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 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 265 | 211 | 197 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -54 | -14 | -56 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 373 | 370 | 515 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 1.17% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.15% | 1.32% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 195 | 251 | 350 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £688 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.25% | -20.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £42.78 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.06 | £44.08 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.45 | £47.50 | £50.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -54.85% | -5.94% | -27.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.30 | £51.25 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.30 | £52.75 | £67.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £12.75 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -75.71% | +303.85% | - |
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 | 32,475 | 28,042 | 37,290 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.84% | 88.72% | 87.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,506 | 17,042 | 24,746 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £306 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £744 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,987 | 893 | 1,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.52 | £15.62 | £14.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.50 | £18.18 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -19.75% | +15.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.00 | £62.24 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.39 | £74.97 | £76.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.83 | £30.45 | £43.83 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.76% | -30.52% | +51.12% |
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 14 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 14 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 14 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 | -31 | 344 | £500 | +11.11% | 552 |
| London | -20 | 225 | £500 | - | 92 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 151 | £523 | +26.67% | 388 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 109 | £485 | +21.25% | 515 |
| Midlands | -21 | 39 | £475 | +58.33% | 55 |
| North of England | -36 | 33 | £500 | +25.00% | 126 |
| West Midlands | -24 | 29 | £523 | +74.17% | 27 |
| South East | -36 | 23 | £525 | +57.30% | 159 |
| Yorkshire | -28 | 20 | £500 | - | 53 |
| North West | -27 | 13 | £504 | +26.00% | 57 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 10 | £425 | -18.66% | 27 |
| East of England | -24 | 8 | £475 | +26.67% | 84 |
| South West | -17 | 5 | £450 | -10.00% | 55 |
| Scotland | +2 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
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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