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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 15 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 6,244 | 3,537 | 2,733 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.43% | 10.78% | 7.25% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.52% | 11.91% | 8.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,228 | 2,403 | 1,827 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £363 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £434 | £420 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £506 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.75% | -8.00% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £609 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 130 | 41 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.83 | £50.00 | £62.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £60.81 | £61.25 | £65.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.61 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.55% | -7.14% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £67.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £93.88 | - | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.15% | -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 | 46,176 | 29,707 | 32,376 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.50% | 90.53% | 85.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,774 | 18,450 | 19,527 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £297 | £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 | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,315 | 1,863 | 1,324 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.14 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.50 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.08% | -38.77% | -3.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.41 | £43.21 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.40 | £65.00 | £74.31 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.72 | £22.32 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.52% | -47.49% | - |
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 6 October 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 6 October 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 6 October 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 | 5,197 | £525 | +2.44% | 6,185 |
| London | +3 | 2,770 | £538 | +2.38% | 3,444 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,625 | £500 | - | 3,296 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,906 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,788 |
| North of England | +5 | 1,008 | £500 | +5.15% | 925 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 495 | £500 | +1.01% | 282 |
| South East | +3 | 470 | £525 | +5.00% | 731 |
| North West | +6 | 387 | £537 | +13.05% | 496 |
| Midlands | -5 | 363 | £486 | -2.80% | 340 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 313 | £486 | -8.30% | 223 |
| Scotland | -1 | 298 | £440 | -12.00% | 422 |
| South West | +4 | 290 | £545 | -0.91% | 395 |
| East of England | 0 | 159 | £506 | +1.20% | 249 |
| North East | -2 | 136 | £425 | -12.82% | 153 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 49 | £488 | +13.64% | 117 |
| Wales | +2 | 48 | £394 | -13.70% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | +23 | 24 | £600 | - | 154 |
| Channel Islands | - | 1 | £450 | - |
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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