SEO Executive Jobs

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 30 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
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 693 893 957
Rank change year-on-year +200 +64 +259
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Executive 16 19 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.029% 0.018% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.032% 0.019% 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 7 12 5
10th Percentile £24,000 £25,325 -
25th Percentile £27,625 £28,625 £25,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,500 £33,500 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.99% -4.29% +45.83%
75th Percentile £35,000 £36,750 £38,000
90th Percentile - £36,975 £40,700
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,250 £33,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year -12.69% -8.22% +52.08%

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 50,066 97,923 88,829
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 94.81% 91.43%
Number of salaries quoted 26,124 69,761 56,179
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,750 £38,500 £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 £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.63%

SEO Executive
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for SEO Executive in the UK

SEO Executive
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for SEO Executive in the UK

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 30 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
England +157 16 £32,500 -2.99% 58
Work from Home +116 12 £35,000 +4.48% 24
London - 9 £35,000 - 14
UK excluding London +182 7 £29,250 -12.69% 48
South East +89 2 £32,500 -9.72% 8
Midlands +85 2 £26,000 - 2
North of England +50 2 - - 25
East Midlands +45 2 £26,000 - 2
North West +7 2 - - 19
East of England +41 1 - - 10

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 featuring SEO Executive in the job title.

1 16 (100.00%) SEO
2 15 (93.75%) Google
3 13 (81.25%) Marketing
3 13 (81.25%) Analytics
4 11 (68.75%) Pay per click
4 11 (68.75%) Screaming Frog
4 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
5 10 (62.50%) Ahrefs
5 10 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (62.50%) Google Analytics
6 9 (56.25%) Blog
6 9 (56.25%) Link Building
7 6 (37.50%) Algorithms
7 6 (37.50%) Social Commerce
7 6 (37.50%) Sitecore CMS
7 6 (37.50%) Sitecore
7 6 (37.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (37.50%) Business Development
7 6 (37.50%) Advertising
7 6 (37.50%) Publishing
7 6 (37.50%) CMS
7 6 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
7 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
7 6 (37.50%) Salesforce
7 6 (37.50%) GAP Analysis
7 6 (37.50%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (37.50%) Analytical Mindset
7 6 (37.50%) Actionable Insight
7 6 (37.50%) Content Writing
8 5 (31.25%) Mentoring

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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (37.50%) CMS
1 6 (37.50%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 10 (62.50%) Google Analytics
2 2 (12.50%) Facebook Ads
2 2 (12.50%) Google Ads
3 1 (6.25%) ChatGPT
3 1 (6.25%) Google Sheets
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) Looker
2 1 (6.25%) Metadata
General
1 13 (81.25%) Marketing
2 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
3 10 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (37.50%) Advertising
4 6 (37.50%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (37.50%) Publishing
5 3 (18.75%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (6.25%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 9 (56.25%) Blog
2 6 (37.50%) Algorithms
2 6 (37.50%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (12.50%) Social Media
4 1 (6.25%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) SEO
2 13 (81.25%) Analytics
3 11 (68.75%) Pay per click
4 9 (56.25%) Link Building
5 6 (37.50%) Actionable Insight
5 6 (37.50%) Business Development
5 6 (37.50%) Content Writing
5 6 (37.50%) GAP Analysis
5 6 (37.50%) Social Commerce
6 5 (31.25%) Mentoring
7 4 (25.00%) E-Commerce
7 4 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (18.75%) B2B
8 3 (18.75%) Competitor Analysis
8 3 (18.75%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
8 3 (18.75%) Copywriting
8 3 (18.75%) Digital Analytics
8 3 (18.75%) Digital Marketing
8 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
8 3 (18.75%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Degree
Vendors
1 15 (93.75%) Google
2 11 (68.75%) Screaming Frog
3 10 (62.50%) Ahrefs
4 6 (37.50%) Microsoft
4 6 (37.50%) Salesforce
4 6 (37.50%) Sitecore
5 2 (12.50%) Facebook