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

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 105 124
Rank change year-on-year -78 +19 -41
Contract jobs citing CSS 470 651 733
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.48% 2.41% 2.05%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.68% 10.99% 9.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 385 521
10th Percentile £279 £275 £300
25th Percentile £380 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £495
Median % change year-on-year - -4.04% -5.71%
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 7,036 5,921 7,638
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 22.15% 21.96% 21.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,705 3,786 5,491
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 £673
90th Percentile £738 £788 £753
UK median daily rate £512 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -4.84% -2.27% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 70 164
10th Percentile £32.03 £26.25 £28.87
25th Percentile £44.34 £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 15 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 15 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 15 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 -56 271 £525 +5.00% 146
North of England -52 59 £450 -4.26% 158
South East -45 53 £208 -49.27% 213
Midlands -49 34 £545 +14.74% 91
Yorkshire -33 32 £475 -15.41% 59
North West -41 23 £400 -10.61% 76
West Midlands -51 23 £400 -26.37% 33
South West -26 20 £400 +6.67% 93
East Midlands -20 11 £573 +57.71% 58
East of England -29 10 £475 +58.33% 106
North East -18 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 (4.89%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 20 (4.26%) CMS
3 14 (2.98%) SharePoint
4 11 (2.34%) Confluence
5 6 (1.28%) Headless CMS
5 6 (1.28%) Sitecore CMS
6 5 (1.06%) SugarCRM
6 5 (1.06%) 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%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.21%) Drupal
9 1 (0.21%) IIS
9 1 (0.21%) Mendix
9 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.21%) Moodle
Applications
1 15 (3.19%) Adobe XD
2 12 (2.55%) 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
1 117 (24.89%) AWS
2 114 (24.26%) Azure
3 55 (11.70%) GitHub
4 39 (8.30%) Figma
5 31 (6.60%) GCP
6 29 (6.17%) GitHub Actions
6 29 (6.17%) Serverless
7 25 (5.32%) Azure DevOps
7 25 (5.32%) SaaS
8 22 (4.68%) Amazon S3
9 20 (4.26%) Power Platform
10 18 (3.83%) Sauce Labs
11 17 (3.62%) AWS Lambda
12 15 (3.19%) npm
13 13 (2.77%) OpenShift
14 11 (2.34%) Power Automate
14 11 (2.34%) PowerApps
15 10 (2.13%) Entra ID
16 9 (1.91%) Dynamics 365
17 7 (1.49%) Amazon Cognito
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.19%) 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 65 (13.83%) Relational Database
2 53 (11.28%) MySQL
3 52 (11.06%) PostgreSQL
4 33 (7.02%) SQL Server
5 27 (5.74%) NoSQL
6 18 (3.83%) MongoDB
7 14 (2.98%) Redis
8 11 (2.34%) Amazon RDS
9 10 (2.13%) Power BI
10 7 (1.49%) RDBMS
11 6 (1.28%) Apache Cassandra
11 6 (1.28%) DynamoDB
11 6 (1.28%) MariaDB
12 5 (1.06%) Oracle Database
13 4 (0.85%) Data Warehouse
13 4 (0.85%) Elasticsearch
14 3 (0.64%) CockroachDB
14 3 (0.64%) DB2
14 3 (0.64%) Mixpanel
14 3 (0.64%) Pinecone
Development Applications
1 134 (28.51%) Git
2 41 (8.72%) JIRA
3 37 (7.87%) Jenkins
4 28 (5.96%) Browser DevTools
5 24 (5.11%) Cypress.io
5 24 (5.11%) Eclipse
6 23 (4.89%) Xcode
7 22 (4.68%) webpack
8 20 (4.26%) GitLab
9 18 (3.83%) Android Studio
10 17 (3.62%) JUnit
11 13 (2.77%) Maven
12 12 (2.55%) Mockito
12 12 (2.55%) Postman
12 12 (2.55%) Storybook
13 10 (2.13%) Bitbucket
13 10 (2.13%) Cucumber
13 10 (2.13%) SonarQube
14 9 (1.91%) Gradle
14 9 (1.91%) Selenium
General
1 141 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 71 (15.11%) Finance
3 66 (14.04%) Public Sector
4 44 (9.36%) Banking
5 38 (8.09%) Analytical Skills
6 30 (6.38%) Marketing
7 11 (2.34%) Investment Banking
8 10 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (1.91%) Military
10 8 (1.70%) Front Office
11 7 (1.49%) Manufacturing
12 5 (1.06%) Automotive
12 5 (1.06%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.06%) Publishing
12 5 (1.06%) Retail
13 4 (0.85%) Financial Institution
13 4 (0.85%) Legal
14 3 (0.64%) Advertising
