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 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 19 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +7 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,700 | 2,814 | 2,610 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.09% | 9.15% | 6.05% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.05% | 10.07% | 7.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,827 | 1,945 | 1,804 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.75% | -8.00% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £619 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 124 | 34 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £43.10 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £50.31 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.20 | £87.01 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.99% | +2.13% |
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 | 43,674 | 27,949 | 36,811 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.97% | 90.88% | 85.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,163 | 17,650 | 23,450 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.79% | -4.57% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,623 | 1,373 | 2,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.61 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | +3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.86 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.00 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.84% | -34.42% | +8.91% |
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 1 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 1 July 2026.
CI/CD
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 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 | 4,758 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,930 |
| London | +10 | 2,478 | £542 | +2.21% | 930 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 2,433 | £500 | +5.26% | 1,263 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,701 | £514 | +0.29% | 1,061 |
| North of England | +10 | 953 | £500 | +2.83% | 317 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 497 | £514 | +2.80% | 86 |
| South East | -1 | 420 | £525 | +5.00% | 419 |
| Midlands | +4 | 407 | £488 | +5.98% | 141 |
| North West | +8 | 368 | £500 | +2.30% | 189 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 333 | £492 | -1.60% | 89 |
| South West | +11 | 244 | £525 | -1.64% | 163 |
| Scotland | +4 | 239 | £425 | -14.14% | 64 |
| East of England | +11 | 139 | £550 | +18.02% | 77 |
| North East | +8 | 103 | £425 | +0.59% | 45 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 67 | £447 | +1.71% | 52 |
| Wales | +8 | 42 | £425 | -15.08% | 55 |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 31 | £523 | +22.94% | 45 |
| 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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