CSS Contract Job Trends in London

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring CSS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 131 82 102
Rank change year-on-year -49 +20 -39
Contract jobs citing CSS 285 493 542
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 2.12% 3.05% 2.47%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 8.14% 10.99% 9.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 345 368
10th Percentile £313 £325 £325
25th Percentile £385 £425 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.87% -6.96%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £788 £766 £775
England median daily rate £425 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 3
10th Percentile £30.08 - £66.14
25th Percentile £33.25 - £68.53
Median hourly rate £34.50 £50.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.00% -33.33% +8.23%
75th Percentile £35.75 - £76.25
90th Percentile £45.66 - £77.00
England median hourly rate £50.00 £70.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -28.57% +16.67% -4.00%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
London

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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,503 4,485 5,683
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.08% 27.77% 25.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,401 3,076 4,240
10th Percentile £363 £375 £400
25th Percentile £425 £463 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £688 £725 £713
90th Percentile £825 £850 £810
England median daily rate £510 £550 £553
% change year-on-year -7.27% -0.45% -3.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 21 41
10th Percentile £31.77 £23.80 £35.00
25th Percentile £34.17 £36.25 £41.25
Median hourly rate £51.97 £42.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.28% -34.62% +12.07%
75th Percentile £62.81 £61.43 £75.00
90th Percentile £85.95 £75.00 £86.56
England median hourly rate £54.85 £62.93 £61.25
% change year-on-year -12.84% +2.74% -2.26%

CSS
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing CSS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for CSS in London

CSS
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CSS.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CSS

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CSS in London over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for CSS in London

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Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CSS.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing CSS

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Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CSS in London over the 6 months to 17 September 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for CSS in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the London region over the 6 months to 17 September 2025. 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
Central London -3 61 £521 -7.67% 75
West London -28 5 £365 -36.52% 46
East London +8 3 £540 +15.51% 40
South London -13 1 £800 +14.29% 31
CSS
England

