CI/CD
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring CI/CD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 30 | 31 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +1 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs citing CI/CD | 3,196 | 3,180 | 4,723 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 4.71% | 6.46% | 6.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.93% | 7.00% | 7.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,125 | 2,041 | 3,320 |
| 10th Percentile | £47,500 | £50,000 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.57% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,225 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +7.56% | -3.85% |
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 permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 53,894 | 45,456 | 65,928 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 79.39% | 92.40% | 88.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 32,246 | 22,087 | 51,057 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £34,750 | £29,440 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,296 | £46,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -12.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £81,250 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £102,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +10.00% | -8.90% |
CI/CD
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CI/CD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
CI/CD
Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CI/CD.
CI/CD
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CI/CD over the 6 months to 18 February 2026.
CI/CD
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CI/CD within the UK over the 6 months to 18 February 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 |
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| England | -12 | 2,685 | £72,500 | -3.33% | 1,519 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 1,572 | £65,000 | -3.31% | 1,154 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,400 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 922 |
| London | 0 | 1,308 | £82,500 | -8.33% | 628 |
| North of England | -4 | 516 | £67,500 | - | 322 |
| South East | -27 | 346 | £68,750 | +5.77% | 376 |
| North West | -9 | 239 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 185 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 231 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 107 |
| Scotland | +6 | 221 | £73,801 | +13.54% | 64 |
| South West | -20 | 185 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 162 |
| Midlands | -17 | 181 | £65,000 | - | 155 |
| West Midlands | -21 | 124 | £62,500 | -3.85% | 109 |
| East of England | -16 | 68 | £62,500 | - | 65 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 56 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 46 |
| Wales | +1 | 48 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 20 |
| North East | +2 | 46 | £59,500 | -8.46% | 31 |
| Northern Ireland | -21 | 17 | £73,801 | +6.48% | 9 |
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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