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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 288 154 96
Rank change year-on-year -134 -58 +13
Contract jobs citing CSS 429 525 801
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.92% 1.86% 2.50%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.29% 7.28% 10.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 340 526
10th Percentile £320 £263 £263
25th Percentile £404 £356 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £438 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £600
90th Percentile £638 £648 £688
UK median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 34 15
10th Percentile £13.69 £33.25 £57.78
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.91 £66.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +16.67%
75th Percentile £41.25 - -
90th Percentile £65.00 £66.85 -
UK median hourly rate £32.00 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -36.00% -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 9,995 7,214 7,965
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 21.35% 25.58% 24.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,577 4,854 5,193
10th Percentile £381 £358 £361
25th Percentile £447 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £518 £550
Median % change year-on-year +3.28% -5.82% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £663
90th Percentile £738 £738 £788
UK median daily rate £525 £513 £550
% change year-on-year +2.44% -6.82% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 285 173 152
10th Percentile £29.07 £31.25 £28.48
25th Percentile £52.50 £41.25 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £54.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +20.37% -16.92% +10.94%
75th Percentile £77.00 £65.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £90.00 £71.60 £73.98
UK median hourly rate £65.00 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +30.00% -23.08% +10.11%

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 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 16 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 16 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 -88 245 £490 +3.16% 46
North of England -84 58 £500 +25.00% 29
South East -74 46 £431 +43.75% 33
South West -28 30 £469 +7.76% 9
Yorkshire -36 30 £575 +17.95% 7
Midlands -72 28 £450 +12.22% 14
West Midlands -49 25 £463 +10.57% 12
North West -64 22 £492 +29.47% 21
East of England -28 15 £400 -17.95% 5
North East -35 6 £350 - 2
East Midlands -25 3 £380 +1.33% 2
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 41 (9.56%) CMS
2 29 (6.76%) Confluence
3 26 (6.06%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 14 (3.26%) WordPress
5 12 (2.80%) SharePoint
6 10 (2.33%) Camunda
7 5 (1.17%) OpenStack
7 5 (1.17%) Umbraco
8 4 (0.93%) Kentico
8 4 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.93%) Sitecore CMS
9 2 (0.47%) Apache
9 2 (0.47%) ArcGIS
9 2 (0.47%) Headless CMS
9 2 (0.47%) SharePoint 2013
9 2 (0.47%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.23%) Apache Solr
10 1 (0.23%) ColdFusion
10 1 (0.23%) Drupal
10 1 (0.23%) Liferay
Applications
1 3 (0.70%) Adobe XD
1 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (0.70%) Sketch
2 1 (0.23%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.23%) LaTeX
2 1 (0.23%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 7 (1.63%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.17%) Shopify
3 1 (0.23%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
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
1 109 (25.41%) Azure
2 98 (22.84%) AWS
3 42 (9.79%) GitHub
4 37 (8.62%) GCP
5 36 (8.39%) Figma
