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 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 103 112
Rank change year-on-year -75 +9 -34
Contract jobs citing CSS 494 681 781
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.56% 2.42% 2.15%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.99% 11.11% 10.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 330 408 561
10th Percentile £252 £263 £305
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -5.12%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £691 £719
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 22
10th Percentile £28.15 £26.95 £27.04
25th Percentile £42.50 £37.00 £46.05
Median hourly rate £62.50 £58.88 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.16% -1.88% -7.69%
75th Percentile £67.00 £62.50 £70.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £58.88 £60.00
% change year-on-year +6.16% -1.88% -7.69%

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 7,067 6,127 7,799
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.29% 21.80% 21.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,715 3,915 5,662
10th Percentile £355 £360 £363
25th Percentile £413 £433 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £637 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £788 £763
UK median daily rate £508 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -5.93% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 188 71 166
10th Percentile £31.25 £26.25 £31.63
25th Percentile £44.34 £42.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £59.00 £62.50 £52.20
Median % change year-on-year -5.60% +19.74% -19.70%
75th Percentile £67.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £74.44 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £61.00 £62.50 £54.50
% change year-on-year -2.40% +14.68% -16.15%

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 1 January 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 1 January 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 1 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London -53 281 £523 +4.55% 175
North of England -57 63 £450 -5.26% 165
South East -44 56 £208 -49.48% 151
Midlands -51 34 £545 +14.74% 91
Yorkshire -37 33 £481 -14.29% 62
North West -39 26 £400 -13.98% 85
West Midlands -49 24 £400 -23.81% 50
South West -13 18 £400 +6.67% 53
East of England -19 17 £475 +58.33% 67
East Midlands -12 10 £575 +58.40% 40
North East -14 5 £475 +26.67% 21
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 23 (4.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
1 23 (4.66%) CMS
2 14 (2.83%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.43%) Confluence
4 6 (1.21%) Headless CMS
4 6 (1.21%) Sitecore CMS
5 5 (1.01%) SugarCRM
5 5 (1.01%) Umbraco
6 3 (0.61%) WordPress
7 2 (0.40%) Apache
7 2 (0.40%) Joomla!
7 2 (0.40%) SharePoint Server
7 2 (0.40%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.20%) CICS
8 1 (0.20%) Drupal
8 1 (0.20%) IIS
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
8 1 (0.20%) Moodle
8 1 (0.20%) SAS
8 1 (0.20%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 13 (2.63%) Adobe XD
2 12 (2.43%) Sketch
3 4 (0.81%) Adobe After Effects
3 4 (0.81%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.81%) Trello
4 3 (0.61%) InVision
4 3 (0.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.61%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.40%) Maya
5 2 (0.40%) NUKE
5 2 (0.40%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.20%) Blender
6 1 (0.20%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.20%) InDesign
6 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.20%) Moqups
6 1 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.20%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 6 (1.21%) Payment Gateway
2 3 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.40%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.40%) Shopify
