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 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 236 122 116
Rank change year-on-year -114 -6 -23
Contract jobs citing CSS 428 550 726
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.07% 2.25% 1.96%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.40% 10.04% 9.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 293 376 518
10th Percentile £303 £333 £300
25th Percentile £404 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £479 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% -4.30% -
75th Percentile £586 £588 £600
90th Percentile £650 £713 £725
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £498
% change year-on-year - -4.52% -0.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 23 20
10th Percentile £17.12 £26.25 £28.28
25th Percentile £23.00 £33.25 £37.63
Median hourly rate £30.00 £43.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -30.23% -21.82% -6.38%
75th Percentile £53.75 £60.81 £64.06
90th Percentile £63.40 £63.50 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £42.91 £50.00
% change year-on-year -30.08% -14.19% -14.89%

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 7,932 5,480 7,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.75% 22.41% 20.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,297 3,803 5,304
10th Percentile £360 £370 £350
25th Percentile £420 £425 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £534 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.59% -3.00% -2.22%
75th Percentile £625 £669 £675
90th Percentile £738 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 248 99 209
10th Percentile £32.50 £30.01 £21.63
25th Percentile £51.81 £51.25 £40.31
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year - +40.75% -28.95%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.88 £82.27 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year - +40.75% -28.95%

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 28 April 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 28 April 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 28 April 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 -47 263 £500 -4.76% 149
North of England -102 41 £450 +12.50% 80
South East -87 40 £388 -21.52% 115
Midlands -75 33 £500 +22.77% 43
North West -45 30 £450 +12.50% 47
West Midlands -70 21 £475 +7.34% 22
South West -57 20 £409 +9.07% 34
East of England -26 18 £550 +22.22% 59
East Midlands -34 12 £545 +67.18% 20
Yorkshire -65 9 £470 - 21
North East -34 2 £475 +25.00% 12
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 (7.48%) CMS
2 22 (5.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 18 (4.21%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.80%) Confluence
4 12 (2.80%) Sitecore CMS
5 6 (1.40%) Apache Airflow
5 6 (1.40%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.93%) IIS
6 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.93%) Umbraco
7 3 (0.70%) Headless CMS
7 3 (0.70%) Joomla!
7 3 (0.70%) Kentico
7 3 (0.70%) nginx
7 3 (0.70%) WordPress
8 2 (0.47%) Apache
8 2 (0.47%) Camunda
9 1 (0.23%) ArcGIS
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle Application Server
9 1 (0.23%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 14 (3.27%) Adobe XD
2 12 (2.80%) Sketch
3 4 (0.93%) Chatbot
3 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (0.93%) Photoshop
3 4 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (0.93%) Trello
4 3 (0.70%) Adobe After Effects
4 3 (0.70%) InVision
5 1 (0.23%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.23%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.17%) Shopify
2 3 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.47%) Adobe Campaign
3 2 (0.47%) Magento
3 2 (0.47%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.23%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.23%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 103 (24.07%) AWS
2 98 (22.90%) Azure
3 33 (7.71%) Figma
4 32 (7.48%) Azure DevOps
4 32 (7.48%) GitHub
5 30 (7.01%) Serverless
6 26 (6.07%) Power Platform
7 23 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
8 20 (4.67%) Amazon S3
8 20 (4.67%) GitHub Actions
9 18 (4.21%) AWS Lambda
9 18 (4.21%) GCP
9 18 (4.21%) Power Automate
10 17 (3.97%) PowerApps
11 11 (2.57%) Entra ID
12 10 (2.34%) SaaS
13 7 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
14 6 (1.40%) Amazon ECS
14 6 (1.40%) npm
14 6 (1.40%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.17%) Firewall
2 4 (0.93%) SMS
3 3 (0.70%) Network Security
3 3 (0.70%) VPN
4 2 (0.47%) BGP
4 2 (0.47%) HTTP
4 2 (0.47%) Intranet
4 2 (0.47%) LAN
4 2 (0.47%) OSPF
4 2 (0.47%) Reverse Proxy
4 2 (0.47%) RTMP
4 2 (0.47%) SSL
4 2 (0.47%) WAN
5 1 (0.23%) DHCP
5 1 (0.23%) DNS
5 1 (0.23%) FTP
5 1 (0.23%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.23%) Internet
5 1 (0.23%) Skype
5 1 (0.23%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (11.92%) SQL Server
2 37 (8.64%) MySQL
3 36 (8.41%) NoSQL
3 36 (8.41%) Relational Database
4 32 (7.48%) PostgreSQL
5 18 (4.21%) MongoDB
6 10 (2.34%) Power BI
7 9 (2.10%) Amazon RDS
7 9 (2.10%) Big Data
8 8 (1.87%) Apache Cassandra
8 8 (1.87%) Oracle Database
8 8 (1.87%) RDBMS
9 6 (1.40%) Amazon Aurora
10 5 (1.17%) DynamoDB
10 5 (1.17%) Presto
10 5 (1.17%) Tableau
11 4 (0.93%) Apache Hudi
11 4 (0.93%) Pinecone
11 4 (0.93%) Redis
11 4 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 70 (16.36%) Git
2 37 (8.64%) JIRA
3 29 (6.78%) Jenkins
4 19 (4.44%) GitLab
5 17 (3.97%) Cypress.io
6 16 (3.74%) JUnit
7 12 (2.80%) Vite
8 11 (2.57%) Maven
8 11 (2.57%) Mockito
9 10 (2.34%) webpack
10 9 (2.10%) Cucumber
11 8 (1.87%) Postman
12 7 (1.64%) Browser DevTools
12 7 (1.64%) Jasmine
13 6 (1.40%) Bitbucket
13 6 (1.40%) Selenium
13 6 (1.40%) Storybook
14 5 (1.17%) Android Studio
14 5 (1.17%) Gradle
14 5 (1.17%) MSTest
General
1 114 (26.64%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.49%) Finance
3 51 (11.92%) Public Sector
4 48 (11.21%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (10.75%) Banking
6 26 (6.07%) Marketing
7 16 (3.74%) Investment Banking
8 12 (2.80%) Front Office
9 9 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (2.10%) Retail
10 6 (1.40%) Publishing
11 5 (1.17%) Legal
11 5 (1.17%) Manufacturing
11 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
12 4 (0.93%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (0.93%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 4 (0.93%) Local Government
13 3 (0.70%) Games
13 3 (0.70%) Military
14 2 (0.47%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 251 (58.64%) Developer
2 56 (13.08%) Full-Stack Developer
3 53 (12.38%) Senior
4 36 (8.41%) Senior Developer
5 33 (7.71%) Java Developer
6 32 (7.48%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 32 (7.48%) React Developer
7 21 (4.91%) Software Engineer
8 20 (4.67%) Architect
8 20 (4.67%) Designer
9 18 (4.21%) Lead
10 15 (3.50%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
11 14 (3.27%) Software Developer
12 13 (3.04%) C# Developer
13 11 (2.57%) .NET Developer
13 11 (2.57%) Angular Developer
13 11 (2.57%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 11 (2.57%) Python Developer
13 11 (2.57%) ServiceNow Developer
14 10 (2.34%) Senior Java Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 366 (85.51%) HTML
2 199 (46.50%) React
3 131 (30.61%) AngularJS
4 95 (22.20%) REST
5 86 (20.09%) HTML5
6 80 (18.69%) RESTful
7 68 (15.89%) .NET
7 68 (15.89%) CSS3
8 53 (12.38%) Node.js
9 50 (11.68%) Spring
10 45 (10.51%) Redux
11 42 (9.81%) Spring Boot
12 32 (7.48%) Jest
13 31 (7.24%) Vue
14 30 (7.01%) ASP.NET
14 30 (7.01%) JSON
15 29 (6.78%) jQuery
16 27 (6.31%) .NET Framework
16 27 (6.31%) SOAP
17 24 (5.61%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.88%) Product Ownership
2 18 (4.21%) Mobile App
