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 25 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 269 | 239 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -45 | -39 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 399 | 340 | 532 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.97% | 1.12% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.11% | 1.24% | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 206 | 218 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £325 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -13.46% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £597 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £756 | £650 | £635 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £504 | £425 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.59% | -12.60% | +2.37% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.61 | £38.68 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £34.50 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.84% | +243.88% | -80.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £50.00 | £59.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £52.25 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.59 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.83% | +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 | 35,855 | 27,377 | 38,366 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.81% | 89.88% | 87.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,757 | 16,975 | 25,075 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £720 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.28% | -1.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,138 | 862 | 2,184 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.94 | £33.00 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.39% | -0.20% | -5.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.18 | £63.75 | £59.93 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.23 | £71.97 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.41% | -8.57% | - |
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 25 February 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 25 February 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 25 February 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 | 377 | £500 | +11.11% | 326 |
| London | -14 | 256 | £500 | +11.11% | 137 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 151 | £513 | +28.13% | 171 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 108 | £504 | +18.59% | 226 |
| Midlands | -36 | 39 | £485 | +10.86% | 59 |
| North of England | -39 | 33 | £550 | +10.00% | 62 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 29 | £594 | +97.92% | 24 |
| North West | -26 | 20 | £513 | +7.89% | 36 |
| South East | -52 | 18 | £513 | +36.67% | 64 |
| East of England | -21 | 13 | £350 | -17.65% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 13 | £825 | +62.96% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 10 | £425 | -18.27% | 35 |
| South West | -24 | 5 | £450 | +20.00% | 25 |
| Scotland | +13 | 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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