SEO Jobs in the North West

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
England > North West

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for SEO skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited SEO over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 230 282 282
Rank change year-on-year +52 0 -60
Permanent jobs citing SEO 67 11 55
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.63% 0.15% 0.57%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.78% 0.16% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 56 6 48
10th Percentile £25,750 £34,000 £22,000
25th Percentile £29,000 £34,824 £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £38,648 £39,322
Median % change year-on-year -9.44% -1.71% -21.36%
75th Percentile £51,250 £52,813 £43,505
90th Percentile £59,500 £56,250 £55,275
England median annual salary £36,539 £42,500 £44,850
% change year-on-year -14.03% -5.24% -0.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

SEO is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,616 7,048 9,188
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 80.75% 95.36% 95.48%
Number of salaries quoted 6,399 3,818 5,301
10th Percentile £27,500 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £38,947
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,500 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%

SEO
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings citing SEO as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for SEO in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO in the North West.

Salary trend for SEO in the North West

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Salary Histogram in the North West

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

Salary histogram for SEO in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO within the North West 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
Manchester +54 47 £35,000 -9.44% 28
Merseyside - 10 £25,500 - 4
Cheshire -13 5 £32,500 - 10
Lancashire - 5 £47,500 - 9
SEO
England

SEO
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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 13 (19.40%) CMS
2 6 (8.96%) WordPress
Applications
1 6 (8.96%) Photoshop
2 3 (4.48%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (2.99%) FileZilla
4 1 (1.49%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (2.99%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 15 (22.39%) Google Analytics
2 7 (10.45%) Azure
2 7 (10.45%) Azure DevOps
3 6 (8.96%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (4.48%) Adobe Analytics
4 3 (4.48%) Google Data Studio
4 3 (4.48%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.99%) Google Ads
5 2 (2.99%) Google Sheets
5 2 (2.99%) Google Tag Manager
6 1 (1.49%) ChatGPT
6 1 (1.49%) GitHub
6 1 (1.49%) Microsoft Advertising
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.99%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.48%) Power BI
1 3 (4.48%) Tableau
2 1 (1.49%) MySQL
2 1 (1.49%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 6 (8.96%) Git
1 6 (8.96%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.99%) Visual Studio Code
3 1 (1.49%) Cypress.io
3 1 (1.49%) JIRA
3 1 (1.49%) PHPUnit
3 1 (1.49%) Storybook
General
1 46 (68.66%) Marketing
2 41 (61.19%) Social Skills
3 15 (22.39%) Games
4 10 (14.93%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (11.94%) Organisational Skills
6 6 (8.96%) Automotive
7 4 (5.97%) Advertising
8 2 (2.99%) Publishing
9 1 (1.49%) Esports
9 1 (1.49%) Finance
9 1 (1.49%) Law
9 1 (1.49%) Retail
Job Titles
1 20 (29.85%) Developer
2 11 (16.42%) PHP Developer
3 8 (11.94%) Full Stack Developer
3 8 (11.94%) Junior
3 8 (11.94%) SEO Manager
4 7 (10.45%) Senior
5 6 (8.96%) Copywriter
5 6 (8.96%) Games Developer
5 6 (8.96%) Junior Developer
6 5 (7.46%) Analyst
6 5 (7.46%) Content Manager
6 5 (7.46%) Senior Developer
6 5 (7.46%) Senior PHP Developer
6 5 (7.46%) SEO Copywriter
7 4 (5.97%) Full Stack PHP Developer
7 4 (5.97%) Junior Full Stack Developer
7 4 (5.97%) Senior Full Stack Developer
7 4 (5.97%) SEO Executive
7 4 (5.97%) SEO Specialist
8 3 (4.48%) Implementation Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (38.81%) HTML
2 17 (25.37%) CSS
3 11 (16.42%) Node.js
4 10 (14.93%) Electron
4 10 (14.93%) JSON
5 8 (11.94%) React
5 8 (11.94%) Vue
6 7 (10.45%) AngularJS
6 7 (10.45%) Sass
7 6 (8.96%) .NET
7 6 (8.96%) Ajax
7 6 (8.96%) LESS
8 2 (2.99%) Next.js
9 1 (1.49%) CSS3
9 1 (1.49%) GatsbyJS
9 1 (1.49%) GraphQL
9 1 (1.49%) HTML5
9 1 (1.49%) Jest
9 1 (1.49%) Playwright
9 1 (1.49%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 14 (20.90%) Algorithms
1 14 (20.90%) Blog
2 13 (19.40%) Social Media
3 4 (5.97%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.99%) Digital Media
5 1 (1.49%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.49%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.49%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.49%) Online Gambling
5 1 (1.49%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.49%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (47.76%) Analytics
2 25 (37.31%) User Experience
3 19 (28.36%) Digital Marketing
4 18 (26.87%) B2B
4 18 (26.87%) Web Development
5 16 (23.88%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (22.39%) E-Commerce
7 13 (19.40%) Link Building
8 12 (17.91%) Content Management
8 12 (17.91%) Pay per click
9 11 (16.42%) Content Strategy
9 11 (16.42%) Full Stack Development
10 10 (14.93%) Computer Science
10 10 (14.93%) Front End Development
10 10 (14.93%) Open Source
11 9 (13.43%) Performance Metrics
11 9 (13.43%) UX Design
12 8 (11.94%) Content Writing
13 7 (10.45%) DevOps
13 7 (10.45%) Email Marketing
Programming Languages
1 24 (35.82%) JavaScript
2 14 (20.90%) PHP
3 6 (8.96%) C#
3 6 (8.96%) SQL
4 1 (1.49%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 14 (20.90%) Degree
2 10 (14.93%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (8.96%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.49%) Accessibility
1 1 (1.49%) QA
System Software
1 6 (8.96%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.49%) Plesk
Vendors
1 27 (40.30%) Google
2 9 (13.43%) Adobe
2 9 (13.43%) Ahrefs
3 8 (11.94%) Screaming Frog
4 4 (5.97%) Microsoft
5 3 (4.48%) Facebook
5 3 (4.48%) Twitter
6 1 (1.49%) HubSpot
6 1 (1.49%) Instagram
6 1 (1.49%) Salesforce
6 1 (1.49%) TikTok
6 1 (1.49%) WooCommerce