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 18 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 20 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +9 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,169 | 2,598 | 2,490 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.78% | 8.84% | 5.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.79% | 9.72% | 6.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,529 | 1,835 | 1,757 |
| 10th Percentile | £374 | £364 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £741 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £491 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.83% | -9.07% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 117 | 27 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.23 | £27.35 | £50.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £46.75 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.86 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.20 | £94.92 | £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 | 40,423 | 26,734 | 36,712 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.29% | 90.97% | 86.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,371 | 17,185 | 23,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.94% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £493 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.68% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,395 | 1,096 | 2,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.35 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.72 | £18.22 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.18 | £36.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.82% | -21.77% | +1.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.23 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.39% | -32.73% | +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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 4,292 | £525 | - | 1,647 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 2,205 | £500 | +1.83% | 1,152 |
| London | +9 | 2,205 | £541 | -1.66% | 692 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,510 | £510 | -2.86% | 1,311 |
| North of England | +11 | 813 | £500 | +2.30% | 352 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 441 | £500 | +5.26% | 91 |
| South East | +13 | 408 | £503 | +0.60% | 348 |
| Midlands | +10 | 393 | £481 | +1.32% | 121 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 313 | £489 | -4.66% | 68 |
| North West | +6 | 309 | £500 | - | 201 |
| South West | +12 | 232 | £525 | -3.67% | 159 |
| Scotland | +8 | 222 | £438 | -8.85% | 58 |
| East of England | +24 | 121 | £550 | +20.22% | 83 |
| North East | +3 | 75 | £450 | -2.17% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 74 | £443 | -4.32% | 53 |
| Wales | +3 | 33 | £425 | -27.47% | 25 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 26 | £638 | +50.00% | 17 |
| 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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