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The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the Cambridgeshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SEO over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank116149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching permanent IT job ads3210
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.733 %0.528 %
Salaries quoted3210
Average minimum salary£33,636£30,200
Average salary£36,061£31,000
% change on same period last year+16.32 %
Average maximum salary£38,485£31,800
UK excluding London average salary£29,574£28,762
% change on same period last year+2.82 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads18471893
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.069 %0.815 %
Salaries quoted15791595
Average minimum salary£36,895£35,875
Average salary£40,131£38,992
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Average maximum salary£43,367£42,109
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
SEO East of EnglandSEO
East of England

SEO
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SEO across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cambridgeshire SEO Demand Trend

SEO
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SEO across the Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire SEO Salary Trend

SEO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire SEO Salary Histogram

SEO
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+1715£36,333-2.24 %
PeterboroughUp+1015£36,833+69.34 %
HuntingdonNew entry-1£32,500-
SEO East of EnglandSEO
East of England

SEO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing SEO also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SEO.

129 (61.70 %).NET
228 (59.57 %)C#
327 (57.45 %)ASP.NET
423 (48.94 %)CSS
423 (48.94 %)XHTML
423 (48.94 %)Marketing
522 (46.81 %)AJAX
620 (42.55 %)JavaScript
719 (40.43 %)XML
818 (38.30 %)Finance
916 (34.04 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1015 (31.91 %)jQuery
1015 (31.91 %)VB.NET
1114 (29.79 %)WebServices
1212 (25.53 %)SQL Server
1311 (23.40 %)E-Commerce
1311 (23.40 %)Product Marketing
1410 (21.28 %)Microsoft
1410 (21.28 %)Visual Studio
159 (19.15 %)Agile Software Development
159 (19.15 %)Internet Marketing
159 (19.15 %)SQL Server 2005
168 (17.02 %)Google
168 (17.02 %)Web Development
168 (17.02 %)SQL Server 2000
168 (17.02 %)Flash
168 (17.02 %)HTML
177 (14.89 %)Pay per click
186 (12.77 %)Content Management
186 (12.77 %)Subversion

SEO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing SEO also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited SEO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (61.70 %).NET
227 (57.45 %)ASP.NET
323 (48.94 %)CSS
323 (48.94 %)XHTML
422 (46.81 %)AJAX
519 (40.43 %)XML
616 (34.04 %)ASP.NET 2.0
715 (31.91 %)jQuery
814 (29.79 %)WebServices
98 (17.02 %)HTML
106 (12.77 %)ASP
115 (10.64 %)JSP
123 (6.383 %).NET Framework
123 (6.383 %)WAP
132 (4.255 %)LAMP
141 (2.128 %)WinForms
141 (2.128 %)MVC
141 (2.128 %)CakePHP
141 (2.128 %)LINQ
141 (2.128 %)Ruby on Rails
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.511 %)IIS
22 (4.255 %)Apache
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (8.511 %)Photoshop
23 (6.383 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (10.64 %)Google Analytics
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.255 %)SSL
12 (4.255 %)Internet
21 (2.128 %)Wireless
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (25.53 %)SQL Server
29 (19.15 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (17.02 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (8.511 %)MySQL
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (21.28 %)Visual Studio
28 (17.02 %)Flash
36 (12.77 %)Subversion
44 (8.511 %)Visual Studio Team System
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (48.94 %)Marketing
218 (38.30 %)Finance
36 (12.77 %)Automotive
36 (12.77 %)Publishing
43 (6.383 %)Games
51 (2.128 %)Insurance
51 (2.128 %)Animation
51 (2.128 %)Education
51 (2.128 %)Legal
51 (2.128 %)Advertising
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (78.72 %)Developer
221 (44.68 %)Web Developer
320 (42.55 %).NET Developer
49 (19.15 %)ASP.NET Developer
57 (14.89 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
57 (14.89 %)C# Developer
57 (14.89 %)Senior Developer
57 (14.89 %)Programmer
57 (14.89 %).NET Programmer
66 (12.77 %)Senior Web Developer
75 (10.64 %).NET Web Developer
75 (10.64 %)Marketing Executive
83 (6.383 %)Marketing Manager
92 (4.255 %)PHP Web Developer
92 (4.255 %)Web Manager
92 (4.255 %)JavaScript Developer
92 (4.255 %)PHP Developer
101 (2.128 %)Online Marketing Manager
101 (2.128 %)Marketing Director
101 (2.128 %)Senior PHP Developer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (10.64 %)Data Protection Act
24 (8.511 %)Web 2.0
32 (4.255 %)W3C
32 (4.255 %)BBC
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.128 %)Linux
11 (2.128 %)CentOS
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (23.40 %)E-Commerce
111 (23.40 %)Product Marketing
29 (19.15 %)Internet Marketing
29 (19.15 %)Agile Software Development
38 (17.02 %)Web Development
47 (14.89 %)Pay per click
56 (12.77 %)Content Management
65 (10.64 %)Data Protection
74 (8.511 %)Unit Testing
74 (8.511 %)Continuous Integration
74 (8.511 %)TDD
83 (6.383 %)OOP
92 (4.255 %)OWASP
101 (2.128 %)Time Management
101 (2.128 %)Direct Marketing
101 (2.128 %)Web Analytics
101 (2.128 %)Project Management
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (59.57 %)C#
220 (42.55 %)JavaScript
315 (31.91 %)VB.NET
46 (12.77 %)ActionScript
46 (12.77 %)Java
46 (12.77 %)VB
55 (10.64 %)PHP
62 (4.255 %)VBScript
71 (2.128 %)SQL
71 (2.128 %)Ruby
71 (2.128 %)PHP5
71 (2.128 %)PHP4
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.128 %)Degree
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (21.28 %)Microsoft
28 (17.02 %)Google
31 (2.128 %)Nokia
31 (2.128 %)Yahoo!