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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 91 105
Rank change year-on-year -61 +14 -22
Contract jobs citing CSS 279 358 416
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.78% 2.65% 2.25%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 6.91% 10.06% 9.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 188 219 296
10th Percentile £350 £348 £316
25th Percentile £418 £413 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £520
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -2.40% -5.45%
75th Percentile £623 £630 £650
90th Percentile £691 £740 £750
England median daily rate £476 £477 £475
% change year-on-year -0.31% +0.42% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile £26.90 £34.25 £27.20
25th Percentile £32.75 £35.75 £27.69
Median hourly rate £45.00 £39.50 £34.23
Median % change year-on-year +13.92% +15.40% -53.26%
75th Percentile £55.63 £41.88 £56.80
90th Percentile £60.50 £42.55 £66.91
England median hourly rate £45.00 £61.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -26.83% +2.50% -12.73%

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 4,036 3,557 4,550
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 25.77% 26.33% 24.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,723 2,378 3,431
10th Percentile £363 £382 £385
25th Percentile £425 £455 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% - -6.12%
75th Percentile £654 £700 £688
90th Percentile £775 £825 £800
England median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 20 31
10th Percentile £29.40 £36.58 £28.51
25th Percentile £35.19 £39.06 £35.94
Median hourly rate £50.50 £54.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.48% +8.00% -23.54%
75th Percentile £63.19 £65.00 £68.50
90th Percentile £87.50 £81.38 £75.00
England median hourly rate £65.00 £62.50 £52.20
% change year-on-year +4.00% +19.74% -19.70%

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 21 February 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 21 February 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 21 February 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 -12 46 £540 -1.82% 41
West London -21 4 £358 -12.59% 19
East London +3 2 £450 -14.29% 23
South London -13 2 £775 +6.90% 3
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 13 (4.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 7 (2.51%) CMS
2 7 (2.51%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.08%) Confluence
3 3 (1.08%) Joomla!
3 3 (1.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.72%) Camunda
4 2 (0.72%) Moodle
5 1 (0.36%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.36%) Cloud Foundry
5 1 (0.36%) Kentico
5 1 (0.36%) Mule
5 1 (0.36%) Oracle Application Server
5 1 (0.36%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.36%) SharePoint 2013
5 1 (0.36%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.36%) Sitefinity
5 1 (0.36%) Skype for Business
5 1 (0.36%) SugarCRM
5 1 (0.36%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (3.58%) Adobe XD
2 6 (2.15%) Sketch
3 4 (1.43%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.43%) Trello
4 3 (1.08%) Adobe After Effects
4 3 (1.08%) Chatbot
4 3 (1.08%) InVision
5 2 (0.72%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.36%) InDesign
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Excel
6 1 (0.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.36%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.36%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Adobe Campaign
1 2 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
1 2 (0.72%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 80 (28.67%) Azure
