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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 281 137 100
Rank change year-on-year -144 -37 +3
Contract jobs citing CSS 414 561 775
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.91% 2.04% 2.33%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.24% 8.20% 9.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 276 383 542
10th Percentile £351 £268 £263
25th Percentile £406 £357 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £529 £600
90th Percentile £638 £675 £700
UK median daily rate £470 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +4.44% -7.69% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 39 14
10th Percentile £17.12 £32.75 £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% +38.37%
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% +51.58%

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 9,769 6,838 8,137
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.38% 24.82% 24.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,433 4,701 5,588
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 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 164 190
10th Percentile £29.26 £31.25 £26.84
25th Percentile £50.00 £42.27 £43.00
Median hourly rate £67.00 £54.79 £61.80
Median % change year-on-year +22.29% -11.35% -4.92%
75th Percentile £75.00 £65.44 £70.00
90th Percentile £87.80 £77.59 £74.54
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £61.60
% change year-on-year +20.37% -12.34% -2.22%

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 25 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 25 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 25 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 -84 236 £480 +2.13% 118
North of England -85 56 £500 +30.21% 83
South East -89 44 £475 +16.14% 90
South West -38 34 £413 +10.00% 42
Yorkshire -32 33 £575 +30.68% 26
Midlands -92 23 £445 +18.67% 69
North West -65 20 £478 +27.47% 46
West Midlands -59 15 £475 +11.76% 25
East of England -23 14 £425 -10.53% 37
East Midlands -34 8 £425 +17.08% 44
North East -40 3 £375 -21.88% 15
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 (9.18%) CMS
2 30 (7.25%) Confluence
3 20 (4.83%) SharePoint
4 13 (3.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 12 (2.90%) WordPress
6 6 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.45%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.21%) Camunda
7 5 (1.21%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.97%) Kentico
8 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.97%) Sitecore CMS
9 3 (0.72%) IIS
9 3 (0.72%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.48%) Apache
10 2 (0.48%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.48%) Drupal
10 2 (0.48%) nginx
10 2 (0.48%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.48%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 5 (1.21%) Sketch
2 3 (0.72%) Adobe XD
2 3 (0.72%) Photoshop
3 1 (0.24%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.24%) LaTeX
Business Applications
1 6 (1.45%) Shopify
2 5 (1.21%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.48%) Magento
4 1 (0.24%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.24%) Postilion
4 1 (0.24%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.24%) SDL Web 8
4 1 (0.24%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 101 (24.40%) Azure
2 91 (21.98%) AWS
3 35 (8.45%) Azure DevOps
3 35 (8.45%) Serverless
4 34 (8.21%) Power Platform
5 31 (7.49%) Figma
