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

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 126 108
Rank change year-on-year -117 -18 -15
Contract jobs citing CSS 414 532 740
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.02% 2.21% 2.02%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.30% 9.90% 9.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 364 527
10th Percentile £300 £325 £306
25th Percentile £404 £400 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £498
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -3.52% -0.50%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £718 £725
UK median daily rate £473 £480 £490
% change year-on-year -1.56% -2.04% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 21 20
10th Percentile - £26.25 £28.28
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.25 £44.04
Median hourly rate £23.00 £42.82 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.28% -31.50% -3.85%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.13 £70.00
90th Percentile £63.40 £63.75 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £23.00 £38.91 £51.00
% change year-on-year -40.89% -23.71% -21.54%

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 7,812 5,375 7,466
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.23% 22.29% 20.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,180 3,720 5,298
10th Percentile £363 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £425 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.79%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £800 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.78% -2.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 99 226
10th Percentile £32.06 £33.25 £22.12
25th Percentile £52.38 £51.88 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year - +36.84% -26.92%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.00 £65.02
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +36.84% -26.92%

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 14 May 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 14 May 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 14 May 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 -64 251 £500 -4.76% 147
North of England -80 42 £450 +12.50% 107
South East -81 42 £388 -20.10% 108
North West -37 31 £398 -0.53% 51
Midlands -70 30 £475 +18.16% 61
South West -50 21 £409 +9.07% 44
West Midlands -60 21 £475 +11.76% 21
East of England -28 18 £575 +27.78% 65
East Midlands -35 9 £495 +38.27% 40
Yorkshire -57 9 £470 +1.62% 38
North East -27 2 £475 +25.00% 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 32 (7.73%) CMS
2 18 (4.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 18 (4.35%) SharePoint
3 12 (2.90%) Confluence
4 8 (1.93%) Sitecore CMS
5 6 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.45%) Apache Spark
6 5 (1.21%) Kentico
7 4 (0.97%) IIS
7 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
7 4 (0.97%) WordPress
8 3 (0.72%) Joomla!
8 3 (0.72%) nginx
9 2 (0.48%) Apache
9 2 (0.48%) Camunda
9 2 (0.48%) Drupal
9 2 (0.48%) Umbraco
10 1 (0.24%) Anypoint
10 1 (0.24%) ArcGIS
10 1 (0.24%) Mule
Applications
1 11 (2.66%) Adobe XD
2 9 (2.17%) Sketch
3 5 (1.21%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.97%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (0.72%) Spreadsheet
5 3 (0.72%) Trello
6 2 (0.48%) Adobe After Effects
7 1 (0.24%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.24%) InVision
7 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 1 (0.24%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.24%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.21%) Shopify
2 3 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.48%) Magento
3 2 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.24%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.24%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 95 (22.95%) AWS
2 92 (22.22%) Azure
3 36 (8.70%) Figma
4 30 (7.25%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (6.76%) Serverless
6 27 (6.52%) Power Platform
7 25 (6.04%) Microsoft 365
8 23 (5.56%) GitHub
9 19 (4.59%) Power Automate
10 18 (4.35%) PowerApps
11 16 (3.86%) Amazon S3
11 16 (3.86%) AWS Lambda
11 16 (3.86%) GCP
12 13 (3.14%) GitHub Actions
13 11 (2.66%) SaaS
14 10 (2.42%) Entra ID
15 7 (1.69%) Amazon EC2
15 7 (1.69%) Dynamics 365
16 6 (1.45%) Amazon SQS
16 6 (1.45%) Sauce Labs
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.21%) Firewall
2 4 (0.97%) SMS
3 3 (0.72%) Intranet
3 3 (0.72%) Network Security
3 3 (0.72%) VPN
4 2 (0.48%) BGP
4 2 (0.48%) HTTP
4 2 (0.48%) LAN
4 2 (0.48%) OSPF
4 2 (0.48%) Reverse Proxy
4 2 (0.48%) RTMP
4 2 (0.48%) SSL
4 2 (0.48%) WAN
5 1 (0.24%) DHCP
5 1 (0.24%) DNS
5 1 (0.24%) FTP
5 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.24%) Internet
5 1 (0.24%) Skype
5 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (13.53%) SQL Server
2 38 (9.18%) Relational Database
3 37 (8.94%) MySQL
4 34 (8.21%) NoSQL
5 29 (7.00%) PostgreSQL
6 17 (4.11%) MongoDB
7 9 (2.17%) Big Data
7 9 (2.17%) Power BI
8 8 (1.93%) Apache Cassandra
8 8 (1.93%) Oracle Database
8 8 (1.93%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.45%) Amazon Aurora
10 5 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
10 5 (1.21%) DynamoDB
10 5 (1.21%) Presto
10 5 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 5 (1.21%) Tableau
11 4 (0.97%) MariaDB
11 4 (0.97%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.97%) Redis
Development Applications
1 65 (15.70%) Git
2 34 (8.21%) JIRA
3 26 (6.28%) Jenkins
4 17 (4.11%) GitLab
5 15 (3.62%) JUnit
6 12 (2.90%) Cypress.io
6 12 (2.90%) Mockito
7 10 (2.42%) Cucumber
7 10 (2.42%) Maven
7 10 (2.42%) Vite
8 9 (2.17%) Browser DevTools
9 8 (1.93%) webpack
10 7 (1.69%) MSTest