4 1 (0.20%) Maximo
4 1 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 117 (23.68%) Azure
2 115 (23.28%) AWS
3 56 (11.34%) GitHub
4 37 (7.49%) Figma
5 33 (6.68%) GCP
6 29 (5.87%) GitHub Actions
6 29 (5.87%) Serverless
7 28 (5.67%) SaaS
8 25 (5.06%) Azure DevOps
9 23 (4.66%) npm
10 21 (4.25%) Amazon S3
11 20 (4.05%) Power Platform
11 20 (4.05%) Sauce Labs
12 16 (3.24%) AWS Lambda
13 12 (2.43%) OpenShift
14 11 (2.23%) Power Automate
14 11 (2.23%) PowerApps
15 10 (2.02%) Entra ID
16 9 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
17 7 (1.42%) Amazon Cognito
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.44%) Wireless
2 7 (1.42%) HTTP
3 3 (0.61%) DNS
3 3 (0.61%) Internet
3 3 (0.61%) SMS
4 1 (0.20%) BGP
4 1 (0.20%) DKIM
4 1 (0.20%) Firewall
4 1 (0.20%) FTP
4 1 (0.20%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.20%) Intranet
4 1 (0.20%) LAN
4 1 (0.20%) Network Security
4 1 (0.20%) OSPF
4 1 (0.20%) POP3
4 1 (0.20%) Reverse Proxy
4 1 (0.20%) Skype
4 1 (0.20%) SMTP
4 1 (0.20%) SSL
4 1 (0.20%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (13.97%) Relational Database
2 60 (12.15%) PostgreSQL
3 57 (11.54%) MySQL
4 40 (8.10%) SQL Server
5 29 (5.87%) NoSQL
6 23 (4.66%) MongoDB
7 20 (4.05%) Redis
8 10 (2.02%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (2.02%) Power BI
9 9 (1.82%) Oracle Database
10 7 (1.42%) MariaDB
10 7 (1.42%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.21%) Apache Cassandra
11 6 (1.21%) DynamoDB
12 5 (1.01%) Elasticsearch
13 4 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.81%) DB2
14 3 (0.61%) Mixpanel
14 3 (0.61%) Pinecone
14 3 (0.61%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 141 (28.54%) Git
2 54 (10.93%) JIRA
3 40 (8.10%) Jenkins
4 32 (6.48%) Browser DevTools
5 28 (5.67%) Xcode
6 27 (5.47%) Eclipse
6 27 (5.47%) webpack
7 23 (4.66%) Cypress.io
7 23 (4.66%) GitLab
8 20 (4.05%) Android Studio
9 19 (3.85%) JUnit
10 15 (3.04%) Maven
10 15 (3.04%) Postman
11 14 (2.83%) Mockito
12 13 (2.63%) SonarQube
13 11 (2.23%) Artifactory
13 11 (2.23%) Bitbucket
13 11 (2.23%) Storybook
14 10 (2.02%) Visual Studio
15 9 (1.82%) Gradle
General
1 163 (33.00%) Social Skills
2 83 (16.80%) Finance
3 66 (13.36%) Public Sector
4 46 (9.31%) Banking
5 37 (7.49%) Analytical Skills
6 29 (5.87%) Marketing
7 13 (2.63%) Investment Banking
8 12 (2.43%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (2.02%) Military
10 7 (1.42%) Front Office
10 7 (1.42%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.21%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.21%) Retail
12 5 (1.01%) Automotive
12 5 (1.01%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.01%) Publishing
13 4 (0.81%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.81%) Legal
14 3 (0.61%) Electronics
14 3 (0.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 290 (58.70%) Developer
2 77 (15.59%) Full-Stack Developer
3 57 (11.54%) Senior
4 47 (9.51%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 39 (7.89%) Senior Developer
6 31 (6.28%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
7 29 (5.87%) Support Engineer
7 29 (5.87%) Technical Engineer
7 29 (5.87%) Technical Support
7 29 (5.87%) Technical Support Engineer
8 27 (5.47%) Full-Stack Engineer
8 27 (5.47%) React Developer
9 25 (5.06%) Java Developer
9 25 (5.06%) Lead
9 25 (5.06%) UX Engineer
10 23 (4.66%) Designer
11 21 (4.25%) Software Engineer
12 14 (2.83%) Consultant
12 14 (2.83%) PHP Developer
12 14 (2.83%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 428 (86.64%) HTML
2 230 (46.56%) React
3 155 (31.38%) AngularJS
4 103 (20.85%) HTML5
5 94 (19.03%) REST
6 84 (17.00%) RESTful
7 77 (15.59%) Node.js
8 72 (14.57%) CSS3
9 69 (13.97%) .NET
10 55 (11.13%) Spring
11 54 (10.93%) Vue
12 46 (9.31%) Jest
13 44 (8.91%) JSON
14 40 (8.10%) Sass
15 38 (7.69%) Spring Boot
16 36 (7.29%) jQuery
17 35 (7.09%) Bootstrap
17 35 (7.09%) GraphQL
18 30 (6.07%) Ajax
