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

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 189 100 57
Rank change year-on-year -89 -43 -8
Permanent jobs citing CSS 1,011 1,351 4,104
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.07% 3.00% 3.75%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.45% 15.47% 18.82%
Number of salaries quoted 860 843 2,948
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £34,688 £40,000 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £56,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.71% +6.67% -4.55%
75th Percentile £66,250 £77,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -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 9,673 8,732 21,804
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 10.26% 19.42% 19.94%
Number of salaries quoted 7,238 5,734 16,579
10th Percentile £40,925 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,318 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.99% +10.53% -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 21 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 21 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 -73 924 £50,000 -9.09% 326
UK excluding London -62 733 £47,500 -5.00% 317
Work from Home -49 439 £55,000 - 151
London -94 215 £60,000 -11.11% 89
North of England -51 201 £47,500 - 80
South East -16 185 £50,000 - 82
East of England +20 113 £47,500 +26.67% 40
Midlands -48 113 £45,000 - 42
North West -44 110 £45,000 -14.29% 44
South West -44 88 £52,500 -8.70% 36
West Midlands -44 60 £45,000 -5.26% 16
Yorkshire -24 56 £50,000 +25.00% 21
East Midlands -50 53 £55,000 +37.50% 26
North East -29 35 £52,000 +46.48% 15
Wales -44 18 £45,000 -33.33% 10
Scotland -76 12 £30,500 -58.64% 17
Northern Ireland -27 3 £60,000 - 15

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 (9.59%) WordPress
2 49 (4.85%) SharePoint
3 48 (4.75%) CMS
4 18 (1.78%) Confluence
5 17 (1.68%) IIS
6 11 (1.09%) Apache
6 11 (1.09%) Drupal
7 10 (0.99%) Microsoft Exchange
8 5 (0.49%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 5 (0.49%) nginx
8 5 (0.49%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.30%) govService
10 2 (0.20%) CICS
10 2 (0.20%) JBoss
10 2 (0.20%) Moodle
10 2 (0.20%) NServiceBus
10 2 (0.20%) Tomcat
11 1 (0.099%) ColdFusion
11 1 (0.099%) Liferay
11 1 (0.099%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 25 (2.47%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 19 (1.88%) Photoshop
3 14 (1.38%) Adobe Illustrator
3 14 (1.38%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (1.29%) Adobe XD
5 10 (0.99%) InDesign
5 10 (0.99%) Microsoft Excel
6 8 (0.79%) Adobe After Effects
6 8 (0.79%) Chatbot
7 7 (0.69%) Sketch
7 7 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.40%) InVision
9 3 (0.30%) Trello
10 1 (0.099%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 23 (2.27%) Shopify
2 7 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.59%) 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
Cloud Services
1 423 (41.84%) Azure
2 304 (30.07%) AWS
3 233 (23.05%) GitHub
4 135 (13.35%) Azure DevOps
5 67 (6.63%) Power Platform
6 64 (6.33%) Figma
7 58 (5.74%) GitHub Copilot
8 55 (5.44%) Azure AI
9 48 (4.75%) Microsoft 365
10 47 (4.65%) SaaS
11 46 (4.55%) GitHub Actions
12 45 (4.45%) GCP
13 40 (3.96%) Power Automate
14 39 (3.86%) Serverless
15 37 (3.66%) PowerApps
16 35 (3.46%) Azure Logic Apps
17 28 (2.77%) Google Analytics
18 22 (2.18%) Azure Cosmos DB
18 22 (2.18%) Azure Data Factory
19 20 (1.98%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 127 (12.56%) Internet
