# Seo for plumbers: Trade SEO Retainer Index

> The median published figure in the Trade SEO Retainer Index is 449 GBP across 11 sources' own pages (range 79 to 1,300 GBP), read 21 September 2026.

SEO for plumbers · https://seoplumbers.co.uk/datasets/trade-seo-retainer-index/ · computed 2026-09-21

**Median published figure:** 449 GBP (range 79 to 1,300 GBP; 11 sources with a figure; 11 of 27 sources read publish one).

11 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 21 September 2026.

## By bundle

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| bundle seo-only | 472 GBP | 149 to 1,300 GBP | 10 |
| bundle website-included | 79 GBP | 79 to 79 GBP | 1 |

## 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 | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Visionary Marketing - SEO pricing UK](https://visionary-marketing.co.uk/blog/seo-pricing-uk-what-you-should-pay) | 1,300 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [Nautilus Marketing - plumbers SEO agency](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/plumbers-seo-agency/) | 799 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [Blue Square Management - SEO prices UK](https://bluesquaremanagement.com/seo-prices-uk/) | 640 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [SEO Bridge - SEO for tradespeople UK](https://www.seobridge.co.uk/seo-for-tradespeople-uk/) | 495 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [Neometa - SEO for tradespeople](https://www.neometa.uk/seo-for-tradespeople) | 495 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [SoNick Marketing - SEO for plumbers guide](https://sonickmarketing.com/blog/seo-for-plumbers-guide/) | 449 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [SEO for the Trade](https://seoforthetrade.co.uk/) | 300 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [Local Search North - SEO for tradesmen](https://localsearchnorth.uk/services/seo/) | 300 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [Get Your Website Seen - SEO pricing UK](https://getyourwebsiteseen.co.uk/seo-pricing-uk/) | 199 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [The City SEO - SEO packages for small businesses](https://www.thecityseo.co.uk/seo-packages-for-small-businesses-uk/) | 149 GBP | seo-only | 2026-09-21 |
| [Plumber Web Design - plumber website cost](https://www.plumberwebdesign.co.uk/plumber-website-cost/) | 79 GBP | website-included | 2026-09-21 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (11)

- [Visionary Marketing - SEO pricing UK](https://visionary-marketing.co.uk/blog/seo-pricing-uk-what-you-should-pay), read 2026-09-21: "Monthly SEO retainer (Visionary) £1,300-£2,500/month Senior-only delivery, content and links included"
- [Nautilus Marketing - plumbers SEO agency](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/plumbers-seo-agency/), read 2026-09-21: "Our plumber SEO packages start at £799 per month, with our one-off SEO Jumpstart from £699."
- [Blue Square Management - SEO prices UK](https://bluesquaremanagement.com/seo-prices-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "£640/ MO"
- [SEO Bridge - SEO for tradespeople UK](https://www.seobridge.co.uk/seo-for-tradespeople-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "From £495/month"
- [Neometa - SEO for tradespeople](https://www.neometa.uk/seo-for-tradespeople), read 2026-09-21: "£495/month"
- [SoNick Marketing - SEO for plumbers guide](https://sonickmarketing.com/blog/seo-for-plumbers-guide/), read 2026-09-21: "Our SEO packages start from £449 per month and cover everything from keyword research and content to technical improvements and reporting."
- [SEO for the Trade](https://seoforthetrade.co.uk/), read 2026-09-21: "SEO plans from £300/month"
- [Local Search North - SEO for tradesmen](https://localsearchnorth.uk/services/seo/), read 2026-09-21: "Our plans start at £99/mo including the website, and SEO-Only is £300/mo if you already have a site you're happy with."
- [Get Your Website Seen - SEO pricing UK](https://getyourwebsiteseen.co.uk/seo-pricing-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "SEO packages for small businesses, from £199 a month"
- [The City SEO - SEO packages for small businesses](https://www.thecityseo.co.uk/seo-packages-for-small-businesses-uk/), read 2026-09-21: "SEO STARTER PLAN £149"
- [Plumber Web Design - plumber website cost](https://www.plumberwebdesign.co.uk/plumber-website-cost/), read 2026-09-21: "Entry-level plumber website: £79/month (5 pages, hosting, SSL, basic SEO)"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [Local Adder - plumber website cost UK](https://localadder.co.uk/blog/plumber-website-cost-uk/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [SoNick Marketing - plumber website costs](https://sonickmarketing.com/blog/plumber-website-costs/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Local Website Design Services - website cost for plumbers and trades UK](https://localwebsitedesign.services/guides/website-cost-for-plumbers-and-trades-uk), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Grwthhub - local SEO services cost UK](https://grwthhub.co.uk/local-seo-services-cost-uk/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Get-Found - how much does local SEO cost UK](https://get-found.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-local-seo-cost-uk), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Brandleap - SEO package prices UK](https://www.brandleapagency.com/seo-package-prices-uk/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Whitehat SEO - SEO packages and pricing UK 2026](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [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: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Red Eagle - how much does SEO cost UK](https://redeagle.tech/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-uk), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Media Village - SEO costs for small business](https://www.media-village.co.uk/marketing/how-much-does-seo-cost-small-business/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [GW Content - SEO pricing in the UK](https://www.gwcontent.com/blogs/news/seo-pricing-in-the-uk), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [ExpertSure - digital marketing agency cost calculator](https://www.expertsure.com/tools/digital-marketing/digital-marketing-agency-cost-calculator/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Nautilus Marketing - London SEO packages](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/london-seo-packages/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Polaris Agency - SEO costs in the UK pricing guide](https://www.polarisagency.com/marketing-insights/seo-pricing-guide/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [SerpCraft - best SEO agencies for plumbers in the UK](https://serpcraft.co.uk/best-seo-agencies-for-plumbers-uk/), read 2026-09-21: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Growth 4 Trades - SEO services cost](https://growth4trades.com/seo-services-cost/), 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). 11 of the 27 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 16 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 4 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; 252 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. Derivation as chartered: the median, minimum and maximum PUBLISHED monthly retainer across every GB agency that publishes one, split by tier, by whether a website is bundled in, by contract length and by trade specialism; the share of agencies publishing a rate at all against those quoting only after an audit; and the published entry floor against the published 'do not go below' figure that the same agencies write - which is a contradiction this market states openly and nobody tabulates.

