# Cost seo: UK SEO Retainer Price Index > The median published figure in the UK SEO Retainer Price Index is 500 GBP across 30 sources' own pages (range 249 to 1,500 GBP), read 21 September 2026. Cost SEO · https://costseo.co.uk/datasets/uk-seo-retainer-price-index/ · computed 2026-09-21 **Median published figure:** 500 GBP (range 249 to 1,500 GBP; 30 sources with a figure; 30 of 36 sources read publish one). 30 of the 36 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 21 September 2026. ## Every figure, with its source One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read. | Source | Figure | Read | |---|---|---| | [whitehat-seo.co.uk](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices) | 1,500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Sunny Patel - how much does SEO cost (service page)](https://sunnypatel.co.uk/services/how-much-does-seo-cost/) | 1,500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Brandleap - how much do SEO packages cost in the UK](https://www.brandleapagency.com/seo-package-prices-uk/) | 1,000 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Rubik Digital - SEO cost UK 2026](https://www.rubikdigital.co.uk/knowledge/seo-cost-uk) | 1,000 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [DubSEO - SEO agency London pricing](https://www.dubseo.co.uk/insights/seo-agency-london-cost) | 1,000 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Get-Found - how much does SEO cost UK](https://get-found.co.uk/blog/seo-cost-uk) | 800 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Freelance Rate Calculator - freelance SEO rates UK](https://freelanceratecalculator.net/blog/freelance-seo-consultant-rates-uk/) | 800 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Bambino Agency - how much does technical SEO cost UK](https://bambinoagency.com/blog/how-much-does-technical-seo-cost-uk) | 800 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [The Nurtur - how much does SEO cost UK](https://thenurtur.com/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk/) | 600 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Indexed - monthly SEO packages, what you get and what it costs](https://www.joinindexed.com/blog/monthly-seo-packages-what-you-get-and-what-it-costs) | 600 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Grwthhub - local SEO cost UK](https://grwthhub.co.uk/local-seo-services-cost-uk/) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Red Eagle Tech - how much does SEO cost UK](https://redeagle.tech/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [TJ Creative - SEO cost UK](https://tjcreative.co.uk/blog/seo/seo-cost-uk/) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Prox Digital - how much does SEO cost in the UK in 2026](https://proxdigitalagency.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-the-uk-in-2026/) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [True SEO - SEO cost in the UK](https://trueseo.co.uk/seo-cost-in-the-uk/) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Keytomic - SEO charges in the UK](https://keytomic.com/blog/seo-charges-uk) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Position1SEO - hourly rate for an SEO consultant](https://position1seo.co.uk/what-is-the-hourly-rate-for-an-seo-consultant/) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Whito - SEO costs UK 2026](https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-seo-costs/) | 500 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [MancSEO - how much does SEO cost in Manchester](https://mancseo.com/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-manchester/) | 400 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Cloudswitched - SEO pricing in the UK 2026](https://www.cloudswitched.com/blog/seo-pricing-uk-2026-packages-costs) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [5x Business - white label SEO cost UK](https://5xbusiness.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-white-label-seo-cost-in-the-uk/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Nautilus Marketing - SEO costs UK 2026](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-costs-uk/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Wolfstone Digital - SEO pricing UK cost guide](https://wolfstone.digital/blog/seo-pricing-uk-cost-guide/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Sunny Patel - SEO consultant fees UK 2026](https://sunnypatel.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-an-seo-consultant-charge-uk/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Bizy Media - SEO packages Leeds](https://bizymedia.net/blogs/seo-packages-leeds-what-should-you-expect-to-pay) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Abbacus Technologies - cost of SEO services in Manchester per month](https://www.abbacustechnologies.com/what-is-the-cost-of-seo-services-in-manchester-per-month/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Ranking Rub - SEO costs in Bristol](https://rankingrub.com/seo-costs-in-bristol-real-prices-packages/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Polaris Agency - SEO costs in the UK & pricing guide](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/seo-pricing-guide/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Wise Rank - SEO cost in Birmingham](https://wiserank.co.uk/seo-cost-birmingham/) | 300 GBP | 2026-09-21 | | [Lux