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 2 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 262 | 214 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | -13 | -65 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 366 | 396 | 523 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.99% | 1.21% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.12% | 1.36% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 196 | 266 | 354 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £300 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £589 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £688 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -20.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £42.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.69 | £44.08 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.89 | £47.50 | £50.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -64.44% | -5.94% | -27.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £32.70 | £51.25 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.90 | £52.75 | £67.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -71.43% | +303.85% | - |
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 | 32,669 | 29,037 | 38,027 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.09% | 88.41% | 87.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,654 | 17,656 | 25,324 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £306 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £722 | £738 | £744 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,016 | 941 | 1,546 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.30 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.79% | +25.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.40 | £74.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.79 | £30.78 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.72% | -31.60% | +43.91% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | -43 | 339 | £500 | +11.11% | 345 |
| London | -18 | 225 | £500 | - | 149 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 154 | £538 | +26.47% | 192 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 104 | £475 | +18.75% | 228 |
| Midlands | -22 | 35 | £475 | +58.33% | 45 |
| North of England | -20 | 34 | £500 | +25.00% | 84 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 25 | £523 | +74.17% | 30 |
| South East | -33 | 22 | £525 | +53.28% | 67 |
| Yorkshire | -32 | 21 | £494 | +64.58% | 35 |
| North West | -31 | 13 | £500 | +25.00% | 43 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 10 | £425 | -18.66% | 15 |
| East of England | -29 | 7 | £475 | +26.67% | 13 |
| South West | -8 | 5 | £400 | -15.79% | 20 |
| Scotland | +11 | 4 | - | - |
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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