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 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 278 | 252 | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -54 | -28 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 414 | 304 | 525 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.93% | 1.05% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.08% | 1.16% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 200 | 197 | 373 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £355 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £660 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.62 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £38.68 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.71 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.90% | +243.88% | -81.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.25 | £50.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £66.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.59 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.83% | +303.85% | -86.32% |
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 | 38,255 | 26,278 | 38,264 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.62% | 90.49% | 86.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,265 | 17,064 | 24,859 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £308 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £636 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,246 | 966 | 2,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £15.00 | £12.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.26 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £32.00 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.94% | -1.54% | -11.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £76.72 | £70.64 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.07 | £31.50 | £31.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.14% | -0.47% | -12.69% |
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 1 April 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 1 April 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 1 April 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 | -30 | 383 | £510 | +13.39% | 366 |
| London | -31 | 245 | £500 | - | 169 |
| Work from Home | -10 | 153 | £513 | +36.67% | 182 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 127 | £513 | +13.89% | 219 |
| Midlands | -31 | 50 | £475 | - | 46 |
| North of England | -41 | 37 | £513 | +2.50% | 77 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 36 | £638 | +226.92% | 20 |
| North West | -24 | 23 | £513 | +2.50% | 48 |
| South East | -59 | 23 | £525 | +46.34% | 66 |
| East of England | -19 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 14 | £419 | -19.47% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 14 | £713 | +40.74% | 24 |
| South West | -25 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 16 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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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