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 13 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +9 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,888 | 3,029 | 2,654 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.18% | 9.27% | 6.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.13% | 10.25% | 7.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,967 | 2,090 | 1,829 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £424 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 121 | 40 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.31 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £51.25 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.53% | -0.77% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £83.54 | £71.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | -0.92% |
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 | 44,845 | 29,559 | 36,499 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.12% | 90.45% | 85.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,888 | 18,632 | 23,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.81% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,513 | 2,446 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.90 | £14.20 | £12.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.61 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -4.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.50 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +82.48% | -35.31% | +0.51% |
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.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 13 July 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 13 July 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 13 July 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 | +8 | 4,895 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,809 |
| London | +9 | 2,553 | £550 | +3.77% | 906 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 2,514 | £500 | +5.26% | 1,286 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,775 | £520 | +3.90% | 896 |
| North of England | +9 | 966 | £500 | +5.26% | 332 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 501 | £503 | +5.95% | 93 |
| South East | -4 | 441 | £525 | +5.00% | 344 |
| Midlands | +1 | 412 | £488 | +6.09% | 138 |
| North West | +7 | 377 | £505 | +3.32% | 195 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 339 | £490 | -1.44% | 86 |
| South West | +8 | 258 | £525 | -3.23% | 266 |
| Scotland | +3 | 257 | £425 | -15.00% | 80 |
| East of England | +4 | 147 | £550 | +17.90% | 60 |
| North East | +7 | 103 | £425 | - | 45 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 66 | £447 | +1.46% | 51 |
| Wales | +3 | 44 | £425 | -9.33% | 29 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 31 | £523 | +22.94% | 55 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £500 | - |
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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