Living in South Midlands, where proper winter seems to be a thing of the past, I'd just stick two decent quality tyres on the rear. I tend to go for Michelin but if Conti are what the factory fits I'm sure they're fine.
Having been raised on the fringes of where you are I can of course see that YMMV.
If fitting 'all seasons' at the front but not rear is bad ruling out swapping fronts to rear as you sort of contemplate then (obvs) you'll need 4 all seasons.
Seoras the Skoda is prone to scrabble the front wheels with a bit too much accelerator on damp/salted roads even when not, as he was today, towing. I doubt different tyres would stop that.
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