CSS 3
South West > Dorset
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring CSS3 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 21 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing CSS3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Dorset | 0.81% | 2.17% | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 3.57% | 5.26% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £409 | £394 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.94% | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £409 | £355 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.21% | -27.18% | -11.36% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Dorset
CSS3 falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Dorset.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 28 | 38 | 17 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset | 22.76% | 41.30% | 8.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 23 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £348 | £396 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £377 | £433 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £405 | £500 | £493 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.10% | +1.52% | -10.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £421 | £681 | £509 |
| 90th Percentile | £524 | £738 | £540 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +24.88% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £65.00 | £65.00 | £51.89 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +25.26% | -20.17% |
CSS3
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSS3 relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
CSS3
Daily Rate Trend in Dorset
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing CSS3.
CSS3
Contract Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS3 within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 2 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth | 0 | 1 | £409 | +3.94% | 2 |
| CSS3 South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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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