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 2 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 272 | 265 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | -79 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 552 | 342 | 488 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 1.00% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.18% | 1.11% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 300 | 199 | 345 |
| 10th Percentile | £328 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £413 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -3.85% | -5.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £719 | £775 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £485 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.56% | +7.78% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 18 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.98 | £43.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.46 | £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 | £15.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £26.90 | £57.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.45 | £15.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +135.16% | -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 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 46,811 | 30,866 | 31,473 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 85.58% | 90.19% | 86.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,022 | 19,268 | 18,929 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £299 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £619 | £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 | 3,702 | 1,997 | 1,117 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.46 | £17.33 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.87 | £25.15 | £35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.65% | -29.15% | -19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.20 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.00 | £67.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.98 | £22.58 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.50% | -35.50% | -20.14% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | -4 | 512 | £550 | +10.00% | 408 |
| London | +7 | 314 | £525 | +5.00% | 266 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 190 | £575 | +18.56% | 191 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 143 | £525 | -4.55% | 169 |
| North of England | -25 | 81 | £575 | +17.95% | 52 |
| North West | +4 | 63 | £575 | +21.05% | 33 |
| South East | -70 | 38 | £575 | -9.80% | 73 |
| Midlands | -19 | 36 | £650 | +40.54% | 27 |
| West Midlands | -20 | 27 | £650 | +25.00% | 11 |
| South West | -26 | 18 | £525 | +31.25% | 10 |
| East of England | -27 | 17 | £544 | +14.47% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 16 | £425 | -12.82% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 8 | £513 | +20.59% | 16 |
| North East | -34 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Scotland | -21 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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 | 30.4% | 168 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 25.0% | 138 |
| 3 | Customer Experience | 18.5% | 102 |
| 4 | CRM | 17.2% | 95 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 16.3% | 90 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 14.5% | 80 |
| 7 | Analytics | 14.1% | 78 |
| 8 | Roadmaps | 13.9% | 77 |
| 9 | AI | 13.2% | 73 |
| 10 | User Experience | 13.0% | 72 |
| 11 | Event-Driven | 11.4% | 63 |
| 12 | DevOps | 10.9% | 60 |
| 13 | Continuous Improvement | 10.3% | 57 |
| 13 | Scrum | 10.3% | 57 |
| 15 | Migration | 9.6% | 53 |
| 16 | Software Engineering | 9.4% | 52 |
| 17 | Event-Driven Architecture | 8.5% | 47 |
| 18 | Decision-Making | 8.3% | 46 |
| 19 | ERP | 8.0% | 44 |
| 20 | Project Management | 7.1% | 39 |