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 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 21 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +8 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,254 | 2,794 | 2,656 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.56% | 8.12% | 6.05% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.07% | 9.22% | 6.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,971 | 1,937 | 1,946 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £453 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £550 | £560 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | -1.79% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £653 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £756 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 60 | 30 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.25 | £26.48 | £51.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.63 | - | £61.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.15 | £88.41 | £78.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -10.00% | +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 | 32,541 | 30,291 | 38,815 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.45% | 88.04% | 88.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,482 | 18,505 | 25,899 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £618 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £744 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,089 | 1,000 | 1,504 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.53 | £15.61 | £14.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.30 | £18.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.84 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.86% | +25.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £73.78 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £32.28 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.75% | -27.46% | +39.06% |
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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | 3,534 | £515 | -8.44% | 1,491 |
| London | +5 | 1,845 | £525 | -11.58% | 513 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 1,804 | £500 | - | 1,314 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,368 | £510 | -2.95% | 1,062 |
| North of England | +10 | 611 | £488 | -0.26% | 352 |
| Midlands | +20 | 359 | £515 | +3.00% | 137 |
| South East | +7 | 344 | £500 | -10.71% | 439 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 306 | £500 | +2.56% | 116 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 295 | £520 | -0.95% | 89 |
| North West | +11 | 239 | £460 | -4.66% | 202 |
| Scotland | +10 | 237 | £470 | +0.21% | 122 |
| South West | +19 | 169 | £550 | -4.35% | 152 |
| East of England | +7 | 105 | £550 | +10.00% | 94 |
| North East | +10 | 70 | £494 | -10.23% | 39 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 64 | £420 | -15.15% | 46 |
| Wales | -3 | 30 | £463 | -13.95% | 25 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 11 | - | - | 14 |
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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