CI/CD Job Trends in the South West

CI/CD
England > South West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South West requiring CI/CD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 30 45
Rank change year-on-year -13 +15 +2
Permanent jobs citing CI/CD 265 189 411
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 3.44% 7.01% 4.58%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.00% 7.67% 5.52%
Number of salaries quoted 197 148 332
10th Percentile £42,500 £51,250 £43,750
25th Percentile £48,750 £55,000 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £68,525 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.44% +5.42% -0.54%
75th Percentile £77,500 £82,563 £78,275
90th Percentile £82,500 £102,410 £87,500
England median annual salary £72,500 £75,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% +7.14% -6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South West

CI/CD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,297 2,464 7,447
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 68.77% 91.36% 83.00%
Number of salaries quoted 3,506 1,537 5,571
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £28,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +2.94% -2.86%
75th Percentile £70,000 £68,525 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -12.00%

CI/CD
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CI/CD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South West.

CI/CD job vacancy trend in the South West

CI/CD
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CI/CD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing CI/CD

CI/CD
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing CI/CD in the South West over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for CI/CD in the South West

CI/CD
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CI/CD within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bristol -30 72 £67,500 -6.24% 45
Gloucestershire +2 59 £60,250 -7.31% 35
Devon +8 49 £55,000 -12.00% 8
Somerset -12 22 £42,500 -45.16% 19
Dorset -3 20 £55,000 -21.43% 10
Wiltshire -19 12 £65,000 +14.55% 16
Cornwall 0 10 £52,373 -32.42%
CI/CD
England

CI/CD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

Application Platforms
1 12 (4.53%) Apache
2 10 (3.77%) Apache Spark
3 8 (3.02%) Confluence
4 5 (1.89%) CMS
5 3 (1.13%) nginx
6 2 (0.75%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.75%) IIS
6 2 (0.75%) OpenStack
6 2 (0.75%) Oracle Application Server
7 1 (0.38%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.38%) Drupal
7 1 (0.38%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.38%) WordPress
Applications
1 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.38%) Adobe XD
2 1 (0.38%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (1.89%) Visualfiles
2 1 (0.38%) Magento
Cloud Services
1 112 (42.26%) AWS
2 108 (40.75%) Azure
3 48 (18.11%) Azure DevOps
4 44 (16.60%) GCP
5 38 (14.34%) GitHub
6 30 (11.32%) Serverless
7 27 (10.19%) Amazon S3
8 24 (9.06%) GitHub Actions
9 23 (8.68%) AWS Lambda
10 18 (6.79%) Amazon EC2
11 10 (3.77%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 9 (3.40%) AWS CloudFormation
12 9 (3.40%) OpenShift
13 8 (3.02%) Amazon CloudWatch
14 7 (2.64%) Amazon ECS
14 7 (2.64%) Amazon EKS
14 7 (2.64%) Datadog
14 7 (2.64%) SaaS
15 5 (1.89%) Azure AI
15 5 (1.89%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.64%) Broadband
2 4 (1.51%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.51%) Network Security
3 3 (1.13%) Firewall
4 2 (0.75%) Internet
5 1 (0.38%) AMQP
5 1 (0.38%) IPv4
5 1 (0.38%) Software-Defined Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (7.92%) MongoDB
2 19 (7.17%) NoSQL
3 18 (6.79%) PostgreSQL
4 16 (6.04%) Amazon RDS
5 14 (5.28%) SQL Server
6 13 (4.91%) MySQL
7 12 (4.53%) Elasticsearch
8 9 (3.40%) Oracle Database
8 9 (3.40%) Relational Database
9 7 (2.64%) Big Data
10 6 (2.26%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (1.89%) InfluxDB
12 4 (1.51%) CockroachDB
12 4 (1.51%) Data Warehouse
12 4 (1.51%) Power BI
12 4 (1.51%) Star Schema
13 2 (0.75%) Delta Lake
13 2 (0.75%) Metadata
13 2 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
13 2 (0.75%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 50 (18.87%) Jenkins
2 49 (18.49%) Git
3 34 (12.83%) Cypress.io
4 30 (11.32%) GitLab
5 27 (10.19%) Selenium
6 22 (8.30%) JIRA
7 10 (3.77%) Bitbucket
7 10 (3.77%) CircleCI
8 9 (3.40%) Cucumber
9 8 (3.02%) JUnit
9 8 (3.02%) SonarQube
10 7 (2.64%) JMeter
10 7 (2.64%) TestRail
11 6 (2.26%) Gradle
11 6 (2.26%) REST Assured
12 5 (1.89%) Maven
12 5 (1.89%) Mockito
12 5 (1.89%) Postman
13 4 (1.51%) Robot Framework
13 4 (1.51%) TestNG
General
1 60 (22.64%) Social Skills
2 48 (18.11%) Finance
3 20 (7.55%) Aerospace
3 20 (7.55%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (6.42%) Manufacturing
5 15 (5.66%) Public Sector
6 8 (3.02%) Automotive
6 8 (3.02%) Electronics
7 6 (2.26%) Retail
8 5 (1.89%) Marketing
9 3 (1.13%) Billing
9 3 (1.13%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.75%) Advertising
10 2 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.38%) Health Technology
11 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.38%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (0.38%) Social Housing
11 1 (0.38%) Tech for Good
11 1 (0.38%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 51 (19.25%) Developer
2 49 (18.49%) Lead
3 46 (17.36%) Software Engineer
4 34 (12.83%) Senior
5 20 (7.55%) .NET Developer
5 20 (7.55%) Software Developer
6 17 (6.42%) Test Leader
7 14 (5.28%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 13 (4.91%) DevOps Engineer
8 13 (4.91%) DevSecOps Engineer
9 12 (4.53%) QA Leader
10 11 (4.15%) Full-Stack Developer
10 11 (4.15%) Test Engineer
11 10 (3.77%) Backend Developer
11 10 (3.77%) Data Engineer
11 10 (3.77%) Platform Engineer
12 9 (3.40%) .NET Software Developer
12 9 (3.40%) Python Engineer
12 9 (3.40%) Test Automation Engineer
13 8 (3.02%) Mid-Level .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (16.60%) .NET
2 39 (14.72%) React
3 35 (13.21%) Playwright
4 31 (11.70%) RESTful
5 28 (10.57%) .NET Core
6 23 (8.68%) Node.js
7 19 (7.17%) Spring
8 18 (6.79%) REST
9 17 (6.42%) CSS
9 17 (6.42%) Elastic Stack
9 17 (6.42%) Vue
10 16 (6.04%) HTML
11 15 (5.66%) Spring Boot
12 11 (4.15%) ASP.NET
13 10 (3.77%) AngularJS
13 10 (3.77%) OAuth
14 9 (3.40%) ASP.NET Core
15 8 (3.02%) Blazor
16 7 (2.64%) gRPC
16 7 (2.64%) React Native
Miscellaneous
1 35 (13.21%) Cloud Native
2 13 (4.91%) Hybrid Cloud
3 12 (4.53%) Distributed Systems
4 9 (3.40%) Mobile App
4 9 (3.40%) Product Ownership
5 7 (2.64%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.26%) Embedded Systems
7 4 (1.51%) CUDA
7 4 (1.51%) Device Driver
7 4 (1.51%) Over-the-Top Content
