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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 271 254 184
Rank change year-on-year -17 -70 0
Contract jobs citing E-Commerce 441 312 568
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.88% 1.05% 1.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 1.15% 1.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 207 183 416
10th Percentile £325 £281 £309
25th Percentile £403 £360 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -0.47%
75th Percentile £600 £578 £600
90th Percentile £700 £710 £709
UK excluding London median daily rate £518 £475 £450
% change year-on-year +8.95% +5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 7 17
10th Percentile £22.50 - £10.42
25th Percentile £28.81 £15.25 £11.00
Median hourly rate £54.75 £15.50 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +253.23% +19.23% -77.49%
75th Percentile £78.25 £15.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £95.00 £21.05 £64.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.91 £15.50 £13.00
% change year-on-year +131.68% +19.23% -77.49%

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 42,754 27,087 37,306
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 84.83% 91.00% 85.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,630 17,192 23,755
10th Percentile £325 £300 £300
25th Percentile £413 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £505 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -3.79% -4.55%
75th Percentile £620 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,570 1,249 2,608
10th Percentile £14.80 £14.20 £12.75
25th Percentile £20.02 £17.87 £16.02
Median hourly rate £43.96 £26.21 £37.18
Median % change year-on-year +67.72% -29.51% +6.14%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.25 £61.30
90th Percentile £81.32 £73.75 £72.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +78.93% -34.02% +17.29%

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 18 June 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 18 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for E-Commerce in the UK

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 June 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 -25 404 £500 - 370
London +22 261 £500 -2.91% 176
UK excluding London -81 136 £518 +8.95% 231
Work from Home -30 129 £463 +2.89% 139
Midlands -24 43 £475 -4.52% 45
North of England -60 39 £600 +17.07% 80
North West -22 32 £575 - 49
West Midlands -28 30 £638 +21.43% 24
South East -80 25 £525 +13.51% 74
East of England -19 21 £350 -27.27% 12
East Midlands -15 13 £465 -2.11% 21
South West -27 7 £625 +66.67% 14
Yorkshire -62 7 £600 +18.52% 16
Scotland -10 1 - -

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 17 (3.85%) CMS
2 9 (2.04%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 9 (2.04%) Confluence
3 3 (0.68%) WebSphere
4 2 (0.45%) Apache
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.45%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.45%) Headless CMS
4 2 (0.45%) SharePoint
4 2 (0.45%) WordPress
5 1 (0.23%) Apache Solr
5 1 (0.23%) Kentico
5 1 (0.23%) nginx
5 1 (0.23%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.23%) Sitefinity
Applications
1 11 (2.49%) Adobe Creative Suite
1 11 (2.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (2.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.59%) Adobe After Effects
3 7 (1.59%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.59%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (1.36%) Final Cut Pro
4 6 (1.36%) Sketch
5 4 (0.91%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.45%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.23%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 40 (9.07%) Shopify
2 20 (4.54%) Magento
3 7 (1.59%) NetSuite
3 7 (1.59%) Payment Gateway
