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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 266 | 244 | 195 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -22 | -49 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 496 | 349 | 502 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.93% | 1.05% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.09% | 1.17% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 259 | 199 | 372 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £393 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £495 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.01% | -10.00% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £578 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £531 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.84% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.88 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +222.58% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £15.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £55.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £15.50 | £11.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.29% | +40.91% | -78.00% |
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 | 45,350 | 29,954 | 33,125 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.75% | 90.50% | 85.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,857 | 18,668 | 21,203 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,845 | 1,726 | 1,796 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £17.31 | £18.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £25.15 | £40.97 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.00% | -38.61% | -1.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.13% | -45.88% | +13.33% |
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 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 17 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 17 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 | 452 | £523 | +4.50% | 713 |
| London | +6 | 292 | £500 | -2.91% | 448 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 161 | £475 | +2.70% | 287 |
| UK excluding London | -89 | 146 | £531 | +11.84% | 334 |
| North of England | -68 | 45 | £550 | +22.22% | 121 |
| Midlands | -15 | 44 | £588 | +23.68% | 50 |
| North West | -24 | 36 | £550 | +15.79% | 75 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 29 | £650 | +23.81% | 21 |
| South East | -85 | 27 | £525 | +10.53% | 102 |
| East of England | -15 | 18 | £500 | +5.26% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 14 | £475 | +5.56% | 29 |
| South West | -42 | 13 | £525 | -20.75% | 32 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 36 |
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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