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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +9 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,940 | 3,271 | 2,662 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.07% | 9.99% | 6.89% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.09% | 11.04% | 8.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,018 | 2,242 | 1,804 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £361 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £759 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 121 | 47 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | £48.99 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -12.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | £84.78 | £71.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -2.99% | -8.84% |
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 | 45,369 | 29,617 | 32,996 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.56% | 90.44% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,730 | 18,446 | 20,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,902 | 1,758 | 1,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £14.20 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.78 | £17.30 | £18.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.09 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.39% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.88 | £47.09 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.25 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.56 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +92.49% | -47.37% | +14.67% |
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.
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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 1 September 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 1 September 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 1 September 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 | +6 | 4,988 | £525 | +2.44% | 4,616 |
| London | +5 | 2,654 | £538 | +2.38% | 2,813 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,504 | £500 | - | 2,501 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,844 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,127 |
| North of England | +6 | 946 | £500 | +5.26% | 689 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 473 | £507 | +6.57% | 182 |
| South East | -5 | 455 | £533 | +6.50% | 508 |
| Midlands | -3 | 379 | £488 | +1.77% | 249 |
| North West | +5 | 363 | £525 | +7.42% | 392 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 317 | £488 | -6.56% | 160 |
| South West | +6 | 288 | £550 | +5.26% | 351 |
| Scotland | -1 | 257 | £425 | -15.00% | 343 |
| East of England | +7 | 147 | £510 | +1.90% | 188 |
| North East | -1 | 121 | £425 | -5.56% | 118 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 56 | £450 | +4.77% | 88 |
| Wales | -3 | 42 | £450 | -2.70% | 51 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 23 | £545 | +9.00% | 137 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - |
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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