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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 267 | 222 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | -28 | -55 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 371 | 356 | 531 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.97% | 1.14% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.12% | 1.29% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 187 | 237 | 363 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £348 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £572 | £588 | £591 |
| 90th Percentile | £755 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -20.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 4 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.45 | £38.68 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.31 | £44.71 | £34.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.68% | +28.65% | -48.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.23 | £50.00 | £62.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.50 | £52.25 | £68.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -71.43% | +303.85% | -80.15% |
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 | 33,264 | 27,700 | 38,783 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.38% | 89.09% | 87.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,060 | 16,780 | 25,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,011 | 875 | 1,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £21.00 | £16.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -9.72% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.71 | £30.43 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.80% | -18.85% | +44.23% |
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 27 January 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 27 January 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 27 January 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 | -36 | 343 | £500 | +11.11% | 537 |
| London | -6 | 225 | £500 | +8.11% | 122 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 149 | £550 | +37.50% | 376 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 109 | £480 | +20.00% | 475 |
| Midlands | -37 | 39 | £480 | +60.00% | 46 |
| North of England | -38 | 30 | £513 | +28.13% | 117 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 29 | £525 | +75.00% | 20 |
| South East | -49 | 22 | £519 | +51.46% | 167 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 19 | £519 | +3.75% | 34 |
| East of England | -17 | 12 | £350 | -6.67% | 63 |
| North West | -30 | 11 | £513 | +28.13% | 71 |
| East Midlands | -18 | 10 | £425 | -18.47% | 26 |
| Scotland | +14 | 5 | - | - | 9 |
| South West | -14 | 4 | £450 | -5.26% | 54 |
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:
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||