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 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 271 | 235 | 192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -36 | -43 | -40 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 393 | 335 | 534 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.95% | 1.11% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.10% | 1.23% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 203 | 215 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £325 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £581 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £773 | £650 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -10.53% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.61 | £38.68 | £12.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.67% | +243.88% | -80.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £50.00 | £57.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.96 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.32% | +303.85% | -80.15% |
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 | 35,800 | 27,183 | 38,766 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.50% | 90.06% | 86.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,707 | 16,972 | 25,287 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £740 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,144 | 882 | 2,256 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.65 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.24 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.61 | £32.50 | £33.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.06% | -1.61% | -5.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £64.50 | £59.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.46 | £75.48 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.00 | £34.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.41% | -6.85% | -1.84% |
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 2 March 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 2 March 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 2 March 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 |
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| England | -31 | 368 | £500 | +11.11% | 598 |
| London | -15 | 247 | £500 | +11.11% | 187 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 148 | £513 | +28.13% | 322 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 107 | £513 | +20.59% | 468 |
| Midlands | -35 | 40 | £520 | +30.00% | 89 |
| North of England | -37 | 34 | £531 | +6.25% | 114 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 30 | £638 | +112.50% | 36 |
| North West | -23 | 20 | £513 | +7.89% | 63 |
| South East | -51 | 16 | £519 | +51.46% | 122 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 14 | £688 | +35.80% | 41 |
| East of England | -29 | 12 | £350 | -18.84% | 58 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 10 | £414 | -16.88% | 50 |
| South West | -17 | 6 | £450 | +20.00% | 55 |
| Scotland | +13 | 2 | - | - | 15 |
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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