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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 262 | 253 | 198 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -55 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 513 | 354 | 502 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.96% | 1.08% | 1.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.13% | 1.20% | 1.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 269 | 203 | 365 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £298 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £495 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | £575 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 13 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.88 | - | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £15.50 | £31.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +222.58% | -51.18% | -36.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £15.75 | £51.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.00 | - | £56.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £15.50 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.29% | +14.81% | -73.00% |
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 requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 45,369 | 29,617 | 32,996 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.56% | 90.44% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,730 | 18,446 | 20,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,902 | 1,758 | 1,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £14.20 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.78 | £17.30 | £18.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.09 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.39% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.88 | £47.09 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.25 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.56 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +92.49% | -47.37% | +14.67% |
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 1 September 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 1 September 2026.
E-Commerce
Top 13 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 1 September 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 | -18 | 472 | £525 | +6.06% | 1,086 |
| London | -2 | 300 | £500 | - | 680 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 168 | £500 | +5.26% | 423 |
| UK excluding London | -71 | 159 | £538 | +13.16% | 480 |
| North of England | -59 | 53 | £555 | +23.33% | 181 |
| North West | -31 | 45 | £560 | +17.89% | 103 |
| Midlands | -22 | 44 | £569 | +12.62% | 71 |
| South East | -80 | 31 | £525 | +10.53% | 132 |
| West Midlands | -29 | 29 | £650 | +23.81% | 35 |
| East of England | -18 | 18 | £500 | +5.26% | 28 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 14 | £475 | -2.06% | 36 |
| South West | -36 | 14 | £525 | -44.74% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | -48 | 8 | £500 | +11.11% | 68 |
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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