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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 269 | 250 | 193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | -57 | -17 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 418 | 318 | 531 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.90% | 1.08% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.06% | 1.19% | 1.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 191 | 206 | 374 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £293 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £363 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £688 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £513 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.89% | - | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 2 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.28 | £30.29 | £10.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £32.23 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £35.46 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.72% | +172.73% | -75.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.50 | £38.68 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | £40.62 | £66.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.96 | - | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -86.32% |
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 | 39,324 | 26,741 | 37,503 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.82% | 90.76% | 86.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,807 | 17,298 | 24,232 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.89% | -0.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £480 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.09% | -4.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,359 | 1,048 | 2,416 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.84 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.88 | £18.51 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.00 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -14.29% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £62.50 | £58.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.31 | £75.00 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.54 | £28.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.01% | -17.86% | -6.67% |
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 22 April 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 22 April 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 22 April 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 | -42 | 390 | £508 | +6.95% | 392 |
| London | -11 | 254 | £500 | -2.91% | 178 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 159 | £500 | +25.00% | 159 |
| UK excluding London | -30 | 129 | £513 | +13.89% | 252 |
| Midlands | -33 | 46 | £510 | -1.92% | 55 |
| North of England | -41 | 39 | £513 | +2.50% | 76 |
| West Midlands | -30 | 35 | £638 | +34.21% | 28 |
| North West | -23 | 26 | £513 | +13.26% | 52 |
| South East | -56 | 26 | £525 | +27.27% | 69 |
| East of England | -21 | 14 | £350 | -24.32% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | -45 | 13 | £600 | +20.00% | 20 |
| East Midlands | -30 | 11 | £475 | -8.65% | 27 |
| South West | -37 | 4 | £625 | +66.67% | 21 |
| Scotland | - | 2 | - | - | 7 |
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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