SEO Contracts in the Midlands

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for SEO skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited SEO over the 6 months to 26 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 129 160 196
Rank change year-on-year +31 +36 -49
Contract jobs citing SEO 8 5 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.29% 0.14% 0.099%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.35% 0.16% 0.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 2
10th Percentile £350 £484 £279
25th Percentile £393 £490 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £500 £363
Median % change year-on-year +3.35% +37.93% +94.89%
75th Percentile £650 - £428
90th Percentile - - £456
England median daily rate £400 £363 £469
% change year-on-year +10.19% -22.56% +21.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Midlands

SEO is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,255 3,048 4,476
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 82.18% 88.35% 88.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,504 2,125 3,305
10th Percentile £241 £250 £246
25th Percentile £356 £370 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% +2.63% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £566
90th Percentile £700 £675 £663
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 172 118 156
10th Percentile £11.07 £11.94 £10.25
25th Percentile £13.81 £15.02 £13.50
Median hourly rate £19.00 £18.04 £17.48
Median % change year-on-year +5.31% +3.22% +9.25%
75th Percentile £35.00 £26.97 £22.03
90th Percentile £55.00 £55.75 £33.00
England median hourly rate £35.65 £37.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -4.93% +56.25% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing SEO as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for SEO in the Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SEO in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for SEO in the Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SEO in the Midlands over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SEO in the Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SEO in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for SEO in the Midlands

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Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SEO within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands +34 8 £517 +3.35% 24
SEO
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 8 (100.00%) CMS
2 2 (25.00%) Drupal
2 2 (25.00%) Umbraco
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (50.00%) Publishing
1 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Marketing
2 2 (25.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (12.50%) Retail
3 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Copywriter
2 2 (25.00%) Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) E-Commerce Consultant
2 2 (25.00%) Web Consultant
3 1 (12.50%) Content Designer
3 1 (12.50%) Designer
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Copywriter
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Handset
1 4 (50.00%) Social Media
2 2 (25.00%) Graphic Design
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Content Management
1 6 (75.00%) Copywriting
2 4 (50.00%) Analytics
2 4 (50.00%) E-Commerce
2 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
3 2 (25.00%) Content Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (25.00%) Deadline-Driven
3 2 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
3 2 (25.00%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Marketing Strategy
3 2 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (25.00%) Personalization
3 2 (25.00%) Social Media Management
3 2 (25.00%) Storytelling
3 2 (25.00%) Strategic Thinking
3 2 (25.00%) Thought Leadership
3 2 (25.00%) Web Analytics
3 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared