The first table below looks at the demand for the SEO Manager role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SEO Manager in their job title over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
SEO Manager
Rank 798 844 803
Rank change year-on-year
+46 -41
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Manager 62 43 68
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.057% 0.035% 0.056%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.037% 0.059%
Number of salaries quoted 51 39 64
Average salary £40,000 £34,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+17.64% -15.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £27,900 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £47,500 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £32,500 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+15.38% +8.33%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102582 114838 114977
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.43% 94.76% 94.22%
Number of salaries quoted 85352 98508 97090
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%

SEO Manager
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing SEO Manager within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

SEO Manager Jobs Demand Trend

SEO Manager
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SEO Manager within the UK.

SEO Manager Salary Trend

SEO Manager
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO Manager over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 within the UK.

SEO Manager Salary Histogram

SEO Manager
Top 22 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Manager within the UK over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +29 62 £40,000 +15.94%
London +54 33 £42,500 -10.52%
North West -11 17 £37,500 +15.38%
City of London +20 16 £40,000 -21.95%
Manchester -4 16 £37,500 +15.38%
South West - 4 £25,000 -
South East -7 2 £29,750 -0.83%
Yorkshire -8 2 - -
West Midlands -21 2 £30,250 -
Dorset - 2 £37,500 -
Cornwall - 2 £25,000 -
Redruth - 2 £25,000 -
Poole - 2 £37,500 -
Merseyside - 1 £31,500 -
East Midlands - 1 £37,500 -
Leicester - 1 £37,500 -
Brighton - 1 £24,500 -
Warwickshire - 1 £35,000 -
Staffordshire - 1 £25,500 -
Leicestershire - 1 £37,500 -
Kent - 1 £35,000 -
East Sussex - 1 £24,500 -

SEO Manager
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited SEO Manager in their job title 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 with SEO Manager in their job title.

1 87 (100.00%) SEO
2 52 (59.77%) Marketing
3 39 (44.83%) HTML
4 35 (40.23%) Analytics
5 32 (36.78%) CSS
5 32 (36.78%) Pay per click
6 30 (34.48%) Google
7 25 (28.74%) Digital Marketing
8 24 (27.59%) Online Marketing
9 22 (25.29%) E-Commerce
10 20 (22.99%) Retail
10 20 (22.99%) Social Media
11 18 (20.69%) Google Analytics
11 18 (20.69%) Copywriting
12 17 (19.54%) Web Analytics
12 17 (19.54%) Publishing
13 15 (17.24%) MS Excel
14 14 (16.09%) Competitor Analysis
15 13 (14.94%) Degree
16 11 (12.64%) Search Engine Marketing
16 11 (12.64%) XML
16 11 (12.64%) PHP
16 11 (12.64%) Link Building
16 11 (12.64%) FMCG
17 10 (11.49%) Apache
17 10 (11.49%) W3C
17 10 (11.49%) MS PowerPoint
18 9 (10.34%) Omniture
18 9 (10.34%) Finance
18 9 (10.34%) Automotive

SEO Manager
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited SEO Manager in their job title 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 with SEO Manager in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 39 (44.83%) HTML
2 32 (36.78%) CSS
3 11 (12.64%) XML
4 9 (10.34%) XHTML
4 9 (10.34%) RSS
5 2 (2.299%) LAMP
6 1 (1.149%) Semantic HTML
Application Platforms
1 10 (11.49%) Apache
2 9 (10.34%) IIS
3 8 (9.195%) CMS
4 1 (1.149%) MS Exchange
4 1 (1.149%) SharePoint
Applications
1 15 (17.24%) MS Excel
2 10 (11.49%) MS PowerPoint
3 9 (10.34%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 18 (20.69%) Google Analytics
2 9 (10.34%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.299%) DNS
1 2 (2.299%) Internet
2 1 (1.149%) Network Security
2 1 (1.149%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (3.448%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 2 (2.299%) Subversion
1 2 (2.299%) Git (software)
General
1 52 (59.77%) Marketing
2 20 (22.99%) Retail
3 17 (19.54%) Publishing
4 9 (10.34%) Finance
4 9 (10.34%) Automotive
5 7 (8.046%) Advertising
6 2 (2.299%) Games
7 1 (1.149%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 20 (22.99%) Social Media
2 18 (20.69%) Copywriting
3 11 (12.64%) FMCG
4 10 (11.49%) W3C
5 9 (10.34%) Social Network
6 7 (8.046%) Economics
7 6 (6.897%) Blog
8 2 (2.299%) Mathematics
8 2 (2.299%) Online Games
8 2 (2.299%) New Media
9 1 (1.149%) Digital Media
9 1 (1.149%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 3 (3.448%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (100.00%) SEO
2 35 (40.23%) Analytics
3 32 (36.78%) Pay per click
4 25 (28.74%) Digital Marketing
5 24 (27.59%) Online Marketing
6 22 (25.29%) E-Commerce
7 17 (19.54%) Web Analytics
8 14 (16.09%) Competitor Analysis
9 11 (12.64%) Search Engine Marketing
9 11 (12.64%) Link Building
10 8 (9.195%) Project Management
11 6 (6.897%) Web Development
12 2 (2.299%) Content Management
12 2 (2.299%) Business Development
13 1 (1.149%) Information Architecture
13 1 (1.149%) Vertical Search
13 1 (1.149%) Customer Insight
13 1 (1.149%) Time Management
13 1 (1.149%) Data Analysis
13 1 (1.149%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 11 (12.64%) PHP
2 9 (10.34%) SQL
3 2 (2.299%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.149%) Java
Qualifications
1 13 (14.94%) Degree
Vendors
1 30 (34.48%) Google
2 9 (10.34%) Omniture
3 2 (2.299%) Yahoo!
London
Your main role be to supervise the Link-building team, be the main point of contact for key clients and create the on-site & off-site SEO for...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
London
Your main role be to supervise the Link-building team, be the main point of contact for key clients and create the on-site & off-site SEO for...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
London
Due to that continued growth they now require an experienced SEO Manager to head up the SEO Team. Working within a fast-paced environment, the SEO Manager will...
Assured Recruitment Solutions
Salary: £30k - 45k per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
London
This is a great opportunity to take a management role within a growing SEO team, learn from experienced people and gain support (and budget) to develop your innovative...
Energize Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: £45000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 30 April 2013
Leicester, East Midlands
SEO / SEM / Link Building / PPC / ADWORDSThis nationally recognised and award winning organisation is currently recruiting for an experienced and imaginative SEO / SEM Manager... You will have at least...
Interquest Group PLC
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 27 April 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
SEO Manager with proven SEO experience and proven rankings required, expert link building, on page SEO, off page SEO and search engine algorithms or varied search engine optimisation...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013
Hull, Humberside, Yorkshire
My client, a leading Marketing and Advertising consultancy are seeking an experienced SEO and Social Media Manager for a challenging yet rewarding role... A strategic role, you will...
inTalent
Salary: £0 - £28,000 per year
Posted: 17 May 2013