6 30 (7.25%) GitHub
7 28 (6.76%) GCP
8 22 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
9 21 (5.07%) Power Automate
10 19 (4.59%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.66%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (2.66%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (2.66%) GitHub Copilot
11 11 (2.66%) OpenShift
12 10 (2.42%) Google Analytics
12 10 (2.42%) SaaS
13 8 (1.93%) OneDrive
14 7 (1.69%) Adobe Analytics
14 7 (1.69%) Amazon S3
Communications & Networking
1 17 (4.11%) HTTP
2 8 (1.93%) DNS
3 5 (1.21%) Intranet
4 4 (0.97%) 5G
4 4 (0.97%) BGP
4 4 (0.97%) Firewall
4 4 (0.97%) Network Security
4 4 (0.97%) Reverse Proxy
4 4 (0.97%) SSH
4 4 (0.97%) SSL
4 4 (0.97%) TCP/IP
4 4 (0.97%) VPN
5 3 (0.72%) 4G
6 2 (0.48%) Skype
7 1 (0.24%) ATM
7 1 (0.24%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (14.25%) SQL Server
2 52 (12.56%) PostgreSQL
3 46 (11.11%) MySQL
4 34 (8.21%) Relational Database
5 30 (7.25%) NoSQL
6 24 (5.80%) MongoDB
7 16 (3.86%) Redis
8 14 (3.38%) Power BI
9 11 (2.66%) Geospatial Data
10 9 (2.17%) Azure SQL Database
10 9 (2.17%) Elasticsearch
11 8 (1.93%) Tableau
12 7 (1.69%) Apache Cassandra
12 7 (1.69%) Couchbase
13 6 (1.45%) Amazon Aurora
13 6 (1.45%) Big Data
13 6 (1.45%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 5 (1.21%) Metadata
14 5 (1.21%) Presto
15 4 (0.97%) Apache Hudi
Development Applications
1 113 (27.29%) Git
2 45 (10.87%) Jenkins
3 41 (9.90%) JIRA
4 27 (6.52%) Cypress.io
5 25 (6.04%) GitLab
6 18 (4.35%) JUnit
7 17 (4.11%) Maven
8 14 (3.38%) Storybook
9 11 (2.66%) MSI
9 11 (2.66%) SonarQube
9 11 (2.66%) Vite
10 10 (2.42%) Gradle
11 9 (2.17%) Mockito
12 8 (1.93%) Browser DevTools
12 8 (1.93%) Selenium
13 7 (1.69%) Cucumber
13 7 (1.69%) REST Assured
14 6 (1.45%) Jasmine
14 6 (1.45%) MSTest
15 5 (1.21%) Bitbucket
General
1 123 (29.71%) Social Skills
2 66 (15.94%) Public Sector
3 55 (13.29%) Finance
4 45 (10.87%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (9.66%) Banking
6 32 (7.73%) Marketing
7 20 (4.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 16 (3.86%) Organisational Skills
9 14 (3.38%) Publishing
10 12 (2.90%) Retail
11 11 (2.66%) Telecoms
12 7 (1.69%) Investment Banking
13 6 (1.45%) Documentation Skills
14 5 (1.21%) Games
15 4 (0.97%) Front Office
15 4 (0.97%) Legal
15 4 (0.97%) Local Government
16 2 (0.48%) Financial Institution
16 2 (0.48%) Japanese Language
16 2 (0.48%) Law
Job Titles
1 237 (57.25%) Developer
2 54 (13.04%) Full-Stack Developer
3 51 (12.32%) Senior
4 44 (10.63%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 34 (8.21%) React Developer
6 33 (7.97%) Senior Developer
7 28 (6.76%) Java Developer
7 28 (6.76%) Lead
8 24 (5.80%) Python Developer
9 19 (4.59%) Designer
9 19 (4.59%) Software Engineer
10 16 (3.86%) Angular Developer
10 16 (3.86%) Consultant
11 15 (3.62%) Lead Developer
12 14 (3.38%) Web Developer
13 13 (3.14%) Architect
13 13 (3.14%) Technical Leader
14 12 (2.90%) .NET Developer
14 12 (2.90%) Full-Stack Python Developer
15 10 (2.42%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 366 (88.41%) HTML
2 177 (42.75%) React
3 129 (31.16%) REST
4 98 (23.67%) HTML5
5 94 (22.71%) RESTful
6 84 (20.29%) CSS3
7 79 (19.08%) AngularJS
8 72 (17.39%) .NET
9 48 (11.59%) Node.js
10 44 (10.63%) OAuth
11 43 (10.39%) Redux
12 42 (10.14%) Spring Boot
13 39 (9.42%) Spring
14 38 (9.18%) Terraform
15 34 (8.21%) Jest
15 34 (8.21%) Vue
16 29 (7.00%) .NET Framework
17 28 (6.76%) jQuery
17 28 (6.76%) Next.js
17 28 (6.76%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 36 (8.70%) Product Ownership
2 33 (7.97%) Cloud Native
3 23 (5.56%) Onboarding
4 17 (4.11%) Legacy Systems
5 14 (3.38%) Data Structures
5 14 (3.38%) Enterprise Software
6 8 (1.93%) Low-Code
6 8 (1.93%) Mobile App
6 8 (1.93%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (1.21%) AI Agents
8 5 (1.21%) Client/Server
8 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.21%) NHS
9 4 (0.97%) CMDB
9 4 (0.97%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 4 (0.97%) Fixed Income
9 4 (0.97%) Graphic Design
9 4 (0.97%) Marketing Technology
10 3 (0.72%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (5.07%) Linux
1 21 (5.07%) Windows
2 18 (4.35%) Unix
3 4 (0.97%) Android
4 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.24%) Tizen
4 1 (0.24%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (51.93%) Agile
2 173 (41.79%) CI/CD
3 106 (25.60%) Problem-Solving
4 105 (25.36%) DevOps
5 103 (24.88%) Full-Stack Development
6 101 (24.40%) User Experience
7 97 (23.43%) Microservices
8 91 (21.98%) Test Automation
9 85 (20.53%) Front End Development
10 62 (14.98%) Scrum
11 58 (14.01%) Continuous Improvement
12 55 (13.29%) UX Design
13 50 (12.08%) Code Quality
14 48 (11.59%) Software Engineering
15 45 (10.87%) AI
15 45 (10.87%) Analytics
15 45 (10.87%) Containerisation
16 41 (9.90%) Performance Optimisation
17 39 (9.42%) Design Patterns
18 38 (9.18%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 318 (76.81%) JavaScript
2 145 (35.02%) SQL
3 118 (28.50%) TypeScript
4 90 (21.74%) Python
5 74 (17.87%) Java
6 60 (14.49%) C#
7 16 (3.86%) PL/SQL
8 14 (3.38%) PHP
9 12 (2.90%) Bicep
9 12 (2.90%) Shell Script
9 12 (2.90%) T-SQL
10 11 (2.66%) PowerShell
11 8 (1.93%) Bash
12 6 (1.45%) Scala
13 5 (1.21%) Ruby
14 3 (0.72%) Perl
14 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.48%) Kotlin
16 1 (0.24%) CFML
16 1 (0.24%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 81 (19.57%) Security Cleared
2 62 (14.98%) SC Cleared
3 39 (9.42%) Degree
4 28 (6.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (3.86%) BPSS Clearance
6 6 (1.45%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.24%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.24%) CCA
8 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.24%) PhD
8 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (23.19%) Accessibility
2 66 (15.94%) QA
3 58 (14.01%) WCAG
4 11 (2.66%) NCSC
5 9 (2.17%) Data Quality
6 6 (1.45%) GDPR
7 5 (1.21%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.48%) GRC
8 2 (0.48%) SLA
9 1 (0.24%) HL7
9 1 (0.24%) ISO 8583
9 1 (0.24%) WAI
9 1 (0.24%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 86 (20.77%) Docker
2 2 (0.48%) Varnish
3 1 (0.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 49 (11.84%) Kubernetes
2 23 (5.56%) Grafana
3 9 (2.17%) Prometheus
4 7 (1.69%) Single Sign-On
4 7 (1.69%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.45%) Kibana
6 4 (0.97%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Ansible
Vendors
1 56 (13.53%) Microsoft
2 38 (9.18%) Oracle
3 31 (7.49%) ServiceNow
4 27 (6.52%) Adobe
5 20 (4.83%) Google
6 12 (2.90%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.42%) Splunk
8 8 (1.93%) Optimizely
8 8 (1.93%) OutSystems
9 7 (1.69%) Braze
10 6 (1.45%) OpenAI
11 5 (1.21%) IBM
11 5 (1.21%) Veracode
12 4 (0.97%) Amplitude
12 4 (0.97%) Red Hat
12 4 (0.97%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 4 (0.97%) Sitecore
12 4 (0.97%) Tealium
12 4 (0.97%) Workday
13 3 (0.72%) Databricks