SEO Developer Job Trends in England

Search Engine Optimisation Developer (SEO Developer)
UK > England

The median Search Engine Optimisation Developer (SEO Developer) salary in England is £48,122 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 674 - 826
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Developer 6 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.007% - 0.001%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% - 0.001%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £43,481 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,122 - -
75th Percentile £49,903 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £49,212 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 77,731 34,979 84,487
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.47% 89.68% 94.69%
Number of salaries quoted 52,992 20,130 63,501
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,738 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.61% +9.52% -12.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £96,250 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

SEO Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SEO Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

SEO Developer job vacancy trend in England

SEO Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for SEO Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for SEO Developer job vacancies in England

SEO Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 2026. 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
South East - 2 £49,536 -
West Midlands - 1 - -
Midlands - 1 - -
SEO Developer
UK

SEO Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 2 June 2026, SEO Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring SEO Developer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) SEO
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) DevOps
2 4 (66.67%) GitHub
2 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 4 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 3 (50.00%) .NET
3 3 (50.00%) AI
3 3 (50.00%) CSS
3 3 (50.00%) HTML
3 3 (50.00%) Prototyping
3 3 (50.00%) TypeScript
4 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
4 2 (33.33%) Azure
4 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (33.33%) CI/CD
4 2 (33.33%) Data Hub
4 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Degree
4 2 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
4 2 (33.33%) Front End Development
4 2 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
4 2 (33.33%) ITIL
4 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (33.33%) Progressive Enhancement
4 2 (33.33%) QA
4 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) SQL Server
4 2 (33.33%) Statistics

SEO Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) GitHub
2 2 (33.33%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Amazon S3
3 1 (16.67%) AWS
3 1 (16.67%) GitHub Copilot
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Data Hub
1 2 (33.33%) SQL Server
2 1 (16.67%) MongoDB
2 1 (16.67%) NoSQL
2 1 (16.67%) Redis
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Mocha
General
1 4 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (50.00%) .NET
1 3 (50.00%) CSS
1 3 (50.00%) HTML
2 1 (16.67%) AngularJS
2 1 (16.67%) Jest
2 1 (16.67%) Node.js
2 1 (16.67%) React
2 1 (16.67%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) SEO
2 4 (66.67%) Agile
2 4 (66.67%) DevOps
2 4 (66.67%) Test Automation
3 3 (50.00%) AI
3 3 (50.00%) Prototyping
4 2 (33.33%) CI/CD
4 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 2 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
4 2 (33.33%) Front End Development
4 2 (33.33%) Inclusive Design
4 2 (33.33%) ITIL
4 2 (33.33%) Progressive Enhancement
4 2 (33.33%) Statistics
4 2 (33.33%) User Research
5 1 (16.67%) API Design
5 1 (16.67%) Application Security
5 1 (16.67%) Clean Code
5 1 (16.67%) Design Patterns
5 1 (16.67%) Performance Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 4 (66.67%) JavaScript
2 3 (50.00%) TypeScript
3 1 (16.67%) C#
3 1 (16.67%) Python
3 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Degree
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 2 (33.33%) QA
1 2 (33.33%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (16.67%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (16.67%) Kubernetes
1 1 (16.67%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) OpenAI