6 33 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (6.53%) Serverless
8 21 (4.90%) Power Platform
9 17 (3.96%) Adobe Analytics
9 17 (3.96%) GitHub Copilot
9 17 (3.96%) OpenShift
10 14 (3.26%) Power Automate
11 13 (3.03%) PowerApps
12 11 (2.56%) GitHub Actions
12 11 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (2.33%) Anthropic Claude
14 8 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
14 8 (1.86%) Google Analytics
14 8 (1.86%) OneDrive
15 7 (1.63%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.96%) HTTP
2 10 (2.33%) DNS
3 6 (1.40%) 5G
3 6 (1.40%) SSH
3 6 (1.40%) TCP/IP
4 5 (1.17%) 4G
5 4 (0.93%) BGP
5 4 (0.93%) Intranet
5 4 (0.93%) Network Security
5 4 (0.93%) Reverse Proxy
5 4 (0.93%) SSL
6 2 (0.47%) Firewall
6 2 (0.47%) Skype
6 2 (0.47%) VPN
7 1 (0.23%) ATM
7 1 (0.23%) MQTT
7 1 (0.23%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 66 (15.38%) SQL Server
2 65 (15.15%) PostgreSQL
3 49 (11.42%) MySQL
4 44 (10.26%) Relational Database
5 25 (5.83%) MongoDB
6 24 (5.59%) NoSQL
7 18 (4.20%) Redis
8 11 (2.56%) Geospatial Data
9 9 (2.10%) Power BI
10 8 (1.86%) Elasticsearch
11 6 (1.40%) Apache Cassandra
11 6 (1.40%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (1.40%) Couchbase
11 6 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 5 (1.17%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.93%) Data Lake
13 4 (0.93%) DynamoDB
13 4 (0.93%) EDRMS
13 4 (0.93%) Metadata
14 3 (0.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 136 (31.70%) Git
2 49 (11.42%) Jenkins
3 38 (8.86%) JIRA
4 32 (7.46%) GitLab
5 27 (6.29%) JUnit
5 27 (6.29%) Maven
6 25 (5.83%) Cypress.io
7 21 (4.90%) SonarQube
8 20 (4.66%) Gradle
8 20 (4.66%) Storybook
9 17 (3.96%) Mockito
10 12 (2.80%) REST Assured
11 11 (2.56%) MSI
12 10 (2.33%) Cucumber
12 10 (2.33%) Selenium
13 9 (2.10%) Bitbucket Server
13 9 (2.10%) Sonatype Nexus
14 8 (1.86%) Browser DevTools
15 7 (1.63%) Claude Code
16 6 (1.40%) Vite
General
1 133 (31.00%) Social Skills
2 71 (16.55%) Finance
3 63 (14.69%) Public Sector
4 51 (11.89%) Analytical Skills
5 46 (10.72%) Banking
6 37 (8.62%) Marketing
7 23 (5.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (4.90%) Publishing
9 15 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
10 13 (3.03%) Telecoms
11 10 (2.33%) Retail
12 9 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
13 8 (1.86%) Investment Banking
14 6 (1.40%) Advertising
15 5 (1.17%) Financial Institution
15 5 (1.17%) Presentation Skills
16 3 (0.70%) Front Office
16 3 (0.70%) Influencing Skills
16 3 (0.70%) Legal
17 2 (0.47%) Games
Job Titles
1 244 (56.88%) Developer
2 62 (14.45%) Full-Stack Developer
3 56 (13.05%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 49 (11.42%) Senior
5 33 (7.69%) React Developer
6 32 (7.46%) Python Developer
7 31 (7.23%) Senior Developer
8 27 (6.29%) Java Developer
9 25 (5.83%) Lead
10 17 (3.96%) Designer
11 16 (3.73%) Software Engineer
12 15 (3.50%) Lead Developer
13 14 (3.26%) Web Developer
13 14 (3.26%) Web Specialist
14 13 (3.03%) Architect
14 13 (3.03%) Full-Stack Python Developer
15 12 (2.80%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
15 12 (2.80%) Technical Leader
16 11 (2.56%) Consultant
16 11 (2.56%) UI Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 385 (89.74%) HTML
2 184 (42.89%) React
3 137 (31.93%) REST
4 114 (26.57%) HTML5
5 104 (24.24%) RESTful
6 100 (23.31%) CSS3
7 76 (17.72%) .NET
8 73 (17.02%) AngularJS
9 65 (15.15%) Node.js
10 49 (11.42%) OAuth
11 48 (11.19%) Spring Boot
12 44 (10.26%) Kafka
13 41 (9.56%) Spring
14 39 (9.09%) Vue
15 38 (8.86%) Redux
16 34 (7.93%) OAuth2
17 33 (7.69%) Playwright
17 33 (7.69%) Web Services
18 31 (7.23%) Flask
