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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,253 | 3,602 | 2,770 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.47% | 10.86% | 7.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.56% | 12.01% | 8.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,235 | 2,447 | 1,853 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | £610 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £701 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 127 | 42 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.30 | £50.13 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.66 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £94.25 | - | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.50 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.92% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
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 | 46,102 | 30,004 | 32,672 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.59% | 90.46% | 86.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,718 | 18,629 | 19,703 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,326 | 1,885 | 1,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.58 | £14.33 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.13% | -8.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.52 | £65.00 | £73.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £41.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -46.02% | -2.94% |
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 9 October 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 9 October 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 9 October 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 | +7 | 5,202 | £525 | +2.14% | 6,406 |
| London | +3 | 2,780 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,669 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,620 | £500 | - | 3,176 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,915 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,863 |
| North of England | +4 | 1,015 | £500 | +2.56% | 886 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 499 | £500 | - | 266 |
| South East | +2 | 470 | £525 | +5.00% | 604 |
| North West | +6 | 389 | £530 | +11.58% | 490 |
| Midlands | -6 | 359 | £475 | -5.00% | 341 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 315 | £477 | -9.14% | 219 |
| Scotland | 0 | 303 | £450 | -10.00% | 451 |
| South West | +5 | 288 | £550 | - | 392 |
| East of England | -1 | 147 | £505 | +1.00% | 266 |
| North East | -3 | 135 | £425 | -12.82% | 134 |
| Wales | +5 | 48 | £394 | -13.70% | 84 |
| East Midlands | -33 | 43 | £463 | +7.81% | 122 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 24 | £600 | - | 161 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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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