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 30 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 20 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,246 | 2,751 | 2,600 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.48% | 8.26% | 6.01% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.03% | 9.36% | 6.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,982 | 1,909 | 1,911 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £385 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £550 | £553 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | -0.45% | -7.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £651 | £653 |
| 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 | 59 | 23 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | £26.36 | £56.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.50 | £62.50 | £61.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £74.72 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.30 | £94.81 | £78.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £68.75 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.45% | -8.33% | +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 | 32,589 | 29,397 | 38,047 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.09% | 88.30% | 88.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,542 | 17,920 | 25,365 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £308 | £306 |
| 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 | £724 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,036 | 949 | 1,516 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.30 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -26.05% | +25.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.52 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.00 | £74.77 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.58 | £30.62 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.00% | -31.97% | +42.45% |
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 30 December 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 30 December 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 30 December 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 | +9 | 3,520 | £515 | -6.36% | 9,591 |
| London | +3 | 1,833 | £525 | -10.26% | 1,413 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 1,789 | £500 | - | 8,997 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,355 | £510 | -2.86% | 5,614 |
| North of England | +6 | 622 | £488 | - | 2,094 |
| Midlands | +20 | 354 | £515 | +3.00% | 1,644 |
| South East | +6 | 344 | £500 | -9.09% | 2,181 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 308 | £500 | +2.56% | 901 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 293 | £520 | +2.47% | 851 |
| North West | +13 | 247 | £466 | -2.00% | 1,051 |
| Scotland | +8 | 229 | £465 | -1.27% | 434 |
| South West | +22 | 168 | £550 | -8.33% | 1,004 |
| East of England | +11 | 97 | £573 | +30.86% | 1,355 |
| North East | +12 | 71 | £494 | -10.23% | 144 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 61 | £418 | -16.50% | 693 |
| Wales | -1 | 29 | £469 | -13.79% | 244 |
| Northern Ireland | -12 | 11 | - | - | 158 |
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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