CSS Contracts in the UK excluding London

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring CSS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited CSS over the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 118 103 85
Rank change year-on-year -15 -18 -33
Contract jobs citing CSS 362 529 926
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 1.70% 2.33% 3.05%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category 10.66% 12.84% 15.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 252 389 646
10th Percentile £255 £311 £322
25th Percentile £363 £375 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £464
Median % change year-on-year - -2.96% +14.51%
75th Percentile £538 £544 £545
90th Percentile £590 £600 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 8 24
10th Percentile £37.63 £18.60 £29.75
25th Percentile £46.18 £21.00 £47.81
Median hourly rate £62.50 £38.48 £56.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.42% -31.89% +44.17%
75th Percentile £70.00 £71.50 £67.36
90th Percentile £75.00 £78.70 £76.40
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
UK excluding London

CSS falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills 3,395 4,121 6,033
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 15.96% 18.15% 19.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,207 3,067 4,322
10th Percentile £325 £350 £362
25th Percentile £408 £419 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £588
90th Percentile £688 £688 £652
UK median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 224 91 138
10th Percentile £22.75 £22.50 £19.22
25th Percentile £43.00 £51.88 £35.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% +22.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £67.02
90th Percentile £74.48 £78.00 £77.10
UK median hourly rate £49.50 £65.00 £52.50
% change year-on-year -23.85% +23.81% +16.67%

CSS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing CSS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for CSS in the UK excluding London

CSS
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CSS in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for CSS in the UK excluding London

CSS
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing CSS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for CSS in the UK excluding London

CSS
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing CSS in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for CSS in the UK excluding London

CSS
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing CSS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for CSS in the UK excluding London

CSS
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing CSS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
South East +3 88 £378 -10.65% 153
North of England -23 85 £463 +2.78% 230
Scotland +14 55 £450 -6.10% 43
Midlands -26 45 £425 -8.80% 134
North West -31 45 £450 -10.00% 130
South West +4 41 £524 +16.44% 82
East of England +3 37 £432 -3.94% 86
Yorkshire -15 37 £520 +18.18% 68
West Midlands -3 24 £500 +7.30% 72
East Midlands -17 21 £231 -48.32% 62
Wales +20 6 £450 +2.86% 18
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 22
North East +4 3 £405 -4.71% 32
CSS
UK

CSS
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 29 (8.01%) SharePoint
2 21 (5.80%) Confluence
3 12 (3.31%) CMS
4 8 (2.21%) Apache
4 8 (2.21%) Drupal
5 7 (1.93%) SharePoint 2010
5 7 (1.93%) SharePoint Server
5 7 (1.93%) Umbraco
6 6 (1.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 5 (1.38%) IIS
7 5 (1.38%) WordPress
8 3 (0.83%) Kentico
9 2 (0.55%) Headless CMS
10 1 (0.28%) Apache Spark
10 1 (0.28%) Ethereum
10 1 (0.28%) GeoServer
10 1 (0.28%) MetaMask
10 1 (0.28%) Skype for Business
10 1 (0.28%) Tomcat
10 1 (0.28%) WebLogic
Applications
1 11 (3.04%) Adobe Illustrator
1 11 (3.04%) Photoshop
2 6 (1.66%) Adobe After Effects
2 6 (1.66%) InVision
2 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (1.66%) Sketch
3 5 (1.38%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (0.55%) OmniGraffle
4 2 (0.55%) UXPin
5 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (1.66%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.38%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.83%) Maximo
4 2 (0.55%) Magento
4 2 (0.55%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (0.55%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.28%) Adobe Campaign
5 1 (0.28%) Shopify
5 1 (0.28%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 64 (17.68%) AWS
2 60 (16.57%) Azure
3 45 (12.43%) Power Platform
4 27 (7.46%) Power Automate
5 23 (6.35%) PowerApps
5 23 (6.35%) Serverless
6 17 (4.70%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (4.42%) Amazon S3
8 14 (3.87%) GitHub
9 13 (3.59%) AWS Lambda
9 13 (3.59%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (3.31%) OpenShift
11 11 (3.04%) AWS CloudFormation
11 11 (3.04%) Microsoft 365
12 9 (2.49%) Figma
13 6 (1.66%) GCP
13 6 (1.66%) SaaS
14 5 (1.38%) Amazon Cognito
15 4 (1.10%) Azure Cosmos DB
15 4 (1.10%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.97%) Software-Defined Radio
2 17 (4.70%) SNMP
3 14 (3.87%) Firewall
3 14 (3.87%) VPN
4 11 (3.04%) HTTP
5 3 (0.83%) DNS
5 3 (0.83%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.28%) Intranet
6 1 (0.28%) Skype
6 1 (0.28%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (9.94%) SQL Server
2 34 (9.39%) MySQL
3 25 (6.91%) Power BI
4 23 (6.35%) PostgreSQL
4 23 (6.35%) Relational Database
5 16 (4.42%) Qlik Sense
6 14 (3.87%) Amazon Aurora
6 14 (3.87%) MongoDB
6 14 (3.87%) Oracle Database
7 10 (2.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (2.21%) Metadata
9 7 (1.93%) Elasticsearch
9 7 (1.93%) MariaDB
9 7 (1.93%) PowerPivot
10 6 (1.66%) Microsoft Power View
11 5 (1.38%) Triplestore
12 3 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.83%) BigQuery
12 3 (0.83%) GIS
13 2 (0.55%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 48 (13.26%) Git
2 31 (8.56%) JIRA
3 21 (5.80%) Bitbucket
4 18 (4.97%) Eclipse
5 17 (4.70%) GoogleTest
5 17 (4.70%) Robot Framework
6 11 (3.04%) Jenkins
7 9 (2.49%) Cypress.io
8 7 (1.93%) GitLab
9 6 (1.66%) Axure RP
9 6 (1.66%) Dreamweaver
9 6 (1.66%) webpack
10 4 (1.10%) Visual Studio Code
11 3 (0.83%) Selenium
12 2 (0.55%) Balsamiq
12 2 (0.55%) Team Foundation Server
12 2 (0.55%) VersionOne
12 2 (0.55%) Visual Studio
13 1 (0.28%) git-flow
13 1 (0.28%) Mockito
General
1 56 (15.47%) Social Skills
2 48 (13.26%) Public Sector
3 32 (8.84%) Analytical Skills
4 20 (5.52%) Finance
5 18 (4.97%) Marketing
6 12 (3.31%) Publishing
7 8 (2.21%) Aerospace
7 8 (2.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 5 (1.38%) Tech for Good
8 5 (1.38%) Telecoms
9 4 (1.10%) Digital Healthcare
9 4 (1.10%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.10%) Pharmaceutical
9 4 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (0.83%) Automotive
10 3 (0.83%) Banking
10 3 (0.83%) Electronics
10 3 (0.83%) Games
10 3 (0.83%) Retail
11 2 (0.55%) Billing
Job Titles
1 219 (60.50%) Developer
2 37 (10.22%) Full Stack Developer
3 31 (8.56%) Software Engineer
4 27 (7.46%) Senior
5 24 (6.63%) Software Developer
6 22 (6.08%) Designer
6 22 (6.08%) Java Engineer
7 20 (5.52%) Full Stack Engineer
7 20 (5.52%) React Developer
8 18 (4.97%) .NET Developer
8 18 (4.97%) C++ Software Engineer
9 17 (4.70%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 17 (4.70%) Senior Developer
10 16 (4.42%) Java Developer
11 15 (4.14%) Applications Developer
12 14 (3.87%) Data Scientist
13 13 (3.59%) ServiceNow Developer
14 12 (3.31%) Angular Developer
14 12 (3.31%) Power Apps Developer
15 11 (3.04%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 330 (91.16%) HTML
2 106 (29.28%) React
3 95 (26.24%) AngularJS
4 71 (19.61%) REST
5 69 (19.06%) Node.js
6 57 (15.75%) .NET
7 37 (10.22%) HTML5
8 28 (7.73%) Spring
9 26 (7.18%) Spring Boot
10 24 (6.63%) CSS3
11 22 (6.08%) RESTful
11 22 (6.08%) XML
12 19 (5.25%) Vue
13 18 (4.97%) ASP.NET
14 16 (4.42%) .NET Framework
14 16 (4.42%) AWS CDK
14 16 (4.42%) JSON
15 15 (4.14%) GraphQL
15 15 (4.14%) Web Services
16 13 (3.59%) Entity Framework
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.14%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (3.04%) Product Ownership
2 11 (3.04%) Public Cloud
3 9 (2.49%) Mobile App
4 8 (2.21%) Low-Code
5 7 (1.93%) CMDB
6 6 (1.66%) Animation
7 5 (1.38%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.38%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.10%) Biopharmaceutical
8 4 (1.10%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (0.83%) Data Protection Act
10 2 (0.55%) Blockchain
10 2 (0.55%) Client/Server
10 2 (0.55%) Cloud Native
10 2 (0.55%) Educational Technology
10 2 (0.55%) Greenfield Project
10 2 (0.55%) NHS
11 1 (0.28%) Legacy Code
11 1 (0.28%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 26 (7.18%) Linux
2 12 (3.31%) Windows
3 5 (1.38%) Unix
4 4 (1.10%) Android
4 4 (1.10%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 132 (36.46%) Agile
2 73 (20.17%) Full Stack Development
3 60 (16.57%) Scrum
3 60 (16.57%) Software Engineering
4 59 (16.30%) CI/CD
4 59 (16.30%) DevOps
5 57 (15.75%) Problem-Solving
6 41 (11.33%) User Experience
7 39 (10.77%) MVC
8 38 (10.50%) Web Development
9 36 (9.94%) ITIL
10 33 (9.12%) Microservices
11 30 (8.29%) TDD
12 29 (8.01%) Data Modelling
13 28 (7.73%) Front End Development
14 27 (7.46%) Business Intelligence
14 27 (7.46%) Computer Science
14 27 (7.46%) ITSM
14 27 (7.46%) Prototyping
15 26 (7.18%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 271 (74.86%) JavaScript
2 94 (25.97%) TypeScript
3 80 (22.10%) SQL
4 77 (21.27%) Java
5 56 (15.47%) C#
6 27 (7.46%) Python
7 20 (5.52%) C++
8 19 (5.25%) PHP
9 15 (4.14%) PowerShell
10 12 (3.31%) Bash
11 11 (3.04%) Shell Script
12 5 (1.38%) SPARQL
13 4 (1.10%) Apex Code
13 4 (1.10%) VB.NET
14 3 (0.83%) C
14 3 (0.83%) Kotlin
14 3 (0.83%) Perl
15 2 (0.55%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.55%) T-SQL
16 1 (0.28%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 43 (11.88%) Degree
2 35 (9.67%) Security Cleared
3 28 (7.73%) SC Cleared
4 24 (6.63%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (4.97%) Master's Degree
5 18 (4.97%) PMP
6 17 (4.70%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.66%) Azure Certification
8 4 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.83%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.83%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.83%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.55%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.55%) CISSP
11 1 (0.28%) CEH
11 1 (0.28%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.63%) Accessibility
2 12 (3.31%) QA
3 6 (1.66%) Data Quality
4 5 (1.38%) GDPR
4 5 (1.38%) WCAG
5 4 (1.10%) Disclosure Scotland
6 1 (0.28%) GRC
System Software
1 18 (4.97%) Docker
2 17 (4.70%) Firmware
3 9 (2.49%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.10%) Active Directory
5 2 (0.55%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.55%) VirtualBox
Systems Management
1 10 (2.76%) Kubernetes
2 6 (1.66%) Single Sign-On
3 5 (1.38%) Grafana
4 3 (0.83%) Terraform
5 1 (0.28%) Ansible
5 1 (0.28%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.28%) Zipkin
Vendors
1 38 (10.50%) ServiceNow
2 32 (8.84%) Microsoft
3 22 (6.08%) Google
4 18 (4.97%) Adobe
4 18 (4.97%) Atlassian
4 18 (4.97%) Oracle
5 9 (2.49%) VMware
6 7 (1.93%) Salesforce
7 6 (1.66%) dotdigital
8 5 (1.38%) SAP
9 4 (1.10%) IBM
9 4 (1.10%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 3 (0.83%) Nintex
10 3 (0.83%) OutSystems
10 3 (0.83%) Pega
11 2 (0.55%) MuleSoft
11 2 (0.55%) Verint
11 2 (0.55%) Xamarin
12 1 (0.28%) CyberArk
12 1 (0.28%) Red Hat