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 20 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 270 | 260 | 185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -75 | -4 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 422 | 298 | 531 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.88% | 1.02% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.04% | 1.12% | 1.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 195 | 382 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £360 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £683 | £686 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £504 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 3 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.81 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +254.84% | +19.23% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | £22.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £26.35 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.68% | +19.23% | -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 | 40,582 | 26,548 | 36,652 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.29% | 91.02% | 86.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,477 | 17,040 | 23,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £514 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.88% | -2.10% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £495 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.21% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,387 | 1,106 | 2,443 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.35 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.80 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.17 | £36.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.90% | -21.86% | +0.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.70 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
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 20 May 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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | -25 | 388 | £500 | +2.04% | 345 |
| London | -1 | 246 | £500 | -2.91% | 145 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 152 | £500 | +25.00% | 158 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 136 | £504 | +12.00% | 238 |
| Midlands | -27 | 50 | £475 | -8.65% | 56 |
| North of England | -43 | 36 | £513 | +2.50% | 70 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 34 | £638 | +21.43% | 33 |
| North West | -23 | 26 | £513 | +36.67% | 47 |
| South East | -75 | 24 | £521 | +43.79% | 74 |
| East of England | -17 | 18 | £350 | -24.32% | 17 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 16 | £465 | -6.53% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -51 | 10 | £600 | +18.52% | 18 |
| South West | -37 | 6 | £625 | +66.67% | 13 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
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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