3 7 (1.59%) SAP CRM
4 6 (1.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.13%) Oracle EBS
5 5 (1.13%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (0.68%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.45%) SAP Hybris
7 2 (0.45%) SAP MDG-F
8 1 (0.23%) ION MarketView
8 1 (0.23%) Oracle Retail
8 1 (0.23%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.23%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.23%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.23%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.23%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.23%) SDL Web 8
8 1 (0.23%) Sprinklr
Cloud Services
1 43 (9.75%) Azure
2 42 (9.52%) AWS
3 23 (5.22%) Figma
4 19 (4.31%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
5 13 (2.95%) GCP
5 13 (2.95%) Power Platform
6 12 (2.72%) SaaS
7 11 (2.49%) BigCommerce
8 9 (2.04%) Serverless
9 8 (1.81%) AWS Lambda
9 8 (1.81%) dbt
9 8 (1.81%) Google Workspace
10 7 (1.59%) GitHub
10 7 (1.59%) Miro
10 7 (1.59%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 7 (1.59%) WhatsApp
11 6 (1.36%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (1.13%) Algolia
12 5 (1.13%) Google Tag Manager
12 5 (1.13%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.68%) Internet
2 1 (0.23%) Firewall
2 1 (0.23%) LAN
2 1 (0.23%) Network Security
2 1 (0.23%) RFID
2 1 (0.23%) RTMP
2 1 (0.23%) WAN
2 1 (0.23%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (2.72%) Power BI
2 11 (2.49%) MySQL
3 8 (1.81%) Elasticsearch
3 8 (1.81%) Looker
3 8 (1.81%) Metadata
3 8 (1.81%) NoSQL
4 7 (1.59%) Relational Database
4 7 (1.59%) Tableau
5 6 (1.36%) Redis
6 5 (1.13%) SQL Server
7 4 (0.91%) BigQuery
7 4 (0.91%) MongoDB
8 3 (0.68%) Couchbase
8 3 (0.68%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.68%) DynamoDB
8 3 (0.68%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.68%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.68%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.45%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.45%) CockroachDB
Development Applications
1 21 (4.76%) Git
2 20 (4.54%) JIRA
3 16 (3.63%) Jenkins
4 10 (2.27%) Selenium
5 8 (1.81%) Cypress.io
6 7 (1.59%) Vite
7 6 (1.36%) GitLab
8 4 (0.91%) Maven
8 4 (0.91%) Subversion
9 3 (0.68%) Appium
9 3 (0.68%) Bitbucket
9 3 (0.68%) Eclipse
9 3 (0.68%) Zephyr
10 2 (0.45%) Cucumber
10 2 (0.45%) Hudson
10 2 (0.45%) WebDriver
11 1 (0.23%) PHPUnit
11 1 (0.23%) Robot Framework
11 1 (0.23%) Spock
11 1 (0.23%) TeamCity
General
1 179 (40.59%) Retail
2 165 (37.41%) Social Skills
3 80 (18.14%) Finance
4 57 (12.93%) Marketing
5 47 (10.66%) Organisational Skills
6 33 (7.48%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (4.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 21 (4.76%) Manufacturing
9 12 (2.72%) Banking
10 11 (2.49%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.27%) Legal
12 7 (1.59%) French Language
12 7 (1.59%) Publishing
13 6 (1.36%) Advertising
13 6 (1.36%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (0.91%) Documentation Skills
14 4 (0.91%) Electronics
14 4 (0.91%) Public Sector
15 3 (0.68%) Retail Banking
16 2 (0.45%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 92 (20.86%) Senior
2 62 (14.06%) Analyst
3 45 (10.20%) Project Manager
4 40 (9.07%) Developer
5 39 (8.84%) Business Analyst
5 39 (8.84%) Senior Manager
6 34 (7.71%) Designer
7 33 (7.48%) Architect
8 30 (6.80%) Lead
8 30 (6.80%) Senior Project Manager
9 27 (6.12%) E-Commerce Manager
10 19 (4.31%) Product Manager
10 19 (4.31%) Senior Designer
11 16 (3.63%) UI Designer
12 15 (3.40%) E-Commerce Analyst
12 15 (3.40%) E-Commerce Business Analyst
13 14 (3.17%) Data Engineer
14 12 (2.72%) Marketing Manager
14 12 (2.72%) Solutions Architect
14 12 (2.72%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 39 (8.84%) React
