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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 271 | 259 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | -65 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 489 | 350 | 515 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.92% | 1.06% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.08% | 1.17% | 1.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 252 | 201 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £296 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £385 | £403 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £495 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.01% | -7.91% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £602 | £575 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £740 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £538 | £475 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.16% | +11.76% | -19.05% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.69 | - | £10.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +222.58% | +19.23% | -74.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £15.75 | £32.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £53.25 |
| 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 | 45,312 | 29,789 | 33,296 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.84% | 90.47% | 85.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,886 | 18,626 | 21,285 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £421 | £404 | £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 | £727 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,829 | 1,693 | 1,837 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.30 | £18.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -38.57% | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.13 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.74 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.36% | -46.51% | +17.24% |
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 11 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 11 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 11 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 | -32 | 446 | £518 | +3.50% | 639 |
| London | -5 | 295 | £500 | -2.91% | 368 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 157 | £450 | -2.70% | 250 |
| UK excluding London | -90 | 139 | £538 | +13.16% | 317 |
| North of England | -71 | 43 | £525 | +16.67% | 102 |
| Midlands | -26 | 41 | £569 | +19.74% | 55 |
| North West | -26 | 34 | £550 | +15.79% | 61 |
| West Midlands | -36 | 28 | £650 | +23.81% | 27 |
| South East | -100 | 26 | £531 | +1.19% | 88 |
| East of England | -15 | 18 | £519 | +9.21% | 18 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 13 | £465 | +3.33% | 28 |
| South West | -39 | 11 | £525 | +40.00% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | -50 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 35 |
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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