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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 19 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +9 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,181 | 2,677 | 2,536 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.42% | 8.39% | 5.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.99% | 9.47% | 6.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,933 | 1,855 | 1,872 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £453 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £558 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -1.35% | -7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £658 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £752 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 20 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £26.31 | £54.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £51.78 | £60.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £66.25 | £73.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.89% | -9.86% | +12.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.50 | £75.63 | £77.26 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.90 | £97.18 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £74.00 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.16% | -1.33% | +14.32% |
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 | 32,180 | 28,256 | 37,599 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.89% | 88.57% | 87.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,310 | 17,164 | 24,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £306 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,978 | 898 | 1,563 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.59 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.50 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £42.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -22.97% | +23.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £62.12 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.65 | £75.00 | £77.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.83 | £30.41 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.64% | -31.67% | +62.56% |
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 10 January 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 10 January 2026.
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 10 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +7 | 3,478 | £519 | -5.73% | 2,235 |
| London | +5 | 1,809 | £525 | -12.18% | 527 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 1,757 | £500 | - | 1,986 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,322 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,205 |
| North of England | +7 | 620 | £492 | -1.50% | 436 |
| Midlands | +18 | 357 | £515 | +3.00% | 258 |
| South East | +11 | 340 | £500 | -11.11% | 619 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 307 | £500 | +1.01% | 189 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 295 | £523 | +3.73% | 118 |
| North West | +11 | 245 | £460 | -4.66% | 192 |
| Scotland | +9 | 216 | £465 | -0.85% | 74 |
| South West | +16 | 168 | £550 | -8.33% | 259 |
| East of England | 0 | 86 | £600 | +65.52% | 248 |
| North East | +10 | 72 | £500 | -9.09% | 56 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 62 | £418 | -16.50% | 136 |
| Wales | -6 | 23 | £473 | -14.09% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 12 | - | - | 45 |
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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