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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 103 117
Rank change year-on-year -87 +14 -36
Contract jobs citing CSS 469 650 742
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.48% 2.43% 2.06%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.69% 11.06% 9.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 316 385 530
10th Percentile £238 £270 £300
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £498
Median % change year-on-year - -4.52% -5.24%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £695 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £472 £498
% change year-on-year +0.58% -5.08% -5.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 13 21
10th Percentile £27.50 £27.65 £26.78
25th Percentile £35.00 £38.25 £31.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £57.75 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.42% -3.75% -9.43%
75th Percentile £56.88 £62.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £65.05 - -
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £57.75 £60.00
% change year-on-year -13.42% -3.75% -11.11%

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 7,013 5,877 7,674
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.16% 21.94% 21.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,686 3,757 5,546
10th Percentile £356 £360 £363
25th Percentile £413 £430 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.36% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £670
90th Percentile £738 £788 £751
UK median daily rate £510 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -5.12% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 70 164
10th Percentile £33.00 £26.25 £28.87
25th Percentile £44.88 £43.13 £46.18
Median hourly rate £57.75 £62.50 £53.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +16.82% -17.69%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £77.43 £75.10 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £62.50 £54.53
% change year-on-year -4.00% +14.62% -16.11%

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 14 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 14 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 14 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 -62 268 £525 +5.00% 142
North of England -63 60 £450 -4.26% 156
South East -47 54 £208 -49.27% 212
Midlands -52 34 £545 +14.74% 89
Yorkshire -32 32 £475 -15.41% 60
North West -43 24 £400 -10.61% 73
West Midlands -53 23 £400 -26.37% 33
South West -26 20 £400 +6.67% 91
East Midlands -16 11 £573 +57.71% 56
East of England -24 10 £475 +58.33% 107
North East -19 5 £475 +25.83% 24
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 (4.90%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 21 (4.48%) CMS
3 14 (2.99%) SharePoint
4 11 (2.35%) Confluence
5 6 (1.28%) Headless CMS
5 6 (1.28%) Sitecore CMS
6 5 (1.07%) SugarCRM
6 5 (1.07%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.64%) Joomla!
8 2 (0.43%) Apache
8 2 (0.43%) Camunda
8 2 (0.43%) SharePoint Server
8 2 (0.43%) Tomcat
8 2 (0.43%) WordPress
9 1 (0.21%) CICS
9 1 (0.21%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.21%) IIS
9 1 (0.21%) Mendix
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.21%) Moodle
Applications
1 13 (2.77%) Adobe XD
2 12 (2.56%) Sketch
3 4 (0.85%) Adobe After Effects
3 4 (0.85%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.85%) Trello
4 3 (0.64%) InVision
4 3 (0.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.64%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.43%) Maya
5 2 (0.43%) NUKE
5 2 (0.43%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.21%) Blender
6 1 (0.21%) CINEMA 4D
6 1 (0.21%) InDesign
6 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Office
6 1 (0.21%) Moqups
6 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.21%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 6 (1.28%) Payment Gateway
