E-Commerce Contract Job Trends
E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing E-Commerce skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 266 | 261 | 184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | -77 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 554 | 334 | 495 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 0.99% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.18% | 1.10% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 298 | 193 | 350 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £428 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £539 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.75% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £704 | £775 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £560 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.89% | +5.56% | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 17 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.39 | £14.95 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.46 | £15.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £15.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +251.61% | -69.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £15.75 | £55.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £27.67 | £58.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £15.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +251.61% | -70.48% | +5.00% |
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 citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 46,983 | 30,411 | 31,936 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 85.28% | 90.44% | 86.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,218 | 18,943 | 19,207 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £299 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £622 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,560 | 1,942 | 1,180 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.65 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £38.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -33.82% | -10.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.79 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £67.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.27 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.20% | -40.63% | -11.76% |
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 October 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 for jobs citing E-Commerce over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
E-Commerce Top 15 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 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +3 | 511 | £550 | +10.00% | 868 |
| London | +12 | 315 | £525 | +5.00% | 505 |
| UK excluding London | -48 | 186 | £560 | +17.89% | 366 |
| Work from Home | -18 | 153 | £525 | -2.78% | 404 |
| North of England | -33 | 76 | £560 | +17.89% | 114 |
| North West | -11 | 59 | £575 | +21.05% | 64 |
| Midlands | -12 | 36 | £594 | +30.14% | 71 |
| South East | -72 | 36 | £600 | +1.27% | 90 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 24 | £650 | +31.65% | 35 |
| East of England | -17 | 21 | £538 | +13.16% | 34 |
| South West | -28 | 17 | £525 | +31.25% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 15 | £425 | -10.53% | 37 |
| East Midlands | -9 | 11 | £475 | +11.76% | 36 |
| North East | -35 | 2 | - | - | 13 |
| Scotland | -28 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
E-Commerce Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 29.8% | 165 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 23.5% | 130 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 17.3% | 96 |
| 4 | Customer Experience | 17.1% | 95 |
| 5 | CRM | 16.6% | 92 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 14.6% | 81 |
| 7 | Roadmaps | 13.7% | 76 |
| 8 | User Experience | 13.2% | 73 |
| 9 | AI | 12.8% | 71 |
| 9 | Analytics | 12.8% | 71 |
| 11 | DevOps | 11.2% | 62 |
| 11 | Event-Driven | 11.2% | 62 |
| 13 | Scrum | 10.8% | 60 |
| 14 | Continuous Improvement | 9.7% | 54 |
| 15 | Migration | 9.4% | 52 |
| 16 | Software Engineering | 8.8% | 49 |
| 17 | ERP | 8.1% | 45 |
| 18 | Event-Driven Architecture | 7.9% | 44 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 7.8% | 43 |
| 20 | B2C | 7.6% | 42 |