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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +11 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,248 | 3,521 | 2,729 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.38% | 10.65% | 7.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.47% | 11.75% | 8.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,231 | 2,390 | 1,836 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £431 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £612 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 129 | 43 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.65 | £50.25 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.81 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £94.00 | - | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
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 | 46,382 | 29,970 | 32,481 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.48% | 90.66% | 85.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,008 | 18,622 | 19,630 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £733 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,245 | 1,858 | 1,349 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.70 | £14.32 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.19 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.07% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.64 | £65.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.50 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.01% | -48.10% | +1.18% |
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 October 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 October 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 October 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 | +7 | 5,199 | £525 | +2.34% | 5,847 |
| London | +3 | 2,755 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,109 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,645 | £500 | - | 3,323 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,896 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,694 |
| North of England | +3 | 1,004 | £500 | +2.83% | 921 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 499 | £500 | +2.30% | 270 |
| South East | +2 | 468 | £525 | +5.00% | 712 |
| North West | +6 | 380 | £530 | +11.58% | 524 |
| Midlands | -6 | 374 | £477 | -4.60% | 378 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 323 | £484 | -9.46% | 239 |
| South West | +6 | 300 | £540 | -1.82% | 460 |
| Scotland | -2 | 300 | £440 | -12.00% | 374 |
| East of England | +5 | 163 | £506 | +1.20% | 244 |
| North East | -2 | 136 | £425 | -12.82% | 133 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 49 | £469 | +9.27% | 139 |
| Wales | -2 | 48 | £413 | -9.59% | 100 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 24 | £591 | - | 142 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - | 1 |
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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