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 5 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 101 58
Rank change year-on-year -91 -43 -8
Permanent jobs citing CSS 992 1,376 3,922
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.07% 3.14% 3.80%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.70% 15.95% 18.71%
Number of salaries quoted 833 875 2,894
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,100 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,676 £56,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +7.62% -5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% -4.76%

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 9,271 8,625 20,965
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.00% 19.69% 20.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6,868 5,723 16,029
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,212 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.83% +10.35% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £111,250 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

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 5 June 2026.

Salary histogram for CSS in the UK

CSS
Top 17 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 5 June 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 -78 910 £50,000 -9.09% 465
UK excluding London -67 709 £47,500 -6.86% 374
Work from Home -60 386 £52,597 -4.37% 788
London -75 221 £59,773 -11.45% 154
North of England -58 213 £45,000 -10.00% 91
South East -39 170 £50,000 -9.09% 94
North West -54 113 £42,500 -19.05% 53
East of England +6 110 £45,000 +20.00% 52
Midlands -64 105 £45,000 +5.88% 52
South West -52 81 £47,500 -17.39% 50
Yorkshire -17 68 £50,000 +25.00% 27
West Midlands -57 60 £42,500 -10.53% 25
East Midlands -58 45 £55,000 +37.50% 27
North East -31 32 £52,000 +15.56% 11
Scotland -71 14 £30,500 -49.17% 16
Wales -38 13 £45,000 -32.08% 11
Northern Ireland -34 3 £60,000 - 14

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 97 (9.78%) WordPress
2 53 (5.34%) CMS
3 46 (4.64%) SharePoint
4 18 (1.81%) Confluence
5 16 (1.61%) IIS
6 11 (1.11%) Apache
6 11 (1.11%) Drupal
7 10 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
8 7 (0.71%) nginx
9 5 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 5 (0.50%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.30%) govService
10 3 (0.30%) JBoss
10 3 (0.30%) Liferay
11 2 (0.20%) CICS
11 2 (0.20%) Moodle
11 2 (0.20%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.10%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.10%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 26 (2.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 17 (1.71%) Photoshop
3 14 (1.41%) Adobe XD
4 13 (1.31%) Adobe Illustrator
4 13 (1.31%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (0.91%) InDesign
5 9 (0.91%) Microsoft Excel
6 8 (0.81%) Chatbot
7 7 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
7 7 (0.71%) Sketch
7 7 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.50%) InVision
9 3 (0.30%) Trello
10 2 (0.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
10 2 (0.20%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.10%) Elementor
11 1 (0.10%) Siemens NX
11 1 (0.10%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 23 (2.32%) Shopify
2 9 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.60%) Magento
4 4 (0.40%) Line 50
5 2 (0.20%) Eloqua
5 2 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.10%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.10%) CiviCRM
6 1 (0.10%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.10%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 409 (41.23%) Azure
2 341 (34.38%) AWS
3 244 (24.60%) GitHub
4 107 (10.79%) Azure DevOps
5 65 (6.55%) Power Platform
6 64 (6.45%) Figma
7 46 (4.64%) GCP
7 46 (4.64%) SaaS
8 45 (4.54%) Microsoft 365
9 43 (4.33%) GitHub Actions
10 41 (4.13%) Serverless
11 38 (3.83%) Power Automate
12 35 (3.53%) PowerApps
13 34 (3.43%) Azure Logic Apps
14 33 (3.33%) GitHub Copilot
15 32 (3.23%) Azure AI
16 26 (2.62%) Google Analytics
17 22 (2.22%) Azure Data Factory
18 20 (2.02%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 20 (2.02%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 157 (15.83%) Internet
2 5 (0.50%) Intranet
3 4 (0.40%) Network Security
3 4 (0.40%) TCP/IP
3 4 (0.40%) VoIP
3 4 (0.40%) WAN
3 4 (0.40%) Wireshark
4 3 (0.30%) HTTP
4 3 (0.30%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.30%) SSL
5 2 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.20%) DNS
5 2 (0.20%) Firewall
6 1 (0.10%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 154 (15.52%) SQL Server
2 114 (11.49%) MySQL
3 86 (8.67%) Azure SQL Database
4 66 (6.65%) MongoDB
5 57 (5.75%) Power BI
6 49 (4.94%) PostgreSQL
7 45 (4.54%) Relational Database
8 22 (2.22%) NoSQL
9 19 (1.92%) Elasticsearch
10 13 (1.31%) Amazon RDS
11 12 (1.21%) Amazon Redshift
11 12 (1.21%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.91%) MariaDB
12 9 (0.91%) Tableau
13 7 (0.71%) GIS
13 7 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 6 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.60%) Db2
14 6 (0.60%) FileMaker
15 5 (0.50%) Looker
Development Applications
1 284 (28.63%) Git
2 54 (5.44%) JIRA
3 34 (3.43%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.61%) Cypress.io
5 15 (1.51%) Selenium
5 15 (1.51%) webpack
6 13 (1.31%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.31%) GitLab
7 12 (1.21%) Storybook
8 10 (1.01%) Vite
9 9 (0.91%) Bitbucket
10 8 (0.81%) Balsamiq
11 5 (0.50%) JUnit
11 5 (0.50%) PHPUnit
11 5 (0.50%) Postman
12 4 (0.40%) Cucumber
12 4 (0.40%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.40%) Maven
12 4 (0.40%) Subversion
12 4 (0.40%) TeamCity
General
1 273 (27.52%) Social Skills
2 138 (13.91%) Multimedia
3 118 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (10.18%) Marketing
5 95 (9.58%) Finance
6 51 (5.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 38 (3.83%) Law
8 37 (3.73%) Public Sector
9 36 (3.63%) Organisational Skills
10 29 (2.92%) Retail
11 27 (2.72%) Advertising
12 26 (2.62%) Legal
13 12 (1.21%) Games
14 11 (1.11%) Banking
14 11 (1.11%) Manufacturing
15 8 (0.81%) Local Government
16 6 (0.60%) Automotive
16 6 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (0.60%) Health Technology
17 3 (0.30%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 594 (59.88%) Developer
2 142 (14.31%) Senior
3 136 (13.71%) Trainee
4 127 (12.80%) Full-Stack Developer
5 124 (12.50%) Software Developer
6 118 (11.90%) .NET Developer
7 111 (11.19%) Senior Developer
8 65 (6.55%) Designer
9 62 (6.25%) Software Engineer
10 60 (6.05%) C# Developer
11 56 (5.65%) C# Software Developer
12 54 (5.44%) Administrator
