SEO Executive Jobs in England

Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive)
UK > England

The median Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive) salary in England is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 678 807 919
Rank change year-on-year +129 +112 +217
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Executive 15 16 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.030% 0.019% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.020% 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 5 10 3
10th Percentile - £28,700 £27,500
25th Percentile £24,000 £29,125 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £33,500 £38,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.48% -11.84% +58.33%
75th Percentile - £36,750 £40,250
90th Percentile - £37,350 £41,600
UK median annual salary £30,750 £33,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year -8.21% -8.22% +52.08%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 45,134 81,676 80,812
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.05% 94.55% 91.52%
Number of salaries quoted 24,494 60,830 51,454
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,126 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +6.60% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.50% -

SEO Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured SEO Executive in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for SEO Executive in England

SEO Executive
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SEO Executive in England.

Salary trend for SEO Executive in England

SEO Executive
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SEO Executive within the England region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
London - 10 £35,000 - 7
Midlands +64 2 £26,000 - 3
North of England +43 2 - - 8
East Midlands +23 2 £26,000 - 3
North West -3 2 - - 6
East of England +33 1 - - 4
SEO Executive
UK

SEO Executive Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 18 May 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 across the England region featuring SEO Executive in the job title.

1 15 (100.00%) SEO
2 14 (93.33%) Google
2 14 (93.33%) Marketing
2 14 (93.33%) Analytics
3 12 (80.00%) Pay per click
3 12 (80.00%) Social Skills
4 11 (73.33%) Google Analytics
5 10 (66.67%) Link Building
5 10 (66.67%) Screaming Frog
6 9 (60.00%) Ahrefs
6 9 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (53.33%) Blog
8 7 (46.67%) Sitecore CMS
8 7 (46.67%) Sitecore
8 7 (46.67%) Social Commerce
8 7 (46.67%) Business Development
8 7 (46.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 7 (46.67%) Advertising
8 7 (46.67%) Publishing
8 7 (46.67%) CMS
8 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
8 7 (46.67%) Microsoft
8 7 (46.67%) Salesforce
8 7 (46.67%) GAP Analysis
8 7 (46.67%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (46.67%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (46.67%) Content Writing
8 7 (46.67%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
10 4 (26.67%) Algorithms

SEO Executive Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (46.67%) CMS
1 7 (46.67%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (46.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 11 (73.33%) Google Analytics
2 2 (13.33%) Facebook Ads
2 2 (13.33%) Google Ads
3 1 (6.67%) ChatGPT
3 1 (6.67%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) Looker
2 1 (6.67%) Metadata
General
1 14 (93.33%) Marketing
2 12 (80.00%) Social Skills
3 9 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (46.67%) Advertising
4 7 (46.67%) Presentation Skills
4 7 (46.67%) Publishing
5 3 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 8 (53.33%) Blog
2 7 (46.67%) Analytical Mindset
3 4 (26.67%) Algorithms
4 2 (13.33%) Social Media
5 1 (6.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) SEO
2 14 (93.33%) Analytics
3 12 (80.00%) Pay per click
4 10 (66.67%) Link Building
5 7 (46.67%) Actionable Insight
5 7 (46.67%) Business Development
5 7 (46.67%) Content Writing
5 7 (46.67%) GAP Analysis
5 7 (46.67%) Social Commerce
6 5 (33.33%) Mentoring
7 4 (26.67%) E-Commerce
7 4 (26.67%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (20.00%) B2B
8 3 (20.00%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
8 3 (20.00%) Copywriting
8 3 (20.00%) Digital Analytics
8 3 (20.00%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (20.00%) Roadmaps
8 3 (20.00%) Web Development
9 2 (13.33%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 14 (93.33%) Google
2 10 (66.67%) Screaming Frog
3 9 (60.00%) Ahrefs
4 7 (46.67%) Microsoft
4 7 (46.67%) Salesforce
4 7 (46.67%) Sitecore
5 2 (13.33%) Facebook