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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +9 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,862 | 3,017 | 2,656 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.14% | 9.30% | 6.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.10% | 10.28% | 7.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,951 | 2,081 | 1,830 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £423 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £501 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.90% | -9.00% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £477 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.93% | -9.24% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 120 | 41 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.51 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.81 | £51.25 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £82.96 | £71.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | - | -0.92% |
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 | 44,765 | 29,340 | 36,482 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.42% | 85.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,853 | 18,476 | 23,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | £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 | 2,647 | 1,521 | 2,449 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.94 | £14.20 | £12.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.61 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -4.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.50 | £52.50 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.70 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.25 | £24.64 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.64% | -35.36% | -0.99% |
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 15 July 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 15 July 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 15 July 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 | +8 | 4,861 | £525 | +2.44% | 1,937 |
| London | +9 | 2,538 | £543 | +3.28% | 661 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 2,495 | £500 | +4.93% | 1,715 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,786 | £515 | +3.00% | 1,494 |
| North of England | +10 | 958 | £500 | +5.26% | 463 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 492 | £500 | +5.26% | 147 |
| South East | -4 | 432 | £525 | +5.00% | 436 |
| Midlands | +3 | 409 | £481 | +4.57% | 208 |
| North West | +8 | 378 | £500 | +2.83% | 251 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 336 | £488 | +0.52% | 114 |
| Scotland | +4 | 261 | £425 | -15.00% | 171 |
| South West | +11 | 260 | £525 | -3.23% | 174 |
| East of England | +6 | 146 | £550 | +17.90% | 143 |
| North East | +5 | 103 | £425 | - | 66 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 66 | £447 | -0.67% | 93 |
| Wales | +2 | 40 | £450 | -4.00% | 82 |
| Northern Ireland | +26 | 31 | £523 | +22.94% | 64 |
| 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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