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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 20 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +9 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,210 | 2,563 | 2,491 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.82% | 8.79% | 5.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.84% | 9.65% | 6.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,565 | 1,806 | 1,758 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £364 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £523 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.96% | -5.00% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -9.26% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 117 | 26 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.23 | £31.25 | £50.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £48.99 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £63.25 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.72% | -2.69% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.41 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.00 | £95.53 | £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 | 40,582 | 26,548 | 36,652 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.29% | 91.02% | 86.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,477 | 17,040 | 23,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £514 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.88% | -2.10% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,387 | 1,106 | 2,443 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.35 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.80 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.17 | £36.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.90% | -21.86% | +0.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.70 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -32.93% | +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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | 4,310 | £525 | - | 1,799 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 2,227 | £500 | +2.04% | 1,262 |
| London | +8 | 2,210 | £545 | -0.91% | 796 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,516 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,005 |
| North of England | +12 | 830 | £500 | +1.63% | 358 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 452 | £500 | +2.56% | 91 |
| South East | +13 | 405 | £503 | +0.60% | 398 |
| Midlands | +8 | 392 | £478 | +0.63% | 118 |
| North West | +8 | 313 | £500 | - | 213 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 310 | £488 | -4.88% | 72 |
| South West | +6 | 236 | £525 | -3.67% | 178 |
| Scotland | +7 | 225 | £431 | -10.62% | 60 |
| East of England | +21 | 121 | £550 | +22.22% | 116 |
| North East | +5 | 77 | £450 | -2.17% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 75 | £440 | -4.14% | 46 |
| Wales | +4 | 33 | £425 | -24.51% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 28 | £644 | +51.47% | 22 |
| 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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