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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 19 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +7 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,527 | 2,653 | 2,580 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.98% | 8.94% | 5.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.95% | 9.82% | 6.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,723 | 1,854 | 1,788 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £360 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -6.82% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 29 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.50 | £42.61 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.63 | £50.00 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.50 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.80 | £89.50 | £71.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.70% | +2.89% |
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 | 42,679 | 27,009 | 37,072 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.81% | 91.00% | 85.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,607 | 17,137 | 23,609 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.99% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £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 | 2,567 | 1,242 | 2,598 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.87 | £16.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.27 | £37.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.37% | -29.66% | +6.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.25 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.94% | -34.02% | +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 17 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 17 June 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 17 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 | +9 | 4,598 | £525 | +1.11% | 2,821 |
| London | +10 | 2,379 | £543 | +0.60% | 738 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,366 | £500 | +5.26% | 2,809 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,625 | £513 | -0.15% | 2,571 |
| North of England | +13 | 920 | £500 | +4.17% | 615 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 483 | £514 | +5.44% | 189 |
| South East | +4 | 411 | £513 | +2.50% | 654 |
| Midlands | +4 | 399 | £484 | +4.73% | 325 |
| North West | +8 | 350 | £500 | +0.81% | 326 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 323 | £492 | -1.60% | 163 |
| South West | +9 | 243 | £525 | -3.23% | 260 |
| Scotland | +4 | 234 | £425 | -14.14% | 292 |
| East of England | +15 | 134 | £550 | +22.22% | 351 |
| North East | +8 | 102 | £425 | -2.30% | 102 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 69 | £444 | +0.49% | 162 |
| Wales | +10 | 39 | £425 | -19.05% | 161 |
| Northern Ireland | +22 | 31 | £545 | +28.24% | 188 |
| 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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