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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,965 | 3,262 | 2,646 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.12% | 10.04% | 6.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.15% | 11.10% | 8.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,048 | 2,229 | 1,794 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £361 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.44% | -6.82% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £759 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 119 | 47 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.16 | £49.59 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.66 | £57.25 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £68.22 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.95% | - | -12.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £94.00 | £84.78 | £71.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.96 | £65.00 | £67.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -2.99% | -8.84% |
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 | 45,377 | 29,398 | 32,720 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.44% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,769 | 18,279 | 20,543 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.49% |
| 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 | 2,906 | 1,760 | 1,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.20 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.73 | £17.30 | £18.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £47.03 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.58 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.14% | -47.37% | +14.67% |
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.
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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 3 September 2026.
CI/CD
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CI/CD.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 3 September 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 3 September 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 | +6 | 5,004 | £525 | +2.44% | 4,909 |
| London | +5 | 2,666 | £538 | +1.90% | 3,052 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 2,517 | £500 | - | 2,593 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,845 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,214 |
| North of England | +5 | 948 | £500 | +5.26% | 687 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 472 | £513 | +6.38% | 183 |
| South East | -3 | 452 | £529 | +5.75% | 531 |
| Midlands | -2 | 384 | £488 | +0.21% | 258 |
| North West | +4 | 366 | £525 | +7.97% | 392 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 321 | £488 | -7.14% | 160 |
| South West | +8 | 286 | £550 | +4.76% | 359 |
| Scotland | -1 | 263 | £438 | -12.50% | 366 |
| East of England | +6 | 150 | £509 | +1.80% | 208 |
| North East | -1 | 121 | £425 | -5.56% | 114 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 57 | £450 | +4.77% | 97 |
| Wales | -3 | 43 | £450 | -2.70% | 54 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 25 | £545 | +9.00% | 145 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - |
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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