CI/CD
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring CI/CD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CI/CD over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 30 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | -9 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 2,594 | 2,481 | 4,763 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 8.87% | 5.69% | 7.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 9.77% | 6.59% | 8.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,856 | 1,757 | 3,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £405 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +3.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 34 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.04 | £47.73 | £53.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.63 | £56.25 | £60.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.25 | £65.00 | £65.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.69% | -0.92% | +0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.41 | £70.00 | £74.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £96.83 | £72.13 | £75.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -0.76% | +9.17% |
All Process and 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 | 26,551 | 37,621 | 53,662 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.82% | 86.30% | 89.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,137 | 24,254 | 37,244 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £521 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.86% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £744 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.80% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,071 | 2,437 | 1,746 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.70 | £12.75 | £11.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.50 | £37.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.31% | -4.83% | +49.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.00 | £59.95 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.94 | £36.50 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.45% | +1.39% | +80.00% |
CI/CD
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CI/CD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CI/CD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
CI/CD
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
CI/CD
Top 17 Contract 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 30 April 2025. 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 | +9 | 2,102 | £536 | -4.50% | 2,334 |
| London | +6 | 1,267 | £575 | +1.77% | 1,132 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 984 | £525 | -4.55% | 1,611 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 920 | £500 | -9.09% | 1,347 |
| North of England | +8 | 293 | £500 | -9.09% | 494 |
| South East | +26 | 187 | £513 | -14.58% | 224 |
| Scotland | +7 | 167 | £480 | -4.00% | 99 |
| North West | -1 | 155 | £500 | -14.09% | 313 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 113 | £510 | -5.12% | 127 |
| Midlands | +44 | 112 | £475 | - | 189 |
| South West | +21 | 102 | £550 | -7.56% | 182 |
| West Midlands | +32 | 72 | £493 | +3.79% | 111 |
| East of England | +31 | 42 | £467 | -6.70% | 94 |
| East Midlands | +33 | 40 | £463 | +16.35% | 76 |
| North East | +17 | 28 | £506 | +8.00% | 54 |
| Wales | -5 | 18 | £533 | +3.90% | 47 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 11 | £425 | - | 37 |
CI/CD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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