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

6 months to
17 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 190 118 91
Rank change year-on-year -72 -27 +4
Contract jobs citing CSS 246 300 446
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.36% 2.40% 2.55%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 5.89% 9.20% 9.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 216 331
10th Percentile £340 £363 £363
25th Percentile £410 £423 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £523 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -0.43% -5.83%
75th Percentile £595 £652 £638
90th Percentile £704 £788 £750
England median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 2
10th Percentile £28.65 - £30.66
25th Percentile £37.13 £33.25 £33.88
Median hourly rate £52.50 £34.50 £42.12
Median % change year-on-year +52.17% -18.08% -37.61%
75th Percentile £63.38 £35.75 £47.49
90th Percentile £69.15 £40.72 £49.00
England median hourly rate £20.63 £46.41 £62.50
% change year-on-year -55.56% -25.75% -3.85%

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 4,175 3,261 4,465
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 23.16% 26.07% 25.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,770 2,284 3,337
10th Percentile £363 £385 £376
25th Percentile £435 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £567 £575
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -1.48% -4.17%
75th Percentile £663 £725 £700
90th Percentile £775 £838 £825
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 16 24
10th Percentile £23.00 - £16.25
25th Percentile £28.00 £33.25 £23.80
Median hourly rate £37.50 £48.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.68% +21.25% -40.74%
75th Percentile £59.99 £65.63 £63.13
90th Percentile £95.00 £81.25 £72.60
England median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £47.50
% change year-on-year - +36.84% -26.92%

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 17 May 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 17 May 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 17 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
Central London -32 32 £550 - 36
East London -8 4 £410 -21.90% 13
South London -9 2 - - 6
West London - 2 - - 13
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 18 (7.32%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.88%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 12 (4.88%) CMS
3 5 (2.03%) Apache Airflow
3 5 (2.03%) Apache Spark
3 5 (2.03%) Confluence
4 4 (1.63%) Kentico
5 3 (1.22%) Joomla!
5 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (1.22%) WordPress
6 2 (0.81%) Camunda
6 2 (0.81%) Drupal
6 2 (0.81%) IIS
7 1 (0.41%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.41%) Apache
7 1 (0.41%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.41%) Moodle
7 1 (0.41%) Mule
7 1 (0.41%) nginx
7 1 (0.41%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 6 (2.44%) Adobe XD
2 4 (1.63%) Photoshop
2 4 (1.63%) Sketch
3 3 (1.22%) Chatbot
3 3 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (1.22%) Trello
4 2 (0.81%) Adobe After Effects
5 1 (0.41%) InVision
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (1.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.81%) Adobe Campaign
2 2 (0.81%) Magento
2 2 (0.81%) Shopify
3 1 (0.41%) Eloqua
3 1 (0.41%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.41%) SDL Web 8
Cloud Services
1 57 (23.17%) Azure
2 49 (19.92%) AWS
3 25 (10.16%) Power Platform
