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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 220 129 58
Rank change year-on-year -91 -71 +5
Permanent jobs citing CSS 1,035 1,158 2,677
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.87% 2.37% 3.80%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 8.61% 13.97% 17.30%
Number of salaries quoted 813 678 1,357
10th Percentile £32,100 £26,925 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £32,938 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £83,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -14.29% -1.87%

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 12,026 8,292 15,474
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.10% 16.96% 21.95%
Number of salaries quoted 8,430 5,297 9,582
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +4.35% -4.17%

CSS
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CSS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CSS job vacancy trend in the UK

CSS
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CSS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing CSS

CSS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CSS over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.

Salary histogram for CSS in the UK

CSS
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 16 October 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
England -67 962 £52,500 - 123
UK excluding London -62 789 £50,000 +11.11% 98
Work from Home -51 473 £55,000 - 66
South East +9 228 £47,500 +11.76% 32
North of England -56 222 £52,000 +15.56% 30
London -125 197 £60,000 -11.11% 46
East of England -10 112 £46,250 -11.06% 5
South West -29 98 £53,750 +34.38% 9
North West -77 97 £51,000 -1.45% 21
Midlands -81 95 £50,000 +8.11% 14
North East -16 79 £57,500 +88.52% 3
East Midlands -65 51 £50,000 +0.50% 2
Yorkshire -55 46 £50,000 +33.33% 8
West Midlands -64 44 £52,500 +16.67% 12
Wales -67 26 £40,756 -39.62% 2
Scotland -60 8 £37,500 +22.95% 5

CSS
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:

