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 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +6 | +10 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,199 | 3,469 | 2,736 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.30% | 10.51% | 7.13% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.39% | 11.61% | 8.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,198 | 2,352 | 1,835 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £421 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £510 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -7.27% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £610 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.44% | -6.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 131 | 46 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £46.25 | £50.63 | £62.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.91 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £65.00 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £93.75 | £69.25 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.55% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
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 | 46,295 | 29,870 | 32,935 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.37% | 90.52% | 85.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,040 | 18,573 | 20,019 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £627 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,185 | 1,844 | 1,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £14.33 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.33 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £74.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.03 | £22.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.91% | -47.67% | +1.18% |
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.
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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 25 September 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 25 September 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 25 September 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 | 5,169 | £525 | +2.44% | 5,946 |
| London | +4 | 2,727 | £536 | +2.02% | 3,358 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,634 | £500 | - | 3,194 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,893 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,647 |
| North of England | +3 | 995 | £500 | +4.06% | 884 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 501 | £500 | +2.30% | 275 |
| South East | +1 | 468 | £525 | +5.00% | 684 |
| Midlands | -4 | 379 | £488 | -2.50% | 332 |
| North West | +4 | 372 | £530 | +11.58% | 490 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 326 | £488 | -7.58% | 220 |
| South West | +9 | 294 | £525 | -4.55% | 430 |
| Scotland | -3 | 293 | £431 | -13.75% | 387 |
| East of England | +5 | 166 | £505 | +1.00% | 244 |
| North East | -3 | 133 | £425 | -10.53% | 124 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 50 | £463 | +7.68% | 112 |
| Wales | +1 | 48 | £413 | -9.59% | 83 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 23 | £591 | +18.25% | 163 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - | 1 |
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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