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 18 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 268 | 223 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | -32 | -37 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 398 | 352 | 547 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.98% | 1.15% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.13% | 1.28% | 1.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 204 | 231 | 372 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £336 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -13.46% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £759 | £650 | £640 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £425 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.18% | -12.82% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.61 | £38.68 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £34.50 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.84% | +243.88% | -80.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £50.00 | £59.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.00 | £52.25 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.59 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.83% | +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 | 35,252 | 27,502 | 38,622 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.92% | 89.66% | 87.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,364 | 16,881 | 25,241 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,119 | 838 | 2,150 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.53 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £21.05 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -7.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.75 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.08 | £72.97 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £30.78 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.29% | -12.06% | +6.22% |
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 18 February 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 18 February 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 18 February 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 | -33 | 374 | £500 | +11.11% | 319 |
| London | -8 | 256 | £500 | +11.11% | 132 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 155 | £513 | +28.13% | 196 |
| UK excluding London | -61 | 105 | £494 | +16.18% | 230 |
| Midlands | -38 | 37 | £475 | +18.75% | 47 |
| North of England | -37 | 32 | £531 | +8.97% | 64 |
| West Midlands | -37 | 27 | £535 | +78.33% | 21 |
| North West | -19 | 19 | £513 | +17.14% | 40 |
| South East | -48 | 18 | £513 | +13.89% | 75 |
| East of England | -26 | 14 | £350 | -6.67% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 13 | £825 | +62.96% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 10 | £425 | -18.27% | 26 |
| South West | -21 | 4 | £450 | +9.09% | 22 |
| Scotland | +9 | 3 | - | - | 5 |
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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