Now that the Summer has come to a close (and so to the heatwave by the looks of it!), the digital commerce market feels like it has had two very different sides to it.
Permanent hiring has remained fairly quiet over the summer, particularly across engineering. We are seeing fewer permanent engineering hires coming through at the moment, which may be linked to wider uncertainty around AI, team shape and future headcount planning.
Contract hiring, however, continues to move. We have seen new requirements across consulting, delivery, data engineering and marketing, with businesses still looking for specialist support where projects need to keep progressing.
Customer-facing roles are also still active. In fact, Simply Commerce is doing more across sales and commercial hiring than ever before, particularly as our work in the US continues to grow.
So while the permanent market is still measured, the overall picture feels far from flat. Our pipeline is looking strong, with a number of meetings already scheduled with new and existing clients at the start of September.
The summer may have been quieter in some areas, but we are heading into the final month of Q3 with plenty of conversations moving and a positive finish in sight.
Market Spotlight + Top 5 eCommerce Stories This Month
- IKEA is launching a UK second-hand marketplace, allowing customers to buy and sell pre-loved furniture online as re-commerce moves further into mainstream home and furniture retail READ MORE
- AO launches its own mobile network, expanding beyond electrical retail into connectivity as retailers look for new ways to build loyalty, recurring revenue and broader customer relationships READ MORE
- LOOKFANTASTIC launches on Deliveroo, giving customers access to more than 300 beauty, skincare and wellness products on demand as rapid delivery platforms move further beyond food READ MORE
- Dunelm launches its Ask Dunelm shopping agent, using Google Cloud’s Gemini technology to support more natural product search and recommendations as homeware retailers invest in more guided online journeys READ MORE
- B&M completes a modernised POS rollout across its UK store estate, upgrading checkout hardware and software as value retailers invest in faster transactions, operational agility and improved in-store customer experience READ MORE
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