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 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 27 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,911 | 3,260 | 2,644 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.01% | 9.95% | 6.81% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.02% | 11.00% | 7.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,997 | 2,237 | 1,782 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £361 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | -5.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 116 | 48 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.13 | £47.64 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -11.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £91.88 | £84.32 | £72.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -1.52% | -8.97% |
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 | 45,399 | 29,629 | 33,143 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.55% | 90.46% | 85.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,782 | 18,436 | 20,950 |
| 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 | 2,881 | 1,773 | 1,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £13.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £17.30 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -37.90% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.13% | -45.88% | +6.25% |
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 27 August 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 27 August 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 27 August 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 | 4,957 | £525 | +2.44% | 4,690 |
| London | +5 | 2,645 | £538 | +2.38% | 2,861 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,483 | £500 | - | 2,480 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,829 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,117 |
| North of England | +7 | 937 | £500 | +2.56% | 684 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 465 | £505 | +1.92% | 180 |
| South East | -4 | 444 | £525 | +5.00% | 539 |
| Midlands | +1 | 378 | £488 | +2.63% | 255 |
| North West | +4 | 364 | £525 | +6.71% | 383 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 317 | £488 | -5.98% | 163 |
| South West | +6 | 287 | £550 | +5.77% | 360 |
| Scotland | 0 | 259 | £425 | -14.66% | 299 |
| East of England | +4 | 143 | £509 | +1.80% | 188 |
| North East | 0 | 119 | £425 | -7.61% | 125 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 55 | £449 | +4.42% | 91 |
| Wales | -3 | 44 | £450 | -2.70% | 58 |
| Northern Ireland | +19 | 24 | £545 | +3.81% | 112 |
| 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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