CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
England > Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring CSS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 78 | 87 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +9 | -22 |
| Contract jobs citing CSS | 36 | 44 | 49 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands | 1.16% | 1.88% | 1.87% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 5.67% | 10.40% | 12.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21 | 24 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £357 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £391 | £408 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £473 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.70% | +2.16% | +8.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £567 | £530 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £571 | £556 |
| England median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -5.00% | -6.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.25 | £20.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £27.50 | £22.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +81.82% | +23.46% | -10.90% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £28.75 | £23.73 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £62.50 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +4.17% | -7.69% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Midlands
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 the Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 635 | 423 | 379 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands | 20.40% | 18.12% | 14.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 426 | 272 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £350 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £413 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £725 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.82% | - | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 2 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.25 | - | £17.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.12 | £26.25 | £19.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.61 | £27.50 | £30.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.38% | -9.84% | +55.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £28.75 | £49.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.63 | - | £59.60 |
| England median hourly rate | £61.00 | £65.00 | £51.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.15% | +25.26% | -20.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CSS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CSS in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing CSS.
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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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 |
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| West Midlands | -49 | 24 | £400 | -23.81% | 74 |
| East Midlands | -12 | 12 | £550 | +48.65% | 50 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:
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