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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 20 | 29 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +9 | -8 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 5,177 | 2,570 | 2,491 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.78% | 8.80% | 5.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.78% | 9.67% | 6.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,536 | 1,811 | 1,758 |
| 10th Percentile | £372 | £367 | £405 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -4.55% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £625 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £492 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.63% | -8.89% | -1.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 116 | 27 | 47 |
| 10th Percentile | £51.23 | £27.35 | £50.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.25 | £46.75 | £60.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £67.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.00% | -3.85% | -0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.86 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.50 | £94.92 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £67.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.35% | +2.51% |
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 | 40,493 | 26,571 | 36,681 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.28% | 90.99% | 86.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,428 | 17,064 | 23,633 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.65% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,382 | 1,097 | 2,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.26 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.72 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.40 | £28.18 | £36.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.46% | -21.77% | +0.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.23 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.39% | -32.73% | +7.14% |
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 19 May 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 19 May 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 19 May 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 | +8 | 4,296 | £525 | - | 1,677 |
| UK excluding London | +11 | 2,209 | £500 | +1.63% | 1,177 |
| London | +8 | 2,207 | £542 | -1.38% | 708 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 1,505 | £510 | -2.86% | 895 |
| North of England | +13 | 824 | £500 | +2.04% | 362 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 446 | £500 | +5.26% | 91 |
| South East | +12 | 403 | £503 | +0.60% | 358 |
| Midlands | +9 | 390 | £481 | +1.26% | 111 |
| North West | +7 | 313 | £500 | - | 209 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 310 | £488 | -4.88% | 65 |
| South West | +10 | 233 | £525 | -4.11% | 162 |
| Scotland | +8 | 223 | £438 | -8.85% | 56 |
| East of England | +23 | 120 | £550 | +20.22% | 89 |
| North East | +4 | 77 | £450 | -2.17% | 64 |
| East Midlands | -8 | 74 | £443 | -4.32% | 46 |
| Wales | +1 | 32 | £425 | -27.47% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | +13 | 27 | £638 | +50.00% | 18 |
| 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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