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 15 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 16 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,071 | 3,332 | 2,695 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.16% | 10.27% | 7.07% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.21% | 11.34% | 8.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,106 | 2,254 | 1,827 |
| 10th Percentile | £377 | £361 | £396 |
| 25th Percentile | £436 | £423 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £512 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.49% | -6.86% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £613 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £759 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.31% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 126 | 47 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £45.20 | £50.75 | £62.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.58 | £60.38 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £67.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -3.70% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £69.10 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £65.00 | £68.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.85% | -5.45% | -8.33% |
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 | 45,945 | 29,375 | 32,666 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.44% | 90.50% | 85.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,954 | 18,237 | 20,159 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,063 | 1,777 | 1,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £14.23 | £14.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.42 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | +1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.47 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £66.70 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.08 | £22.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.13% | -47.67% | +6.17% |
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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | +6 | 5,084 | £525 | +2.44% | 6,876 |
| London | +4 | 2,699 | £537 | +2.33% | 4,020 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,568 | £500 | - | 3,649 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,870 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,128 |
| North of England | +4 | 973 | £500 | +5.04% | 1,027 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 497 | £500 | - | 276 |
| South East | +2 | 463 | £533 | +6.50% | 708 |
| Midlands | -4 | 377 | £488 | -2.50% | 365 |
| North West | +1 | 361 | £525 | +7.97% | 601 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 319 | £490 | -7.55% | 243 |
| South West | +3 | 289 | £550 | +2.33% | 451 |
| Scotland | 0 | 273 | £425 | -15.00% | 509 |
| East of England | +3 | 154 | £507 | +1.40% | 304 |
| North East | 0 | 126 | £425 | -5.03% | 156 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 54 | £463 | +7.81% | 121 |
| Wales | +2 | 47 | £425 | -5.56% | 74 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 24 | £591 | +18.25% | 224 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £475 | - |
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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