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

6 months to
19 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 138 94
Rank change year-on-year -143 -44 +11
Contract jobs citing CSS 403 565 770
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.88% 2.05% 2.32%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.76% 9.30% 10.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 268 391 545
10th Percentile £351 £268 £275
25th Percentile £406 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% -12.00% -
75th Percentile £583 £538 £600
90th Percentile £638 £700 £711
UK median daily rate £464 £450 £495
% change year-on-year +3.06% -9.09% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 38 16
10th Percentile £17.12 £32.50 £52.31
25th Percentile £18.13 £33.91 £67.81
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +51.88%
75th Percentile £51.25 £56.17 -
90th Percentile £66.53 £66.65 £72.50
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 8,460 6,078 7,353
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 18.50% 22.04% 22.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,523 4,158 5,022
10th Percentile £368 £350 £359
25th Percentile £432 £410 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.41% -6.82% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 158 214
10th Percentile £28.44 £31.25 £24.05
25th Percentile £45.31 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £58.91
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -6.63% -1.83%
75th Percentile £73.00 £67.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £82.25 £81.01 £74.44
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.88 £55.63
% change year-on-year +18.45% -1.35% -6.54%

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 19 August 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 19 August 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 19 August 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 -95 231 £488 +2.63% 301
North of England -102 53 £496 +29.17% 115
South East -91 46 £475 +16.14% 113
Yorkshire -38 33 £575 +30.68% 34
South West -44 31 £413 +10.74% 48
Midlands -74 20 £445 +18.67% 75
North West -80 17 £411 +9.60% 67
East of England -30 14 £425 -8.11% 48
West Midlands -69 14 £463 +8.82% 32
East Midlands -34 6 £425 +17.08% 43
North East -39 3 £375 -21.88% 18
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 39 (9.68%) CMS
2 24 (5.96%) Confluence
3 19 (4.71%) SharePoint
4 15 (3.72%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 12 (2.98%) WordPress
6 6 (1.49%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.49%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.24%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.99%) Kentico
8 4 (0.99%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.74%) IIS
9 3 (0.74%) Microsoft Exchange
10 2 (0.50%) Apache
10 2 (0.50%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.50%) Camunda
10 2 (0.50%) Drupal
10 2 (0.50%) nginx
10 2 (0.50%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.50%) SharePoint 2013
11 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 5 (1.24%) Sketch
2 3 (0.74%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.74%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.25%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.25%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 6 (1.49%) Shopify
2 5 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.50%) Magento
4 1 (0.25%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.25%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.25%) Postilion
4 1 (0.25%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.25%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) SDL Web 8
4 1 (0.25%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 94 (23.33%) Azure
