LESS (Dynamic Stylesheet Language, LessCSS)
England > South East
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring LESS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 297 | 289 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -8 | +76 |
| Permanent jobs citing LESS | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | - | 0.10% | 0.068% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | - | 0.45% | 0.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £40,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £48,438 | £33,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £52,500 | £37,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +40.00% | -51.61% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55,313 | £41,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £53,125 |
| England median annual salary | £63,750 | £52,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -25.00% | +16.67% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
South East
LESS falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South East.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 944 | 2,006 | 1,865 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East | 9.10% | 22.34% | 21.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 762 | 1,139 | 1,502 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £36,250 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | -4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,700 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £66,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.52% | +1.54% | -3.70% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LESS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing LESS.
