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On-Page Optimisation Sprint
Manager · SEO Specialist
Beverage company in plant-based food · 5,000+ employees
€49–€59 / hour
About €430–€860 a month
- 8–16 h a month
- Remote · anywhere in the EU
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for SEO Specialists · Updated November 3, 2026
Side work for SEO Specialists
SEO Specialist is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
3roles that fit an SEO specialist
808open tasks in those roles
$70/hrtypical US rate, SEO Specialist
5 ha week is enough
By Lukas Brenner, Director, Marketing & Content · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Side work as an SEO specialist: what to know
SEO specialists have a clear part-time offer: a technical audit, a content plan built on real search demand, a migration checklist, or a monthly review of what changed in rankings and why. Each of these has a deliverable a company can act on without you in the room.
Companies check two things, the tools you use and whether you can explain a recommendation to a developer. Include a short audit sample with the client's name removed. Avoid promising rankings; describe the work and the measurement instead. Many SEO tasks are seasonal, with peaks before product launches and the retail calendar.
In our data: 808 open tasks across the 3 roles that fit an SEO specialist, 58% of them remote. The typical senior rate for SEO Specialist is $70 in the US, £30 in the UK, CA$65 in Canada and €40 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are B2B Content Writer, Marketing Analyst. Most of these tasks are sized for 3 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
Where an SEO specialist's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
373 open tasksSEO Specialist
Audits, keyword plans and on-page fixes that move organic traffic.
285 open tasksB2B Content WriterLong-form articles, guides and web copy for business buyers, written from interviews and research.
150 open tasksMarketing AnalystCampaign, channel and attribution reporting that tells marketing where the budget works.
Open now for an SEO specialist
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
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Sales Enablement One-Pagers · Retail
Senior · B2B Content Writer
Retail chain · 201–500 employees
$87–$113 / hour
About $800–$1,400 a month
- 8–14 h a month
- On-site · Escondido
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Backlink Profile Review
Specialist · SEO Specialist
Hotel group in tours and activities · 201–500 employees
€37–€45 / hour
About €160–€330 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Remote · Germany
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
- English and German
One-off
Keyword Research and Topic Map · Agritech
Specialist · SEO Specialist
Agritech company in greenhouse growing · 51–200 employees
$83–$103 / hour
About $560–$1,300 in total
- about 10 h in total
- Hybrid · New York City
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Attribution Model Comparison
Manager · Marketing Analyst
Property and casualty insurer covering small businesses · 51–200 employees
$137–$174 / hour
About $1,240–$2,500 in total
- about 12 h in total
- On-site · Lowell
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Marketing Budget Allocation Analysis
Specialist · Marketing Analyst
Series B online marketplace for pet products · 201–500 employees
$116–$140 / hour
About $770–$1,540 in total
- about 9 h in total
- Hybrid · Fairfield
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Before you take side work
Three checks that take ten minutes.
- Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing.
- Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer.
- Use your own equipment and your own time. Read the guide
Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.