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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +8 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,635 | 2,745 | 2,608 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.07% | 9.11% | 5.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.03% | 10.01% | 7.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,790 | 1,903 | 1,807 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £360 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £512 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.54% | -6.91% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £625 | £651 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £735 | £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 | 43,238 | 27,425 | 37,092 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.97% | 91.06% | 85.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,959 | 17,371 | 23,647 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £514 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.78% | -3.81% | -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 | 2,600 | 1,291 | 2,584 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.70 | £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 | £54.88 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £71.25 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.04 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.73% | -34.32% | +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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 4,700 | £525 | +1.94% | 1,184 |
| London | +9 | 2,444 | £540 | +0.47% | 530 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 2,406 | £500 | +5.26% | 865 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,690 | £514 | -0.44% | 642 |
| North of England | +11 | 936 | £500 | +3.09% | 232 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 489 | £515 | +2.93% | 52 |
| South East | -2 | 413 | £520 | +4.00% | 296 |
| Midlands | +5 | 410 | £488 | +5.69% | 99 |
| North West | +7 | 360 | £500 | +2.04% | 148 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 333 | £492 | -1.60% | 64 |
| South West | +5 | 243 | £525 | -1.64% | 103 |
| Scotland | +6 | 237 | £425 | -14.14% | 49 |
| East of England | +12 | 137 | £550 | +22.22% | 69 |
| North East | +8 | 102 | £425 | +0.59% | 36 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 70 | £445 | +1.25% | 35 |
| Wales | +9 | 41 | £425 | -17.11% | 24 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 31 | £545 | +28.24% | 12 |
| 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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