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 contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 125 90
Rank change year-on-year -93 -35 0
Contract jobs citing CSS 224 294 474
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.16% 2.26% 2.69%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.10% 8.61% 10.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 140 209 358
10th Percentile £363 £313 £350
25th Percentile £405 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £485 £514
Median % change year-on-year -5.15% -5.64% -6.55%
75th Percentile £581 £638 £630
90th Percentile £702 £778 £759
England median daily rate £475 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 8 1
10th Percentile £24.33 £31.50 -
25th Percentile £36.25 £33.25 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -31.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £56.25 £37.82 -
90th Percentile £72.08 £46.47 -
England median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +33.33%

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 4,395 3,415 4,724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 22.77% 26.30% 26.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,910 2,381 3,481
10th Percentile £381 £375 £375
25th Percentile £450 £428 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £668 £713 £711
90th Percentile £788 £825 £850
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 22 27
10th Percentile £23.98 £33.25 £16.25
25th Percentile £34.01 £33.56 £23.80
Median hourly rate £42.25 £48.22 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.38% +13.46% -36.80%
75th Percentile £73.50 £61.63 £61.97
90th Percentile £93.13 £85.63 £75.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £58.88 £58.30
% change year-on-year +10.40% +0.99% -10.31%

CSS
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

CSS job vacancy trend 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

CSS
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CSS in London over the 6 months to 2 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for CSS in London

CSS
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

CSS
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CSS in London over the 6 months to 2 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for CSS in London

CSS
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 2 July 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
Central London -41 26 £543 +3.33% 40
East London -1 4 £410 -21.90% 10
South London - 3 £850 - 3
West London -20 2 - - 16
CSS
England

