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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +8 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,626 | 2,728 | 2,597 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.05% | 9.08% | 5.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.01% | 9.98% | 7.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,782 | 1,896 | 1,799 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £360 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £511 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.25% | -7.09% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £734 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £526 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.61% | -4.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 32 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £42.70 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £49.75 | £62.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £65.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.60 | £88.17 | £71.45 |
| 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 | 43,234 | 27,342 | 36,961 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.93% | 91.04% | 85.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,976 | 17,315 | 23,545 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.09% | -4.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £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 | 2,595 | 1,301 | 2,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.79 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.00 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £72.50 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.08 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.47% | -34.22% | +17.29% |
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 24 June 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 24 June 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 24 June 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 | 4,690 | £525 | +1.94% | 1,008 |
| London | +10 | 2,435 | £540 | +0.47% | 406 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 2,403 | £500 | +5.26% | 850 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,683 | £513 | -0.73% | 586 |
| North of England | +11 | 937 | £500 | +3.09% | 221 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 490 | £514 | +2.80% | 48 |
| Midlands | +5 | 412 | £484 | +5.01% | 85 |
| South East | +1 | 411 | £515 | +3.00% | 298 |
| North West | +7 | 360 | £500 | +2.04% | 142 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 335 | £490 | -1.94% | 56 |
| South West | +6 | 242 | £525 | -3.23% | 99 |
| Scotland | +5 | 236 | £425 | -13.97% | 41 |
| East of England | +14 | 137 | £550 | +22.22% | 63 |
| North East | +8 | 102 | £425 | +0.59% | 35 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 70 | £445 | +1.25% | 29 |
| Wales | +9 | 41 | £425 | -17.11% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 31 | £545 | +28.24% | 37 |
| 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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