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 11 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +11 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,550 | 2,699 | 2,522 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.46% | 8.77% | 5.66% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.17% | 9.80% | 6.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,182 | 1,875 | 1,872 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £390 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £455 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.98% | -2.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 61 | 20 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.00 | £26.15 | £52.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £26.97 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.37% | +2.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.63 | £76.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £97.18 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £74.44 | £68.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.68% | +8.28% | +4.79% |
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 | 34,545 | 27,534 | 38,814 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.04% | 89.45% | 87.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,908 | 16,837 | 25,471 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £717 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.50% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,083 | 848 | 2,117 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.51 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.78 | £21.03 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £33.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -2.99% | +2.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.38 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £72.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.08 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.08% | -11.20% | +8.53% |
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 11 February 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 11 February 2026.
CI/CD
Top 17 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 11 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +6 | 3,776 | £513 | -8.48% | 1,381 |
| London | +4 | 1,977 | £525 | -11.21% | 587 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 1,886 | £500 | - | 1,035 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,409 | £500 | -5.66% | 847 |
| North of England | +10 | 709 | £491 | -1.80% | 297 |
| Midlands | +19 | 384 | £506 | +3.27% | 131 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 362 | £500 | - | 84 |
| South East | +3 | 360 | £500 | -10.71% | 331 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 324 | £520 | +5.80% | 95 |
| North West | +9 | 281 | £450 | -10.00% | 186 |
| Scotland | +10 | 215 | £450 | -5.26% | 68 |
| South West | +5 | 162 | £525 | -12.50% | 139 |
| East of England | +3 | 85 | £600 | +33.33% | 51 |
| North East | +6 | 72 | £488 | -6.02% | 29 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 60 | £418 | -14.80% | 37 |
| Wales | +1 | 27 | £433 | -21.36% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 19 | - | - | 10 |
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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