Application Platforms
1 53 (5.12%) SharePoint
1 53 (5.12%) WordPress
2 43 (4.15%) CMS
3 37 (3.57%) IIS
4 27 (2.61%) Confluence
5 18 (1.74%) Apache
6 10 (0.97%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 10 (0.97%) Drupal
7 7 (0.68%) Umbraco
8 6 (0.58%) JBoss
8 6 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
8 6 (0.58%) Moodle
8 6 (0.58%) nginx
9 3 (0.29%) OpenStack
10 2 (0.19%) Headless CMS
11 1 (0.097%) govService
11 1 (0.097%) Hedera
11 1 (0.097%) Kentico
11 1 (0.097%) NServiceBus
11 1 (0.097%) Red Hat Fuse
Applications
1 21 (2.03%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 19 (1.84%) Photoshop
3 18 (1.74%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (1.64%) Adobe Illustrator
5 13 (1.26%) Adobe XD
6 10 (0.97%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.77%) InDesign
7 8 (0.77%) Sketch
8 7 (0.68%) Elementor
8 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
9 4 (0.39%) EPLAN
10 3 (0.29%) UserZoom
11 2 (0.19%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.19%) Chatbot
11 2 (0.19%) InVision
11 2 (0.19%) Trello
12 1 (0.097%) Acrobat
12 1 (0.097%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 1 (0.097%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 24 (2.32%) Shopify
2 5 (0.48%) Magento
3 4 (0.39%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.19%) Line 50
5 2 (0.19%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.097%) Distributed Ledger
6 1 (0.097%) Elite 3E
Cloud Services
1 354 (34.20%) Azure
2 222 (21.45%) AWS
3 174 (16.81%) GitHub
4 144 (13.91%) Azure DevOps
5 87 (8.41%) GitHub Copilot
6 82 (7.92%) Azure AI
7 70 (6.76%) Power Platform
8 57 (5.51%) Figma
9 55 (5.31%) Power Automate
10 52 (5.02%) GitHub Actions
11 51 (4.93%) Microsoft 365
12 48 (4.64%) PowerApps
13 32 (3.09%) Google Analytics
13 32 (3.09%) SaaS
14 31 (3.00%) Serverless
15 30 (2.90%) GCP
16 21 (2.03%) iPaaS
17 20 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
18 17 (1.64%) AWS Lambda
18 17 (1.64%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 55 (5.31%) Internet
2 10 (0.97%) TCP/IP
3 9 (0.87%) SSL
4 8 (0.77%) DNS
5 7 (0.68%) Intranet
5 7 (0.68%) Wireshark
6 6 (0.58%) HTTP
7 4 (0.39%) Profibus
7 4 (0.39%) SMS
8 3 (0.29%) 4G
8 3 (0.29%) 5G
8 3 (0.29%) Firewall
8 3 (0.29%) HTTPS
8 3 (0.29%) SSH
9 2 (0.19%) Network Security
9 2 (0.19%) VoIP
10 1 (0.097%) AMQP
10 1 (0.097%) Cisco IOS
10 1 (0.097%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.097%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (17.10%) SQL Server
2 167 (16.14%) Azure SQL Database
3 156 (15.07%) MongoDB
4 127 (12.27%) MySQL
5 91 (8.79%) Relational Database
6 78 (7.54%) PostgreSQL
7 50 (4.83%) Power BI
8 35 (3.38%) Elasticsearch
9 18 (1.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 16 (1.55%) Redis
11 15 (1.45%) NoSQL
12 14 (1.35%) Amazon RDS
12 14 (1.35%) Metadata
13 11 (1.06%) GIS
13 11 (1.06%) NonStop SQL
14 8 (0.77%) MariaDB
15 7 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
16 4 (0.39%) DynamoDB
17 3 (0.29%) BigQuery
17 3 (0.29%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 213 (20.58%) Git
2 43 (4.15%) Jenkins
3 41 (3.96%) JIRA
4 24 (2.32%) GitLab
5 18 (1.74%) Visual Studio
6 17 (1.64%) Claude Code
6 17 (1.64%) Cypress.io
7 15 (1.45%) Oracle Forms
7 15 (1.45%) Selenium
7 15 (1.45%) Storybook
7 15 (1.45%) Team Foundation Server
8 13 (1.26%) Vite
9 9 (0.87%) Maven
9 9 (0.87%) TeamCity
10 8 (0.77%) Axure RP
10 8 (0.77%) NUnit
11 7 (0.68%) MSI
11 7 (0.68%) Postman
12 6 (0.58%) JUnit
12 6 (0.58%) Subversion
General
1 319 (30.82%) Social Skills
2 145 (14.01%) Marketing
3 111 (10.72%) Finance
4 109 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 105 (10.14%) Public Sector
6 104 (10.05%) Analytical Skills
7 58 (5.60%) Advertising
8 43 (4.15%) Law
9 31 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (2.61%) Manufacturing
11 26 (2.51%) Retail
12 20 (1.93%) Games
12 20 (1.93%) Legal
12 20 (1.93%) Multimedia
13 18 (1.74%) Banking
14 15 (1.45%) Automotive
15 14 (1.35%) Publishing
16 10 (0.97%) Aviation
16 10 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 667 (64.44%) Developer
2 223 (21.55%) .NET Developer
3 196 (18.94%) Senior
4 141 (13.62%) Senior Developer
5 118 (11.40%) Full-Stack Developer
6 72 (6.96%) Web Developer
7 70 (6.76%) Software Engineer
8 69 (6.67%) Software Developer
9 57 (5.51%) PHP Developer
10 53 (5.12%) Designer
11 52 (5.02%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 50 (4.83%) C# Developer
13 43 (4.15%) Lead
14 38 (3.67%) Consultant
15 36 (3.48%) Analyst
16 32 (3.09%) Full-Stack Engineer
17 30 (2.90%) C# .NET Developer
18 29 (2.80%) UX Designer
19 27 (2.61%) .NET Software Developer
19 27 (2.61%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 938 (90.63%) HTML
2 372 (35.94%) .NET
