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 19 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 276 | 257 | 192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -65 | -23 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 401 | 299 | 525 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.93% | 1.02% | 1.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.08% | 1.13% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 201 | 194 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £339 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £684 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £444 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.49% | -6.58% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.41 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £38.68 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.67% | +243.88% | -81.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.25 | £50.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £66.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £32.00 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.05% | +303.85% | -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 | 37,265 | 26,485 | 38,452 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.97% | 90.43% | 86.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,631 | 17,037 | 25,025 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £308 | £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 | £610 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £744 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,203 | 922 | 2,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.97 | £15.25 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +1.20% | -8.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.52 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.76 | £30.91 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.41% | +2.74% | -11.68% |
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 19 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 19 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 19 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 | -15 | 374 | £500 | +11.11% | 382 |
| London | -7 | 238 | £500 | +11.11% | 160 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 146 | £513 | +28.13% | 210 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 123 | £513 | +15.49% | 249 |
| Midlands | -30 | 47 | £463 | +11.04% | 63 |
| North of England | -43 | 37 | £531 | +6.25% | 78 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 34 | £638 | +226.92% | 32 |
| North West | -17 | 22 | £513 | +2.50% | 44 |
| South East | -60 | 22 | £525 | +53.28% | 67 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 15 | £600 | +18.52% | 25 |
| East of England | -12 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 27 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 13 | £413 | -17.09% | 31 |
| South West | -20 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 15 |
| 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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