Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive)
UK
The median Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive) salary in the UK is £32,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 709 | 902 | 939 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +193 | +37 | +320 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Executive | 12 | 19 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.021% | 0.018% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.024% | 0.018% | 0.008% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £24,000 | £25,325 | £21,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £27,625 | £28,625 | £23,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £32,500 | £33,500 | £26,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | +28.85% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,750 | £37,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £36,975 | £39,800 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £29,250 | £33,500 | £30,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.69% | +11.67% | +25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,705 | 102,755 | 84,914 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.16% | 94.75% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,686 | 72,539 | 55,149 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,524 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
SEO Executive
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured SEO Executive in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
SEO Executive
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Executive.
SEO Executive
Top 10 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Executive within the UK over the 6 months to 10 June 2025. 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +162 | 12 | £32,500 | -2.99% | 53 |
| Work from Home | +113 | 8 | £35,000 | +4.48% | 33 |
| UK excluding London | +183 | 7 | £29,250 | -12.69% | 45 |
| London | - | 5 | £35,000 | - | 11 |
| South East | +88 | 2 | £32,500 | -9.72% | 8 |
| Midlands | +77 | 2 | £26,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | +59 | 2 | - | - | 26 |
| East Midlands | +50 | 2 | £26,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | +7 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| East of England | +35 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
SEO Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, SEO Executive job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring SEO Executive in the job title.
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SEO Executive Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: