SEO Executive Job Trends in Watford

Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive)
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive) salary in Watford is £37,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 July 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Executive 1 0 9
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 0.28% - 3.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - 3.26%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,750 - £22,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 - £33,500
75th Percentile £41,250 - £36,750
90th Percentile - - £36,800
Hertfordshire median annual salary £33,750 - £33,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 326 141 276
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 91.56% 92.62%
Number of salaries quoted 241 94 218
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £25,381
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £44,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.05% -2.22% -25.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £56,938 £63,563
90th Percentile £100,000 £83,750 £77,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

SEO Executive
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SEO Executive' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Watford.

SEO Executive job vacancy trend in Watford

SEO Executive
Salary Trend in Watford

Salary distribution trend for SEO Executive job vacancies in Watford.

Salary distribution trend for SEO Executive job vacancies in Watford

SEO Executive Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, SEO Executive job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Watford region featuring SEO Executive in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) Link Building
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Paid Search
1 1 (100.00%) Pay per click
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Website Architecture

SEO Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Google Ads
1 1 (100.00%) Google Analytics
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Content Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Link Building
1 1 (100.00%) Paid Search
1 1 (100.00%) Pay per click
1 1 (100.00%) SEO
1 1 (100.00%) Website Architecture
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google