CSS Contracts in England

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for CSS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited CSS over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 108 96 62
Rank change year-on-year -12 -34 -6
Contract jobs citing CSS 757 1,209 2,658
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 2.05% 2.53% 3.76%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 9.87% 11.17% 14.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 546 882 1,992
10th Percentile £310 £321 £363
25th Percentile £411 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -6.54% +16.30%
75th Percentile £588 £638 £641
90th Percentile £722 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £498 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -0.50% -4.76% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 12 40
10th Percentile £29.42 £21.00 £25.20
25th Percentile £46.18 £21.92 £37.95
Median hourly rate £62.50 £61.25 £57.25
Median % change year-on-year +2.04% +6.99% +31.61%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.25 £69.38
90th Percentile - £84.10 £75.96
UK median hourly rate £62.50 £52.50 £57.00
% change year-on-year +19.05% -7.89% +42.50%

All Software Libraries and Frameworks
England

CSS is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 7,671 10,826 18,840
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 20.77% 22.68% 26.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 5,416 8,064 14,174
10th Percentile £350 £400 £400
25th Percentile £431 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +15.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £675
90th Percentile £800 £788 £775
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 242 131 200
10th Percentile £22.53 £30.75 £22.50
25th Percentile £43.00 £51.25 £35.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £52.75
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +23.22% +11.94%
75th Percentile £66.94 £75.00 £67.63
90th Percentile £74.95 £80.25 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £47.50 £65.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -26.92% +23.81% +16.67%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing CSS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for CSS in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CSS in England.

Daily rate trend for CSS in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CSS in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CSS in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CSS in England.

Hourly rate trend for CSS in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CSS in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CSS in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +4 449 £523 -5.00% 247
South East -4 86 £375 -11.76% 119
North of England -33 77 £450 - 185
North West -30 45 £450 -10.00% 112
South West +5 41 £533 +18.44% 78
Midlands -25 41 £425 - 125
East of England +8 34 £442 -1.83% 70
Yorkshire -9 29 £475 +7.95% 50
West Midlands -6 21 £500 +17.65% 76
East Midlands -16 20 £231 -45.59% 49
North East +5 3 £405 -4.71% 23
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UK

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 56 (7.40%) CMS
2 27 (3.57%) Confluence
3 26 (3.43%) SharePoint
4 17 (2.25%) WordPress
5 14 (1.85%) Headless CMS
6 13 (1.72%) Apache
6 13 (1.72%) nginx
7 10 (1.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 8 (1.06%) Drupal
8 8 (1.06%) IIS
9 7 (0.92%) SharePoint 2010
9 7 (0.92%) SharePoint Server
9 7 (0.92%) Umbraco
10 3 (0.40%) Kentico
11 2 (0.26%) Gunicorn
11 2 (0.26%) Tomcat
12 1 (0.13%) Appian
12 1 (0.13%) Cloud Foundry
12 1 (0.13%) GeoServer
12 1 (0.13%) MetaMask
Applications
1 13 (1.72%) Photoshop
1 13 (1.72%) Sketch
2 12 (1.59%) Adobe Illustrator
3 11 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 10 (1.32%) InVision
5 9 (1.19%) Adobe XD
6 8 (1.06%) Microsoft Office
7 6 (0.79%) Adobe After Effects
8 5 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 4 (0.53%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 2 (0.26%) Elementor
11 1 (0.13%) MS Visio
11 1 (0.13%) OmniGraffle
11 1 (0.13%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 10 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (0.92%) Shopify
3 5 (0.66%) NetSuite
3 5 (0.66%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (0.53%) Magento
5 3 (0.40%) Maximo
5 3 (0.40%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.26%) WebTrends
7 1 (0.13%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.13%) Unica
7 1 (0.13%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 160 (21.14%) Azure
2 106 (14.00%) AWS
3 56 (7.40%) Azure DevOps
4 50 (6.61%) Power Platform
5 43 (5.68%) GCP
6 42 (5.55%) GitHub
7 38 (5.02%) Azure Service Bus
8 32 (4.23%) Power Automate
9 31 (4.10%) Figma
10 25 (3.30%) PowerApps
11 23 (3.04%) Entra ID
12 21 (2.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 17 (2.25%) Azure Monitor
14 15 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
14 15 (1.98%) SaaS
15 14 (1.85%) Azure Pipelines
16 12 (1.59%) Microsoft 365
17 11 (1.45%) AWS Elastic Beanstalk
17 11 (1.45%) GitHub Actions
17 11 (1.45%) npm
Communications & Networking
1 24 (3.17%) HTTP
2 17 (2.25%) Software-Defined Radio
3 16 (2.11%) SNMP
4 15 (1.98%) Firewall
4 15 (1.98%) VPN
5 4 (0.53%) DNS
5 4 (0.53%) Intranet
5 4 (0.53%) VoIP
6 3 (0.40%) MQTT
7 2 (0.26%) FTP
7 2 (0.26%) Internet
8 1 (0.13%) DHCP
8 1 (0.13%) HbbTV
8 1 (0.13%) Network Security
8 1 (0.13%) SSH
8 1 (0.13%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.13%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 93 (12.29%) SQL Server
2 45 (5.94%) MySQL
3 33 (4.36%) Relational Database
4 32 (4.23%) MongoDB
5 28 (3.70%) NoSQL
5 28 (3.70%) Power BI
6 26 (3.43%) PostgreSQL
7 16 (2.11%) Redis
8 9 (1.19%) BigQuery
8 9 (1.19%) Metadata
9 8 (1.06%) Elasticsearch
10 7 (0.92%) PowerPivot
10 7 (0.92%) Qlik Sense
10 7 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (0.92%) Triplestore
11 6 (0.79%) MariaDB
11 6 (0.79%) Microsoft Power View
11 6 (0.79%) Tableau
12 5 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.66%) Looker
Development Applications
1 142 (18.76%) Git
2 50 (6.61%) JIRA
3 27 (3.57%) Bitbucket
4 25 (3.30%) Jenkins
5 22 (2.91%) Cypress.io
6 19 (2.51%) Eclipse
6 19 (2.51%) Robot Framework
6 19 (2.51%) webpack
7 16 (2.11%) GitLab
7 16 (2.11%) GoogleTest
8 15 (1.98%) Selenium
9 13 (1.72%) git-flow
10 9 (1.19%) Maven
10 9 (1.19%) Visual Studio Code
11 8 (1.06%) Axure RP
11 8 (1.06%) Jasmine
11 8 (1.06%) TeamCity
12 7 (0.92%) Karma Test Runner
12 7 (0.92%) Postman
13 6 (0.79%) Storybook
General
1 166 (21.93%) Social Skills
2 98 (12.95%) Finance
3 71 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (7.53%) Public Sector
5 54 (7.13%) Marketing
6 53 (7.00%) Banking
7 19 (2.51%) Retail
8 17 (2.25%) Front Office
9 14 (1.85%) Investment Banking
9 14 (1.85%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (1.59%) Publishing
10 12 (1.59%) Telecoms
11 11 (1.45%) Advertising
11 11 (1.45%) Back Office
12 8 (1.06%) Aerospace
13 7 (0.92%) Games
14 6 (0.79%) Automotive
15 5 (0.66%) Pharmaceutical
15 5 (0.66%) Tech for Good
15 5 (0.66%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 504 (66.58%) Developer
2 107 (14.13%) Full Stack Developer
3 104 (13.74%) Senior
4 81 (10.70%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
5 71 (9.38%) React Developer
5 71 (9.38%) Senior Developer
6 46 (6.08%) Software Engineer
7 44 (5.81%) Lead
8 38 (5.02%) Designer
9 32 (4.23%) Software Developer
10 31 (4.10%) Angular Developer
11 29 (3.83%) Java Developer
12 28 (3.70%) Architect
13 27 (3.57%) Full Stack Engineer
13 27 (3.57%) UI Developer
14 26 (3.43%) JavaScript Developer
15 25 (3.30%) JavaScript Engineer
16 24 (3.17%) .NET Developer
17 23 (3.04%) Senior Front-End Developer
17 23 (3.04%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 660 (87.19%) HTML
2 290 (38.31%) React
3 150 (19.82%) AngularJS
4 136 (17.97%) .NET
5 133 (17.57%) Node.js
6 127 (16.78%) REST
7 95 (12.55%) HTML5
8 71 (9.38%) Sass
9 68 (8.98%) ASP.NET
10 66 (8.72%) jQuery
10 66 (8.72%) Web Services
11 65 (8.59%) CSS3
12 58 (7.66%) XML
13 57 (7.53%) .NET Core
14 53 (7.00%) JSON
15 52 (6.87%) RESTful
16 41 (5.42%) Vue
17 36 (4.76%) Redux
17 36 (4.76%) Spring
18 32 (4.23%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 45 (5.94%) Product Ownership
2 26 (3.43%) Fixed Income
3 22 (2.91%) Mobile App
4 20 (2.64%) Data Structures
5 17 (2.25%) Self-Motivation
6 14 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
6 14 (1.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 14 (1.85%) Greenfield Project
6 14 (1.85%) Management Information System
7 13 (1.72%) Derivative
8 12 (1.59%) Hedge funds
9 11 (1.45%) Algorithms
9 11 (1.45%) CMDB
10 9 (1.19%) Animation
11 7 (0.92%) Legacy Systems
11 7 (0.92%) Marketing Technology
12 6 (0.79%) Distributed Systems
12 6 (0.79%) Low-Code
13 4 (0.53%) Cloud Native
13 4 (0.53%) Mobile Payment
Operating Systems
1 58 (7.66%) Linux
2 23 (3.04%) Unix
2 23 (3.04%) Windows
3 10 (1.32%) Android
3 10 (1.32%) Apple iOS
4 9 (1.19%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.66%) CentOS
5 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2016
5 5 (0.66%) Windows Server 2019
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 277 (36.59%) Agile
2 167 (22.06%) Full Stack Development
3 136 (17.97%) DevOps
4 135 (17.83%) Front End Development
5 132 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
6 129 (17.04%) Web Development
7 121 (15.98%) User Experience
8 110 (14.53%) Software Engineering
9 109 (14.40%) CI/CD
10 92 (12.15%) Scrum
11 79 (10.44%) TDD
12 73 (9.64%) Computer Science
13 69 (9.11%) MVC
14 68 (8.98%) Test Automation
14 68 (8.98%) UX Design
15 52 (6.87%) Microservices
16 50 (6.61%) Clean Code
17 48 (6.34%) Analytics
17 48 (6.34%) Prototyping
18 45 (5.94%) OO
Programming Languages
1 590 (77.94%) JavaScript
2 222 (29.33%) TypeScript
3 141 (18.63%) C#
4 133 (17.57%) SQL
5 132 (17.44%) Java
6 90 (11.89%) Python
7 60 (7.93%) PHP
8 41 (5.42%) PowerShell
9 32 (4.23%) Bicep
10 30 (3.96%) C++
11 16 (2.11%) Apex Code
11 16 (2.11%) T-SQL
12 11 (1.45%) C
12 11 (1.45%) Ruby
13 10 (1.32%) Shell Script
14 9 (1.19%) Bash
14 9 (1.19%) Kotlin
15 8 (1.06%) Go
15 8 (1.06%) PL/SQL
16 7 (0.92%) Perl
Qualifications
1 90 (11.89%) Security Cleared
2 89 (11.76%) Degree
3 80 (10.57%) SC Cleared
4 56 (7.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (2.38%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.45%) PMP
7 9 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (1.06%) PMI Certification
9 7 (0.92%) Azure Certification
10 6 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
11 4 (0.53%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.53%) Numerate Degree
12 2 (0.26%) CISSP
12 2 (0.26%) OCP
12 2 (0.26%) Oracle Certification
13 1 (0.13%) CEH
13 1 (0.13%) CISM
13 1 (0.13%) CTC Cleared
13 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Certification
13 1 (0.13%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 60 (7.93%) Accessibility
2 35 (4.62%) QA
3 31 (4.10%) WCAG
4 9 (1.19%) Data Quality
5 6 (0.79%) GDPR
6 4 (0.53%) GRC
7 3 (0.40%) NIST
7 3 (0.40%) SLA
8 2 (0.26%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.13%) MiFID
System Software
1 41 (5.42%) Active Directory
2 32 (4.23%) Docker
3 17 (2.25%) Firmware
4 9 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.26%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.26%) VirtualBox
6 1 (0.13%) NFS
Systems Management
1 33 (4.36%) Kubernetes
2 17 (2.25%) Single Sign-On
3 14 (1.85%) Terraform
4 7 (0.92%) Kibana
5 6 (0.79%) Ansible
6 5 (0.66%) logstash
7 4 (0.53%) Opsgenie
7 4 (0.53%) Puppet
8 3 (0.40%) Netcool
8 3 (0.40%) PingFederate
9 2 (0.26%) Grafana
10 1 (0.13%) Progress Chef
10 1 (0.13%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.13%) RSA Archer
10 1 (0.13%) systemd
Vendors
1 100 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 47 (6.21%) Google
3 42 (5.55%) Adobe
4 41 (5.42%) ServiceNow
5 25 (3.30%) Salesforce
6 21 (2.77%) Atlassian
7 19 (2.51%) Oracle
8 14 (1.85%) Optimizely
9 11 (1.45%) SAP
10 9 (1.19%) VMware
11 8 (1.06%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
12 7 (0.92%) Red Hat
12 7 (0.92%) Splunk
13 6 (0.79%) dotdigital
14 5 (0.66%) Ensighten
14 5 (0.66%) MicroStrategy
14 5 (0.66%) Monetate
14 5 (0.66%) Omniture
14 5 (0.66%) Tealium
14 5 (0.66%) WooCommerce