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 10 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,061 | 3,350 | 2,669 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.12% | 10.16% | 6.97% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.14% | 11.23% | 8.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,087 | 2,278 | 1,805 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £360 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £759 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.31% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 125 | 49 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.20 | £49.80 | £55.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.50 | £59.50 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -1.52% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £83.87 | £71.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -2.99% | -10.67% |
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 | 46,112 | 29,840 | 32,750 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.46% | 85.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,098 | 18,520 | 20,299 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 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 | 3,038 | 1,780 | 1,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £14.23 | £14.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.38 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | +2.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.03 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.89% | -47.37% | +8.65% |
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 10 September 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 10 September 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 10 September 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 | 5,075 | £525 | +2.44% | 4,436 |
| London | +5 | 2,697 | £537 | +2.29% | 2,752 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,561 | £500 | - | 2,313 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,862 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,016 |
| North of England | +5 | 969 | £500 | +5.26% | 618 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 487 | £502 | +4.20% | 168 |
| South East | +2 | 463 | £535 | +7.00% | 483 |
| Midlands | -4 | 379 | £488 | -2.50% | 235 |
| North West | +2 | 371 | £525 | +10.53% | 359 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 316 | £488 | -7.14% | 152 |
| South West | +10 | 291 | £550 | +4.76% | 317 |
| Scotland | 0 | 269 | £438 | -12.50% | 343 |
| East of England | +2 | 152 | £507 | +1.40% | 184 |
| North East | -1 | 122 | £425 | -5.03% | 96 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 58 | £456 | +6.23% | 82 |
| Wales | +3 | 46 | £425 | -5.56% | 43 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 25 | £545 | +9.00% | 106 |
| 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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