SEO Manager Job Trends in London

Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager)
England > London

The median Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager) salary in London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 389 399 478
Rank change year-on-year +10 +79 +181
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Manager 9 3 4
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.053% 0.022% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.058% 0.025% 0.019%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 4
10th Percentile - £53,250 £42,725
25th Percentile - £60,000 £43,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £72,500 £46,250
Median % change year-on-year -31.03% +56.76% -15.91%
75th Percentile - £75,625 £49,688
90th Percentile £53,750 £76,750 £51,375
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £40,750
% change year-on-year -20.00% +53.37% +1.88%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 15,595 12,203 20,578
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 90.88% 94.11%
Number of salaries quoted 10,412 7,643 16,351
10th Percentile £37,000 £42,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,000 £75,000 £72,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.33% +4.17% -1.65%
75th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,000
90th Percentile £107,500 £121,250 £115,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -9.84%

SEO Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

SEO Manager job vacancy trend in London

SEO Manager
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for SEO Manager job vacancies in London.

Salary distribution trend for SEO Manager job vacancies in London

SEO Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 16 March 2026, SEO Manager 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 London region featuring SEO Manager in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) SEO
2 4 (44.44%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
3 3 (33.33%) Botify
3 3 (33.33%) CMS
3 3 (33.33%) Content Management
3 3 (33.33%) Content Marketing
3 3 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
3 3 (33.33%) Google
3 3 (33.33%) Information Architecture
3 3 (33.33%) Line Management
3 3 (33.33%) Link Building
3 3 (33.33%) Online Marketing
3 3 (33.33%) Statistics
3 3 (33.33%) Web Usability
4 1 (11.11%) AI
4 1 (11.11%) Analytics
4 1 (11.11%) B2B
4 1 (11.11%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (11.11%) Customer Retention
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Fintech
4 1 (11.11%) Project Management
4 1 (11.11%) Strategic Roadmap

SEO Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 3 (33.33%) CMS
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Games
2 3 (33.33%) Legal
2 3 (33.33%) Marketing
2 3 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Algorithms
2 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) SEO
2 4 (44.44%) Data-Driven Decision Making
2 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
3 3 (33.33%) Content Management
3 3 (33.33%) Content Marketing
3 3 (33.33%) Digital Innovation
3 3 (33.33%) Information Architecture
3 3 (33.33%) Line Management
3 3 (33.33%) Link Building
3 3 (33.33%) Online Marketing
3 3 (33.33%) Statistics
3 3 (33.33%) Web Usability
4 1 (11.11%) AI
4 1 (11.11%) Analytics
4 1 (11.11%) B2B
4 1 (11.11%) Client Onboarding
4 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
4 1 (11.11%) Fintech
4 1 (11.11%) Project Management
Vendors
1 3 (33.33%) Botify
1 3 (33.33%) Google