CSS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 11 (3.86%) Confluence
2 9 (3.16%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.46%) CMS
4 4 (1.40%) Apache
4 4 (1.40%) Apache Spark
5 3 (1.05%) Tomcat
6 2 (0.70%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.70%) Appian
6 2 (0.70%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.70%) nginx
7 1 (0.35%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.35%) CICS
7 1 (0.35%) Drupal
7 1 (0.35%) JBoss
7 1 (0.35%) SAS
7 1 (0.35%) SugarCRM
7 1 (0.35%) WordPress
Applications
1 8 (2.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (2.46%) Sketch
3 6 (2.11%) Adobe XD
4 4 (1.40%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 3 (1.05%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (1.05%) InDesign
5 3 (1.05%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.35%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.35%) InVision
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (2.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.40%) Shopify
3 2 (0.70%) NetSuite
3 2 (0.70%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.35%) FastStats
Cloud Services
1 69 (24.21%) Azure
2 47 (16.49%) AWS
3 22 (7.72%) GitHub
4 19 (6.67%) Power Platform
5 16 (5.61%) Azure DevOps
6 15 (5.26%) Power Automate
7 14 (4.91%) Figma
8 13 (4.56%) PowerApps
9 12 (4.21%) GCP
10 11 (3.86%) GitHub Actions
10 11 (3.86%) npm
11 9 (3.16%) Entra ID
11 9 (3.16%) Serverless
11 9 (3.16%) Yarn
12 7 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
12 7 (2.46%) Google Analytics
12 7 (2.46%) SaaS
13 6 (2.11%) AWS Lambda
13 6 (2.11%) Azure AKS
14 5 (1.75%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 16 (5.61%) HTTP
2 8 (2.81%) DNS
3 3 (1.05%) Bluetooth
3 3 (1.05%) POP3
3 3 (1.05%) SMTP
4 1 (0.35%) DKIM
4 1 (0.35%) Internet
4 1 (0.35%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (15.09%) SQL Server
2 28 (9.82%) PostgreSQL
3 19 (6.67%) Relational Database
4 17 (5.96%) Redis
5 16 (5.61%) MongoDB
6 12 (4.21%) NoSQL
7 9 (3.16%) MySQL
7 9 (3.16%) Oracle Database
8 8 (2.81%) Power BI
9 6 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
10 5 (1.75%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (1.40%) DB2
11 4 (1.40%) DynamoDB
11 4 (1.40%) Hadoop
11 4 (1.40%) Tableau
12 3 (1.05%) Apache Hive
12 3 (1.05%) Azure SQL Database
12 3 (1.05%) Big Data
12 3 (1.05%) Data Lake
12 3 (1.05%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 90 (31.58%) Git
2 27 (9.47%) webpack
3 25 (8.77%) JIRA
4 24 (8.42%) Jenkins
5 19 (6.67%) Bitbucket
6 12 (4.21%) Cypress.io
6 12 (4.21%) TeamCity
7 10 (3.51%) Postman
8 9 (3.16%) Maven
8 9 (3.16%) Mocha
9 8 (2.81%) JUnit
9 8 (2.81%) SonarQube
10 7 (2.46%) GitLab
10 7 (2.46%) Mockito
10 7 (2.46%) SoapUI
10 7 (2.46%) Vite
11 6 (2.11%) Axure RP
11 6 (2.11%) Browser DevTools
11 6 (2.11%) REST Assured
11 6 (2.11%) XCTest
General
1 99 (34.74%) Social Skills
2 72 (25.26%) Finance
3 49 (17.19%) Banking
4 30 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (7.72%) Investment Banking
6 21 (7.37%) Marketing
7 17 (5.96%) Public Sector
8 8 (2.81%) Front Office
8 8 (2.81%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (2.81%) Presentation Skills
9 7 (2.46%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.11%) Financial Institution
10 6 (2.11%) Legal
10 6 (2.11%) Retail
11 3 (1.05%) Automotive
11 3 (1.05%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.70%) Advertising
12 2 (0.70%) Law
12 2 (0.70%) Local Government
12 2 (0.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 165 (57.89%) Developer
2 41 (14.39%) Full-Stack Developer
3 30 (10.53%) Senior
4 24 (8.42%) Lead
5 19 (6.67%) React Developer
5 19 (6.67%) Senior Developer
6 18 (6.32%) Angular Developer
7 17 (5.96%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 16 (5.61%) Designer
9 15 (5.26%) .NET Developer
9 15 (5.26%) UI Developer
10 14 (4.91%) Java Developer
11 12 (4.21%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
12 11 (3.86%) Python Developer
13 10 (3.51%) Consultant
13 10 (3.51%) Senior UI Developer
