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 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 25 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +3 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 3,901 | 2,704 | 3,010 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.38% | 7.45% | 6.42% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.62% | 8.65% | 7.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,685 | 1,829 | 2,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £388 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.82% | -4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 54 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.00 | £54.48 | £51.05 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.00 | £61.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.25 | £75.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.35% | -10.33% | +14.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.75 | £74.31 | £78.75 |
| 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 | 30,906 | 31,244 | 41,572 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.14% | 86.04% | 88.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,304 | 18,785 | 28,083 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £310 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -2.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,997 | 1,107 | 1,583 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.39 | £15.02 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.45 | £20.00 | £18.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.36 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.87% | -19.64% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.20 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £35.00 | £43.95 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.34% | -20.36% | +51.55% |
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 November 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 3 November 2025.
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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 3 November 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 |
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| England | +10 | 3,232 | £513 | -6.82% | 2,321 |
| London | +5 | 1,685 | £525 | -8.70% | 1,137 |
| UK excluding London | +13 | 1,681 | £500 | - | 1,783 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 1,306 | £501 | -4.52% | 1,342 |
| North of England | +11 | 563 | £492 | +7.54% | 331 |
| Midlands | +25 | 323 | £506 | -3.62% | 178 |
| South East | +16 | 313 | £500 | -9.09% | 899 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 275 | £500 | +9.29% | 72 |
| West Midlands | +21 | 255 | £525 | -4.55% | 113 |
| Scotland | +15 | 243 | £500 | +11.11% | 84 |
| North West | +15 | 229 | £470 | -1.05% | 236 |
| South West | +10 | 150 | £550 | -4.35% | 178 |
| East of England | +11 | 112 | £500 | -2.44% | 80 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 68 | £415 | -16.16% | 62 |
| North East | +14 | 61 | £488 | +16.77% | 23 |
| Wales | -1 | 27 | £450 | -14.33% | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 8 | - | - | 17 |
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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