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 21 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 20 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +9 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,232 | 2,557 | 2,477 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.84% | 8.79% | 5.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.86% | 9.65% | 6.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,577 | 1,802 | 1,749 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £520 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.48% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £490 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -8.24% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 116 | 26 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.23 | £31.25 | £50.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £48.99 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.25 | £63.25 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.32% | -2.69% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £79.41 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.50 | £95.53 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.35% | +2.51% |
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 | 40,694 | 26,498 | 36,630 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.34% | 91.04% | 86.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,533 | 17,004 | 23,615 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,389 | 1,106 | 2,441 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.35 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.00 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.79% | -23.29% | +1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £59.98 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -33.82% | +8.57% |
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 21 May 2026.
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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 21 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 21 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 | 4,331 | £525 | - | 1,688 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,238 | £500 | +2.04% | 1,229 |
| London | +9 | 2,220 | £545 | -0.91% | 726 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,522 | £513 | -2.38% | 999 |
| North of England | +13 | 832 | £500 | +0.81% | 344 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 457 | £500 | - | 87 |
| South East | +13 | 411 | £505 | +1.00% | 383 |
| Midlands | +8 | 394 | £481 | +1.26% | 109 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 312 | £488 | -4.88% | 64 |
| North West | +8 | 309 | £500 | - | 198 |
| South West | +14 | 239 | £525 | -3.67% | 167 |
| Scotland | +8 | 225 | £431 | -10.16% | 58 |
| East of England | +18 | 120 | £550 | +20.22% | 110 |
| North East | +5 | 79 | £450 | -2.17% | 62 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 75 | £440 | -4.14% | 45 |
| Wales | +5 | 33 | £425 | -24.51% | 30 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 28 | £644 | +51.47% | 46 |
| 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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