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 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 41 | 32 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -7 | -5 |
| Permanent jobs citing CI/CD | 2,917 | 3,185 | 4,144 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 4.84% | 5.94% | 7.47% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 5.98% | 6.55% | 8.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,977 | 2,004 | 3,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £48,750 | £48,750 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,750 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,500 | £72,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +2.86% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,750 | £91,250 | £90,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,500 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £64,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.56% | -1.54% |
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 | 48,808 | 48,616 | 49,870 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 80.95% | 90.71% | 89.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,796 | 23,669 | 37,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £35,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £80,000 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £97,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £55,000 | £51,971 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +5.83% | -5.51% |
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 15 January 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 15 January 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 | -11 | 2,458 | £73,000 | +0.69% | 2,336 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 1,484 | £65,000 | - | 2,109 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 1,223 | £71,000 | +1.43% | 1,329 |
| London | +2 | 1,197 | £80,250 | -8.29% | 527 |
| North of England | +6 | 489 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 472 |
| South East | -30 | 300 | £68,750 | +5.77% | 664 |
| North West | +10 | 237 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 224 |
| Scotland | +18 | 219 | £73,801 | +13.54% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 211 | £68,000 | +1.49% | 184 |
| Midlands | -13 | 180 | £65,000 | - | 254 |
| South West | -16 | 173 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 257 |
| West Midlands | -19 | 126 | £63,500 | -4.15% | 110 |
| East of England | -7 | 64 | £65,000 | +4.00% | 269 |
| Wales | +6 | 60 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 100 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 52 | £67,500 | +3.85% | 139 |
| North East | +8 | 43 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 65 |
| Northern Ireland | -11 | 13 | £95,000 | +37.07% | 50 |
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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