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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 271 | 258 | 191 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -67 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 503 | 346 | 509 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.94% | 1.06% | 1.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.11% | 1.17% | 1.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 261 | 198 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £301 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £498 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.02% | -7.87% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £580 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.79 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £15.50 | £16.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +238.71% | -3.13% | -68.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £15.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £55.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.46 | £15.50 | £11.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +96.48% | +40.91% | -78.00% |
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 | 45,367 | 29,590 | 33,147 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.58% | 90.44% | 85.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,794 | 18,422 | 20,982 |
| 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 | 2,879 | 1,766 | 1,695 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £13.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.97 | £17.30 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.26% | -37.90% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.89 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.63 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +94.26% | -46.75% | +6.25% |
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 26 August 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 26 August 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 26 August 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 | -17 | 459 | £525 | +5.00% | 379 |
| London | +8 | 296 | £500 | -2.91% | 197 |
| Work from Home | -20 | 165 | £500 | +5.26% | 136 |
| UK excluding London | -72 | 150 | £525 | +10.53% | 197 |
| North of England | -66 | 50 | £550 | +22.22% | 65 |
| Midlands | -22 | 42 | £544 | +10.13% | 42 |
| North West | -29 | 41 | £550 | +15.79% | 35 |
| South East | -93 | 28 | £525 | +10.53% | 45 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 27 | £650 | +23.81% | 17 |
| East of England | -20 | 18 | £500 | +5.26% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 14 | £475 | +11.76% | 25 |
| South West | -43 | 13 | £525 | -44.74% | 28 |
| Yorkshire | -49 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 25 |
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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