3 11 (2.57%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (2.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 10 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.10%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (1.64%) CMDB
6 7 (1.64%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.64%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.40%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.40%) Data Protection Act
7 6 (1.40%) Low-Code
8 5 (1.17%) Derivative
9 4 (0.93%) Client/Server
9 4 (0.93%) Legacy Code
9 4 (0.93%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (0.93%) Onboarding
10 3 (0.70%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.70%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.70%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.44%) Linux
2 18 (4.21%) Windows
3 14 (3.27%) Unix
4 8 (1.87%) Android
5 3 (0.70%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.70%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 195 (45.56%) Agile
2 123 (28.74%) User Experience
3 121 (28.27%) CI/CD
4 99 (23.13%) Full-Stack Development
5 98 (22.90%) Problem-Solving
6 91 (21.26%) DevOps
7 78 (18.22%) Front End Development
8 65 (15.19%) Microservices
9 58 (13.55%) Scrum
10 52 (12.15%) Continuous Improvement
11 51 (11.92%) Test Automation
12 50 (11.68%) AI
13 48 (11.21%) Software Engineering
14 47 (10.98%) UX Design
15 43 (10.05%) Analytics
15 43 (10.05%) MVC
16 40 (9.35%) Code Quality
17 36 (8.41%) Containerisation
17 36 (8.41%) SDLC
18 35 (8.18%) Design Patterns
Programming Languages
1 303 (70.79%) JavaScript
2 123 (28.74%) SQL
3 109 (25.47%) TypeScript
4 99 (23.13%) Java
5 76 (17.76%) Python
6 58 (13.55%) C#
7 12 (2.80%) T-SQL
8 9 (2.10%) ABAP
8 9 (2.10%) PL/SQL
8 9 (2.10%) PowerShell
8 9 (2.10%) Ruby
9 7 (1.64%) PHP
10 6 (1.40%) Scala
11 5 (1.17%) Perl
12 4 (0.93%) Apex Code
12 4 (0.93%) C++
13 3 (0.70%) JSX
13 3 (0.70%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.47%) Bash
14 2 (0.47%) Go
Qualifications
1 62 (14.49%) Security Cleared
2 42 (9.81%) SC Cleared
3 27 (6.31%) Degree
4 11 (2.57%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (2.34%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.93%) Azure Certification
6 4 (0.93%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.70%) CCNP
7 3 (0.70%) Cisco Certification
7 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 3 (0.70%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.70%) PMP
8 2 (0.47%) CCA
8 2 (0.47%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.47%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.47%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.23%) CCNA
9 1 (0.23%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.23%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (14.49%) Accessibility
2 40 (9.35%) WCAG
3 36 (8.41%) QA
4 15 (3.50%) GDPR
5 5 (1.17%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.93%) SLA
7 3 (0.70%) Data Quality
7 3 (0.70%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.47%) NCSC
9 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 54 (12.62%) Docker
2 5 (1.17%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.70%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.23%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 36 (8.41%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.97%) Terraform
3 8 (1.87%) Grafana
4 6 (1.40%) Kibana
4 6 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.23%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 48 (11.21%) Adobe
2 42 (9.81%) Microsoft
3 37 (8.64%) Oracle
4 25 (5.84%) ServiceNow
5 18 (4.21%) Salesforce
6 17 (3.97%) SAP
7 16 (3.74%) Google
8 15 (3.50%) Sitecore
9 13 (3.04%) Splunk
10 9 (2.10%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 8 (1.87%) MuleSoft
12 6 (1.40%) Workday
13 5 (1.17%) Qualtrics
14 4 (0.93%) Braze
14 4 (0.93%) OutSystems
15 3 (0.70%) ForgeRock
15 3 (0.70%) mParticle
15 3 (0.70%) OpenAI
15 3 (0.70%) Symantec
16 2 (0.47%) CheckPoint