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 11 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 271 | 254 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | -63 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 557 | 368 | 480 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.00% | 1.05% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.17% | 1.17% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 305 | 210 | 335 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £405 | £391 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £634 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £778 | £695 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £486 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.25% | +8.06% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 19 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £12.75 | £43.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.49 | £15.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.25 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +237.10% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £15.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £26.14 | £57.50 |
| 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 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 47,633 | 31,418 | 31,035 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 85.63% | 90.00% | 86.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,477 | 19,681 | 18,663 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £297 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -1.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,826 | 2,038 | 1,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.38 | £15.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.46 | £17.33 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -28.14% | -18.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £73.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.58 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.04% | -31.59% | -24.70% |
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 11 November 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 11 November 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 11 November 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 | -11 | 516 | £550 | +10.00% | 944 |
| London | -5 | 313 | £525 | +5.00% | 590 |
| UK excluding London | -32 | 195 | £575 | +18.25% | 348 |
| Work from Home | -75 | 137 | £550 | -4.35% | 403 |
| North of England | -25 | 85 | £575 | +17.95% | 130 |
| North West | +2 | 67 | £575 | +21.05% | 59 |
| South East | -66 | 41 | £588 | -9.62% | 82 |
| Midlands | -25 | 34 | £650 | +40.54% | 57 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 26 | £650 | +25.00% | 31 |
| South West | -22 | 19 | £525 | +31.25% | 25 |
| East of England | -26 | 16 | £550 | +15.79% | 29 |
| Yorkshire | -35 | 16 | £425 | -12.82% | 62 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 7 | £550 | +29.41% | 26 |
| North East | -34 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| Scotland | -28 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
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 | 30.3% | 169 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 26.8% | 149 |
| 3 | Customer Experience | 18.9% | 105 |
| 4 | CRM | 17.4% | 97 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 16.0% | 89 |
| 6 | Roadmaps | 14.9% | 83 |
| 7 | Analytics | 14.7% | 82 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 14.2% | 79 |
| 9 | AI | 13.1% | 73 |
| 10 | User Experience | 11.5% | 64 |
| 11 | Event-Driven | 11.3% | 63 |
| 12 | DevOps | 10.8% | 60 |
| 13 | Continuous Improvement | 10.6% | 59 |
| 14 | Scrum | 10.1% | 56 |
| 15 | Migration | 9.9% | 55 |
| 16 | Software Engineering | 9.5% | 53 |
| 17 | ERP | 9.0% | 50 |
| 18 | Event-Driven Architecture | 8.4% | 47 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 8.3% | 46 |
| 20 | Project Management | 7.5% | 42 |