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 22 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 271 | 256 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -65 | -7 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 430 | 291 | 523 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.89% | 1.01% | 1.23% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.05% | 1.11% | 1.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 194 | 187 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £281 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £357 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.04% | -2.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £644 | £688 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £504 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 3 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.81 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.75 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +253.23% | +19.23% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £78.25 | £22.38 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £26.35 | £64.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +131.68% | +19.23% | -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 | 40,767 | 26,234 | 36,547 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.37% | 91.05% | 86.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,562 | 16,839 | 23,562 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £497 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.66% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,395 | 1,067 | 2,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.36 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.96 | £18.30 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.18 | £36.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.82% | -21.82% | +0.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £59.95 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -33.82% | +8.57% |
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 22 May 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 22 May 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 22 May 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 | -17 | 397 | £500 | +2.04% | 354 |
| London | -2 | 252 | £500 | -2.91% | 158 |
| Work from Home | +11 | 152 | £500 | +25.00% | 145 |
| UK excluding London | -47 | 139 | £504 | +12.00% | 230 |
| Midlands | -29 | 50 | £475 | -8.65% | 49 |
| North of England | -52 | 37 | £513 | +2.50% | 71 |
| West Midlands | -28 | 34 | £638 | +21.43% | 31 |
| North West | -29 | 27 | £513 | +36.67% | 47 |
| South East | -64 | 25 | £518 | +42.76% | 74 |
| East of England | -15 | 19 | £350 | -24.32% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 16 | £465 | -6.53% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | -46 | 10 | £600 | +18.52% | 20 |
| South West | -27 | 6 | £625 | +66.67% | 11 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
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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