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 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 19 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +8 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,870 | 2,968 | 2,676 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.18% | 9.19% | 6.17% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.13% | 10.15% | 7.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,956 | 2,043 | 1,848 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £425 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.75% | -8.00% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £615 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £765 |
| 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 | 40 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £44.31 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.63 | £51.25 | £62.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.53% | -0.77% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £83.54 | £71.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -1.52% | +0.60% |
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 | 44,694 | 29,246 | 37,042 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.15% | 90.54% | 85.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,812 | 18,436 | 23,663 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £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 | 2,657 | 1,477 | 2,496 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.94 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.61 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.50 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.45% | -35.31% | -3.62% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | 4,888 | £525 | +2.44% | 2,056 |
| London | +8 | 2,550 | £550 | +3.77% | 964 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 2,505 | £500 | +5.26% | 1,499 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,759 | £520 | +1.46% | 912 |
| North of England | +10 | 967 | £500 | +5.26% | 350 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 508 | £510 | +4.08% | 99 |
| South East | +1 | 437 | £525 | +5.00% | 371 |
| Midlands | +3 | 415 | £489 | +6.46% | 142 |
| North West | +8 | 370 | £500 | +2.04% | 204 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 342 | £492 | -1.60% | 96 |
| South West | +8 | 256 | £525 | -1.64% | 386 |
| Scotland | +6 | 253 | £425 | -15.00% | 90 |
| East of England | +8 | 146 | £550 | +18.09% | 73 |
| North East | +8 | 104 | £425 | - | 48 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 66 | £447 | +1.71% | 45 |
| Wales | +3 | 44 | £425 | -10.53% | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 31 | £523 | +22.94% | 62 |
| 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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