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How much does website maintenance cost in the UK?

Website maintenance on this site starts from £79/month for one small website, covering routine updates, backups and monitoring. Hosting is a separate cost from £15/month, and content changes are priced from £60/hour.

Indicative UK starting budgets, not fixed quotes or UK-wide averages. Each starting price covers a limited brief, not every feature listed. Confirm VAT treatment, scope and any third-party charges in your written quote. Hosting and maintenance are separate monthly charges; other services are one-off unless priced per hour.

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What website maintenance usually covers

General tasks found in maintenance plans. What a specific plan includes is set out in its quote.

  • Software updates

    Updating the website platform, theme and plugins so known security holes are closed and features keep working.

  • Backups

    Regular copies of your website kept somewhere separate, so it can be restored after a fault, hack or bad update.

  • Uptime monitoring

    Automatic checks that alert someone when your website goes offline.

  • Security checks

    Watching for malware, suspicious logins and expiring SSL certificates.

  • Health reporting

    A short regular summary of what was updated and anything that needs your attention.

  • Small fixes

    Some plans include a small allowance of support time; others charge for every change. Ask which applies.

Our published starting prices

These are the site's own "from" prices for a limited scope, not general market estimates.

  • Website Maintenance

    Monthly care for one small website: routine platform updates, backups and monitoring. Content changes, emergency recovery and development may cost extra; agree support hours and response times.

    from £79/month
  • Website Hosting

    Our own monthly website hosting, provided directly rather than through a third-party designer. Confirm site eligibility, renewal terms, VAT and the included backup, support and migration arrangements; content updates and maintenance are separate.

    from £15/month
  • Content & Feature Updates

    Per hour for small changes to an existing website using supplied content. Ask about minimum billing, estimates and approval before additional hours; new features are scoped separately.

    from £60/hour
  • Security & Malware Removal

    A straightforward malware clean-up or hardening task on one small website. Complex recovery, forensic investigation and ongoing protection subscriptions need a separate quote.

    from £250
  • Speed Optimisation

    An audit and targeted optimisation of one small website. Hosting changes, paid CDN tools and extensive code rebuilds are separate; a particular speed score is not guaranteed.

    from £350

What changes the monthly price

  • Size and platform: an online shop or a site with many plugins takes more care than a small brochure site.
  • Support time: plans with included hours for changes cost more than updates-only plans.
  • Response times: faster promised responses usually cost more.
  • Recovery: check whether fixing a hacked or broken site is included or charged separately.

Comparing a full website project? See the UK website cost guide.

Common questions

How much does website maintenance cost in the UK?

On this site, website maintenance is listed from £79/month for one small website. That is our published starting price, not a UK-wide average. Larger sites, online shops and plans with more support time are quoted on their own brief.

Is hosting included in website maintenance?

No. Hosting keeps your site online and is a separate monthly charge, listed here from £15/month. Maintenance keeps the site updated, backed up and monitored. Check what each covers so you don't pay twice for backups.

Are content changes included?

Not usually. Copy, image and page changes are listed separately from £60/hour. Ask whether a plan includes any support hours and how extra time is approved.

Do I need website maintenance?

If your website runs on software such as WordPress with plugins, it needs regular updates and backups. You can do this yourself if you are comfortable with it; a maintenance plan hands the routine work to a professional.

What should I check before signing up to a plan?

Ask how often updates and backups happen, how quickly problems are answered, whether fixing a hacked or broken site is included, the notice period to cancel, and whether VAT is added.

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