E-Commerce Job Trends in the UK excluding London

E-Commerce (Electronic Commerce)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the UK excluding London requiring E-Commerce skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 136 126 182
Rank change year-on-year -10 +56 -44
Permanent jobs citing E-Commerce 615 772 548
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 1.47% 2.11% 1.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.85% 2.39% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 435 414 456
10th Percentile £26,369 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £31,125 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.96% -7.27%
75th Percentile £65,625 £63,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year - -12.00% -3.85%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

E-Commerce falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 33,182 32,357 28,969
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 79.09% 88.47% 89.85%
Number of salaries quoted 18,966 14,690 21,477
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £28,329
25th Percentile £33,250 £41,250 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £66,778
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

E-Commerce
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing E-Commerce relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

E-Commerce job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

E-Commerce
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing E-Commerce.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing E-Commerce

E-Commerce
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing E-Commerce in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for E-Commerce in the UK excluding London

E-Commerce
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing E-Commerce within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 5 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +80 198 £35,000 - 98
South East -22 163 £45,000 -25.00% 143
North of England -16 135 £50,000 +11.11% 144
West Midlands +80 117 £44,500 -19.09% 57
East Midlands +16 79 £30,000 -14.29% 37
Yorkshire +22 61 £55,000 +15.79% 65
East of England -10 60 £55,000 +22.22% 62
North West -44 59 £45,000 +5.88% 70
South West -54 32 £42,500 -26.09% 49
North East +6 15 £62,500 +13.64% 10
Scotland -19 15 £73,750 +126.92% 14
Wales -10 8 £35,000 -6.67% 11
Northern Ireland -4 4 £30,000 -40.00% 5
E-Commerce
UK

