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 19 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 19 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +9 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,230 | 2,671 | 2,546 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.44% | 8.48% | 5.89% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.06% | 9.54% | 6.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,971 | 1,844 | 1,892 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £390 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £456 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.45% | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £656 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £507 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.47% | -7.73% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 57 | 24 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £39.81 | £26.27 | £56.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £27.41 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.70% | +2.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.26 | £74.58 | £76.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.10 | £93.90 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -10.00% | +14.32% |
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 | 32,398 | 27,994 | 37,832 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.63% | 88.92% | 87.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,495 | 16,988 | 25,007 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £307 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,977 | 897 | 1,738 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.52 | £15.62 | £14.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.94 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £38.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -16.34% | +19.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.00 | £62.50 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.25 | £74.92 | £75.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £30.83 | £40.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.15% | -23.46% | +54.90% |
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 19 January 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 19 January 2026.
CI/CD
Top 17 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 19 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +8 | 3,540 | £515 | -8.04% | 2,889 |
| London | +6 | 1,854 | £525 | -12.34% | 539 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 1,765 | £500 | -1.47% | 2,702 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,322 | £511 | -2.62% | 1,394 |
| North of England | +8 | 639 | £500 | - | 559 |
| Midlands | +16 | 359 | £515 | +3.00% | 354 |
| South East | +9 | 347 | £500 | -11.11% | 810 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 323 | £500 | - | 236 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 303 | £525 | +1.70% | 140 |
| North West | +10 | 246 | £453 | -9.40% | 247 |
| Scotland | +9 | 201 | £465 | -1.85% | 115 |
| South West | +13 | 163 | £538 | -10.42% | 353 |
| East of England | +3 | 83 | £625 | +42.86% | 371 |
| North East | +8 | 73 | £488 | -11.36% | 77 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 56 | £418 | -16.50% | 207 |
| Wales | -7 | 25 | £450 | -18.18% | 130 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 13 | - | - | 72 |
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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