Branding - local SEO cost UK 2026](https://luxbranding.co.uk/local-seo-cost-uk/) | 249 GBP | 2026-09-21 | ## The sentence each figure was read from (30) - [whitehat-seo.co.uk](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices), read 2026-09-21: "For most B2B SMEs, the realistic investment in SEO packages sits between £1,500 and £5,000 monthly — the range where agencies can deliver genuine strategic work rather than template-based solutions." - [Sunny Patel - how much does SEO cost (service page)](https://sunnypatel.co.uk/services/how-much-does-seo-cost/), read 2026-09-21: "Comprehensive monthly retainers: £1,500-£5,000+ for ongoing strategy, implementation, and performance monitoring across all SEO services." - [Brandleap - how much do SEO packages cost in the UK](https://www.brandleapagency.com/seo-package-prices-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Based on current market data, typical local SEO retainers for small businesses run roughly £1,000, £3,000/month, mid-market retainers for regional or e-commerce operations sit closer to £3,000, £7,500/month, and enterprise-level campaigns start at £10,000/month and up." - [Rubik Digital - SEO cost UK 2026](https://www.rubikdigital.co.uk/knowledge/seo-cost-uk), read 2026-09-21: "Business Size Typical Monthly SEO Budget Focus Small Business £1,000 – £2,000 Local SEO and technical improvements" - [DubSEO - SEO agency London pricing](https://www.dubseo.co.uk/insights/seo-agency-london-cost), read 2026-09-21: "Small Business: £1,000–£2,500/month" - [Get-Found - how much does SEO cost UK](https://get-found.co.uk/blog/seo-cost-uk), read 2026-09-21: "£800–£1,500/month (SMB tier)" - [Freelance Rate Calculator - freelance SEO rates UK](https://freelanceratecalculator.net/blog/freelance-seo-consultant-rates-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Monthly SEO retainer £800–£4,000+/month Most common model." - [Bambino Agency - how much does technical SEO cost UK](https://bambinoagency.com/blog/how-much-does-technical-seo-cost-uk), read 2026-09-21: "Monthly technical SEO retainer £800 – £3,000/month Ongoing monitoring + implementation" - [The Nurtur - how much does SEO cost UK](https://thenurtur.com/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Most small to medium-sized UK businesses invest between £600 and £2,500 per month, while highly competitive markets (particularly London-based businesses) often require higher budgets." - [Indexed - monthly SEO packages, what you get and what it costs](https://www.joinindexed.com/blog/monthly-seo-packages-what-you-get-and-what-it-costs), read 2026-09-21: "Growth £600–£1,500 SMEs with regional or national ambitions Ongoing technical SEO, content production, some link outreach, monthly strategy call Digital PR, deep competitor analysis, CRO integration" - [Grwthhub - local SEO cost UK](https://grwthhub.co.uk/local-seo-services-cost-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Most trade-focused local SEO packages are sold this way, typically from around £500 to £1,500 a month." - [Red Eagle Tech - how much does SEO cost UK](https://redeagle.tech/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk), read 2026-09-21: "Quick answer (July 2026): SEO in the UK typically costs between £500 and £5k+ per month." - [TJ Creative - SEO cost UK](https://tjcreative.co.uk/blog/seo/seo-cost-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Overall prices tend to start from £500 and can cost upwards of £5,000 per month." - [Prox Digital - how much does SEO cost in the UK in 2026](https://proxdigitalagency.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-the-uk-in-2026/), read 2026-09-21: "The average cost of SEO for small business in the UK sits between £500 and £2,000 per month." - [True SEO - SEO cost in the UK](https://trueseo.co.uk/seo-cost-in-the-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Most UK small businesses pay £500 to £2,000 a month for SEO." - [Keytomic - SEO charges in the UK](https://keytomic.com/blog/seo-charges-uk), read 2026-09-21: "Local businesses usually invest £500-£1,500 a month." - [Position1SEO - hourly rate for an SEO consultant](https://position1seo.co.uk/what-is-the-hourly-rate-for-an-seo-consultant/), read 2026-09-21: "web optimization consultancy can range from £500 to £1500 or more, based on the scope of services, competition, and goals." - [Whito - SEO costs UK 2026](https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-seo-costs/), read 2026-09-21: "UK businesses typically pay between £500 and £2,000 per month for SEO." - [MancSEO - how much does SEO cost in Manchester](https://mancseo.com/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-manchester/), read 2026-09-21: "Small local businesses — a sole trader or single-location business targeting a specific Manchester area — can typically expect to invest between £400 and £900 per month for a focused, results-oriented engagement." - [Cloudswitched - SEO pricing in the UK 2026](https://www.cloudswitched.com/blog/seo-pricing-uk-2026-packages-costs), read 2026-09-21: "Retainers typically range from £300 per month at the very low end for basic local SEO to £10,000 or more per month for comprehensive enterprise campaigns." - [5x Business - white label SEO cost UK](https://5xbusiness.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-white-label-seo-cost-in-the-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "In the UK, pricing typically ranges from £300 to £2000 per month, depending on the scope of the campaign and the services included." - [Nautilus Marketing - SEO costs UK 2026](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-costs-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Small businesses: £300 to £1,000" - [Wolfstone Digital - SEO pricing UK cost guide](https://wolfstone.digital/blog/seo-pricing-uk-cost-guide/), read 2026-09-21: "Small and local businesses usually pay £300 to £2,500 a month." - [Sunny Patel - SEO consultant fees UK 2026](https://sunnypatel.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-an-seo-consultant-charge-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "Entry-level £300-£800/mo Basic keyword research, monthly reporting, on-page recommendations" - [Bizy Media - SEO packages Leeds](https://bizymedia.net/blogs/seo-packages-leeds-what-should-you-expect-to-pay), read 2026-09-21: "Quick answer: Most Leeds businesses pay between £300 and £1,200 per month for SEO." - [Abbacus Technologies - cost of SEO services in Manchester per month](https://www.abbacustechnologies.com/what-is-the-cost-of-seo-services-in-manchester-per-month/), read 2026-09-21: "Small businesses or local service providers: £300 – £1,000 per month" - [Ranking Rub - SEO costs in Bristol](https://rankingrub.com/seo-costs-in-bristol-real-prices-packages/), read 2026-09-21: "Most small businesses spend between £300 and £800 per month." - [Polaris Agency - SEO costs in the UK & pricing guide](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/seo-pricing-guide/), read 2026-09-21: "In the UK, monthly SEO services pricing can start from as little as £300 for smaller local campaigns, rising to over £10,000 for large-scale or multi-site strategies." - [Wise Rank - SEO cost in Birmingham](https://wiserank.co.uk/seo-cost-birmingham/), read 2026-09-21: "£300 to £700 per month" - [Lux Branding - local SEO cost UK 2026](https://luxbranding.co.uk/local-seo-cost-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "For most UK local businesses, real local SEO runs £249 to £599 per month." ## Read in full, publishes no figure - [Adam Collins - SEO consultant cost UK](https://www.adamcollins.co.uk/how-much-does-an-seo-consultant-cost/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused - [Seotal - how much do SEO consultants charge](https://www.seotal.com/blog/how-much-do-seo-consultants-charge/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused - [The Geekonomy - how much does SEO cost in Manchester](https://thegeekonomy.com/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-manchester), read 2026-09-21: read in full and no accepted figure on the page - [Grumspot - SEO audit cost UK](https://grumspot.com/blog/seo-audit-cost), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused - [Design Hero - SEO packages in UK explained](https://www.design-hero.com/business-tips/seo-packages-in-uk-explained/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused ## Methodology Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through the estate's fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 30 of the 36 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 5 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 6 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in GBP (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 357 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: the median, quartiles and full range of the monthly retainer band each UK provider publishes, per region and per business-size row it publishes for; the count and share of providers publishing a BAND versus a RATE CARD versus nothing at all; the movement of each provider's own band between reads, and the year-on-year rise the market states about itself (15-30% since 2024 on one publisher's reading, 12-18% since 2023 on another) measured against our own dated snapshots rather than repeated ## Sources - [Whitehat SEO - SEO packages & pricing UK 2026](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Whitehat - digital services pricing](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/digital-services-pricing) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Cloudswitched - SEO pricing in the UK 2026](https://www.cloudswitched.com/blog/seo-pricing-uk-2026-packages-costs) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Whito - SEO costs UK 2026](https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-seo-costs/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Whito - UK marketing agency retainers](https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-agency-retainers/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Elite Digital Agency - how much does SEO cost UK](https://elitedigitalagency.io/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Brandleap - how much do SEO packages cost in the UK](https://www.brandleapagency.com/seo-package-prices-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [The Nurtur - how much does SEO cost UK](https://thenurtur.com/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Red Eagle Tech - how much does SEO cost UK](https://redeagle.tech/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Rubik Digital - SEO cost UK 2026](https://www.rubikdigital.co.uk/knowledge/seo-cost-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Get-Found - how much does SEO cost UK](https://get-found.co.uk/blog/seo-cost-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [The Ambitions Agency - SEO cost UK](https://theambitionsagency.com/seo-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Prox Digital - how much does SEO cost in the UK in 2026](https://proxdigitalagency.