13 51 (5.14%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 50 (5.04%) PHP Developer
14 50 (5.04%) Web Developer
15 49 (4.94%) Web Administrator
16 48 (4.84%) Trainee Developer
17 47 (4.74%) Lead
18 44 (4.44%) Trainee Administrator
19 41 (4.13%) Trainee Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 895 (90.22%) HTML
2 265 (26.71%) .NET
3 253 (25.50%) React
4 128 (12.90%) jQuery
5 118 (11.90%) Vue
6 116 (11.69%) Node.js
7 115 (11.59%) .NET Core
7 115 (11.59%) HTML5
8 103 (10.38%) ASP.NET
9 98 (9.88%) AngularJS
9 98 (9.88%) RESTful
10 97 (9.78%) CSS3
11 77 (7.76%) ASP.NET Core
12 72 (7.26%) REST
13 64 (6.45%) JSON
14 55 (5.54%) Entity Framework
15 47 (4.74%) Laravel
16 43 (4.33%) Tailwind CSS
17 42 (4.23%) .NET Framework
18 38 (3.83%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 38 (3.83%) Greenfield Project
2 34 (3.43%) Mobile App
3 31 (3.13%) Product Ownership
4 30 (3.02%) Enterprise Software
5 28 (2.82%) Cloud Native
6 25 (2.52%) Legacy Systems
7 24 (2.42%) Onboarding
8 23 (2.32%) Self-Motivation
8 23 (2.32%) Social Media
9 22 (2.22%) Management Information System
10 20 (2.02%) Virtual Team
11 17 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
12 13 (1.31%) Graphic Design
13 12 (1.21%) Algorithms
14 10 (1.01%) Data Structures
15 9 (0.91%) Digital TV
15 9 (0.91%) Marketing Technology
16 7 (0.71%) Culture of Ownership
16 7 (0.71%) Podcast
16 7 (0.71%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 37 (3.73%) Linux
2 35 (3.53%) Windows
3 20 (2.02%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.50%) Android
5 5 (0.50%) Unix
6 4 (0.40%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.30%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.10%) AIX
9 1 (0.10%) Ubuntu
9 1 (0.10%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 316 (31.85%) Agile
2 308 (31.05%) Full-Stack Development
3 237 (23.89%) CI/CD
4 209 (21.07%) Mentoring
5 198 (19.96%) User Experience
6 192 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
7 171 (17.24%) DevOps
8 166 (16.73%) AI
9 158 (15.93%) Web Development
10 131 (13.21%) Computer Science
11 124 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
12 120 (12.10%) Front End Development
13 105 (10.58%) Software Engineering
14 103 (10.38%) Cybersecurity
15 89 (8.97%) Clean Code
16 83 (8.37%) Machine Learning
17 81 (8.17%) Analytics
18 79 (7.96%) Scrum
19 78 (7.86%) UX Design
20 77 (7.76%) Responsive Web Design
Programming Languages
1 660 (66.53%) JavaScript
2 368 (37.10%) SQL
3 263 (26.51%) C#
4 256 (25.81%) Python
5 179 (18.04%) PHP
6 172 (17.34%) TypeScript
7 94 (9.48%) Java
8 88 (8.87%) R
9 37 (3.73%) C++
10 34 (3.43%) PowerShell
11 13 (1.31%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.31%) VBA
12 7 (0.71%) VBScript
13 5 (0.50%) Apex Code
13 5 (0.50%) Bash
13 5 (0.50%) Bicep
13 5 (0.50%) Dart
13 5 (0.50%) Perl
13 5 (0.50%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.40%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 180 (18.15%) Degree
2 137 (13.81%) Microsoft Certification
3 133 (13.41%) AWS Certification
4 131 (13.21%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 131 (13.21%) Azure Certification
5 105 (10.58%) Computer Science Degree
6 43 (4.33%) Security Cleared
7 34 (3.43%) SC Cleared
8 6 (0.60%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.50%) DBS Check
9 5 (0.50%) ITIL Certification
9 5 (0.50%) Master's Degree
10 4 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.20%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.20%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.10%) OCA
12 1 (0.10%) OCP
12 1 (0.10%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 121 (12.20%) Accessibility
2 47 (4.74%) QA
3 41 (4.13%) WCAG
4 29 (2.92%) GDPR
5 13 (1.31%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.11%) SLA
7 9 (0.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.71%) GRC
8 7 (0.71%) PERC
9 5 (0.50%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.10%) NIST
11 1 (0.10%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 106 (10.69%) Docker
2 14 (1.41%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 54 (5.44%) Kubernetes
2 17 (1.71%) Terraform
3 3 (0.30%) Plesk
4 2 (0.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.20%) Nagios
4 2 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.10%) Grafana
5 1 (0.10%) Kibana
5 1 (0.10%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 325 (32.76%) Microsoft
2 76 (7.66%) Adobe
3 39 (3.93%) Google
4 24 (2.42%) Salesforce
5 18 (1.81%) Oracle
6 13 (1.31%) Facebook
7 10 (1.01%) OpenAI
8 9 (0.91%) HubSpot
8 9 (0.91%) iManage
9 8 (0.81%) Sage
9 8 (0.81%) YouTube
10 7 (0.71%) SAP
11 6 (0.60%) Apple
11 6 (0.60%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 6 (0.60%) Splunk
11 6 (0.60%) TikTok
12 5 (0.50%) Hotjar
12 5 (0.50%) Pinterest
12 5 (0.50%) WooCommerce
13 4 (0.40%) Databricks