{"id":249,"date":"2024-05-22T14:50:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/seo-job-listings-q1-2024-report-440725\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:50:21","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:50:21","slug":"seo-job-listings-q1-2024-report-440725","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cherylroll.com\/seo-job-listings-q1-2024-report-440725\/","title":{"rendered":"SEO job listings down 37% in Q1 \u2013 bad omen or blip?"},"content":{"rendered":"
SEO job listings have declined by 37% year-on-year, with mid-level roles being most impacted, according to a new analysis.<\/p>\n
Also, there was a “resurgence” in remote SEO roles during Q1. But only 18% of SEO job listings provided a salary (or salary range), according to the SEOJobs.com report.<\/p>\n
Why we care.<\/strong> Just two years ago, we were in a period called the Great Resignation<\/a> (a.k.a., the Great Reshuffle<\/a>), when job listings were abundant and hiring was a huge challenge for companies. Things have flipped in 2024 and many newly unemployed and talented people in our industry are finding it difficult to get hired.<\/p>\n By the numbers.<\/strong> Breaking down open roles by seniority, year-on-year:<\/p>\n What they’re saying.<\/strong> A career in SEO may not feel as stable today as in the past several years, but that doesn’t mean SEO is dead – just that SEO is evolving, according to report author Nick LeRoy:<\/p>\n About the data.<\/strong> It is based on a year-on-year comparison of active job listings – 80,000 in total – posted by about 4,700 companies.<\/p>\n The report.<\/strong> State of the SEO Job Market: Q1 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n
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