2 89 (22.08%) AWS
3 33 (8.19%) Power Platform
4 32 (7.94%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (7.94%) Figma
4 32 (7.94%) Serverless
5 29 (7.20%) GCP
6 28 (6.95%) GitHub
7 21 (5.21%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (4.96%) Power Automate
9 18 (4.47%) PowerApps
10 11 (2.73%) AWS Lambda
10 11 (2.73%) GitHub Copilot
11 10 (2.48%) Google Analytics
11 10 (2.48%) SaaS
12 9 (2.23%) GitHub Actions
13 7 (1.74%) Adobe Analytics
13 7 (1.74%) Amazon S3
13 7 (1.74%) OneDrive
13 7 (1.74%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 16 (3.97%) HTTP
2 7 (1.74%) DNS
3 5 (1.24%) Intranet
4 4 (0.99%) BGP
4 4 (0.99%) Firewall
4 4 (0.99%) Network Security
4 4 (0.99%) Reverse Proxy
4 4 (0.99%) SSL
4 4 (0.99%) VPN
5 3 (0.74%) 5G
5 3 (0.74%) SSH
5 3 (0.74%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.50%) 4G
7 1 (0.25%) ATM
7 1 (0.25%) MQTT
7 1 (0.25%) Skype
7 1 (0.25%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (12.90%) SQL Server
2 47 (11.66%) PostgreSQL
3 42 (10.42%) MySQL
4 33 (8.19%) Relational Database
5 26 (6.45%) NoSQL
6 20 (4.96%) MongoDB
7 14 (3.47%) Power BI
7 14 (3.47%) Redis
8 11 (2.73%) Geospatial Data
9 9 (2.23%) Azure SQL Database
10 8 (1.99%) Tableau
11 7 (1.74%) Apache Cassandra
11 7 (1.74%) Couchbase
12 6 (1.49%) Amazon Aurora
12 6 (1.49%) Big Data
12 6 (1.49%) Elasticsearch
12 6 (1.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 5 (1.24%) Metadata
13 5 (1.24%) Presto
14 4 (0.99%) Apache Hudi
Development Applications
1 104 (25.81%) Git
2 37 (9.18%) Jenkins
3 36 (8.93%) JIRA
4 27 (6.70%) Cypress.io
5 19 (4.71%) GitLab
6 15 (3.72%) JUnit
7 14 (3.47%) Maven
7 14 (3.47%) Storybook
8 11 (2.73%) MSI
8 11 (2.73%) Vite
9 8 (1.99%) Browser DevTools
10 7 (1.74%) Cucumber
10 7 (1.74%) SonarQube
11 6 (1.49%) Gradle
11 6 (1.49%) Mockito
11 6 (1.49%) MSTest
11 6 (1.49%) Selenium
12 5 (1.24%) Bitbucket
12 5 (1.24%) Jasmine
13 4 (0.99%) Karma Test Runner
General
1 122 (30.27%) Social Skills
2 65 (16.13%) Public Sector
3 51 (12.66%) Finance
4 45 (11.17%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (9.43%) Banking
6 33 (8.19%) Marketing
7 20 (4.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.47%) Publishing
10 13 (3.23%) Retail
11 9 (2.23%) Telecoms
12 8 (1.99%) Investment Banking
13 7 (1.74%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.24%) Front Office
14 5 (1.24%) Games
15 4 (0.99%) Legal
15 4 (0.99%) Local Government
16 2 (0.50%) Japanese Language
16 2 (0.50%) Law
16 2 (0.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 224 (55.58%) Developer
2 51 (12.66%) Full-Stack Developer
2 51 (12.66%) Senior
3 39 (9.68%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 33 (8.19%) React Developer
4 33 (8.19%) Senior Developer
5 28 (6.95%) Java Developer
5 28 (6.95%) Lead
6 22 (5.46%) Python Developer
7 19 (4.71%) Designer
8 18 (4.47%) Software Engineer
9 16 (3.97%) Angular Developer
9 16 (3.97%) Consultant
10 15 (3.72%) Lead Developer
11 14 (3.47%) Architect
11 14 (3.47%) Web Developer
12 13 (3.23%) .NET Developer
12 13 (3.23%) Technical Leader
13 12 (2.98%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 12 (2.98%) Full-Stack Python Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 352 (87.34%) HTML
2 168 (41.69%) React
3 123 (30.52%) REST
4 97 (24.07%) HTML5
5 93 (23.08%) RESTful
6 82 (20.35%) CSS3
7 77 (19.11%) AngularJS
8 67 (16.63%) .NET
9 46 (11.41%) Node.js
10 42 (10.42%) Redux
11 39 (9.68%) OAuth
11 39 (9.68%) Spring
12 38 (9.43%) Spring Boot
13 34 (8.44%) Jest
14 32 (7.94%) Vue
15 29 (7.20%) .NET Framework
16 27 (6.70%) jQuery
16 27 (6.70%) Sass
17 26 (6.45%) Playwright
18 25 (6.20%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.68%) Product Ownership
2 32 (7.94%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.71%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.22%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (3.23%) Data Structures
