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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 14 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +11 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,258 | 3,591 | 2,752 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.47% | 10.86% | 7.27% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.57% | 12.00% | 8.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,231 | 2,431 | 1,842 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £422 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £612 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.99% | -8.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 129 | 42 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.65 | £50.13 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.81 | £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 | £94.00 | - | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -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 | 46,126 | 29,916 | 32,545 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.57% | 90.50% | 85.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,740 | 18,573 | 19,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £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 | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,322 | 1,863 | 1,307 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.63 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.63% | -7.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.21 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.95 | £65.23 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.32 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.05% | -47.49% | - |
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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.
CI/CD
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 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 | 5,211 | £525 | +2.04% | 5,858 |
| London | +2 | 2,779 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,321 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,628 | £500 | - | 2,920 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,913 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,645 |
| North of England | +4 | 1,024 | £500 | +2.56% | 833 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 504 | £500 | - | 250 |
| South East | +3 | 470 | £525 | +5.00% | 562 |
| North West | +6 | 389 | £530 | +11.58% | 456 |
| Midlands | -5 | 358 | £479 | -4.20% | 302 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 311 | £484 | -7.90% | 197 |
| Scotland | -1 | 300 | £445 | -11.00% | 405 |
| South West | +5 | 290 | £550 | - | 353 |
| East of England | -3 | 150 | £505 | +1.00% | 240 |
| North East | -2 | 141 | £425 | -12.82% | 131 |
| Wales | +8 | 48 | £394 | -13.70% | 85 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 46 | £469 | +9.27% | 105 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 24 | £600 | - | 149 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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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