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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 278 | 228 | 196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -32 | -43 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 397 | 338 | 535 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.95% | 1.10% | 1.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.10% | 1.23% | 1.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 204 | 216 | 369 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £281 | £287 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £325 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -13.46% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £588 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £771 | £663 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £425 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.59% | -12.37% | +2.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £32.87 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.61 | £38.68 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £35.91 | £44.71 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.67% | +243.88% | -80.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £50.00 | £59.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £52.25 | £68.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.96 | £52.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.32% | +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 | 36,087 | 27,535 | 38,701 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.65% | 89.98% | 86.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,916 | 17,126 | 25,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £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 | £723 | £739 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £491 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.83% | -1.80% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,149 | 888 | 2,215 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £33.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -2.99% | -4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £63.75 | £59.47 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.71 | £75.08 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.76 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -9.26% | - |
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 28 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 28 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 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -28 | 372 | £500 | +11.11% | 250 |
| London | -5 | 251 | £500 | +11.11% | 97 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 151 | £513 | +28.13% | 134 |
| UK excluding London | -68 | 107 | £513 | +20.59% | 193 |
| Midlands | -34 | 40 | £520 | +30.00% | 46 |
| North of England | -41 | 33 | £550 | +10.00% | 55 |
| West Midlands | -33 | 30 | £638 | +112.50% | 17 |
| North West | -25 | 20 | £513 | +7.89% | 33 |
| South East | -53 | 16 | £519 | +44.60% | 56 |
| East of England | -23 | 13 | £350 | -17.65% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | -52 | 13 | £825 | +62.96% | 18 |
| East Midlands | -16 | 10 | £414 | -16.88% | 29 |
| South West | -24 | 6 | £450 | +20.00% | 22 |
| Scotland | +10 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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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