7 4 (1.51%) Video\Live Streaming
7 4 (1.51%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.13%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.13%) Fat Client
8 3 (1.13%) PKI
8 3 (1.13%) Public Cloud
8 3 (1.13%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (1.13%) Security Posture
8 3 (1.13%) Thin Client
9 2 (0.75%) Digital TV
Operating Systems
1 55 (20.75%) Linux
2 26 (9.81%) Windows
3 10 (3.77%) Unix
4 9 (3.40%) Windows Server
5 7 (2.64%) Android
5 7 (2.64%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.89%) CentOS
7 4 (1.51%) Apple iOS
8 3 (1.13%) Windows Server 2008
8 3 (1.13%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.13%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.38%) Debian
9 1 (0.38%) FreeRTOS
9 1 (0.38%) ThreadX
9 1 (0.38%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.38%) VMS
9 1 (0.38%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.38%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 135 (50.94%) DevOps
2 106 (40.00%) Agile
3 100 (37.74%) Test Automation
4 93 (35.09%) Software Engineering
5 79 (29.81%) Containerisation
6 68 (25.66%) Continuous Improvement
7 63 (23.77%) Infrastructure as Code
8 56 (21.13%) Problem-Solving
9 49 (18.49%) Mentoring
10 48 (18.11%) SDLC
11 41 (15.47%) Full-Stack Development
12 34 (12.83%) Collaborative Culture
13 30 (11.32%) Microservices
14 26 (9.81%) AI
14 26 (9.81%) Computer Science
14 26 (9.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
15 24 (9.06%) Technical Leadership
16 23 (8.68%) Analytics
16 23 (8.68%) Clean Code
16 23 (8.68%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 92 (34.72%) Python
2 53 (20.00%) JavaScript
3 49 (18.49%) C#
4 46 (17.36%) SQL
5 45 (16.98%) Java
6 42 (15.85%) Bash
7 41 (15.47%) TypeScript
8 24 (9.06%) PowerShell
9 18 (6.79%) C++
10 10 (3.77%) Go
10 10 (3.77%) PHP
11 8 (3.02%) Scala
12 6 (2.26%) Clojure
12 6 (2.26%) Kotlin
12 6 (2.26%) Rust
13 5 (1.89%) Bicep
14 4 (1.51%) C
14 4 (1.51%) Embedded C++
15 3 (1.13%) Elixir
15 3 (1.13%) Erlang
Qualifications
1 47 (17.74%) Security Cleared
2 29 (10.94%) Degree
3 22 (8.30%) DV Cleared
4 20 (7.55%) Computer Science Degree
5 17 (6.42%) ISTQB
6 15 (5.66%) SC Cleared
7 6 (2.26%) AWS Certification
8 5 (1.89%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 4 (1.51%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 3 (1.13%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (1.13%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.75%) Azure Certification
11 2 (0.75%) CCNA
11 2 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.75%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
11 2 (0.75%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
12 1 (0.38%) CISM
12 1 (0.38%) CISSP
12 1 (0.38%) RHCE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 44 (16.60%) QA
2 26 (9.81%) Accessibility
3 6 (2.26%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.89%) GDPR
5 2 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.75%) IFRS
5 2 (0.75%) IFRS 17
5 2 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.75%) Solvency II
6 1 (0.38%) Good Clinical Practice
6 1 (0.38%) NCSC
6 1 (0.38%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.38%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 92 (34.72%) Docker
2 5 (1.89%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.89%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (1.89%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (1.51%) iptables
4 3 (1.13%) Firmware
5 1 (0.38%) Embedded Firmware
5 1 (0.38%) Squid
5 1 (0.38%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.38%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 91 (34.34%) Kubernetes
2 74 (27.92%) Terraform
3 50 (18.87%) Ansible
4 34 (12.83%) Grafana
5 19 (7.17%) Prometheus
6 18 (6.79%) Puppet
7 13 (4.91%) Kibana
8 11 (4.15%) logstash
9 9 (3.40%) Progress Chef
10 4 (1.51%) vCenter Server
11 3 (1.13%) Packer
11 3 (1.13%) Podman
11 3 (1.13%) SCCM
11 3 (1.13%) SCOM
11 3 (1.13%) SCOrch
12 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Intune
13 1 (0.38%) Consul
13 1 (0.38%) Rancher
13 1 (0.38%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 22 (8.30%) Microsoft
2 19 (7.17%) Oracle
3 14 (5.28%) Red Hat
4 10 (3.77%) Splunk
5 9 (3.40%) Google
6 7 (2.64%) Databricks
6 7 (2.64%) VMware
7 6 (2.26%) IFS
8 5 (1.89%) Atlassian
9 4 (1.51%) Typelevel
10 3 (1.13%) SAP
11 2 (0.75%) Facebook
11 2 (0.75%) Guidewire
12 1 (0.38%) Dynatrace
12 1 (0.38%) Foundry
12 1 (0.38%) Freshdesk
12 1 (0.38%) OpenAI
12 1 (0.38%) Palantir
12 1 (0.38%) SaltStack
12 1 (0.38%) ServiceNow