CSS Contract Job Trends in England

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring CSS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 251 125 101
Rank change year-on-year -126 -24 -6
Contract jobs citing CSS 418 554 797
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.97% 2.24% 2.13%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.11% 9.96% 10.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 372 572
10th Percentile £315 £313 £306
25th Percentile £405 £363 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £460 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.32% -8.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £699
UK median daily rate £470 £463 £498
% change year-on-year +1.62% -7.04% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 34 24
10th Percentile £17.12 £31.15 £31.24
25th Percentile £18.13 £33.91 £46.18
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -20.00% -10.71%
75th Percentile £51.25 £51.62 £70.00
90th Percentile £66.53 £59.71 £73.50
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year -25.00% -20.00% +5.49%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

CSS 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 8,179 5,565 7,818
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.05% 22.49% 20.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,392 3,859 5,456
10th Percentile £363 £358 £350
25th Percentile £425 £413 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £740 £788 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £515 £535
% change year-on-year +1.94% -3.74% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 262 110 257
10th Percentile £30.55 £32.10 £22.75
25th Percentile £51.56 £50.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.25 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% +11.36% -15.38%
75th Percentile £73.46 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £81.05 £74.70
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £56.25 £51.75
% change year-on-year +15.56% +8.70% -20.38%

CSS
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

CSS job vacancy trend in England

CSS
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CSS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CSS

CSS
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CSS in England over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CSS in England

CSS
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CSS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing CSS

CSS
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CSS in England over the 6 months to 17 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CSS in England

CSS
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the England region over the 6 months to 17 June 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
London -80 241 £500 - 137
South East -67 48 £475 - 234
North of England -84 48 £473 +23.05% 230
North West -58 27 £388 +0.91% 110
Midlands -84 27 £475 +29.08% 140
South West -47 25 £410 +9.33% 99
East of England -20 19 £575 +27.78% 170
Yorkshire -49 19 £575 +43.75% 74
West Midlands -66 17 £475 +7.34% 57
East Midlands -34 10 £445 +24.30% 83
North East -38 2 £475 +10.47% 46
CSS
UK

