SEO Manager Jobs in the UK excluding London

Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager)
UK > UK excluding London

The median Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager) salary in the UK excluding London is £39,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 747 752 864
Rank change year-on-year +5 +112 -188
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Manager 24 10 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.034% 0.016% 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.036% 0.018% 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 15 10 1
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,275 -
25th Percentile £34,875 £34,375 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £37,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -37.50% +50.00%
75th Percentile £51,875 £40,000 -
90th Percentile £63,250 £42,375 -
UK median annual salary £43,500 £40,000 £58,750
% change year-on-year +8.75% -31.91% +46.88%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 66,715 54,769 68,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.79% 89.24% 95.82%
Number of salaries quoted 47,210 31,112 43,042
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £82,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

SEO Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings that featured SEO Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for SEO Manager in the UK excluding London

SEO Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Manager in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for SEO Manager in the UK excluding London

SEO Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SEO Manager in the UK excluding London

SEO Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Midlands +26 11 £39,000 -2.50% 3
North West - 7 £32,500 - 2
North of England - 7 £32,500 - 6
West Midlands - 6 - - 1
East Midlands -9 5 £39,000 -2.50% 2
East of England +24 3 £62,500 +66.67% 3
South East +14 3 - - 2
SEO Manager
UK

SEO Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, SEO Manager 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 UK excluding London region featuring SEO Manager in the job title.

1 24 (100.00%) SEO
2 23 (95.83%) Marketing
3 17 (70.83%) Analytics
4 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
5 13 (54.17%) Link Building
6 10 (41.67%) Google Analytics
6 10 (41.67%) Google
7 9 (37.50%) Content Analysis
8 8 (33.33%) Pay per click
8 8 (33.33%) Social Media
8 8 (33.33%) Web Development
9 7 (29.17%) HTML
9 7 (29.17%) CSS
9 7 (29.17%) B2B
9 7 (29.17%) Mentoring
9 7 (29.17%) User Experience
9 7 (29.17%) Screaming Frog
10 6 (25.00%) Integrated Marketing
10 6 (25.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
10 6 (25.00%) Brand Awareness
10 6 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (20.83%) Data-Driven Decision Making
11 5 (20.83%) Ahrefs
11 5 (20.83%) Roadmaps
11 5 (20.83%) Marketing Strategy
11 5 (20.83%) Degree
12 4 (16.67%) Copywriting
12 4 (16.67%) Games
12 4 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
12 4 (16.67%) Digital Marketing

SEO Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 2 (8.33%) CMS
1 2 (8.33%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 10 (41.67%) Google Analytics
2 1 (4.17%) Google Ads
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Advertising
General
1 23 (95.83%) Marketing
2 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (25.00%) Brand Awareness
4 4 (16.67%) Games
5 3 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (8.33%) Telecoms
7 1 (4.17%) Finance
7 1 (4.17%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (29.17%) CSS
1 7 (29.17%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (33.33%) Social Media
2 6 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (16.67%) Algorithms
4 1 (4.17%) Blog
4 1 (4.17%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) SEO
2 17 (70.83%) Analytics
3 13 (54.17%) Link Building
4 9 (37.50%) Content Analysis
5 8 (33.33%) Pay per click
5 8 (33.33%) Web Development
6 7 (29.17%) B2B
6 7 (29.17%) Mentoring
6 7 (29.17%) User Experience
7 6 (25.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 6 (25.00%) Integrated Marketing
8 5 (20.83%) Data-Driven Decision Making
8 5 (20.83%) Marketing Strategy
8 5 (20.83%) Roadmaps
9 4 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (16.67%) Content Strategy
9 4 (16.67%) Copywriting
9 4 (16.67%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
9 4 (16.67%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 5 (20.83%) Degree
Vendors
1 10 (41.67%) Google
2 7 (29.17%) Screaming Frog
3 5 (20.83%) Ahrefs