E-Commerce Contract Job Trends
E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs citing E-Commerce skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 278 | 245 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | -57 | +19 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 554 | 375 | 491 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.99% | 1.06% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.16% | 1.17% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 305 | 210 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £405 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -1.96% | -7.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £638 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £778 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £486 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.25% | +8.06% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 20 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £12.75 | £43.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.50 | £15.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +222.58% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.00 | £24.61 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £38.16 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £54.50 | £15.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +251.61% | -70.48% | +5.00% |
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 citing process or methodology skills.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 47,822 | 31,965 | 31,639 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 85.62% | 89.95% | 86.22% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,595 | 20,031 | 19,058 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -1.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £620 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,822 | 2,098 | 1,126 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.50 | £15.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £17.50 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £25.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.17% | -28.14% | -19.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.66 | £44.40 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £73.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £22.63 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +54.66% | -31.42% | -24.83% |
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 November 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 for jobs citing E-Commerce over the 6 months to 14 November 2026.
E-Commerce Top 15 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 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -2 | 514 | £550 | +10.00% | 959 |
| London | -16 | 312 | £525 | +5.00% | 555 |
| UK excluding London | -40 | 194 | £575 | +18.25% | 398 |
| Work from Home | -68 | 139 | £550 | -4.35% | 415 |
| North of England | -24 | 85 | £575 | +17.95% | 143 |
| North West | -2 | 67 | £575 | +21.05% | 69 |
| South East | -62 | 40 | £588 | -9.62% | 102 |
| Midlands | -24 | 33 | £650 | +40.54% | 64 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 26 | £650 | +25.00% | 35 |
| South West | -21 | 20 | £525 | +31.25% | 25 |
| East of England | -23 | 16 | £550 | +15.79% | 37 |
| Yorkshire | -36 | 16 | £425 | -12.82% | 66 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 6 | £581 | +36.76% | 29 |
| North East | -29 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| Scotland | -34 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
E-Commerce Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 29.8% | 165 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 26.9% | 149 |
| 3 | Customer Experience | 19.0% | 105 |
| 4 | CRM | 17.0% | 94 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 15.7% | 87 |
| 6 | Analytics | 15.2% | 84 |
| 7 | Roadmaps | 15.0% | 83 |
| 8 | Problem-Solving | 13.7% | 76 |
| 9 | AI | 13.2% | 73 |
| 10 | Event-Driven | 11.6% | 64 |
| 10 | User Experience | 11.6% | 64 |
| 12 | DevOps | 10.6% | 59 |
| 13 | Continuous Improvement | 10.5% | 58 |
| 14 | Migration | 9.9% | 55 |
| 15 | Scrum | 9.7% | 54 |
| 15 | Software Engineering | 9.7% | 54 |
| 17 | ERP | 9.0% | 50 |
| 18 | Event-Driven Architecture | 8.7% | 48 |
| 19 | Decision-Making | 8.3% | 46 |
| 20 | Logistics | 7.6% | 42 |