Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager)
UK
The median Search Engine Optimisation Manager (SEO Manager) salary in the UK is £44,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 876 | 940 | 1212 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +64 | +272 | -312 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Manager | 25 | 19 | 12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.025% | 0.019% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.027% | 0.020% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 19 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,500 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,688 | £35,000 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £44,500 | £40,000 | £56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.25% | -28.89% | +40.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,125 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,875 | £55,000 | £60,900 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £37,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.33% | -28.57% | +31.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 93,937 | 92,745 | 151,578 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,282 | 58,546 | 84,308 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,627 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
SEO Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SEO Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SEO Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Manager.
SEO Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Manager over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.
SEO Manager
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 12 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +91 | 25 | £44,500 | +11.25% | 30 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 20 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 23 |
| Midlands | 0 | 7 | £39,000 | -2.50% | 3 |
| North West | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | 3 |
| North of England | - | 7 | £32,500 | - | 7 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 6 | - | - | 2 |
| London | +124 | 5 | £44,500 | +4.71% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +80 | 5 | £50,000 | +17.65% | 16 |
| East of England | +16 | 3 | £62,500 | +66.67% | 3 |
| South East | +8 | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | -11 | 1 | £39,000 | -2.50% | 1 |
SEO Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2024, SEO Manager 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 featuring SEO Manager in the job title.
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SEO Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: