E-Commerce Contract Job Trends

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 19 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 262 207 202
Rank change year-on-year -55 -5 -70
Contract jobs citing E-Commerce 371 424 542
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 1.01% 1.24% 1.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.14% 1.41% 1.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 199 285 363
10th Percentile £346 £300 £313
25th Percentile £409 £370 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £540
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -16.67% +2.86%
75th Percentile £575 £590 £600
90th Percentile £780 £688 £688
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £400 £500
% change year-on-year +18.75% -20.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 3 9
10th Percentile £12.75 £42.78 £13.00
25th Percentile £15.25 £44.08 £18.50
Median hourly rate £15.50 £47.50 £50.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.37% -5.94% -27.86%
75th Percentile £32.25 £51.25 £61.25
90th Percentile £65.80 £52.75 £67.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.50 £52.50 £31.50
% change year-on-year -70.48% +66.67% -

All Process and 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 32,537 30,122 39,072
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 88.36% 88.11% 88.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,461 18,405 26,081
10th Percentile £300 £306 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
75th Percentile £615 £638 £650
90th Percentile £723 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £477 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.60% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,095 985 1,517
10th Percentile £14.57 £15.62 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.52 £20.50 £18.93
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.33
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -24.99% +23.80%
75th Percentile £50.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.50 £32.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -27.69% -26.97% +39.06%

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 job vacancy trend in the UK

E-Commerce
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing E-Commerce.

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 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for E-Commerce in the UK

E-Commerce
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing E-Commerce.

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 19 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for E-Commerce in the UK

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 19 December 2025. 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 -47 344 £500 +11.11% 529
London -18 227 £500 - 108
Work from Home -20 158 £538 +25.73% 295
UK excluding London -38 107 £475 +18.75% 489
North of England -36 36 £488 +21.88% 136
Midlands -31 30 £469 +33.93% 89
South East -37 25 £550 +41.94% 144
Yorkshire -21 24 £469 +56.25% 54
West Midlands -32 20 £520 +73.33% 47
North West -34 11 £488 +21.88% 73
East Midlands -9 10 £425 -18.66% 41
East of England -30 8 £475 +26.67% 41
South West -5 7 £400 -20.00% 56
Scotland +6 4 - - 15
North East -6 1 £900 - 10

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:

Application Platforms
1 17 (4.58%) CMS
2 15 (4.04%) Confluence
3 7 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.35%) SharePoint
5 3 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.81%) Headless CMS
6 2 (0.54%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (0.54%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.27%) Drupal
7 1 (0.27%) SAS
7 1 (0.27%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.27%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (4.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (2.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (1.89%) Chatbot
3 7 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.54%) Autodesk Smoke
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.27%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.27%) Sketch
5 1 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 29 (7.82%) Shopify
2 14 (3.77%) Magento
3 13 (3.50%) Payment Gateway
4 6 (1.62%) Salesforce CRM
5 5 (1.35%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.35%) Oracle Retail
6 4 (1.08%) Endur
7 3 (0.81%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.54%) SAP Hybris
9 1 (0.27%) Adobe Campaign
9 1 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.27%) Eikon
9 1 (0.27%) Infor M3
9 1 (0.27%) NetSuite
9 1 (0.27%) Orchestrade
9 1 (0.27%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 51 (13.75%) Azure
2 40 (10.78%) SaaS
3 38 (10.24%) AWS
4 19 (5.12%) Figma
4 19 (5.12%) GCP
5 17 (4.58%) Serverless
6 16 (4.31%) Commercetools
6 16 (4.31%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7 14 (3.77%) Contentful
7 14 (3.77%) Dynamics 365
8 12 (3.23%) Algolia
9 11 (2.96%) AWS Lambda
10 10 (2.70%) Datadog
10 10 (2.70%) Google Analytics
11 9 (2.43%) Power Platform
12 8 (2.16%) Contentsquare
12 8 (2.16%) Microsoft 365
13 7 (1.89%) SAP Commerce Cloud
14 6 (1.62%) Google Tag Manager
15 5 (1.35%) Google Ads
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.89%) Cisco IPT
1 7 (1.89%) Firewall
2 6 (1.62%) Cisco IOS
3 2 (0.54%) Internet
4 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (2.96%) Tableau
2 9 (2.43%) Power BI
2 9 (2.43%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.89%) NoSQL
4 6 (1.62%) Mixpanel
5 5 (1.35%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.35%) MySQL
5 5 (1.35%) Redis
6 4 (1.08%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.08%) PostgreSQL
7 3 (0.81%) BigQuery
7 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 2 (0.54%) Couchbase
8 2 (0.54%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.54%) Looker
8 2 (0.54%) Power Query
8 2 (0.54%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.27%) Amazon Aurora
9 1 (0.27%) Essbase
9 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 36 (9.70%) Jenkins
2 24 (6.47%) JIRA
3 13 (3.50%) Git
4 6 (1.62%) Visual Website Optimizer
5 5 (1.35%) Cypress.io
5 5 (1.35%) Selenium
6 4 (1.08%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.08%) SpecFlow
6 4 (1.08%) Storybook
7 3 (0.81%) Browser DevTools
7 3 (0.81%) Charles Proxy
7 3 (0.81%) Fiddler
7 3 (0.81%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.54%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.54%) GitLab
8 2 (0.54%) Postman
8 2 (0.54%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.27%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.27%) Gradle
9 1 (0.27%) Vite
General
1 111 (29.92%) Social Skills
2 80 (21.56%) Retail
3 58 (15.63%) Marketing
4 43 (11.59%) Analytical Skills
5 38 (10.24%) Finance
6 17 (4.58%) Legal
7 13 (3.50%) Electronics
8 11 (2.96%) French Language
9 10 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
9 10 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.16%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (1.89%) Banking
11 7 (1.89%) Manufacturing
11 7 (1.89%) Telecoms
12 6 (1.62%) Advertising
12 6 (1.62%) Games
13 4 (1.08%) Automotive
13 4 (1.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.08%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (0.81%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (12.67%) Senior
2 45 (12.13%) Analyst
3 42 (11.32%) Architect
4 38 (10.24%) Developer
5 35 (9.43%) Business Analyst
6 32 (8.63%) Consultant
7 26 (7.01%) E-Commerce Manager
8 20 (5.39%) Project Manager
9 15 (4.04%) Lead
10 13 (3.50%) Technical Consultant
11 12 (3.23%) Senior Consultant
