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 4 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 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 | 5,397 | 2,560 | 2,488 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.03% | 8.88% | 5.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.03% | 9.76% | 6.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,660 | 1,795 | 1,738 |
| 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 | £606 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £737 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -11.05% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 122 | 28 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.38 | £41.66 | £51.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.38 | £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 | £83.90 | £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 | 41,432 | 26,234 | 36,612 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.66% | 91.00% | 85.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,858 | 16,712 | 23,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £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 | 2,493 | 1,127 | 2,523 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.71 | £27.64 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.50% | -24.27% | +1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £56.25 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.24 | £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 4 June 2026.
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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 4 June 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 4 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 | 4,476 | £525 | +1.43% | 1,923 |
| UK excluding London | +12 | 2,313 | £500 | +5.26% | 1,245 |
| London | +10 | 2,291 | £545 | -0.41% | 873 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,587 | £514 | -1.15% | 1,360 |
| North of England | +12 | 891 | £500 | +3.09% | 377 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 479 | £501 | +0.20% | 85 |
| South East | +9 | 412 | £510 | +2.26% | 346 |
| Midlands | +7 | 405 | £479 | +3.57% | 132 |
| North West | +12 | 339 | £500 | +0.81% | 240 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 328 | £488 | -1.90% | 77 |
| South West | +10 | 235 | £525 | - | 150 |
| Scotland | +5 | 223 | £425 | -14.14% | 71 |
| East of England | +9 | 127 | £550 | +22.22% | 98 |
| North East | +7 | 90 | £426 | -2.18% | 54 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 70 | £443 | -2.64% | 55 |
| Wales | +7 | 38 | £425 | -21.30% | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | +20 | 29 | £644 | +51.47% | 54 |
| 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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