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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 21 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +7 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 4,268 | 2,770 | 2,651 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.48% | 8.21% | 6.06% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.03% | 9.30% | 6.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,989 | 1,919 | 1,945 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £385 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £453 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £550 | £555 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.27% | -0.90% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £651 | £656 |
| 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 | 59 | 26 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.00 | £26.41 | £51.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.50 | - | £61.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -13.33% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £74.33 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.30 | £92.07 | £78.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -10.00% | +14.32% |
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 | 32,744 | 29,791 | 38,561 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.06% | 88.28% | 88.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,623 | 18,168 | 25,704 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £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 | £744 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,071 | 964 | 1,544 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.30 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.29% | +24.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.23 | £62.59 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £74.31 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.58 | £31.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.16% | -30.00% | +40.63% |
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 26 December 2025.
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 26 December 2025.
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 26 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +10 | 3,536 | £515 | -6.36% | 4,607 |
| London | +4 | 1,841 | £525 | -11.39% | 946 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 1,804 | £500 | - | 4,079 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 1,359 | £513 | -2.38% | 2,414 |
| North of England | +7 | 621 | £488 | -0.26% | 991 |
| South East | +10 | 352 | £500 | -9.09% | 1,101 |
| Midlands | +18 | 351 | £515 | +3.00% | 688 |
| Yorkshire | +3 | 309 | £500 | +2.30% | 431 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 292 | £520 | -0.95% | 359 |
| North West | +16 | 245 | £466 | -2.00% | 486 |
| Scotland | +10 | 236 | £465 | -1.06% | 172 |
| South West | +16 | 167 | £550 | -6.38% | 473 |
| East of England | +10 | 101 | £565 | +13.00% | 537 |
| North East | +10 | 71 | £494 | -10.23% | 77 |
| East Midlands | +14 | 59 | £420 | -15.15% | 288 |
| Wales | +2 | 30 | £463 | -14.94% | 110 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 11 | - | - | 61 |
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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