4 21 (8.54%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (8.54%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (8.54%) Serverless
5 18 (7.32%) Figma
6 16 (6.50%) Power Automate
7 15 (6.10%) AWS Lambda
7 15 (6.10%) PowerApps
8 11 (4.47%) GitHub
9 10 (4.07%) Amazon S3
10 9 (3.66%) GCP
11 8 (3.25%) Entra ID
12 7 (2.85%) Amazon EC2
13 6 (2.44%) Amazon SQS
13 6 (2.44%) GitHub Actions
13 6 (2.44%) OneDrive
14 5 (2.03%) Amazon ECS
14 5 (2.03%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.22%) Firewall
1 3 (1.22%) Intranet
1 3 (1.22%) Network Security
1 3 (1.22%) SMS
2 2 (0.81%) BGP
2 2 (0.81%) HTTP
2 2 (0.81%) LAN
2 2 (0.81%) OSPF
2 2 (0.81%) Reverse Proxy
2 2 (0.81%) RTMP
2 2 (0.81%) SSL
2 2 (0.81%) WAN
3 1 (0.41%) DHCP
3 1 (0.41%) DNS
3 1 (0.41%) FTP
3 1 (0.41%) HTTPS
3 1 (0.41%) Internet
3 1 (0.41%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.41%) VLAN
3 1 (0.41%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (15.85%) SQL Server
2 21 (8.54%) PostgreSQL
3 18 (7.32%) NoSQL
3 18 (7.32%) Relational Database
4 11 (4.47%) MongoDB
5 10 (4.07%) MySQL
5 10 (4.07%) Power BI
6 8 (3.25%) Big Data
6 8 (3.25%) Oracle Database
7 6 (2.44%) RDBMS
7 6 (2.44%) Tableau
8 5 (2.03%) Amazon Aurora
8 5 (2.03%) Amazon RDS
8 5 (2.03%) Apache Cassandra
9 4 (1.63%) Apache Hudi
9 4 (1.63%) Pinecone
9 4 (1.63%) Presto
9 4 (1.63%) Redis
10 3 (1.22%) Azure SQL Database
10 3 (1.22%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 40 (16.26%) Git
2 24 (9.76%) Jenkins
3 18 (7.32%) JIRA
4 15 (6.10%) GitLab
5 10 (4.07%) Cucumber
6 9 (3.66%) JUnit
7 8 (3.25%) Cypress.io
8 7 (2.85%) Maven
8 7 (2.85%) Mockito
8 7 (2.85%) MSTest
8 7 (2.85%) Vite
9 6 (2.44%) webpack
10 5 (2.03%) Mocha
10 5 (2.03%) tSQLt
11 4 (1.63%) Selenium
11 4 (1.63%) Storybook
11 4 (1.63%) TeamCity
12 3 (1.22%) NUnit
12 3 (1.22%) Postman
12 3 (1.22%) Spinnaker
General
1 62 (25.20%) Social Skills
2 46 (18.70%) Finance
3 39 (15.85%) Banking
4 27 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
5 23 (9.35%) Public Sector
6 17 (6.91%) Marketing
7 14 (5.69%) Investment Banking
8 11 (4.47%) Front Office
9 8 (3.25%) Retail
10 5 (2.03%) Publishing
11 4 (1.63%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (1.63%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.22%) Games
12 3 (1.22%) Legal
12 3 (1.22%) Local Government
13 2 (0.81%) Automotive
13 2 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
13 2 (0.81%) Financial Institution
13 2 (0.81%) Law
13 2 (0.81%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 146 (59.35%) Developer
2 41 (16.67%) Senior
3 25 (10.16%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
3 25 (10.16%) Senior Developer
4 22 (8.94%) React Developer
5 20 (8.13%) Full-Stack Developer
6 13 (5.28%) Software Engineer
7 11 (4.47%) Designer
8 10 (4.07%) Consultant
8 10 (4.07%) Java Developer
9 9 (3.66%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
9 9 (3.66%) Python Developer
10 8 (3.25%) Senior Software Engineer
10 8 (3.25%) Software Developer
11 7 (2.85%) Architect
11 7 (2.85%) Backend Developer
11 7 (2.85%) C# Developer
11 7 (2.85%) ServiceNow Developer
11 7 (2.85%) UI Developer
12 6 (2.44%) Senior Backend Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 214 (86.99%) HTML
2 109 (44.31%) React
3 70 (28.46%) AngularJS
4 59 (23.98%) REST
5 45 (18.29%) .NET
6 44 (17.89%) HTML5
7 35 (14.23%) RESTful
8 29 (11.79%) CSS3
8 29 (11.79%) Node.js
8 29 (11.79%) Redux
9 21 (8.54%) SOAP
9 21 (8.54%) Spring
10 19 (7.72%) jQuery
11 17 (6.91%) JSON
11 17 (6.91%) OAuth
11 17 (6.91%) Tailwind CSS
11 17 (6.91%) Vue
12 16 (6.50%) Web Services
13 15 (6.10%) Spring Boot
