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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +9 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,418 | 3,667 | 2,763 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.60% | 11.02% | 7.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.68% | 12.17% | 8.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,353 | 2,492 | 1,862 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £510 | £543 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | -5.99% | -5.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £608 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £702 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 135 | 44 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.10 | £50.38 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.42 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | - | £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 | 46,911 | 30,121 | 32,352 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.81% | 90.54% | 86.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,189 | 18,721 | 19,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £296 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,476 | 1,911 | 1,239 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.75 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.07% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.79 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £66.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.24 | £22.27 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.26% | -44.34% | -8.88% |
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 16 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 16 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 16 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 | 5,338 | £525 | +2.24% | 1,041 |
| London | +3 | 2,862 | £535 | +1.90% | 443 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,674 | £500 | - | 742 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,961 | £519 | +3.80% | 645 |
| North of England | +4 | 1,027 | £500 | +2.56% | 234 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 501 | £500 | - | 74 |
| South East | +1 | 483 | £525 | +5.00% | 190 |
| North West | +6 | 400 | £525 | +12.90% | 125 |
| Midlands | -5 | 385 | £469 | -6.67% | 78 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 334 | £470 | -10.90% | 58 |
| Scotland | -1 | 303 | £434 | -13.25% | 46 |
| South West | +4 | 293 | £540 | -1.82% | 148 |
| East of England | -4 | 143 | £505 | +1.00% | 35 |
| North East | -3 | 134 | £425 | -12.77% | 39 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 50 | £447 | +6.30% | 20 |
| Wales | +5 | 48 | £394 | -16.00% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | +21 | 24 | £600 | - | 5 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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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