Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for the SEO Specialist role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SEO Specialist in their job title over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

 SEO Specialist
Location
3 months to
9 Feb 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank582662895
Rank change year-on-year
Up+80Up+233
Matching permanent IT job ads847558
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.107 %0.074 %0.029 %
As % of the Job Titles category0.114 %0.079 %0.030 %
Salaries quoted787050
Average salary£30,000£30,000£30,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£23,400£25,000£25,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£37,500£35,000£47,500
UK excluding London average salary£28,750£30,000£29,000
% change year-on-year
-4.160 %+3.440 %
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryAll Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7351394340190321
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK93.36 %93.34 %94.18 %
Salaries quoted6085779289154271
Average salary£40,000£38,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.890 %-3.750 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£25,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£72,500£65,000£65,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000£35,000

SEO Specialist
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SEO Specialist within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

SEO Specialist Demand Trend

SEO Specialist
Salary Trend

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

SEO Specialist Salary Trend

SEO Specialist
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO Specialist over the 3 months to 9 February 2010 within the UK.

SEO Specialist Salary Histogram

SEO Specialist
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Specialist within the UK over the 3 months to 9 February 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+8284£30,000-
East of EnglandUp+5622£32,000+28.00 %
LondonUp+1621£36,750+33.63 %
South EastUp+5019£32,000+6.66 %
EssexUp+3312£32,500+8.33 %
ManchesterUp+3212£27,500-21.42 %
North WestUp+2412£27,500-9.83 %
ColchesterNew entry-12£32,500-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-7£35,000-
Milton KeynesNew entry-7£35,000-
City of LondonDown-36£36,000-10.00 %
CambridgeshireNew entry-6£30,750-
East SussexUp+65£22,000-32.30 %
BrightonNew entry-5£22,000-
YorkshireNew entry-4£26,000-
HampshireUp+373£35,000+34.61 %
South WestUp+313£19,000-36.66 %
West MidlandsUp+283£25,000-16.66 %
SouthamptonUp+183£35,000+25.00 %
ElyNew entry-3£35,000-
LeedsNew entry-3£26,000-
IpswichNew entry-3£27,500-
SuffolkNew entry-3£27,500-
West YorkshireNew entry-3£26,000-
SurreyUp+272£31,750+35.10 %
BerkshireUp+212£28,250+20.21 %
SloughUp+162£28,250+20.21 %
DevonNew entry-2£19,000-
StaffordshireNew entry-2£25,000-
TorquayNew entry-2£19,000-

SEO Specialist
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited SEO Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title.

1181 (100.00 %)SEO
2101 (55.80 %)Marketing
399 (54.70 %)Google
495 (52.49 %)Pay per click
571 (39.23 %)HTML
665 (35.91 %)Google Analytics
747 (25.97 %)Online Marketing
836 (19.89 %)CSS
928 (15.47 %)Finance
928 (15.47 %)Web Design
1027 (14.92 %)PHP
1126 (14.36 %).NET
1223 (12.71 %)ASP.NET
1320 (11.05 %)E-Commerce
1419 (10.50 %)Internet
1515 (8.287 %)German Language
1613 (7.182 %)Spanish Language
1613 (7.182 %)Web Marketing
1613 (7.182 %)Yahoo!
1613 (7.182 %)Competitor Analysis
1712 (6.630 %)Web Development
1712 (6.630 %)Portuguese Language
1712 (6.630 %)French Language
1810 (5.525 %)Web Analytics
1810 (5.525 %)Content Management
1810 (5.525 %)JavaScript
199 (4.972 %)Retail
199 (4.972 %)Russian Language
199 (4.972 %)Blog
208 (4.420 %)Direct Marketing

SEO Specialist
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 February 2010, IT jobs within the UK that cited SEO Specialist 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 Specialist in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
171 (39.23 %)HTML
236 (19.89 %)CSS
326 (14.36 %).NET
423 (12.71 %)ASP.NET
52 (1.105 %)ASP
52 (1.105 %)XML
52 (1.105 %)XHTML
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
17 (3.867 %)WordPress
21 (0.552 %)ColdFusion
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
13 (1.657 %)MS Excel
21 (0.552 %)Fireworks
21 (0.552 %)MS Office
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
165 (35.91 %)Google Analytics
22 (1.105 %)WebTrends
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
119 (10.50 %)Internet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (0.552 %)BusinessObjects
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
11 (0.552 %)Dreamweaver
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1101 (55.80 %)Marketing
228 (15.47 %)Finance
39 (4.972 %)Retail
48 (4.420 %)Health
57 (3.867 %)Advertising
57 (3.867 %)Insurance
66 (3.315 %)Pensions
75 (2.762 %)Multimedia
75 (2.762 %)Law
83 (1.657 %)Games
92 (1.105 %)Publishing
101 (0.552 %)Education
101 (0.552 %)Online Games
101 (0.552 %)Online Betting
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
115 (8.287 %)German Language
213 (7.182 %)Spanish Language
312 (6.630 %)Portuguese Language
312 (6.630 %)French Language
49 (4.972 %)Russian Language
49 (4.972 %)Blog
57 (3.867 %)Derivative
57 (3.867 %)Social Network
57 (3.867 %)Swedish Language
65 (2.762 %)Copywriting
65 (2.762 %)Italian Language
73 (1.657 %)Web 2.0
73 (1.657 %)NHS
82 (1.105 %)Data Protection Act
82 (1.105 %)BBC
91 (0.552 %)Spread Betting
91 (0.552 %)Taxonomies
91 (0.552 %)Computer Science
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1181 (100.00 %)SEO
295 (52.49 %)Pay per click
347 (25.97 %)Online Marketing
428 (15.47 %)Web Design
520 (11.05 %)E-Commerce
613 (7.182 %)Web Marketing
613 (7.182 %)Competitor Analysis
712 (6.630 %)Web Development
810 (5.525 %)Web Analytics
810 (5.525 %)Content Management
98 (4.420 %)Direct Marketing
107 (3.867 %)Search Engine Marketing
107 (3.867 %)Data Protection
116 (3.315 %)Digital Marketing
125 (2.762 %)Email Marketing
133 (1.657 %)Business Analysis
133 (1.657 %)Stakeholder Management
133 (1.657 %)B2C
142 (1.105 %)OpenUP
142 (1.105 %)Business Intelligence
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
127 (14.92 %)PHP
210 (5.525 %)JavaScript
33 (1.657 %)C
33 (1.657 %)Java
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
14 (2.210 %)Degree
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (1.657 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
199 (54.70 %)Google
213 (7.182 %)Yahoo!
35 (2.762 %)Microsoft
35 (2.762 %)Omniture
41 (0.552 %)Business Objects