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The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the Kent 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
Rank8294
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads2215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.143 %1.856 %
Salaries quoted2113
Average minimum salary£30,042£24,077
Average salary£32,271£26,808
% change on same period last year+20.37 %
Average maximum salary£34,500£29,538
UK excluding London average salary£29,574£28,762
% change on same period last year+2.82 %
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads700808
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.405 %0.348 %
Salaries quoted618667
Average minimum salary£35,806£35,137
Average salary£38,750£38,384
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Average maximum salary£41,693£41,631
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
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 Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent SEO Salary Trend

SEO
Salary Histogram

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

Kent 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 Kent 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
RochesterNew entry-5£25,000-
MaidstoneNo change03£41,500+63.54 %
DartfordDown-163£31,500+14.54 %
SevenoaksNew entry-3£31,500-
FolkestoneDown-172£39,000+11.42 %
SEO South EastSEO
South East

SEO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

117 (48.57 %)HTML
117 (48.57 %)JavaScript
216 (45.71 %)PHP
216 (45.71 %)CSS
314 (40.00 %)Web Development
413 (37.14 %)Internet
512 (34.29 %)ASP.NET
512 (34.29 %).NET
512 (34.29 %)SQL
512 (34.29 %)Marketing
611 (31.43 %)Pay per click
611 (31.43 %)Internet Marketing
611 (31.43 %)XML
79 (25.71 %)MySQL
88 (22.86 %)Flash
88 (22.86 %)XHTML
97 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
97 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
97 (20.00 %)DNS
97 (20.00 %)W3C
106 (17.14 %)Advertising
106 (17.14 %)UNIX
115 (14.29 %)OO
115 (14.29 %)SQL Server
115 (14.29 %)ASP
115 (14.29 %)MVC
115 (14.29 %)Symfony
115 (14.29 %)script.aculo.us
115 (14.29 %)Copywriting
124 (11.43 %)Email Marketing

SEO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (48.57 %)HTML
216 (45.71 %)CSS
312 (34.29 %).NET
312 (34.29 %)ASP.NET
411 (31.43 %)XML
58 (22.86 %)XHTML
65 (14.29 %)MVC
65 (14.29 %)ASP
65 (14.29 %)Symfony
65 (14.29 %)script.aculo.us
71 (2.857 %)AJAX
71 (2.857 %)WebSphere
71 (2.857 %)XSL
71 (2.857 %)XSLT
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.857 %)IIS
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.571 %)MS Visio
13 (8.571 %)Photoshop
21 (2.857 %)MS Excel
21 (2.857 %)ImageReady
21 (2.857 %)Fireworks
21 (2.857 %)Adobe Illustrator
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (37.14 %)Internet
27 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
27 (20.00 %)DNS
31 (2.857 %)SMS
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (25.71 %)MySQL
25 (14.29 %)SQL Server
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (22.86 %)Flash
22 (5.714 %)Dreamweaver
31 (2.857 %)Visual Studio
31 (2.857 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (34.29 %)Marketing
26 (17.14 %)Advertising
31 (2.857 %)Retail
31 (2.857 %)Insurance
31 (2.857 %)Online Betting
31 (2.857 %)Finance
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (51.43 %)Developer
214 (40.00 %)Web Developer
36 (17.14 %)PHP Developer
45 (14.29 %)PHP Web Developer
45 (14.29 %)PHP Programmer
45 (14.29 %)Web Programmer
45 (14.29 %)Programmer
54 (11.43 %)Marketing Manager
63 (8.571 %)Copywriter
72 (5.714 %)Marketing Executive
72 (5.714 %)Online Marketing Manager
72 (5.714 %)Web Manager
72 (5.714 %)Junior
81 (2.857 %)Project Manager
81 (2.857 %)IT Manager
81 (2.857 %)Web Designer
81 (2.857 %)Junior Project Manager
81 (2.857 %)IT Project Manager
81 (2.857 %)Junior Developer
81 (2.857 %)Content Editor
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (20.00 %)W3C
25 (14.29 %)Copywriting
32 (5.714 %)Social Network
41 (2.857 %)Web 2.0
41 (2.857 %)Statistics
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (17.14 %)UNIX
21 (2.857 %)Windows
21 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (40.00 %)Web Development
211 (31.43 %)Internet Marketing
211 (31.43 %)Pay per click
37 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
45 (14.29 %)OO
54 (11.43 %)Content Management
54 (11.43 %)Email Marketing
63 (8.571 %)Migration
63 (8.571 %)Project Management
72 (5.714 %)Web Analytics
81 (2.857 %)Technical Architecture
81 (2.857 %)Time Management
81 (2.857 %)Search Engine Marketing
81 (2.857 %)Change Management
81 (2.857 %)Workflow
81 (2.857 %)Business Intelligence
81 (2.857 %)Web Design
81 (2.857 %)Supplier Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (48.57 %)JavaScript
216 (45.71 %)PHP
312 (34.29 %)SQL
43 (8.571 %)PL/SQL
51 (2.857 %)C#
51 (2.857 %)DHTML
51 (2.857 %)Java
51 (2.857 %)Transact-SQL
51 (2.857 %)VB
51 (2.857 %)ActionScript
51 (2.857 %)XPath
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (8.571 %)Degree
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (5.714 %)Adobe