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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 268 | 249 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -63 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 531 | 353 | 519 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.97% | 1.07% | 1.36% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.14% | 1.18% | 1.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 285 | 201 | 372 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £319 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £725 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | +5.56% | -14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 16 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.47 | - | £22.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £44.75 | £15.25 | £31.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £69.00 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +345.16% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.50 | £17.97 | £54.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.60 | £28.43 | £57.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +345.16% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
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 requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46,382 | 30,011 | 32,696 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.49% | 90.62% | 85.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 18,637 | 19,780 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £734 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,269 | 1,869 | 1,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.32 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.72 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.96% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.02 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.86% | -48.10% | +1.18% |
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 2 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 of jobs citing E-Commerce over the 6 months to 2 October 2026.
E-Commerce
Top 13 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 2 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 |
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 | -16 | 492 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,707 |
| London | +9 | 314 | £513 | -0.49% | 1,015 |
| UK excluding London | -73 | 166 | £550 | +15.79% | 751 |
| Work from Home | -36 | 157 | £525 | +5.00% | 637 |
| North of England | -49 | 67 | £560 | +24.44% | 259 |
| North West | -17 | 54 | £560 | +17.89% | 159 |
| Midlands | -31 | 34 | £600 | +23.71% | 134 |
| South East | -78 | 33 | £538 | -2.27% | 187 |
| West Midlands | -26 | 23 | £650 | +23.81% | 68 |
| East of England | -22 | 17 | £500 | +5.26% | 65 |
| South West | -33 | 16 | £525 | +31.25% | 73 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 13 | £425 | -5.56% | 78 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 10 | £475 | - | 66 |
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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