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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 136 57
Rank change year-on-year -83 -79 +4
Permanent jobs citing CSS 1,013 1,155 2,795
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.86% 2.33% 3.81%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 8.54% 13.87% 17.62%
Number of salaries quoted 810 677 1,407
10th Percentile £31,250 £27,950 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £54,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% -1.82% -4.35%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £83,750 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £52,250
% change year-on-year +11.11% -13.88% -0.85%

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 11,859 8,326 15,867
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.02% 16.80% 21.64%
Number of salaries quoted 8,400 5,292 9,844
10th Percentile £42,500 £38,750 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - +3.85% -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% -3.40%

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 6 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 6 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 -63 940 £52,500 -4.55% 978
UK excluding London -65 766 £50,000 +11.11% 742
Work from Home -52 472 £55,000 - 580
South East +21 225 £47,500 +11.76% 160
North of England -64 206 £52,000 +18.86% 171
London -122 197 £60,000 -11.11% 394
East of England +10 116 £47,500 -12.04% 76
South West -32 98 £53,750 +34.38% 79
North West -74 91 £51,000 -2.86% 90
Midlands -103 87 £50,000 +8.11% 98
North East -14 73 £57,500 +88.52% 28
East Midlands -60 49 £50,000 +0.50% 40
Yorkshire -50 42 £50,000 +33.33% 56
West Midlands -65 38 £50,000 +11.11% 58
Wales -59 26 £40,756 -39.62% 34
Scotland -62 8 £37,500 +22.95% 102

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 54 (5.33%) SharePoint
2 46 (4.54%) WordPress
3 40 (3.95%) CMS
3 40 (3.95%) IIS
4 27 (2.67%) Confluence
5 18 (1.78%) Apache
6 10 (0.99%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 9 (0.89%) Drupal
8 7 (0.69%) Microsoft Exchange
8 7 (0.69%) Umbraco
9 6 (0.59%) JBoss
9 6 (0.59%) Moodle
9 6 (0.59%) nginx
10 3 (0.30%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.20%) Headless CMS
12 1 (0.099%) ExpressionEngine
12 1 (0.099%) Kentico
12 1 (0.099%) NServiceBus
12 1 (0.099%) Red Hat Fuse
12 1 (0.099%) Tomcat
Applications
1 23 (2.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 21 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (1.97%) Photoshop
4 16 (1.58%) Adobe Illustrator
5 13 (1.28%) Adobe XD
6 10 (0.99%) Adobe After Effects
7 8 (0.79%) InDesign
7 8 (0.79%) Sketch
8 7 (0.69%) Microsoft Excel
9 4 (0.39%) Elementor
9 4 (0.39%) EPLAN
10 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
10 3 (0.30%) UserZoom
11 2 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
11 2 (0.20%) InVision
11 2 (0.20%) Trello
12 1 (0.099%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 24 (2.37%) Shopify
2 6 (0.59%) Magento
3 5 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.30%) Line 50
4 3 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.20%) Sage 200
6 1 (0.099%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.099%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 353 (34.85%) Azure
2 217 (21.42%) AWS
3 167 (16.49%) GitHub
4 142 (14.02%) Azure DevOps
5 82 (8.09%) GitHub Copilot
6 75 (7.40%) Azure AI
6 75 (7.40%) Power Platform
7 59 (5.82%) Power Automate
8 54 (5.33%) Figma
8 54 (5.33%) Microsoft 365
9 52 (5.13%) PowerApps
10 51 (5.03%) GitHub Actions
11 34 (3.36%) SaaS
12 30 (2.96%) GCP
12 30 (2.96%) Google Analytics
12 30 (2.96%) Serverless
13 17 (1.68%) Adobe Creative Cloud
13 17 (1.68%) AWS Lambda
13 17 (1.68%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 16 (1.58%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 54 (5.33%) Internet
