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 12 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 19 | 30 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +11 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,058 | 2,635 | 2,405 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.03% | 9.00% | 5.48% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.95% | 9.94% | 6.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,485 | 1,898 | 1,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £380 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £446 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £509 | £530 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.96% | -3.64% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -6.54% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 103 | 30 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.24 | £26.31 | £31.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £44.51 | £53.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £64.50 | £60.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.65% | +6.61% | -7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.75 | £81.60 | £67.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £96.83 | £72.69 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £60.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +7.44% | -7.63% |
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 | 39,057 | 26,521 | 37,944 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.17% | 90.63% | 86.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,711 | 17,185 | 24,560 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £308 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £636 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,313 | 1,013 | 2,392 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £14.99 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.38 | £19.00 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | £30.81 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.11% | -9.40% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.00 | £58.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.90 | £75.19 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.00 | £29.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.59% | -12.29% | -8.15% |
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 12 April 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 12 April 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 12 April 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 | 4,228 | £520 | -5.45% | 1,411 |
| London | +5 | 2,168 | £525 | -8.70% | 572 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 2,134 | £500 | - | 1,029 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,504 | £500 | -4.76% | 713 |
| North of England | +8 | 767 | £500 | - | 305 |
| Midlands | +16 | 433 | £490 | +2.73% | 116 |
| South East | +9 | 424 | £500 | -2.44% | 297 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 408 | £500 | -2.20% | 95 |
| West Midlands | +22 | 352 | £495 | +0.41% | 71 |
| North West | +8 | 305 | £490 | -2.00% | 168 |
| Scotland | +9 | 201 | £438 | -7.89% | 66 |
| South West | +4 | 197 | £525 | -8.70% | 148 |
| East of England | +6 | 106 | £575 | +25.48% | 84 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 75 | £425 | -8.11% | 45 |
| North East | +4 | 62 | £475 | -9.52% | 44 |
| Wales | -2 | 28 | £440 | -18.52% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 19 | £500 | +17.65% | 10 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £500 | - | 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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