## Sources

- [Nautilus Marketing - plumbers SEO agency](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/plumbers-seo-agency/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Local Search North - SEO for tradesmen](https://localsearchnorth.uk/services/seo/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Get Your Website Seen - SEO pricing UK](https://getyourwebsiteseen.co.uk/seo-pricing-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SEO for the Trade](https://seoforthetrade.co.uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Plumber Web Design - plumber website cost](https://www.plumberwebdesign.co.uk/plumber-website-cost/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Studio36 Digital - SEO packages](https://studio36digital.co.uk/seo-packages/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [The City SEO - SEO packages for small businesses](https://www.thecityseo.co.uk/seo-packages-for-small-businesses-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Blue Square Management - SEO prices UK](https://bluesquaremanagement.com/seo-prices-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Neometa - SEO for tradespeople](https://www.neometa.uk/seo-for-tradespeople) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Local Adder - plumber website cost UK](https://localadder.co.uk/blog/plumber-website-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SoNick Marketing - plumber website costs](https://sonickmarketing.com/blog/plumber-website-costs/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SoNick Marketing - SEO for plumbers guide](https://sonickmarketing.com/blog/seo-for-plumbers-guide/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Local Website Design Services - website cost for plumbers and trades UK](https://localwebsitedesign.services/guides/website-cost-for-plumbers-and-trades-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Grwthhub - local SEO services cost UK](https://grwthhub.co.uk/local-seo-services-cost-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Get-Found - how much does local SEO cost UK](https://get-found.co.uk/blog/how-much-does-local-seo-cost-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Brandleap - SEO package prices UK](https://www.brandleapagency.com/seo-package-prices-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Whitehat SEO - SEO packages and pricing UK 2026](https://whitehat-seo.co.uk/blog/seo-package-prices) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Whito - UK agency retainers research](https://whito.co.uk/research/uk-agency-retainers/) (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)
- [Visionary Marketing - SEO pricing UK](https://visionary-marketing.co.uk/blog/seo-pricing-uk-what-you-should-pay) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Red Eagle - 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)
- [Media Village - SEO costs for small business](https://www.media-village.co.uk/marketing/how-much-does-seo-cost-small-business/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [GW Content - SEO pricing in the UK](https://www.gwcontent.com/blogs/news/seo-pricing-in-the-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [ExpertSure - digital marketing agency cost calculator](https://www.expertsure.com/tools/digital-marketing/digital-marketing-agency-cost-calculator/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Nautilus Marketing - London SEO packages](https://nautilusmarketing.co.uk/london-seo-packages/) (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)
- [SerpCraft - best SEO agencies for plumbers in the UK](https://serpcraft.co.uk/best-seo-agencies-for-plumbers-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SEO Bridge - SEO for tradespeople UK](https://www.seobridge.co.uk/seo-for-tradespeople-uk/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Growth 4 Trades - SEO services cost](https://growth4trades.com/seo-services-cost/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [ClickBoosters - how much does SEO cost for a trade business](https://clickboosters.co.uk/resources/blog/how-much-does-seo-cost-trade-business-uk) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [google.com](https://www.google.com/search?q=seo+for+plumbers+uk+cost+per+month) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the Trade SEO Retainer Index is 449 GBP across 11 sources' own pages (range 79 to 1,300 GBP), read 21 September 2026.
- 11 of the 27 named sources read in full publish a figure; 16 publish none, read 21 September 2026.
- Trade SEO Retainer Index, bundle seo-only: median 472 GBP across 10 sources, read 21 September 2026.
- Trade SEO Retainer Index, bundle website-included: median 79 GBP across 1 source, read 21 September 2026.

Cite as: "seoplumbers.co.uk Trade SEO Retainer Index", updated 2026-09-21, https://seoplumbers.co.uk/datasets/trade-seo-retainer-index/.

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