Ahrefs
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge and experience of Ahrefs products and/or services. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Ahrefs over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

The figures below represent the IT labour market in general and are not representative of salaries within Ahrefs.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 867 982 1221
Rank change year-on-year +115 +239 -328
Permanent jobs citing Ahrefs 21 13 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.021% 0.013% 0.009%
As % of the Vendors category 0.057% 0.031% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 17 13 4
10th Percentile - - £27,750
25th Percentile £25,750 £36,250 £30,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +23.08% -7.14%
75th Percentile £48,750 £55,000 £33,750
90th Percentile £68,250 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £26,500 £40,000 £32,500
% change year-on-year -33.75% +23.08% -7.14%

All Vendors
UK

Ahrefs is in the Vendor Products and Services category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 36,555 42,516 61,223
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.86% 41.86% 38.89%
Number of salaries quoted 25,011 24,257 32,962
10th Percentile £26,700 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £68,750 £75,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% +5.26% +3.26%

Ahrefs
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Ahrefs as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Ahrefs in the UK

Ahrefs
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Ahrefs.

Salary trend for Ahrefs in the UK

Ahrefs
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ahrefs over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Ahrefs in the UK

Ahrefs
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ahrefs within the UK over the 6 months to 8 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +87 21 £39,000 -2.50% 28
UK excluding London -3 13 £26,500 -33.75% 15
Work from Home +71 9 £50,000 +2.56% 19
London +126 8 £48,750 -11.36% 13
Midlands +8 7 £26,500 -33.75% 1
North West - 4 - - 3
West Midlands - 4 £26,500 - 1
North of England - 4 - - 7
East Midlands -13 3 £39,000 -2.50%
East of England - 2 £29,500 - 3

Ahrefs
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (38.10%) WordPress
2 6 (28.57%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (23.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.76%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (19.05%) Magento
2 3 (14.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 17 (80.95%) Google Analytics
2 4 (19.05%) Google Ads
3 2 (9.52%) Google Tag Manager
4 1 (4.76%) Figma
4 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.76%) WhatsApp
4 1 (4.76%) Zapier
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Mixpanel
1 1 (4.76%) Power BI
General
1 18 (85.71%) Marketing
2 8 (38.10%) Social Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (19.05%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (14.29%) Brand Awareness
4 3 (14.29%) Finance
4 3 (14.29%) Retail
Job Titles
1 5 (23.81%) SEO Executive
1 5 (23.81%) SEO Manager
2 4 (19.05%) E-Commerce Executive
3 3 (14.29%) E-Commerce Manager
4 2 (9.52%) Head of Content
4 2 (9.52%) Head of SEO
5 1 (4.76%) Digital Marketing Assistant
5 1 (4.76%) Digital Product Owner
5 1 (4.76%) Marketing Assistant
5 1 (4.76%) Product Owner
5 1 (4.76%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (33.33%) CSS
1 7 (33.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (47.62%) Social Media
2 4 (19.05%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.76%) Educational Technology
3 1 (4.76%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (4.76%) Marketing Technology
3 1 (4.76%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.76%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (100.00%) Analytics
2 20 (95.24%) SEO
3 12 (57.14%) Digital Marketing
4 11 (52.38%) E-Commerce
5 8 (38.10%) Link Building
5 8 (38.10%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (38.10%) User Experience
6 7 (33.33%) Email Marketing
6 7 (33.33%) Logistics
7 6 (28.57%) Marketing Strategy
7 6 (28.57%) Pay per click
8 5 (23.81%) Web Development
9 4 (19.05%) B2C
9 4 (19.05%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
9 4 (19.05%) Direct Marketing
9 4 (19.05%) Performance Metrics
10 3 (14.29%) A/B Testing
10 3 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
10 3 (14.29%) Integrated Marketing
10 3 (14.29%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.76%) JavaScript
1 1 (4.76%) PHP
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 21 (100.00%) Google
2 10 (47.62%) Screaming Frog
3 4 (19.05%) dotdigital
3 4 (19.05%) Microsoft
4 3 (14.29%) HubSpot
5 1 (4.76%) Facebook
5 1 (4.76%) Instagram