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 27 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 134 57
Rank change year-on-year -81 -77 +2
Permanent jobs citing CSS 1,025 1,158 2,897
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.87% 2.33% 3.81%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 8.55% 13.64% 17.65%
Number of salaries quoted 825 679 1,456
10th Percentile £31,000 £26,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £39,818 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.45% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £66,250 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £76,981 £83,750 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% -

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 11,982 8,489 16,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.20% 17.11% 21.59%
Number of salaries quoted 8,518 5,434 10,246
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,813 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £68,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.46% +5.38% -3.70%
75th Percentile £87,000 £87,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £115,000 £110,778
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 27 September 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 27 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
England -61 952 £52,500 -4.55% 725
UK excluding London -54 773 £50,000 +5.26% 543
Work from Home -50 491 £55,000 - 313
South East +18 231 £47,500 +11.76% 125
North of England -54 204 £52,000 +9.47% 138
London -106 201 £60,000 -7.69% 287
East of England +2 118 £47,500 -5.00% 51
South West -34 100 £53,125 +32.81% 56
North West -73 89 £51,000 -5.12% 74
Midlands -91 87 £50,000 - 86
North East -11 70 £57,500 +88.52% 21
East Midlands -67 47 £50,000 -3.85% 46
Yorkshire -43 45 £50,000 +25.00% 45
West Midlands -69 40 £48,750 +8.33% 40
Wales -64 25 £38,500 -42.96% 20
Scotland -44 8 £37,500 -25.00% 47

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 59 (5.76%) SharePoint
2 45 (4.39%) WordPress
3 40 (3.90%) IIS
4 39 (3.80%) CMS
5 29 (2.83%) Confluence
6 18 (1.76%) Apache
7 10 (0.98%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 8 (0.78%) Drupal
9 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Exchange
10 6 (0.59%) JBoss
10 6 (0.59%) Moodle
10 6 (0.59%) nginx
10 6 (0.59%) Umbraco
11 3 (0.29%) OpenStack
12 2 (0.20%) Headless CMS
13 1 (0.098%) ExpressionEngine
13 1 (0.098%) Kentico
13 1 (0.098%) NServiceBus
13 1 (0.098%) Red Hat Fuse
13 1 (0.098%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 22 (2.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 21 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
3 18 (1.76%) Photoshop
4 13 (1.27%) Adobe Illustrator
4 13 (1.27%) Adobe XD
5 10 (0.98%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.78%) InDesign
6 8 (0.78%) Sketch
7 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Excel
8 4 (0.39%) Chatbot
8 4 (0.39%) Elementor
8 4 (0.39%) EPLAN
9 3 (0.29%) UserZoom
10 2 (0.20%) Adobe Premiere
10 2 (0.20%) InVision
10 2 (0.20%) Trello
Business Applications
1 24 (2.34%) Shopify
2 7 (0.68%) Magento
3 5 (0.49%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.39%) Line 50
5 3 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.20%) Sage 200
7 1 (0.098%) Elite 3E
7 1 (0.098%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 357 (34.83%) Azure
2 224 (21.85%) AWS
3 163 (15.90%) GitHub
4 143 (13.95%) Azure DevOps
5 82 (8.00%) GitHub Copilot
6 80 (7.80%) Power Platform
7 75 (7.32%) Azure AI
8 61 (5.95%) Power Automate
9 58 (5.66%) Microsoft 365
10 54 (5.27%) PowerApps
11 52 (5.07%) Figma
12 49 (4.78%) GitHub Actions
13 37 (3.61%) SaaS
14 33 (3.22%) GCP
15 31 (3.02%) Google Analytics
16 30 (2.93%) Serverless
17 18 (1.76%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 18 (1.76%) Azure Logic Apps
18 17 (1.66%) AWS Lambda
18 17 (1.66%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 53 (5.17%) Internet
2 10 (0.98%) Intranet
2 10 (0.98%) TCP/IP
3 8 (0.78%) SSL
4 7 (0.68%) DNS
4 7 (0.68%) Wireshark
5 6 (0.59%) HTTP
6 4 (0.39%) Network Security
6 4 (0.39%) Profibus
6 4 (0.39%) SMS
6 4 (0.39%) VoIP
7 3 (0.29%) 4G
7 3 (0.29%) 5G
7 3 (0.29%) HTTPS
7 3 (0.29%) SSH
8 2 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
8 2 (0.20%) Firewall
9 1 (0.098%) AMQP
9 1 (0.098%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.098%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 191 (18.63%) SQL Server
2 165 (16.10%) Azure SQL Database
3 144 (14.05%) MongoDB
4 131 (12.78%) MySQL
5 90 (8.78%) Relational Database
6 73 (7.12%) PostgreSQL
7 59 (5.76%) Power BI
8 33 (3.22%) Elasticsearch
9 19 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 15 (1.46%) Metadata
11 14 (1.37%) Amazon RDS
11 14 (1.37%) Redis
12 13 (1.27%) NoSQL
13 11 (1.07%) GIS
13 11 (1.07%) NonStop SQL
14 8 (0.78%) MariaDB
15 7 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
16 5 (0.49%) BigQuery
17 4 (0.39%) DynamoDB
17 4 (0.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 203 (19.80%) Git
2 45 (4.39%) JIRA
3 40 (3.90%) Jenkins
4 21 (2.05%) GitLab
5 17 (1.66%) Selenium
6 16 (1.56%) Claude Code
6 16 (1.56%) Cypress.io
6 16 (1.56%) Visual Studio
7 14 (1.37%) Storybook
8 13 (1.27%) Oracle Forms
8 13 (1.27%) Team Foundation Server
9 10 (0.98%) Vite
10 8 (0.78%) Axure RP
10 8 (0.78%) Bitbucket
10 8 (0.78%) Maven
11 7 (0.68%) MSI
11 7 (0.68%) Postman
11 7 (0.68%) TeamCity
11 7 (0.68%) webpack
12 6 (0.59%) Balsamiq
General
1 335 (32.68%) Social Skills
2 121 (11.80%) Marketing
3 113 (11.02%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (9.95%) Finance
5 94 (9.17%) Public Sector
6 86 (8.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 55 (5.37%) Advertising
8 47 (4.59%) Law
9 35 (3.41%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (2.63%) Retail
11 24 (2.34%) Manufacturing
12 22 (2.15%) Legal
13 19 (1.85%) Games
14 18 (1.76%) Multimedia
15 15 (1.46%) Banking
16 12 (1.17%) Automotive
17 11 (1.07%) Publishing
18 10 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
19 9 (0.88%) Aviation
19 9 (0.88%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 678 (66.15%) Developer
2 214 (20.88%) .NET Developer
3 188 (18.34%) Senior
4 142 (13.85%) Senior Developer
5 122 (11.90%) Full-Stack Developer
6 79 (7.71%) Software Developer
6 79 (7.71%) Software Engineer
7 73 (7.12%) Web Developer
8 65 (6.34%) PHP Developer
9 61 (5.95%) C# Developer
10 48 (4.68%) Designer
11 47 (4.59%) Lead
12 46 (4.49%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
13 42 (4.10%) Analyst
14 37 (3.61%) C# Software Developer
15 33 (3.22%) C# .NET Developer
16 32 (3.12%) Full-Stack Engineer
17 29 (2.83%) .NET Software Developer
17 29 (2.83%) UX Designer
18 27 (2.63%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 947 (92.39%) HTML
2 383 (37.37%) .NET
3 232 (22.63%) .NET Core
4 227 (22.15%) React
5 219 (21.37%) ASP.NET
6 176 (17.17%) ASP.NET Core
7 150 (14.63%) Node.js
8 136 (13.27%) HTML5
9 134 (13.07%) jQuery
10 124 (12.10%) Entity Framework
11 117 (11.41%) REST
12 110 (10.73%) CSS3
13 104 (10.15%) Vue
14 98 (9.56%) RESTful
15 82 (8.00%) .NET Framework
16 81 (7.90%) JSON
17 79 (7.71%) AngularJS
18 70 (6.83%) ML.NET
19 57 (5.56%) Laravel
20 45 (4.39%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 47 (4.59%) Greenfield Project
2 40 (3.90%) Enterprise Software
3 37 (3.61%) Self-Motivation
4 36 (3.51%) Product Ownership
5 31 (3.02%) Cloud Native
6 29 (2.83%) Social Media
7 26 (2.54%) Algorithms
7 26 (2.54%) Onboarding
8 24 (2.34%) Mobile App
9 20 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
10 19 (1.85%) Digital TV
10 19 (1.85%) Virtual Team
11 18 (1.76%) Robotics
12 17 (1.66%) Marketing Technology
13 16 (1.56%) Distributed Systems
13 16 (1.56%) Management Information System
14 12 (1.17%) Graphic Design
14 12 (1.17%) Renewable Energy
15 11 (1.07%) Blog
15 11 (1.07%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 65 (6.34%) Windows
2 61 (5.95%) Linux
3 29 (2.83%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.59%) Unix
4 6 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.49%) Ubuntu
6 4 (0.39%) Mac OS
7 3 (0.29%) AIX
7 3 (0.29%) Debian
8 2 (0.20%) Android
8 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.098%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 403 (39.32%) Agile
2 391 (38.15%) Full-Stack Development
3 367 (35.80%) CI/CD
4 236 (23.02%) AI
5 234 (22.83%) DevOps
6 216 (21.07%) Problem-Solving
7 205 (20.00%) User Experience
8 174 (16.98%) Continuous Improvement
9 154 (15.02%) Web Development
10 142 (13.85%) Software Engineering
11 140 (13.66%) Mentoring
12 124 (12.10%) Test Automation
13 109 (10.63%) Machine Learning
14 107 (10.44%) Computer Science
14 107 (10.44%) Front End Development
15 92 (8.98%) Clean Code
16 90 (8.78%) UX Design
17 87 (8.49%) Microservices
18 85 (8.29%) Analytics
18 85 (8.29%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 624 (60.88%) JavaScript
2 415 (40.49%) SQL
3 384 (37.46%) C#
4 215 (20.98%) TypeScript
5 163 (15.90%) PHP
6 143 (13.95%) Python
7 85 (8.29%) Java
8 36 (3.51%) C++
9 26 (2.54%) PowerShell
10 19 (1.85%) VBA
11 17 (1.66%) Ruby
11 17 (1.66%) VB.NET
12 16 (1.56%) Go
13 12 (1.17%) T-SQL
14 8 (0.78%) Bicep
15 7 (0.68%) VBScript
16 5 (0.49%) Bash
16 5 (0.49%) C
16 5 (0.49%) Perl
17 4 (0.39%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 173 (16.88%) Degree
2 105 (10.24%) Security Cleared
3 90 (8.78%) SC Cleared
4 89 (8.68%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (0.98%) Master's Degree
6 9 (0.88%) DBS Check
7 8 (0.78%) AWS Certification
8 7 (0.68%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (0.68%) Microsoft Certification
9 5 (0.49%) HNC
10 4 (0.39%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
10 4 (0.39%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.39%) Chartered Engineer
10 4 (0.39%) DV Cleared
10 4 (0.39%) HND
11 2 (0.20%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.098%) City & Guilds
12 1 (0.098%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 185 (18.05%) Accessibility
2 89 (8.68%) WCAG
3 78 (7.61%) QA
4 36 (3.51%) GDPR
5 15 (1.46%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.07%) SLA
7 10 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.68%) NCSC
9 4 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.39%) ISO 14001
9 4 (0.39%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.39%) PERC
9 4 (0.39%) SOC 2
10 3 (0.29%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.29%) WAI
10 3 (0.29%) WAI-ARIA
11 1 (0.098%) GRC
11 1 (0.098%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 186 (18.15%) Docker
2 14 (1.37%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 119 (11.61%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.17%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (0.49%) Active Directory Federation Services
3 5 (0.49%) Nagios
4 4 (0.39%) Puppet
5 3 (0.29%) Grafana
5 3 (0.29%) Plesk
5 3 (0.29%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.098%) Ansible
7 1 (0.098%) Argo
7 1 (0.098%) Consul
7 1 (0.098%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 317 (30.93%) Microsoft
2 73 (7.12%) Adobe
3 44 (4.29%) Google
4 40 (3.90%) Facebook
5 29 (2.83%) Oracle
6 22 (2.15%) Salesforce
7 21 (2.05%) YouTube
8 13 (1.27%) ServiceNow
9 12 (1.17%) OneLogin
10 10 (0.98%) OpenAI
10 10 (0.98%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 8 (0.78%) Splunk
12 7 (0.68%) TikTok
12 7 (0.68%) WooCommerce
13 6 (0.59%) HubSpot
13 6 (0.59%) iManage
13 6 (0.59%) Pinterest
13 6 (0.59%) Sage
14 5 (0.49%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.49%) New Relic