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 11 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 19 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +10 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,494 | 2,615 | 2,548 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.01% | 8.90% | 5.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.99% | 9.78% | 6.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,701 | 1,824 | 1,773 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £511 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.81% | -7.14% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £621 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £773 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £526 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.61% | -4.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 29 | 59 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £42.61 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £50.00 | £61.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -7.41% | +2.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.30 | £89.50 | £72.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.14% | +6.70% |
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 | 42,291 | 26,731 | 37,187 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.76% | 91.01% | 85.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,385 | 16,984 | 23,772 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.99% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £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 | 2,541 | 1,182 | 2,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £27.28 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.14% | -25.26% | +1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £56.00 | £61.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +8.91% |
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 11 June 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 11 June 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 11 June 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 | +10 | 4,566 | £525 | +1.94% | 1,335 |
| London | +10 | 2,361 | £543 | +0.60% | 528 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,348 | £500 | +5.26% | 969 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,613 | £514 | +0.29% | 851 |
| North of England | +13 | 907 | £500 | +4.17% | 295 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 485 | £514 | +8.21% | 66 |
| South East | +9 | 418 | £511 | +6.96% | 304 |
| Midlands | +5 | 398 | £481 | +4.03% | 94 |
| North West | +7 | 343 | £500 | - | 188 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 319 | £492 | -1.60% | 56 |
| South West | +11 | 238 | £525 | - | 119 |
| Scotland | +5 | 229 | £425 | -14.14% | 40 |
| East of England | +13 | 131 | £550 | +22.22% | 87 |
| North East | +6 | 94 | £450 | +3.45% | 43 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 72 | £440 | -2.22% | 38 |
| Wales | +9 | 39 | £425 | -21.30% | 18 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 32 | £545 | +28.24% | 27 |
| 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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