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

 6 months to
4 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 268 141 100
Rank change year-on-year -127 -41 +3
Contract jobs citing CSS 435 544 770
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.95% 2.00% 2.36%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.46% 8.00% 9.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 290 370 534
10th Percentile £350 £267 £263
25th Percentile £406 £358 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £524 £600
90th Percentile £638 £671 £700
UK median daily rate £470 £448 £486
% change year-on-year +5.03% -7.97% -2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 39 14
10th Percentile £17.12 £33.25 £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 £54.83 -
90th Percentile £66.53 £66.60 -
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 9,748 6,796 8,050
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.36% 24.97% 24.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,417 4,663 5,509
10th Percentile £380 £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 265 163 178
10th Percentile £30.00 £31.25 £32.83
25th Percentile £51.25 £42.05 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.47 £54.00 £62.93
Median % change year-on-year +24.94% -14.19% +0.28%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £71.60 £74.61
UK median hourly rate £66.83 £52.50 £62.00
% change year-on-year +27.30% -15.32% -0.80%

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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -93 250 £488 +3.72% 396
North of England -92 56 £500 +30.21% 117
South East -97 44 £475 +16.14% 107
South West -35 35 £413 +10.00% 59
Yorkshire -34 33 £575 +25.68% 37
Midlands -72 28 £449 +15.87% 80
West Midlands -54 22 £463 +9.01% 33
North West -71 19 £485 +29.33% 63
East of England -18 15 £425 -10.53% 46
East Midlands -38 6 £425 +15.49% 47
North East -37 4 £363 -24.48% 20
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 37 (8.51%) CMS
2 33 (7.59%) Confluence
3 21 (4.83%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 20 (4.60%) SharePoint
5 12 (2.76%) WordPress
6 8 (1.84%) Camunda
7 6 (1.38%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (1.38%) Apache Spark
8 5 (1.15%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.92%) Kentico
9 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.92%) OpenStack
9 4 (0.92%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.46%) Apache
10 2 (0.46%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.46%) IIS
10 2 (0.46%) nginx
10 2 (0.46%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.46%) Skype for Business
11 1 (0.23%) Liferay
Applications
1 4 (0.92%) Sketch
2 3 (0.69%) Adobe XD
3 2 (0.46%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
4 1 (0.23%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 8 (1.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.38%) 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
1 102 (23.45%) Azure
2 93 (21.38%) AWS
3 36 (8.28%) Azure DevOps
3 36 (8.28%) Power Platform
4 34 (7.82%) Serverless
5 33 (7.59%) Figma
6 32 (7.36%) GitHub
7 28 (6.44%) GCP
8 22 (5.06%) Power Automate
9 21 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (4.83%) PowerApps
10 14 (3.22%) Adobe Analytics
10 14 (3.22%) GitHub Copilot
10 14 (3.22%) OpenShift
11 11 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
12 10 (2.30%) AWS Lambda
12 10 (2.30%) Google Analytics
12 10 (2.30%) SaaS
13 9 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.84%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.14%) HTTP
2 9 (2.07%) DNS
3 5 (1.15%) 5G
3 5 (1.15%) SSH
3 5 (1.15%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.92%) 4G
4 4 (0.92%) BGP
4 4 (0.92%) Firewall
4 4 (0.92%) Intranet
4 4 (0.92%) Network Security
4 4 (0.92%) Reverse Proxy
4 4 (0.92%) SSL
4 4 (0.92%) 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 65 (14.94%) SQL Server
2 57 (13.10%) PostgreSQL
3 49 (11.26%) MySQL
4 35 (8.05%) Relational Database
5 30 (6.90%) NoSQL
6 24 (5.52%) MongoDB
7 16 (3.68%) Redis
8 14 (3.22%) Power BI
9 11 (2.53%) Geospatial Data
10 9 (2.07%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (2.07%) Elasticsearch
11 8 (1.84%) Tableau
12 7 (1.61%) Couchbase
13 6 (1.38%) Amazon Aurora
13 6 (1.38%) Apache Cassandra
13 6 (1.38%) Big Data
13 6 (1.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (1.15%) Presto
14 5 (1.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 4 (0.92%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 123 (28.28%) Git
2 48 (11.03%) Jenkins
3 44 (10.11%) JIRA
4 28 (6.44%) GitLab
5 26 (5.98%) Cypress.io
6 21 (4.83%) JUnit
7 20 (4.60%) Maven
8 18 (4.14%) Storybook
9 16 (3.68%) SonarQube
10 14 (3.22%) Gradle
11 11 (2.53%) Mockito
11 11 (2.53%) MSI
12 10 (2.30%) REST Assured
12 10 (2.30%) Vite
13 9 (2.07%) Selenium
14 8 (1.84%) Bitbucket Server
14 8 (1.84%) Browser DevTools
14 8 (1.84%) Sonatype Nexus
15 7 (1.61%) Cucumber
16 5 (1.15%) Bitbucket
General
1 129 (29.66%) Social Skills
2 66 (15.17%) Public Sector
3 60 (13.79%) Finance
4 48 (11.03%) Analytical Skills
5 43 (9.89%) Banking
6 40 (9.20%) Marketing
7 21 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.68%) Publishing
