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 4 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 267 | 242 | 192 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | -50 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 516 | 357 | 497 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.96% | 1.10% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.14% | 1.22% | 1.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 275 | 203 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £304 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £495 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £578 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 14 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.98 | - | £22.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £31.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +238.71% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £15.75 | £54.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £21.95 | £57.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.46 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +96.48% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
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 | 45,398 | 29,222 | 32,553 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.44% | 85.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,773 | 18,158 | 20,413 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,911 | 1,744 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.20 | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.72 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £46.01 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.18 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.80% | -47.37% | +12.13% |
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 4 September 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 4 September 2026.
E-Commerce
Top 13 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 4 September 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 | -21 | 475 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,097 |
| London | -8 | 303 | £500 | -2.91% | 684 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 165 | £500 | +3.63% | 423 |
| UK excluding London | -72 | 159 | £538 | +13.16% | 482 |
| North of England | -65 | 54 | £550 | +22.22% | 180 |
| North West | -22 | 45 | £560 | +17.89% | 111 |
| Midlands | -18 | 43 | £550 | +13.40% | 75 |
| South East | -90 | 31 | £525 | +5.00% | 129 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 28 | £650 | +23.81% | 39 |
| East of England | -14 | 18 | £500 | +5.26% | 33 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 14 | £475 | -1.04% | 36 |
| South West | -43 | 14 | £525 | -44.74% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 9 | £425 | -5.56% | 59 |
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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