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 17 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 272 | 243 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -52 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 523 | 369 | 507 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.96% | 1.12% | 1.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.13% | 1.24% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 278 | 207 | 362 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £309 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -7.41% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £578 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £701 | £725 | £724 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 15 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.47 | - | £22.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £31.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £15.50 | £47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +238.71% | -67.37% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.00 | £15.75 | £54.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.00 | £24.61 | £57.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.29% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
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 requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46,183 | 29,816 | 32,769 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.50% | 90.52% | 85.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,080 | 18,531 | 20,147 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,092 | 1,799 | 1,460 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £14.25 | £14.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.42 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | +1.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £44.68 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.71 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.31% | -47.37% | +5.81% |
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 17 September 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 17 September 2026.
E-Commerce
Top 13 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 17 September 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 | -33 | 483 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,573 |
| London | -14 | 309 | £500 | -2.91% | 988 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 161 | £500 | +5.26% | 593 |
| UK excluding London | -85 | 161 | £538 | +13.16% | 633 |
| North of England | -67 | 56 | £555 | +23.33% | 253 |
| North West | -17 | 45 | £560 | +17.89% | 171 |
| Midlands | -21 | 39 | £594 | +22.42% | 91 |
| South East | -85 | 34 | £525 | - | 161 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 27 | £650 | +23.81% | 58 |
| East of England | -26 | 17 | £500 | +5.26% | 48 |
| South West | -39 | 16 | £525 | -44.74% | 47 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 11 | £475 | -1.04% | 33 |
| Yorkshire | -55 | 11 | £425 | -5.56% | 69 |
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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