2 3 (0.64%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.43%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.43%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (0.43%) Shopify
4 1 (0.21%) Maximo
4 1 (0.21%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 113 (24.09%) AWS
2 111 (23.67%) Azure
3 55 (11.73%) GitHub
4 37 (7.89%) Figma
5 31 (6.61%) GCP
6 29 (6.18%) GitHub Actions
6 29 (6.18%) Serverless
7 26 (5.54%) SaaS
8 25 (5.33%) Azure DevOps
9 22 (4.69%) Amazon S3
10 20 (4.26%) Power Platform
11 19 (4.05%) Sauce Labs
12 17 (3.62%) AWS Lambda
13 15 (3.20%) npm
14 13 (2.77%) OpenShift
15 11 (2.35%) Power Automate
15 11 (2.35%) PowerApps
16 10 (2.13%) Entra ID
17 9 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
18 7 (1.49%) Amazon Cognito
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.41%) Wireless
2 6 (1.28%) HTTP
3 3 (0.64%) Internet
3 3 (0.64%) SMS
4 2 (0.43%) BGP
4 2 (0.43%) DNS
4 2 (0.43%) Firewall
4 2 (0.43%) LAN
4 2 (0.43%) Network Security
4 2 (0.43%) OSPF
4 2 (0.43%) Reverse Proxy
4 2 (0.43%) SSL
4 2 (0.43%) WAN
5 1 (0.21%) DKIM
5 1 (0.21%) FTP
5 1 (0.21%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.21%) POP3
5 1 (0.21%) Skype
5 1 (0.21%) SMTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (14.29%) Relational Database
2 55 (11.73%) MySQL
2 55 (11.73%) PostgreSQL
3 34 (7.25%) SQL Server
4 26 (5.54%) NoSQL
5 18 (3.84%) MongoDB
6 16 (3.41%) Redis
7 11 (2.35%) Amazon RDS
8 10 (2.13%) Power BI
9 7 (1.49%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.28%) Apache Cassandra
10 6 (1.28%) DynamoDB
10 6 (1.28%) MariaDB
10 6 (1.28%) Oracle Database
11 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.85%) DB2
11 4 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
12 3 (0.64%) CockroachDB
12 3 (0.64%) Mixpanel
12 3 (0.64%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 135 (28.78%) Git
2 42 (8.96%) JIRA
3 34 (7.25%) Jenkins
4 29 (6.18%) Browser DevTools
5 25 (5.33%) Eclipse
5 25 (5.33%) Xcode
6 24 (5.12%) Cypress.io
7 23 (4.90%) webpack
8 19 (4.05%) Android Studio
9 18 (3.84%) JUnit
10 15 (3.20%) GitLab
11 13 (2.77%) Maven
11 13 (2.77%) Mockito
11 13 (2.77%) Postman
12 12 (2.56%) Storybook
13 11 (2.35%) SonarQube
14 10 (2.13%) Bitbucket
14 10 (2.13%) Cucumber
15 9 (1.92%) Gradle
15 9 (1.92%) Selenium
General
1 144 (30.70%) Social Skills
2 74 (15.78%) Finance
3 65 (13.86%) Public Sector
4 42 (8.96%) Banking
5 38 (8.10%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (6.40%) Marketing
7 11 (2.35%) Investment Banking
7 11 (2.35%) Presentation Skills
8 9 (1.92%) Military
9 8 (1.71%) Front Office
10 7 (1.49%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.07%) Automotive
11 5 (1.07%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 5 (1.07%) Publishing
11 5 (1.07%) Retail
12 4 (0.85%) Financial Institution
12 4 (0.85%) Legal
13 3 (0.64%) Electronics
13 3 (0.64%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 279 (59.49%) Developer
2 68 (14.50%) Full-Stack Developer
3 58 (12.37%) Senior
4 47 (10.02%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 39 (8.32%) Senior Developer
6 29 (6.18%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
7 28 (5.97%) Lead
8 27 (5.76%) React Developer
8 27 (5.76%) Support Engineer
8 27 (5.76%) Technical Engineer
8 27 (5.76%) Technical Support
8 27 (5.76%) Technical Support Engineer
9 24 (5.12%) Java Developer
9 24 (5.12%) UX Engineer
10 23 (4.90%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 21 (4.48%) Designer
12 19 (4.05%) Software Engineer
13 15 (3.20%) Python Developer
14 13 (2.77%) Consultant
15 12 (2.56%) PHP Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 403 (85.93%) HTML
2 220 (46.91%) React
3 141 (30.06%) AngularJS
4 94 (20.04%) HTML5
5 88 (18.76%) REST
6 78 (16.63%) RESTful
7 69 (14.71%) Node.js
8 68 (14.50%) CSS3
9 56 (11.94%) .NET
10 54 (11.51%) Spring
11 48 (10.23%) Jest
12 47 (10.02%) Vue
13 41 (8.74%) JSON
14 36 (7.68%) Spring Boot
15 35 (7.46%) Sass
16 34 (7.25%) GraphQL
17 33 (7.04%) jQuery
17 33 (7.04%) Redux
18 32 (6.82%) Bootstrap
19 29 (6.18%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 49 (10.45%) Mobile App