11 12 (3.23%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
11 12 (3.23%) Senior Technical Consultant
11 12 (3.23%) Senior Technical Specialist
11 12 (3.23%) Senior Unix Technical Specialist
11 12 (3.23%) Technical Specialist
12 11 (2.96%) Administrator
12 11 (2.96%) Designer
12 11 (2.96%) Solutions Architect
12 11 (2.96%) Web Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (15.09%) Node.js
2 41 (11.05%) GraphQL
3 29 (7.82%) Playwright
4 28 (7.55%) Vitest
5 23 (6.20%) React
6 18 (4.85%) HTML
7 16 (4.31%) YAML
8 15 (4.04%) CSS
9 12 (3.23%) .NET
9 12 (3.23%) REST
10 11 (2.96%) Next.js
11 9 (2.43%) HTML5
11 9 (2.43%) RESTful
11 9 (2.43%) SOAP
12 8 (2.16%) CSS3
12 8 (2.16%) OpenTelemetry
12 8 (2.16%) VML
13 7 (1.89%) EDI
13 7 (1.89%) Middleware
13 7 (1.89%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 44 (11.86%) Cloud Native
1 44 (11.86%) Product Ownership
2 24 (6.47%) Mobile App
3 19 (5.12%) Onboarding
4 14 (3.77%) Analytical Mindset
5 11 (2.96%) Marketing Technology
6 10 (2.70%) PMI
7 7 (1.89%) Social Media
8 6 (1.62%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (1.62%) Virtual Team
9 5 (1.35%) Client/Server
9 5 (1.35%) Learning Management System
9 5 (1.35%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.08%) e-Learning
10 4 (1.08%) Self-Motivation
11 3 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.81%) Greenfield Project
11 3 (0.81%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 2 (0.54%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 9 (2.43%) Android
2 7 (1.89%) Windows
3 6 (1.62%) Mac OS
4 4 (1.08%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.54%) Unix
6 1 (0.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (34.50%) Agile
2 67 (18.06%) Analytics
3 62 (16.71%) Stakeholder Management
4 60 (16.17%) CI/CD
5 59 (15.90%) Problem-Solving
6 53 (14.29%) DevOps
7 51 (13.75%) User Experience
8 50 (13.48%) Coaching
9 43 (11.59%) CRM
9 43 (11.59%) ERP
9 43 (11.59%) Mentoring
10 35 (9.43%) Scrum
11 34 (9.16%) Test Automation
12 30 (8.09%) Customer Experience
12 30 (8.09%) Roadmaps
13 29 (7.82%) Continuous Improvement
14 27 (7.28%) User Stories
15 26 (7.01%) B2C
15 26 (7.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 26 (7.01%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 55 (14.82%) SQL
2 45 (12.13%) TypeScript
3 34 (9.16%) Python
4 28 (7.55%) JavaScript
5 17 (4.58%) Java
6 14 (3.77%) C#
7 8 (2.16%) PHP
8 6 (1.62%) PowerShell
9 4 (1.08%) Ruby
10 3 (0.81%) R
11 2 (0.54%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.54%) Go
12 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
12 1 (0.27%) Perl
12 1 (0.27%) VBA
Qualifications
1 23 (6.20%) Degree
2 15 (4.04%) PMI Certification
3 6 (1.62%) CBAP
4 5 (1.35%) Computer Science Degree
4 5 (1.35%) PMP
5 4 (1.08%) AWS Certification
5 4 (1.08%) CSPO
5 4 (1.08%) Master's Degree
6 3 (0.81%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.54%) APMG
7 2 (0.54%) MBA
7 2 (0.54%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.27%) APMP
8 1 (0.27%) CFA
8 1 (0.27%) IIBA
8 1 (0.27%) Microsoft Certification
8 1 (0.27%) Security Cleared
8 1 (0.27%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (6.47%) QA
2 22 (5.93%) GDPR
3 14 (3.77%) Accessibility
4 10 (2.70%) PERC
5 9 (2.43%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 9 (2.43%) PCI DSS
6 6 (1.62%) ISO 8583
6 6 (1.62%) PSD2
7 5 (1.35%) Data Quality
8 4 (1.08%) WCAG
9 2 (0.54%) SLA
10 1 (0.27%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 37 (9.97%) Docker
2 7 (1.89%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.27%) Varnish
Systems Management
1 38 (10.24%) Kubernetes
2 9 (2.43%) Grafana
2 9 (2.43%) Prometheus
3 8 (2.16%) Terraform
4 7 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
4 7 (1.89%) SCCM
5 3 (0.81%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 2 (0.54%) Ansible
7 1 (0.27%) Istio
7 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 47 (12.67%) Salesforce
2 33 (8.89%) Google
3 28 (7.55%) Microsoft
4 23 (6.20%) Adobe
5 21 (5.66%) SAP
6 13 (3.50%) Oracle
7 10 (2.70%) Optimizely
7 10 (2.70%) Tealium
8 9 (2.43%) Splunk
9 8 (2.16%) OneTrust
10 7 (1.89%) Hotjar
11 6 (1.62%) Amplitude
11 6 (1.62%) Cisco
11 6 (1.62%) Databricks
11 6 (1.62%) Meraki
12 5 (1.35%) Facebook
12 5 (1.35%) mParticle
12 5 (1.35%) TikTok
13 4 (1.08%) Sitecore
13 4 (1.08%) Wind River