Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager)
UK
The median Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager) salary in the UK is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 864 | 965 | 1193 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | +228 | -307 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Manager | 30 | 20 | 11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.031% | 0.019% | 0.007% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.032% | 0.021% | 0.007% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 20 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £44,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £35,625 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £37,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -34.78% | +43.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £43,750 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £55,000 | £55,000 | £61,200 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £39,000 | £37,500 | £44,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -14.77% | +10.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
SEO Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SEO Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SEO Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Manager.
SEO Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Manager over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
SEO Manager
Top 12 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 24 April 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +133 | 29 | £43,500 | +16.00% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +36 | 25 | £39,000 | +4.00% | 13 |
| Midlands | +13 | 11 | £39,000 | -2.50% | 2 |
| North West | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | 1 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 6 | £48,750 | +18.18% | 15 |
| West Midlands | - | 6 | - | - | 1 |
| London | +156 | 5 | £44,500 | +4.71% | 13 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 5 | £39,000 | -2.50% | 1 |
| East of England | +31 | 3 | £62,500 | +66.67% | 3 |
| South East | +18 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £42,500 | - |
SEO Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 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 featuring SEO Manager in the job title.
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SEO Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: