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

 6 months to
17 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 279 131 106
Rank change year-on-year -148 -25 -13
Contract jobs citing CSS 399 589 808
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.89% 2.16% 2.23%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.71% 9.73% 10.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 264 404 587
10th Percentile £304 £283 £313
25th Percentile £404 £358 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £576 £541 £599
90th Percentile £638 £700 £693
UK median daily rate £450 £459 £495
% change year-on-year -1.96% -7.18% -1.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 39 22
10th Percentile £17.12 £32.75 £46.18
25th Percentile £19.14 £33.91 £52.81
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +51.88%
75th Percentile £48.75 £58.09 -
90th Percentile £65.60 £66.60 £74.50
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +52.17%

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 8,470 6,054 7,671
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.91% 22.25% 21.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,575 4,164 5,358
10th Percentile £363 £355 £353
25th Percentile £431 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £524 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.19% -4.73% -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £747 £775 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.74% -2.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 246 134 251
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £23.80
25th Percentile £51.25 £47.19 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £61.25 £58.00
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% +5.60% -8.66%
75th Percentile £75.00 £68.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% - -12.35%

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 July 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 July 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 July 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 -104 232 £478 -0.21% 65
South East -87 48 £475 - 75
North of England -94 46 £470 +22.40% 62
South West -59 24 £413 +10.00% 33
North West -71 23 £394 +3.08% 29
Yorkshire -35 22 £575 +35.29% 22
Midlands -88 22 £445 +18.67% 38
East of England -21 18 £588 +30.56% 26
West Midlands -71 15 £475 +7.34% 14
East Midlands -34 7 £425 +17.24% 24
North East -42 1 £375 -21.88% 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 41 (10.28%) CMS
2 22 (5.51%) Confluence
3 18 (4.51%) SharePoint
4 13 (3.26%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 9 (2.26%) Sitecore CMS
6 8 (2.01%) WordPress
7 6 (1.50%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (1.50%) Apache Spark
8 5 (1.25%) Kentico
8 5 (1.25%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (1.00%) IIS
10 3 (0.75%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.50%) Apache
11 2 (0.50%) Camunda
11 2 (0.50%) Drupal
11 2 (0.50%) nginx
11 2 (0.50%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.25%) Anypoint
12 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.25%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 5 (1.25%) Sketch
2 4 (1.00%) Adobe XD
3 3 (0.75%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.75%) Photoshop
3 3 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.25%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (1.00%) Shopify
2 2 (0.50%) Magento
3 1 (0.25%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.25%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.25%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 100 (25.06%) Azure
2 83 (20.80%) AWS
3 37 (9.27%) Azure DevOps
4 31 (7.77%) Power Platform
5 30 (7.52%) Figma
6 26 (6.52%) GitHub
7 25 (6.27%) GCP
8 24 (6.02%) Serverless
9 23 (5.76%) Microsoft 365
10 19 (4.76%) Power Automate
11 18 (4.51%) PowerApps
12 13 (3.26%) AWS Lambda
13 12 (3.01%) GitHub Actions
14 11 (2.76%) SaaS
15 8 (2.01%) Amazon SQS
15 8 (2.01%) OpenShift
16 7 (1.75%) Amazon S3
16 7 (1.75%) Azure Functions
17 6 (1.50%) Amazon EKS
17 6 (1.50%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 12 (3.01%) HTTP
2 5 (1.25%) DNS
2 5 (1.25%) Intranet
2 5 (1.25%) Network Security
3 4 (1.00%) BGP
3 4 (1.00%) Reverse Proxy
3 4 (1.00%) SSL
4 3 (0.75%) Firewall
4 3 (0.75%) VPN
5 1 (0.25%) DHCP
5 1 (0.25%) MQTT
5 1 (0.25%) Skype
5 1 (0.25%) SMS
5 1 (0.25%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.25%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 63 (15.79%) SQL Server
2 40 (10.03%) MySQL
3 39 (9.77%) PostgreSQL
4 31 (7.77%) NoSQL
5 29 (7.27%) Relational Database
6 15 (3.76%) MongoDB
7 12 (3.01%) Power BI
8 9 (2.26%) Apache Cassandra
9 8 (2.01%) Azure SQL Database
9 8 (2.01%) Geospatial Data
9 8 (2.01%) Oracle Database
10 7 (1.75%) Big Data
10 7 (1.75%) Couchbase
10 7 (1.75%) Tableau
11 6 (1.50%) Amazon Aurora
11 6 (1.50%) Redis
11 6 (1.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (1.25%) Metadata
12 5 (1.25%) Presto
13 4 (1.00%) Apache Hudi
Development Applications
1 83 (20.80%) Git
2 37 (9.27%) JIRA
3 31 (7.77%) Jenkins
4 24 (6.02%) Cypress.io
5 16 (4.01%) GitLab
5 16 (4.01%) JUnit
6 14 (3.51%) Maven
7 12 (3.01%) Storybook
7 12 (3.01%) Vite
8 8 (2.01%) Browser DevTools
8 8 (2.01%) Cucumber
8 8 (2.01%) Mockito
8 8 (2.01%) MSI
8 8 (2.01%) MSTest
9 7 (1.75%) webpack
10 6 (1.50%) Gradle
10 6 (1.50%) Mocha
10 6 (1.50%) tSQLt
11 5 (1.25%) Jasmine
11 5 (1.25%) SonarQube
General
1 116 (29.07%) Social Skills
2 58 (14.54%) Finance
3 53 (13.28%) Analytical Skills
4 48 (12.03%) Public Sector
5 40 (10.03%) Banking
6 26 (6.52%) Marketing
7 16 (4.01%) Retail
8 15 (3.76%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (3.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.51%) Investment Banking
11 6 (1.50%) Documentation Skills
11 6 (1.50%) Front Office
11 6 (1.50%) Publishing
12 5 (1.25%) Legal
12 5 (1.25%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.00%) Games
13 4 (1.00%) Local Government
14 3 (0.75%) Military
15 2 (0.50%) Law
15 2 (0.50%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 220 (55.14%) Developer
2 55 (13.78%) Senior
3 48 (12.03%) Full-Stack Developer
4 36 (9.02%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 34 (8.52%) React Developer
5 34 (8.52%) Senior Developer
6 30 (7.52%) Java Developer
7 23 (5.76%) Software Engineer
8 22 (5.51%) Architect
9 21 (5.26%) Designer
10 16 (4.01%) Angular Developer
10 16 (4.01%) Consultant
11 15 (3.76%) Lead
12 12 (3.01%) .NET Developer
12 12 (3.01%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
12 12 (3.01%) Web Developer
13 11 (2.76%) Software Developer
13 11 (2.76%) UI Developer
14 10 (2.51%) Senior Java Developer
14 10 (2.51%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 339 (84.96%) HTML
2 175 (43.86%) React
3 120 (30.08%) REST
4 93 (23.31%) HTML5
5 90 (22.56%) AngularJS
6 87 (21.80%) RESTful
7 84 (21.05%) .NET
8 78 (19.55%) CSS3
9 53 (13.28%) Node.js
10 50 (12.53%) Redux
11 42 (10.53%) Spring
12 40 (10.03%) Spring Boot
13 36 (9.02%) Jest
14 34 (8.52%) .NET Framework
15 33 (8.27%) ASP.NET
15 33 (8.27%) jQuery
16 29 (7.27%) OAuth
16 29 (7.27%) Vue
17 27 (6.77%) .NET Core
18 26 (6.52%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 39 (9.77%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.02%) Cloud Native
3 19 (4.76%) Legacy Systems
3 19 (4.76%) Onboarding
4 15 (3.76%) Enterprise Software
5 10 (2.51%) Data Structures
5 10 (2.51%) Self-Motivation
6 9 (2.26%) Mobile App
7 8 (2.01%) Low-Code
