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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,893 | 3,202 | 2,568 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.06% | 9.73% | 6.57% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.02% | 10.76% | 7.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,964 | 2,213 | 1,747 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £358 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £420 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £505 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | -6.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £706 | £765 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £491 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.83% | -6.48% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 123 | 43 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £45.41 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £55.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | - | -8.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.80 | £80.37 | £72.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -2.99% | +2.13% |
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 | 45,262 | 29,771 | 33,475 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.46% | 85.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,917 | 18,660 | 21,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,788 | 1,660 | 1,878 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.46 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.30 | £18.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.63% | -5.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £64.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.46 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.30 | £40.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.67% | -43.09% | +3.38% |
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 6 August 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 6 August 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 6 August 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 | 4,950 | £525 | +2.44% | 3,063 |
| London | +6 | 2,590 | £538 | +2.23% | 1,737 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 2,513 | £500 | +1.83% | 1,643 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,812 | £514 | +2.80% | 1,436 |
| North of England | +9 | 940 | £500 | +5.26% | 496 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 466 | £513 | +7.89% | 148 |
| South East | -5 | 452 | £525 | +5.00% | 425 |
| Midlands | +1 | 423 | £488 | +5.41% | 175 |
| North West | +4 | 372 | £525 | +8.25% | 280 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 360 | £487 | -5.49% | 115 |
| South West | +5 | 280 | £525 | +0.96% | 211 |
| Scotland | +4 | 245 | £425 | -15.00% | 142 |
| East of England | +9 | 144 | £509 | +5.12% | 96 |
| North East | +1 | 113 | £425 | -7.61% | 69 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 56 | £500 | +13.77% | 60 |
| Wales | -1 | 38 | £450 | -4.00% | 44 |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 24 | £545 | +3.81% | 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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