CI/CD
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring CI/CD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CI/CD over the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 27 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | -4 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing CI/CD | 2,746 | 2,608 | 4,213 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 9.10% | 5.99% | 7.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 10.00% | 7.03% | 8.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,904 | 1,807 | 2,995 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £400 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £463 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £550 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.86% | -8.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £651 | £697 |
| 90th Percentile | £735 | £775 | £788 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £526 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.61% | -4.45% | +4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 32 | 73 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £42.70 | £51.25 | £53.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.75 | £62.00 | £60.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £65.00 | £65.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.92% | +0.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.50 | £70.00 | £75.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.17 | £71.45 | £79.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £65.00 | £67.00 | £65.61 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.99% | +2.13% | +0.93% |
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 | 27,473 | 37,081 | 49,734 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 91.06% | 85.12% | 89.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,374 | 23,644 | 34,319 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | +1.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,294 | 2,582 | 1,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.65 | £11.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.06 | £15.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £37.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.93% | +7.14% | +34.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.56 | £61.30 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.92 | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.83 | £38.12 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.86% | +17.29% | +54.76% |
CI/CD
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing CI/CD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
CI/CD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.
CI/CD
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.
CI/CD
Top 17 Contract 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 25 June 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 | 2,239 | £515 | -7.33% | 4,883 |
| London | +4 | 1,296 | £538 | -6.11% | 2,194 |
| UK excluding London | +14 | 1,035 | £475 | -9.61% | 3,145 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 1,005 | £519 | -5.73% | 3,578 |
| North of England | +7 | 329 | £485 | -7.62% | 947 |
| South East | +29 | 199 | £500 | -16.67% | 772 |
| Scotland | +7 | 178 | £496 | +2.69% | 189 |
| North West | +9 | 169 | £490 | -14.78% | 558 |
| Midlands | +57 | 155 | £461 | -5.38% | 404 |
| Yorkshire | +6 | 141 | £500 | +5.26% | 323 |
| South West | +3 | 100 | £534 | -9.53% | 349 |
| West Midlands | +36 | 86 | £500 | -9.09% | 244 |
| East Midlands | +42 | 69 | £440 | -7.47% | 141 |
| East of England | +30 | 65 | £450 | -15.73% | 335 |
| North East | +6 | 23 | £423 | +2.74% | 66 |
| Wales | -6 | 16 | £513 | +0.84% | 108 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 6 | £425 | - | 91 |
CI/CD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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