2 10 (0.99%) TCP/IP
3 8 (0.79%) Intranet
3 8 (0.79%) SSL
4 7 (0.69%) DNS
4 7 (0.69%) Wireshark
5 6 (0.59%) HTTP
6 4 (0.39%) Profibus
6 4 (0.39%) SMS
7 3 (0.30%) 4G
7 3 (0.30%) 5G
7 3 (0.30%) HTTPS
7 3 (0.30%) Network Security
7 3 (0.30%) SSH
7 3 (0.30%) VoIP
8 2 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.20%) Firewall
9 1 (0.099%) AMQP
9 1 (0.099%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.099%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 188 (18.56%) SQL Server
2 164 (16.19%) Azure SQL Database
3 144 (14.22%) MongoDB
4 126 (12.44%) MySQL
5 91 (8.98%) Relational Database
6 74 (7.31%) PostgreSQL
7 54 (5.33%) Power BI
8 33 (3.26%) Elasticsearch
9 19 (1.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (1.48%) Metadata
10 15 (1.48%) Redis
11 14 (1.38%) Amazon RDS
12 12 (1.18%) NoSQL
13 11 (1.09%) GIS
13 11 (1.09%) NonStop SQL
14 8 (0.79%) MariaDB
15 7 (0.69%) Geospatial Data
16 4 (0.39%) DynamoDB
17 3 (0.30%) BigQuery
17 3 (0.30%) FileMaker
Development Applications
1 203 (20.04%) Git
2 43 (4.24%) JIRA
3 39 (3.85%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.07%) GitLab
5 17 (1.68%) Claude Code
5 17 (1.68%) Cypress.io
5 17 (1.68%) Visual Studio
6 15 (1.48%) Selenium
7 14 (1.38%) Oracle Forms
7 14 (1.38%) Storybook
7 14 (1.38%) Team Foundation Server
8 11 (1.09%) Vite
9 8 (0.79%) Axure RP
9 8 (0.79%) Maven
9 8 (0.79%) TeamCity
10 7 (0.69%) MSI
10 7 (0.69%) NUnit
10 7 (0.69%) Postman
10 7 (0.69%) webpack
11 6 (0.59%) Subversion
General
1 323 (31.89%) Social Skills
2 130 (12.83%) Marketing
3 109 (10.76%) Finance
4 106 (10.46%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (9.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 98 (9.67%) Public Sector
6 55 (5.43%) Advertising
7 46 (4.54%) Law
8 32 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
9 26 (2.57%) Retail
10 23 (2.27%) Manufacturing
11 22 (2.17%) Legal
12 20 (1.97%) Multimedia
13 19 (1.88%) Games
14 17 (1.68%) Banking
15 13 (1.28%) Automotive
16 11 (1.09%) Publishing
17 10 (0.99%) Documentation Skills
18 9 (0.89%) Aviation
18 9 (0.89%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 662 (65.35%) Developer
2 214 (21.13%) .NET Developer
3 191 (18.85%) Senior
4 141 (13.92%) Senior Developer
5 118 (11.65%) Full-Stack Developer
6 74 (7.31%) Software Developer
6 74 (7.31%) Software Engineer
7 72 (7.11%) Web Developer
8 57 (5.63%) PHP Developer
9 55 (5.43%) C# Developer
10 49 (4.84%) Designer
11 47 (4.64%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 43 (4.24%) Lead
13 37 (3.65%) Analyst
14 32 (3.16%) Consultant
15 31 (3.06%) C# .NET Developer
16 30 (2.96%) C# Software Developer
17 29 (2.86%) Full-Stack Engineer
17 29 (2.86%) Junior
17 29 (2.86%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 922 (91.02%) HTML
2 375 (37.02%) .NET
3 232 (22.90%) .NET Core
4 222 (21.92%) React
5 220 (21.72%) ASP.NET
6 178 (17.57%) ASP.NET Core
7 152 (15.00%) Node.js
8 131 (12.93%) REST
9 130 (12.83%) HTML5
10 127 (12.54%) Entity Framework
11 126 (12.44%) jQuery
12 105 (10.37%) CSS3
13 97 (9.58%) Vue
14 92 (9.08%) RESTful
15 82 (8.09%) .NET Framework
16 81 (8.00%) AngularJS
17 73 (7.21%) JSON
18 70 (6.91%) ML.NET
19 52 (5.13%) Laravel
20 45 (4.44%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 45 (4.44%) Greenfield Project
2 40 (3.95%) Enterprise Software
2 40 (3.95%) Onboarding
3 39 (3.85%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (3.55%) Product Ownership
5 30 (2.96%) Marketing Technology
6 28 (2.76%) Cloud Native
7 26 (2.57%) Algorithms
7 26 (2.57%) Mobile App
8 25 (2.47%) Social Media
9 19 (1.88%) Digital TV
10 18 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
10 18 (1.78%) Robotics
11 16 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
12 14 (1.38%) Virtual Team
13 13 (1.28%) Management Information System
14 11 (1.09%) Animation
14 11 (1.09%) CMDB
14 11 (1.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 11 (1.09%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 63 (6.22%) Windows
2 59 (5.82%) Linux
3 28 (2.76%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.49%) Ubuntu
5 5 (0.49%) Unix
6 3 (0.30%) AIX
6 3 (0.30%) Debian
6 3 (0.30%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.20%) Android
7 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.099%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 402 (39.68%) Agile
2 384 (37.91%) Full-Stack Development
3 372 (36.72%) CI/CD
4 246 (24.28%) AI
5 232 (22.90%) DevOps
6 210 (20.73%) Problem-Solving
7 194 (19.15%) User Experience
8 168 (16.58%) Continuous Improvement
9 150 (14.81%) Web Development
10 137 (13.52%) Mentoring
11 136 (13.43%) Software Engineering
12 126 (12.44%) Test Automation
13 107 (10.56%) Front End Development
14 106 (10.46%) Machine Learning
15 101 (9.97%) Computer Science
16 89 (8.79%) Clean Code
17 88 (8.69%) UX Design
18 83 (8.19%) Analytics
18 83 (8.19%) Microservices
19 82 (8.09%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 626 (61.80%) JavaScript
2 397 (39.19%) SQL
3 373 (36.82%) C#
4 215 (21.22%) TypeScript
5 151 (14.91%) PHP
6 149 (14.71%) Python
7 80 (7.90%) Java
8 32 (3.16%) C++
9 25 (2.47%) PowerShell
10 18 (1.78%) VB.NET
10 18 (1.78%) VBA
11 17 (1.68%) Ruby
12 15 (1.48%) Go
13 12 (1.18%) T-SQL
14 8 (0.79%) Bicep
15 7 (0.69%) VBScript
16 6 (0.59%) Bash
17 5 (0.49%) C
17 5 (0.49%) Perl
18 4 (0.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 166 (16.39%) Degree
2 111 (10.96%) Security Cleared
3 96 (9.48%) SC Cleared
4 86 (8.49%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (0.99%) AWS Certification
5 10 (0.99%) DBS Check
5 10 (0.99%) Master's Degree
6 9 (0.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.59%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
8 6 (0.59%) Azure Certification
9 5 (0.49%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.49%) HNC
10 4 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (0.39%) HND
11 2 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.099%) City & Guilds
12 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Certified Professional
12 1 (0.099%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 186 (18.36%) Accessibility
2 92 (9.08%) WCAG
3 80 (7.90%) QA
4 32 (3.16%) GDPR
5 15 (1.48%) Data Quality
6 10 (0.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 8 (0.79%) SLA
8 7 (0.69%) NCSC
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 (0.30%) ISO 14001
10 3 (0.30%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.30%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.099%) PERC
11 1 (0.099%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 183 (18.07%) Docker
2 14 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 117 (11.55%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.18%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (0.49%) Nagios
4 4 (0.39%) Puppet
5 3 (0.30%) Grafana
5 3 (0.30%) Plesk
5 3 (0.30%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.099%) Ansible
7 1 (0.099%) Argo
7 1 (0.099%) Consul
7 1 (0.099%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 309 (30.50%) Microsoft
2 70 (6.91%) Adobe
3 43 (4.24%) Google
4 40 (3.95%) Facebook
5 29 (2.86%) Oracle
6 22 (2.17%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.07%) YouTube
8 13 (1.28%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.18%) OneLogin
10 11 (1.09%) OpenAI
11 10 (0.99%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 8 (0.79%) Splunk
13 7 (0.69%) WooCommerce
14 6 (0.59%) HubSpot
14 6 (0.59%) iManage
15 5 (0.49%) Atlassian
15 5 (0.49%) New Relic
15 5 (0.49%) Red Hat
15 5 (0.49%) Sage
15 5 (0.49%) TikTok