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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 19 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +10 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,384 | 2,544 | 2,492 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.02% | 8.84% | 5.78% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.02% | 9.72% | 6.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,653 | 1,788 | 1,742 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £513 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -6.82% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £736 | £761 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -11.05% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 121 | 28 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.25 | £41.66 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £49.75 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £59.63 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.21% | -9.66% | +0.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £68.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £84.00 | £89.88 | £72.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £64.50 | £67.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.78% | -4.44% | +2.89% |
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 | 41,363 | 26,184 | 36,825 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.68% | 91.01% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,810 | 16,717 | 23,641 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,496 | 1,118 | 2,535 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.98 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.69 | £27.85 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.27% | -23.70% | +1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £57.19 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.14 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +8.91% |
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 3 June 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 3 June 2026.
CI/CD
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 June 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 | +10 | 4,464 | £525 | +0.96% | 1,952 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 2,299 | £500 | +5.26% | 1,278 |
| London | +10 | 2,292 | £541 | -1.66% | 882 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,583 | £514 | -0.87% | 1,456 |
| North of England | +13 | 882 | £500 | +4.17% | 402 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 475 | £502 | +5.68% | 94 |
| South East | +9 | 410 | £513 | +2.50% | 338 |
| Midlands | +7 | 401 | £477 | +3.14% | 133 |
| North West | +12 | 334 | £500 | +0.81% | 253 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 324 | £488 | -2.01% | 78 |
| South West | +11 | 236 | £525 | -1.64% | 153 |
| Scotland | +7 | 223 | £425 | -11.46% | 77 |
| East of England | +10 | 127 | £550 | +22.22% | 97 |
| North East | +5 | 90 | £438 | -2.72% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 70 | £443 | -2.64% | 55 |
| Wales | +8 | 38 | £425 | -21.30% | 38 |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 29 | £644 | +51.47% | 57 |
| 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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