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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 277 | 236 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | -43 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 415 | 324 | 527 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.91% | 1.11% | 1.21% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.06% | 1.22% | 1.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 209 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £293 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.89% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £688 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 3 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.17 | £31.58 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £35.46 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £41.91 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.52% | +222.38% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £47.83 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £51.38 | £66.65 |
| 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 | 39,015 | 26,568 | 37,622 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.69% | 86.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,668 | 17,198 | 24,355 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £308 | £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 | £613 | £635 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,323 | 1,023 | 2,389 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.92 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.45 | £18.51 | £15.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | £30.78 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.21% | -6.91% | -8.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.20 | £29.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.28% | -12.12% | -8.65% |
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 April 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 April 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 April 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 | -41 | 386 | £513 | +7.89% | 361 |
| London | -25 | 249 | £500 | - | 159 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 159 | £513 | +28.13% | 138 |
| UK excluding London | -33 | 126 | £513 | +13.89% | 225 |
| Midlands | -26 | 47 | £510 | +2.51% | 46 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 36 | £638 | +218.75% | 27 |
| North of England | -45 | 36 | £513 | +2.50% | 79 |
| South East | -55 | 26 | £525 | +27.27% | 70 |
| North West | -27 | 22 | £513 | +2.50% | 46 |
| East of England | -19 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | -42 | 14 | £713 | +42.50% | 29 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 11 | £475 | -8.65% | 19 |
| South West | -28 | 4 | £625 | +42.86% | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 5 |
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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