18 31 (7.23%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 38 (8.86%) Cloud Native
2 34 (7.93%) Product Ownership
3 24 (5.59%) Onboarding
4 18 (4.20%) Data Structures
5 17 (3.96%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (3.73%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (3.26%) Low-Code
8 11 (2.56%) Replication
9 8 (1.86%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.63%) CMDB
10 7 (1.63%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.63%) Mobile App
10 7 (1.63%) NHS
11 6 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 6 (1.40%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 5 (1.17%) Equities
12 5 (1.17%) Fixed Income
13 4 (0.93%) Client/Server
13 4 (0.93%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
13 4 (0.93%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 24 (5.59%) Linux
2 17 (3.96%) Windows
3 16 (3.73%) Unix
4 3 (0.70%) Android
4 3 (0.70%) macOS
5 1 (0.23%) Tizen
5 1 (0.23%) webOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (51.75%) Agile
2 196 (45.69%) CI/CD
3 115 (26.81%) Full-Stack Development
4 113 (26.34%) Problem-Solving
4 113 (26.34%) Test Automation
5 112 (26.11%) Front End Development
6 109 (25.41%) DevOps
7 106 (24.71%) Microservices
8 97 (22.61%) User Experience
9 67 (15.62%) Scrum
10 66 (15.38%) AI
11 60 (13.99%) Computer Science
12 59 (13.75%) UX Design
13 58 (13.52%) Continuous Improvement
14 53 (12.35%) Code Quality
15 51 (11.89%) Containerisation
15 51 (11.89%) Software Engineering
16 48 (11.19%) Mentoring
17 47 (10.96%) Performance Optimisation
18 46 (10.72%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 346 (80.65%) JavaScript
2 139 (32.40%) SQL
3 138 (32.17%) TypeScript
4 81 (18.88%) Python
5 78 (18.18%) Java
6 63 (14.69%) C#
7 18 (4.20%) PHP
7 18 (4.20%) Shell Script
8 16 (3.73%) Bash
9 13 (3.03%) Bicep
10 10 (2.33%) PL/SQL
11 9 (2.10%) PowerShell
11 9 (2.10%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.70%) Go
12 3 (0.70%) Kotlin
12 3 (0.70%) Perl
12 3 (0.70%) VB.NET
13 2 (0.47%) C
13 2 (0.47%) C++
14 1 (0.23%) CFML
Qualifications
1 88 (20.51%) Security Cleared
2 69 (16.08%) SC Cleared
3 62 (14.45%) Degree
4 51 (11.89%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (3.73%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.86%) Master's Degree
7 5 (1.17%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.47%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.47%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.23%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.23%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (22.61%) Accessibility
2 75 (17.48%) QA
3 61 (14.22%) WCAG
4 11 (2.56%) NCSC
5 10 (2.33%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.93%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.47%) GDPR
7 2 (0.47%) GRC
7 2 (0.47%) WAI
7 2 (0.47%) WAI-ARIA
8 1 (0.23%) HL7
8 1 (0.23%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 93 (21.68%) Docker
2 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.23%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 58 (13.52%) Kubernetes
2 21 (4.90%) Grafana
3 11 (2.56%) Prometheus
4 7 (1.63%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 4 (0.93%) Argo
7 1 (0.23%) Ansible
7 1 (0.23%) Kibana
Vendors
1 67 (15.62%) Microsoft
2 36 (8.39%) Adobe
2 36 (8.39%) Oracle
3 27 (6.29%) ServiceNow
4 20 (4.66%) Google
5 11 (2.56%) IBM
6 10 (2.33%) OutSystems
7 9 (2.10%) Salesforce
7 9 (2.10%) Veracode
8 7 (1.63%) Braze
8 7 (1.63%) Databricks
8 7 (1.63%) Optimizely
8 7 (1.63%) Splunk
9 6 (1.40%) Apple
10 5 (1.17%) Amplitude
11 4 (0.93%) Red Hat
11 4 (0.93%) Sitecore
11 4 (0.93%) Tealium
12 3 (0.70%) Marketo
12 3 (0.70%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud