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 20 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 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 | 5,937 | 3,239 | 2,613 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.10% | 9.86% | 6.74% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.10% | 10.91% | 7.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,018 | 2,230 | 1,773 |
| 10th Percentile | £385 | £360 | £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 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 46 | 77 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.25 | £46.75 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | -10.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £85.23 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -2.99% | -7.59% |
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 | 45,331 | 29,700 | 33,127 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.72% | 90.46% | 85.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,838 | 18,524 | 21,130 |
| 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% | -3.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,836 | 1,729 | 1,767 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.31 | £17.33 | £18.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.63 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.54% | -38.57% | -0.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.99 | £49.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £24.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.17% | -43.53% | +17.65% |
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 20 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 20 August 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 20 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 | 4,991 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,336 |
| London | +6 | 2,644 | £540 | +2.86% | 537 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,508 | £500 | - | 1,029 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,819 | £525 | +5.00% | 737 |
| North of England | +8 | 943 | £500 | +0.81% | 299 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 471 | £511 | +2.25% | 81 |
| South East | -4 | 453 | £525 | +5.00% | 313 |
| Midlands | 0 | 395 | £488 | +2.63% | 110 |
| North West | +5 | 364 | £525 | +5.85% | 160 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 330 | £488 | -5.34% | 81 |
| South West | +5 | 290 | £550 | +6.80% | 172 |
| Scotland | 0 | 243 | £438 | -12.50% | 48 |
| East of England | +10 | 145 | £509 | +1.80% | 66 |
| North East | 0 | 119 | £425 | -9.09% | 60 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 59 | £475 | +8.08% | 28 |
| Wales | -1 | 44 | £450 | -4.00% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 25 | £545 | +3.81% | 13 |
| 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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