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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 189 104 59
Rank change year-on-year -85 -45 -16
Permanent jobs citing CSS 1,012 1,309 3,850
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.09% 3.05% 3.90%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.04% 15.72% 18.76%
Number of salaries quoted 852 827 2,879
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £29,750 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,718 £56,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.77% +7.62% -6.25%
75th Percentile £63,750 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £51,578 £50,000
% change year-on-year -12.75% +3.16% -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 9,165 8,326 20,517
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.88% 19.43% 20.80%
Number of salaries quoted 6,762 5,627 15,815
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,240 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.87% +10.40% -11.11%
75th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £112,500 £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 25 May 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 25 May 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 -67 928 £50,000 -9.09% 361
UK excluding London -57 717 £45,000 -12.75% 312
Work from Home -61 372 £53,712 -4.93% 161
North of England -35 230 £40,000 -14.89% 81
London -65 229 £59,773 -11.45% 99
South East -22 167 £50,000 -16.67% 79
North West -47 115 £40,000 -23.44% 43
East of England +20 107 £47,500 +35.71% 53
Midlands -63 106 £45,000 +8.43% 50
Yorkshire -9 81 £42,750 +10.32% 26
South West -54 77 £47,500 -20.83% 25
West Midlands -44 62 £42,500 -8.11% 19
East Midlands -53 44 £55,000 +46.67% 31
North East -22 34 £48,750 - 12
Scotland -85 17 £30,500 -49.17% 15
Wales -34 10 £45,000 -30.77% 8
Northern Ireland -36 3 £60,000 - 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
1 105 (10.38%) WordPress
2 53 (5.24%) CMS
3 44 (4.35%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.58%) Confluence
4 16 (1.58%) IIS
5 11 (1.09%) Drupal
6 10 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
7 9 (0.89%) Apache
8 8 (0.79%) nginx
9 4 (0.40%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.40%) 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%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.099%) Camunda
12 1 (0.099%) Moodle
12 1 (0.099%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 22 (2.17%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 15 (1.48%) Adobe XD
2 15 (1.48%) Photoshop
3 12 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (1.09%) Adobe Illustrator
5 9 (0.89%) Chatbot
5 9 (0.89%) Microsoft Excel
6 7 (0.69%) InDesign
6 7 (0.69%) Sketch
6 7 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
7 5 (0.49%) Adobe After Effects
7 5 (0.49%) InVision
8 3 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 3 (0.30%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.099%) Elementor
9 1 (0.099%) Siemens NX
9 1 (0.099%) Trello
9 1 (0.099%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 22 (2.17%) Shopify
2 10 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.49%) 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 (0.099%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.099%) CiviCRM
6 1 (0.099%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.099%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.099%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.099%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 438 (43.28%) Azure
2 372 (36.76%) AWS
3 274 (27.08%) GitHub
4 100 (9.88%) Azure DevOps
5 65 (6.42%) Figma
6 64 (6.32%) Power Platform
7 50 (4.94%) GCP
8 47 (4.64%) SaaS
9 43 (4.25%) Microsoft 365
10 42 (4.15%) GitHub Actions
11 36 (3.56%) Power Automate
11 36 (3.56%) Serverless