14 14 (5.69%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.32%) Product Ownership
2 12 (4.88%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
4 9 (3.66%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 7 (2.85%) Greenfield Project
6 6 (2.44%) Cloud Native
6 6 (2.44%) Low-Code
7 5 (2.03%) CMDB
8 4 (1.63%) Client/Server
8 4 (1.63%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.63%) Derivative
8 4 (1.63%) Legacy Code
8 4 (1.63%) Mobile App
9 3 (1.22%) AI Agents
9 3 (1.22%) Fixed Income
9 3 (1.22%) PropTech
10 2 (0.81%) Algorithms
10 2 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.81%) Equities
10 2 (0.81%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 9 (3.66%) Linux
2 8 (3.25%) Unix
2 8 (3.25%) Windows
3 2 (0.81%) Android
3 2 (0.81%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.81%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 101 (41.06%) Agile
2 67 (27.24%) User Experience
3 66 (26.83%) CI/CD
4 50 (20.33%) Problem-Solving
5 49 (19.92%) Full-Stack Development
6 46 (18.70%) DevOps
7 42 (17.07%) Front End Development
8 39 (15.85%) Test Automation
9 34 (13.82%) Scrum
10 33 (13.41%) Microservices
10 33 (13.41%) Software Engineering
11 31 (12.60%) AI
11 31 (12.60%) Continuous Improvement
12 28 (11.38%) Analytics
13 25 (10.16%) Design Patterns
14 23 (9.35%) Containerisation
15 22 (8.94%) UX Design
16 20 (8.13%) Unit Testing
17 19 (7.72%) Workflow
18 18 (7.32%) E-Commerce
Programming Languages
1 183 (74.39%) JavaScript
2 76 (30.89%) SQL
3 69 (28.05%) TypeScript
4 58 (23.58%) Python
5 50 (20.33%) Java
6 34 (13.82%) C#
7 13 (5.28%) T-SQL
8 12 (4.88%) PL/SQL
9 8 (3.25%) PowerShell
9 8 (3.25%) Ruby
10 5 (2.03%) Scala
11 3 (1.22%) VB.NET
12 2 (0.81%) Go
12 2 (0.81%) PHP
13 1 (0.41%) Apex Code
13 1 (0.41%) Bash
13 1 (0.41%) F#
13 1 (0.41%) Groovy
13 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
13 1 (0.41%) XPath
Qualifications
1 27 (10.98%) Security Cleared
2 19 (7.72%) SC Cleared
3 11 (4.47%) Degree
4 6 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.63%) Computer Science Degree
6 3 (1.22%) CCNP
6 3 (1.22%) Cisco Certification
7 2 (0.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.41%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.41%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.41%) CCNA
8 1 (0.41%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (14.63%) Accessibility
2 23 (9.35%) WCAG
3 22 (8.94%) QA
4 10 (4.07%) GDPR
5 4 (1.63%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.63%) SLA
6 3 (1.22%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.81%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (0.81%) NCSC
8 1 (0.41%) WAI
8 1 (0.41%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 38 (15.45%) Docker
2 3 (1.22%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.41%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 26 (10.57%) Kubernetes
2 14 (5.69%) Terraform
3 6 (2.44%) Grafana
4 5 (2.03%) Kibana
5 3 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 29 (11.79%) Adobe
2 26 (10.57%) Oracle
3 21 (8.54%) Microsoft
4 14 (5.69%) ServiceNow
5 12 (4.88%) Salesforce
6 8 (3.25%) Google
7 6 (2.44%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
8 5 (2.03%) OutSystems
8 5 (2.03%) Qualtrics
8 5 (2.03%) Workday
9 4 (1.63%) SAP
9 4 (1.63%) Splunk
10 3 (1.22%) OpenAI
10 3 (1.22%) Symantec
11 2 (0.81%) Botify
11 2 (0.81%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.81%) Netskope
11 2 (0.81%) Optimizely
11 2 (0.81%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.81%) Screaming Frog