2 9 (0.89%) 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
5 2 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.20%) DNS
5 2 (0.20%) Firewall
5 2 (0.20%) SSL
6 1 (0.099%) AMQP
6 1 (0.099%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 153 (15.13%) SQL Server
2 136 (13.45%) Azure SQL Database
3 116 (11.47%) MySQL
4 113 (11.18%) MongoDB
5 57 (5.64%) Power BI
6 53 (5.24%) Relational Database
7 50 (4.95%) PostgreSQL
8 27 (2.67%) Elasticsearch
9 21 (2.08%) NoSQL
10 15 (1.48%) Amazon RDS
11 12 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
12 11 (1.09%) BigQuery
13 10 (0.99%) SQL Server Reporting Services
14 9 (0.89%) MariaDB
14 9 (0.89%) Tableau
15 8 (0.79%) Metadata
16 7 (0.69%) GIS
16 7 (0.69%) NonStop SQL
17 6 (0.59%) FileMaker
18 5 (0.49%) Looker
Development Applications
1 254 (25.12%) Git
2 56 (5.54%) JIRA
3 35 (3.46%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.58%) Cypress.io
5 13 (1.29%) GitLab
5 13 (1.29%) webpack
6 12 (1.19%) Selenium
6 12 (1.19%) Storybook
7 11 (1.09%) Axure RP
8 10 (0.99%) Vite
9 7 (0.69%) Balsamiq
10 6 (0.59%) JUnit
10 6 (0.59%) Postman
11 5 (0.49%) Bitbucket
11 5 (0.49%) Maven
12 4 (0.40%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.40%) IntelliJ
12 4 (0.40%) PHPUnit
12 4 (0.40%) Subversion
12 4 (0.40%) Visual Studio
General
1 273 (27.00%) Social Skills
2 111 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
2 111 (10.98%) Marketing
3 100 (9.89%) Multimedia
4 99 (9.79%) Finance
5 56 (5.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 46 (4.55%) Advertising
7 39 (3.86%) Public Sector
8 38 (3.76%) Law
9 35 (3.46%) Organisational Skills
10 26 (2.57%) Legal
11 25 (2.47%) Retail
12 16 (1.58%) Games
13 11 (1.09%) Manufacturing
14 9 (0.89%) Banking
15 8 (0.79%) Legal Technology
15 8 (0.79%) Local Government
16 6 (0.59%) Automotive
16 6 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (0.59%) Health Technology
Job Titles
1 626 (61.92%) Developer
2 170 (16.82%) .NET Developer
3 144 (14.24%) Senior
4 125 (12.36%) Full-Stack Developer
5 109 (10.78%) Senior Developer
6 108 (10.68%) Software Developer
7 97 (9.59%) Trainee
8 68 (6.73%) Software Engineer
9 64 (6.33%) Designer
10 62 (6.13%) C# Developer
11 57 (5.64%) C# Software Developer
12 56 (5.54%) Web Developer
13 51 (5.04%) Administrator
14 50 (4.95%) PHP Developer
15 49 (4.85%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
16 48 (4.75%) Lead
17 46 (4.55%) Web Administrator
18 43 (4.25%) Trainee Administrator
19 41 (4.06%) Full-Stack Engineer
20 38 (3.76%) Graduate
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 925 (91.49%) HTML
2 320 (31.65%) .NET
3 241 (23.84%) React
4 170 (16.82%) .NET Core
5 154 (15.23%) ASP.NET
6 131 (12.96%) jQuery
7 129 (12.76%) ASP.NET Core
8 125 (12.36%) Node.js
9 119 (11.77%) Vue
10 116 (11.47%) HTML5
11 100 (9.89%) RESTful
12 97 (9.59%) CSS3
13 93 (9.20%) AngularJS
14 81 (8.01%) Entity Framework
15 79 (7.81%) REST
16 73 (7.22%) JSON
17 51 (5.04%) ML.NET
18 49 (4.85%) Laravel
19 46 (4.55%) .NET Framework
20 44 (4.35%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 42 (4.15%) Greenfield Project
2 33 (3.26%) Cloud Native
2 33 (3.26%) Enterprise Software
2 33 (3.26%) Mobile App
3 30 (2.97%) Product Ownership
4 29 (2.87%) Onboarding
5 26 (2.57%) Legacy Systems
6 24 (2.37%) Social Media
7 22 (2.18%) Management Information System
8 21 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
9 20 (1.98%) Virtual Team
10 17 (1.68%) Analytical Mindset
11 15 (1.48%) Algorithms
11 15 (1.48%) Digital TV
12 14 (1.38%) Graphic Design
13 12 (1.19%) Marketing Technology
14 10 (0.99%) Distributed Systems