5 13 (3.23%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.99%) Low-Code
6 8 (1.99%) Mobile App
6 8 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (1.24%) AI Agents
7 5 (1.24%) Client/Server
7 5 (1.24%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.24%) NHS
8 4 (0.99%) Algorithms
8 4 (0.99%) CMDB
8 4 (0.99%) Fixed Income
8 4 (0.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 4 (0.99%) Graphic Design
8 4 (0.99%) Marketing Technology
8 4 (0.99%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 22 (5.46%) Windows
2 20 (4.96%) Linux
3 19 (4.71%) Unix
4 5 (1.24%) Android
5 2 (0.50%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.25%) Tizen
6 1 (0.25%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 206 (51.12%) Agile
2 162 (40.20%) CI/CD
3 105 (26.05%) Problem-Solving
4 99 (24.57%) Full-Stack Development
5 98 (24.32%) DevOps
6 97 (24.07%) User Experience
7 89 (22.08%) Microservices
8 84 (20.84%) Test Automation
9 77 (19.11%) Front End Development
10 57 (14.14%) Continuous Improvement
10 57 (14.14%) Scrum
11 50 (12.41%) Code Quality
12 49 (12.16%) UX Design
13 45 (11.17%) AI
13 45 (11.17%) Analytics
13 45 (11.17%) Software Engineering
14 44 (10.92%) Containerisation
15 42 (10.42%) Performance Optimisation
16 39 (9.68%) MVC
17 37 (9.18%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 306 (75.93%) JavaScript
2 132 (32.75%) SQL
3 113 (28.04%) TypeScript
4 85 (21.09%) Python
5 70 (17.37%) Java
6 59 (14.64%) C#
7 16 (3.97%) PL/SQL
8 13 (3.23%) PHP
9 12 (2.98%) T-SQL
10 11 (2.73%) Bicep
11 10 (2.48%) PowerShell
11 10 (2.48%) Shell Script
12 6 (1.49%) Bash
12 6 (1.49%) Scala
13 5 (1.24%) Ruby
14 3 (0.74%) Perl
14 3 (0.74%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.50%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.25%) CFML
16 1 (0.25%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 77 (19.11%) Security Cleared
2 57 (14.14%) SC Cleared
3 33 (8.19%) Degree
4 22 (5.46%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (3.47%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.49%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.74%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.25%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.25%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.25%) CCA
9 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.25%) PhD
9 1 (0.25%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (23.82%) Accessibility
2 66 (16.38%) QA
3 55 (13.65%) WCAG
4 11 (2.73%) NCSC
5 9 (2.23%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.74%) GDPR
7 5 (1.24%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.74%) SLA
9 2 (0.50%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 2 (0.50%) GRC
10 1 (0.25%) HL7
10 1 (0.25%) ISO 8583
10 1 (0.25%) WAI
10 1 (0.25%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 82 (20.35%) Docker
2 2 (0.50%) Varnish
3 1 (0.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 48 (11.91%) Kubernetes
2 37 (9.18%) Terraform
3 22 (5.46%) Grafana
4 8 (1.99%) Prometheus
5 7 (1.74%) Single Sign-On
5 7 (1.74%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 6 (1.49%) Kibana
7 4 (0.99%) Argo
8 1 (0.25%) Ansible
Vendors
1 54 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 37 (9.18%) Oracle
3 31 (7.69%) ServiceNow
4 28 (6.95%) Adobe
5 20 (4.96%) Google
6 12 (2.98%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.48%) Splunk
8 8 (1.99%) Braze
8 8 (1.99%) Optimizely
8 8 (1.99%) OutSystems
9 6 (1.49%) OpenAI
10 4 (0.99%) Amplitude
10 4 (0.99%) Red Hat
10 4 (0.99%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 4 (0.99%) Sitecore
10 4 (0.99%) Tealium
10 4 (0.99%) Workday
11 3 (0.74%) Marketo
11 3 (0.74%) Qualtrics
11 3 (0.74%) SAP