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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 20 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,262 | 2,742 | 2,590 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.49% | 8.27% | 6.03% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.05% | 9.36% | 6.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,989 | 1,899 | 1,903 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £385 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £553 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -0.45% | -7.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £656 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 58 | 22 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.00 | £26.34 | £56.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.75 | £61.25 | £61.44 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £74.86 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.45 | £95.73 | £78.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -10.00% | +14.32% |
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 | 32,670 | 29,303 | 37,803 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.06% | 88.34% | 87.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,630 | 17,837 | 25,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £308 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,024 | 946 | 1,523 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.30 | £18.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -26.97% | +27.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.72 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.25 | £74.60 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.58 | £30.45 | £45.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.58% | -32.65% | +44.86% |
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 1 January 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 1 January 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 1 January 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 | +10 | 3,537 | £518 | -5.91% | 2,729 |
| London | +5 | 1,850 | £525 | -11.58% | 1,240 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 1,787 | £500 | - | 1,723 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,354 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,515 |
| North of England | +8 | 625 | £488 | -0.26% | 547 |
| Midlands | +19 | 358 | £515 | +3.00% | 230 |
| South East | +7 | 340 | £500 | -9.09% | 423 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 311 | £500 | +2.04% | 206 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 297 | £520 | +2.47% | 140 |
| North West | +11 | 246 | £471 | -0.84% | 295 |
| Scotland | +10 | 226 | £465 | -1.27% | 84 |
| South West | +18 | 167 | £550 | -8.33% | 214 |
| East of England | +10 | 97 | £573 | +30.86% | 170 |
| North East | +13 | 72 | £500 | -9.09% | 48 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 61 | £418 | -16.50% | 84 |
| Wales | -1 | 29 | £469 | -14.77% | 42 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 11 | - | - | 39 |
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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