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 7 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 262 | 224 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -38 | -31 | -46 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 382 | 353 | 544 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.98% | 1.14% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.12% | 1.27% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 194 | 232 | 372 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £281 | £285 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £342 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -14.29% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £578 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £759 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £413 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.18% | -14.95% | +2.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 4 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.28 | £38.68 | £13.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.18 | £44.71 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.27% | +179.41% | -76.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.00 | £50.00 | £62.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.40 | £52.25 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.18 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.62% | +303.85% | -80.15% |
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 | 33,986 | 27,793 | 39,321 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.08% | 89.38% | 87.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,549 | 16,924 | 25,862 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £477 | £496 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.88% | -0.80% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,070 | 859 | 2,130 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £21.00 | £16.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -7.14% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £63.50 | £61.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.51 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.20% | -9.97% | +11.43% |
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 7 February 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 7 February 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 7 February 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 | -38 | 356 | £500 | +11.11% | 392 |
| London | 0 | 236 | £500 | +11.11% | 173 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 147 | £513 | +28.13% | 214 |
| UK excluding London | -55 | 111 | £488 | +18.18% | 251 |
| Midlands | -34 | 37 | £475 | +35.71% | 40 |
| North of England | -38 | 36 | £513 | +5.13% | 82 |
| West Midlands | -35 | 27 | £535 | +78.33% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -38 | 19 | £613 | +20.99% | 29 |
| South East | -41 | 19 | £519 | +51.46% | 70 |
| North West | -22 | 17 | £513 | +17.14% | 48 |
| East of England | -25 | 13 | £350 | -6.67% | 26 |
| East Midlands | -20 | 10 | £425 | -18.47% | 17 |
| Scotland | +12 | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| South West | -15 | 4 | £450 | -5.26% | 31 |
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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