13 10 (3.51%) Software Engineer
13 10 (3.51%) UX Designer
14 8 (2.81%) Full-Stack Python Developer
15 7 (2.46%) Azure Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 254 (89.12%) HTML
2 126 (44.21%) React
3 74 (25.96%) HTML5
4 68 (23.86%) AngularJS
5 63 (22.11%) REST
6 48 (16.84%) .NET
7 46 (16.14%) Node.js
8 44 (15.44%) RESTful
9 37 (12.98%) CSS3
10 31 (10.88%) jQuery
11 29 (10.18%) Bootstrap
12 28 (9.82%) Sass
12 28 (9.82%) Web Services
13 26 (9.12%) Next.js
14 24 (8.42%) Jest
15 23 (8.07%) Spring
16 22 (7.72%) JSON
16 22 (7.72%) Vue
17 21 (7.37%) Redux
17 21 (7.37%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 21 (7.37%) Product Ownership
2 18 (6.32%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 18 (6.32%) Mobile App
3 13 (4.56%) Management Information System
4 10 (3.51%) Data Structures
5 9 (3.16%) Algorithms
5 9 (3.16%) Derivative
5 9 (3.16%) Low-Code
6 7 (2.46%) Reinsurance
7 6 (2.11%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (2.11%) Greenfield Project
7 6 (2.11%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.11%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.75%) Marketing Technology
9 4 (1.40%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.05%) Distributed Computing
10 3 (1.05%) Hedge funds
10 3 (1.05%) Legacy Code
10 3 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
10 3 (1.05%) Vector Graphics
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.56%) Android
2 12 (4.21%) Apple iOS
3 11 (3.86%) Linux
4 10 (3.51%) Windows
5 9 (3.16%) Unix
6 5 (1.75%) CentOS
7 4 (1.40%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (1.40%) Windows Server
8 3 (1.05%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 139 (48.77%) Agile
2 81 (28.42%) CI/CD
3 75 (26.32%) User Experience
4 72 (25.26%) Full-Stack Development
5 68 (23.86%) Problem-Solving
6 59 (20.70%) Front End Development
7 57 (20.00%) DevOps
8 46 (16.14%) Scrum
9 38 (13.33%) Microservices
9 38 (13.33%) UX Design
10 32 (11.23%) Web Development
11 29 (10.18%) Test Automation
12 28 (9.82%) Responsive Web Design
13 25 (8.77%) Computer Science
13 25 (8.77%) SDLC
14 24 (8.42%) Clean Code
15 23 (8.07%) Analytics
16 22 (7.72%) Software Engineering
17 21 (7.37%) Mentoring
17 21 (7.37%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 228 (80.00%) JavaScript
2 87 (30.53%) TypeScript
3 68 (23.86%) SQL
4 60 (21.05%) Java
5 42 (14.74%) C#
6 36 (12.63%) Python
7 14 (4.91%) C++
8 10 (3.51%) PHP
9 9 (3.16%) Groovy
10 8 (2.81%) PL/SQL
11 6 (2.11%) PowerShell
11 6 (2.11%) Ruby
11 6 (2.11%) Shell Script
12 5 (1.75%) Apex Code
12 5 (1.75%) Bicep
12 5 (1.75%) COBOL
13 4 (1.40%) Bash
13 4 (1.40%) C
14 3 (1.05%) Perl
15 2 (0.70%) JCL
Qualifications
1 30 (10.53%) Security Cleared
2 29 (10.18%) Degree
3 16 (5.61%) SC Cleared
4 13 (4.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.05%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.70%) DV Cleared
8 1 (0.35%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (19.30%) Accessibility
2 26 (9.12%) QA
3 13 (4.56%) WCAG
4 8 (2.81%) Data Quality
5 2 (0.70%) GDPR
5 2 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.35%) HMG Security Policy Framework
System Software
1 35 (12.28%) Docker
2 15 (5.26%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.40%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.70%) vCloud
4 2 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.70%) VMware Workstation
4 2 (0.70%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 22 (7.72%) Kubernetes
2 7 (2.46%) Single Sign-On
3 3 (1.05%) Kibana
3 3 (1.05%) Terraform
4 1 (0.35%) Control-M
4 1 (0.35%) logstash
Vendors
1 35 (12.28%) Oracle
2 28 (9.82%) Microsoft
3 14 (4.91%) Google
4 13 (4.56%) Adobe
5 11 (3.86%) Atlassian
6 10 (3.51%) OutSystems
7 9 (3.16%) ServiceNow
8 7 (2.46%) Amplitude
8 7 (2.46%) CA Agile Central
8 7 (2.46%) Dynatrace
8 7 (2.46%) Salesforce
8 7 (2.46%) Splunk
9 5 (1.75%) Red Hat
9 5 (1.75%) SAP
10 4 (1.40%) TIBCO
11 3 (1.05%) Bloomberg
11 3 (1.05%) Cloudera
11 3 (1.05%) Foundry
11 3 (1.05%) Palantir
12 2 (0.70%) Nintex