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

6 months to
16 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 246 123 108
Rank change year-on-year -123 -15 -17
Contract jobs citing CSS 415 538 744
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.01% 2.22% 2.05%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.24% 9.96% 9.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 369 531
10th Percentile £300 £325 £306
25th Percentile £404 £400 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £582 £588 £596
90th Percentile £650 £714 £725
UK median daily rate £470 £477 £495
% change year-on-year -1.47% -3.64% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 23 21
10th Percentile - £27.05 £28.51
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.25 £46.18
Median hourly rate £20.63 £50.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -58.75% -20.00% -3.85%
75th Percentile £47.81 £59.44 £70.00
90th Percentile £62.20 £63.50 -
UK median hourly rate £20.63 £46.41 £56.75
% change year-on-year -55.56% -18.22% -12.69%

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 7,923 5,403 7,474
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.31% 22.27% 20.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,250 3,743 5,303
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 £630 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £799 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 98 229
10th Percentile £31.18 £32.35 £22.35
25th Percentile £51.81 £50.27 £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 £66.25
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.58 £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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -75 246 £500 -4.76% 142
North of England -77 45 £450 +12.50% 102
South East -88 43 £400 -17.53% 103
North West -35 32 £402 +0.50% 55
Midlands -79 30 £475 +18.16% 57
South West -56 22 £409 +9.07% 40
West Midlands -69 21 £475 +11.76% 20
East of England -24 19 £575 +27.78% 67
Yorkshire -57 11 £500 +8.11% 31
East Midlands -30 9 £495 +38.27% 37
North East -31 2 £475 +25.00% 16
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 (7.71%) CMS
2 19 (4.58%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 18 (4.34%) SharePoint
4 12 (2.89%) Confluence
5 8 (1.93%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.45%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.20%) Kentico
7 5 (1.20%) WordPress
8 4 (0.96%) IIS
8 4 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
9 3 (0.72%) Joomla!
9 3 (0.72%) nginx
10 2 (0.48%) Apache
10 2 (0.48%) ArcGIS
10 2 (0.48%) Camunda
10 2 (0.48%) Drupal
10 2 (0.48%) Umbraco
11 1 (0.24%) Sitefinity
11 1 (0.24%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 11 (2.65%) Adobe XD
2 9 (2.17%) Sketch
3 5 (1.20%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.96%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.96%) 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
Business Applications
1 5 (1.20%) Shopify
2 4 (0.96%) 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 94 (22.65%) AWS
2 86 (20.72%) Azure
3 35 (8.43%) Figma
4 29 (6.99%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (6.99%) Serverless
5 26 (6.27%) Power Platform
6 23 (5.54%) GitHub
6 23 (5.54%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.10%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.86%) Amazon S3
8 16 (3.86%) AWS Lambda
8 16 (3.86%) PowerApps
9 13 (3.13%) GCP
9 13 (3.13%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (2.89%) SaaS
11 8 (1.93%) Entra ID
12 7 (1.69%) Amazon EC2
13 6 (1.45%) Amazon EMR
13 6 (1.45%) Amazon SQS
13 6 (1.45%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.20%) Firewall
2 4 (0.96%) 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%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 57 (13.73%) SQL Server
2 37 (8.92%) Relational Database
3 35 (8.43%) MySQL
4 31 (7.47%) NoSQL
5 28 (6.75%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (3.37%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.41%) Power BI
8 9 (2.17%) Big Data
9 8 (1.93%) Oracle Database
9 8 (1.93%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.45%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (1.45%) Apache Cassandra
10 6 (1.45%) Tableau
11 5 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (1.20%) DynamoDB
11 5 (1.20%) Presto
11 5 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.96%) MariaDB
12 4 (0.96%) Metadata
12 4 (0.96%) Redis
Development Applications
1 61 (14.70%) Git
2 34 (8.19%) JIRA
3 26 (6.27%) Jenkins
4 17 (4.10%) GitLab
5 12 (2.89%) Cypress.io
5 12 (2.89%) JUnit
6 10 (2.41%) Cucumber
6 10 (2.41%) Maven
6 10 (2.41%) Vite
7 9 (2.17%) Browser DevTools
7 9 (2.17%) Mockito
8 7 (1.69%) MSTest
8 7 (1.69%) Postman
8 7 (1.69%) webpack
9 6 (1.45%) Android Studio
9 6 (1.45%) Eclipse
9 6 (1.45%) Jasmine
9 6 (1.45%) Storybook
9 6 (1.45%) Xcode