2 33 (7.48%) GraphQL
2 33 (7.48%) REST
3 29 (6.58%) Node.js
4 25 (5.67%) VML
5 21 (4.76%) CSS
6 20 (4.54%) HTML
7 19 (4.31%) Middleware
8 14 (3.17%) Playwright
9 13 (2.95%) Spring
10 12 (2.72%) Next.js
11 11 (2.49%) AngularJS
12 10 (2.27%) Kafka
13 9 (2.04%) .NET
13 9 (2.04%) SOAP
13 9 (2.04%) Spring Boot
14 8 (1.81%) HTML5
14 8 (1.81%) Vue
15 7 (1.59%) J2EE
15 7 (1.59%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 34 (7.71%) Product Ownership
2 20 (4.54%) Cloud Native
3 16 (3.63%) Self-Motivation
4 13 (2.95%) Distributed Systems
4 13 (2.95%) Mobile App
5 11 (2.49%) Virtual Team
6 10 (2.27%) Management Information System
7 9 (2.04%) AI Agents
7 9 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
7 9 (2.04%) Marketing Technology
8 7 (1.59%) Greenfield Project
9 6 (1.36%) Animation
9 6 (1.36%) FMCG
9 6 (1.36%) Onboarding
10 5 (1.13%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.13%) EPoS
10 5 (1.13%) Graphic Design
11 4 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
11 4 (0.91%) Client/Server
12 3 (0.68%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (2.95%) Linux
2 11 (2.49%) Android
3 10 (2.27%) Apple iOS
3 10 (2.27%) Windows
4 4 (0.91%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (29.71%) Agile
2 83 (18.82%) Problem-Solving
2 83 (18.82%) Stakeholder Management
3 78 (17.69%) User Experience
4 52 (11.79%) Project Management
5 48 (10.88%) CI/CD
6 45 (10.20%) B2C
6 45 (10.20%) Roadmaps
7 43 (9.75%) Analytics
7 43 (9.75%) Scrum
8 42 (9.52%) Customer Experience
8 42 (9.52%) Time Management
9 41 (9.30%) CRM
10 37 (8.39%) AI
10 37 (8.39%) Continuous Improvement
11 36 (8.16%) ERP
11 36 (8.16%) Migration
12 33 (7.48%) Workshop Facilitation
13 32 (7.26%) Release Management
14 29 (6.58%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 34 (7.71%) JavaScript
2 31 (7.03%) SQL
3 30 (6.80%) TypeScript
4 26 (5.90%) Python
5 22 (4.99%) Java
6 8 (1.81%) C#
7 6 (1.36%) Kotlin
7 6 (1.36%) Shell Script
8 5 (1.13%) Apex Code
8 5 (1.13%) PHP
8 5 (1.13%) SOQL
8 5 (1.13%) SOSL
8 5 (1.13%) Swift
9 3 (0.68%) Go
9 3 (0.68%) Groovy
10 2 (0.45%) Korn
11 1 (0.23%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.23%) Scala
11 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.23%) XPath
Qualifications
1 33 (7.48%) Degree
2 5 (1.13%) CSPO
3 2 (0.45%) Analytics IQ
3 2 (0.45%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.23%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (0.23%) CISA
4 1 (0.23%) CISSP
4 1 (0.23%) ISEB
4 1 (0.23%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Certified Professional
4 1 (0.23%) PMI Certification
4 1 (0.23%) PMP
4 1 (0.23%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (6.35%) QA
2 22 (4.99%) Accessibility
3 19 (4.31%) Data Quality
4 11 (2.49%) GDPR
5 7 (1.59%) PCI DSS
6 4 (0.91%) SLA
7 3 (0.68%) PMO
8 2 (0.45%) California Consumer Privacy Act
8 2 (0.45%) PSD2
8 2 (0.45%) WCAG
9 1 (0.23%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (0.23%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (2.95%) Docker
2 5 (1.13%) Varnish
3 1 (0.23%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 13 (2.95%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.59%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 3 (0.68%) Grafana
3 3 (0.68%) Prometheus
3 3 (0.68%) Terraform
4 2 (0.45%) MOM
5 1 (0.23%) Ansible
5 1 (0.23%) Apache Ranger
Vendors
1 47 (10.66%) Salesforce
2 41 (9.30%) SAP
3 39 (8.84%) Adobe
4 30 (6.80%) Google
5 24 (5.44%) Microsoft
5 24 (5.44%) Oracle
6 14 (3.17%) Databricks
7 12 (2.72%) Sitecore
8 8 (1.81%) MuleSoft
9 5 (1.13%) ServiceNow
10 4 (0.91%) Dynatrace
10 4 (0.91%) IBM
10 4 (0.91%) Netlify
10 4 (0.91%) Splunk
11 3 (0.68%) New Relic
11 3 (0.68%) TikTok
12 2 (0.45%) Apple
12 2 (0.45%) Infor
12 2 (0.45%) Informatica
12 2 (0.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud