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 24 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 273 | 220 | 195 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -53 | -25 | -57 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 372 | 361 | 529 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.98% | 1.14% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.12% | 1.28% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 239 | 361 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £353 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £753 | £658 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -20.00% | +3.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.45 | £38.68 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.31 | £44.71 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.68% | +135.29% | -71.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.23 | £50.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £52.25 | £65.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -71.43% | +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 | 33,264 | 28,130 | 38,528 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.54% | 88.98% | 87.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,071 | 17,089 | 25,387 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,016 | 886 | 1,898 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.96 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £36.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -10.76% | +16.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.82 | £74.93 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £30.41 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.08% | -18.91% | +44.23% |
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 24 January 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 24 January 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 24 January 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 | -39 | 345 | £500 | +11.11% | 586 |
| London | -9 | 226 | £500 | - | 114 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 151 | £535 | +33.75% | 323 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 109 | £475 | +18.75% | 537 |
| Midlands | -29 | 39 | £475 | +35.71% | 66 |
| North of England | -42 | 32 | £510 | +27.56% | 129 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 29 | £523 | +74.17% | 24 |
| South East | -41 | 22 | £519 | +51.46% | 175 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 19 | £519 | - | 44 |
| North West | -30 | 13 | £510 | +27.56% | 71 |
| East of England | -20 | 11 | £413 | +10.00% | 74 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 10 | £425 | -18.47% | 40 |
| Scotland | +3 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
| South West | -14 | 4 | £450 | -5.26% | 62 |
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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