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 23 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 280 | 250 | 189 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -61 | +15 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 504 | 350 | 506 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.94% | 1.06% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.10% | 1.17% | 1.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 264 | 199 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £323 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | £500 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.75% | -8.26% | +1.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £591 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.88 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +222.58% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £15.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £55.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £15.50 | £11.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.29% | +40.91% | -78.00% |
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 | 45,630 | 29,844 | 33,104 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.69% | 90.49% | 85.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,001 | 18,599 | 21,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £728 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,875 | 1,760 | 1,727 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £13.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.29 | £17.30 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.00% | -37.90% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.86 | £47.66 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.74 | £42.05 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.36% | -45.93% | +12.12% |
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 23 August 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 23 August 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 23 August 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 | -32 | 459 | £525 | +5.00% | 389 |
| London | +1 | 297 | £500 | -2.91% | 163 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 165 | £494 | +3.95% | 159 |
| UK excluding London | -88 | 149 | £525 | +10.53% | 287 |
| North of England | -55 | 48 | £550 | +22.22% | 85 |
| Midlands | -14 | 43 | £550 | +11.39% | 64 |
| North West | -24 | 39 | £550 | +15.79% | 45 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 28 | £650 | +23.81% | 25 |
| South East | -89 | 28 | £525 | +10.53% | 92 |
| East of England | -14 | 18 | £500 | +5.26% | 14 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 14 | £475 | +11.76% | 39 |
| South West | -39 | 13 | £525 | -44.74% | 24 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 33 |
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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