CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring CSS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 217 | 134 | 57 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -83 | -77 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs citing CSS | 1,043 | 1,165 | 2,871 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.89% | 2.36% | 3.75% |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 8.67% | 13.62% | 17.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 840 | 685 | 1,459 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,225 | £26,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,551 | £36,250 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £73,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £77,500 | £83,750 | £82,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -8.65% | -0.95% |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
UK
CSS 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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 12,024 | 8,552 | 16,459 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 10.28% | 17.36% | 21.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8,566 | 5,487 | 10,349 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £52,049 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £68,525 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.50% | +5.42% | -3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,000 | £87,500 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £115,000 | £112,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,500 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.83% | +4.35% | -4.17% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CSS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CSS.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing CSS over the 6 months to 24 September 2026.
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Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the UK over the 6 months to 24 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -63 | 966 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 832 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 785 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 536 |
| Work from Home | -42 | 503 | £55,000 | - | 354 |
| South East | +5 | 232 | £47,500 | +11.76% | 128 |
| North of England | -63 | 206 | £52,000 | +9.47% | 137 |
| London | -104 | 204 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 399 |
| East of England | +5 | 120 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 43 |
| South West | -29 | 102 | £52,500 | +35.48% | 58 |
| North West | -77 | 91 | £51,000 | -7.27% | 76 |
| Midlands | -87 | 91 | £50,000 | +2.56% | 84 |
| North East | -14 | 68 | £57,500 | +88.52% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -61 | 50 | £50,000 | +0.50% | 45 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 47 | £50,000 | +25.00% | 44 |
| West Midlands | -73 | 41 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 39 |
| Wales | -69 | 26 | £41,750 | -38.15% | 21 |
| Scotland | -54 | 8 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 49 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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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