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 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 260 | 230 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -30 | -36 | -42 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 385 | 348 | 543 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.98% | 1.13% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.12% | 1.27% | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 229 | 369 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £325 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £425 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.71% | -12.37% | +2.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 4 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.45 | £38.68 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £32.00 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.42% | +243.88% | -80.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.50 | £50.00 | £62.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £52.25 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.18 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.62% | +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 | 34,251 | 27,445 | 39,124 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.02% | 89.42% | 87.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,718 | 16,700 | 25,680 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £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 | £716 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.50% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,071 | 843 | 2,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £21.05 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -1.71% | +1.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £73.12 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.08 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.08% | -11.20% | +10.55% |
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -28 | 360 | £500 | +11.11% | 310 |
| London | -11 | 240 | £500 | +11.11% | 121 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 151 | £513 | +28.13% | 172 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 110 | £488 | +14.71% | 229 |
| North of England | -37 | 37 | £513 | +2.50% | 69 |
| Midlands | -40 | 37 | £475 | +35.71% | 38 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 27 | £535 | +78.33% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | -40 | 19 | £613 | +20.99% | 23 |
| North West | -18 | 18 | £513 | +7.89% | 40 |
| South East | -39 | 18 | £513 | +49.64% | 67 |
| East of England | -19 | 13 | £350 | -6.67% | 14 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 10 | £425 | -18.47% | 18 |
| Scotland | +12 | 4 | - | - | 4 |
| South West | -14 | 4 | £450 | -5.26% | 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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