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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 88 61
Rank change year-on-year -54 -27 -8
Permanent jobs citing CSS 466 630 923
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.88% 3.75% 4.22%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.51% 16.71% 13.83%
Number of salaries quoted 410 305 553
10th Percentile £32,375 £25,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £54,784
Median % change year-on-year - +0.39% -8.69%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,000 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.70% -1.82% -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 4,432 3,771 6,676
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.87% 22.45% 30.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3,258 2,449 4,525
10th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -0.54%
75th Percentile £87,500 £87,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £122,500
UK median annual salary £67,500 £68,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -1.46% +5.38% -3.70%

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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 October 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 31 (6.65%) SharePoint
2 16 (3.43%) WordPress
3 13 (2.79%) IIS
4 8 (1.72%) CMS
5 7 (1.50%) Confluence
6 6 (1.29%) Moodle
7 5 (1.07%) Microsoft Exchange
8 4 (0.86%) Apache
9 1 (0.21%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 1 (0.21%) ExpressionEngine
9 1 (0.21%) nginx
9 1 (0.21%) Umbraco
Applications
1 11 (2.36%) Photoshop
2 10 (2.15%) Adobe After Effects
2 10 (2.15%) Adobe Illustrator
3 9 (1.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 8 (1.72%) InDesign
5 6 (1.29%) Adobe XD
6 5 (1.07%) Microsoft Office
7 2 (0.43%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.43%) Elementor
8 1 (0.21%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 5 (1.07%) Shopify
2 2 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.43%) Magento
2 2 (0.43%) Sage 200
Cloud Services
1 223 (47.85%) Azure
2 99 (21.24%) GitHub
3 89 (19.10%) Azure DevOps
4 85 (18.24%) AWS
5 75 (16.09%) GitHub Copilot
6 70 (15.02%) Azure AI
7 38 (8.15%) Power Platform
8 35 (7.51%) Microsoft 365
9 33 (7.08%) Power Automate
9 33 (7.08%) PowerApps
10 27 (5.79%) Figma
11 22 (4.72%) Google Analytics
12 21 (4.51%) SaaS
13 16 (3.43%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 16 (3.43%) GitHub Actions
14 15 (3.22%) Serverless
15 14 (3.00%) Adobe Creative Cloud
16 13 (2.79%) Google Ads
17 12 (2.58%) Microsoft Copilot
18 11 (2.36%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 19 (4.08%) Internet
2 3 (0.64%) Intranet
2 3 (0.64%) SMS
3 2 (0.43%) HTTP
3 2 (0.43%) SSL
4 1 (0.21%) Broadband
4 1 (0.21%) DNS
4 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.21%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 157 (33.69%) Azure SQL Database
2 134 (28.76%) MongoDB
3 65 (13.95%) SQL Server
4 49 (10.52%) MySQL
4 49 (10.52%) Relational Database
5 43 (9.23%) PostgreSQL
6 31 (6.65%) Elasticsearch
7 25 (5.36%) Power BI
8 13 (2.79%) Metadata
9 11 (2.36%) NonStop SQL
10 10 (2.15%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 3 (0.64%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.64%) BigQuery
11 3 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
12 2 (0.43%) GIS
12 2 (0.43%) MariaDB
12 2 (0.43%) Power Query
13 1 (0.21%) Db2
13 1 (0.21%) DynamoDB
13 1 (0.21%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 68 (14.59%) Git
2 15 (3.22%) JIRA
3 6 (1.29%) Axure RP
3 6 (1.29%) Balsamiq
3 6 (1.29%) Cypress.io
3 6 (1.29%) GitLab
3 6 (1.29%) Storybook
4 5 (1.07%) Vite
5 4 (0.86%) Jenkins
5 4 (0.86%) Postman
5 4 (0.86%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.64%) webpack
7 2 (0.43%) Babel
7 2 (0.43%) Bower
7 2 (0.43%) Browser DevTools
7 2 (0.43%) ESLint
8 1 (0.21%) Ant
8 1 (0.21%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.21%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.21%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 99 (21.24%) Social Skills
2 63 (13.52%) Marketing
3 54 (11.59%) Advertising
4 52 (11.16%) Finance
5 44 (9.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 39 (8.37%) Analytical Skills
6 39 (8.37%) Public Sector
7 28 (6.01%) Law
8 18 (3.86%) Games
8 18 (3.86%) Manufacturing
9 16 (3.43%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.79%) Multimedia
11 11 (2.36%) Legal
12 9 (1.93%) Local Government
13 6 (1.29%) Presentation Skills
13 6 (1.29%) Publishing
14 5 (1.07%) Health Technology
15 3 (0.64%) Tech for Good
16 1 (0.21%) Retail
Job Titles
1 328 (70.39%) Developer
2 170 (36.48%) .NET Developer
3 82 (17.60%) Senior
4 61 (13.09%) Senior Developer
5 41 (8.80%) Software Engineer
6 33 (7.08%) C# Developer
7 30 (6.44%) Full-Stack Developer
8 29 (6.22%) Software Developer
9 25 (5.36%) C# Software Developer
10 21 (4.51%) PHP Developer
11 20 (4.29%) Designer
11 20 (4.29%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
12 19 (4.08%) Analyst
13 18 (3.86%) Full-Stack Engineer
14 17 (3.65%) Graduate
14 17 (3.65%) Web Developer
15 16 (3.43%) .NET Software Developer
15 16 (3.43%) C# Software Engineer
15 16 (3.43%) Microsoft 365 Developer
16 15 (3.22%) C# .NET Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 420 (90.13%) HTML
2 223 (47.85%) .NET
3 180 (38.63%) .NET Core
4 161 (34.55%) ASP.NET
5 152 (32.62%) ASP.NET Core
6 94 (20.17%) Entity Framework
7 89 (19.10%) React
8 70 (15.02%) ML.NET
9 63 (13.52%) Node.js
10 41 (8.80%) Vue
11 40 (8.58%) jQuery
12 34 (7.30%) HTML5
13 33 (7.08%) .NET Framework
13 33 (7.08%) RESTful
14 32 (6.87%) LINQ
15 29 (6.22%) JSON
15 29 (6.22%) REST
16 26 (5.58%) HTML5 Canvas
17 25 (5.36%) AngularJS
17 25 (5.36%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 42 (9.01%) Greenfield Project
2 26 (5.58%) Enterprise Software
3 19 (4.08%) Digital TV
4 15 (3.22%) Algorithms
5 14 (3.00%) Product Ownership
6 11 (2.36%) Management Information System
7 10 (2.15%) Graphic Design
7 10 (2.15%) Social Media
7 10 (2.15%) Virtual Team
8 9 (1.93%) Mobile App
9 8 (1.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 7 (1.50%) Blog
11 6 (1.29%) Animation
11 6 (1.29%) e-Learning
11 6 (1.29%) Learning Management System
12 5 (1.07%) Distributed Systems
12 5 (1.07%) NHS
12 5 (1.07%) SCORM
12 5 (1.07%) Self-Motivation
13 4 (0.86%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 25 (5.36%) Windows
2 21 (4.51%) Windows Server
3 19 (4.08%) Linux
4 5 (1.07%) Ubuntu
4 5 (1.07%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (47.42%) Full-Stack Development
2 209 (44.85%) CI/CD
3 197 (42.27%) Agile
4 137 (29.40%) AI
5 119 (25.54%) DevOps
6 88 (18.88%) Machine Learning
7 83 (17.81%) User Experience
8 72 (15.45%) Continuous Improvement
9 68 (14.59%) Problem-Solving
10 67 (14.38%) Software Engineering
11 64 (13.73%) OO
12 56 (12.02%) Mentoring
13 43 (9.23%) Analytics
14 40 (8.58%) Front End Development
14 40 (8.58%) Web Development
15 38 (8.15%) UX Design
16 35 (7.51%) Clean Code
17 33 (7.08%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
17 33 (7.08%) OOP
18 32 (6.87%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 261 (56.01%) SQL
2 256 (54.94%) C#
3 197 (42.27%) JavaScript
4 71 (15.24%) TypeScript
5 48 (10.30%) PHP
6 28 (6.01%) Java
7 27 (5.79%) Python
8 19 (4.08%) PowerShell
9 14 (3.00%) C++
10 10 (2.15%) T-SQL
11 9 (1.93%) Ruby
12 5 (1.07%) Go
12 5 (1.07%) VBA
12 5 (1.07%) VBScript
13 3 (0.64%) Perl
14 2 (0.43%) Bash
14 2 (0.43%) C
14 2 (0.43%) Dart
14 2 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 2 (0.43%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 53 (11.37%) Degree
2 33 (7.08%) Security Cleared
3 27 (5.79%) SC Cleared
4 21 (4.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (1.72%) Master's Degree
6 2 (0.43%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.21%) DBS Check
7 1 (0.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Certified Professional
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 74 (15.88%) Accessibility
2 45 (9.66%) WCAG
3 21 (4.51%) GDPR
4 19 (4.08%) QA
5 9 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (1.50%) Data Quality
7 5 (1.07%) SLA
8 4 (0.86%) SOC 2
9 1 (0.21%) PERC
9 1 (0.21%) WAI
9 1 (0.21%) WAI-ARIA
System Software
1 105 (22.53%) Docker
2 8 (1.72%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 80 (17.17%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.43%) Plesk
4 1 (0.21%) Argo
4 1 (0.21%) Consul
Vendors
1 222 (47.64%) Microsoft
2 40 (8.58%) Facebook
3 31 (6.65%) Adobe
4 28 (6.01%) Google
5 21 (4.51%) YouTube
6 9 (1.93%) Oracle
7 5 (1.07%) iManage
7 5 (1.07%) ServiceNow
8 4 (0.86%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.64%) OneLogin
9 3 (0.64%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.64%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.43%) Foundry
10 2 (0.43%) Sage
10 2 (0.43%) Sony
11 1 (0.21%) Braze
11 1 (0.21%) DoubleClick
11 1 (0.21%) HP
11 1 (0.21%) MuleSoft
11 1 (0.21%) Optimizely