E-Commerce Contract Job Trends
E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing E-Commerce skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 271 | 270 | 185 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -85 | +16 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 551 | 342 | 493 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 1.00% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.17% | 1.11% | 1.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 298 | 196 | 347 |
| 10th Percentile | £336 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £442 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £721 | £775 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.05% | +5.56% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 17 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.41 | £14.95 | £43.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.46 | £15.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +251.61% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £15.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £27.67 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £15.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +251.61% | -70.48% | +5.00% |
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 citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 46,919 | 30,911 | 31,623 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 85.59% | 90.32% | 86.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,147 | 19,277 | 19,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £619 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,650 | 1,982 | 1,134 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £36.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -30.30% | -17.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.79 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.10 | £65.93 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.99 | £22.32 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.32% | -36.24% | -17.65% |
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 30 October 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 for jobs citing E-Commerce over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
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 30 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -10 | 512 | £550 | +10.00% | 123 |
| London | +6 | 318 | £525 | +5.00% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | -36 | 185 | £575 | +21.05% | 92 |
| Work from Home | -25 | 147 | £525 | -4.55% | 54 |
| North of England | -19 | 79 | £568 | +17.92% | 29 |
| North West | +1 | 62 | £575 | +21.05% | 15 |
| South East | -69 | 37 | £600 | -4.00% | 29 |
| Midlands | -26 | 34 | £650 | +42.47% | 19 |
| West Midlands | -19 | 26 | £650 | +31.65% | 5 |
| East of England | -17 | 18 | £544 | +14.47% | 6 |
| South West | -21 | 17 | £525 | +31.25% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 15 | £425 | -12.82% | 10 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 7 | £513 | +20.59% | 14 |
| North East | -34 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Scotland | -21 | 1 | - | - |
E-Commerce Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 30.5% | 168 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 25.2% | 139 |
| 3 | Customer Experience | 18.3% | 101 |
| 4 | CRM | 17.1% | 94 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 16.5% | 91 |
| 6 | Analytics | 14.3% | 79 |
| 7 | Problem-Solving | 14.2% | 78 |
| 7 | Roadmaps | 14.2% | 78 |
| 9 | AI | 12.9% | 71 |
| 9 | User Experience | 12.9% | 71 |
| 11 | Event-Driven | 11.4% | 63 |
| 12 | DevOps | 11.1% | 61 |
| 13 | Scrum | 10.5% | 58 |
| 14 | Continuous Improvement | 10.2% | 56 |
| 15 | Migration | 9.6% | 53 |
| 16 | Software Engineering | 9.3% | 51 |
| 17 | Event-Driven Architecture | 8.5% | 47 |
| 18 | Decision-Making | 8.3% | 46 |
| 19 | ERP | 7.8% | 43 |
| 20 | Project Management | 6.9% | 38 |