9 14 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.99%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (2.76%) Telecoms
12 10 (2.30%) Retail
13 8 (1.84%) Investment Banking
14 5 (1.15%) Games
15 4 (0.92%) Front Office
15 4 (0.92%) Legal
15 4 (0.92%) Local Government
15 4 (0.92%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.69%) Influencing Skills
17 2 (0.46%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 252 (57.93%) Developer
2 59 (13.56%) Full-Stack Developer
3 53 (12.18%) Senior
4 51 (11.72%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 35 (8.05%) React Developer
6 33 (7.59%) Senior Developer
7 32 (7.36%) Java Developer
8 28 (6.44%) Lead
9 25 (5.75%) Python Developer
10 19 (4.37%) Software Engineer
11 17 (3.91%) Consultant
11 17 (3.91%) Designer
11 17 (3.91%) Web Developer
12 16 (3.68%) Angular Developer
12 16 (3.68%) Architect
13 15 (3.45%) Lead Developer
14 13 (2.99%) Technical Leader
15 12 (2.76%) Full-Stack Python Developer
16 11 (2.53%) Full-Stack Java Developer
16 11 (2.53%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 392 (90.11%) HTML
2 184 (42.30%) React
3 135 (31.03%) REST
4 106 (24.37%) HTML5
5 93 (21.38%) RESTful
6 92 (21.15%) CSS3
7 78 (17.93%) AngularJS
8 76 (17.47%) .NET
9 60 (13.79%) Node.js
10 50 (11.49%) OAuth
11 48 (11.03%) Spring Boot
12 46 (10.57%) Redux
13 43 (9.89%) Spring
14 37 (8.51%) Terraform
15 35 (8.05%) Jest
16 34 (7.82%) OAuth2
17 33 (7.59%) Kafka
17 33 (7.59%) Vue
18 31 (7.13%) Playwright
19 30 (6.90%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 37 (8.51%) Product Ownership
2 32 (7.36%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.29%) Onboarding
4 18 (4.14%) Data Structures
5 17 (3.91%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (3.68%) Enterprise Software
7 9 (2.07%) Low-Code
8 8 (1.84%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.61%) Replication
9 7 (1.61%) Self-Motivation
10 6 (1.38%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 5 (1.15%) AI Agents
11 5 (1.15%) Client/Server
11 5 (1.15%) CMDB
11 5 (1.15%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.15%) Marketing Technology
11 5 (1.15%) NHS
12 4 (0.92%) Algorithms
12 4 (0.92%) Equities
12 4 (0.92%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.60%) Linux
2 19 (4.37%) Windows
3 16 (3.68%) Unix
4 4 (0.92%) Android
5 1 (0.23%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.23%) Tizen
5 1 (0.23%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 226 (51.95%) Agile
2 185 (42.53%) CI/CD
3 111 (25.52%) Full-Stack Development
4 110 (25.29%) DevOps
5 106 (24.37%) Problem-Solving
6 101 (23.22%) User Experience
7 100 (22.99%) Test Automation
8 97 (22.30%) Front End Development
8 97 (22.30%) Microservices
9 69 (15.86%) Scrum
10 60 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 55 (12.64%) UX Design
12 53 (12.18%) Code Quality
13 52 (11.95%) AI
14 51 (11.72%) Analytics
15 50 (11.49%) Software Engineering
16 45 (10.34%) Computer Science
17 44 (10.11%) Containerisation
18 43 (9.89%) Performance Optimisation
18 43 (9.89%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 346 (79.54%) JavaScript
2 155 (35.63%) SQL
3 124 (28.51%) TypeScript
4 89 (20.46%) Python
5 83 (19.08%) Java
6 61 (14.02%) C#
7 16 (3.68%) PL/SQL
8 15 (3.45%) PHP
9 12 (2.76%) Bicep
9 12 (2.76%) Shell Script
10 11 (2.53%) PowerShell
11 10 (2.30%) T-SQL
12 9 (2.07%) Bash
13 6 (1.38%) Scala
14 5 (1.15%) Ruby
15 3 (0.69%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.69%) Perl
15 3 (0.69%) VB.NET
16 1 (0.23%) CFML
16 1 (0.23%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 85 (19.54%) Security Cleared
2 63 (14.48%) SC Cleared
3 48 (11.03%) Degree
4 38 (8.74%) Computer Science Degree
5 19 (4.37%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.38%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.69%) 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%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (22.53%) Accessibility
2 67 (15.40%) QA
3 61 (14.02%) WCAG
4 11 (2.53%) NCSC
5 9 (2.07%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.38%) GDPR
7 5 (1.15%) 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%) WAI
9 1 (0.23%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 85 (19.54%) Docker
2 2 (0.46%) Varnish
3 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 47 (10.80%) Kubernetes
2 25 (5.75%) Grafana
3 10 (2.30%) Prometheus
4 7 (1.61%) Kibana
4 7 (1.61%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.38%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.92%) Argo
7 1 (0.23%) Ansible
Vendors
1 62 (14.25%) Microsoft
2 39 (8.97%) Oracle
3 36 (8.28%) Adobe
4 32 (7.36%) ServiceNow
5 21 (4.83%) Google
6 14 (3.22%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.30%) IBM
7 10 (2.30%) Splunk
8 8 (1.84%) OutSystems
8 8 (1.84%) Veracode
9 7 (1.61%) Braze
9 7 (1.61%) Optimizely
10 6 (1.38%) Databricks
11 5 (1.15%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.92%) Amplitude
12 4 (0.92%) OpenAI
12 4 (0.92%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.92%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.92%) Tealium
12 4 (0.92%) Workday
760 CSS jobs in England