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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 146 61 50
Rank change year-on-year -85 -11 -2
Permanent jobs citing CSS 308 712 1,573
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 1.86% 5.07% 5.26%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.50% 15.41% 18.45%
Number of salaries quoted 244 525 1,411
10th Percentile £29,000 £31,250 £33,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,250 £76,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £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 2,933 4,619 8,526
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 17.72% 32.87% 28.53%
Number of salaries quoted 2,141 3,353 7,394
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £39,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £51,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £66,225 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.93% +10.38% -7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £105,000 £110,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £65,000 £66,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.52% +10.00% -11.11%

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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 9 March 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 20 (6.49%) CMS
2 6 (1.95%) WordPress
3 5 (1.62%) SharePoint
4 4 (1.30%) Drupal
4 4 (1.30%) nginx
5 3 (0.97%) Confluence
5 3 (0.97%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.65%) Mendix
6 2 (0.65%) Umbraco
7 1 (0.32%) Apache Solr
7 1 (0.32%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.32%) SugarCRM
Applications
1 16 (5.19%) Adobe XD
2 8 (2.60%) Chatbot
3 5 (1.62%) Adobe Illustrator
3 5 (1.62%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.97%) Sketch
5 1 (0.32%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.32%) InVision
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Office
5 1 (0.32%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.32%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (4.22%) Shopify
2 8 (2.60%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (1.95%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.32%) CiviCRM
4 1 (0.32%) Magento
4 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 111 (36.04%) Azure
2 85 (27.60%) AWS
3 58 (18.83%) GitHub
4 37 (12.01%) SaaS
5 36 (11.69%) Azure DevOps
6 25 (8.12%) Figma
6 25 (8.12%) Serverless
7 19 (6.17%) GCP
8 18 (5.84%) Google Analytics
9 13 (4.22%) Power Platform
10 9 (2.92%) Amazon S3
10 9 (2.92%) AWS Lambda
11 8 (2.60%) Amazon SQS
12 7 (2.27%) GitHub Actions
12 7 (2.27%) PowerApps
13 6 (1.95%) Azure Logic Apps
13 6 (1.95%) Power Automate
14 5 (1.62%) AWS CloudFormation
14 5 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (1.62%) Firebase
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.97%) HTTP
2 2 (0.65%) Intranet
3 1 (0.32%) AMQP
3 1 (0.32%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (19.81%) SQL Server
2 57 (18.51%) MySQL
3 27 (8.77%) Relational Database
4 22 (7.14%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (4.22%) NoSQL
6 11 (3.57%) Power BI
7 7 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (2.27%) MongoDB
8 5 (1.62%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (1.62%) DynamoDB
9 4 (1.30%) Elasticsearch
9 4 (1.30%) Looker
10 3 (0.97%) FileMaker
11 2 (0.65%) BigQuery
11 2 (0.65%) GIS
11 2 (0.65%) Metadata
11 2 (0.65%) Redis
12 1 (0.32%) MariaDB
12 1 (0.32%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 78 (25.32%) Git
2 15 (4.87%) Axure RP
3 13 (4.22%) Balsamiq
3 13 (4.22%) webpack
4 12 (3.90%) JIRA
5 10 (3.25%) Vite
6 9 (2.92%) Cypress.io
7 8 (2.60%) Jenkins
8 7 (2.27%) Babel
9 5 (1.62%) git-flow
10 4 (1.30%) CircleCI
10 4 (1.30%) GitLab
11 3 (0.97%) ESLint
12 2 (0.65%) Maven
12 2 (0.65%) PHPUnit
12 2 (0.65%) Storybook
12 2 (0.65%) TeamCity
13 1 (0.32%) MSTest
13 1 (0.32%) Team Foundation Server
13 1 (0.32%) Visual Studio
General
1 85 (27.60%) Social Skills
2 54 (17.53%) Analytical Skills
3 35 (11.36%) Law
4 31 (10.06%) Finance
5 30 (9.74%) Public Sector
6 25 (8.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 22 (7.14%) Marketing
8 9 (2.92%) Legal
8 9 (2.92%) Retail
9 7 (2.27%) Banking
10 5 (1.62%) Games
11 3 (0.97%) Advertising
11 3 (0.97%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (0.65%) Multimedia
12 2 (0.65%) Publishing
12 2 (0.65%) Tech for Good
13 1 (0.32%) Digital Healthcare
13 1 (0.32%) Health Technology
13 1 (0.32%) Local Government
13 1 (0.32%) Military
Job Titles
1 201 (65.26%) Developer
2 59 (19.16%) Senior
3 43 (13.96%) Senior Developer
4 40 (12.99%) Full-Stack Developer
5 34 (11.04%) PHP Developer
6 33 (10.71%) .NET Developer
7 30 (9.74%) Software Developer
8 29 (9.42%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 28 (9.09%) C# Developer
10 25 (8.12%) Support Engineer
11 23 (7.47%) C# Software Developer
12 22 (7.14%) Software Engineer
13 21 (6.82%) Azure Developer
13 21 (6.82%) Graduate
13 21 (6.82%) Graduate Developer
13 21 (6.82%) Lead
14 20 (6.49%) SQL Developer
15 19 (6.17%) Graduate Software Developer
16 18 (5.84%) Designer
17 16 (5.19%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 257 (83.44%) HTML
2 122 (39.61%) React
3 96 (31.17%) .NET
4 41 (13.31%) jQuery
4 41 (13.31%) Vue
5 39 (12.66%) AngularJS
6 36 (11.69%) HTML5
7 31 (10.06%) Node.js
8 30 (9.74%) CSS3
9 29 (9.42%) .NET Core
10 28 (9.09%) Laravel
10 28 (9.09%) REST
11 27 (8.77%) ASP.NET
12 26 (8.44%) RESTful
13 22 (7.14%) React Native
14 21 (6.82%) Sass
15 19 (6.17%) .NET Framework
15 19 (6.17%) Bootstrap
16 14 (4.55%) Entity Framework
17 13 (4.22%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 37 (12.01%) Product Ownership
2 23 (7.47%) Mobile App
3 15 (4.87%) Cloud Native
3 15 (4.87%) Data Structures
4 9 (2.92%) Greenfield Project
4 9 (2.92%) Low-Code
5 7 (2.27%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.30%) CMDB
6 4 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
6 4 (1.30%) PKI
6 4 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.30%) Social Media
7 3 (0.97%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.97%) Digital TV
7 3 (0.97%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.97%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.65%) Algorithms
8 2 (0.65%) Distributed Architecture
8 2 (0.65%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.60%) Linux
2 1 (0.32%) Windows
2 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 164 (53.25%) Agile
2 80 (25.97%) Full-Stack Development
3 79 (25.65%) User Experience
4 76 (24.68%) Front End Development
5 75 (24.35%) DevOps
6 73 (23.70%) CI/CD
7 70 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
8 56 (18.18%) Mentoring
9 53 (17.21%) MVC
10 48 (15.58%) Computer Science
11 43 (13.96%) OOP
11 43 (13.96%) Software Engineering
12 40 (12.99%) Clean Code
13 38 (12.34%) API Integration
13 38 (12.34%) Wireframes
14 37 (12.01%) Analytics
14 37 (12.01%) Web Development
15 34 (11.04%) AI
15 34 (11.04%) Continuous Improvement
16 32 (10.39%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 196 (63.64%) JavaScript
2 96 (31.17%) SQL
3 89 (28.90%) C#
4 73 (23.70%) TypeScript
5 57 (18.51%) PHP
6 33 (10.71%) Java
7 26 (8.44%) Python
8 19 (6.17%) C++
9 6 (1.95%) Ruby
10 5 (1.62%) Bash
11 3 (0.97%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.97%) PowerShell
12 2 (0.65%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.65%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.65%) SOQL
12 2 (0.65%) SOSL
12 2 (0.65%) VB
13 1 (0.32%) Bicep
13 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 75 (24.35%) Degree
2 41 (13.31%) Computer Science Degree
3 33 (10.71%) Security Cleared
4 32 (10.39%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.62%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (1.62%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (1.62%) Master's Degree
6 4 (1.30%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 52 (16.88%) Accessibility
2 23 (7.47%) WCAG
3 21 (6.82%) QA
4 5 (1.62%) GDPR
4 5 (1.62%) SLA
5 4 (1.30%) PCI DSS
6 3 (0.97%) Data Quality
7 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.32%) GRC
8 1 (0.32%) HL7
8 1 (0.32%) NIST
System Software
1 31 (10.06%) Docker
2 4 (1.30%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 14 (4.55%) Terraform
2 8 (2.60%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.97%) cPanel
3 3 (0.97%) Plesk
4 2 (0.65%) Argo
5 1 (0.32%) Kibana
Vendors
1 47 (15.26%) Microsoft
2 24 (7.79%) Google
3 18 (5.84%) Adobe
4 13 (4.22%) Salesforce
5 10 (3.25%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.62%) Hotjar
7 3 (0.97%) Guidewire
7 3 (0.97%) Oracle
8 2 (0.65%) Ahrefs
8 2 (0.65%) iManage
8 2 (0.65%) OutSystems
8 2 (0.65%) Red Hat
8 2 (0.65%) Screaming Frog
8 2 (0.65%) SendGrid
9 1 (0.32%) ESRI
9 1 (0.32%) GoCardless
9 1 (0.32%) Instagram
9 1 (0.32%) New Relic
9 1 (0.32%) Pardot
9 1 (0.32%) TikTok