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 29 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 268 | 244 | 196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | -48 | -10 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 426 | 316 | 516 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.90% | 1.08% | 1.19% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.07% | 1.19% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 197 | 207 | 367 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £288 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £357 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £680 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 2 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.08 | £30.29 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.08 | £32.23 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.75 | £35.46 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.42% | +172.73% | -80.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.75 | £38.68 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £40.62 | £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 | 39,818 | 26,498 | 37,391 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.58% | 90.82% | 86.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,090 | 17,105 | 24,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -0.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.52% | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,400 | 1,069 | 2,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.82 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.51 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.66 | £29.07 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +39.87% | -16.94% | -6.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.88 | £62.24 | £59.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.25 | £28.00 | £36.02 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.89% | -22.27% | +0.06% |
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
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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 | -14 | 396 | £500 | +5.26% | 300 |
| London | -26 | 255 | £500 | -2.91% | 130 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 161 | £500 | +25.00% | 134 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 133 | £513 | +13.89% | 208 |
| Midlands | -27 | 50 | £500 | -3.85% | 47 |
| North of England | -48 | 37 | £513 | +2.50% | 62 |
| West Midlands | -31 | 35 | £638 | +34.21% | 26 |
| North West | -14 | 26 | £513 | +13.26% | 42 |
| South East | -66 | 25 | £525 | +44.83% | 64 |
| East of England | -24 | 16 | £350 | -24.32% | 22 |
| East Midlands | -29 | 15 | £475 | -8.65% | 21 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 11 | £600 | +20.00% | 16 |
| South West | -32 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 10 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
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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