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 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 20 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +10 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,349 | 2,542 | 2,473 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.95% | 8.87% | 5.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.96% | 9.75% | 6.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,627 | 1,800 | 1,748 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.12% | -6.68% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £477 | £536 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.93% | -11.06% | -2.59% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 122 | 26 | 49 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £39.76 | £51.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £49.24 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £63.25 | £67.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.72% | -5.60% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.93 | £90.63 | £72.89 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.70% | +2.89% |
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 | 41,286 | 26,078 | 36,653 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.54% | 91.02% | 85.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,818 | 16,706 | 23,627 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.19% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £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 | 2,472 | 1,084 | 2,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.08 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.28 | £27.52 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.64% | -23.57% | -1.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £57.84 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.19 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
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 28 May 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 28 May 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 28 May 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 | 4,430 | £525 | - | 1,608 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 2,298 | £500 | +4.93% | 1,063 |
| London | +10 | 2,264 | £545 | -0.91% | 732 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,561 | £513 | -2.01% | 853 |
| North of England | +12 | 873 | £500 | +2.04% | 352 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 482 | £500 | +5.26% | 84 |
| South East | +10 | 415 | £509 | +1.80% | 281 |
| Midlands | +8 | 394 | £481 | +4.00% | 115 |
| North West | +9 | 325 | £500 | - | 214 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 316 | £488 | -1.52% | 73 |
| South West | +12 | 241 | £525 | -1.64% | 141 |
| Scotland | +8 | 228 | £425 | -11.46% | 52 |
| East of England | +12 | 128 | £550 | +18.28% | 74 |
| North East | +1 | 81 | £450 | -2.17% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 71 | £440 | -3.19% | 42 |
| Wales | +4 | 38 | £425 | -24.51% | 27 |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 28 | £644 | +51.47% | 32 |
| 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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