SEO Contracts in London

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)
England > London

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 337 430 453
Rank change year-on-year +93 +23 -83
Contract jobs citing SEO 56 63 143
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.32% 0.25% 0.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.36% 0.27% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 39 118
10th Percentile £255 £246 £250
25th Percentile £275 £306 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £419 £350 £484
Median % change year-on-year +19.64% -27.65% +13.82%
75th Percentile £475 £488 £575
90th Percentile £605 £553 £625
England median daily rate £413 £350 £484
% change year-on-year +17.86% -27.65% +20.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 0
10th Percentile - £28.50 -
25th Percentile £41.50 £30.00 -
Median hourly rate £44.00 £31.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.94% - -
75th Percentile £46.50 £33.41 -
90th Percentile - £50.48 -
England median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £26.14
% change year-on-year -9.09% +5.22% +16.16%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,473 23,264 35,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.29% 90.93% 92.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,093 16,856 26,215
10th Percentile £340 £375 £394
25th Percentile £449 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £545
% change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 320 265 402
10th Percentile £15.50 £18.00 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.49 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.00 £39.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.21% +9.86% +8.07%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.50 £50.00
90th Percentile £68.08 £82.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
% change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%

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Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing SEO as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for SEO in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SEO in London.

Daily rate trend for SEO in London

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Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing SEO in London over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for SEO in London

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SEO in London.

Hourly rate trend for SEO in London

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Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing SEO within the London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London +39 9 £275 -21.43% 14
West London +24 2 £110 - 7
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 27 (48.21%) CMS
2 9 (16.07%) Headless CMS
3 6 (10.71%) SharePoint
4 4 (7.14%) Drupal
4 4 (7.14%) Sitecore CMS
5 3 (5.36%) Confluence
6 2 (3.57%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 2 (3.57%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (5.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.79%) Elementor
Business Applications
1 3 (5.36%) Workfront
2 1 (1.79%) Eloqua
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.71%) Google Analytics
2 4 (7.14%) SaaS
3 3 (5.36%) Azure
3 3 (5.36%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (3.57%) Google Data Studio
5 1 (1.79%) Canva
5 1 (1.79%) Figma
5 1 (1.79%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (5.36%) HTTP
2 1 (1.79%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.36%) MySQL
2 1 (1.79%) Looker
Development Applications
1 12 (21.43%) JIRA
2 3 (5.36%) Git
3 2 (3.57%) gulp
3 2 (3.57%) webpack
General
1 29 (51.79%) Marketing
2 14 (25.00%) Social Skills
3 12 (21.43%) Public Sector
4 9 (16.07%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (14.29%) Publishing
6 6 (10.71%) Finance
6 6 (10.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 5 (8.93%) Electronics
7 5 (8.93%) Legal
7 5 (8.93%) Manufacturing
7 5 (8.93%) Telecoms
8 4 (7.14%) French Language
8 4 (7.14%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (3.57%) Advertising
9 2 (3.57%) German Language
9 2 (3.57%) Law
9 2 (3.57%) Retail
10 1 (1.79%) Banking
10 1 (1.79%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 14 (25.00%) Developer
2 7 (12.50%) Lead
3 5 (8.93%) Designer
3 5 (8.93%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
3 5 (8.93%) Web Manager
4 4 (7.14%) Content Designer
4 4 (7.14%) Content Manager
4 4 (7.14%) Digital Content Manager
4 4 (7.14%) Digital Project Manager
4 4 (7.14%) Marketing Executive
4 4 (7.14%) Project Manager
5 3 (5.36%) Digital Executive
5 3 (5.36%) Digital Marketing Executive
5 3 (5.36%) JavaScript Developer
5 3 (5.36%) PMO Lead
5 3 (5.36%) Senior
6 2 (3.57%) Product Manager
6 2 (3.57%) Senior Developer
6 2 (3.57%) SEO Specialist
6 2 (3.57%) Web Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (19.64%) HTML
2 10 (17.86%) CSS
2 10 (17.86%) Next.js
3 8 (14.29%) React
4 7 (12.50%) HTML5
5 4 (7.14%) AngularJS
5 4 (7.14%) Sass
5 4 (7.14%) Web Services
6 3 (5.36%) CSS3
6 3 (5.36%) GraphQL
6 3 (5.36%) Jest
6 3 (5.36%) NestJS
6 3 (5.36%) Nuxt
6 3 (5.36%) Prisma
6 3 (5.36%) REST
6 3 (5.36%) Vue
7 2 (3.57%) Express.js
7 2 (3.57%) Node.js
7 2 (3.57%) Nunjucks
8 1 (1.79%) Laravel
Miscellaneous
1 8 (14.29%) Social Media
2 6 (10.71%) Management Information System
3 3 (5.36%) FMCG
3 3 (5.36%) PMI
3 3 (5.36%) Wiki
4 2 (3.57%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.57%) Digital Media
4 2 (3.57%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.79%) Blog
5 1 (1.79%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.79%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (33.93%) User Experience
2 17 (30.36%) Project Management
3 16 (28.57%) Analytics
4 15 (26.79%) Digital Marketing
5 11 (19.64%) Agile
6 10 (17.86%) Content Management
7 9 (16.07%) A/B Testing
7 9 (16.07%) Content Strategy
8 8 (14.29%) Customer Experience
8 8 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
8 8 (14.29%) Web Development
9 6 (10.71%) E-Commerce
9 6 (10.71%) Programme Management
10 5 (8.93%) Business Intelligence
10 5 (8.93%) CRM
10 5 (8.93%) Data Collection
10 5 (8.93%) Migration
10 5 (8.93%) User Stories
10 5 (8.93%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.50%) JavaScript
2 5 (8.93%) TypeScript
3 2 (3.57%) PHP
3 2 (3.57%) Python
4 1 (1.79%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (16.07%) Degree
2 6 (10.71%) Master's Degree
3 3 (5.36%) APMG
3 3 (5.36%) BPSS Clearance
3 3 (5.36%) DBS Check
3 3 (5.36%) PMI Certification
3 3 (5.36%) PMP
3 3 (5.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 2 (3.57%) Security Cleared
5 1 (1.79%) MBA
5 1 (1.79%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (14.29%) Accessibility
2 4 (7.14%) QA
3 3 (5.36%) PMO
4 1 (1.79%) WCAG
Vendors
1 8 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.50%) Google
3 5 (8.93%) SAP
4 4 (7.14%) Hotjar
4 4 (7.14%) Screaming Frog
4 4 (7.14%) Sitecore
5 3 (5.36%) Adobe
6 2 (3.57%) Brandwatch
6 2 (3.57%) Optimizely
7 1 (1.79%) Ahrefs
7 1 (1.79%) Pardot
7 1 (1.79%) Salesforce