SEO Specialist Jobs in England

Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist)
UK > England

The median Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist) salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 820 944 1100
Rank change year-on-year +124 +156 -274
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Specialist 17 3 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.020% 0.003% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.003% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 16
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £28,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +42.86% -20.00%
75th Percentile £38,438 £42,500 £41,250
90th Percentile £39,625 - £63,750
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 80,250 85,781 125,417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 91.57% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,143 54,189 75,436
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,375 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,923 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.80% - +9.09%

SEO Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured SEO Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SEO Specialist in England

SEO Specialist
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Specialist in England.

Salary trend for SEO Specialist in England

SEO Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Specialist in England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for SEO Specialist in England

SEO Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
South East - 9 £32,500 - 2
East of England - 3 - -
London +126 2 £37,500 - 3
Midlands +8 1 £45,000 +12.50%
North of England - 1 £32,500 - 1
Yorkshire - 1 £32,500 -
South West - 1 £35,000 - 2
West Midlands - 1 £45,000 -
SEO Specialist
UK

SEO Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, SEO Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring SEO Specialist in the job title.

1 17 (100.00%) SEO
2 16 (94.12%) Analytics
3 15 (88.24%) Marketing
4 13 (76.47%) Google
5 11 (64.71%) Digital Marketing
6 8 (47.06%) Pay per click
6 8 (47.06%) Advertising
6 8 (47.06%) User Experience
6 8 (47.06%) Analytical Skills
6 8 (47.06%) Algorithms
7 7 (41.18%) Google Analytics
8 6 (35.29%) Degree
8 6 (35.29%) Performance Analysis
8 6 (35.29%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (35.29%) Organisational Skills
9 5 (29.41%) Budget Management
9 5 (29.41%) Link Building
9 5 (29.41%) Google Ads
9 5 (29.41%) Looker
9 5 (29.41%) Actionable Insight
9 5 (29.41%) Resource Management
9 5 (29.41%) E-Commerce
10 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
10 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
10 4 (23.53%) Time Management
10 4 (23.53%) Social Media
10 4 (23.53%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (23.53%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
10 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
11 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Culture

SEO Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) CMS
2 1 (5.88%) Drupal
2 1 (5.88%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (41.18%) Google Analytics
2 5 (29.41%) Google Ads
3 2 (11.76%) Google Sheets
4 1 (5.88%) Google Tag Manager
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (29.41%) Looker
2 2 (11.76%) Metadata
General
1 15 (88.24%) Marketing
2 8 (47.06%) Advertising
2 8 (47.06%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (35.29%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
5 2 (11.76%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.88%) CSS
1 1 (5.88%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (47.06%) Algorithms
2 6 (35.29%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (23.53%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) SEO
2 16 (94.12%) Analytics
3 11 (64.71%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (47.06%) Pay per click
4 8 (47.06%) User Experience
5 6 (35.29%) Performance Analysis
6 5 (29.41%) Actionable Insight
6 5 (29.41%) Budget Management
6 5 (29.41%) E-Commerce
6 5 (29.41%) Link Building
6 5 (29.41%) Resource Management
7 4 (23.53%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 4 (23.53%) Time Management
8 3 (17.65%) Analytical Thinking
8 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Culture
8 3 (17.65%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (17.65%) Content Marketing
8 3 (17.65%) Content Marketing Strategy
8 3 (17.65%) Marketing Strategy
8 3 (17.65%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 13 (76.47%) Google
2 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
3 2 (11.76%) Screaming Frog