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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +10 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,285 | 2,557 | 2,468 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.87% | 8.87% | 5.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.88% | 9.75% | 6.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,601 | 1,806 | 1,745 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £515 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.49% | -6.36% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -10.11% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 118 | 26 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.24 | £31.25 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £48.99 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.50 | £59.63 | £67.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.53% | -11.01% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.69 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.30 | £90.63 | £72.89 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -4.44% | +2.89% |
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 | 41,043 | 26,226 | 36,546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.43% | 91.02% | 85.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,708 | 16,839 | 23,557 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.74% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,422 | 1,067 | 2,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.26 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.87 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.28 | £27.94 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.31% | -22.39% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £58.09 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £74.25 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.85 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.33% | -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 24 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 24 May 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 24 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 | +7 | 4,375 | £525 | - | 1,402 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,257 | £500 | +4.17% | 1,018 |
| London | +8 | 2,244 | £545 | -0.96% | 607 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,533 | £513 | -2.01% | 783 |
| North of England | +11 | 843 | £500 | +1.63% | 332 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 464 | £500 | +2.56% | 78 |
| South East | +11 | 414 | £505 | +1.00% | 286 |
| Midlands | +8 | 393 | £481 | +4.00% | 87 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 314 | £488 | -2.50% | 53 |
| North West | +6 | 312 | £500 | - | 197 |
| South West | +10 | 241 | £525 | -3.23% | 139 |
| Scotland | +7 | 225 | £425 | -12.37% | 45 |
| East of England | +13 | 125 | £550 | +18.28% | 68 |
| North East | +2 | 80 | £450 | -1.10% | 60 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 72 | £444 | -3.32% | 34 |
| Wales | +6 | 34 | £425 | -24.51% | 26 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 28 | £644 | +51.47% | 49 |
| 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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