CSS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 19 (8.48%) CMS
2 17 (7.59%) SharePoint
3 9 (4.02%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 8 (3.57%) Confluence
5 5 (2.23%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (2.23%) Apache Spark
6 4 (1.79%) Kentico
7 3 (1.34%) Microsoft Exchange
7 3 (1.34%) WordPress
8 2 (0.89%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.89%) Camunda
8 2 (0.89%) Drupal
8 2 (0.89%) IIS
9 1 (0.45%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.45%) Apache
9 1 (0.45%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.45%) Moodle
9 1 (0.45%) Mule
9 1 (0.45%) nginx
9 1 (0.45%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 4 (1.79%) Adobe XD
2 3 (1.34%) Photoshop
2 3 (1.34%) Sketch
2 3 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (0.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.45%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.89%) Magento
2 1 (0.45%) Eloqua
2 1 (0.45%) Payment Gateway
2 1 (0.45%) SAP CRM
2 1 (0.45%) SDL Web 8
2 1 (0.45%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 55 (24.55%) Azure
2 42 (18.75%) AWS
3 25 (11.16%) Power Platform
4 21 (9.38%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (9.38%) Serverless
5 20 (8.93%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (7.59%) Power Automate
7 16 (7.14%) PowerApps
8 14 (6.25%) Figma
9 12 (5.36%) AWS Lambda
9 12 (5.36%) GitHub
10 8 (3.57%) GCP
11 7 (3.13%) Amazon EC2
11 7 (3.13%) Amazon SQS
11 7 (3.13%) Azure Functions
12 6 (2.68%) Amazon EKS
12 6 (2.68%) Amazon S3
12 6 (2.68%) GitHub Actions
12 6 (2.68%) SaaS
13 5 (2.23%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.23%) Intranet
2 4 (1.79%) HTTP
3 2 (0.89%) Firewall
3 2 (0.89%) Network Security
3 2 (0.89%) RTMP
4 1 (0.45%) BGP
4 1 (0.45%) DHCP
4 1 (0.45%) DNS
4 1 (0.45%) Internet
4 1 (0.45%) LAN
4 1 (0.45%) OSPF
4 1 (0.45%) Reverse Proxy
4 1 (0.45%) SSL
4 1 (0.45%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.45%) VLAN
4 1 (0.45%) VPN
4 1 (0.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (19.20%) SQL Server
2 23 (10.27%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (8.04%) NoSQL
4 15 (6.70%) Relational Database
5 12 (5.36%) MySQL
6 11 (4.91%) MongoDB
7 8 (3.57%) Azure SQL Database
7 8 (3.57%) Power BI
8 7 (3.13%) Big Data
8 7 (3.13%) Oracle Database
8 7 (3.13%) Tableau
9 5 (2.23%) Amazon Aurora
9 5 (2.23%) Metadata
10 4 (1.79%) Amazon RDS
10 4 (1.79%) Apache Hudi
10 4 (1.79%) EDRMS
10 4 (1.79%) Presto
10 4 (1.79%) Redis
10 4 (1.79%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 3 (1.34%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 44 (19.64%) Git
2 24 (10.71%) Jenkins
3 17 (7.59%) JIRA
4 14 (6.25%) GitLab
5 12 (5.36%) Cypress.io
6 10 (4.46%) Vite
7 9 (4.02%) Cucumber
7 9 (4.02%) Maven
8 8 (3.57%) JUnit
8 8 (3.57%) MSTest
9 7 (3.13%) Storybook
10 6 (2.68%) Mocha
10 6 (2.68%) tSQLt
10 6 (2.68%) webpack
11 5 (2.23%) Jasmine
11 5 (2.23%) Mockito
12 4 (1.79%) Karma Test Runner
12 4 (1.79%) TeamCity
13 3 (1.34%) Bitbucket
13 3 (1.34%) Moq
General
1 67 (29.91%) Social Skills
2 44 (19.64%) Finance
3 38 (16.96%) Banking
4 27 (12.05%) Analytical Skills
5 20 (8.93%) Marketing
6 18 (8.04%) Public Sector
7 14 (6.25%) Retail
8 13 (5.80%) Investment Banking
9 10 (4.46%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (4.02%) Front Office
11 4 (1.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.79%) Publishing
12 3 (1.34%) Games
12 3 (1.34%) Legal
12 3 (1.34%) Local Government
13 2 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.89%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.89%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (0.89%) Japanese Language
13 2 (0.89%) Law
Job Titles
1 128 (57.14%) Developer
2 34 (15.18%) Senior
3 24 (10.71%) React Developer
4 20 (8.93%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 19 (8.48%) Senior Developer
6 18 (8.04%) Full-Stack Developer
7 14 (6.25%) Consultant
7 14 (6.25%) Software Engineer
8 10 (4.46%) Java Developer
9 9 (4.02%) Angular Developer
9 9 (4.02%) Architect
9 9 (4.02%) Designer
9 9 (4.02%) Senior Software Engineer
9 9 (4.02%) UI Developer
10 8 (3.57%) Low-Code Developer
10 8 (3.57%) Software Developer
10 8 (3.57%) Web Developer
11 7 (3.13%) Braze Specialist
11 7 (3.13%) C# Developer
11 7 (3.13%) Solutions Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 185 (82.59%) HTML
2 89 (39.73%) React
3 60 (26.79%) REST
4 53 (23.66%) AngularJS
5 46 (20.54%) .NET
5 46 (20.54%) HTML5
6 40 (17.86%) RESTful
7 33 (14.73%) CSS3
8 32 (14.29%) Redux
9 26 (11.61%) Node.js
10 24 (10.71%) OAuth
11 22 (9.82%) SOAP
11 22 (9.82%) Spring
12 19 (8.48%) Spring Boot
13 18 (8.04%) jQuery
13 18 (8.04%) Tailwind CSS
14 15 (6.70%) JSON
14 15 (6.70%) SPFx
14 15 (6.70%) Web Services
15 14 (6.25%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 14 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
1 14 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 10 (4.46%) Cloud Native
2 10 (4.46%) Self-Motivation
3 9 (4.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (4.02%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.57%) Low-Code
5 7 (3.13%) Greenfield Project
6 5 (2.23%) Client/Server
6 5 (2.23%) Data Structures
6 5 (2.23%) Fixed Income
7 4 (1.79%) Legacy Code
7 4 (1.79%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.34%) AI Agents
8 3 (1.34%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.34%) Derivative
8 3 (1.34%) Distributed Applications
8 3 (1.34%) Equities
9 2 (0.89%) CMDB
9 2 (0.89%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.02%) Linux
1 9 (4.02%) Windows
2 8 (3.57%) Unix
3 2 (0.89%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.45%) Android
4 1 (0.45%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 99 (44.20%) Agile
2 72 (32.14%) CI/CD
3 54 (24.11%) User Experience
4 53 (23.66%) Problem-Solving
5 48 (21.43%) DevOps
6 44 (19.64%) Scrum
7 43 (19.20%) Full-Stack Development
8 42 (18.75%) Test Automation
9 41 (18.30%) Microservices
10 35 (15.63%) Front End Development
11 33 (14.73%) Software Engineering
12 29 (12.95%) AI
13 28 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
14 24 (10.71%) UX Design
15 23 (10.27%) Design Patterns
16 22 (9.82%) Workflow
17 21 (9.38%) Clean Code
17 21 (9.38%) Performance Optimisation
17 21 (9.38%) Web Development
18 20 (8.93%) API Integration
Programming Languages
1 166 (74.11%) JavaScript
2 76 (33.93%) SQL
3 73 (32.59%) TypeScript
4 47 (20.98%) Java
4 47 (20.98%) Python
5 35 (15.63%) C#
6 14 (6.25%) T-SQL
7 13 (5.80%) PL/SQL
8 7 (3.13%) PowerShell
9 5 (2.23%) Ruby
9 5 (2.23%) Scala
10 3 (1.34%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.89%) PHP
12 1 (0.45%) Bash
12 1 (0.45%) F#
12 1 (0.45%) Go
12 1 (0.45%) Groovy
12 1 (0.45%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.45%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.45%) XPath
Qualifications
1 22 (9.82%) Security Cleared
2 14 (6.25%) SC Cleared
3 11 (4.91%) Degree
4 7 (3.13%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (2.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.89%) CCNP
6 2 (0.89%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.45%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.45%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.45%) CCNA
7 1 (0.45%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.45%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (17.86%) Accessibility
2 32 (14.29%) QA
3 24 (10.71%) WCAG
4 7 (3.13%) GDPR
5 6 (2.68%) Data Quality
6 4 (1.79%) SLA
7 2 (0.89%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.45%) GRC
8 1 (0.45%) NCSC
8 1 (0.45%) WAI
8 1 (0.45%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 37 (16.52%) Docker
2 2 (0.89%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.45%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 25 (11.16%) Kubernetes
2 15 (6.70%) Terraform
3 8 (3.57%) Grafana
4 7 (3.13%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 5 (2.23%) Kibana
6 1 (0.45%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 28 (12.50%) Oracle
2 21 (9.38%) Microsoft
3 18 (8.04%) Adobe
4 14 (6.25%) ServiceNow
5 8 (3.57%) OutSystems
6 7 (3.13%) Braze
6 7 (3.13%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.23%) SAP
7 5 (2.23%) Workday
8 4 (1.79%) Google
8 4 (1.79%) Splunk
9 3 (1.34%) OpenAI
9 3 (1.34%) Qualtrics
9 3 (1.34%) Sybase
10 2 (0.89%) ESRI
10 2 (0.89%) Marketo
10 2 (0.89%) Optimizely
10 2 (0.89%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.89%) Symantec
11 1 (0.45%) Pardot