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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 191 105 58
Rank change year-on-year -86 -47 -15
Permanent jobs citing CSS 1,005 1,337 3,837
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.09% 3.11% 3.94%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 11.01% 15.99% 18.81%
Number of salaries quoted 846 850 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% -5.73%
75th Percentile £63,250 £76,250 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,500 £80,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% +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 9,125 8,363 20,404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 9.87% 19.48% 20.98%
Number of salaries quoted 6,716 5,683 15,727
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £50,000 £51,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £66,219 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.84% +10.37% -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 22 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 22 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 -78 921 £50,000 -9.09% 400
UK excluding London -63 714 £45,000 -14.29% 350
Work from Home -59 368 £53,712 -4.93% 185
North of England -37 230 £40,000 -14.89% 89
London -79 224 £60,000 -11.11% 111
South East -38 166 £50,000 -16.67% 86
North West -44 115 £40,000 -23.44% 49
Midlands -66 107 £45,000 +5.88% 53
East of England +16 106 £47,500 +35.71% 53
Yorkshire -5 81 £42,750 +10.32% 28
South West -57 76 £47,500 -20.83% 32
West Midlands -38 62 £42,500 -10.53% 20
East Midlands -63 45 £55,000 +37.50% 33
North East -16 34 £48,750 - 12
Scotland -84 17 £30,500 -49.17% 18
Wales -38 9 £45,000 -30.77% 10
Northern Ireland -34 3 £60,000 - 13

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 (10.45%) WordPress
2 53 (5.27%) CMS
3 44 (4.38%) SharePoint
4 16 (1.59%) Confluence
5 15 (1.49%) IIS
6 11 (1.09%) Drupal
7 10 (1.00%) Microsoft Exchange
8 8 (0.80%) Apache
8 8 (0.80%) nginx
9 4 (0.40%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.30%) Adobe Experience Manager
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 (0.100%) ColdFusion
12 1 (0.100%) Joomla!
12 1 (0.100%) PegaRULES
Applications
1 20 (1.99%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 15 (1.49%) Adobe XD
3 13 (1.29%) Photoshop
4 12 (1.19%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (1.00%) Chatbot
6 9 (0.90%) Adobe Illustrator
6 9 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
7 7 (0.70%) Sketch
7 7 (0.70%) Spreadsheet
8 5 (0.50%) InDesign
8 5 (0.50%) InVision
9 3 (0.30%) Adobe After Effects
9 3 (0.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (0.30%) MS Visio
10 1 (0.100%) Elementor
10 1 (0.100%) Siemens NX
10 1 (0.100%) Trello
10 1 (0.100%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 20 (1.99%) Shopify
2 10 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.50%) 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 (0.100%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.100%) CiviCRM
6 1 (0.100%) FIS Private Capital Suite
6 1 (0.100%) Oracle SCM
6 1 (0.100%) SAP Business One
6 1 (0.100%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 439 (43.68%) Azure
2 369 (36.72%) AWS
3 271 (26.97%) GitHub
4 100 (9.95%) Azure DevOps
5 63 (6.27%) Figma
5 63 (6.27%) Power Platform
6 49 (4.88%) GCP
7 48 (4.78%) SaaS
8 43 (4.28%) Microsoft 365
9 39 (3.88%) GitHub Actions
10 36 (3.58%) Power Automate
10 36 (3.58%) Serverless
11 34 (3.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 33 (3.28%) PowerApps
13 28 (2.79%) Azure AI
13 28 (2.79%) GitHub Copilot
14 26 (2.59%) Google Analytics
15 22 (2.19%) Azure Data Factory
16 21 (2.09%) Adobe Creative Cloud
17 19 (1.89%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 193 (19.20%) Internet
2 7 (0.70%) HTTP
3 5 (0.50%) Intranet
4 4 (0.40%) Network Security
4 4 (0.40%) VoIP
4 4 (0.40%) WAN
5 3 (0.30%) HTTPS
6 2 (0.20%) Cisco IOS
6 2 (0.20%) Firewall
6 2 (0.20%) SSL
6 2 (0.20%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.20%) Wireshark
7 1 (0.100%) AMQP
7 1 (0.100%) Broadband
7 1 (0.100%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 144 (14.33%) SQL Server
2 106 (10.55%) MySQL
3 74 (7.36%) Azure SQL Database
4 57 (5.67%) MongoDB
5 54 (5.37%) Power BI
6 46 (4.58%) PostgreSQL
7 40 (3.98%) Relational Database
8 24 (2.39%) NoSQL
9 14 (1.39%) Elasticsearch
10 12 (1.19%) Amazon RDS
10 12 (1.19%) Amazon Redshift
11 11 (1.09%) BigQuery
12 9 (0.90%) MariaDB
12 9 (0.90%) Tableau
13 8 (0.80%) DB2
13 8 (0.80%) GIS
14 7 (0.70%) FileMaker
14 7 (0.70%) SQL Server Reporting Services
15 6 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
16 5 (0.50%) Looker
Development Applications
1 313 (31.14%) Git
2 48 (4.78%) JIRA
3 37 (3.68%) Jenkins
4 16 (1.59%) Cypress.io
4 16 (1.59%) webpack
5 13 (1.29%) Axure RP
6 12 (1.19%) Selenium
6 12 (1.19%) Storybook
7 11 (1.09%) Bitbucket
8 10 (1.00%) GitLab
8 10 (1.00%) Vite
9 9 (0.90%) Balsamiq
10 7 (0.70%) Cucumber
10 7 (0.70%) JUnit
10 7 (0.70%) TeamCity
11 5 (0.50%) Maven
11 5 (0.50%) PHPUnit
12 4 (0.40%) Babel
12 4 (0.40%) Eclipse
12 4 (0.40%) Subversion
General
1 264 (26.27%) Social Skills
2 174 (17.31%) Multimedia
3 118 (11.74%) Analytical Skills
4 97 (9.65%) Finance
5 92 (9.15%) Marketing
6 43 (4.28%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 42 (4.18%) Law
8 33 (3.28%) Public Sector
9 29 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
10 27 (2.69%) Retail
11 26 (2.59%) Legal
12 22 (2.19%) Advertising
13 13 (1.29%) Banking
13 13 (1.29%) Games
14 9 (0.90%) Manufacturing
15 8 (0.80%) Local Government
16 6 (0.60%) Health Technology
17 5 (0.50%) Automotive
18 3 (0.30%) Documentation Skills
18 3 (0.30%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 606 (60.30%) Developer
2 176 (17.51%) Trainee
3 146 (14.53%) Senior
4 131 (13.03%) Full-Stack Developer
4 131 (13.03%) Software Developer
5 109 (10.85%) Senior Developer
6 106 (10.55%) .NET Developer
7 68 (6.77%) Trainee Developer
8 63 (6.27%) Designer
9 62 (6.17%) Administrator
9 62 (6.17%) C# Developer
10 57 (5.67%) Web Administrator
11 56 (5.57%) Software Engineer
12 55 (5.47%) C# Software Developer
12 55 (5.47%) Trainee Software Developer
13 53 (5.27%) Trainee Administrator
13 53 (5.27%) Web Developer
14 50 (4.98%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
14 50 (4.98%) PHP Developer
15 44 (4.38%) Full-Stack Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 914 (90.95%) HTML
2 266 (26.47%) React
3 249 (24.78%) .NET
4 122 (12.14%) jQuery
5 114 (11.34%) Node.js
6 113 (11.24%) Vue
7 112 (11.14%) HTML5
8 107 (10.65%) .NET Core
9 103 (10.25%) RESTful
10 101 (10.05%) AngularJS
11 95 (9.45%) ASP.NET
12 94 (9.35%) CSS3
13 68 (6.77%) REST
14 65 (6.47%) ASP.NET Core
15 64 (6.37%) JSON
16 48 (4.78%) Entity Framework
17 47 (4.68%) Laravel
18 46 (4.58%) Tailwind CSS
19 40 (3.98%) Sass
20 38 (3.78%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 36 (3.58%) Greenfield Project
1 36 (3.58%) Mobile App
2 31 (3.08%) Product Ownership
3 29 (2.89%) Cloud Native
3 29 (2.89%) Enterprise Software
4 27 (2.69%) Self-Motivation
5 23 (2.29%) Legacy Systems
6 22 (2.19%) Management Information System
6 22 (2.19%) Onboarding
7 21 (2.09%) Virtual Team
8 20 (1.99%) Social Media
9 16 (1.59%) Analytical Mindset
10 12 (1.19%) Algorithms
11 10 (1.00%) Data Structures
12 9 (0.90%) Digital TV
12 9 (0.90%) Graphic Design
12 9 (0.90%) Low-Code
13 8 (0.80%) Distributed Systems
14 7 (0.70%) Culture of Ownership
14 7 (0.70%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 30 (2.99%) Linux
1 30 (2.99%) Windows
2 17 (1.69%) Windows Server
3 6 (0.60%) Android
3 6 (0.60%) Windows Server 2016
4 4 (0.40%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.40%) Mac OS
4 4 (0.40%) Unix
5 2 (0.20%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.100%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 309 (30.75%) Agile
2 296 (29.45%) Full-Stack Development
3 234 (23.28%) Mentoring
4 222 (22.09%) CI/CD
5 196 (19.50%) User Experience
6 184 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
7 166 (16.52%) Web Development
8 165 (16.42%) DevOps
9 154 (15.32%) AI
10 131 (13.03%) Cybersecurity
11 126 (12.54%) Computer Science
12 123 (12.24%) Continuous Improvement
12 123 (12.24%) Front End Development
13 104 (10.35%) Software Engineering
14 92 (9.15%) Clean Code
15 83 (8.26%) Analytics
16 81 (8.06%) UX Design
17 78 (7.76%) Machine Learning
17 78 (7.76%) Responsive Web Design
17 78 (7.76%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 701 (69.75%) JavaScript
2 335 (33.33%) SQL
3 292 (29.05%) Python
4 239 (23.78%) C#
5 178 (17.71%) TypeScript
6 169 (16.82%) PHP
7 108 (10.75%) R
8 85 (8.46%) Java
9 34 (3.38%) PowerShell
10 31 (3.08%) C++
11 13 (1.29%) T-SQL
11 13 (1.29%) VBA
12 7 (0.70%) 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%) PL/SQL
14 4 (0.40%) SOQL
14 4 (0.40%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 177 (17.61%) Microsoft Certification
2 173 (17.21%) AWS Certification
3 171 (17.01%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
3 171 (17.01%) Azure Certification
4 170 (16.92%) Degree
5 100 (9.95%) Computer Science Degree
6 43 (4.28%) Security Cleared
7 33 (3.28%) SC Cleared
8 6 (0.60%) DV Cleared
9 5 (0.50%) DBS Check
9 5 (0.50%) 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 (0.100%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 1 (0.100%) OCA
13 1 (0.100%) OCP
13 1 (0.100%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 117 (11.64%) Accessibility
2 41 (4.08%) WCAG
3 40 (3.98%) QA
4 28 (2.79%) GDPR
5 11 (1.09%) Data Quality
5 11 (1.09%) SLA
6 9 (0.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (0.70%) GRC
7 7 (0.70%) PERC
8 6 (0.60%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.40%) ISO 14001
9 4 (0.40%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.100%) NCSC
10 1 (0.100%) NIST
System Software
1 96 (9.55%) Docker
2 14 (1.39%) Active Directory
3 2 (0.20%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 50 (4.98%) Kubernetes
2 16 (1.59%) 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 (0.100%) Grafana
5 1 (0.100%) Kibana
5 1 (0.100%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 351 (34.93%) Microsoft
2 72 (7.16%) Adobe
3 39 (3.88%) Google
4 19 (1.89%) Salesforce
5 16 (1.59%) Oracle
6 10 (1.00%) Facebook
7 9 (0.90%) iManage
7 9 (0.90%) OpenAI
8 8 (0.80%) HubSpot
8 8 (0.80%) Sage
8 8 (0.80%) ServiceNow
9 7 (0.70%) SAP
9 7 (0.70%) YouTube
10 6 (0.60%) Apple
10 6 (0.60%) Splunk
11 5 (0.50%) Atlassian
11 5 (0.50%) Hotjar
11 5 (0.50%) Pinterest
11 5 (0.50%) TikTok
11 5 (0.50%) WooCommerce