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 13 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 270 | 242 | 187 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | -55 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 419 | 321 | 529 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.91% | 1.10% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 1.21% | 1.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 205 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £296 | £295 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £683 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 4 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.17 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £38.68 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.12% | +243.88% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £50.00 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £66.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.59 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -39.83% | +303.85% | -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 | 39,116 | 26,529 | 37,908 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.14% | 90.62% | 86.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,739 | 17,190 | 24,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £308 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £636 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £487 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,321 | 1,019 | 2,394 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.99 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.34 | £18.86 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.71 | £30.78 | £33.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.27% | -7.59% | -7.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.00 | £57.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.00 | £75.05 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.00 | £29.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.59% | -12.29% | -5.68% |
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 13 April 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 13 April 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 13 April 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 | -30 | 389 | £508 | +6.95% | 345 |
| London | -24 | 247 | £500 | - | 152 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 160 | £506 | +26.56% | 133 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 131 | £513 | +13.89% | 213 |
| Midlands | -27 | 50 | £475 | -4.52% | 43 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 36 | £638 | +218.75% | 23 |
| North of England | -44 | 36 | £513 | +2.50% | 63 |
| South East | -53 | 28 | £525 | +27.27% | 70 |
| North West | -23 | 22 | £513 | +2.50% | 38 |
| East Midlands | -27 | 14 | £419 | -19.47% | 20 |
| East of England | -29 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 19 |
| Yorkshire | -47 | 14 | £713 | +40.74% | 21 |
| South West | -30 | 4 | £625 | +42.86% | 18 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
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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