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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,823 | 3,109 | 2,563 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.08% | 9.47% | 6.43% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.05% | 10.47% | 7.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,922 | 2,148 | 1,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £376 | £357 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £420 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £614 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £713 | £772 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £484 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -7.81% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 118 | 42 | 74 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.13 | £44.96 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -1.52% | +0.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.80 | £81.66 | £73.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -3.70% | +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 | 44,620 | 29,684 | 34,056 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.46% | 85.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,627 | 18,648 | 21,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £734 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,682 | 1,621 | 1,980 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £14.20 | £13.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.73 | £17.33 | £17.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.13% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.35 | £68.75 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.57 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.55% | -41.56% | - |
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 29 July 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 29 July 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 29 July 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 | 4,876 | £525 | +2.44% | 2,067 |
| London | +7 | 2,550 | £550 | +4.76% | 1,083 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 2,475 | £500 | +3.31% | 1,236 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,773 | £515 | +3.00% | 1,013 |
| North of England | +10 | 931 | £500 | +5.26% | 389 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 474 | £509 | +7.05% | 104 |
| South East | -4 | 451 | £525 | +5.00% | 337 |
| Midlands | +4 | 409 | £487 | +5.93% | 148 |
| North West | +6 | 363 | £525 | +7.42% | 218 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 345 | £481 | -2.78% | 106 |
| South West | +7 | 272 | £525 | +0.96% | 160 |
| Scotland | +5 | 244 | £425 | -15.00% | 84 |
| East of England | +6 | 144 | £538 | +11.11% | 69 |
| North East | 0 | 107 | £425 | - | 68 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 57 | £488 | +10.39% | 42 |
| Wales | -2 | 39 | £450 | -4.00% | 32 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 24 | £545 | +3.81% | 29 |
| 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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