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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 244 124 104
Rank change year-on-year -120 -20 -11
Contract jobs citing CSS 422 521 747
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.01% 2.19% 2.04%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.26% 9.80% 9.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 284 350 538
10th Percentile £300 £326 £311
25th Percentile £404 £391 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% -
75th Percentile £585 £588 £598
90th Percentile £650 £713 £725
UK median daily rate £465 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -2.11% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 27 22
10th Percentile - £29.11 £29.42
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.25 £46.18
Median hourly rate £33.75 £42.82 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.17% -31.50% +19.05%
75th Percentile £42.50 £58.72 £70.00
90th Percentile £58.82 £63.00 -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £38.91 £62.50
% change year-on-year -22.89% -37.75% +23.15%

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 8,020 5,318 7,532
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.25% 22.37% 20.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,295 3,686 5,352
10th Percentile £363 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £421 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.35%
75th Percentile £630 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £794 £793
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 258 95 234
10th Percentile £30.87 £28.13 £22.58
25th Percentile £51.25 £40.42 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%
75th Percentile £71.13 £68.38 £66.63
90th Percentile £78.83 £81.01 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% -26.92%

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 27 May 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 27 May 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 27 May 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 -70 247 £500 -1.96% 136
North of England -87 46 £450 +12.50% 90
South East -71 45 £438 -11.17% 87
Midlands -80 32 £475 +18.16% 57
North West -51 30 £394 -1.56% 50
South West -47 23 £409 +9.07% 37
West Midlands -64 23 £475 +11.76% 20
East of England -23 19 £575 +27.78% 60
Yorkshire -51 14 £575 +43.75% 26
East Midlands -37 9 £495 +36.55% 37
North East -31 2 £475 +25.00% 14
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 30 (7.11%) CMS
2 18 (4.27%) SharePoint
3 15 (3.55%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 13 (3.08%) Confluence
5 8 (1.90%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.42%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.42%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.18%) Kentico
7 5 (1.18%) WordPress
8 4 (0.95%) IIS
8 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.71%) ArcGIS
9 3 (0.71%) Camunda
9 3 (0.71%) Joomla!
9 3 (0.71%) nginx
9 3 (0.71%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.47%) Apache
10 2 (0.47%) Drupal
11 1 (0.24%) Mule
11 1 (0.24%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 12 (2.84%) Adobe XD
2 10 (2.37%) Sketch
3 5 (1.18%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.71%) Chatbot
5 3 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.71%) Trello
6 2 (0.47%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.24%) InVision
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.95%) Shopify
3 2 (0.47%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.47%) Magento
3 2 (0.47%) 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%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 92 (21.80%) AWS
2 91 (21.56%) Azure
3 37 (8.77%) Figma
4 30 (7.11%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (6.64%) Power Platform
6 27 (6.40%) Serverless
7 23 (5.45%) GitHub
7 23 (5.45%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (4.03%) Power Automate
8 17 (4.03%) PowerApps
9 16 (3.79%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (3.32%) Amazon S3
10 14 (3.32%) GCP
11 13 (3.08%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (2.84%) SaaS
13 8 (1.90%) Entra ID
13 8 (1.90%) OpenShift
14 7 (1.66%) Amazon EC2
15 6 (1.42%) Amazon EMR
15 6 (1.42%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.18%) Firewall
2 4 (0.95%) Network Security
2 4 (0.95%) SMS
3 3 (0.71%) BGP
3 3 (0.71%) HTTP
3 3 (0.71%) Intranet
3 3 (0.71%) Reverse Proxy
3 3 (0.71%) SSL
3 3 (0.71%) VPN
4 2 (0.47%) DNS
4 2 (0.47%) LAN
4 2 (0.47%) OSPF
4 2 (0.47%) RTMP
4 2 (0.47%) WAN
5 1 (0.24%) DHCP
5 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.24%) Internet
5 1 (0.24%) Skype
5 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (14.93%) SQL Server
2 39 (9.24%) Relational Database
3 36 (8.53%) MySQL
4 31 (7.35%) NoSQL
5 29 (6.87%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (3.32%) MongoDB
7 11 (2.61%) Power BI
8 9 (2.13%) Big Data
9 8 (1.90%) Oracle Database
9 8 (1.90%) RDBMS
10 7 (1.66%) Tableau
11 6 (1.42%) Amazon Aurora
11 6 (1.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (1.18%) Amazon RDS
12 5 (1.18%) Apache Cassandra
12 5 (1.18%) Presto
13 4 (0.95%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.95%) MariaDB
13 4 (0.95%) Pinecone
13 4 (0.95%) Redis
Development Applications
1 63 (14.93%) Git
2 32 (7.58%) JIRA
3 26 (6.16%) Jenkins
4 18 (4.27%) GitLab
5 13 (3.08%) Cypress.io
6 12 (2.84%) Browser DevTools
6 12 (2.84%) JUnit
7 11 (2.61%) Maven
8 10 (2.37%) Cucumber
8 10 (2.37%) Vite
9 9 (2.13%) Mockito
10 7 (1.66%) MSTest
10 7 (1.66%) webpack
11 6 (1.42%) Android Studio
11 6 (1.42%) Eclipse
11 6 (1.42%) Gradle
11 6 (1.42%) Postman
11 6 (1.42%) Storybook
11 6 (1.42%) Xcode
12 5 (1.18%) Visual Studio
General
1 108 (25.59%) Social Skills
2 61 (14.45%) Finance
3 51 (12.09%) Analytical Skills
4 50 (11.85%) Public Sector
5 45 (10.66%) Banking
6 25 (5.92%) Marketing
7 14 (3.32%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.61%) Front Office
9 9 (2.13%) Retail
10 8 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.66%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.95%) Legal
12 4 (0.95%) Local Government
12 4 (0.95%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.95%) Publishing
13 3 (0.71%) Games
13 3 (0.71%) Military
14 2 (0.47%) Automotive
14 2 (0.47%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 240 (56.87%) Developer
2 55 (13.03%) Senior
3 53 (12.56%) Full-Stack Developer
4 35 (8.29%) Senior Developer
5 34 (8.06%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 32 (7.58%) React Developer
7 26 (6.16%) Java Developer
8 22 (5.21%) Designer
8 22 (5.21%) Software Engineer
9 19 (4.50%) Architect
10 18 (4.27%) Lead
11 15 (3.55%) Python Developer
12 14 (3.32%) Consultant
13 13 (3.08%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
14 12 (2.84%) Software Developer
15 11 (2.61%) Full-Stack Python Developer
15 11 (2.61%) Senior Software Engineer
15 11 (2.61%) ServiceNow Developer
15 11 (2.61%) UX Designer
15 11 (2.61%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 354 (83.89%) HTML
2 192 (45.50%) React
3 122 (28.91%) AngularJS
4 100 (23.70%) REST
5 79 (18.72%) HTML5
6 74 (17.54%) .NET
7 71 (16.82%) RESTful
8 63 (14.93%) CSS3
9 48 (11.37%) Redux
10 47 (11.14%) Node.js
11 42 (9.95%) Spring
12 36 (8.53%) Spring Boot
13 30 (7.11%) ASP.NET
13 30 (7.11%) JSON
13 30 (7.11%) Vue
14 29 (6.87%) jQuery
15 28 (6.64%) Jest
15 28 (6.64%) SOAP
16 27 (6.40%) .NET Framework
16 27 (6.40%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.95%) Product Ownership
2 16 (3.79%) Mobile App
3 12 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (2.61%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (2.37%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.13%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 9 (2.13%) Low-Code
7 8 (1.90%) Cloud Native
7 8 (1.90%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.66%) CMDB
8 7 (1.66%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.42%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.18%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.18%) Graphic Design
10 5 (1.18%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.18%) Onboarding
11 4 (0.95%) Derivative
11 4 (0.95%) Legacy Code
12 3 (0.71%) Fixed Income
12 3 (0.71%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.74%) Linux
2 19 (4.50%) Windows
3 15 (3.55%) Unix
4 9 (2.13%) Android
5 3 (0.71%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.71%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (45.50%) Agile
2 120 (28.44%) User Experience
3 118 (27.96%) CI/CD
4 100 (23.70%) Problem-Solving
5 92 (21.80%) Full-Stack Development
6 86 (20.38%) DevOps
7 80 (18.96%) Front End Development
8 61 (14.45%) Microservices
9 55 (13.03%) Test Automation
10 54 (12.80%) Scrum
11 53 (12.56%) UX Design
12 47 (11.14%) Continuous Improvement
12 47 (11.14%) Software Engineering
13 45 (10.66%) Analytics
13 45 (10.66%) Code Quality
14 44 (10.43%) AI
15 40 (9.48%) MVC
16 38 (9.00%) Responsive Web Design
17 36 (8.53%) Containerisation
18 32 (7.58%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 300 (71.09%) JavaScript
2 124 (29.38%) SQL
3 100 (23.70%) TypeScript
4 86 (20.38%) Java
5 83 (19.67%) Python
6 62 (14.69%) C#
7 15 (3.55%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.84%) PL/SQL
9 8 (1.90%) PHP
9 8 (1.90%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.90%) Ruby
10 6 (1.42%) Perl
10 6 (1.42%) Scala
11 3 (0.71%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.47%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.47%) Bash
12 2 (0.47%) C++
12 2 (0.47%) Go
12 2 (0.47%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.24%) F#
Qualifications
1 55 (13.03%) Security Cleared
2 33 (7.82%) SC Cleared
3 32 (7.58%) Degree
4 12 (2.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.95%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.71%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.71%) CCNP
7 3 (0.71%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 3 (0.71%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.71%) PMP
8 2 (0.47%) CCA
8 2 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CCNA
9 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (15.88%) Accessibility
2 41 (9.72%) WCAG
3 40 (9.48%) QA
4 16 (3.79%) GDPR
5 5 (1.18%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 5 (1.18%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.95%) SLA
7 3 (0.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.47%) NCSC
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.24%) WAI
9 1 (0.24%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 50 (11.85%) Docker
2 4 (0.95%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.47%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.24%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 30 (7.11%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.50%) Terraform
3 11 (2.61%) Grafana
4 10 (2.37%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.42%) Kibana
6 4 (0.95%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 43 (10.19%) Microsoft
2 41 (9.72%) Adobe
3 40 (9.48%) Oracle
4 30 (7.11%) ServiceNow
5 14 (3.32%) Salesforce
6 13 (3.08%) Splunk
7 11 (2.61%) Google
7 11 (2.61%) Sitecore
8 8 (1.90%) MuleSoft
8 8 (1.90%) OutSystems
9 7 (1.66%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 6 (1.42%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.42%) Workday
11 5 (1.18%) Qualtrics
11 5 (1.18%) SAP
12 4 (0.95%) Braze
13 3 (0.71%) ForgeRock
13 3 (0.71%) mParticle
13 3 (0.71%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.71%) Symantec