2 25 (5.33%) Product Ownership
3 16 (3.41%) Cloud Native
4 13 (2.77%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.56%) CMDB
5 12 (2.56%) Data Structures
5 12 (2.56%) Greenfield Project
6 10 (2.13%) Low-Code
7 9 (1.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 8 (1.71%) Distributed Systems
8 8 (1.71%) Onboarding
9 7 (1.49%) Algorithms
9 7 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
10 6 (1.28%) Derivative
10 6 (1.28%) Reinsurance
11 5 (1.07%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.07%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.85%) Distributed Architecture
13 3 (0.64%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 33 (7.04%) Linux
2 29 (6.18%) Unix
3 27 (5.76%) Android
4 25 (5.33%) Windows
5 6 (1.28%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.85%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.64%) CentOS
8 2 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.21%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 204 (43.50%) Agile
2 153 (32.62%) User Experience
3 137 (29.21%) CI/CD
4 117 (24.95%) Full-Stack Development
5 109 (23.24%) Front End Development
6 99 (21.11%) Problem-Solving
7 79 (16.84%) DevOps
8 62 (13.22%) UX Design
9 60 (12.79%) Microservices
10 54 (11.51%) Containerisation
10 54 (11.51%) Test Automation
11 50 (10.66%) MVC
12 45 (9.59%) Scrum
12 45 (9.59%) TDD
13 44 (9.38%) OO
13 44 (9.38%) Software Engineering
14 43 (9.17%) Code Quality
15 40 (8.53%) API Integration
16 37 (7.89%) Computer Science
16 37 (7.89%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 358 (76.33%) JavaScript
2 128 (27.29%) Java
3 120 (25.59%) SQL
4 114 (24.31%) TypeScript
5 94 (20.04%) Python
6 45 (9.59%) C#
7 23 (4.90%) Perl
8 20 (4.26%) PHP
9 19 (4.05%) Ruby
10 15 (3.20%) C++
11 14 (2.99%) PowerShell
12 9 (1.92%) ABAP
13 8 (1.71%) C
14 7 (1.49%) JSX
14 7 (1.49%) Kotlin
15 6 (1.28%) Groovy
15 6 (1.28%) PL/SQL
16 5 (1.07%) Apex Code
16 5 (1.07%) COBOL
16 5 (1.07%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 91 (19.40%) Security Cleared
2 65 (13.86%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.02%) Degree
4 30 (6.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.28%) Master's Degree
5 6 (1.28%) MCP
6 5 (1.07%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.07%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.64%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.64%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.43%) CCNP
8 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.43%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.43%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.21%) CCA
9 1 (0.21%) ISEB
9 1 (0.21%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 73 (15.57%) Accessibility
2 42 (8.96%) WCAG
3 35 (7.46%) QA
4 11 (2.35%) GDPR
5 4 (0.85%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.43%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.43%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.43%) NCSC
6 2 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.21%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.21%) SLA
7 1 (0.21%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 71 (15.14%) Docker
2 6 (1.28%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.64%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 49 (10.45%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.35%) Argo
3 10 (2.13%) Terraform
4 7 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.43%) Grafana
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
6 1 (0.21%) Control-M
Vendors
1 65 (13.86%) Microsoft
2 57 (12.15%) Oracle
3 46 (9.81%) Adobe
4 35 (7.46%) ServiceNow
5 28 (5.97%) Google
6 25 (5.33%) Splunk
7 19 (4.05%) Salesforce
8 18 (3.84%) Red Hat
9 17 (3.62%) SAP
10 9 (1.92%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 8 (1.71%) GoldenSource
11 8 (1.71%) Sitecore
12 7 (1.49%) MuleSoft
13 5 (1.07%) Amplitude
13 5 (1.07%) OutSystems
14 4 (0.85%) Atlassian
14 4 (0.85%) Dynatrace
14 4 (0.85%) mParticle
14 4 (0.85%) TIBCO
15 3 (0.64%) IBM