E-Commerce Contract Job Trends
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 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 263 | 266 | 184 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | -82 | +22 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 555 | 332 | 495 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 1.01% | 0.99% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.18% | 1.10% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 297 | 192 | 352 |
| 10th Percentile | £330 | £325 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £406 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £498 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.04% | -4.78% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £704 | £725 | £711 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £560 | £475 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.89% | +8.57% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 16 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.39 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.47 | £15.25 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.75 | £15.50 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +298.39% | -69.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71.38 | £17.97 | £55.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £28.43 | £58.13 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £69.00 | £15.50 | £52.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +345.16% | -70.48% | +5.00% |
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46,907 | 30,287 | 31,890 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.09% | 90.52% | 86.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,200 | 18,838 | 19,172 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £749 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,507 | 1,927 | 1,193 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.51 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.75 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.24 | £25.08 | £39.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.51% | -36.52% | -7.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.24 | £22.23 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.54% | -44.43% | -5.88% |
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 21 October 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 21 October 2026.
E-Commerce Top 15 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 21 October 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 | -11 | 512 | £550 | +10.00% | 908 |
| London | +11 | 317 | £523 | +4.50% | 523 |
| UK excluding London | -52 | 185 | £560 | +17.89% | 399 |
| Work from Home | -21 | 154 | £525 | +1.94% | 417 |
| North of England | -33 | 77 | £560 | +17.89% | 125 |
| North West | -6 | 60 | £575 | +21.05% | 66 |
| Midlands | -16 | 36 | £594 | +30.14% | 80 |
| South East | -62 | 34 | £625 | +13.64% | 92 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 24 | £650 | +31.65% | 37 |
| East of England | -19 | 22 | £538 | +13.16% | 35 |
| South West | -32 | 16 | £525 | +31.25% | 40 |
| Yorkshire | -39 | 15 | £425 | -5.56% | 45 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 11 | £475 | +11.76% | 43 |
| North East | -39 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Scotland | -27 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
E-Commerce Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 29.9% | 166 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 23.1% | 128 |
| 3 | CI/CD | 17.5% | 97 |
| 4 | Customer Experience | 16.8% | 93 |
| 5 | CRM | 16.2% | 90 |
| 6 | Problem-Solving | 14.6% | 81 |
| 7 | Roadmaps | 13.9% | 77 |
| 8 | User Experience | 13.3% | 74 |
| 9 | AI | 13.0% | 72 |
| 10 | Analytics | 12.6% | 70 |
| 11 | DevOps | 11.4% | 63 |
| 12 | Event-Driven | 11.2% | 62 |
| 12 | Scrum | 11.2% | 62 |
| 14 | Continuous Improvement | 10.3% | 57 |
| 15 | Migration | 9.4% | 52 |
| 16 | Software Engineering | 8.8% | 49 |
| 17 | B2C | 7.9% | 44 |
| 17 | ERP | 7.9% | 44 |
| 17 | Event-Driven Architecture | 7.9% | 44 |
| 20 | Decision-Making | 7.7% | 43 |