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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,918 | 3,212 | 2,577 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.08% | 9.75% | 6.62% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.06% | 10.78% | 7.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,985 | 2,217 | 1,748 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £421 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | £701 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 46 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.50 | £44.51 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.63 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.15% | - | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.80 | £85.23 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -1.52% | -2.66% |
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 | 45,312 | 29,789 | 33,296 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.84% | 90.47% | 85.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,886 | 18,626 | 21,285 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £421 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £727 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,829 | 1,693 | 1,837 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.30 | £18.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -38.57% | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.13 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.74 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.36% | -46.51% | +17.24% |
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 August 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 August 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 August 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 | 4,973 | £525 | +2.44% | 3,068 |
| London | +6 | 2,613 | £538 | +2.38% | 1,780 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,513 | £500 | - | 1,614 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,829 | £520 | +4.00% | 1,429 |
| North of England | +9 | 943 | £500 | +2.56% | 464 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 472 | £507 | +3.73% | 127 |
| South East | -6 | 452 | £525 | +5.00% | 420 |
| Midlands | -1 | 415 | £486 | +5.08% | 167 |
| North West | +5 | 369 | £525 | +6.92% | 265 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 353 | £481 | -6.60% | 108 |
| South West | +5 | 283 | £525 | +0.48% | 214 |
| Scotland | 0 | 239 | £425 | -15.00% | 153 |
| East of England | +6 | 146 | £510 | +2.00% | 99 |
| North East | 0 | 113 | £425 | -7.61% | 73 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 55 | £488 | +12.13% | 59 |
| Wales | 0 | 41 | £450 | -4.00% | 45 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 25 | £545 | +3.81% | 62 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 1 |
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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