12 34 (3.36%) Azure Logic Apps
13 33 (3.26%) PowerApps
14 28 (2.77%) Azure AI
14 28 (2.77%) GitHub Copilot
15 26 (2.57%) Google Analytics
16 22 (2.17%) Azure Data Factory
17 20 (1.98%) Adobe Creative Cloud
18 19 (1.88%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 193 (19.07%) Internet
2 5 (0.49%) HTTP
2 5 (0.49%) Intranet
3 4 (0.40%) Network Security
3 4 (0.40%) VoIP
3 4 (0.40%) WAN
4 3 (0.30%) HTTPS
4 3 (0.30%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.30%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.20%) Firewall
5 2 (0.20%) SSL
6 1 (0.099%) AMQP
6 1 (0.099%) Broadband
6 1 (0.099%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (14.23%) SQL Server
2 108 (10.67%) MySQL
3 74 (7.31%) Azure SQL Database
4 57 (5.63%) MongoDB
5 55 (5.43%) Power BI
6 47 (4.64%) PostgreSQL
7 42 (4.15%) Relational Database
8 23 (2.27%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.38%) Elasticsearch
10 12 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
10 12 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
10 12 (1.19%) BigQuery
11 9 (0.89%) MariaDB
11 9 (0.89%) Tableau
12 8 (0.79%) DB2
12 8 (0.79%) GIS
13 7 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 6 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
14 6 (0.59%) FileMaker
15 5 (0.49%) Looker
Development Applications
1 314 (31.03%) Git
2 49 (4.84%) JIRA
3 38 (3.75%) Jenkins
4 17 (1.68%) Cypress.io
5 16 (1.58%) webpack
6 13 (1.28%) Axure RP
6 13 (1.28%) Selenium
7 12 (1.19%) Storybook
8 11 (1.09%) Bitbucket
8 11 (1.09%) GitLab
9 10 (0.99%) Vite
10 9 (0.89%) Balsamiq
11 7 (0.69%) Cucumber
11 7 (0.69%) TeamCity
12 6 (0.59%) JUnit
13 5 (0.49%) Maven
13 5 (0.49%) PHPUnit
14 4 (0.40%) Eclipse
14 4 (0.40%) ESLint
14 4 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 267 (26.38%) Social Skills
2 176 (17.39%) Multimedia
3 119 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
4 98 (9.68%) Marketing
5 96 (9.49%) Finance
6 46 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 41 (4.05%) Law
8 34 (3.36%) Public Sector
9 32 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
10 28 (2.77%) Retail
11 25 (2.47%) Legal
12 22 (2.17%) Advertising
13 13 (1.28%) Banking
14 12 (1.19%) Games
15 10 (0.99%) Manufacturing
16 8 (0.79%) Local Government
17 6 (0.59%) Health Technology
18 5 (0.49%) Automotive
19 4 (0.40%) Documentation Skills
20 3 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 606 (59.88%) Developer
2 176 (17.39%) Trainee
3 149 (14.72%) Senior
4 131 (12.94%) Full-Stack Developer
4 131 (12.94%) Software Developer
5 112 (11.07%) Senior Developer
6 107 (10.57%) .NET Developer
7 68 (6.72%) Trainee Developer
8 64 (6.32%) Designer
9 63 (6.23%) Administrator
10 61 (6.03%) C# Developer
11 58 (5.73%) Software Engineer
11 58 (5.73%) Web Administrator
12 55 (5.43%) C# Software Developer
12 55 (5.43%) Trainee Software Developer
13 54 (5.34%) Web Developer
14 53 (5.24%) Trainee Administrator
15 51 (5.04%) PHP Developer
16 50 (4.94%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
17 43 (4.25%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 920 (90.91%) HTML
2 267 (26.38%) React
3 250 (24.70%) .NET
4 124 (12.25%) jQuery
5 115 (11.36%) Node.js
6 114 (11.26%) Vue
7 113 (11.17%) HTML5
8 107 (10.57%) .NET Core
9 102 (10.08%) AngularJS
9 102 (10.08%) RESTful
10 97 (9.58%) ASP.NET
11 94 (9.29%) CSS3
12 69 (6.82%) REST
13 66 (6.52%) ASP.NET Core
14 65 (6.42%) JSON
15 48 (4.74%) Entity Framework
16 47 (4.64%) Laravel
17 46 (4.55%) Tailwind CSS
18 40 (3.95%) Sass
19 39 (3.85%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.56%) Greenfield Project
2 35 (3.46%) Mobile App
3 30 (2.96%) Product Ownership
4 29 (2.87%) Enterprise Software
5 28 (2.77%) Cloud Native
6 27 (2.67%) Self-Motivation
7 23 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
7 23 (2.27%) Onboarding
8 22 (2.17%) Management Information System
8 22 (2.17%) Social Media
