Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/seo-specialist/london/ Title: SEO Specialist hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: SEO Specialist pay in London: median wage £25 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £35. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # SEO Specialist hourly rate in London The market median wage for an SEO Specialist in London is **£25.17 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£35 an hour** on Deftridge, +17% against the United Kingdom rate. **£35/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£25.17/hr** median wage **£21-32** middle half of wages **£760** a month at 5 hours a week ## SEO Specialist wage percentiles in London Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £18.96 | £410 | £39,400 | | 25th | £21.01 | £460 | £43,700 | | Median | £25.17 | £550 | £52,400 | | 75th | £32.43 | £700 | £67,500 | | 90th | £41.30 | £890 | £85,900 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for an SEO Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **+22%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £20.59 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an SEO Specialist in London by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | £30 | £650 | | Senior | £35 | £760 | | Manager | £45 | £980 | - Regular role **£35** - One-off task **£40** - Task bundle **£40** ## SEO Specialist pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior SEO Specialist, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £25.17 | £35 | | Scotland | £21.48 | £30 | | South West | £20.48 | £30 | | South East | £20.40 | £30 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [SEO Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/seo-specialist/) · [SEO Specialist jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/seo-specialist/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)