E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring E-Commerce skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 277 | 242 | 192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | -50 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 418 | 319 | 532 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.90% | 1.08% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.06% | 1.19% | 1.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 209 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 2 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.08 | £30.29 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.08 | £32.23 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.75 | £35.46 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.42% | +172.73% | -75.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.75 | £38.68 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £40.62 | £66.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | - | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -86.32% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
UK
E-Commerce falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 39,397 | 26,809 | 37,691 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.78% | 90.76% | 86.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,864 | 17,328 | 24,353 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £308 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -0.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £739 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,354 | 1,060 | 2,429 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.83 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.51 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £29.07 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.60% | -16.94% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £62.24 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £75.00 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.56 | £28.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.41% | -20.00% | -6.17% |
E-Commerce
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing E-Commerce relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
E-Commerce
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing E-Commerce.
E-Commerce
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing E-Commerce over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.
E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing E-Commerce.
E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing E-Commerce over the 6 months to 24 April 2026.
E-Commerce
Top 14 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing E-Commerce within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -24 | 390 | £500 | +5.26% | 273 |
| London | -23 | 255 | £500 | -2.91% | 104 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 159 | £500 | +25.00% | 114 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 128 | £513 | +13.89% | 209 |
| Midlands | -25 | 46 | £510 | -1.92% | 46 |
| North of England | -41 | 38 | £513 | +2.50% | 64 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 35 | £638 | +34.21% | 25 |
| North West | -18 | 26 | £513 | +13.26% | 43 |
| South East | -62 | 25 | £525 | +40.00% | 67 |
| East of England | -23 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 12 | £550 | +10.00% | 17 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 11 | £475 | -8.65% | 21 |
| South West | -32 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 12 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
E-Commerce
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:
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