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 1 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 273 | 249 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | -58 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 430 | 314 | 521 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.91% | 1.07% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.08% | 1.18% | 1.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 196 | 205 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £286 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £355 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £683 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £444 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.49% | -1.39% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 1 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.81 | - | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £29.00 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +89.66% | +123.08% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | - | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £66.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | - | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -86.32% |
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 | 39,989 | 26,597 | 37,605 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.62% | 90.89% | 86.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,206 | 17,155 | 24,229 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £308 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.62% | -3.10% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,387 | 1,068 | 2,445 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.99 | £14.65 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.96 | £18.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.56 | £29.00 | £35.65 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.29% | -18.65% | -4.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.00 | £60.84 | £59.95 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.69 | £27.76 | £37.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +57.38% | -25.34% | +3.28% |
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 1 May 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 1 May 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 1 May 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 |
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| England | -23 | 399 | £500 | +5.26% | 302 |
| London | -11 | 258 | £500 | -2.91% | 130 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 167 | £500 | +29.03% | 133 |
| UK excluding London | -35 | 132 | £513 | +15.49% | 203 |
| Midlands | -39 | 50 | £500 | +0.50% | 47 |
| North of England | -42 | 36 | £513 | +2.50% | 66 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 35 | £638 | +34.21% | 26 |
| North West | -22 | 26 | £513 | +13.26% | 48 |
| South East | -66 | 25 | £525 | +50.00% | 61 |
| East of England | -15 | 16 | £350 | -24.32% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 15 | £475 | -4.52% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 10 | £713 | +42.50% | 14 |
| South West | -30 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 11 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
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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