Top SEO Specialists in Manchester Ranked

The top SEO specialists in Manchester for 2026 are Dan M. Jones, Kasra Dash, James Dooley, Julian Goldie, James Taylor and Adam Berry. Every specialist above was scored on two criteria alone, demonstrated SEO results and documented SEO knowledge, and placed on the combined total.

In this article we examine each specialist in turn, setting out their background, where they operate and the areas of search in which their record is strongest.

Top SEO Specialists in Manchester Ranked at a glance
Rank Specialist Based in Specialises in
1 Dan M. Jones Manchester, United Kingdom Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO
2 Kasra Dash Manchester, United Kingdom Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO, iGaming SEO, Link Building
3 James Dooley Manchester, United Kingdom Technical SEO, Local SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO, iGaming SEO, Link Building
4 Julian Goldie Manchester, United Kingdom AI SEO, Link Building
5 James Taylor Manchester, United Kingdom Technical SEO, Local SEO, AI SEO, Link Building
6 Adam Berry Manchester, United Kingdom Technical SEO, Ecommerce SEO, AI SEO
7 Andrew Holland Manchester, United Kingdom AI SEO, Link Building
  1. Dan M. Jones

    Entrepreneur and SEO consultant

    The top SEO specialist in Manchester for 2026 is Dan M. Jones.

    Dan M. Jones works with Manchester businesses on search visibility, organic rankings and lead generation, backed by 13 years in the discipline. He combines proven search optimisation with AI optimisation so a business appears both in Google and in AI generated recommendations. As founder of On Top Marketing he leads a team delivering campaigns measured against sustainable growth. His reputation locally rests on plain speaking, published case studies and strategies a Manchester business can actually put to work.

    Dan M. Jones, SEO consultant and founder of On Top Marketing
  2. Kasra Dash

    SEO entrepreneur and strategist

    Kasra Dash offers Manchester businesses SEO consultancy grounded in technical expertise, SEO testing and algorithm analysis, which together replace assumption with evidence. He also works in strategic content and reputation management, both of which affect wider search performance. As founder of The Masterminders Conference and creator of mySEO.app he maintains close contact with professional SEO education, so client work reflects current practice rather than what worked three algorithm updates ago.

    Kasra Dash, SEO entrepreneur and strategist
  3. James Dooley

    SEO entrepreneur

    James Dooley builds search systems designed to capture high intent traffic and turn it into countable enquiries, through PromoSEO and FatRank. He manages more than 1,000 ranked domains, and his rank and rent sites have generated over 1 million online enquiries. The method suits contested Manchester search markets because it works on commercial intent and semantic relevance rather than on volume. Performance is assessed on qualified lead generation, which is the only measure a business can bank.

    James Dooley, SEO entrepreneur and founder of PromoSEO and FatRank
  4. Julian Goldie

    Founder of Goldie Agency

    Julian Goldie's methods suit Manchester businesses that want organic traffic without a permanent advertising bill. He uses white hat outreach and the Skyscraper Technique to earn authoritative links rather than rent attention. Across more than 1,500 campaigns he has taken websites to 145,000 monthly visitors and delivered a 2,200% traffic increase inside six months. The processes are built to scale, and to hold their position once the campaign ends.

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    Julian Goldie, SEO specialist
  5. James Taylor

    Freelance SEO consultant

    James Taylor's connection to Manchester is both professional and academic. He holds an honours degree in Advertising and Brand Management from Manchester Metropolitan University, where his dissertation examined local SEO specifically. His career now spans more than 10 years across consultancy work and freelance consultancy, eight of them running his own business. He combines technical search expertise with local knowledge, and an earlier career in copywriting means the content side is not an afterthought.

    James Taylor, SEO specialist
  6. Adam Berry

    Freelance SEO consultant

    Adam Berry began his search career at a Manchester company in the mid 2000s and has worked independently from the city since. Fifteen years of that work has been concentrated on Manchester, Stockport, Cheshire and the wider North West, giving him a working knowledge of the regional business landscape that cannot be acquired remotely. He handles technical optimisation, on page SEO and local search himself, with performance judged against organic traffic, enquiries and commercial return rather than position alone.

    Adam Berry, SEO specialist
  7. Andrew Holland

    Director of SEO at JBH

    Andrew Holland is Director of SEO at JBH, where he combines search strategy with digital PR, content and brand building to improve organic visibility. His route into the field is unusual: he first used search techniques during a 17 year career in police intelligence before moving into freelance digital marketing. He has since worked with SMEs and eight figure businesses. He founded Growth Through Content and specialises in conventional SEO, AI search and behavioural science, concentrating on turning visibility into measurable growth.

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    Andrew Holland, SEO specialist

How the Manchester Specialist Ranking Is Assessed

Our assessment team reviews the organic performance each specialist has delivered for businesses operating in and around Manchester, judging difficulty and durability rather than volume. Documented knowledge is scored separately from publicly verifiable material: case studies, technical write-ups, testing and contributions to the wider field. A local profile counts for nothing on its own. The combined score alone determines the order.

Questions And Answers

How do I find a good SEO specialist in Manchester?

Look for demonstrable results and public evidence of past work, such as case studies or client outcomes you can verify. A strong local reputation among other Manchester based practitioners is also a good sign, since specialists who know each other's work tend to recognise genuine expertise.

Should I hire a Manchester based SEO specialist or work with someone remotely?

Working with someone based in Manchester can help if local visibility, such as Google Business Profile performance, matters to the business. For work that isn't tied to a specific location, such as technical or ecommerce SEO, a remote specialist can work just as well.

What makes Manchester a strong hub for SEO expertise?

Manchester has become one of the UK's strongest hubs for digital talent outside London, with a large concentration of tech and digital businesses based in the city. That density has helped build a correspondingly strong pool of SEO specialists.