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 5 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 260 | 252 | 172 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | -80 | +38 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 533 | 351 | 513 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.98% | 1.06% | 1.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.16% | 1.17% | 1.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 283 | 201 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £319 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £725 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 16 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | - | £22.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.75 | £15.25 | £31.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +345.16% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.50 | £17.97 | £54.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £28.43 | £57.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +345.16% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
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 | 45,930 | 29,887 | 32,659 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.45% | 90.55% | 85.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,618 | 18,553 | 19,727 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £635 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,299 | 1,876 | 1,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.65 | £14.31 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.12 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.25 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.09% | -39.40% | -2.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.22 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.60 | £65.00 | £74.26 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.72 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.52% | -48.10% | +1.18% |
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 5 October 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 5 October 2026.
E-Commerce
Top 13 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 5 October 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 | -20 | 494 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,682 |
| London | +4 | 313 | £513 | -0.49% | 931 |
| UK excluding London | -69 | 169 | £550 | +15.79% | 834 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 156 | £525 | +5.00% | 697 |
| North of England | -42 | 71 | £560 | +24.44% | 275 |
| North West | -9 | 57 | £560 | +17.89% | 161 |
| Midlands | -20 | 34 | £600 | +23.71% | 147 |
| South East | -74 | 30 | £556 | +1.14% | 196 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 23 | £650 | +23.81% | 73 |
| East of England | -18 | 19 | £500 | +5.26% | 71 |
| South West | -35 | 16 | £525 | +31.25% | 81 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 14 | £425 | -5.56% | 84 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 10 | £475 | - | 74 |
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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