18 30 (6.07%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 53 (10.73%) Mobile App
2 25 (5.06%) Product Ownership
3 18 (3.64%) Data Structures
4 17 (3.44%) Distributed Systems
5 16 (3.24%) Cloud Native
6 15 (3.04%) Management Information System
7 13 (2.63%) Algorithms
8 11 (2.23%) CMDB
8 11 (2.23%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (2.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (2.02%) Low-Code
10 8 (1.62%) Derivative
10 8 (1.62%) Onboarding
10 8 (1.62%) Reinsurance
11 6 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
11 6 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
11 6 (1.21%) Marketing Technology
12 4 (0.81%) Distributed Architecture
12 4 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
13 3 (0.61%) Mobile Banking
Operating Systems
1 40 (8.10%) Linux
2 32 (6.48%) Unix
3 28 (5.67%) Android
4 26 (5.26%) Windows
5 6 (1.21%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.81%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.61%) CentOS
8 2 (0.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (44.94%) Agile
2 163 (33.00%) User Experience
3 149 (30.16%) CI/CD
4 130 (26.32%) Full-Stack Development
5 116 (23.48%) Front End Development
6 103 (20.85%) Problem-Solving
7 85 (17.21%) DevOps
8 77 (15.59%) Microservices
9 67 (13.56%) UX Design
10 59 (11.94%) Containerisation
11 56 (11.34%) TDD
12 55 (11.13%) Test Automation
13 52 (10.53%) MVC
14 48 (9.72%) Scrum
15 47 (9.51%) Code Quality
15 47 (9.51%) SDLC
16 46 (9.31%) OO
17 44 (8.91%) Computer Science
17 44 (8.91%) Software Engineering
18 41 (8.30%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 376 (76.11%) JavaScript
2 132 (26.72%) Java
3 128 (25.91%) SQL
4 127 (25.71%) TypeScript
5 95 (19.23%) Python
6 56 (11.34%) C#
7 24 (4.86%) Perl
8 22 (4.45%) PHP
9 21 (4.25%) C++
10 18 (3.64%) Ruby
11 14 (2.83%) PowerShell
12 10 (2.02%) ABAP
13 9 (1.82%) PL/SQL
14 8 (1.62%) C
14 8 (1.62%) Groovy
15 7 (1.42%) JSX
15 7 (1.42%) Kotlin
15 7 (1.42%) Shell Script
16 6 (1.21%) Apex Code
17 5 (1.01%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 97 (19.64%) Security Cleared
2 69 (13.97%) SC Cleared
3 46 (9.31%) Degree
4 30 (6.07%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.21%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.01%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.01%) MCP
7 3 (0.61%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.61%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.20%) CCA
9 1 (0.20%) CCNP
9 1 (0.20%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.20%) ISEB
9 1 (0.20%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.20%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 80 (16.19%) Accessibility
2 43 (8.70%) WCAG
3 40 (8.10%) QA
4 10 (2.02%) GDPR
5 4 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 4 (0.81%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.20%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.20%) NCSC
7 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.20%) SLA
7 1 (0.20%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 80 (16.19%) Docker
2 6 (1.21%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.61%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 58 (11.74%) Kubernetes
2 12 (2.43%) Terraform
3 11 (2.23%) Argo
4 7 (1.42%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.40%) Grafana
6 1 (0.20%) Ansible
6 1 (0.20%) Control-M
6 1 (0.20%) Kibana
6 1 (0.20%) logstash
Vendors
1 65 (13.16%) Microsoft
2 64 (12.96%) Oracle
3 46 (9.31%) Adobe
4 34 (6.88%) ServiceNow
5 29 (5.87%) Google
6 28 (5.67%) Splunk
7 19 (3.85%) Salesforce
8 18 (3.64%) SAP
9 17 (3.44%) Red Hat
10 8 (1.62%) GoldenSource
10 8 (1.62%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 8 (1.62%) Sitecore
11 6 (1.21%) Amplitude
11 6 (1.21%) Atlassian
11 6 (1.21%) Dynatrace
11 6 (1.21%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.01%) CA Agile Central
12 5 (1.01%) OutSystems
13 4 (0.81%) mParticle
13 4 (0.81%) TIBCO