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 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 262 | 207 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -5 | -70 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 371 | 424 | 542 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 1.24% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.14% | 1.41% | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 199 | 285 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £346 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £370 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -16.67% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £590 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £688 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -20.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £42.78 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £44.08 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.50 | £47.50 | £50.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.37% | -5.94% | -27.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.25 | £51.25 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.80 | £52.75 | £67.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.50 | £52.50 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -70.48% | +66.67% | - |
All Process and 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 | 32,537 | 30,122 | 39,072 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.36% | 88.11% | 88.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,461 | 18,405 | 26,081 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £306 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £477 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.60% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,095 | 985 | 1,517 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.57 | £15.62 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.52 | £20.50 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -24.99% | +23.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.00 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.50 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.69% | -26.97% | +39.06% |
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 19 December 2025.
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 19 December 2025.
E-Commerce
Top 15 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 19 December 2025. 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 | -47 | 344 | £500 | +11.11% | 529 |
| London | -18 | 227 | £500 | - | 108 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 158 | £538 | +25.73% | 295 |
| UK excluding London | -38 | 107 | £475 | +18.75% | 489 |
| North of England | -36 | 36 | £488 | +21.88% | 136 |
| Midlands | -31 | 30 | £469 | +33.93% | 89 |
| South East | -37 | 25 | £550 | +41.94% | 144 |
| Yorkshire | -21 | 24 | £469 | +56.25% | 54 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 20 | £520 | +73.33% | 47 |
| North West | -34 | 11 | £488 | +21.88% | 73 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 10 | £425 | -18.66% | 41 |
| East of England | -30 | 8 | £475 | +26.67% | 41 |
| South West | -5 | 7 | £400 | -20.00% | 56 |
| Scotland | +6 | 4 | - | - | 15 |
| North East | -6 | 1 | £900 | - | 10 |
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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