10 7 (1.69%) Postman
11 6 (1.45%) Android Studio
11 6 (1.45%) Bitbucket
11 6 (1.45%) Eclipse
11 6 (1.45%) Jasmine
11 6 (1.45%) Storybook
11 6 (1.45%) Xcode
General
1 111 (26.81%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.98%) Finance
3 51 (12.32%) Public Sector
4 47 (11.35%) Analytical Skills
4 47 (11.35%) Banking
5 25 (6.04%) Marketing
6 14 (3.38%) Investment Banking
7 11 (2.66%) Front Office
8 9 (2.17%) Retail
9 8 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (1.45%) Publishing
11 5 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.97%) Legal
12 4 (0.97%) Local Government
12 4 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (0.72%) Games
13 3 (0.72%) Military
14 2 (0.48%) Automotive
14 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 234 (56.52%) Developer
2 53 (12.80%) Senior
3 50 (12.08%) Full-Stack Developer
4 35 (8.45%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 34 (8.21%) Senior Developer
6 31 (7.49%) React Developer
7 30 (7.25%) Java Developer
8 22 (5.31%) Designer
9 21 (5.07%) Software Engineer
10 19 (4.59%) Architect
11 18 (4.35%) Lead
12 15 (3.62%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 12 (2.90%) Software Developer
14 11 (2.66%) Angular Developer
14 11 (2.66%) Consultant
14 11 (2.66%) Python Developer
14 11 (2.66%) ServiceNow Developer
15 10 (2.42%) Full-Stack Engineer
15 10 (2.42%) Technical Engineer
15 10 (2.42%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 351 (84.78%) HTML
2 193 (46.62%) React
3 126 (30.43%) AngularJS
4 95 (22.95%) REST
5 81 (19.57%) HTML5
6 74 (17.87%) RESTful
7 72 (17.39%) .NET
8 65 (15.70%) CSS3
9 50 (12.08%) Node.js
10 47 (11.35%) Spring
11 46 (11.11%) Redux
12 40 (9.66%) Spring Boot
13 29 (7.00%) ASP.NET
13 29 (7.00%) jQuery
14 28 (6.76%) Jest
14 28 (6.76%) JSON
14 28 (6.76%) Vue
15 26 (6.28%) SOAP
16 25 (6.04%) .NET Framework
17 23 (5.56%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.90%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.62%) Mobile App
3 12 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
4 11 (2.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 9 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
6 7 (1.69%) Cloud Native
6 7 (1.69%) CMDB
6 7 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.45%) Client/Server
7 6 (1.45%) Data Structures
7 6 (1.45%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.21%) Graphic Design
9 4 (0.97%) Derivative
9 4 (0.97%) Legacy Code
9 4 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (0.97%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.72%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.72%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.83%) Linux
2 19 (4.59%) Windows
3 15 (3.62%) Unix
4 9 (2.17%) Android
5 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 190 (45.89%) Agile
2 117 (28.26%) CI/CD
2 117 (28.26%) User Experience
3 98 (23.67%) Problem-Solving
4 91 (21.98%) Full-Stack Development
5 88 (21.26%) DevOps
6 77 (18.60%) Front End Development
7 63 (15.22%) Microservices
8 54 (13.04%) Test Automation
9 53 (12.80%) Scrum
10 49 (11.84%) UX Design
11 47 (11.35%) Continuous Improvement
11 47 (11.35%) Software Engineering
12 46 (11.11%) AI
13 42 (10.14%) Analytics
13 42 (10.14%) Code Quality
14 41 (9.90%) MVC
15 37 (8.94%) Containerisation
16 36 (8.70%) Responsive Web Design
16 36 (8.70%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 292 (70.53%) JavaScript
2 115 (27.78%) SQL
3 101 (24.40%) TypeScript
4 90 (21.74%) Java
5 78 (18.84%) Python
6 59 (14.25%) C#
7 15 (3.62%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.90%) PL/SQL
9 10 (2.42%) PowerShell
10 9 (2.17%) Ruby
11 7 (1.69%) PHP
12 6 (1.45%) Perl
12 6 (1.45%) Scala
13 3 (0.72%) Apex Code
13 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.48%) Bash
14 2 (0.48%) C++
14 2 (0.48%) Go
14 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
15 1 (0.24%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 52 (12.56%) Security Cleared
2 32 (7.73%) SC Cleared
3 28 (6.76%) Degree
4 13 (3.14%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.97%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.72%) CCNP
7 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 3 (0.72%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.72%) PMP
8 2 (0.48%) CCA
8 2 (0.48%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CCNA
9 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.24%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (15.94%) Accessibility
2 40 (9.66%) WCAG
3 39 (9.42%) QA
4 15 (3.62%) GDPR
5 5 (1.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.97%) SLA
7 3 (0.72%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.48%) NCSC
9 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.24%) WAI
9 1 (0.24%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 53 (12.80%) Docker
2 4 (0.97%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.72%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.24%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 34 (8.21%) Kubernetes
2 18 (4.35%) Terraform
3 10 (2.42%) Grafana
4 9 (2.17%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.45%) Kibana
6 3 (0.72%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 43 (10.39%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.14%) Adobe
3 39 (9.42%) Oracle
4 28 (6.76%) ServiceNow
5 16 (3.86%) Salesforce
6 14 (3.38%) Google
6 14 (3.38%) Splunk
7 11 (2.66%) Sitecore
8 9 (2.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 8 (1.93%) MuleSoft
10 6 (1.45%) Workday
11 5 (1.21%) OutSystems
11 5 (1.21%) Qualtrics
11 5 (1.21%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.97%) Braze
12 4 (0.97%) SAP
13 3 (0.72%) ForgeRock
13 3 (0.72%) mParticle
13 3 (0.72%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.72%) Symantec