15 7 (0.69%) Culture of Ownership
15 7 (0.69%) Data Structures
15 7 (0.69%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 40 (3.96%) Linux
1 40 (3.96%) Windows
2 20 (1.98%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.59%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (0.49%) Android
4 5 (0.49%) Unix
5 4 (0.40%) Mac OS
6 3 (0.30%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.20%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
8 1 (0.099%) AIX
8 1 (0.099%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 364 (36.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 351 (34.72%) Agile
3 292 (28.88%) CI/CD
4 200 (19.78%) DevOps
5 197 (19.49%) AI
6 194 (19.19%) User Experience
7 193 (19.09%) Problem-Solving
8 165 (16.32%) Mentoring
9 163 (16.12%) Web Development
10 136 (13.45%) Computer Science
11 127 (12.56%) Continuous Improvement
12 114 (11.28%) Front End Development
13 111 (10.98%) Software Engineering
14 108 (10.68%) Machine Learning
15 86 (8.51%) Analytics
15 86 (8.51%) Clean Code
16 78 (7.72%) Microservices
16 78 (7.72%) MVC
16 78 (7.72%) Responsive Web Design
17 77 (7.62%) OO
Programming Languages
1 629 (62.22%) JavaScript
2 420 (41.54%) SQL
3 320 (31.65%) C#
4 223 (22.06%) Python
5 185 (18.30%) PHP
6 175 (17.31%) TypeScript
7 91 (9.00%) Java
8 64 (6.33%) R
9 39 (3.86%) C++
10 33 (3.26%) PowerShell
11 15 (1.48%) T-SQL
12 13 (1.29%) VBA
13 8 (0.79%) Bicep
14 7 (0.69%) VBScript
15 6 (0.59%) Go
16 5 (0.49%) Apex Code
16 5 (0.49%) Bash
16 5 (0.49%) Dart
16 5 (0.49%) PL/SQL
17 4 (0.40%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 186 (18.40%) Degree
2 109 (10.78%) Computer Science Degree
3 95 (9.40%) Microsoft Certification
4 94 (9.30%) AWS Certification
5 92 (9.10%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
5 92 (9.10%) Azure Certification
6 48 (4.75%) Security Cleared
7 40 (3.96%) SC Cleared
8 6 (0.59%) DV Cleared
8 6 (0.59%) Master's Degree
9 5 (0.49%) DBS Check
9 5 (0.49%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.20%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.20%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
11 2 (0.20%) Postgraduate
12 1 (0.099%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 1 (0.099%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 122 (12.07%) Accessibility
2 48 (4.75%) QA
3 39 (3.86%) WCAG
4 33 (3.26%) GDPR
5 13 (1.29%) 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 5 (0.49%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 14001
10 4 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.30%) NCSC
12 1 (0.099%) NIST
12 1 (0.099%) Software Quality Assurance
System Software
1 132 (13.06%) Docker
2 14 (1.38%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.099%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 83 (8.21%) Kubernetes
2 21 (2.08%) Terraform
3 3 (0.30%) Plesk
4 2 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.099%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.099%) Grafana
5 1 (0.099%) Kibana
5 1 (0.099%) Nagios
5 1 (0.099%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.099%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 338 (33.43%) Microsoft
2 73 (7.22%) Adobe
3 38 (3.76%) Google
4 29 (2.87%) Facebook
5 28 (2.77%) Salesforce
6 17 (1.68%) Oracle
7 15 (1.48%) YouTube
8 10 (0.99%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 9 (0.89%) iManage
9 9 (0.89%) OpenAI
10 8 (0.79%) Sage
11 7 (0.69%) HubSpot
11 7 (0.69%) SAP
12 6 (0.59%) Apple
12 6 (0.59%) Hotjar
12 6 (0.59%) TikTok
12 6 (0.59%) WooCommerce
13 5 (0.49%) Pinterest
13 5 (0.49%) Splunk
14 4 (0.40%) ServiceNow