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 1 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 277 145 94
Rank change year-on-year -132 -51 +15
Contract jobs citing CSS 439 548 798
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.94% 1.96% 2.47%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.44% 7.65% 9.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 368 536
10th Percentile £343 £262 £259
25th Percentile £406 £356 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -
75th Percentile £582 £532 £600
90th Percentile £638 £650 £694
UK median daily rate £475 £445 £478
% change year-on-year +6.74% -6.81% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 38 13
10th Percentile - £33.25 £57.70
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.91 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £56.69 £56.17 -
90th Percentile £70.90 £66.65 -
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +16.67%

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 9,886 7,159 8,026
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.24% 25.62% 24.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,508 4,850 5,253
10th Percentile £381 £355 £363
25th Percentile £447 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £520 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -0.68%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £669
90th Percentile £738 £738 £800
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 263 171 176
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.61 £35.50
25th Percentile £53.43 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +8.33%
75th Percentile £76.50 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £70.00 £74.68
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £54.35 £62.50
% change year-on-year +19.60% -13.04% +4.17%

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 -83 253 £489 +2.89% 307
North of England -89 55 £492 +23.00% 107
South East -80 49 £438 +20.69% 76
Yorkshire -37 31 £575 +21.05% 31
South West -29 30 £438 +2.94% 39
Midlands -75 30 £449 +11.97% 64
West Midlands -44 25 £463 +9.01% 37
North West -70 18 £478 +25.79% 65
East of England -26 16 £425 -12.82% 33
North East -33 6 £350 -27.08% 14
East Midlands -34 5 £425 +14.40% 27
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 42 (9.57%) CMS
2 32 (7.29%) Confluence
3 26 (5.92%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 15 (3.42%) SharePoint
5 14 (3.19%) WordPress
6 9 (2.05%) Camunda
7 6 (1.37%) Apache Airflow
7 6 (1.37%) Apache Spark
8 5 (1.14%) OpenStack
8 5 (1.14%) Umbraco
9 4 (0.91%) Apache
9 4 (0.91%) Kentico
9 4 (0.91%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.91%) Sitecore CMS
10 2 (0.46%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.46%) Headless CMS
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 3 (0.68%) Adobe XD
1 3 (0.68%) Sketch
2 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.23%) LaTeX
2 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.14%) Shopify
3 1 (0.23%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.23%) Magento
3 1 (0.23%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.23%) Postilion
3 1 (0.23%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.23%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.23%) SDL Web 8
3 1 (0.23%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 106 (24.15%) Azure
2 98 (22.32%) AWS
3 39 (8.88%) GitHub
4 35 (7.97%) Azure DevOps
5 34 (7.74%) Figma
6 31 (7.06%) GCP
7 30 (6.83%) Serverless
8 25 (5.69%) Power Platform
9 17 (3.87%) Adobe Analytics
9 17 (3.87%) GitHub Copilot
9 17 (3.87%) Power Automate
10 16 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
10 16 (3.64%) PowerApps
11 15 (3.42%) OpenShift
12 11 (2.51%) AWS Lambda
13 10 (2.28%) GitHub Actions
14 9 (2.05%) SaaS
15 8 (1.82%) Amazon S3
15 8 (1.82%) Google Analytics
15 8 (1.82%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.10%) HTTP
2 10 (2.28%) DNS
3 6 (1.37%) 5G
3 6 (1.37%) SSH
3 6 (1.37%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.14%) 4G
5 4 (0.91%) BGP
5 4 (0.91%) Firewall
5 4 (0.91%) Intranet
5 4 (0.91%) Network Security
5 4 (0.91%) Reverse Proxy
5 4 (0.91%) SSL
5 4 (0.91%) VPN
6 2 (0.46%) Skype
7 1 (0.23%) ATM
7 1 (0.23%) MQTT
7 1 (0.23%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 68 (15.49%) PostgreSQL
2 67 (15.26%) SQL Server
3 50 (11.39%) MySQL
4 38 (8.66%) Relational Database
5 30 (6.83%) MongoDB
5 30 (6.83%) NoSQL
6 18 (4.10%) Redis
7 11 (2.51%) Geospatial Data
8 10 (2.28%) Power BI
9 9 (2.05%) Elasticsearch
10 8 (1.82%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (1.37%) Amazon Aurora
11 6 (1.37%) Big Data
11 6 (1.37%) Couchbase
11 6 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (1.14%) Apache Cassandra
12 5 (1.14%) Presto
12 5 (1.14%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.91%) EDRMS
13 4 (0.91%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 134 (30.52%) Git
2 53 (12.07%) Jenkins
3 43 (9.79%) JIRA
4 32 (7.29%) GitLab
5 25 (5.69%) Cypress.io
6 24 (5.47%) JUnit
6 24 (5.47%) Maven
7 20 (4.56%) SonarQube
7 20 (4.56%) Storybook
8 17 (3.87%) Gradle
9 14 (3.19%) Mockito
10 11 (2.51%) MSI
10 11 (2.51%) REST Assured
11 10 (2.28%) Selenium
12 9 (2.05%) Bitbucket Server
12 9 (2.05%) Cucumber
12 9 (2.05%) Sonatype Nexus
13 8 (1.82%) Browser DevTools
14 6 (1.37%) Vite
15 5 (1.14%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 135 (30.75%) Social Skills
