Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5880
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads912
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below2.601 %2.235 %
Salaries quoted412
Average minimum salary£26,250£30,077
Average salary£26,750£32,577
% change on same period last year-17.88 %
Average maximum salary£27,250£35,077
UK excluding London average salary£30,211£29,038
% change on same period last year+4.04 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads346537
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.240 %
Salaries quoted262438
Average minimum salary£32,754£35,857
Average salary£36,387£39,767
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,021£43,677
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
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 Suffolk region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk SEO Salary Trend

SEO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LowestoftNew entry-2£13,500-
SEO East of EnglandSEO
East of England

SEO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

123 (92.00 %)Marketing
215 (60.00 %)Pay per click
215 (60.00 %)Internet Marketing
38 (32.00 %)Web 2.0
38 (32.00 %)Google Analytics
38 (32.00 %)Yahoo!
38 (32.00 %)Google
38 (32.00 %)Copywriting
47 (28.00 %)Insurance
56 (24.00 %)Retail
56 (24.00 %)Advertising
56 (24.00 %)Data Mining
65 (20.00 %)B2C
74 (16.00 %)Internet
83 (12.00 %)CSS
92 (8.000 %)PHP
92 (8.000 %)HTML
92 (8.000 %)XHTML
92 (8.000 %)Finance
101 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2005
101 (4.000 %)LINQ
101 (4.000 %)Web Development
101 (4.000 %)Direct Marketing
101 (4.000 %)Pensions
101 (4.000 %)Music
101 (4.000 %)Music Industry
101 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (4.000 %)Digital Marketing
101 (4.000 %)Education
101 (4.000 %)AJAX

SEO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (12.00 %)CSS
22 (8.000 %)XHTML
22 (8.000 %)HTML
31 (4.000 %).NET
31 (4.000 %)WinForms
31 (4.000 %)AJAX
31 (4.000 %)LINQ
31 (4.000 %)SOAP
31 (4.000 %)WebServices
31 (4.000 %)XML
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.000 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (4.000 %)SPSS
11 (4.000 %)MS PowerPoint
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (32.00 %)Google Analytics
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (16.00 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (24.00 %)Data Mining
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (92.00 %)Marketing
27 (28.00 %)Insurance
36 (24.00 %)Advertising
36 (24.00 %)Retail
42 (8.000 %)Finance
51 (4.000 %)Education
51 (4.000 %)Pensions
51 (4.000 %)Music
51 (4.000 %)Music Industry
51 (4.000 %)Back Office
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (28.00 %)Marketing Executive
22 (8.000 %)Trainee
22 (8.000 %)Developer
31 (4.000 %)Analyst
31 (4.000 %)Web Developer
31 (4.000 %)Consultant
31 (4.000 %)Junior Consultant
31 (4.000 %).NET Developer
31 (4.000 %)Marketing Manager
31 (4.000 %)Web Analyst
31 (4.000 %)Trainee Developer
31 (4.000 %)Trainee Web Developer
31 (4.000 %)Trainee Consultant
31 (4.000 %)SEO Consultant
31 (4.000 %)Junior
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (32.00 %)Web 2.0
18 (32.00 %)Copywriting
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (4.000 %)Windows
11 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2008
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (60.00 %)Pay per click
115 (60.00 %)Internet Marketing
25 (20.00 %)B2C
31 (4.000 %)Benchmarking
31 (4.000 %)Web Design
31 (4.000 %)Web Development
31 (4.000 %)Direct Marketing
31 (4.000 %)Digital Marketing
31 (4.000 %)OO
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.000 %)PHP
21 (4.000 %)SQL
21 (4.000 %)C#
21 (4.000 %)Java
21 (4.000 %)JavaScript
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (32.00 %)Yahoo!
18 (32.00 %)Google