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 £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 22 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
22 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 739 753 844
Rank change year-on-year +14 +91 -176
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Manager 20 9 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.028% 0.015% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.017% 0.003%
Number of salaries quoted 11 9 2
10th Percentile - £32,050 £44,250
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,750 £46,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £37,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.67% -28.57% +31.25%
75th Percentile £55,000 £41,250 £56,875
90th Percentile £68,750 £52,500 £58,750
UK median annual salary £46,000 £40,000 £56,250
% change year-on-year +15.00% -28.89% +40.63%

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 68,121 52,440 69,419
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 89.17% 95.72%
Number of salaries quoted 48,105 29,890 42,562
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £66,250
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £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 22 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 22 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
North West - 8 £37,500 - 3
North of England - 8 £37,500 - 9
West Midlands +13 6 - - 2
Midlands -8 6 - - 3
East of England +13 3 £62,500 +66.67% 2
South East +9 3 - - 1
SEO Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 22 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 20 (100.00%) SEO
2 19 (95.00%) Marketing
3 13 (65.00%) Analytics
4 12 (60.00%) Social Skills
5 9 (45.00%) Web Development
6 8 (40.00%) Link Building
7 7 (35.00%) B2B
7 7 (35.00%) Mentoring
7 7 (35.00%) User Experience
8 6 (30.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
8 6 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (30.00%) Google
8 6 (30.00%) Google Analytics
9 5 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
9 5 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 4 (20.00%) Content Strategy
10 4 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (20.00%) Algorithms
10 4 (20.00%) Content Analysis
10 4 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
10 4 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
10 4 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
10 4 (20.00%) Copywriting
10 4 (20.00%) Games
11 3 (15.00%) Pay per click
11 3 (15.00%) HTML
11 3 (15.00%) CSS
11 3 (15.00%) E-Commerce
11 3 (15.00%) Social Media

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 (10.00%) CMS
1 2 (10.00%) WordPress
Cloud Services
1 6 (30.00%) Google Analytics
2 1 (5.00%) Google Ads
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Advertising
General
1 19 (95.00%) Marketing
2 12 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Games
4 2 (10.00%) Telecoms
5 1 (5.00%) Brand Awareness
5 1 (5.00%) Finance
5 1 (5.00%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) CSS
1 3 (15.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (20.00%) Algorithms
3 3 (15.00%) Social Media
4 1 (5.00%) Blog
4 1 (5.00%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (5.00%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (5.00%) Online Gambling
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) SEO
2 13 (65.00%) Analytics
3 9 (45.00%) Web Development
4 8 (40.00%) Link Building
5 7 (35.00%) B2B
5 7 (35.00%) Mentoring
5 7 (35.00%) User Experience
6 6 (30.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 5 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
7 5 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
8 4 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
8 4 (20.00%) Content Analysis
8 4 (20.00%) Content Strategy
8 4 (20.00%) Copywriting
8 4 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
8 4 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
8 4 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
9 3 (15.00%) Creative Thinking
9 3 (15.00%) E-Commerce
9 3 (15.00%) Pay per click
Vendors
1 6 (30.00%) Google
2 2 (10.00%) Screaming Frog
3 1 (5.00%) Ahrefs