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 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 272 | 222 | 195 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -27 | -50 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 371 | 359 | 529 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.97% | 1.15% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.11% | 1.29% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 239 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £353 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -20.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.45 | £38.68 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.31 | £44.71 | £34.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.68% | +28.65% | -48.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.23 | £50.00 | £62.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £52.25 | £68.45 |
| 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 | 33,541 | 27,883 | 38,559 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.38% | 89.07% | 87.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,255 | 16,908 | 25,386 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £722 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £499 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -0.20% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,020 | 876 | 1,970 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £21.00 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £35.98 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -9.67% | +12.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.00 | £62.50 | £62.49 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.71 | £30.45 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.85% | -18.80% | +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 28 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 28 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 28 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 | -47 | 343 | £500 | +11.11% | 458 |
| London | -14 | 225 | £500 | +11.11% | 111 |
| Work from Home | -17 | 149 | £550 | +37.50% | 288 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 109 | £480 | +20.00% | 402 |
| Midlands | -32 | 39 | £480 | +60.00% | 45 |
| North of England | -39 | 30 | £513 | +28.13% | 104 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 29 | £525 | +75.00% | 20 |
| South East | -35 | 22 | £519 | +44.60% | 139 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 19 | £519 | +3.75% | 32 |
| East of England | -14 | 12 | £350 | -6.67% | 48 |
| North West | -28 | 11 | £513 | +28.13% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 10 | £425 | -18.47% | 25 |
| Scotland | +10 | 5 | - | - | 7 |
| South West | -18 | 4 | £450 | -5.26% | 47 |
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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