9 21 (2.08%) Virtual Team
10 17 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
11 12 (1.19%) Algorithms
12 11 (1.09%) Graphic Design
13 10 (0.99%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.89%) Digital TV
15 8 (0.79%) Low-Code
15 8 (0.79%) Marketing Technology
16 7 (0.69%) Distributed Systems
16 7 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 32 (3.16%) Linux
2 31 (3.06%) Windows
3 17 (1.68%) Windows Server
4 6 (0.59%) Android
4 6 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
5 4 (0.40%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.40%) Mac OS
5 4 (0.40%) Unix
6 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
7 1 (0.099%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.099%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 308 (30.43%) Agile
2 298 (29.45%) Full-Stack Development
3 235 (23.22%) Mentoring
4 224 (22.13%) CI/CD
5 198 (19.57%) User Experience
6 185 (18.28%) Problem-Solving
7 166 (16.40%) Web Development
8 164 (16.21%) DevOps
9 155 (15.32%) AI
10 132 (13.04%) Cybersecurity
11 127 (12.55%) Computer Science
12 125 (12.35%) Continuous Improvement
13 120 (11.86%) Front End Development
14 105 (10.38%) Software Engineering
15 92 (9.09%) Clean Code
16 83 (8.20%) Analytics
17 81 (8.00%) UX Design
18 79 (7.81%) Responsive Web Design
18 79 (7.81%) Scrum
19 78 (7.71%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 705 (69.66%) JavaScript
2 340 (33.60%) SQL
3 293 (28.95%) Python
4 240 (23.72%) C#
5 177 (17.49%) TypeScript
6 170 (16.80%) PHP
7 108 (10.67%) R
8 86 (8.50%) Java
9 34 (3.36%) PowerShell
10 32 (3.16%) C++
11 13 (1.28%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.28%) VBA
12 7 (0.69%) VBScript
13 5 (0.49%) Apex Code
13 5 (0.49%) Bash
13 5 (0.49%) Bicep
13 5 (0.49%) Dart
13 5 (0.49%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.40%) Perl
14 4 (0.40%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 177 (17.49%) Microsoft Certification
2 173 (17.09%) AWS Certification
3 172 (17.00%) Degree
4 171 (16.90%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
4 171 (16.90%) Azure Certification
5 101 (9.98%) Computer Science Degree
6 44 (4.35%) Security Cleared
7 34 (3.36%) SC Cleared
8 6 (0.59%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.49%) DBS Check
9 5 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
10 4 (0.40%) BPSS Clearance
11 3 (0.30%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.20%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.20%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
13 1 (0.099%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 1 (0.099%) OCA
13 1 (0.099%) OCP
13 1 (0.099%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (11.66%) Accessibility
2 41 (4.05%) QA
3 40 (3.95%) WCAG
4 29 (2.87%) GDPR
5 13 (1.28%) Data Quality
6 11 (1.09%) SLA
7 9 (0.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (0.69%) GRC
8 7 (0.69%) PERC
9 6 (0.59%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 1 (0.099%) NCSC
11 1 (0.099%) NIST
System Software
1 99 (9.78%) Docker
2 14 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 51 (5.04%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.58%) 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 (0.099%) Grafana
5 1 (0.099%) Kibana
5 1 (0.099%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 351 (34.68%) Microsoft
2 74 (7.31%) Adobe
3 40 (3.95%) Google
4 21 (2.08%) Salesforce
5 17 (1.68%) Oracle
6 10 (0.99%) Facebook
7 9 (0.89%) HubSpot
7 9 (0.89%) iManage
7 9 (0.89%) OpenAI
8 8 (0.79%) Sage
9 7 (0.69%) SAP
9 7 (0.69%) ServiceNow
9 7 (0.69%) YouTube
10 6 (0.59%) Apple
10 6 (0.59%) Splunk
11 5 (0.49%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.49%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.49%) Pinterest
11 5 (0.49%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 5 (0.49%) WooCommerce