LESS (Dynamic Stylesheet Language, LessCSS)
England > London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring LESS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
442 |
354 |
364 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-88 |
+10 |
+85 |
| Contract jobs citing LESS |
2 |
12 |
19 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London |
0.010% |
0.089% |
0.12% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category |
0.038% |
0.31% |
0.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
11 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£453 |
£650 |
£501 |
| 25th Percentile |
£458 |
£675 |
£750 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£465 |
£775 |
£900 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-40.00% |
-13.89% |
+17.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£473 |
£813 |
£1,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£477 |
£838 |
£1,050 |
| England median daily rate |
£465 |
£700 |
£900 |
| % change year-on-year |
-33.57% |
-22.22% |
+17.65% |
LESS 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 |
5,302 |
3,911 |
4,913 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London |
26.29% |
29.15% |
30.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
3,557 |
2,724 |
3,510 |
| 10th Percentile |
£400 |
£368 |
£385 |
| 25th Percentile |
£455 |
£430 |
£468 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£550 |
£575 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.35% |
-4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£663 |
£688 |
£713 |
| 90th Percentile |
£766 |
£824 |
£850 |
| England median daily rate |
£530 |
£520 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.92% |
-5.45% |
-1.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
42 |
31 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26.43 |
£31.61 |
£23.80 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36.00 |
£33.87 |
£24.59 |
| Median hourly rate |
£42.50 |
£51.44 |
£42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.38% |
+21.04% |
-36.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.00 |
£61.88 |
£50.38 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81.25 |
£72.00 |
£67.03 |
| England median hourly rate |
£65.00 |
£55.00 |
£61.60 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-10.71% |
-3.75% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing LESS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
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Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LESS.
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Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing LESS.
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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:
