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 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 136 76
Rank change year-on-year -88 -60 +28
Contract jobs citing CSS 251 281 513
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.25% 2.10% 3.15%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 4.75% 7.11% 10.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 191 349
10th Percentile £375 £313 £312
25th Percentile £413 £383 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £491 £475 £513
Median % change year-on-year +3.42% -7.32% -3.76%
75th Percentile £586 £631 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £764
England median daily rate £475 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +11.76% -15.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 10 1
10th Percentile £34.74 £30.42 -
25th Percentile £36.25 £33.25 -
Median hourly rate £37.50 £34.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.70% -31.00% -27.64%
75th Percentile £58.75 £41.96 -
90th Percentile £74.58 £53.32 -
England median hourly rate £37.50 £50.00 £70.00
% change year-on-year -25.00% -28.57% +16.67%

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 5,284 3,952 4,898
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 26.25% 29.57% 30.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,554 2,715 3,353
10th Percentile £400 £366 £385
25th Percentile £451 £431 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £663 £675 £704
90th Percentile £763 £800 £850
England median daily rate £535 £520 £550
% change year-on-year +2.88% -5.45% -1.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 31 22
10th Percentile £26.55 £31.61 £23.84
25th Percentile £36.25 £33.87 £36.25
Median hourly rate £45.00 £51.44 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -12.52% +21.04% -32.00%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.88 £62.23
90th Percentile £81.25 £87.50 £74.60
England median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +18.18% -15.38% +8.33%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 -60 21 £500 -4.35% 33
South London -6 6 £550 -29.03% 4
East London +2 3 £455 -14.15% 4
West London -25 3 - - 8
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 29 (11.55%) CMS
2 20 (7.97%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 15 (5.98%) SharePoint
4 11 (4.38%) Confluence
5 5 (1.99%) Apache Airflow
5 5 (1.99%) Apache Spark
5 5 (1.99%) Camunda
6 4 (1.59%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (1.59%) Sitecore CMS
6 4 (1.59%) WordPress
7 3 (1.20%) Kentico
7 3 (1.20%) Umbraco
8 2 (0.80%) ArcGIS
8 2 (0.80%) OpenStack
8 2 (0.80%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.80%) Skype for Business
9 1 (0.40%) Apache Solr
9 1 (0.40%) ColdFusion
9 1 (0.40%) Drupal
9 1 (0.40%) nginx
Applications
1 1 (0.40%) Adobe XD
1 1 (0.40%) Photoshop
1 1 (0.40%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (2.39%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.99%) Shopify
3 2 (0.80%) Magento
4 1 (0.40%) Eloqua
4 1 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.40%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.40%) SDL Web 8
4 1 (0.40%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 61 (24.30%) Azure
2 54 (21.51%) AWS
3 26 (10.36%) GitHub
4 22 (8.76%) Power Platform
5 17 (6.77%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (6.77%) GCP
5 17 (6.77%) Power Automate
5 17 (6.77%) Serverless
6 16 (6.37%) Adobe Analytics
6 16 (6.37%) Figma
6 16 (6.37%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (5.98%) PowerApps
8 11 (4.38%) GitHub Copilot
9 9 (3.59%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (3.19%) OneDrive
11 7 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (2.79%) SaaS
12 6 (2.39%) Amazon S3
12 6 (2.39%) Azure Databricks
12 6 (2.39%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.38%) HTTP
2 4 (1.59%) Intranet
3 2 (0.80%) 4G
3 2 (0.80%) 5G
3 2 (0.80%) DNS
3 2 (0.80%) Skype
3 2 (0.80%) SSH
3 2 (0.80%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.40%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (19.52%) SQL Server
2 38 (15.14%) PostgreSQL
3 29 (11.55%) MySQL
4 21 (8.37%) MongoDB
4 21 (8.37%) NoSQL
4 21 (8.37%) Relational Database
5 9 (3.59%) Redis
6 8 (3.19%) Azure SQL Database
6 8 (3.19%) Power BI
7 6 (2.39%) Tableau
8 5 (1.99%) Amazon Aurora
8 5 (1.99%) Big Data
9 4 (1.59%) Apache Hudi
9 4 (1.59%) DynamoDB
9 4 (1.59%) EDRMS
9 4 (1.59%) Metadata
9 4 (1.59%) Presto
9 4 (1.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 4 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (1.20%) Amazon RDS
Development Applications
1 63 (25.10%) Git
2 36 (14.34%) Jenkins
3 24 (9.56%) GitLab
4 22 (8.76%) Cypress.io
5 17 (6.77%) JIRA
5 17 (6.77%) Maven
6 15 (5.98%) Storybook
7 14 (5.58%) JUnit
7 14 (5.58%) SonarQube
8 11 (4.38%) Gradle
9 8 (3.19%) Mockito
10 7 (2.79%) Cucumber
10 7 (2.79%) Vite
11 5 (1.99%) Bitbucket Server
11 5 (1.99%) REST Assured
11 5 (1.99%) Sonatype Nexus
12 4 (1.59%) Bitbucket
12 4 (1.59%) Claude Code
12 4 (1.59%) Visual Website Optimizer
