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 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 290 | 235 | 202 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -55 | -33 | -34 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 399 | 319 | 524 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.92% | 1.07% | 1.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 1.19% | 1.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 204 | 210 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £325 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £771 | £676 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £438 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.14% | -7.89% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £38.68 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.67% | +243.88% | -81.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £50.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £66.95 |
| 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 | 37,209 | 26,860 | 38,491 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.05% | 90.36% | 86.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,562 | 17,174 | 25,055 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £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 | £610 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,222 | 913 | 2,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.91 | £15.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.88 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.74% | +1.21% | -10.00% |
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 15 March 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 15 March 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 15 March 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 | -32 | 372 | £500 | +11.11% | 410 |
| London | -13 | 241 | £500 | +11.11% | 174 |
| Work from Home | -16 | 148 | £513 | +32.26% | 227 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 118 | £513 | +17.14% | 267 |
| Midlands | -24 | 46 | £500 | +14.29% | 68 |
| North of England | -37 | 35 | £550 | +10.00% | 83 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 33 | £594 | +97.92% | 35 |
| North West | -16 | 20 | £513 | +2.50% | 49 |
| South East | -66 | 19 | £538 | +56.93% | 71 |
| Yorkshire | -43 | 15 | £600 | +18.52% | 25 |
| East of England | -21 | 13 | £350 | -22.22% | 25 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 13 | £413 | -17.09% | 33 |
| South West | -29 | 6 | £450 | +20.00% | 20 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
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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