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 17 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 20 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +10 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,208 | 2,598 | 2,482 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.82% | 8.84% | 5.83% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.83% | 9.72% | 6.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,555 | 1,835 | 1,750 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £364 | £403 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £741 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £492 | £539 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | -8.68% | -2.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 118 | 27 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.24 | £27.35 | £50.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £46.75 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.86 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.90 | £94.92 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.35% | +2.51% |
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 | 40,590 | 26,723 | 36,687 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.35% | 90.97% | 86.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,485 | 17,182 | 23,610 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.94% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,403 | 1,090 | 2,438 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.39 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.72 | £18.21 | £15.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.30 | £28.30 | £36.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.50% | -21.50% | +1.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.43 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.96% | -32.19% | +7.14% |
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 17 May 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 17 May 2026.
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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 17 May 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 | +8 | 4,324 | £525 | - | 1,626 |
| London | +10 | 2,226 | £541 | -1.66% | 682 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,219 | £500 | +1.63% | 1,136 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,524 | £507 | -3.43% | 1,791 |
| North of England | +11 | 819 | £500 | +2.04% | 352 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 441 | £500 | +2.56% | 93 |
| South East | +13 | 408 | £503 | +0.60% | 343 |
| Midlands | +8 | 395 | £482 | +1.39% | 115 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 315 | £489 | -4.52% | 63 |
| North West | +8 | 313 | £500 | - | 199 |
| South West | +11 | 233 | £525 | -3.67% | 152 |
| Scotland | +9 | 223 | £438 | -8.85% | 54 |
| East of England | +22 | 121 | £550 | +20.22% | 80 |
| North East | +5 | 76 | £450 | -2.17% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 74 | £443 | -4.32% | 52 |
| Wales | +5 | 36 | £433 | -26.19% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 26 | £638 | +50.00% | 21 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £500 | - |
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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