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 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 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 | 4,226 | 2,690 | 2,576 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.48% | 8.30% | 5.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.05% | 9.39% | 6.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,962 | 1,864 | 1,902 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £386 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £422 | £453 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £555 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -0.90% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £656 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 20 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.00 | £26.31 | £55.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.75 | £51.78 | £60.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.25 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -11.67% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £75.63 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.15 | £97.18 | £77.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £74.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.16% | -1.33% | +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 | 32,393 | 28,662 | 37,791 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.03% | 88.45% | 87.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,476 | 17,418 | 25,154 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £307 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,009 | 929 | 1,539 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.48 | £18.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -23.53% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.65 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.83 | £30.45 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.76% | -31.57% | +39.45% |
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 4 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 4 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 4 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 | 3,511 | £520 | -7.14% | 3,038 |
| London | +4 | 1,826 | £525 | -12.50% | 721 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 1,781 | £500 | - | 2,623 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,343 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,695 |
| North of England | +8 | 620 | £496 | -0.70% | 617 |
| Midlands | +18 | 357 | £515 | +3.00% | 445 |
| South East | +9 | 343 | £500 | -11.50% | 724 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 306 | £500 | - | 281 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 295 | £523 | +2.96% | 231 |
| North West | +11 | 247 | £471 | -0.84% | 282 |
| Scotland | +5 | 221 | £465 | -1.27% | 117 |
| South West | +18 | 169 | £550 | -8.33% | 309 |
| East of England | +13 | 96 | £588 | +62.07% | 342 |
| North East | +12 | 71 | £494 | -10.23% | 55 |
| East Midlands | +12 | 62 | £418 | -16.50% | 190 |
| Wales | -3 | 28 | £463 | -15.91% | 69 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 12 | - | - | 37 |
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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