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The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the Hampshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank177127
Rank change on same period last yearDown-50
Matching permanent IT job ads2271
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.614 %1.960 %
Salaries quoted2268
Average minimum salary£23,346£29,556
Average salary£26,077£31,847
% change on same period last year-18.11 %
Average maximum salary£28,808£34,139
UK excluding London average salary£29,519£28,762
% change on same period last year+2.63 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads35813623
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.090 %1.553 %
Salaries quoted29323040
Average minimum salary£38,422£37,977
Average salary£42,221£41,115
% change on same period last year+2.69 %
Average maximum salary£46,020£44,253
UK excluding London average salary£42,638£44,224
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
SEO South EastSEO
South East

SEO
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region.

Hampshire SEO Salary Trend

SEO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Hampshire 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 Hampshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
FarehamDown-27£21,857-28.33 %
SouthamptonDown-155£29,800+0.79 %
BasingstokeNew entry-3£28,000-
PortsmouthUp+13£22,667-30.25 %
GosportNew entry-1£21,500-
FarnboroughDown-41£25,000-27.79 %
SEO South EastSEO
South East

SEO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

134 (72.34 %)Marketing
227 (57.45 %)HTML
318 (38.30 %).NET
416 (34.04 %)CSS
416 (34.04 %)XML
514 (29.79 %)ASP.NET
514 (29.79 %)Search Engine Marketing
613 (27.66 %)Flash
613 (27.66 %)MySQL
613 (27.66 %)JavaScript
712 (25.53 %)PHP
811 (23.40 %)Internet Marketing
910 (21.28 %)AJAX
910 (21.28 %)VB.NET
109 (19.15 %)Photoshop
109 (19.15 %)C#
109 (19.15 %)Internet
118 (17.02 %)SQL
118 (17.02 %)Pay per click
127 (14.89 %)GoldMine
127 (14.89 %)XHTML
127 (14.89 %)Web Design
136 (12.77 %)Dreamweaver
136 (12.77 %)Web Development
145 (10.64 %)Email Marketing
145 (10.64 %)CMS
154 (8.511 %)B2B
154 (8.511 %)E-Commerce
154 (8.511 %)Content Management
154 (8.511 %)Google

SEO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (57.45 %)HTML
218 (38.30 %).NET
316 (34.04 %)CSS
316 (34.04 %)XML
414 (29.79 %)ASP.NET
510 (21.28 %)AJAX
67 (14.89 %)XHTML
73 (6.383 %)ASP
82 (4.255 %)COM+
82 (4.255 %)LAMP
82 (4.255 %).NET Framework
82 (4.255 %)jQuery
91 (2.128 %)YUI
91 (2.128 %)script.aculo.us
91 (2.128 %)XSLT
Hampshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (10.64 %)CMS
Hampshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (19.15 %)Photoshop
23 (6.383 %)MS Excel
32 (4.255 %)MS Project
32 (4.255 %)Fireworks
32 (4.255 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (2.128 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (2.128 %)MS Office
41 (2.128 %)ImageReady
Hampshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (14.89 %)GoldMine
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (19.15 %)Internet
22 (4.255 %)FTP
31 (2.128 %)Intranet
Hampshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (27.66 %)MySQL
23 (6.383 %)SQL Server
32 (4.255 %)RDBMS
41 (2.128 %)FileMaker
41 (2.128 %)PostgreSQL
41 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2005
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (27.66 %)Flash
26 (12.77 %)Dreamweaver
33 (6.383 %)Visual Studio
42 (4.255 %)VSS/SourceSafe
42 (4.255 %)MSI
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
134 (72.34 %)Marketing
23 (6.383 %)Publishing
32 (4.255 %)Retail
32 (4.255 %)Telecoms
32 (4.255 %)Pensions
41 (2.128 %)Telemarketing
41 (2.128 %)Advertising
41 (2.128 %)Billing
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (48.94 %)Developer
216 (34.04 %)Web Developer
38 (17.02 %)Graduate
46 (12.77 %)Consultant
46 (12.77 %)Marketing Consultant
46 (12.77 %).NET Developer
54 (8.511 %)Support Analyst
54 (8.511 %)Analyst
63 (6.383 %)SEO Specialist
72 (4.255 %)Commercial Manager
72 (4.255 %)Programmer
81 (2.128 %)Junior
81 (2.128 %)Web Content Manager
81 (2.128 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.128 %)Graduate .NET Developer
81 (2.128 %)C# Developer
81 (2.128 %)Web Designer
81 (2.128 %)ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.128 %)Junior Developer
81 (2.128 %)PHP Developer
Hampshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.383 %)W3C
22 (4.255 %)Statistics
31 (2.128 %)Web 2.0
Hampshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (4.255 %)UNIX
12 (4.255 %)Windows
21 (2.128 %)Linux
21 (2.128 %)Windows Vista
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (29.79 %)Search Engine Marketing
211 (23.40 %)Internet Marketing
38 (17.02 %)Pay per click
47 (14.89 %)Web Design
56 (12.77 %)Web Development
65 (10.64 %)Email Marketing
74 (8.511 %)Content Management
74 (8.511 %)E-Commerce
74 (8.511 %)B2B
83 (6.383 %)Project Planning
92 (4.255 %)Project Management
101 (2.128 %)Direct Marketing
101 (2.128 %)Digital Marketing
101 (2.128 %)Time Management
101 (2.128 %)OO
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (27.66 %)JavaScript
212 (25.53 %)PHP
310 (21.28 %)VB.NET
49 (19.15 %)C#
58 (17.02 %)SQL
62 (4.255 %)Transact-SQL
62 (4.255 %)VB
62 (4.255 %)VB6
62 (4.255 %)PHP5
71 (2.128 %)PHP4
71 (2.128 %)DHTML
71 (2.128 %)Java
71 (2.128 %)C
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.128 %)Degree
Hampshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (8.511 %)Google
22 (4.255 %)Yahoo!
31 (2.128 %)Microsoft
31 (2.128 %)Adobe
31 (2.128 %)Dell
31 (2.128 %)Motorola