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 31 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 272 | 226 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | -24 | -59 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 376 | 358 | 535 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.97% | 1.14% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.11% | 1.28% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 188 | 239 | 368 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £348 | £411 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £754 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £400 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.88% | -19.19% | +4.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.39 | £38.68 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.18 | £44.71 | £34.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.27% | +28.65% | -48.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £49.46 | £50.00 | £62.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.00 | £52.25 | £68.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.09 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -56.02% | +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 | 33,821 | 28,022 | 39,068 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.29% | 89.12% | 87.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,401 | 17,008 | 25,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £307 | £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 | £720 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,033 | 874 | 2,031 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £21.00 | £16.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £35.96 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -9.62% | +12.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.00 | £62.50 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.71 | £30.62 | £36.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.29% | -16.12% | +31.77% |
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 31 January 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 31 January 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 31 January 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 | -36 | 350 | £500 | +11.11% | 285 |
| London | -10 | 232 | £500 | +11.11% | 95 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 146 | £550 | +37.50% | 145 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 109 | £488 | +21.88% | 233 |
| Midlands | -28 | 38 | £475 | +58.33% | 32 |
| North of England | -34 | 31 | £513 | +17.14% | 80 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 28 | £535 | +78.33% | 15 |
| South East | -44 | 21 | £525 | +53.28% | 72 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 18 | £550 | +10.00% | 22 |
| East of England | -18 | 13 | £350 | -6.67% | 15 |
| North West | -26 | 13 | £513 | +28.13% | 54 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 10 | £425 | -18.47% | 17 |
| Scotland | +10 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | -17 | 4 | £450 | -5.26% | 32 |
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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