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

 6 months to
2 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 139 94
Rank change year-on-year -128 -45 +10
Contract jobs citing CSS 439 552 785
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.96% 2.02% 2.37%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.51% 8.08% 9.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 293 373 542
10th Percentile £352 £268 £263
25th Percentile £406 £356 £377
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £523 £600
90th Percentile £638 £674 £700
UK median daily rate £473 £445 £488
% change year-on-year +6.18% -8.72% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 40 14
10th Percentile £17.12 £33.00 £56.61
25th Percentile £18.13 £33.91 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +21.74%
75th Percentile £51.25 £53.50 -
90th Percentile £66.53 £66.55 -
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +21.74%

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 9,735 6,835 8,147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.35% 24.96% 24.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,415 4,689 5,577
10th Percentile £375 £355 £363
25th Percentile £438 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.92% -5.45% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £675
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 166 182
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £31.63
25th Percentile £50.38 £42.63 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.79 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.15% -12.34% -0.79%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.19 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.59 £76.85 £74.49
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -1.44%

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 2 September 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 2 September 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 2 September 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 -79 253 £488 +3.72% 417
North of England -95 56 £500 +30.21% 112
South East -91 45 £475 +16.14% 114
South West -32 35 £413 +10.74% 52
Yorkshire -33 33 £575 +30.68% 34
Midlands -82 28 £449 +19.73% 81
West Midlands -56 21 £463 +9.01% 33
North West -74 20 £478 +27.47% 62
East of England -23 15 £425 -10.53% 49
East Midlands -32 7 £425 +17.08% 48
North East -46 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 38 (8.66%) CMS
2 32 (7.29%) Confluence
3 22 (5.01%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 20 (4.56%) SharePoint
5 12 (2.73%) WordPress
6 7 (1.59%) Camunda
7 6 (1.37%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (1.37%) Apache Spark
8 5 (1.14%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.91%) Kentico
9 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.91%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.91%) Sitecore CMS
10 3 (0.68%) IIS
11 2 (0.46%) Apache
11 2 (0.46%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.46%) nginx
11 2 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
11 2 (0.46%) Skype for Business
12 1 (0.23%) Apache Solr
Applications
1 5 (1.14%) Sketch
2 3 (0.68%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.46%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.23%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.37%) Shopify
3 2 (0.46%) Magento
4 1 (0.23%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.23%) Postilion
4 1 (0.23%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.23%) SDL Web 8
4 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 105 (23.92%) Azure
2 94 (21.41%) AWS
3 39 (8.88%) Azure DevOps
4 36 (8.20%) Power Platform
4 36 (8.20%) Serverless
5 35 (7.97%) Figma
6 32 (7.29%) GitHub
7 28 (6.38%) GCP
8 22 (5.01%) Power Automate
9 21 (4.78%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (4.78%) PowerApps
10 14 (3.19%) Adobe Analytics
10 14 (3.19%) GitHub Copilot
11 13 (2.96%) OpenShift
12 11 (2.51%) GitHub Actions
13 10 (2.28%) AWS Lambda
13 10 (2.28%) Google Analytics
13 10 (2.28%) SaaS
14 9 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
15 8 (1.82%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.10%) HTTP
2 9 (2.05%) DNS
3 5 (1.14%) 5G
3 5 (1.14%) SSH
3 5 (1.14%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.91%) 4G
4 4 (0.91%) BGP
4 4 (0.91%) Firewall
4 4 (0.91%) Intranet
4 4 (0.91%) Network Security
4 4 (0.91%) Reverse Proxy
4 4 (0.91%) SSL
4 4 (0.91%) VPN
5 2 (0.46%) Skype
6 1 (0.23%) ATM
6 1 (0.23%) MQTT
6 1 (0.23%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (15.03%) SQL Server
2 58 (13.21%) PostgreSQL
3 50 (11.39%) MySQL
4 36 (8.20%) Relational Database
5 30 (6.83%) NoSQL
6 25 (5.69%) MongoDB
7 18 (4.10%) Redis
8 14 (3.19%) Power BI
9 11 (2.51%) Geospatial Data
10 9 (2.05%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (2.05%) Elasticsearch
11 8 (1.82%) Tableau
12 7 (1.59%) Couchbase
13 6 (1.37%) Amazon Aurora
13 6 (1.37%) Apache Cassandra
13 6 (1.37%) Big Data
13 6 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (1.14%) Presto
14 5 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.91%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 123 (28.02%) Git
2 49 (11.16%) Jenkins
3 43 (9.79%) JIRA
4 27 (6.15%) GitLab
5 26 (5.92%) Cypress.io
6 20 (4.56%) JUnit
6 20 (4.56%) Maven
7 18 (4.10%) Storybook
8 15 (3.42%) SonarQube
9 13 (2.96%) Gradle
10 12 (2.73%) Vite
11 11 (2.51%) MSI
12 10 (2.28%) Mockito
13 9 (2.05%) REST Assured
13 9 (2.05%) Selenium
14 8 (1.82%) Browser DevTools
15 7 (1.59%) Bitbucket Server
15 7 (1.59%) Cucumber
15 7 (1.59%) Sonatype Nexus
16 5 (1.14%) Bitbucket
General
1 131 (29.84%) Social Skills
2 66 (15.03%) Public Sector