2 73 (26.16%) AWS
3 44 (15.77%) GitHub
4 25 (8.96%) GitHub Actions
5 23 (8.24%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (7.89%) GCP
7 21 (7.53%) Figma
8 18 (6.45%) Serverless
9 16 (5.73%) AWS Lambda
10 14 (5.02%) Amazon S3
11 12 (4.30%) Power Platform
12 11 (3.94%) Entra ID
13 10 (3.58%) OpenShift
14 8 (2.87%) Microsoft 365
15 7 (2.51%) Amazon Cognito
15 7 (2.51%) npm
15 7 (2.51%) Power Automate
15 7 (2.51%) PowerApps
16 6 (2.15%) Yarn
17 5 (1.79%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.15%) HTTP
2 3 (1.08%) DNS
2 3 (1.08%) Firewall
2 3 (1.08%) Network Security
2 3 (1.08%) SMS
3 2 (0.72%) BGP
3 2 (0.72%) LAN
3 2 (0.72%) OSPF
3 2 (0.72%) Reverse Proxy
3 2 (0.72%) RTMP
3 2 (0.72%) SSL
3 2 (0.72%) WAN
4 1 (0.36%) DHCP
4 1 (0.36%) DKIM
4 1 (0.36%) FTP
4 1 (0.36%) HTTPS
4 1 (0.36%) Skype
4 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.36%) VLAN
4 1 (0.36%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (11.83%) PostgreSQL
2 22 (7.89%) SQL Server
3 21 (7.53%) NoSQL
4 19 (6.81%) Relational Database
5 15 (5.38%) MySQL
6 13 (4.66%) MongoDB
7 10 (3.58%) Amazon RDS
8 8 (2.87%) Apache Cassandra
9 7 (2.51%) Oracle Database
10 6 (2.15%) RDBMS
11 4 (1.43%) Elasticsearch
11 4 (1.43%) Power BI
12 3 (1.08%) Big Data
12 3 (1.08%) CockroachDB
12 3 (1.08%) Data Warehouse
12 3 (1.08%) Mixpanel
12 3 (1.08%) Pinecone
13 2 (0.72%) Data Hub
13 2 (0.72%) MariaDB
13 2 (0.72%) Text Mining
Development Applications
1 72 (25.81%) Git
2 23 (8.24%) Jenkins
3 21 (7.53%) JIRA
4 18 (6.45%) Cypress.io
4 18 (6.45%) GitLab
5 14 (5.02%) JUnit
6 13 (4.66%) webpack
7 12 (4.30%) Mockito
8 10 (3.58%) Maven
9 9 (3.23%) Cucumber
10 8 (2.87%) Selenium
11 6 (2.15%) Postman
12 4 (1.43%) Eclipse
12 4 (1.43%) Snyk
12 4 (1.43%) Vite
13 3 (1.08%) Ant
13 3 (1.08%) Bitbucket
13 3 (1.08%) Gradle
13 3 (1.08%) Robot Framework
13 3 (1.08%) WebDriver
General
1 72 (25.81%) Social Skills
2 55 (19.71%) Finance
3 30 (10.75%) Analytical Skills
4 29 (10.39%) Banking
5 27 (9.68%) Public Sector
6 14 (5.02%) Marketing
7 12 (4.30%) Front Office
7 12 (4.30%) Investment Banking
8 5 (1.79%) Financial Institution
8 5 (1.79%) Legal
8 5 (1.79%) Military
9 4 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 4 (1.43%) Publishing
9 4 (1.43%) Retail
10 3 (1.08%) Advertising
11 2 (0.72%) Automotive
11 2 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
11 2 (0.72%) Manufacturing
11 2 (0.72%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.72%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 178 (63.80%) Developer
2 43 (15.41%) Senior
3 41 (14.70%) Full-Stack Developer
4 29 (10.39%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 26 (9.32%) Senior Developer
6 22 (7.89%) React Developer
7 16 (5.73%) Designer
8 15 (5.38%) Java Developer
9 14 (5.02%) Software Engineer
10 13 (4.66%) Python Developer
11 10 (3.58%) Consultant
11 10 (3.58%) Software Developer
12 9 (3.23%) Front-End Engineer (Client-Side Engineer)
13 8 (2.87%) Full-Stack Engineer
13 8 (2.87%) Full-Stack Python Developer
14 7 (2.51%) Backend Developer
14 7 (2.51%) Lead
14 7 (2.51%) Senior Designer
14 7 (2.51%) UI Developer
15 6 (2.15%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 246 (88.17%) HTML
2 132 (47.31%) React
3 81 (29.03%) AngularJS
4 63 (22.58%) REST
5 50 (17.92%) HTML5
6 49 (17.56%) Node.js
7 40 (14.34%) RESTful
8 35 (12.54%) Spring
9 34 (12.19%) Vue
10 32 (11.47%) .NET
11 31 (11.11%) CSS3
12 23 (8.24%) Spring Boot
13 22 (7.89%) Jest
13 22 (7.89%) Redux
13 22 (7.89%) Sass
14 21 (7.53%) JSON
15 18 (6.45%) SOAP
16 16 (5.73%) Tailwind CSS
16 16 (5.73%) Web Services
17 14 (5.02%) Next.js
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.73%) Product Ownership
2 14 (5.02%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 12 (4.30%) Mobile App
4 11 (3.94%) Cloud Native
5 10 (3.58%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (3.58%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (2.87%) CMDB
6 8 (2.87%) Data Structures
7 7 (2.51%) Derivative
8 6 (2.15%) Algorithms
8 6 (2.15%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.79%) Distributed Architecture
9 5 (1.79%) Fixed Income
9 5 (1.79%) Low-Code
10 4 (1.43%) Distributed Systems
11 3 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (1.08%) Legacy Code
11 3 (1.08%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (1.08%) Onboarding
11 3 (1.08%) PropTech
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.87%) Linux
2 6 (2.15%) Mac OS
2 6 (2.15%) Unix
3 5 (1.79%) Windows
4 3 (1.08%) CentOS
5 2 (0.72%) Android
5 2 (0.72%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (41.58%) Agile
2 100 (35.84%) CI/CD
3 74 (26.52%) User Experience
4 70 (25.09%) Full-Stack Development
5 61 (21.86%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (19.00%) DevOps
7 49 (17.56%) Front End Development
8 38 (13.62%) Microservices
9 37 (13.26%) Containerisation
9 37 (13.26%) Software Engineering
10 36 (12.90%) UX Design
11 33 (11.83%) Design Patterns
12 31 (11.11%) Scrum
12 31 (11.11%) Test Automation
13 26 (9.32%) AI
14 25 (8.96%) Analytics
14 25 (8.96%) Continuous Improvement
15 23 (8.24%) Responsive Web Design
15 23 (8.24%) Unit Testing
16 22 (7.89%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 207 (74.19%) JavaScript
2 87 (31.18%) TypeScript
3 74 (26.52%) Java
4 65 (23.30%) SQL
5 57 (20.43%) Python
6 24 (8.60%) C#
7 10 (3.58%) Ruby
8 9 (3.23%) PowerShell
9 7 (2.51%) JSX
9 7 (2.51%) PHP
10 5 (1.79%) ABAP
10 5 (1.79%) C
11 4 (1.43%) C++
11 4 (1.43%) Go
11 4 (1.43%) PL/SQL
12 3 (1.08%) Apex Code
12 3 (1.08%) COBOL
12 3 (1.08%) Groovy
12 3 (1.08%) Perl
12 3 (1.08%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 53 (19.00%) Security Cleared
2 44 (15.77%) SC Cleared
3 20 (7.17%) Degree
4 12 (4.30%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (1.08%) CCNP
5 3 (1.08%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (1.08%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.36%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.36%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.36%) CCNA
7 1 (0.36%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.36%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.36%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (14.34%) Accessibility
2 21 (7.53%) QA
3 20 (7.17%) WCAG
4 9 (3.23%) GDPR
5 3 (1.08%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (0.72%) California Consumer Privacy Act
6 2 (0.72%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.72%) NCSC
6 2 (0.72%) SLA
7 1 (0.36%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.36%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 49 (17.56%) Docker
2 6 (2.15%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 39 (13.98%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.94%) Terraform
3 7 (2.51%) Argo
4 5 (1.79%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (0.72%) Grafana
6 1 (0.36%) Ansible
Vendors
1 28 (10.04%) Adobe
2 26 (9.32%) Microsoft
3 21 (7.53%) Oracle
4 16 (5.73%) Google
5 12 (4.30%) Red Hat
6 11 (3.94%) SAP
7 9 (3.23%) Salesforce
7 9 (3.23%) ServiceNow
8 5 (1.79%) Amplitude
8 5 (1.79%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 4 (1.43%) OutSystems
10 3 (1.08%) Symantec
11 2 (0.72%) Aruba
11 2 (0.72%) Broadcom
11 2 (0.72%) CheckPoint
11 2 (0.72%) Cisco
11 2 (0.72%) Marketo
11 2 (0.72%) Screaming Frog
11 2 (0.72%) Sybase
11 2 (0.72%) Zend