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 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 269 | 251 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -65 | +17 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 496 | 351 | 518 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.93% | 1.07% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.09% | 1.18% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 257 | 203 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £324 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £380 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £495 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.01% | -5.71% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £575 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 12 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £10.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +251.61% | +19.23% | -74.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | £15.75 | £24.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £52.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | £15.50 | £12.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.68% | +29.17% | -76.00% |
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 | 45,557 | 29,755 | 33,330 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.99% | 90.46% | 85.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,078 | 18,625 | 21,348 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £726 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,814 | 1,660 | 1,859 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.22 | £17.32 | £18.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -37.90% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £64.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.10 | £41.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.30% | -44.00% | +7.56% |
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 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 August 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 | -21 | 454 | £520 | +4.00% | 605 |
| London | 0 | 303 | £500 | -2.91% | 347 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 163 | £463 | -2.63% | 227 |
| UK excluding London | -90 | 139 | £538 | +13.16% | 303 |
| North of England | -75 | 44 | £525 | +16.67% | 91 |
| Midlands | -22 | 40 | £569 | +19.74% | 58 |
| North West | -32 | 35 | £550 | +15.79% | 52 |
| West Midlands | -34 | 27 | £650 | +23.81% | 30 |
| South East | -88 | 26 | £531 | +6.25% | 80 |
| East of England | -11 | 18 | £519 | +9.21% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 13 | £465 | +3.33% | 28 |
| South West | -47 | 11 | £525 | +40.00% | 37 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 34 |
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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