Hybrid/Remote SEO Executive Job Trends

Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive)
UK > Work from Home

The median Search Engine Optimisation Executive (SEO Executive) salary for remote/hybrid work is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

 6 months to
12 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 368 425 476
Rank change year-on-year +57 +51 +225
Permanent jobs requiring an SEO Executive 3 7 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.020% 0.043% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.021% 0.044% 0.062%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 12
10th Percentile £26,600 - -
25th Percentile £27,875 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - £25,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.71%
75th Percentile £32,500 - -
90th Percentile £34,000 - -
UK median annual salary £30,000 £26,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year +13.21% +6.00% -9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,996 15,789 20,881
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 96.08% 95.95%
Number of salaries quoted 9,087 9,529 17,098
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £35,750
25th Percentile £42,250 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,474 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

SEO Executive
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'SEO Executive' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

SEO Executive job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

SEO Executive
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote SEO Executive job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote SEO Executive job vacancies

SEO Executive Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 12 January 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring SEO Executive in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SEO
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Ahrefs
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) B2B
3 1 (33.33%) B2C
3 1 (33.33%) Content Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Retention
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) Google
3 1 (33.33%) Google Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Google Tag Manager
3 1 (33.33%) Link Building
3 1 (33.33%) Screaming Frog

SEO Executive Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (33.33%) Google Analytics
1 1 (33.33%) Google Tag Manager
General
1 2 (66.67%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) SEO
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) B2B
3 1 (33.33%) B2C
3 1 (33.33%) Content Strategy
3 1 (33.33%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Retention
3 1 (33.33%) E-Commerce
3 1 (33.33%) Link Building
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Ahrefs
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Screaming Frog
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