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 10 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 267 | 215 | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -52 | -17 | -57 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 369 | 380 | 514 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 1.19% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.15% | 1.34% | 1.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 193 | 257 | 350 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £588 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £748 | £688 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £400 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.75% | -20.00% | +0.50% |
| 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 | 32,180 | 28,256 | 37,599 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.89% | 88.57% | 87.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,310 | 17,164 | 24,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £304 | £306 | £305 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,978 | 898 | 1,563 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.59 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.50 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £42.19 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -22.97% | +23.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £62.12 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.65 | £75.00 | £77.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.83 | £30.41 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.64% | -31.67% | +62.56% |
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | -42 | 340 | £500 | +11.11% | 458 |
| London | -10 | 223 | £500 | +1.27% | 88 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 152 | £525 | +23.53% | 352 |
| UK excluding London | -44 | 107 | £475 | +18.75% | 423 |
| Midlands | -24 | 38 | £475 | +58.33% | 44 |
| North of England | -21 | 35 | £500 | +25.00% | 99 |
| West Midlands | -27 | 28 | £523 | +74.17% | 26 |
| South East | -41 | 22 | £525 | +57.30% | 141 |
| Yorkshire | -29 | 21 | £494 | - | 39 |
| North West | -28 | 14 | £500 | +25.00% | 48 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 10 | £425 | -18.66% | 18 |
| East of England | -30 | 8 | £475 | +26.67% | 69 |
| Scotland | +7 | 4 | - | - | 10 |
| South West | -17 | 3 | £400 | -20.00% | 42 |
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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