The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring CSS skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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 Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
21
4
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
22.11%
8.51%
14.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
2
2
10th Percentile
£413
£411
£213
25th Percentile
£425
£428
£231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£573
£463
£275
Median % change year-on-year
+23.78%
+68.18%
-21.43%
75th Percentile
£679
£503
£331
90th Percentile
£684
£524
£358
Lancashire median daily rate
£550
£406
£645
% change year-on-year
+35.38%
-37.02%
+35.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
10
10th Percentile
-
-
£37.73
25th Percentile
-
-
£45.88
Median hourly rate
£74.26
-
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+22.17%
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
£74.26
£46.18
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+60.81%
-
+22.17%
CSS Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing CSS relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
CSS Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing CSS.
CSS Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing CSS.
CSS Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CSS also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for CSS.
CSS Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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:
