 18 September 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 18 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 18 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 | 5,099 | £525 | +2.44% | 6,009 |
| London | +4 | 2,693 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,380 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,598 | £500 | - | 3,259 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,873 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,697 |
| North of England | +4 | 977 | £500 | +5.26% | 911 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 499 | £500 | +2.56% | 256 |
| South East | +2 | 471 | £533 | +6.50% | 709 |
| Midlands | -5 | 378 | £490 | -2.00% | 321 |
| North West | +2 | 360 | £530 | +11.58% | 511 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 319 | £490 | -6.67% | 202 |
| South West | +9 | 292 | £546 | -0.73% | 403 |
| Scotland | -2 | 284 | £425 | -15.00% | 412 |
| East of England | +5 | 157 | £505 | +1.00% | 247 |
| North East | -4 | 129 | £425 | -6.59% | 147 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 55 | £488 | +13.37% | 119 |
| Wales | +3 | 47 | £419 | -6.94% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 23 | £591 | +18.25% | 186 |
| 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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