SEO Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring SEO skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SEO over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 399 468
Rank change year-on-year +106 +69 -79
Permanent jobs citing SEO 195 195 189
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 1.04% 0.57% 0.48%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.11% 0.63% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 94 176 156
10th Percentile £29,150 £25,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £28,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,500 £37,500 £43,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% -13.79% -10.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £50,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £70,834 £78,750 £78,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £36,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -15.29% -10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

SEO falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,565 31,100 38,209
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 93.96% 90.53% 96.07%
Number of salaries quoted 9,249 23,476 26,508
10th Percentile £27,000 £33,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £62,621
Median % change year-on-year - -8.18% +4.37%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £101,250 £95,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing SEO as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

SEO trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing SEO.

SEO salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing SEO over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.

SEO salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 66 (33.85%) CMS
2 31 (15.90%) WordPress
3 12 (6.15%) Drupal
4 9 (4.62%) Umbraco
5 7 (3.59%) Kentico
6 6 (3.08%) Sitecore CMS
7 1 (0.51%) Ethereum
7 1 (0.51%) Headless CMS
7 1 (0.51%) IIS
Applications
1 14 (7.18%) Photoshop
2 10 (5.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (4.62%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (3.08%) Adobe Premiere
5 4 (2.05%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 2 (1.03%) Adobe Illustrator
7 1 (0.51%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Office
7 1 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.51%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.51%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (2.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.05%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (31.28%) Google Analytics
2 18 (9.23%) SaaS
3 11 (5.64%) Google Ads
4 9 (4.62%) Google Sheets
5 7 (3.59%) Kontent
6 6 (3.08%) Canva
6 6 (3.08%) Figma
7 5 (2.56%) GitHub
7 5 (2.56%) Google Tag Manager
8 4 (2.05%) Adobe Analytics
8 4 (2.05%) Facebook Ads
8 4 (2.05%) Google Docs
8 4 (2.05%) Miro
8 4 (2.05%) Slack
9 3 (1.54%) BigCommerce
9 3 (1.54%) ClickUp
9 3 (1.54%) Google Workspace
9 3 (1.54%) Microsoft 365
9 3 (1.54%) Storyblok
10 2 (1.03%) MailChimp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.05%) Intranet
2 2 (1.03%) Junos
2 2 (1.03%) LAN
2 2 (1.03%) VPN
2 2 (1.03%) WAN
2 2 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.51%) SMS
3 1 (0.51%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (5.13%) Looker
2 4 (2.05%) Data Mining
3 3 (1.54%) Tableau
4 2 (1.03%) MySQL
5 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.51%) Metadata
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 16 (8.21%) Bazaar
2 10 (5.13%) JIRA
3 9 (4.62%) Git
4 3 (1.54%) Jasmine
4 3 (1.54%) Mocha
4 3 (1.54%) PHPUnit
4 3 (1.54%) Vite
4 3 (1.54%) webpack
5 1 (0.51%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.51%) Visual Website Optimizer
General
1 128 (65.64%) Marketing
2 80 (41.03%) Social Skills
3 49 (25.13%) Analytical Skills
4 28 (14.36%) Advertising
5 23 (11.79%) Retail
6 20 (10.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 20 (10.26%) Publishing
7 14 (7.18%) Legal
7 14 (7.18%) Organisational Skills
8 13 (6.67%) Finance
9 11 (5.64%) Automotive
10 8 (4.10%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (3.08%) Law
12 5 (2.56%) Brand Awareness
12 5 (2.56%) Games
12 5 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (2.05%) Banking
13 4 (2.05%) Multimedia
14 3 (1.54%) Dutch Language
14 3 (1.54%) French Language
Job Titles
1 17 (8.72%) Senior
2 16 (8.21%) Marketing Manager
3 15 (7.69%) Marketing Executive
4 13 (6.67%) Web Manager
5 12 (6.15%) Developer
6 11 (5.64%) Designer
6 11 (5.64%) Digital Executive
6 11 (5.64%) SEO Executive
6 11 (5.64%) SEO Specialist
7 10 (5.13%) Analyst
8 8 (4.10%) Content Designer
8 8 (4.10%) Product Owner
8 8 (4.10%) SEO Manager
9 7 (3.59%) Lead
9 7 (3.59%) Product Manager
9 7 (3.59%) Product Marketing Manager
9 7 (3.59%) Project Manager
9 7 (3.59%) Senior Analyst
9 7 (3.59%) Web Project Manager
10 6 (3.08%) Junior
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 35 (17.95%) HTML
2 30 (15.38%) CSS
3 9 (4.62%) CSS3
3 9 (4.62%) HTML5
4 7 (3.59%) React
4 7 (3.59%) Vue
5 5 (2.56%) AngularJS
5 5 (2.56%) jQuery
6 4 (2.05%) .NET
6 4 (2.05%) Jest
6 4 (2.05%) JSON
7 3 (1.54%) Ajax
7 3 (1.54%) ASP.NET
7 3 (1.54%) LESS
7 3 (1.54%) Node.js
7 3 (1.54%) Sass
7 3 (1.54%) Web Services
8 2 (1.03%) REST
8 2 (1.03%) XML
9 1 (0.51%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 51 (26.15%) Social Media
2 28 (14.36%) Blog
3 27 (13.85%) Algorithms
4 18 (9.23%) Product Ownership
5 7 (3.59%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (3.59%) Management Information System
5 7 (3.59%) Marketing Technology
6 5 (2.56%) Driving Licence
7 4 (2.05%) BBC
7 4 (2.05%) Video Editing
7 4 (2.05%) Virtual Team
8 3 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (1.03%) Graphic Design
9 2 (1.03%) Online Games
9 2 (1.03%) Photography
9 2 (1.03%) Podcast
10 1 (0.51%) Derivative
10 1 (0.51%) e-Learning
10 1 (0.51%) Taxonomies
10 1 (0.51%) W3C
Processes & Methodologies
1 95 (48.72%) Analytics
2 73 (37.44%) Digital Marketing
3 47 (24.10%) Pay per click
4 42 (21.54%) E-Commerce
5 38 (19.49%) CRM
6 35 (17.95%) User Experience
7 34 (17.44%) B2B
7 34 (17.44%) Problem-Solving
7 34 (17.44%) Roadmaps
8 33 (16.92%) Content Strategy
9 32 (16.41%) Content Management
10 29 (14.87%) Project Management
11 28 (14.36%) Web Development
12 25 (12.82%) Actionable Insight
12 25 (12.82%) Marketing Strategy
13 23 (11.79%) Strategic Thinking
14 21 (10.77%) Content Marketing
14 21 (10.77%) Copywriting
14 21 (10.77%) Decision-Making
15 20 (10.26%) Competitor Analysis
Programming Languages
1 18 (9.23%) JavaScript
2 6 (3.08%) PHP
3 5 (2.56%) Python
3 5 (2.56%) R
3 5 (2.56%) SQL
4 4 (2.05%) C#
5 1 (0.51%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 24 (12.31%) Degree
2 6 (3.08%) DBS Check
3 2 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (1.03%) CCNA
3 2 (1.03%) CCNP
3 2 (1.03%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (1.03%) DV Cleared
3 2 (1.03%) JNCIA
3 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (1.03%) SC Cleared
3 2 (1.03%) Security Cleared
4 1 (0.51%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (18.46%) Accessibility
2 8 (4.10%) Actionable Recommendations
3 7 (3.59%) WCAG
4 6 (3.08%) GDPR
5 1 (0.51%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.51%) QA
System Software
1 2 (1.03%) Docker
2 1 (0.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.51%) Matomo
Vendors
1 93 (47.69%) Google
2 26 (13.33%) Ahrefs
3 23 (11.79%) Microsoft
3 23 (11.79%) Screaming Frog
4 12 (6.15%) Salesforce
5 11 (5.64%) Hotjar
6 10 (5.13%) Adobe
7 8 (4.10%) Instagram
8 7 (3.59%) Facebook
9 6 (3.08%) Sitecore
10 5 (2.56%) TikTok
10 5 (2.56%) YouTube
11 4 (2.05%) Intel
11 4 (2.05%) JD Edwards
11 4 (2.05%) WooCommerce
12 3 (1.54%) HubSpot
12 3 (1.54%) SAP
12 3 (1.54%) Sun
13 2 (1.03%) Hootsuite
13 2 (1.03%) Zoho