2 70 (15.95%) Finance
3 63 (14.35%) Public Sector
4 54 (12.30%) Analytical Skills
5 48 (10.93%) Banking
6 39 (8.88%) Marketing
7 23 (5.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 19 (4.33%) Publishing
9 16 (3.64%) Documentation Skills
10 13 (2.96%) Telecoms
11 11 (2.51%) Retail
12 10 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.82%) Investment Banking
14 6 (1.37%) Advertising
15 5 (1.14%) Presentation Skills
16 4 (0.91%) Games
16 4 (0.91%) Legal
17 3 (0.68%) Financial Institution
17 3 (0.68%) Influencing Skills
17 3 (0.68%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 250 (56.95%) Developer
2 58 (13.21%) Full-Stack Developer
3 56 (12.76%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 53 (12.07%) Senior
5 35 (7.97%) React Developer
6 33 (7.52%) Senior Developer
7 30 (6.83%) Python Developer
8 26 (5.92%) Java Developer
9 25 (5.69%) Lead
10 17 (3.87%) Software Engineer
11 16 (3.64%) Designer
11 16 (3.64%) Web Developer
12 15 (3.42%) Lead Developer
13 14 (3.19%) Architect
13 14 (3.19%) Consultant
14 13 (2.96%) Angular Developer
15 12 (2.73%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
15 12 (2.73%) Full-Stack Python Developer
15 12 (2.73%) Technical Leader
15 12 (2.73%) Web Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 397 (90.43%) HTML
2 182 (41.46%) React
3 137 (31.21%) REST
4 110 (25.06%) HTML5
5 105 (23.92%) RESTful
6 96 (21.87%) CSS3
7 79 (18.00%) AngularJS
8 76 (17.31%) .NET
9 62 (14.12%) Node.js
10 52 (11.85%) OAuth
11 44 (10.02%) Spring Boot
12 41 (9.34%) Kafka
12 41 (9.34%) Redux
13 38 (8.66%) Spring
14 37 (8.43%) OAuth2
14 37 (8.43%) Terraform
15 35 (7.97%) Vue
16 33 (7.52%) Playwright
17 32 (7.29%) SOAP
18 31 (7.06%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 40 (9.11%) Product Ownership
2 38 (8.66%) Cloud Native
3 22 (5.01%) Onboarding
4 17 (3.87%) Data Structures
4 17 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
5 15 (3.42%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (3.19%) Low-Code
7 11 (2.51%) Replication
8 8 (1.82%) Mobile App
9 7 (1.59%) AI Agents
9 7 (1.59%) NHS
10 6 (1.37%) CMDB
10 6 (1.37%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 5 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
11 5 (1.14%) Fixed Income
11 5 (1.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 5 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
12 4 (0.91%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.91%) Equities
12 4 (0.91%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 27 (6.15%) Linux
2 20 (4.56%) Unix
3 17 (3.87%) Windows
4 3 (0.68%) Android
5 2 (0.46%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.23%) Tizen
6 1 (0.23%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 235 (53.53%) Agile
2 200 (45.56%) CI/CD
3 118 (26.88%) Full-Stack Development
4 117 (26.65%) Problem-Solving
5 115 (26.20%) DevOps
6 114 (25.97%) Test Automation
7 108 (24.60%) Front End Development
8 101 (23.01%) Microservices
9 100 (22.78%) User Experience
10 75 (17.08%) Scrum
11 63 (14.35%) AI
12 60 (13.67%) Continuous Improvement
13 59 (13.44%) UX Design
14 58 (13.21%) Software Engineering
15 57 (12.98%) Computer Science
16 53 (12.07%) Code Quality
17 51 (11.62%) Performance Optimisation
18 50 (11.39%) Analytics
19 48 (10.93%) Containerisation
20 47 (10.71%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 353 (80.41%) JavaScript
2 150 (34.17%) SQL
3 136 (30.98%) TypeScript
4 84 (19.13%) Python
5 80 (18.22%) Java
6 63 (14.35%) C#
7 19 (4.33%) PHP
8 18 (4.10%) Shell Script
9 15 (3.42%) Bash
10 14 (3.19%) PL/SQL
11 13 (2.96%) Bicep
12 11 (2.51%) T-SQL
13 9 (2.05%) PowerShell
14 6 (1.37%) Scala
15 3 (0.68%) Go
15 3 (0.68%) Kotlin
15 3 (0.68%) Perl
15 3 (0.68%) VB.NET
16 2 (0.46%) C
16 2 (0.46%) C++
Qualifications
1 86 (19.59%) Security Cleared
2 65 (14.81%) SC Cleared
3 59 (13.44%) Degree
4 48 (10.93%) Computer Science Degree
5 20 (4.56%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.82%) Master's Degree
7 4 (0.91%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.46%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.46%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.23%) CCA
9 1 (0.23%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (22.55%) Accessibility
2 75 (17.08%) QA
3 61 (13.90%) WCAG
4 11 (2.51%) NCSC
5 10 (2.28%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.14%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.46%) GDPR
7 2 (0.46%) GRC
8 1 (0.23%) HL7
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 8583
8 1 (0.23%) WAI
8 1 (0.23%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 91 (20.73%) Docker
2 2 (0.46%) Varnish
3 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 53 (12.07%) Kubernetes
2 27 (6.15%) Grafana
3 11 (2.51%) Prometheus
4 7 (1.59%) Kibana
4 7 (1.59%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.37%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.91%) Argo
7 1 (0.23%) Ansible
Vendors
1 64 (14.58%) Microsoft
2 37 (8.43%) Adobe
3 36 (8.20%) Oracle
4 31 (7.06%) ServiceNow
5 19 (4.33%) Google
6 12 (2.73%) Splunk
7 11 (2.51%) IBM
7 11 (2.51%) Salesforce
8 10 (2.28%) OutSystems
9 9 (2.05%) Veracode
10 7 (1.59%) Braze
10 7 (1.59%) Databricks
10 7 (1.59%) Optimizely
11 6 (1.37%) Apple
12 5 (1.14%) Amplitude
13 4 (0.91%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.91%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 4 (0.91%) Sitecore
13 4 (0.91%) Tealium
14 3 (0.68%) Marketo