CSS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 36 (8.61%) CMS
2 20 (4.78%) Confluence
3 19 (4.55%) SharePoint
4 13 (3.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 8 (1.91%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.44%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.20%) Kentico
7 5 (1.20%) WordPress
8 4 (0.96%) IIS
8 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.72%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.72%) Camunda
9 3 (0.72%) nginx
9 3 (0.72%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.48%) Apache
10 2 (0.48%) Drupal
10 2 (0.48%) Joomla!
11 1 (0.24%) Mule
11 1 (0.24%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 6 (1.44%) Adobe XD
2 5 (1.20%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.96%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.96%) Sketch
4 3 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.24%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.96%) Shopify
3 2 (0.48%) Magento
3 2 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.24%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 92 (22.01%) Azure
2 91 (21.77%) AWS
3 34 (8.13%) Azure DevOps
3 34 (8.13%) Power Platform
4 31 (7.42%) Figma
5 25 (5.98%) GitHub
5 25 (5.98%) Serverless
6 24 (5.74%) Microsoft 365
7 19 (4.55%) Power Automate
7 19 (4.55%) PowerApps
8 17 (4.07%) AWS Lambda
8 17 (4.07%) GCP
9 14 (3.35%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (2.63%) Amazon S3
10 11 (2.63%) SaaS
11 8 (1.91%) Amazon EC2
11 8 (1.91%) OpenShift
12 7 (1.67%) Amazon SQS
12 7 (1.67%) OneDrive
13 6 (1.44%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.91%) HTTP
2 6 (1.44%) Network Security
3 5 (1.20%) BGP
3 5 (1.20%) DNS
3 5 (1.20%) Intranet
3 5 (1.20%) Reverse Proxy
3 5 (1.20%) SSL
4 4 (0.96%) Firewall
5 3 (0.72%) VPN
6 2 (0.48%) RTMP
6 2 (0.48%) SMS
7 1 (0.24%) DHCP
7 1 (0.24%) Internet
7 1 (0.24%) LAN
7 1 (0.24%) MQTT
7 1 (0.24%) OSPF
7 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.24%) VLAN
7 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 65 (15.55%) SQL Server
2 37 (8.85%) MySQL
3 33 (7.89%) Relational Database
4 32 (7.66%) PostgreSQL
5 29 (6.94%) NoSQL
6 15 (3.59%) Power BI
7 13 (3.11%) MongoDB
8 8 (1.91%) Apache Cassandra
8 8 (1.91%) Big Data
9 7 (1.67%) Oracle Database
9 7 (1.67%) Tableau
10 6 (1.44%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (1.44%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 5 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (1.20%) Azure SQL Database
11 5 (1.20%) Couchbase
11 5 (1.20%) Geospatial Data
11 5 (1.20%) Metadata
11 5 (1.20%) Presto
11 5 (1.20%) Redis
Development Applications
1 70 (16.75%) Git
2 37 (8.85%) JIRA
3 30 (7.18%) Jenkins
4 16 (3.83%) GitLab
5 15 (3.59%) Cypress.io
6 14 (3.35%) JUnit
7 12 (2.87%) Maven
7 12 (2.87%) Vite
8 11 (2.63%) Cucumber
9 8 (1.91%) Browser DevTools
9 8 (1.91%) Mockito
9 8 (1.91%) MSTest
10 7 (1.67%) Storybook
10 7 (1.67%) webpack
11 6 (1.44%) Mocha
11 6 (1.44%) tSQLt
12 5 (1.20%) Gradle
12 5 (1.20%) MSI
12 5 (1.20%) Postman
12 5 (1.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 111 (26.56%) Social Skills
2 60 (14.35%) Finance
3 49 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (11.72%) Public Sector
4 47 (11.24%) Banking
5 32 (7.66%) Marketing
6 15 (3.59%) Retail
7 13 (3.11%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (2.87%) Investment Banking
9 11 (2.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 9 (2.15%) Front Office
11 6 (1.44%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.96%) Legal
12 4 (0.96%) Local Government
12 4 (0.96%) Publishing
13 3 (0.72%) Games
13 3 (0.72%) Military
14 2 (0.48%) Automotive
14 2 (0.48%) Law
14 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 237 (56.70%) Developer
2 62 (14.83%) Senior
3 52 (12.44%) Full-Stack Developer
4 39 (9.33%) Senior Developer
5 35 (8.37%) React Developer
6 30 (7.18%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 25 (5.98%) Java Developer
8 23 (5.50%) Software Engineer
9 20 (4.78%) Architect
10 18 (4.31%) Designer
11 15 (3.59%) Consultant
11 15 (3.59%) Python Developer
12 14 (3.35%) Lead
13 13 (3.11%) Web Developer
14 12 (2.87%) Senior Software Engineer
14 12 (2.87%) Software Developer
15 11 (2.63%) Angular Developer
15 11 (2.63%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
15 11 (2.63%) Full-Stack Python Developer
