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 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +11 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,052 | 2,639 | 2,405 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.94% | 8.97% | 5.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.88% | 9.88% | 6.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,479 | 1,894 | 1,723 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £380 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £438 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.05% | -4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.98% | -2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 103 | 30 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.24 | £27.04 | £35.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £45.63 | £55.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.00 | £64.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.88% | +6.61% | -7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.13 | £81.60 | £67.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £96.83 | £73.86 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £62.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.84% | -5.34% |
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 | 39,218 | 26,699 | 37,767 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.74% | 86.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,782 | 17,291 | 24,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -0.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.41% | -3.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,336 | 1,037 | 2,416 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.93 | £14.84 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.74 | £18.51 | £15.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -14.29% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.33 | £62.50 | £58.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.13 | £75.00 | £71.81 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.88 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.53% | -17.50% | - |
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 19 April 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 19 April 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 19 April 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 | 4,221 | £520 | -3.70% | 1,615 |
| London | +6 | 2,181 | £525 | -8.65% | 637 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,118 | £500 | - | 1,163 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,487 | £500 | -4.76% | 798 |
| North of England | +10 | 767 | £500 | - | 344 |
| Midlands | +16 | 422 | £488 | +2.20% | 141 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 414 | £500 | -2.44% | 109 |
| South East | +11 | 411 | £500 | -2.44% | 317 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 341 | £492 | -0.19% | 76 |
| North West | +9 | 300 | £490 | -2.00% | 183 |
| Scotland | +7 | 203 | £438 | -7.89% | 71 |
| South West | +4 | 200 | £525 | -5.83% | 169 |
| East of England | +10 | 106 | £565 | +21.11% | 104 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 75 | £428 | -7.57% | 65 |
| North East | +5 | 61 | £450 | -11.11% | 53 |
| Wales | 0 | 27 | £440 | -19.27% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +10 | 19 | £500 | +17.65% | 15 |
| 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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