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

6 months to
21 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 243 125 109
Rank change year-on-year -118 -16 -17
Contract jobs citing CSS 418 538 747
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.01% 2.22% 2.05%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.27% 9.97% 9.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 283 367 538
10th Percentile £300 £326 £307
25th Percentile £404 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £583 £588 £598
90th Percentile £650 £716 £725
UK median daily rate £470 £475 £493
% change year-on-year -1.05% -3.55% -1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 23 21
10th Percentile - £30.85 £28.51
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.25 £46.18
Median hourly rate £30.00 £50.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -20.00% +21.89%
75th Percentile £43.75 £59.44 £70.00
90th Percentile £59.55 £63.50 -
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £46.41 £56.75
% change year-on-year -35.36% -18.22% +13.39%

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 7,925 5,396 7,507
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.22% 22.28% 20.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,251 3,732 5,333
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% -1.70%
75th Percentile £625 £663 £675
90th Percentile £738 £798 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £535
% change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 252 100 231
10th Percentile £30.55 £33.25 £22.50
25th Percentile £51.13 £50.80 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year - +36.84% -26.92%
75th Percentile £70.00 £68.75 £65.64
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.43 £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 21 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 21 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 21 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 -64 247 £500 -3.85% 118
North of England -79 47 £450 +12.50% 95
South East -75 42 £400 -17.53% 97
North West -41 32 £402 +0.50% 49
Midlands -68 30 £475 +18.16% 62
South West -49 23 £409 +9.07% 37
West Midlands -62 21 £475 +11.76% 22
East of England -18 19 £575 +27.78% 62
Yorkshire -51 13 £575 +24.32% 33
East Midlands -32 9 £495 +38.27% 40
North East -31 2 £475 +25.00% 13
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 29 (6.94%) CMS
2 18 (4.31%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 12 (2.87%) Confluence
5 8 (1.91%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.44%) 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%) Anypoint
11 1 (0.24%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 11 (2.63%) Adobe XD
2 9 (2.15%) 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%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.96%) Shopify
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%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.24%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 94 (22.49%) AWS
2 88 (21.05%) Azure
3 36 (8.61%) Figma
4 29 (6.94%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (6.94%) Serverless
5 27 (6.46%) Power Platform
6 24 (5.74%) GitHub
7 23 (5.50%) Microsoft 365
8 17 (4.07%) Power Automate
8 17 (4.07%) PowerApps
9 16 (3.83%) Amazon S3
9 16 (3.83%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (3.35%) GCP
10 14 (3.35%) GitHub Actions
11 12 (2.87%) SaaS
12 8 (1.91%) Entra ID
13 7 (1.67%) Amazon EC2
13 7 (1.67%) OpenShift
14 6 (1.44%) Amazon EMR
14 6 (1.44%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.20%) Firewall
2 4 (0.96%) Network Security
2 4 (0.96%) SMS
3 3 (0.72%) BGP
3 3 (0.72%) HTTP
3 3 (0.72%) Intranet
3 3 (0.72%) Reverse Proxy
3 3 (0.72%) SSL
3 3 (0.72%) VPN
4 2 (0.48%) DNS
4 2 (0.48%) LAN
4 2 (0.48%) OSPF
4 2 (0.48%) RTMP
4 2 (0.48%) WAN
5 1 (0.24%) DHCP
5 1 (0.24%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.24%) Internet
5 1 (0.24%) Skype
5 1 (0.24%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (14.35%) SQL Server
2 38 (9.09%) Relational Database
3 36 (8.61%) MySQL
4 32 (7.66%) NoSQL
5 29 (6.94%) PostgreSQL
6 15 (3.59%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.39%) Power BI
8 9 (2.15%) Big Data
9 8 (1.91%) Oracle Database
9 8 (1.91%) RDBMS
10 6 (1.44%) Amazon Aurora
10 6 (1.44%) Apache Cassandra
10 6 (1.44%) 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%) Pinecone
12 4 (0.96%) Redis
Development Applications
1 62 (14.83%) Git
2 33 (7.89%) JIRA
3 26 (6.22%) Jenkins
4 18 (4.31%) GitLab
5 12 (2.87%) Cypress.io
5 12 (2.87%) JUnit
6 11 (2.63%) Browser DevTools
7 10 (2.39%) Cucumber
7 10 (2.39%) Maven
7 10 (2.39%) Vite
8 9 (2.15%) Mockito
9 7 (1.67%) MSTest
9 7 (1.67%) webpack
10 6 (1.44%) Android Studio
10 6 (1.44%) Eclipse
10 6 (1.44%) Jasmine
10 6 (1.44%) Postman
10 6 (1.44%) Storybook
10 6 (1.44%) Xcode
11 5 (1.20%) Visual Studio
General
1 107 (25.60%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.83%) Finance
3 51 (12.20%) Public Sector
4 49 (11.72%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (10.77%) Banking
6 26 (6.22%) Marketing
7 14 (3.35%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.63%) Front Office
9 9 (2.15%) Retail
10 8 (1.91%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.20%) Publishing
13 4 (0.96%) 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
1 235 (56.22%) Developer
2 54 (12.92%) Senior
3 53 (12.68%) Full-Stack Developer
4 34 (8.13%) Senior Developer
5 33 (7.89%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
6 31 (7.42%) React Developer
7 27 (6.46%) Java Developer
8 22 (5.26%) Software Engineer
9 21 (5.02%) Designer
10 19 (4.55%) Architect
11 18 (4.31%) Lead
12 15 (3.59%) Python Developer
13 14 (3.35%) Consultant
14 13 (3.11%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
15 12 (2.87%) Software Developer
16 11 (2.63%) Angular Developer
16 11 (2.63%) Full-Stack Python Developer
16 11 (2.63%) Senior Software Engineer
16 11 (2.63%) ServiceNow Developer
17 10 (2.39%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 351 (83.97%) HTML
2 188 (44.98%) React
3 123 (29.43%) AngularJS
4 96 (22.97%) REST
5 79 (18.90%) HTML5
6 72 (17.22%) .NET
7 71 (16.99%) RESTful
8 64 (15.31%) CSS3
9 49 (11.72%) Node.js
10 45 (10.77%) Redux
10 45 (10.77%) Spring
11 38 (9.09%) Spring Boot
12 30 (7.18%) Vue
13 29 (6.94%) ASP.NET
13 29 (6.94%) jQuery
13 29 (6.94%) JSON
14 27 (6.46%) Jest
14 27 (6.46%) SOAP
15 26 (6.22%) .NET Framework
16 25 (5.98%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.81%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.59%) Mobile App
3 12 (2.87%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.39%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.15%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.15%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (1.91%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.91%) Low-Code
7 7 (1.67%) CMDB
7 7 (1.67%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.67%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (1.44%) Client/Server
8 6 (1.44%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.20%) Graphic Design
9 5 (1.20%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (0.96%) Derivative
10 4 (0.96%) Legacy Code
11 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.72%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.78%) Linux
2 19 (4.55%) Windows
3 15 (3.59%) Unix
4 9 (2.15%) Android
5 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 191 (45.69%) Agile
2 116 (27.75%) CI/CD
2 116 (27.75%) User Experience
3 98 (23.44%) Problem-Solving
4 93 (22.25%) Full-Stack Development
5 85 (20.33%) DevOps
6 78 (18.66%) Front End Development
7 62 (14.83%) Microservices
8 53 (12.68%) Scrum
8 53 (12.68%) Test Automation
9 49 (11.72%) UX Design
10 47 (11.24%) Continuous Improvement
10 47 (11.24%) Software Engineering
11 45 (10.77%) AI
12 44 (10.53%) Analytics
13 42 (10.05%) Code Quality
14 41 (9.81%) MVC
15 36 (8.61%) Containerisation
15 36 (8.61%) Responsive Web Design
16 33 (7.89%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 295 (70.57%) JavaScript
2 121 (28.95%) SQL
3 102 (24.40%) TypeScript
4 88 (21.05%) Java
5 82 (19.62%) Python
6 60 (14.35%) C#
7 15 (3.59%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.87%) PL/SQL
9 8 (1.91%) PHP
9 8 (1.91%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.91%) Ruby
10 6 (1.44%) Perl
10 6 (1.44%) Scala
11 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.48%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.48%) Bash
12 2 (0.48%) C++
12 2 (0.48%) Go
12 2 (0.48%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.24%) F#
Qualifications
1 54 (12.92%) Security Cleared
2 32 (7.66%) SC Cleared
3 29 (6.94%) Degree
4 11 (2.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.96%) Master's Degree
6 3 (0.72%) Azure Certification
6 3 (0.72%) CCNP
6 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
6 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certified Professional
6 3 (0.72%) PMI Certification
6 3 (0.72%) PMP
7 2 (0.48%) CCA
7 2 (0.48%) ITIL Certification
7 2 (0.48%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.24%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.24%) CCNA
8 1 (0.24%) DBS Check
8 1 (0.24%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.24%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (15.31%) Accessibility
2 38 (9.09%) QA
2 38 (9.09%) WCAG
3 16 (3.83%) GDPR
4 5 (1.20%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 4 (0.96%) Data Quality
5 4 (0.96%) SLA
6 3 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.48%) NCSC
8 1 (0.24%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.24%) WAI
8 1 (0.24%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 51 (12.20%) Docker
2 4 (0.96%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.72%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.24%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 31 (7.42%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.55%) Terraform
3 11 (2.63%) Grafana
4 10 (2.39%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.44%) Kibana
6 4 (0.96%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 43 (10.29%) Microsoft
2 42 (10.05%) Adobe
3 39 (9.33%) Oracle
4 29 (6.94%) ServiceNow
5 15 (3.59%) Salesforce
6 14 (3.35%) Splunk
7 12 (2.87%) Google
8 11 (2.63%) Sitecore
9 8 (1.91%) MuleSoft
9 8 (1.91%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 7 (1.67%) OutSystems
11 6 (1.44%) Red Hat
11 6 (1.44%) Workday
12 5 (1.20%) Qualtrics
12 5 (1.20%) SAP
13 4 (0.96%) Braze
14 3 (0.72%) ForgeRock
14 3 (0.72%) mParticle
14 3 (0.72%) OpenAI
14 3 (0.72%) Symantec