Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) skills within the West Yorkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SEO over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSearch Engine Optimisation (SEO)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank129117
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads4478
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.035 %
As % of the category below1.615 %2.383 %
Salaries quoted4375
Average minimum salary£28,164£23,703
Average salary£31,209£25,651
% change on same period last year+21.66 %
Average maximum salary£34,255£27,599
UK excluding London average salary£30,211£29,038
% change on same period last year+4.04 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
SEO YorkshireSEO
Yorkshire

SEO
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SEO across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Yorkshire SEO Demand Trend

SEO
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing SEO across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire SEO Salary Trend

SEO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SEO across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire SEO Salary Histogram

SEO
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LeedsDown-929£32,552+22.79 %
BradfordDown-812£31,000+40.37 %
HalifaxDown-35£33,125+27.40 %
HuddersfieldNo change02£25,500+15.19 %
WakefieldNew entry-1£27,500-
SEO YorkshireSEO
Yorkshire

SEO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing SEO also 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 that cited SEO.

132 (44.44 %)CSS
230 (41.67 %)Marketing
329 (40.28 %)Pay per click
427 (37.50 %)HTML
523 (31.94 %)JavaScript
523 (31.94 %)E-Commerce
621 (29.17 %).NET
719 (26.39 %)ASP.NET
818 (25.00 %)XHTML
915 (20.83 %)Web Development
915 (20.83 %)Content Management
1014 (19.44 %)PHP
1113 (18.06 %)XML
1212 (16.67 %)Web Analytics
1311 (15.28 %)C#
1311 (15.28 %)SQL Server
1311 (15.28 %)CMS
1410 (13.89 %)Internet Marketing
159 (12.50 %)AJAX
159 (12.50 %)Photoshop
168 (11.11 %)MySQL
168 (11.11 %)Web Design
177 (9.722 %)Internet
177 (9.722 %)ASP
186 (8.333 %)Dreamweaver
186 (8.333 %)ActionScript
186 (8.333 %)Flash
186 (8.333 %)Advertising
186 (8.333 %)Retail
186 (8.333 %)Degree

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing SEO also 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 that cited SEO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (44.44 %)CSS
227 (37.50 %)HTML
321 (29.17 %).NET
419 (26.39 %)ASP.NET
518 (25.00 %)XHTML
613 (18.06 %)XML
79 (12.50 %)AJAX
87 (9.722 %)ASP
94 (5.556 %)XSLT
102 (2.778 %)WebServices
102 (2.778 %)jQuery
102 (2.778 %)ASP.NET 2.0
111 (1.389 %)LAMP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (15.28 %)CMS
25 (6.944 %)Apache
34 (5.556 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (12.50 %)Photoshop
24 (5.556 %)Fireworks
32 (2.778 %)MS Visio
41 (1.389 %)InDesign
41 (1.389 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (5.556 %)WebTrends
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (9.722 %)Internet
22 (2.778 %)DNS
22 (2.778 %)Intranet
31 (1.389 %)Reverse Proxy
31 (1.389 %)TCP/IP
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (15.28 %)SQL Server
28 (11.11 %)MySQL
35 (6.944 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (4.167 %)SQL Server 2000
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (8.333 %)Flash
16 (8.333 %)Dreamweaver
22 (2.778 %)Visual Studio
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
130 (41.67 %)Marketing
26 (8.333 %)Advertising
26 (8.333 %)Retail
35 (6.944 %)Finance
44 (5.556 %)Health
44 (5.556 %)Publishing
44 (5.556 %)Pensions
53 (4.167 %)Telecoms
61 (1.389 %)Education
61 (1.389 %)Multimedia
61 (1.389 %)Insurance
61 (1.389 %)Auditing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (34.72 %)Developer
217 (23.61 %)Web Developer
311 (15.28 %)Web Designer
47 (9.722 %)Senior Web Developer
47 (9.722 %)Senior Developer
56 (8.333 %)Consultant
65 (6.944 %)Webmaster
65 (6.944 %)Marketing Manager
74 (5.556 %)SEO Consultant
74 (5.556 %)Junior Developer
74 (5.556 %)Junior
83 (4.167 %).NET Developer
83 (4.167 %)C# Developer
83 (4.167 %)Marketing Executive
83 (4.167 %)SEO Specialist
92 (2.778 %)Online Marketing Manager
92 (2.778 %)PHP Developer
92 (2.778 %)Sales Consultant
101 (1.389 %)Website Designer
101 (1.389 %)Architect
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (6.944 %)W3C
23 (4.167 %)Web 2.0
32 (2.778 %)N-Tier
41 (1.389 %)Statistics
41 (1.389 %)Copywriting
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.778 %)UNIX
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
129 (40.28 %)Pay per click
223 (31.94 %)E-Commerce
315 (20.83 %)Content Management
315 (20.83 %)Web Development
412 (16.67 %)Web Analytics
510 (13.89 %)Internet Marketing
68 (11.11 %)Web Design
76 (8.333 %)Search Engine Marketing
85 (6.944 %)B2B
94 (5.556 %)Email Marketing
94 (5.556 %)Digital Marketing
103 (4.167 %)Business Development
103 (4.167 %)Project Management
103 (4.167 %)OO
112 (2.778 %)E-business
112 (2.778 %)B2C
121 (1.389 %)Display Advertising
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (31.94 %)JavaScript
214 (19.44 %)PHP
311 (15.28 %)C#
46 (8.333 %)ActionScript
55 (6.944 %)DHTML
55 (6.944 %)C
64 (5.556 %)SQL
72 (2.778 %)Transact-SQL
72 (2.778 %)XPath
81 (1.389 %)Java
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (8.333 %)Degree
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.389 %)WCAG
11 (1.389 %)QA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (5.556 %)Google
23 (4.167 %)Yahoo!
31 (1.389 %)Microsoft
31 (1.389 %)Adobe