Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist)
UK

The median Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist) salary in the UK is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 894 967 1212
Rank change year-on-year +73 +245 -316
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Specialist 16 12 25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.016% 0.012% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.013% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 22
10th Percentile - £25,000 £22,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £22,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -14.29%
75th Percentile £38,750 £37,500 £35,000
90th Percentile £40,500 £38,000 £63,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +16.67% -14.29%

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 93,479 94,643 151,222
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.63% 91.52% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,031 59,595 85,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

SEO Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SEO Specialist in the UK

SEO Specialist
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for SEO Specialist in the UK

SEO Specialist
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Specialist over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Salary histogram for SEO Specialist in the UK

SEO Specialist
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Specialist within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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 +116 16 £32,500 -18.75% 14
UK excluding London -6 14 £32,500 -7.14% 10
South East - 9 £32,500 - 4
Work from Home +72 3 £37,500 +7.14% 9
East of England - 3 - -
London +126 2 £37,500 - 3
Midlands +15 1 £45,000 +12.50% 3
South West - 1 £35,000 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £45,000 - 3

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

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, 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 featuring SEO Specialist in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) SEO
2 15 (93.75%) Analytics
3 14 (87.50%) Marketing
4 12 (75.00%) Google
5 10 (62.50%) Digital Marketing
6 8 (50.00%) Pay per click
6 8 (50.00%) Advertising
6 8 (50.00%) User Experience
7 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
7 7 (43.75%) Algorithms
8 6 (37.50%) Performance Analysis
8 6 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (37.50%) Google Analytics
9 5 (31.25%) Resource Management
9 5 (31.25%) Looker
9 5 (31.25%) Degree
9 5 (31.25%) Budget Management
10 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
10 4 (25.00%) Google Ads
10 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
10 4 (25.00%) E-Commerce
10 4 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
10 4 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (25.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
10 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
10 4 (25.00%) Link Building
10 4 (25.00%) Time Management
10 4 (25.00%) Social Media
11 3 (18.75%) Marketing Strategy

SEO Specialist 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (12.50%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (37.50%) Google Analytics
2 4 (25.00%) Google Ads
3 2 (12.50%) Google Sheets
4 1 (6.25%) Google Tag Manager
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) Looker
2 2 (12.50%) Metadata
General
1 14 (87.50%) Marketing
2 8 (50.00%) Advertising
3 7 (43.75%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (37.50%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
6 2 (12.50%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 7 (43.75%) Algorithms
2 6 (37.50%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (25.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) SEO
2 15 (93.75%) Analytics
3 10 (62.50%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (50.00%) Pay per click
4 8 (50.00%) User Experience
5 6 (37.50%) Performance Analysis
6 5 (31.25%) Budget Management
6 5 (31.25%) Resource Management
7 4 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (25.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 4 (25.00%) E-Commerce
7 4 (25.00%) Link Building
7 4 (25.00%) Time Management
8 3 (18.75%) Analytical Thinking
8 3 (18.75%) Content Marketing
8 3 (18.75%) Content Marketing Strategy
8 3 (18.75%) Marketing Strategy
8 3 (18.75%) Social Media Marketing
8 3 (18.75%) Strategic Thinking
8 3 (18.75%) Web Analytics
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 12 (75.00%) Google
2 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (12.50%) Screaming Frog