SEO Specialist Jobs in England

Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist)
UK > England

The median Search Engine Optimisation Specialist (SEO Specialist) salary in England is £32,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 845 898 1174
Rank change year-on-year +53 +276 -295
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Specialist 20 3 15
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.004% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.023% 0.004% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £31,250 £37,500 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £40,000 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% +53.85% -25.71%
75th Percentile £38,750 £42,500 £33,750
90th Percentile £40,500 - -
UK median annual salary £32,500 £35,000 £29,000
% change year-on-year -7.14% +20.69% -17.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 86,182 76,808 135,607
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.72% 91.28% 96.02%
Number of salaries quoted 63,611 49,955 75,079
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,082 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

SEO Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for SEO Specialist in England

SEO Specialist
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for SEO Specialist in England

SEO Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing SEO Specialist in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for SEO Specialist in England

SEO Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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
South East - 9 £32,500 - 1
North West - 4 - - 2
North of England - 4 - - 3
East of England - 3 - -
London +114 2 £37,500 - 1
Midlands -13 1 £45,000 +12.50% 2
South West - 1 £35,000 -
West Midlands - 1 £45,000 - 2
SEO Specialist
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 across the England region featuring SEO Specialist in the job title.

1 20 (100.00%) SEO
2 19 (95.00%) Analytics
3 18 (90.00%) Marketing
4 16 (80.00%) Google
5 14 (70.00%) Digital Marketing
6 11 (55.00%) Algorithms
7 10 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
8 8 (40.00%) Social Skills
8 8 (40.00%) Link Building
8 8 (40.00%) User Experience
8 8 (40.00%) Pay per click
8 8 (40.00%) E-Commerce
8 8 (40.00%) Advertising
9 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
10 6 (30.00%) Performance Analysis
10 6 (30.00%) Google Analytics
10 6 (30.00%) Screaming Frog
10 6 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (25.00%) Looker
11 5 (25.00%) Budget Management
11 5 (25.00%) Resource Management
11 5 (25.00%) Web Development
11 5 (25.00%) Degree
12 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
12 4 (20.00%) Microsoft
12 4 (20.00%) Time Management
12 4 (20.00%) Social Media
12 4 (20.00%) Google Ads
12 4 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
12 4 (20.00%) Actionable Insight

SEO Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 (10.00%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (30.00%) Google Analytics
2 4 (20.00%) Google Ads
3 2 (10.00%) Google Sheets
4 1 (5.00%) Google Tag Manager
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (25.00%) Looker
2 2 (10.00%) Metadata
General
1 18 (90.00%) Marketing
2 10 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
3 8 (40.00%) Advertising
3 8 (40.00%) Social Skills
4 7 (35.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (10.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 11 (55.00%) Algorithms
2 6 (30.00%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (20.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (100.00%) SEO
2 19 (95.00%) Analytics
3 14 (70.00%) Digital Marketing
4 8 (40.00%) E-Commerce
4 8 (40.00%) Link Building
4 8 (40.00%) Pay per click
4 8 (40.00%) User Experience
5 6 (30.00%) Performance Analysis
6 5 (25.00%) Budget Management
6 5 (25.00%) Resource Management
6 5 (25.00%) Web Development
7 4 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (20.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
7 4 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
7 4 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (20.00%) Time Management
8 3 (15.00%) Content Marketing
8 3 (15.00%) Marketing Strategy
8 3 (15.00%) Social Media Marketing
8 3 (15.00%) Web Analytics
Qualifications
1 5 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (20.00%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 16 (80.00%) Google
2 6 (30.00%) Screaming Frog
3 4 (20.00%) Ahrefs
3 4 (20.00%) Microsoft