8 7 (1.75%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 5 (1.25%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.25%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (1.00%) CMDB
11 4 (1.00%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
11 4 (1.00%) Fixed Income
11 4 (1.00%) Graphic Design
11 4 (1.00%) Marketing Technology
12 3 (0.75%) Algorithms
12 3 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 23 (5.76%) Windows
2 16 (4.01%) Unix
3 14 (3.51%) Linux
4 5 (1.25%) Android
5 3 (0.75%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.50%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.25%) Tizen
7 1 (0.25%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (48.87%) Agile
2 148 (37.09%) CI/CD
3 103 (25.81%) Problem-Solving
4 102 (25.56%) User Experience
5 97 (24.31%) DevOps
6 90 (22.56%) Full-Stack Development
6 90 (22.56%) Microservices
7 81 (20.30%) Front End Development
8 71 (17.79%) Test Automation
9 61 (15.29%) Scrum
10 51 (12.78%) UX Design
11 50 (12.53%) Code Quality
11 50 (12.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 49 (12.28%) AI
13 46 (11.53%) Software Engineering
14 43 (10.78%) MVC
15 42 (10.53%) Performance Optimisation
16 40 (10.03%) Design Patterns
17 39 (9.77%) Analytics
18 37 (9.27%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 292 (73.18%) JavaScript
2 124 (31.08%) SQL
3 119 (29.82%) TypeScript
4 80 (20.05%) Java
5 73 (18.30%) C#
5 73 (18.30%) Python
6 17 (4.26%) PL/SQL
7 16 (4.01%) T-SQL
8 8 (2.01%) Bicep
8 8 (2.01%) PHP
8 8 (2.01%) PowerShell
9 6 (1.50%) Scala
9 6 (1.50%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.25%) Ruby
11 3 (0.75%) Perl
11 3 (0.75%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.50%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.25%) Bash
13 1 (0.25%) DataWeave
13 1 (0.25%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 68 (17.04%) Security Cleared
2 47 (11.78%) SC Cleared
3 25 (6.27%) Degree
4 15 (3.76%) BPSS Clearance
5 13 (3.26%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (0.75%) Master's Degree
6 3 (0.75%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.75%) PMP
7 2 (0.50%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.25%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.25%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.25%) CCA
8 1 (0.25%) CCNA
8 1 (0.25%) CCNP
8 1 (0.25%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 85 (21.30%) Accessibility
2 57 (14.29%) QA
3 50 (12.53%) WCAG
4 8 (2.01%) GDPR
4 8 (2.01%) NCSC
5 6 (1.50%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.00%) SLA
7 2 (0.50%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.50%) GRC
8 1 (0.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.25%) WAI
8 1 (0.25%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 62 (15.54%) Docker
2 3 (0.75%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.25%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 38 (9.52%) Kubernetes
2 28 (7.02%) Terraform
3 16 (4.01%) Grafana
4 7 (1.75%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.75%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.50%) Kibana
6 4 (1.00%) Argo
6 4 (1.00%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.25%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 53 (13.28%) Microsoft
2 41 (10.28%) Oracle
3 31 (7.77%) ServiceNow
4 26 (6.52%) Adobe
5 16 (4.01%) Google
6 10 (2.51%) Salesforce
6 10 (2.51%) Sitecore
7 8 (2.01%) Braze
7 8 (2.01%) OutSystems
7 8 (2.01%) Splunk
8 6 (1.50%) SAP
9 5 (1.25%) Optimizely
9 5 (1.25%) Workday
10 4 (1.00%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.75%) ESRI
11 3 (0.75%) Marketo
11 3 (0.75%) OpenAI
11 3 (0.75%) Qualtrics
11 3 (0.75%) Sybase
12 2 (0.50%) Solace
266 CSS jobs in England