3 234 (22.61%) .NET Core
4 228 (22.03%) ASP.NET
5 223 (21.55%) React
6 189 (18.26%) ASP.NET Core
7 160 (15.46%) Node.js
8 148 (14.30%) REST
9 130 (12.56%) HTML5
10 129 (12.46%) Entity Framework
11 123 (11.88%) jQuery
12 107 (10.34%) CSS3
13 96 (9.28%) RESTful
14 88 (8.50%) Vue
15 85 (8.21%) AngularJS
16 80 (7.73%) .NET Framework
17 76 (7.34%) ML.NET
18 67 (6.47%) JSON
19 54 (5.22%) Laravel
20 46 (4.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 50 (4.83%) Greenfield Project
2 48 (4.64%) Onboarding
3 40 (3.86%) Enterprise Software
4 39 (3.77%) Self-Motivation
5 37 (3.57%) Marketing Technology
6 35 (3.38%) Product Ownership
7 30 (2.90%) Cloud Native
8 27 (2.61%) Mobile App
9 25 (2.42%) Algorithms
10 24 (2.32%) Social Media
11 21 (2.03%) Digital TV
12 19 (1.84%) Robotics
13 18 (1.74%) Legacy Systems
14 16 (1.55%) Distributed Systems
15 13 (1.26%) Blog
15 13 (1.26%) Graphic Design
16 12 (1.16%) Virtual Team
17 11 (1.06%) Animation
17 11 (1.06%) CMDB
17 11 (1.06%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 62 (5.99%) Windows
2 57 (5.51%) Linux
3 26 (2.51%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.48%) Ubuntu
5 4 (0.39%) Unix
5 4 (0.39%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.29%) AIX
6 3 (0.29%) Debian
6 3 (0.29%) macOS
7 2 (0.19%) Android
8 1 (0.097%) Apple iOS
8 1 (0.097%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.097%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 415 (40.10%) Agile
2 395 (38.16%) CI/CD
3 394 (38.07%) Full-Stack Development
4 265 (25.60%) AI
5 240 (23.19%) DevOps
6 212 (20.48%) Problem-Solving
7 191 (18.45%) User Experience
8 170 (16.43%) Continuous Improvement
9 150 (14.49%) Web Development
10 140 (13.53%) Mentoring
11 135 (13.04%) Software Engineering
12 134 (12.95%) Test Automation
13 115 (11.11%) Front End Development
14 110 (10.63%) Machine Learning
15 93 (8.99%) Computer Science
16 87 (8.41%) Analytics
16 87 (8.41%) Microservices
16 87 (8.41%) SEO
17 85 (8.21%) Clean Code
17 85 (8.21%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 636 (61.45%) JavaScript
2 394 (38.07%) SQL
3 371 (35.85%) C#
4 218 (21.06%) TypeScript
5 152 (14.69%) Python
6 148 (14.30%) PHP
7 80 (7.73%) Java
8 28 (2.71%) C++
9 19 (1.84%) PowerShell
10 17 (1.64%) Ruby
10 17 (1.64%) VB.NET
11 15 (1.45%) VBA
12 14 (1.35%) Go
12 14 (1.35%) T-SQL
13 8 (0.77%) Bicep
14 6 (0.58%) Bash
15 5 (0.48%) Kotlin
15 5 (0.48%) Perl
15 5 (0.48%) VBScript
16 4 (0.39%) C
Qualifications
1 163 (15.75%) Degree
2 118 (11.40%) Security Cleared
3 104 (10.05%) SC Cleared
4 79 (7.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (1.06%) AWS Certification
6 10 (0.97%) DBS Check
6 10 (0.97%) Master's Degree
7 9 (0.87%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (0.68%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.58%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
11 5 (0.48%) HNC
12 4 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
12 4 (0.39%) DV Cleared
12 4 (0.39%) HND
13 2 (0.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 2 (0.19%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.097%) City & Guilds
14 1 (0.097%) Microsoft Certified Professional
14 1 (0.097%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 187 (18.07%) Accessibility
2 92 (8.89%) WCAG
3 86 (8.31%) QA
4 29 (2.80%) GDPR
5 14 (1.35%) Data Quality
6 8 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.68%) NCSC
8 6 (0.58%) SLA
9 4 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.39%) SOC 2
9 4 (0.39%) WAI
9 4 (0.39%) WAI-ARIA
10 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.19%) ISO 14001
11 2 (0.19%) ISO 9001
12 1 (0.097%) PERC
12 1 (0.097%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 194 (18.74%) Docker
2 12 (1.16%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.48%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 128 (12.37%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.16%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.48%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (0.48%) Nagios
4 4 (0.39%) Puppet
5 3 (0.29%) Grafana
5 3 (0.29%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.19%) Plesk
7 1 (0.097%) Ansible
7 1 (0.097%) Argo
7 1 (0.097%) Consul
7 1 (0.097%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 313 (30.24%) Microsoft
2 62 (5.99%) Adobe
3 46 (4.44%) Google
4 41 (3.96%) Facebook
5 30 (2.90%) Oracle
6 22 (2.13%) YouTube
7 21 (2.03%) Salesforce
8 12 (1.16%) OneLogin
8 12 (1.16%) OpenAI
8 12 (1.16%) ServiceNow
9 10 (0.97%) WooCommerce
10 9 (0.87%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 8 (0.77%) Splunk
12 6 (0.58%) HubSpot
13 5 (0.48%) Atlassian
13 5 (0.48%) Hotjar
13 5 (0.48%) New Relic
13 5 (0.48%) Red Hat
14 4 (0.39%) Sage
14 4 (0.39%) Siemens