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 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 265 | 222 | 200 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -43 | -22 | -60 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 372 | 364 | 523 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.00% | 1.14% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.14% | 1.29% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 189 | 245 | 356 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £363 | £423 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £596 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £688 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -20.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £42.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.50 | £44.08 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.61 | £47.50 | £50.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -48.19% | -5.94% | -27.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.91 | £51.25 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.60 | £52.75 | £67.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £13.88 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -73.57% | +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 | 32,749 | 28,251 | 37,925 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.79% | 88.81% | 87.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,723 | 17,176 | 25,071 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £306 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £739 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,987 | 905 | 1,714 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.52 | £15.62 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.75 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -18.75% | +16.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.38 | £62.50 | £64.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.25 | £74.82 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £30.78 | £41.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.03% | -24.93% | +41.38% |
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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | -38 | 343 | £500 | +11.11% | 549 |
| London | -10 | 226 | £500 | - | 100 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 151 | £523 | +30.63% | 406 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 107 | £475 | +18.75% | 506 |
| Midlands | -19 | 39 | £475 | +58.33% | 47 |
| North of England | -43 | 30 | £510 | +27.56% | 138 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 29 | £523 | +74.17% | 21 |
| South East | -32 | 22 | £519 | +55.43% | 163 |
| Yorkshire | -33 | 19 | £519 | - | 50 |
| East of England | -23 | 11 | £413 | +10.00% | 74 |
| North West | -26 | 11 | £510 | +27.56% | 72 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 10 | £425 | -18.66% | 26 |
| Scotland | +7 | 4 | - | - | 12 |
| South West | -13 | 4 | £450 | -10.00% | 51 |
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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