12 4 (1.59%) webpack
General
1 87 (34.66%) Social Skills
2 44 (17.53%) Finance
3 33 (13.15%) Marketing
4 32 (12.75%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (12.35%) Banking
6 17 (6.77%) Public Sector
7 15 (5.98%) Publishing
8 11 (4.38%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (3.98%) Retail
10 9 (3.59%) Telecoms
11 8 (3.19%) Investment Banking
11 8 (3.19%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.99%) Advertising
12 5 (1.99%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (1.59%) Front Office
13 4 (1.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (1.20%) Financial Institution
14 3 (1.20%) Games
14 3 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.20%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 144 (57.37%) Developer
2 37 (14.74%) Full-Stack Developer
3 31 (12.35%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
4 30 (11.95%) Senior
5 19 (7.57%) React Developer
6 18 (7.17%) Java Developer
7 17 (6.77%) Senior Developer
8 14 (5.58%) Architect
9 12 (4.78%) Consultant
9 12 (4.78%) Python Developer
9 12 (4.78%) Web Specialist
10 10 (3.98%) Angular Developer
10 10 (3.98%) Lead
10 10 (3.98%) Marketing Specialist
11 9 (3.59%) Designer
11 9 (3.59%) Lead Developer
11 9 (3.59%) ServiceNow Developer
11 9 (3.59%) Web Developer
11 9 (3.59%) Web Marketing Specialist
12 8 (3.19%) Technical Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 229 (91.24%) HTML
2 97 (38.65%) React
3 79 (31.47%) REST
4 68 (27.09%) HTML5
5 58 (23.11%) CSS3
6 57 (22.71%) RESTful
7 52 (20.72%) AngularJS
8 48 (19.12%) .NET
9 34 (13.55%) OAuth
10 33 (13.15%) Node.js
11 30 (11.95%) Kafka
12 29 (11.55%) SOAP
13 28 (11.16%) Redux
13 28 (11.16%) Spring Boot
14 25 (9.96%) Jest
14 25 (9.96%) Spring
15 22 (8.76%) jQuery
15 22 (8.76%) Playwright
16 21 (8.37%) OAuth2
17 20 (7.97%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.17%) Product Ownership
2 12 (4.78%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.98%) Data Structures
3 10 (3.98%) Low-Code
3 10 (3.98%) Replication
4 9 (3.59%) Onboarding
5 8 (3.19%) Enterprise Software
5 8 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.99%) Fixed Income
7 4 (1.59%) Client/Server
7 4 (1.59%) CMDB
7 4 (1.59%) Equities
7 4 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 4 (1.59%) Self-Motivation
8 3 (1.20%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (1.20%) Distributed Applications
8 3 (1.20%) Management Information System
8 3 (1.20%) Mobile App
8 3 (1.20%) Virtual Team
9 2 (0.80%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 17 (6.77%) Linux
2 11 (4.38%) Unix
3 4 (1.59%) Windows
4 2 (0.80%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (47.41%) Agile
2 95 (37.85%) CI/CD
3 64 (25.50%) Problem-Solving
4 62 (24.70%) Full-Stack Development
5 61 (24.30%) Front End Development
6 60 (23.90%) DevOps
7 59 (23.51%) Microservices
8 58 (23.11%) Scrum
9 55 (21.91%) Test Automation
10 48 (19.12%) User Experience
11 44 (17.53%) AI
12 36 (14.34%) Continuous Improvement
13 33 (13.15%) Code Quality
14 30 (11.95%) Analytics
14 30 (11.95%) Event-Driven
15 29 (11.55%) Stakeholder Management
16 28 (11.16%) Clean Code
16 28 (11.16%) Performance Optimisation
16 28 (11.16%) Software Engineering
17 27 (10.76%) Computer Science
Programming Languages
1 203 (80.88%) JavaScript
2 94 (37.45%) SQL
3 78 (31.08%) TypeScript
4 47 (18.73%) Java
5 39 (15.54%) Python
6 35 (13.94%) C#
7 10 (3.98%) PHP
7 10 (3.98%) PL/SQL
7 10 (3.98%) PowerShell
7 10 (3.98%) T-SQL
8 9 (3.59%) Bash
9 8 (3.19%) Shell Script
10 5 (1.99%) Scala
11 3 (1.20%) Kotlin
11 3 (1.20%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.40%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.40%) Bicep
12 1 (0.40%) CFML
12 1 (0.40%) Go
12 1 (0.40%) R
Qualifications
1 34 (13.55%) Security Cleared
2 28 (11.16%) Degree
3 25 (9.96%) SC Cleared
4 22 (8.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.38%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (1.59%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.40%) PhD
7 1 (0.40%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (15.14%) QA
2 36 (14.34%) Accessibility
3 24 (9.56%) WCAG
4 10 (3.98%) Data Quality
5 4 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.80%) GDPR
6 2 (0.80%) GRC
7 1 (0.40%) WAI
7 1 (0.40%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 45 (17.93%) Docker
2 2 (0.80%) Varnish
3 1 (0.40%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 26 (10.36%) Kubernetes
2 18 (7.17%) Grafana
3 8 (3.19%) Prometheus
4 7 (2.79%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 6 (2.39%) Kibana
6 1 (0.40%) Ansible
Vendors
1 30 (11.95%) Adobe
1 30 (11.95%) Microsoft
2 23 (9.16%) Oracle
3 19 (7.57%) ServiceNow
4 12 (4.78%) Google
4 12 (4.78%) Salesforce
5 10 (3.98%) OutSystems
6 7 (2.79%) Braze
6 7 (2.79%) Databricks
6 7 (2.79%) IBM
6 7 (2.79%) Optimizely
6 7 (2.79%) Splunk
7 5 (1.99%) Amplitude
7 5 (1.99%) Apple
7 5 (1.99%) Veracode
8 4 (1.59%) Sitecore
8 4 (1.59%) Tealium
9 3 (1.20%) Qualtrics
9 3 (1.20%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 3 (1.20%) Workday