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 3 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 22 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +6 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,166 | 2,843 | 2,811 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.50% | 7.94% | 6.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.92% | 9.09% | 7.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,891 | 1,953 | 2,067 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £451 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £565 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -2.65% | -5.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £653 | £675 |
| 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 | 51 | 44 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.00 | £31.74 | £53.00 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £64.38 | £60.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.50 | £76.75 | £78.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +14.32% |
All Process and 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 | 32,257 | 31,288 | 39,893 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.04% | 87.36% | 88.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,268 | 18,944 | 26,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £309 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.50% | -3.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,091 | 1,103 | 1,539 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.23 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.19 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.71% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.61 | £63.42 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.85 | £32.39 | £43.95 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.45% | -26.30% | +40.82% |
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 3 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 3 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +10 | 3,457 | £515 | -7.21% | 1,321 |
| London | +5 | 1,820 | £525 | -10.64% | 538 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 1,771 | £500 | - | 1,182 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,365 | £510 | -2.86% | 856 |
| North of England | +9 | 576 | £500 | +5.26% | 284 |
| Midlands | +24 | 346 | £515 | +0.00% | 125 |
| South East | +12 | 345 | £500 | -9.09% | 489 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 279 | £525 | - | 95 |
| Yorkshire | -1 | 272 | £500 | +9.89% | 81 |
| Scotland | +13 | 247 | £475 | +2.70% | 69 |
| North West | +14 | 240 | £453 | -8.44% | 169 |
| South West | +13 | 163 | £550 | -4.35% | 129 |
| East of England | +7 | 110 | £550 | +10.00% | 64 |
| East Midlands | +21 | 67 | £418 | -16.50% | 26 |
| North East | +13 | 66 | £500 | +5.26% | 36 |
| Wales | -1 | 31 | £456 | -13.18% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 10 | - | - | 11 |
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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