E-Commerce
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (3.90%) CMS
2 5 (0.81%) Headless CMS
3 2 (0.33%) Anypoint
3 2 (0.33%) WordPress
4 1 (0.16%) Apache
4 1 (0.16%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.16%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.16%) nginx
Applications
1 20 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.46%) Photoshop
3 6 (0.98%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 5 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
5 3 (0.49%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.33%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.33%) Trello
7 1 (0.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 44 (7.15%) Shopify
2 30 (4.88%) Magento
3 8 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.81%) Dynamics NAV
4 5 (0.81%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.33%) OpenCart
5 2 (0.33%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.33%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.16%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 74 (12.03%) SaaS
2 68 (11.06%) Azure
3 47 (7.64%) Google Analytics
4 44 (7.15%) AWS
5 41 (6.67%) Snowflake
6 23 (3.74%) GCP
7 21 (3.41%) Google Ads
8 13 (2.11%) Power Platform
9 7 (1.14%) GitHub
10 6 (0.98%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 5 (0.81%) Cloud Computing
11 5 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (0.81%) Microsoft 365
11 5 (0.81%) PaaS
11 5 (0.81%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 4 (0.65%) ChatGPT
12 4 (0.65%) Figma
12 4 (0.65%) Firebase
13 3 (0.49%) GitHub Copilot
13 3 (0.49%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 39 (6.34%) Remote Desktop
2 8 (1.30%) Network Security
3 7 (1.14%) LAN
3 7 (1.14%) VoIP
3 7 (1.14%) WAN
4 2 (0.33%) FTP
4 2 (0.33%) HTTP
4 2 (0.33%) SSL
5 1 (0.16%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.16%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (5.53%) Data Warehouse
1 34 (5.53%) Looker
2 18 (2.93%) SQL Server
3 17 (2.76%) MySQL
4 16 (2.60%) PostgreSQL
5 13 (2.11%) Power BI
6 8 (1.30%) MongoDB
7 6 (0.98%) BigQuery
7 6 (0.98%) Tableau
8 5 (0.81%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.65%) Amazon Redshift
9 4 (0.65%) Redis
10 3 (0.49%) Metadata
10 3 (0.49%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.33%) Azure SQL Database
12 1 (0.16%) Apache Cassandra
12 1 (0.16%) Elasticsearch
12 1 (0.16%) Power Query
12 1 (0.16%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 15 (2.44%) Git
2 11 (1.79%) JIRA
3 4 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.33%) GitLab
5 1 (0.16%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.16%) GCC
5 1 (0.16%) Postman
5 1 (0.16%) Selenium
5 1 (0.16%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.16%) SonarQube
General
1 207 (33.66%) Marketing
2 170 (27.64%) Social Skills
3 156 (25.37%) Analytical Skills
4 135 (21.95%) Retail
5 66 (10.73%) Finance
6 32 (5.20%) Law
7 30 (4.88%) Games
8 24 (3.90%) Manufacturing
9 15 (2.44%) Advertising
9 15 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (2.11%) Electronics
11 10 (1.63%) Pharmaceutical
12 9 (1.46%) Legal
13 6 (0.98%) Influencing Skills
14 5 (0.81%) Back Office
15 2 (0.33%) Dutch Language
15 2 (0.33%) French Language
15 2 (0.33%) German Language
15 2 (0.33%) Italian Language
15 2 (0.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 86 (13.98%) Lead
2 64 (10.41%) Analyst
3 54 (8.78%) Developer
4 52 (8.46%) Senior
5 45 (7.32%) Architect
6 40 (6.50%) E-Commerce Manager
7 39 (6.34%) 2nd Line Support
8 36 (5.85%) Data Architect
9 34 (5.53%) Business Analyst
10 31 (5.04%) Software Engineer
11 30 (4.88%) Digital Analyst
12 29 (4.72%) E-Commerce Specialist
13 27 (4.39%) 1st/2nd Line Support
13 27 (4.39%) Digital Business Analyst
14 23 (3.74%) Software Developer
15 21 (3.41%) Development Manager
16 20 (3.25%) Business Manager
17 19 (3.09%) Business Development Manager
18 18 (2.93%) Coordinator
18 18 (2.93%) Software Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (7.15%) HTML
2 27 (4.39%) React
3 25 (4.07%) RESTful
4 23 (3.74%) REST
5 20 (3.25%) CSS
6 15 (2.44%) Next.js
7 13 (2.11%) Node.js
8 12 (1.95%) GraphQL
9 11 (1.79%) .NET
10 9 (1.46%) SOAP
11 6 (0.98%) Laravel
11 6 (0.98%) RabbitMQ
11 6 (0.98%) Vue
12 5 (0.81%) Middleware
13 4 (0.65%) .NET Core
13 4 (0.65%) HTML5
14 3 (0.49%) Apollo GraphQL
14 3 (0.49%) React Native
14 3 (0.49%) Symfony
14 3 (0.49%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 101 (16.42%) Onboarding
2 25 (4.07%) Driving Licence
3 22 (3.58%) Self-Motivation
4 20 (3.25%) Social Media
5 15 (2.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 14 (2.28%) Product Ownership
7 13 (2.11%) Analytical Mindset
7 13 (2.11%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (1.95%) Marketing Technology
9 11 (1.79%) Blog
10 10 (1.63%) Mobile App
11 9 (1.46%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.30%) EPoS
13 7 (1.14%) Client/Server
13 7 (1.14%) Cloud Native
14 4 (0.65%) Algorithms
15 3 (0.49%) Digital Media
15 3 (0.49%) FMCG
15 3 (0.49%) Legacy Systems
15 3 (0.49%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.79%) Linux
2 1 (0.16%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 142 (23.09%) Continuous Improvement
1 142 (23.09%) Problem-Solving
2 141 (22.93%) CRM
3 131 (21.30%) Analytics
3 131 (21.30%) Digital Marketing
4 103 (16.75%) Customer Experience
5 88 (14.31%) B2B
5 88 (14.31%) User Experience
6 85 (13.82%) Mentoring
7 84 (13.66%) ERP
8 83 (13.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 80 (13.01%) Logistics
9 80 (13.01%) SEO
10 78 (12.68%) Collaborative Working
11 69 (11.22%) Agile
12 68 (11.06%) Customer Service
13 63 (10.24%) Coaching
14 60 (9.76%) Dashboard Development
15 58 (9.43%) Analytical Thinking
16 55 (8.94%) Performance Analysis
Programming Languages
1 86 (13.98%) SQL
2 47 (7.64%) C#
3 38 (6.18%) JavaScript
4 34 (5.53%) Python
5 32 (5.20%) Java
6 16 (2.60%) TypeScript
7 14 (2.28%) PHP
8 8 (1.30%) C
8 8 (1.30%) C++
8 8 (1.30%) PL/SQL
9 5 (0.81%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.33%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.16%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.16%) ActionScript 2.0
11 1 (0.16%) Bash
11 1 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.16%) Go
11 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
11 1 (0.16%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 81 (13.17%) Degree
2 15 (2.44%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (0.98%) Master's Degree
4 4 (0.65%) ACCA
4 4 (0.65%) CIMA
5 3 (0.49%) NVQ Level 3
6 1 (0.16%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (10.41%) Accessibility
2 52 (8.46%) QA
3 16 (2.60%) PMO
4 8 (1.30%) GDPR
5 5 (0.81%) PCI DSS
5 5 (0.81%) SLA
6 2 (0.33%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.16%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.16%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 1 (0.16%) NIST
System Software
1 13 (2.11%) Docker
2 1 (0.16%) Squid
Systems Management
1 4 (0.65%) Terraform
2 2 (0.33%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.16%) Kibana
Vendors
1 75 (12.20%) Google
2 67 (10.89%) Microsoft
3 24 (3.90%) Adobe
4 13 (2.11%) Salesforce
5 12 (1.95%) SAP
5 12 (1.95%) WooCommerce
6 8 (1.30%) Ahrefs
6 8 (1.30%) TikTok
7 7 (1.14%) HubSpot
8 6 (0.98%) YouTube
9 5 (0.81%) ConnectWise
9 5 (0.81%) Facebook
9 5 (0.81%) Informatica
9 5 (0.81%) MuleSoft
9 5 (0.81%) Oracle
9 5 (0.81%) Screaming Frog
9 5 (0.81%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.49%) IBM
10 3 (0.49%) Pardot
11 2 (0.33%) New Relic