14 3 (0.64%) Games
Job Titles
1 281 (59.79%) Developer
2 72 (15.32%) Full-Stack Developer
3 59 (12.55%) Senior
4 48 (10.21%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 39 (8.30%) Senior Developer
6 28 (5.96%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
6 28 (5.96%) Lead
7 27 (5.74%) React Developer
8 26 (5.53%) Support Engineer
8 26 (5.53%) Technical Engineer
8 26 (5.53%) Technical Support
8 26 (5.53%) Technical Support Engineer
9 24 (5.11%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 23 (4.89%) Java Developer
10 23 (4.89%) UX Engineer
11 21 (4.47%) Designer
12 19 (4.04%) Software Engineer
13 15 (3.19%) Python Developer
14 13 (2.77%) Consultant
15 12 (2.55%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 405 (86.17%) HTML
2 223 (47.45%) React
3 143 (30.43%) AngularJS
4 96 (20.43%) HTML5
5 87 (18.51%) REST
6 82 (17.45%) RESTful
7 73 (15.53%) Node.js
8 71 (15.11%) CSS3
9 58 (12.34%) Spring
10 56 (11.91%) .NET
11 48 (10.21%) Jest
12 46 (9.79%) Vue
13 41 (8.72%) JSON
14 39 (8.30%) Spring Boot
15 35 (7.45%) Sass
16 33 (7.02%) GraphQL
16 33 (7.02%) Redux
17 32 (6.81%) jQuery
18 30 (6.38%) Bootstrap
19 28 (5.96%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 48 (10.21%) Mobile App
2 25 (5.32%) Product Ownership
3 16 (3.40%) Cloud Native
4 12 (2.55%) CMDB
4 12 (2.55%) Data Structures
4 12 (2.55%) Greenfield Project
4 12 (2.55%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.13%) Low-Code
6 9 (1.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 8 (1.70%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.49%) Algorithms
8 7 (1.49%) Distributed Systems
8 7 (1.49%) Legacy Systems
9 6 (1.28%) Derivative
10 5 (1.06%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.06%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.06%) Reinsurance
10 5 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.85%) Distributed Architecture
12 3 (0.64%) Legacy Code
Operating Systems
1 31 (6.60%) Linux
2 27 (5.74%) Unix
3 26 (5.53%) Android
4 24 (5.11%) 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
1 206 (43.83%) Agile
2 154 (32.77%) User Experience
3 141 (30.00%) CI/CD
4 122 (25.96%) Full-Stack Development
5 108 (22.98%) Front End Development
6 98 (20.85%) Problem-Solving
7 82 (17.45%) DevOps
8 65 (13.83%) UX Design
9 64 (13.62%) Microservices
10 57 (12.13%) Containerisation
11 53 (11.28%) Test Automation
12 49 (10.43%) MVC
12 49 (10.43%) Scrum
13 45 (9.57%) Software Engineering
14 44 (9.36%) Code Quality
14 44 (9.36%) TDD
15 43 (9.15%) OO
16 39 (8.30%) API Integration
17 37 (7.87%) Analytics
17 37 (7.87%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 360 (76.60%) JavaScript
2 131 (27.87%) Java
3 120 (25.53%) SQL
4 114 (24.26%) TypeScript
5 93 (19.79%) Python
6 45 (9.57%) C#
7 22 (4.68%) Perl
8 19 (4.04%) PHP
8 19 (4.04%) Ruby
9 15 (3.19%) C++
10 14 (2.98%) PowerShell
11 9 (1.91%) ABAP
12 8 (1.70%) C
13 7 (1.49%) JSX
13 7 (1.49%) Kotlin
14 6 (1.28%) PL/SQL
15 5 (1.06%) Apex Code
15 5 (1.06%) Go
15 5 (1.06%) Groovy
16 4 (0.85%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 92 (19.57%) Security Cleared
2 65 (13.83%) SC Cleared
3 47 (10.00%) Degree
4 30 (6.38%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (1.28%) Master's Degree
5 6 (1.28%) MCP
6 5 (1.06%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.06%) 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 75 (15.96%) Accessibility
2 42 (8.94%) WCAG
3 34 (7.23%) QA
4 11 (2.34%) 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 74 (15.74%) Docker
2 6 (1.28%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.64%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 52 (11.06%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.34%) Argo
3 10 (2.13%) Terraform
4 7 (1.49%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.43%) Grafana
6 1 (0.21%) Ansible
Vendors
1 63 (13.40%) Microsoft
2 54 (11.49%) Oracle
3 48 (10.21%) Adobe
4 34 (7.23%) ServiceNow
5 28 (5.96%) Google
6 23 (4.89%) Splunk
7 19 (4.04%) Salesforce
8 18 (3.83%) Red Hat
9 17 (3.62%) SAP
10 9 (1.91%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 8 (1.70%) GoldenSource
11 8 (1.70%) Sitecore
12 7 (1.49%) MuleSoft
13 5 (1.06%) Amplitude
13 5 (1.06%) OutSystems
14 4 (0.85%) Atlassian
14 4 (0.85%) mParticle
14 4 (0.85%) TIBCO
15 3 (0.64%) IBM
15 3 (0.64%) Perforce