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CI/CD jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
2,627 open data & AI postings at 1,178 companies mention CI/CD, or 20.0% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
20.0%share of data & AI postings
1,178companies hiring
$188Kmedian pay, US (n=746)
—week over week (needs more history)
CI/CD pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Entry / junior | — | 4 |
| Mid (II) | $149K | 20 |
| Senior | $185K | 243 |
| Staff / lead | $220K | 139 |
| Principal | $210K | 43 |
| Manager | $214K | 37 |
| Director+ | $212K | 23 |
| Level not stated | $167K | 236 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for CI/CD
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 952 | 25.2% |
| Data Engineer | 675 | 38.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 421 | 21.3% |
| Data & AI leadership | 137 | 12.9% |
| Analytics Engineer | 129 | 34.9% |
| Data Scientist | 104 | 6.8% |
| Data Architect | 85 | 21.4% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 66 | 21.7% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 17 | 7.7% |
| AI Research Scientist | 15 | 3.4% |
| Data Analyst | 14 | 1.2% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 12 | 8.0% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the CI/CD patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.