Hybrid/Remote CSS Job Trends

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring CSS skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 59 52
Rank change year-on-year -76 -7 -6
Permanent jobs citing CSS 306 829 1,473
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.91% 5.22% 5.31%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.73% 16.64% 17.94%
Number of salaries quoted 241 509 1,329
10th Percentile £25,000 £31,250 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -0.90% -7.50%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £85,000
UK median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -4.35%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Work from Home

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 with remote or hybrid options 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 2,852 4,982 8,211
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.81% 31.37% 29.58%
Number of salaries quoted 2,142 3,228 7,144
10th Percentile £42,050 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £52,400 £52,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,367 £61,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.71% +8.80% -6.15%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £109,875 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £61,551
% change year-on-year -1.52% +7.23% -8.81%

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Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing CSS and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

CSS job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

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Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CSS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CSS

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Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing CSS over the 6 months to 8 February 2026.

CSS salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 22 (7.19%) CMS
2 6 (1.96%) Confluence
2 6 (1.96%) nginx
2 6 (1.96%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.96%) WordPress
3 4 (1.31%) Drupal
4 2 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.65%) Mendix
4 2 (0.65%) NServiceBus
4 2 (0.65%) Umbraco
5 1 (0.33%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.33%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.33%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 15 (4.90%) Adobe XD
2 8 (2.61%) Adobe Illustrator
2 8 (2.61%) Chatbot
3 7 (2.29%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (1.63%) Photoshop
5 3 (0.98%) Adobe After Effects
5 3 (0.98%) Adobe Premiere
5 3 (0.98%) Sketch
6 1 (0.33%) InVision
6 1 (0.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 14 (4.58%) Shopify
2 9 (2.94%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (1.63%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.33%) Magento
4 1 (0.33%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 115 (37.58%) Azure
2 67 (21.90%) AWS
3 58 (18.95%) GitHub
4 34 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
5 31 (10.13%) SaaS
6 26 (8.50%) Serverless
7 23 (7.52%) Figma
8 18 (5.88%) GCP
8 18 (5.88%) Google Analytics
9 13 (4.25%) Power Platform
10 8 (2.61%) Amazon S3
10 8 (2.61%) Amazon SQS
10 8 (2.61%) AWS Lambda
10 8 (2.61%) Power Automate
11 7 (2.29%) GitHub Actions
11 7 (2.29%) PowerApps
12 6 (1.96%) Azure Functions
12 6 (1.96%) Azure Service Bus
12 6 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
13 5 (1.63%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.98%) HTTP
2 2 (0.65%) Intranet
3 1 (0.33%) AMQP
3 1 (0.33%) DNS
3 1 (0.33%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (20.26%) MySQL
2 60 (19.61%) SQL Server
3 24 (7.84%) Relational Database
4 21 (6.86%) PostgreSQL
5 12 (3.92%) NoSQL
6 10 (3.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 9 (2.94%) MongoDB
8 8 (2.61%) Power BI
9 5 (1.63%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (1.63%) DynamoDB
10 4 (1.31%) Elasticsearch
10 4 (1.31%) Looker
11 3 (0.98%) FileMaker
12 2 (0.65%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.65%) GIS
12 2 (0.65%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.65%) Metadata
12 2 (0.65%) Redis
13 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
13 1 (0.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 70 (22.88%) Git
2 14 (4.58%) Axure RP
3 12 (3.92%) Balsamiq
3 12 (3.92%) JIRA
4 10 (3.27%) Vite
4 10 (3.27%) webpack
5 9 (2.94%) Cypress.io
6 8 (2.61%) Jenkins
7 5 (1.63%) Babel
7 5 (1.63%) git-flow
8 4 (1.31%) GitLab
9 3 (0.98%) CircleCI
9 3 (0.98%) ESLint
9 3 (0.98%) Maven
9 3 (0.98%) Storybook
10 2 (0.65%) Visual Studio
11 1 (0.33%) JMeter
11 1 (0.33%) MSTest
11 1 (0.33%) NUnit
11 1 (0.33%) PHPUnit
General
1 96 (31.37%) Social Skills
2 49 (16.01%) Analytical Skills
3 37 (12.09%) Law
