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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 25 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +3 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,061 | 2,757 | 2,905 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.44% | 7.56% | 6.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.71% | 8.77% | 7.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,799 | 1,870 | 2,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 48 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £50.88 | £50.84 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.25 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -11.67% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £74.61 | £78.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -10.00% | +14.32% |
All Process and 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 | 31,942 | 31,430 | 40,933 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.97% | 86.20% | 88.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,014 | 18,916 | 27,596 |
| 10th Percentile | £295 | £310 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.41% | -3.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,079 | 1,112 | 1,584 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.48 | £15.10 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.12 | £18.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £43.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -19.38% | +24.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £73.73 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £33.00 | £43.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.42% | -24.83% | +51.80% |
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 13 November 2025.
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 13 November 2025.
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 13 November 2025. 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 | 3,371 | £515 | -6.36% | 3,045 |
| London | +6 | 1,773 | £525 | -8.70% | 1,673 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 1,739 | £500 | - | 1,608 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 1,355 | £510 | -2.86% | 1,786 |
| North of England | +11 | 578 | £500 | +6.95% | 464 |
| Midlands | +21 | 330 | £515 | -0.96% | 196 |
| South East | +15 | 328 | £500 | -9.09% | 495 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 285 | £500 | +8.70% | 112 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 259 | £525 | -0.76% | 133 |
| Scotland | +12 | 252 | £500 | +11.11% | 85 |
| North West | +14 | 232 | £475 | - | 319 |
| South West | +13 | 156 | £550 | -4.35% | 200 |
| East of England | +11 | 117 | £500 | - | 105 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 71 | £420 | -15.15% | 62 |
| North East | +15 | 63 | £488 | +14.71% | 34 |
| Wales | -5 | 26 | £456 | -13.18% | 43 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 9 | - | - | 43 |
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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