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 16 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 282 | 259 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | -73 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 425 | 295 | 526 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.88% | 1.01% | 1.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.05% | 1.11% | 1.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 193 | 378 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £350 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £504 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 2 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | £16.63 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.81 | £18.69 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.75 | £22.25 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +146.07% | +71.15% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | £25.69 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £27.68 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.68% | +19.23% | -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 | 40,526 | 26,506 | 36,695 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.38% | 90.99% | 86.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,448 | 17,044 | 23,613 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.94% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £626 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,394 | 1,081 | 2,430 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.30 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.20 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.41 | £36.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.60% | -21.13% | +0.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.49 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.43 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.96% | -32.19% | +7.14% |
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 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 May 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 | -28 | 392 | £500 | +5.26% | 410 |
| London | -9 | 251 | £500 | -2.91% | 188 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 158 | £500 | +33.33% | 192 |
| UK excluding London | -45 | 135 | £504 | +12.00% | 254 |
| Midlands | -29 | 51 | £475 | -4.52% | 59 |
| North of England | -44 | 35 | £513 | +17.14% | 83 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 34 | £638 | +34.21% | 36 |
| North West | -17 | 26 | £513 | +36.67% | 53 |
| South East | -78 | 25 | £525 | +44.83% | 68 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 17 | £465 | -6.53% | 23 |
| East of England | -19 | 17 | £350 | -23.33% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 9 | £600 | +20.00% | 23 |
| South West | -38 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 6 |
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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