SEO Specialist Jobs in London

Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist)
England > London

The median Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist) salary in London is £36,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 379 515 627
Rank change year-on-year +136 +112 +258
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Specialist 24 2 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 0.19% 0.008% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% 0.009% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £36,000 £37,500 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - -
75th Percentile £70,750 £38,750 -
90th Percentile £133,300 - -
England median annual salary £34,000 £32,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year +4.62% -18.75% +53.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 11,673 22,210 32,647
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.29% 94.15% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 7,263 16,626 24,091
10th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £42,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £51,250 £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £70,000 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -3.45% +3.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £95,000
90th Percentile £122,500 £115,000 £115,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

SEO Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured SEO Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SEO Specialist in London

SEO Specialist
Salary Trend in London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Specialist in London.

Salary trend for SEO Specialist in London

SEO Specialist
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Specialist in London over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for SEO Specialist in London

SEO Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, SEO Specialist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring SEO Specialist in the job title.

1 24 (100.00%) SEO
1 24 (100.00%) Google
1 24 (100.00%) Marketing
1 24 (100.00%) Analytics
2 23 (95.83%) Pay per click
3 20 (83.33%) Marketing Strategy
4 19 (79.17%) Google Ads
5 17 (70.83%) E-Commerce
6 16 (66.67%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 15 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (62.50%) Social Media
8 13 (54.17%) Advertising
8 13 (54.17%) Instagram
8 13 (54.17%) Pinterest
8 13 (54.17%) Facebook
8 13 (54.17%) Facebook Ads
8 13 (54.17%) TikTok
9 8 (33.33%) Ahrefs
9 8 (33.33%) Google Analytics
9 8 (33.33%) Link Building
10 7 (29.17%) B2C
10 7 (29.17%) CMS
10 7 (29.17%) HTML
10 7 (29.17%) Actionable Insight
11 6 (25.00%) Paid Search
11 6 (25.00%) Budget Management
11 6 (25.00%) CSS
11 6 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
11 6 (25.00%) WordPress
12 4 (16.67%) Copywriting

SEO Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 7 (29.17%) CMS
2 6 (25.00%) WordPress
3 1 (4.17%) Ethereum
Cloud Services
1 19 (79.17%) Google Ads
2 13 (54.17%) Facebook Ads
3 8 (33.33%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (12.50%) Looker
General
1 24 (100.00%) Marketing
2 15 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (54.17%) Advertising
4 4 (16.67%) Social Skills
5 3 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (29.17%) HTML
2 6 (25.00%) CSS
3 1 (4.17%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 15 (62.50%) Social Media
2 1 (4.17%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (4.17%) Blockchain
2 1 (4.17%) Blog
2 1 (4.17%) Web3
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) Analytics
1 24 (100.00%) SEO
2 23 (95.83%) Pay per click
3 20 (83.33%) Marketing Strategy
4 17 (70.83%) E-Commerce
5 16 (66.67%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
6 8 (33.33%) Link Building
7 7 (29.17%) Actionable Insight
7 7 (29.17%) B2C
8 6 (25.00%) Budget Management
8 6 (25.00%) Paid Search
8 6 (25.00%) Performance Metrics
9 4 (16.67%) Copywriting
10 3 (12.50%) B2B
10 3 (12.50%) Digital Analytics
10 3 (12.50%) Mentoring
10 3 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
10 3 (12.50%) Roadmaps
10 3 (12.50%) Web Development
11 1 (4.17%) Lead Generation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.17%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 24 (100.00%) Google
2 13 (54.17%) Facebook
2 13 (54.17%) Instagram
2 13 (54.17%) Pinterest
2 13 (54.17%) TikTok
3 8 (33.33%) Ahrefs
4 4 (16.67%) Screaming Frog