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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 260 | 242 | 189 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | -53 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing E-Commerce | 500 | 353 | 525 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.94% | 1.07% | 1.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.11% | 1.19% | 1.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 259 | 206 | 383 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £299 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £378 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £498 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -7.44% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £595 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £475 | £438 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +8.57% | -16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 12 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £10.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.50 | £15.25 | £11.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.25 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +237.10% | +19.23% | -74.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.75 | £15.75 | £16.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £95.00 | - | £51.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £33.54 | £15.50 | £13.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +116.40% | +19.23% | -74.00% |
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 | 45,167 | 29,748 | 33,534 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.41% | 85.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,886 | 18,653 | 21,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 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 | 2,759 | 1,659 | 1,873 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.47 | £17.30 | £18.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.90% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.05 | £40.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.72% | -43.70% | +3.38% |
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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | -34 | 457 | £500 | - | 617 |
| London | +22 | 306 | £500 | -2.91% | 361 |
| Work from Home | -13 | 168 | £450 | -5.26% | 236 |
| UK excluding London | -97 | 139 | £525 | +10.53% | 295 |
| North of England | -54 | 45 | £513 | +13.89% | 90 |
| Midlands | -30 | 39 | £588 | +23.68% | 56 |
| North West | -37 | 36 | £525 | +10.53% | 51 |
| West Midlands | -40 | 26 | £650 | +23.81% | 35 |
| South East | -93 | 26 | £531 | +3.66% | 79 |
| East of England | -8 | 19 | £519 | +7.79% | 14 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 13 | £465 | +3.33% | 21 |
| South West | -50 | 10 | £525 | +40.00% | 41 |
| Yorkshire | -51 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 33 |
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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