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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,943 | 3,233 | 2,602 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.10% | 9.83% | 6.72% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.10% | 10.87% | 7.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,002 | 2,225 | 1,773 |
| 10th Percentile | £385 | £360 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 47 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.51 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £62.00 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.15% | - | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £84.78 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.96 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -2.99% | -7.59% |
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 | 45,374 | 29,740 | 33,103 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.72% | 90.47% | 85.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,858 | 18,514 | 21,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,725 | 1,782 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £17.30 | £18.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.00% | -38.57% | +0.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.13% | -45.88% | +19.72% |
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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 | 4,998 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,321 |
| London | +6 | 2,626 | £545 | +3.81% | 521 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,532 | £500 | - | 1,037 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,826 | £525 | +5.00% | 745 |
| North of England | +9 | 951 | £500 | - | 306 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 477 | £513 | +2.50% | 84 |
| South East | -6 | 463 | £525 | +5.00% | 325 |
| Midlands | 0 | 407 | £488 | +2.63% | 106 |
| North West | +5 | 369 | £525 | +5.85% | 165 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 342 | £487 | -5.49% | 79 |
| South West | +3 | 285 | £525 | +0.96% | 165 |
| Scotland | +3 | 243 | £438 | -12.50% | 49 |
| East of England | +6 | 146 | £510 | +1.90% | 67 |
| North East | +1 | 116 | £425 | -9.09% | 58 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 59 | £488 | +10.92% | 26 |
| Wales | -4 | 42 | £450 | -5.26% | 20 |
| Northern Ireland | +25 | 25 | £545 | +3.81% | 13 |
| 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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