4 32 (10.46%) Finance
5 27 (8.82%) Marketing
5 27 (8.82%) Public Sector
6 23 (7.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 9 (2.94%) Retail
8 8 (2.61%) Legal
9 6 (1.96%) Banking
10 5 (1.63%) Games
10 5 (1.63%) Multimedia
11 3 (0.98%) Advertising
11 3 (0.98%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.65%) Front Office
12 2 (0.65%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.33%) Digital Healthcare
13 1 (0.33%) Health Technology
13 1 (0.33%) Local Government
13 1 (0.33%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 198 (64.71%) Developer
2 55 (17.97%) Senior
3 41 (13.40%) Senior Developer
4 35 (11.44%) PHP Developer
5 30 (9.80%) Full-Stack Developer
6 29 (9.48%) .NET Developer
7 27 (8.82%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
8 24 (7.84%) Graduate
8 24 (7.84%) Graduate Developer
9 23 (7.52%) Software Developer
10 22 (7.19%) C# Developer
11 21 (6.86%) Software Engineer
12 19 (6.21%) Designer
13 18 (5.88%) Azure Developer
13 18 (5.88%) Lead
13 18 (5.88%) Support Engineer
14 17 (5.56%) SQL Developer
15 16 (5.23%) Customer Engineer
15 16 (5.23%) Customer Support Engineer
16 14 (4.58%) React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 250 (81.70%) HTML
2 114 (37.25%) React
3 94 (30.72%) .NET
4 41 (13.40%) ASP.NET
4 41 (13.40%) jQuery
5 37 (12.09%) Vue
6 34 (11.11%) Node.js
7 32 (10.46%) HTML5
8 31 (10.13%) CSS3
8 31 (10.13%) Laravel
9 30 (9.80%) REST
10 29 (9.48%) .NET Core
11 28 (9.15%) AngularJS
12 25 (8.17%) RESTful
13 21 (6.86%) Sass
14 18 (5.88%) Bootstrap
14 18 (5.88%) React Native
15 15 (4.90%) JSON
15 15 (4.90%) Symfony
16 14 (4.58%) ASP.NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 35 (11.44%) Product Ownership
2 22 (7.19%) Mobile App
3 15 (4.90%) Data Structures
4 14 (4.58%) Cloud Native
5 9 (2.94%) Low-Code
6 7 (2.29%) Motion Graphics
7 6 (1.96%) Digital TV
7 6 (1.96%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.63%) Animation
8 5 (1.63%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.63%) Management Information System
8 5 (1.63%) Virtual Team
9 4 (1.31%) Algorithms
9 4 (1.31%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (1.31%) CMDB
9 4 (1.31%) Digital Media
9 4 (1.31%) PKI
9 4 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.31%) Social Media
10 3 (0.98%) Digital Signage
Operating Systems
1 6 (1.96%) Linux
2 2 (0.65%) Solaris
2 2 (0.65%) Unix
2 2 (0.65%) Windows
2 2 (0.65%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (54.25%) Agile
2 80 (26.14%) Problem-Solving
3 74 (24.18%) Front End Development
4 70 (22.88%) Full-Stack Development
4 70 (22.88%) User Experience
5 69 (22.55%) DevOps
6 65 (21.24%) CI/CD
7 62 (20.26%) MVC
8 55 (17.97%) Mentoring
9 47 (15.36%) Computer Science
10 44 (14.38%) OOP
11 40 (13.07%) Software Engineering
12 37 (12.09%) API Integration
13 36 (11.76%) OO
14 35 (11.44%) Clean Code
14 35 (11.44%) Continuous Improvement
14 35 (11.44%) Wireframes
15 34 (11.11%) Analytics
16 33 (10.78%) Web Development
17 28 (9.15%) AI
Programming Languages
1 198 (64.71%) JavaScript
2 86 (28.10%) C#
2 86 (28.10%) SQL
3 65 (21.24%) TypeScript
4 62 (20.26%) PHP
5 35 (11.44%) Java
6 25 (8.17%) Python
7 23 (7.52%) C++
8 7 (2.29%) Ruby
9 4 (1.31%) Bash
9 4 (1.31%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.98%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.65%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.65%) SOQL
11 2 (0.65%) SOSL
11 2 (0.65%) VB
12 1 (0.33%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.33%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 76 (24.84%) Degree
2 45 (14.71%) Computer Science Degree
3 29 (9.48%) Security Cleared
4 28 (9.15%) SC Cleared
5 6 (1.96%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.96%) Master's Degree
6 5 (1.63%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (16.34%) Accessibility
2 24 (7.84%) QA
2 24 (7.84%) WCAG
3 5 (1.63%) GDPR
4 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (0.33%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.33%) HL7
5 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.33%) SLA
System Software
1 31 (10.13%) Docker
2 3 (0.98%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 13 (4.25%) Terraform
2 9 (2.94%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.98%) cPanel
3 3 (0.98%) Plesk
4 2 (0.65%) Argo
Vendors
1 49 (16.01%) Microsoft
2 26 (8.50%) Google
3 22 (7.19%) Adobe
4 14 (4.58%) Salesforce
5 13 (4.25%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.63%) Hotjar
7 4 (1.31%) Ahrefs
8 3 (0.98%) Guidewire
8 3 (0.98%) Oracle
8 3 (0.98%) Screaming Frog
8 3 (0.98%) SendGrid
9 2 (0.65%) iManage
9 2 (0.65%) OutSystems
9 2 (0.65%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.33%) Dynatrace
10 1 (0.33%) ESRI
10 1 (0.33%) GoCardless
10 1 (0.33%) Instagram
10 1 (0.33%) Pardot
10 1 (0.33%) TikTok