E-Commerce Contract Job Trends

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.

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
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 job vacancy trend in the UK

E-Commerce
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing E-Commerce.

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.

Daily rate histogram for E-Commerce in the UK

E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing E-Commerce.

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.

Hourly rate histogram for E-Commerce in the UK

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
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:

Application Platforms
1 22 (4.26%) CMS
2 19 (3.68%) Confluence
3 7 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.16%) Apache
5 4 (0.78%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.78%) WebSphere
6 3 (0.58%) Anypoint
6 3 (0.58%) SharePoint
6 3 (0.58%) WordPress
7 2 (0.39%) Apache Solr
7 2 (0.39%) Headless CMS
7 2 (0.39%) Mule
7 2 (0.39%) Sitecore CMS
7 2 (0.39%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.19%) Drupal
8 1 (0.19%) EPiServer
8 1 (0.19%) Mendix
8 1 (0.19%) nginx
8 1 (0.19%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 23 (4.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (2.91%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 14 (2.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.33%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (1.16%) Adobe After Effects
5 6 (1.16%) Final Cut Pro
5 6 (1.16%) MS Visio
5 6 (1.16%) Sketch
6 3 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.39%) Photoshop
8 1 (0.19%) CPLEX
Business Applications
1 40 (7.75%) Shopify
2 19 (3.68%) Magento
3 13 (2.52%) Payment Gateway
4 10 (1.94%) SAP CRM
4 10 (1.94%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.74%) Dynamics CRM
6 7 (1.36%) NetSuite
7 5 (0.97%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.39%) ION MarketView
8 2 (0.39%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.39%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.39%) SAP MDG-F
9 1 (0.19%) Carpe Diem
9 1 (0.19%) Elite 3E
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Hybris
9 1 (0.19%) SAP Retail
9 1 (0.19%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.19%) SDL Web 8
9 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 78 (15.12%) Azure
2 75 (14.53%) AWS
3 29 (5.62%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
4 25 (4.84%) GCP
5 23 (4.46%) Figma
6 19 (3.68%) GitHub
7 16 (3.10%) Power Platform
7 16 (3.10%) SaaS
8 14 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
9 13 (2.52%) dbt
9 13 (2.52%) Serverless
9 13 (2.52%) Snowflake
10 12 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
11 11 (2.13%) Algolia
12 9 (1.74%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 8 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (1.36%) Azure Functions
14 7 (1.36%) Azure Service Bus
14 7 (1.36%) BigCommerce
14 7 (1.36%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.36%) HTTP
2 4 (0.78%) WAN
3 3 (0.58%) Firewall
3 3 (0.58%) Internet
4 2 (0.39%) LAN
4 2 (0.39%) Network Security
4 2 (0.39%) SD-WAN
4 2 (0.39%) VPN
4 2 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.19%) Broadband
5 1 (0.19%) DNS
5 1 (0.19%) Wireless
5 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.91%) Power BI
2 13 (2.52%) Looker
3 12 (2.33%) NoSQL
4 11 (2.13%) BigQuery
5 9 (1.74%) MongoDB
5 9 (1.74%) Tableau
6 8 (1.55%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.16%) Couchbase
7 6 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (1.16%) Elasticsearch
7 6 (1.16%) Redis
8 5 (0.97%) Metadata
8 5 (0.97%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.78%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.78%) SAP HANA
9 4 (0.78%) Semantic Layer
10 3 (0.58%) MySQL
10 3 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
10 3 (0.58%) Power Query
11 2 (0.39%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 26 (5.04%) Git
1 26 (5.04%) JIRA
2 23 (4.46%) Jenkins
3 8 (1.55%) Cypress.io
3 8 (1.55%) Subversion
4 6 (1.16%) Claude Code
4 6 (1.16%) Vite
5 5 (0.97%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.97%) GitLab
5 5 (0.97%) Selenium
6 4 (0.78%) Eclipse
7 3 (0.58%) Hudson
7 3 (0.58%) Zephyr
8 2 (0.39%) Appium
8 2 (0.39%) TeamCity
9 1 (0.19%) Bundler
9 1 (0.19%) Octopus Deploy
9 1 (0.19%) PHPUnit
9 1 (0.19%) Robot Framework
9 1 (0.19%) Spock
General
1 243 (47.09%) Retail
2 181 (35.08%) Social Skills
3 76 (14.73%) Marketing
4 73 (14.15%) Finance
5 49 (9.50%) Analytical Skills
6 38 (7.36%) Organisational Skills
7 26 (5.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 23 (4.46%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.88%) Banking
10 11 (2.13%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (1.94%) Publishing
12 8 (1.55%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.55%) Legal
13 7 (1.36%) Advertising
13 7 (1.36%) French Language
14 4 (0.78%) Electronics
14 4 (0.78%) Public Sector
15 3 (0.58%) Billing
15 3 (0.58%) Pharmaceutical
15 3 (0.58%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 89 (17.25%) Senior
2 60 (11.63%) Analyst
3 56 (10.85%) Developer
4 48 (9.30%) Architect
5 37 (7.17%) Business Analyst
6 34 (6.59%) Designer
7 32 (6.20%) Project Manager
8 27 (5.23%) Lead
8 27 (5.23%) Product Manager
9 25 (4.84%) E-Commerce Manager
10 24 (4.65%) Solutions Architect
11 21 (4.07%) UI Designer
12 20 (3.88%) Consultant
13 17 (3.29%) Data Engineer
13 17 (3.29%) Salesforce Developer
13 17 (3.29%) Senior Manager
14 16 (3.10%) Senior Designer
14 16 (3.10%) Senior Developer
15 14 (2.71%) E-Commerce Business Analyst
15 14 (2.71%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (9.50%) REST
2 42 (8.14%) React
3 41 (7.95%) Node.js
4 33 (6.40%) GraphQL
5 24 (4.65%) Kafka
6 19 (3.68%) Next.js
7 18 (3.49%) Spring
7 18 (3.49%) Spring Boot
7 18 (3.49%) Terraform
8 17 (3.29%) VML
9 16 (3.10%) SOAP
10 15 (2.91%) HTML
11 14 (2.71%) .NET
11 14 (2.71%) Middleware
12 12 (2.33%) CSS
13 10 (1.94%) Lightning Web Components
13 10 (1.94%) RESTful
14 9 (1.74%) HTML5
15 8 (1.55%) Playwright
15 8 (1.55%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 51 (9.88%) Product Ownership
2 31 (6.01%) Cloud Native
3 27 (5.23%) Distributed Systems
4 26 (5.04%) Mobile App
5 21 (4.07%) Self-Motivation
6 15 (2.91%) Legacy Systems
7 13 (2.52%) Management Information System
8 12 (2.33%) Onboarding
9 11 (2.13%) AI Agents
9 11 (2.13%) Marketing Technology
10 9 (1.74%) Graphic Design
10 9 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
11 8 (1.55%) FMCG
12 7 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
12 7 (1.36%) Animation
13 6 (1.16%) Credit Risk
14 5 (0.97%) Security Posture
15 4 (0.78%) Data Protection Act
16 3 (0.58%) Life Science
16 3 (0.58%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.94%) Android
1 10 (1.94%) Apple iOS
2 7 (1.36%) Windows
3 5 (0.97%) Linux
4 2 (0.39%) Mac OS
5 1 (0.19%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 155 (30.04%) Agile
2 119 (23.06%) Stakeholder Management
3 86 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 83 (16.09%) CI/CD
5 74 (14.34%) User Experience
6 71 (13.76%) Customer Experience
7 66 (12.79%) CRM
8 64 (12.40%) Scrum
9 59 (11.43%) Roadmaps
10 58 (11.24%) AI
11 57 (11.05%) DevOps
12 55 (10.66%) Analytics
13 53 (10.27%) Continuous Improvement
14 50 (9.69%) Migration
15 46 (8.91%) Event-Driven
16 44 (8.53%) B2C
17 42 (8.14%) Project Management
18 41 (7.95%) ERP
19 38 (7.36%) Software Engineering
20 35 (6.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 48 (9.30%) SQL
2 38 (7.36%) Python
3 33 (6.40%) TypeScript
4 32 (6.20%) JavaScript
5 28 (5.43%) Java
6 15 (2.91%) C#
7 10 (1.94%) Apex Code
8 8 (1.55%) Kotlin
9 7 (1.36%) SOQL
9 7 (1.36%) SOSL
10 5 (0.97%) Groovy
10 5 (0.97%) Swift
11 4 (0.78%) ABAP
11 4 (0.78%) Bash
11 4 (0.78%) LookML
11 4 (0.78%) PHP
11 4 (0.78%) PowerShell
12 3 (0.58%) Go
12 3 (0.58%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.39%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 44 (8.53%) Degree
2 7 (1.36%) Master's Degree
3 6 (1.16%) CSPO
3 6 (1.16%) Security Cleared
4 5 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (0.78%) MBA
6 3 (0.58%) SC Cleared
7 2 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.39%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.39%) PMP
8 1 (0.19%) Analytics IQ
8 1 (0.19%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.19%) CISA
8 1 (0.19%) CISSP
8 1 (0.19%) IIBA
8 1 (0.19%) ISEB
8 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Certified Professional
8 1 (0.19%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (6.40%) QA
2 26 (5.04%) Data Quality
3 22 (4.26%) Accessibility
4 9 (1.74%) GDPR
5 6 (1.16%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.78%) PMO
7 2 (0.39%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.39%) PSD2
7 2 (0.39%) SLA
8 1 (0.19%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.19%) NIST
8 1 (0.19%) WCAG
System Software
1 21 (4.07%) Docker
2 3 (0.58%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.19%) Sendmail
3 1 (0.19%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 28 (5.43%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.39%) Bosun
2 2 (0.39%) CloudHub
2 2 (0.39%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.39%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.19%) Apache Ranger
Vendors
1 66 (12.79%) Salesforce
2 45 (8.72%) SAP
3 44 (8.53%) Microsoft
4 30 (5.81%) Adobe
5 21 (4.07%) Google
6 20 (3.88%) Oracle
7 18 (3.49%) MuleSoft
8 15 (2.91%) Databricks
9 8 (1.55%) Sitecore
9 8 (1.55%) Splunk
10 7 (1.36%) IBM
10 7 (1.36%) New Relic
11 6 (1.16%) ServiceNow
12 5 (0.97%) Braze
12 5 (0.97%) Dynatrace
13 4 (0.78%) Adyen
13 4 (0.78%) Apple
14 3 (0.58%) Aprimo
14 3 (0.58%) Informatica
14 3 (0.58%) OneTrust