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 6 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 269 | 245 | 197 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | -48 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 430 | 312 | 516 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.90% | 1.06% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 1.17% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 196 | 204 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £285 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £355 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £469 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -6.25% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £668 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 29 | 1 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.50 | - | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £28.81 | - | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £29.00 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +89.66% | +123.08% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.00 | - | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £66.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.91 | - | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -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 | 40,206 | 26,654 | 37,276 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.43% | 90.92% | 86.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,270 | 17,186 | 24,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £307 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £482 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.09% | -3.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,411 | 1,084 | 2,441 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.64 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.88 | £18.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.56 | £29.00 | £35.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.29% | -19.33% | +0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £61.69 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.50 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.00 | £27.70 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +58.84% | -26.13% | +7.14% |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | -27 | 400 | £500 | +6.67% | 460 |
| London | +4 | 257 | £500 | - | 205 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 162 | £500 | +29.03% | 234 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 134 | £513 | +13.89% | 287 |
| Midlands | -33 | 50 | £488 | -2.01% | 59 |
| North of England | -37 | 36 | £513 | +2.50% | 93 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 35 | £638 | +34.21% | 31 |
| North West | -24 | 26 | £513 | +13.26% | 61 |
| South East | -61 | 25 | £525 | +44.83% | 73 |
| East of England | -22 | 17 | £350 | -23.33% | 28 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 15 | £475 | -4.52% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 10 | £713 | +42.50% | 27 |
| South West | -33 | 5 | £625 | +66.67% | 22 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 9 |
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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