3 59 (13.44%) Finance
4 47 (10.71%) Analytical Skills
5 41 (9.34%) Banking
6 40 (9.11%) Marketing
7 20 (4.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.64%) Publishing
9 15 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.96%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (2.73%) Telecoms
12 11 (2.51%) Retail
13 8 (1.82%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.14%) Games
15 4 (0.91%) Front Office
15 4 (0.91%) Legal
15 4 (0.91%) Local Government
15 4 (0.91%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.46%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 253 (57.63%) Developer
2 59 (13.44%) Full-Stack Developer
3 53 (12.07%) Senior
4 51 (11.62%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 35 (7.97%) React Developer
6 33 (7.52%) Senior Developer
7 31 (7.06%) Java Developer
8 28 (6.38%) Lead
9 25 (5.69%) Python Developer
10 20 (4.56%) Software Engineer
11 19 (4.33%) Designer
12 17 (3.87%) Consultant
12 17 (3.87%) Web Developer
13 16 (3.64%) Angular Developer
14 15 (3.42%) Architect
14 15 (3.42%) Lead Developer
15 13 (2.96%) Technical Leader
16 12 (2.73%) Full-Stack Python Developer
17 11 (2.51%) ServiceNow Developer
18 10 (2.28%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 392 (89.29%) HTML
2 186 (42.37%) React
3 135 (30.75%) REST
4 106 (24.15%) HTML5
5 94 (21.41%) RESTful
6 92 (20.96%) CSS3
7 81 (18.45%) AngularJS
8 77 (17.54%) .NET
9 61 (13.90%) Node.js
10 50 (11.39%) OAuth
11 47 (10.71%) Spring Boot
12 45 (10.25%) Redux
13 43 (9.79%) Spring
14 37 (8.43%) Terraform
15 35 (7.97%) Jest
15 35 (7.97%) Vue
16 34 (7.74%) OAuth2
17 32 (7.29%) Kafka
18 31 (7.06%) .NET Framework
18 31 (7.06%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.66%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.52%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.24%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.87%) Data Structures
4 17 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
5 16 (3.64%) Enterprise Software
6 9 (2.05%) Low-Code
7 8 (1.82%) Mobile App
8 7 (1.59%) AI Agents
8 7 (1.59%) Replication
8 7 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
9 6 (1.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 5 (1.14%) Client/Server
10 5 (1.14%) CMDB
10 5 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.14%) Marketing Technology
10 5 (1.14%) NHS
11 4 (0.91%) Equities
11 4 (0.91%) Fixed Income
11 4 (0.91%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.78%) Linux
2 20 (4.56%) Windows
3 17 (3.87%) Unix
4 4 (0.91%) Android
5 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.23%) Tizen
5 1 (0.23%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (51.25%) Agile
2 183 (41.69%) CI/CD
3 113 (25.74%) Full-Stack Development
4 112 (25.51%) DevOps
5 107 (24.37%) Problem-Solving
6 103 (23.46%) User Experience
7 99 (22.55%) Front End Development
7 99 (22.55%) Microservices
8 98 (22.32%) Test Automation
9 69 (15.72%) Scrum
10 60 (13.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 56 (12.76%) UX Design
12 55 (12.53%) AI
13 53 (12.07%) Code Quality
14 52 (11.85%) Analytics
15 51 (11.62%) Software Engineering
16 45 (10.25%) Computer Science
16 45 (10.25%) Containerisation
17 43 (9.79%) Performance Optimisation
17 43 (9.79%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 346 (78.82%) JavaScript
2 154 (35.08%) SQL
3 127 (28.93%) TypeScript
4 92 (20.96%) Python
5 82 (18.68%) Java
6 62 (14.12%) C#
7 16 (3.64%) PL/SQL
8 15 (3.42%) PHP
9 12 (2.73%) Bicep
9 12 (2.73%) Shell Script
10 11 (2.51%) PowerShell
10 11 (2.51%) T-SQL
11 9 (2.05%) Bash
12 6 (1.37%) Scala
13 5 (1.14%) Ruby
14 3 (0.68%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.68%) Perl
14 3 (0.68%) VB.NET
15 1 (0.23%) CFML
15 1 (0.23%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 85 (19.36%) Security Cleared
2 63 (14.35%) SC Cleared
3 49 (11.16%) Degree
4 38 (8.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (4.33%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.37%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.68%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.46%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.23%) Azure Certification
9 1 (0.23%) CCA
9 1 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
9 1 (0.23%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 100 (22.78%) Accessibility
2 66 (15.03%) QA
3 61 (13.90%) WCAG
4 11 (2.51%) NCSC
5 9 (2.05%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.37%) GDPR
7 5 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.46%) GRC
9 1 (0.23%) HL7
9 1 (0.23%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.23%) SLA
9 1 (0.23%) WAI
9 1 (0.23%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 87 (19.82%) Docker
2 2 (0.46%) Varnish
3 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 49 (11.16%) Kubernetes
2 25 (5.69%) Grafana
3 10 (2.28%) Prometheus
4 7 (1.59%) Kibana
4 7 (1.59%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.59%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 4 (0.91%) Argo
6 1 (0.23%) Ansible
Vendors
1 62 (14.12%) Microsoft
2 39 (8.88%) Oracle
3 36 (8.20%) Adobe
4 32 (7.29%) ServiceNow
5 21 (4.78%) Google
6 14 (3.19%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.28%) Splunk
8 9 (2.05%) IBM
9 8 (1.82%) OutSystems
10 7 (1.59%) Braze
10 7 (1.59%) Optimizely
10 7 (1.59%) Veracode
11 6 (1.37%) Databricks
11 6 (1.37%) OpenAI
12 5 (1.14%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 4 (0.91%) Amplitude
13 4 (0.91%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.91%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.91%) Tealium
13 4 (0.91%) Workday
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