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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 241 122 106
Rank change year-on-year -119 -16 -16
Contract jobs citing CSS 414 540 750
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.01% 2.22% 2.06%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.23% 9.98% 9.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 281 368 541
10th Percentile £300 £326 £308
25th Percentile £404 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £479 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% -4.30% -
75th Percentile £585 £588 £598
90th Percentile £650 £715 £725
UK median daily rate £470 £475 £495
% change year-on-year -1.05% -4.04% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 24 21
10th Percentile - £27.45 £28.51
25th Percentile £17.12 £33.25 £46.18
Median hourly rate £26.50 £46.41 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -42.90% -25.75% +21.89%
75th Percentile £46.25 £59.09 £70.00
90th Percentile £60.27 £63.38 -
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £42.82 £56.75
% change year-on-year -38.11% -24.56% +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 7,910 5,413 7,520
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 19.24% 22.29% 20.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,256 3,741 5,341
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% -1.52%
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 250 101 230
10th Percentile £30.98 £33.25 £22.42
25th Percentile £51.25 £50.00 £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 £65.95
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.35 £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 20 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 20 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 20 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 -62 245 £500 -3.85% 138
North of England -75 46 £450 +12.50% 103
South East -85 42 £400 -17.53% 98
North West -43 32 £402 +0.50% 52
Midlands -78 30 £475 +18.16% 63
South West -54 23 £409 +9.07% 43
West Midlands -59 21 £475 +11.76% 25
East of England -23 19 £575 +27.78% 72
Yorkshire -57 12 £575 +24.32% 34
East Midlands -34 9 £495 +38.27% 38
North East -31 2 £475 +25.00% 17
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 (7.00%) CMS
2 18 (4.35%) SharePoint
3 17 (4.11%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 12 (2.90%) Confluence
5 8 (1.93%) Sitecore CMS
6 6 (1.45%) Apache Airflow
6 6 (1.45%) Apache Spark
7 5 (1.21%) Kentico
7 5 (1.21%) WordPress
8 4 (0.97%) IIS
8 4 (0.97%) 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 (2.66%) Adobe XD
2 9 (2.17%) Sketch
3 5 (1.21%) Photoshop
4 4 (0.97%) Chatbot
4 4 (0.97%) 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 4 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
1 4 (0.97%) Shopify
2 2 (0.48%) Adobe Campaign
2 2 (0.48%) Magento
2 2 (0.48%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.24%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.24%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.24%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.24%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 93 (22.46%) AWS
2 86 (20.77%) Azure
3 36 (8.70%) Figma
4 29 (7.00%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (7.00%) Serverless
5 26 (6.28%) Power Platform
6 23 (5.56%) GitHub
6 23 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
7 17 (4.11%) Power Automate
8 16 (3.86%) Amazon S3
8 16 (3.86%) AWS Lambda
8 16 (3.86%) PowerApps
9 13 (3.14%) GCP
9 13 (3.14%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (2.90%) SaaS
11 8 (1.93%) Entra ID
12 7 (1.69%) Amazon EC2
12 7 (1.69%) OpenShift
13 6 (1.45%) Amazon EMR
13 6 (1.45%) Amazon SQS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.21%) Firewall
2 4 (0.97%) 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%) 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 59 (14.25%) SQL Server
2 38 (9.18%) Relational Database
3 35 (8.45%) MySQL
4 31 (7.49%) NoSQL
5 28 (6.76%) PostgreSQL
6 14 (3.38%) MongoDB
7 10 (2.42%) 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 (1.21%) Amazon RDS
11 5 (1.21%) DynamoDB
11 5 (1.21%) Presto
11 5 (1.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 4 (0.97%) MariaDB
12 4 (0.97%) Pinecone
12 4 (0.97%) Redis
Development Applications
1 61 (14.73%) Git
2 33 (7.97%) JIRA
3 25 (6.04%) Jenkins
4 17 (4.11%) GitLab
5 12 (2.90%) Cypress.io
5 12 (2.90%) JUnit
6 11 (2.66%) Browser DevTools
7 10 (2.42%) Cucumber
7 10 (2.42%) Maven
7 10 (2.42%) Vite
8 9 (2.17%) Mockito
9 7 (1.69%) MSTest
9 7 (1.69%) webpack
10 6 (1.45%) Android Studio
10 6 (1.45%) Eclipse
10 6 (1.45%) Jasmine
10 6 (1.45%) Postman
10 6 (1.45%) Storybook
10 6 (1.45%) Xcode
11 5 (1.21%) Visual Studio
General
1 107 (25.85%) Social Skills
2 62 (14.98%) Finance
3 51 (12.32%) Public Sector
4 49 (11.84%) Analytical Skills
5 45 (10.87%) Banking
6 26 (6.28%) Marketing
7 14 (3.38%) Investment Banking
8 11 (2.66%) Front Office
9 9 (2.17%) Retail
10 8 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (1.21%) Publishing
13 4 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
13 4 (0.97%) Legal
13 4 (0.97%) Local Government
13 4 (0.97%) Presentation Skills
14 3 (0.72%) Games
14 3 (0.72%) Military
15 2 (0.48%) Automotive
15 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 236 (57.00%) Developer
2 53 (12.80%) Full-Stack Developer
2 53 (12.80%) Senior
3 34 (8.21%) Senior Developer
4 33 (7.97%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 31 (7.49%) React Developer
6 27 (6.52%) Java Developer
7 21 (5.07%) Designer
7 21 (5.07%) Software Engineer
8 18 (4.35%) Architect
8 18 (4.35%) Lead
9 15 (3.62%) Python Developer
10 13 (3.14%) Consultant
10 13 (3.14%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
11 12 (2.90%) Software Developer
12 11 (2.66%) Angular Developer
12 11 (2.66%) Full-Stack Python Developer
12 11 (2.66%) ServiceNow Developer
13 10 (2.42%) .NET Developer
13 10 (2.42%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 349 (84.30%) HTML
2 187 (45.17%) React
3 122 (29.47%) AngularJS
4 96 (23.19%) REST
5 78 (18.84%) HTML5
6 71 (17.15%) .NET
7 70 (16.91%) RESTful
8 63 (15.22%) CSS3
9 49 (11.84%) Node.js
10 45 (10.87%) Redux
11 44 (10.63%) Spring
12 37 (8.94%) Spring Boot
13 29 (7.00%) ASP.NET
13 29 (7.00%) jQuery
14 28 (6.76%) JSON
14 28 (6.76%) SOAP
14 28 (6.76%) Vue
15 27 (6.52%) Jest
16 25 (6.04%) .NET Framework
17 24 (5.80%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 41 (9.90%) Product Ownership
2 15 (3.62%) Mobile App
3 12 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
4 10 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 8 (1.93%) Cloud Native
6 8 (1.93%) Low-Code
7 7 (1.69%) CMDB
7 7 (1.69%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (1.45%) Client/Server
8 6 (1.45%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.21%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (1.21%) Graphic Design
9 5 (1.21%) Marketing Technology
10 4 (0.97%) Derivative
10 4 (0.97%) Legacy Code
11 3 (0.72%) AI Agents
11 3 (0.72%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.83%) Linux
2 19 (4.59%) Windows
3 15 (3.62%) Unix
4 9 (2.17%) Android
5 3 (0.72%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.72%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (45.65%) Agile
2 116 (28.02%) User Experience
3 115 (27.78%) CI/CD
4 99 (23.91%) Problem-Solving
5 92 (22.22%) Full-Stack Development
6 84 (20.29%) DevOps
7 77 (18.60%) Front End Development
8 61 (14.73%) Microservices
9 53 (12.80%) Test Automation
10 52 (12.56%) Scrum
11 49 (11.84%) UX Design
12 46 (11.11%) Continuous Improvement
12 46 (11.11%) Software Engineering
13 45 (10.87%) AI
14 44 (10.63%) Analytics
15 41 (9.90%) Code Quality
16 40 (9.66%) MVC
17 36 (8.70%) Responsive Web Design
18 35 (8.45%) Containerisation
19 33 (7.97%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 293 (70.77%) JavaScript
2 118 (28.50%) SQL
3 99 (23.91%) TypeScript
4 87 (21.01%) Java
5 82 (19.81%) Python
6 59 (14.25%) C#
7 15 (3.62%) T-SQL
8 12 (2.90%) PL/SQL
9 8 (1.93%) PHP
9 8 (1.93%) PowerShell
9 8 (1.93%) Ruby
10 6 (1.45%) Perl
10 6 (1.45%) Scala
11 3 (0.72%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.72%) VB.NET
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%) XPath
Qualifications
1 52 (12.56%) Security Cleared
2 32 (7.73%) SC Cleared
3 28 (6.76%) Degree
4 11 (2.66%) BPSS Clearance
4 11 (2.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (0.97%) 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
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (15.46%) Accessibility
2 39 (9.42%) WCAG
3 37 (8.94%) QA
4 16 (3.86%) GDPR
5 5 (1.21%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 4 (0.97%) Data Quality
6 4 (0.97%) 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 50 (12.08%) Docker
2 4 (0.97%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.72%) ISA Server
4 1 (0.24%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 30 (7.25%) Kubernetes
2 19 (4.59%) Terraform
3 11 (2.66%) Grafana
4 10 (2.42%) Single Sign-On
5 6 (1.45%) Kibana
6 4 (0.97%) Argo
7 1 (0.24%) Active Directory Federation Services
Vendors
1 42 (10.14%) Adobe
1 42 (10.14%) Microsoft
2 39 (9.42%) Oracle
3 29 (7.00%) ServiceNow
4 16 (3.86%) Salesforce
5 14 (3.38%) Splunk
6 12 (2.90%) Google
7 11 (2.66%) Sitecore
8 8 (1.93%) MuleSoft
8 8 (1.93%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 7 (1.69%) OutSystems
10 6 (1.45%) Red Hat
10 6 (1.45%) Workday
11 5 (1.21%) Qualtrics
11 5 (1.21%) SAP
12 4 (0.97%) Braze
13 3 (0.72%) ForgeRock
13 3 (0.72%) mParticle
13 3 (0.72%) OpenAI
13 3 (0.72%) Symantec