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 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 277 | 254 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | -61 | -14 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 417 | 316 | 529 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.91% | 1.08% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 1.19% | 1.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 205 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £795 | £688 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 2 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.17 | £30.29 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £32.23 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £35.46 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.77% | +172.73% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £38.68 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £40.62 | £66.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.59 | - | £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 | 39,056 | 26,574 | 37,868 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.05% | 90.71% | 86.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,707 | 17,203 | 24,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £635 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,310 | 1,024 | 2,401 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.93 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.54 | £18.51 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.16 | £30.45 | £33.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.04% | -9.24% | -7.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.50 | £57.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.25 | £29.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.90% | -12.29% | -8.47% |
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 16 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 16 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 16 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 |
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| England | -17 | 388 | £513 | +7.89% | 366 |
| London | -14 | 251 | £500 | - | 163 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 160 | £513 | +28.13% | 139 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 126 | £513 | +13.89% | 227 |
| Midlands | -33 | 47 | £510 | -2.16% | 46 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 36 | £638 | +21.43% | 26 |
| North of England | -46 | 36 | £513 | +2.50% | 78 |
| South East | -55 | 26 | £525 | +27.27% | 71 |
| North West | -19 | 22 | £513 | +13.26% | 46 |
| East of England | -25 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 16 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 14 | £713 | +42.50% | 28 |
| East Midlands | -28 | 11 | £475 | -8.65% | 20 |
| South West | -28 | 4 | £625 | +42.86% | 16 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
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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