10 5 (1.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 112 (26.99%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.94%) Finance
3 51 (12.29%) Public Sector
4 50 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (11.08%) Banking
6 28 (6.75%) Marketing
7 14 (3.37%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.65%) Front Office
9 9 (2.17%) Retail
10 8 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (1.45%) Publishing
12 5 (1.20%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.96%) Legal
13 4 (0.96%) Local Government
13 4 (0.96%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.72%) Games
14 3 (0.72%) Military
15 2 (0.48%) Automotive
15 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 233 (56.14%) Developer
2 53 (12.77%) Senior
3 50 (12.05%) Full-Stack Developer
4 35 (8.43%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 34 (8.19%) Senior Developer
6 31 (7.47%) React Developer
7 27 (6.51%) Java Developer
8 21 (5.06%) Designer
8 21 (5.06%) Software Engineer
9 19 (4.58%) Architect
10 18 (4.34%) Lead
11 15 (3.61%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
12 13 (3.13%) Python Developer
13 12 (2.89%) Consultant
13 12 (2.89%) Software Developer
14 11 (2.65%) Angular Developer
14 11 (2.65%) ServiceNow Developer
15 10 (2.41%) .NET Developer
15 10 (2.41%) Senior Software Engineer
15 10 (2.41%) Technical Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 351 (84.58%) HTML
2 191 (46.02%) React
3 123 (29.64%) AngularJS
4 94 (22.65%) REST
5 80 (19.28%) HTML5
6 71 (17.11%) .NET
6 71 (17.11%) RESTful
7 65 (15.66%) CSS3
8 52 (12.53%) Node.js
9 46 (11.08%) Redux
10 44 (10.60%) Spring
11 37 (8.92%) Spring Boot
12 29 (6.99%) ASP.NET
12 29 (6.99%) jQuery
13 28 (6.75%) Jest
13 28 (6.75%) JSON
14 27 (6.51%) Vue
15 26 (6.27%) SOAP
16 25 (6.02%) .NET Framework
17 21 (5.06%) Spring MVC
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.88%) Product Ownership
2 14 (3.37%) Mobile App
3 12 (2.89%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 7 (1.69%) Cloud Native
6 7 (1.69%) CMDB
6 7 (1.69%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (1.45%) Client/Server
7 6 (1.45%) Low-Code
7 6 (1.45%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.20%) Graphic Design
8 5 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (0.96%) Derivative
9 4 (0.96%) Legacy Code
10 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
10 3 (0.72%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.82%) Linux
2 19 (4.58%) Windows
3 15 (3.61%) Unix
4 9 (2.17%) Android
5 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (46.02%) Agile
2 116 (27.95%) User Experience
3 115 (27.71%) CI/CD
4 100 (24.10%) Problem-Solving
5 89 (21.45%) Full-Stack Development
6 84 (20.24%) DevOps
7 77 (18.55%) Front End Development
8 61 (14.70%) Microservices
9 55 (13.25%) Test Automation
10 53 (12.77%) Scrum
11 49 (11.81%) UX Design
12 47 (11.33%) Continuous Improvement
13 45 (10.84%) AI
13 45 (10.84%) Software Engineering
14 44 (10.60%) Analytics
15 41 (9.88%) Code Quality
16 40 (9.64%) MVC
17 36 (8.67%) Responsive Web Design
18 35 (8.43%) Containerisation
19 33 (7.95%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 292 (70.36%) JavaScript
2 117 (28.19%) SQL
3 101 (24.34%) TypeScript
4 88 (21.20%) Java
5 82 (19.76%) Python
6 59 (14.22%) C#
7 15 (3.61%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.89%) PL/SQL
9 9 (2.17%) Ruby
10 8 (1.93%) PHP
10 8 (1.93%) PowerShell
11 6 (1.45%) Perl
11 6 (1.45%) Scala
12 3 (0.72%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.48%) Bash
13 2 (0.48%) C++
13 2 (0.48%) Go
13 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
14 1 (0.24%) F#
Qualifications
1 53 (12.77%) Security Cleared
2 33 (7.95%) SC Cleared
3 30 (7.23%) Degree
4 13 (3.13%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (2.65%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (0.96%) 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 (15.90%) Accessibility
2 40 (9.64%) WCAG
3 38 (9.16%) QA
4 16 (3.86%) GDPR
5 5 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.96%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.96%) SLA
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 51 (12.29%) Docker
2 4 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.72%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.24%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 30 (7.23%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.58%) Terraform
3 10 (2.41%) 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 44 (10.60%) Adobe
2 42 (10.12%) Microsoft
3 37 (8.92%) Oracle
4 29 (6.99%) ServiceNow
5 17 (4.10%) Salesforce
6 14 (3.37%) Splunk
7 12 (2.89%) Google
8 11 (2.65%) Sitecore
9 9 (2.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 8 (1.93%) MuleSoft
11 6 (1.45%) Workday
12 5 (1.20%) OutSystems
12 5 (1.20%) Qualtrics
12 5 (1.20%) Red Hat
13 4 (0.96%) Braze
13 4 (0.96%) SAP
14 3 (0.72%) ForgeRock
14 3 (0.72%) mParticle
14 3 (0.72%) OpenAI
14 3 (0.72%) Symantec