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-the-uk-in-2026/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Wolfstone Digital - SEO pricing UK cost guide](https://wolfstone.digital/blog/seo-pricing-uk-cost-guide/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [True SEO - SEO cost in the UK](https://trueseo.co.uk/seo-cost-in-the-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Keytomic - SEO charges in the UK](https://keytomic.com/blog/seo-charges-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [TJ Creative - SEO cost UK](https://tjcreative.co.uk/blog/seo/seo-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Grwthhub - local SEO cost UK](https://grwthhub.co.uk/local-seo-services-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Nautilus Marketing - SEO costs UK 2026](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/how-much-does-seo-costs-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Sunny Patel - SEO consultant fees UK 2026](https://sunnypatel.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-an-seo-consultant-charge-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Sunny Patel - how much does SEO cost (service page)](https://sunnypatel.co.uk/services/how-much-does-seo-cost/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Adam Collins - SEO consultant cost UK](https://www.adamcollins.co.uk/how-much-does-an-seo-consultant-cost/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Seotal - how much do SEO consultants charge](https://www.seotal.com/blog/how-much-do-seo-consultants-charge/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Freelance Rate Calculator - freelance SEO rates UK](https://freelanceratecalculator.net/blog/freelance-seo-consultant-rates-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [DubSEO - SEO agency London pricing](https://www.dubseo.co.uk/insights/seo-agency-london-cost) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [MancSEO - how much does SEO cost in Manchester](https://mancseo.com/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-manchester/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Position1SEO - hourly rate for an SEO consultant](https://position1seo.co.uk/what-is-the-hourly-rate-for-an-seo-consultant/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [The Geekonomy - how much does SEO cost in Manchester](https://thegeekonomy.com/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-in-manchester) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Bizy Media - SEO packages Leeds](https://bizymedia.net/blogs/seo-packages-leeds-what-should-you-expect-to-pay) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Wise Rank - SEO cost in Birmingham](https://wiserank.co.uk/seo-cost-birmingham/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Lux Branding - local SEO cost UK 2026](https://luxbranding.co.uk/local-seo-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Abbacus Technologies - cost of SEO services in Manchester per month](https://www.abbacustechnologies.com/what-is-the-cost-of-seo-services-in-manchester-per-month/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Bambino Agency - how much does technical SEO cost UK](https://bambinoagency.com/blog/how-much-does-technical-seo-cost-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Ranking Rub - SEO costs in Bristol](https://rankingrub.com/seo-costs-in-bristol-real-prices-packages/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Grumspot - SEO audit cost UK](https://grumspot.com/blog/seo-audit-cost) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Indexed - monthly SEO packages, what you get and what it costs](https://www.joinindexed.com/blog/monthly-seo-packages-what-you-get-and-what-it-costs) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [5x Business - white label SEO cost UK](https://5xbusiness.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-white-label-seo-cost-in-the-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Design Hero - SEO packages in UK explained](https://www.design-hero.com/business-tips/seo-packages-in-uk-explained/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Built Right Digital - plumbing SEO cost](https://builtrightdigital.com/plumbing-seo-cost/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Polaris Agency - SEO costs in the UK & pricing guide](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/seo-pricing-guide/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [Clutch - UK SEO agency directory](https://www.clutch.co/uk/agencies/seo) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) - [whitehat-seo.co.uk](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment) ## Cite or embed - The median published figure in the UK SEO Retainer Price Index is 500 GBP across 30 sources' own pages (range 249 to 1,500 GBP), read 21 September 2026. - 30 of the 36 named sources read in full publish a figure; 5 publish none, read 21 September 2026. 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