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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 291 | 250 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | -56 | -28 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 397 | 314 | 523 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.92% | 1.06% | 1.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 1.18% | 1.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 202 | 210 | 372 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £325 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £774 | £676 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £438 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.14% | -7.89% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £38.68 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.67% | +243.88% | -81.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £50.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £66.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.59 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.83% | +303.85% | -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 | 37,084 | 26,717 | 38,494 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.01% | 90.37% | 86.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,485 | 17,170 | 25,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £745 | £744 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,212 | 916 | 2,333 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.83 | £15.26 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.79 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.36 | £31.76 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.85% | +0.83% | -10.00% |
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 March 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 March 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 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -28 | 370 | £500 | +11.11% | 399 |
| London | -11 | 239 | £500 | +11.11% | 167 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 147 | £513 | +32.26% | 219 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 118 | £513 | +17.14% | 256 |
| Midlands | -23 | 46 | £500 | +14.29% | 66 |
| North of England | -32 | 35 | £550 | +10.00% | 80 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 33 | £594 | +97.92% | 35 |
| North West | -26 | 20 | £513 | +2.50% | 47 |
| South East | -60 | 19 | £538 | +56.93% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | -44 | 15 | £600 | +18.52% | 24 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 13 | £413 | -17.09% | 31 |
| East of England | -23 | 13 | £350 | -22.22% | 25 |
| South West | -24 | 6 | £450 | +20.00% | 19 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
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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