16 10 (2.39%) .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 352 (84.21%) HTML
2 181 (43.30%) React
3 104 (24.88%) REST
4 103 (24.64%) AngularJS
5 82 (19.62%) .NET
6 79 (18.90%) HTML5
7 69 (16.51%) RESTful
8 61 (14.59%) CSS3
9 51 (12.20%) Redux
10 47 (11.24%) Node.js
11 42 (10.05%) Spring
12 38 (9.09%) Spring Boot
13 34 (8.13%) .NET Framework
13 34 (8.13%) ASP.NET
14 32 (7.66%) jQuery
15 31 (7.42%) JSON
16 28 (6.70%) Jest
16 28 (6.70%) OAuth
16 28 (6.70%) Vue
17 26 (6.22%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.33%) Product Ownership
2 17 (4.07%) Legacy Systems
3 16 (3.83%) Cloud Native
4 14 (3.35%) Onboarding
5 12 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
6 10 (2.39%) Mobile App
6 10 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (2.15%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.91%) Data Structures
8 8 (1.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 7 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
10 6 (1.44%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.20%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.20%) Graphic Design
12 4 (0.96%) CMDB
12 4 (0.96%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
12 4 (0.96%) Fixed Income
12 4 (0.96%) Legacy Code
13 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.78%) Windows
2 16 (3.83%) Unix
3 15 (3.59%) Linux
4 5 (1.20%) Android
5 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.48%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.24%) Tizen
7 1 (0.24%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (46.41%) Agile
2 125 (29.90%) CI/CD
3 106 (25.36%) User Experience
4 97 (23.21%) Problem-Solving
5 91 (21.77%) Full-Stack Development
6 87 (20.81%) DevOps
7 76 (18.18%) Front End Development
8 70 (16.75%) Microservices
9 59 (14.11%) Scrum
10 58 (13.88%) Test Automation
11 55 (13.16%) AI
12 50 (11.96%) Continuous Improvement
13 48 (11.48%) Code Quality
13 48 (11.48%) Software Engineering
13 48 (11.48%) UX Design
14 46 (11.00%) Analytics
15 43 (10.29%) MVC
16 42 (10.05%) Containerisation
17 37 (8.85%) CRM
17 37 (8.85%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 297 (71.05%) JavaScript
2 126 (30.14%) SQL
3 103 (24.64%) TypeScript
4 87 (20.81%) Python
5 80 (19.14%) Java
6 72 (17.22%) C#
7 17 (4.07%) PL/SQL
8 16 (3.83%) T-SQL
9 9 (2.15%) PowerShell
10 8 (1.91%) Ruby
11 7 (1.67%) PHP
12 6 (1.44%) Scala
12 6 (1.44%) Shell Script
13 5 (1.20%) Bicep
14 3 (0.72%) Perl
14 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.48%) Apex Code
15 2 (0.48%) Bash
15 2 (0.48%) Go
16 1 (0.24%) F#
Qualifications
1 64 (15.31%) Security Cleared
2 40 (9.57%) SC Cleared
3 26 (6.22%) Degree
4 12 (2.87%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
5 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
5 3 (0.72%) PMI Certification
5 3 (0.72%) PMP
6 2 (0.48%) CCA
6 2 (0.48%) CCNP
6 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
6 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
6 2 (0.48%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.24%) CCNA
7 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 71 (16.99%) Accessibility
2 52 (12.44%) QA
3 41 (9.81%) WCAG
4 15 (3.59%) GDPR
5 7 (1.67%) NCSC
6 6 (1.44%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 4 (0.96%) SLA
9 2 (0.48%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.24%) GRC
10 1 (0.24%) WAI
10 1 (0.24%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 58 (13.88%) Docker
2 4 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.24%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 35 (8.37%) Kubernetes
2 24 (5.74%) Terraform
3 12 (2.87%) Grafana
4 10 (2.39%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.44%) Kibana
5 6 (1.44%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 4 (0.96%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 46 (11.00%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.33%) Oracle
3 31 (7.42%) Adobe
3 31 (7.42%) ServiceNow
4 15 (3.59%) Google
4 15 (3.59%) Salesforce
5 11 (2.63%) Sitecore
6 10 (2.39%) Braze
7 8 (1.91%) OutSystems
7 8 (1.91%) Splunk
8 7 (1.67%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 6 (1.44%) Red Hat
9 6 (1.44%) SAP
9 6 (1.44%) Workday
10 5 (1.20%) Qualtrics
11 3 (0.72%) ForgeRock
11 3 (0.72%) mParticle
11 3 (0.72%) MuleSoft
11 3 (0.72%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.72%) Sybase