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The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the South West 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank190197
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads5766
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.902 %0.996 %
Salaries quoted5760
Average minimum salary£24,281£26,415
Average salary£26,785£29,700
% change on same period last year-9.81 %
Average maximum salary£29,289£32,985
UK excluding London average salary£29,704£28,881
% change on same period last year+2.85 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads63226624
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.729 %2.859 %
Salaries quoted54855563
Average minimum salary£35,730£37,485
Average salary£39,046£40,478
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Average maximum salary£42,363£43,470
UK excluding London average salary£42,625£44,259
% change on same period last year-3.69 %
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England

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Demand Trend

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

South West SEO Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

South West SEO Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO across the South West region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

South West SEO Salary Histogram

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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 South West region over the 3 months to 14 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
DevonUp+815£23,167-15.75 %
BristolUp+114£29,179-41.64 %
SomersetDown-459£33,611+9.76 %
DorsetUp+147£26,286-8.22 %
GloucestershireUp+17£24,571-5.49 %
WiltshireUp+33£22,083-26.99 %
CornwallUp+11£21,500+7.50 %
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England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

178 (61.90 %)CSS
271 (56.35 %)HTML
359 (46.83 %)PHP
454 (42.86 %)Marketing
552 (41.27 %)Pay per click
649 (38.89 %)XHTML
744 (34.92 %)MySQL
840 (31.75 %)JavaScript
939 (30.95 %)Content Management
1037 (29.37 %)CMS
1132 (25.40 %)W3C
1226 (20.63 %)Photoshop
1324 (19.05 %)Internet
1423 (18.25 %)AJAX
1522 (17.46 %)Internet Marketing
1619 (15.08 %)Flash
1718 (14.29 %)Web Design
1718 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
1816 (12.70 %)Web Development
1816 (12.70 %)WCAG
1915 (11.90 %).NET
2014 (11.11 %)ASP
2113 (10.32 %)Dreamweaver
2212 (9.524 %)Advertising
2212 (9.524 %)Google
2212 (9.524 %)script.aculo.us
2311 (8.730 %)MooTools
2410 (7.937 %)XML
2410 (7.937 %)C#
259 (7.143 %)Visual Studio

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
178 (61.90 %)CSS
271 (56.35 %)HTML
349 (38.89 %)XHTML
423 (18.25 %)AJAX
515 (11.90 %).NET
614 (11.11 %)ASP
712 (9.524 %)script.aculo.us
811 (8.730 %)MooTools
910 (7.937 %)XML
107 (5.556 %)ASP.NET
113 (2.381 %)WebServices
113 (2.381 %)Drupal
122 (1.587 %)CGI
122 (1.587 %)LAMP
131 (0.794 %)Silverlight
131 (0.794 %)YUI
131 (0.794 %)jQuery
131 (0.794 %)XSLT
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
137 (29.37 %)CMS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (20.63 %)Photoshop
24 (3.175 %)Fireworks
33 (2.381 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (0.794 %)InDesign
41 (0.794 %)MS Excel
41 (0.794 %)MS Visio
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.794 %)WebTrends
11 (0.794 %)Summit
11 (0.794 %)Google Analytics
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (19.05 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (34.92 %)MySQL
26 (4.762 %)SQL Server
33 (2.381 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.794 %)PostgreSQL
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (15.08 %)Flash
213 (10.32 %)Dreamweaver
39 (7.143 %)Visual Studio
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
154 (42.86 %)Marketing
212 (9.524 %)Advertising
36 (4.762 %)Publishing
44 (3.175 %)Finance
53 (2.381 %)Multimedia
62 (1.587 %)Graphic Design
71 (0.794 %)Animation
71 (0.794 %)Video Editing
71 (0.794 %)Flash Games
71 (0.794 %)Pensions
71 (0.794 %)Music
71 (0.794 %)Health
71 (0.794 %)Games
71 (0.794 %)Retail
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (50.79 %)Developer
242 (33.33 %)Web Developer
318 (14.29 %)PHP Developer
411 (8.730 %)Analyst
510 (7.937 %)Consultant
510 (7.937 %)Web Designer
510 (7.937 %)SEO Consultant
69 (7.143 %)Junior
69 (7.143 %)HTML Developer
69 (7.143 %)Marketing Analyst
78 (6.349 %)SEO Specialist
87 (5.556 %)Head Of Technology
87 (5.556 %)Marketing Manager
87 (5.556 %)Junior Developer
96 (4.762 %)Website Manager
96 (4.762 %)E-Commerce Manager
96 (4.762 %)Website Developer
105 (3.968 %)Junior Web Developer
105 (3.968 %)Programmer
105 (3.968 %)Graduate
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (25.40 %)W3C
25 (3.968 %)Social Network
34 (3.175 %)Copywriting
43 (2.381 %)Blog
51 (0.794 %)BBC
51 (0.794 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.794 %)Computer Science
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (2.381 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
152 (41.27 %)Pay per click
239 (30.95 %)Content Management
322 (17.46 %)Internet Marketing
418 (14.29 %)Web Design
418 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
516 (12.70 %)Web Development
68 (6.349 %)Digital Marketing
68 (6.349 %)Project Management
75 (3.968 %)Email Marketing
83 (2.381 %)B2B
92 (1.587 %)B2C
92 (1.587 %)Search Engine Marketing
92 (1.587 %)Web Analytics
101 (0.794 %)Performance Management
101 (0.794 %)Data Protection
101 (0.794 %)OOP
101 (0.794 %)CRM
101 (0.794 %)E-business
101 (0.794 %)Data Analysis
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
159 (46.83 %)PHP
240 (31.75 %)JavaScript
310 (7.937 %)C#
46 (4.762 %)C
55 (3.968 %)ActionScript
63 (2.381 %)VBScript
63 (2.381 %)DHTML
72 (1.587 %)SQL
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (2.381 %)Degree
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
116 (12.70 %)WCAG
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.587 %)SCOM
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (9.524 %)Google
24 (3.175 %)Microsoft
32 (1.587 %)Adobe
41 (0.794 %)Yahoo!