Ahrefs Job Trends in the South East

Ahrefs
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East requiring knowledge or experience of Ahrefs products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Ahrefs over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

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

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 322 272 -
Rank change year-on-year -50 - -
Permanent jobs citing Ahrefs 7 16 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.041% 0.18% -
As % of the Vendors category 0.16% 0.44% -
Number of salaries quoted 7 11 0
10th Percentile - £31,250 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £41,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +14.46% - -
75th Percentile £55,000 £45,000 -
90th Percentile £60,000 £47,500 -
England median annual salary £50,000 £41,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +20.48% -12.63% +15.15%

All Vendors
South East

Ahrefs falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services 4,278 3,635 4,897
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 24.87% 40.68% 35.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,883 1,924 2,886
10th Percentile £28,000 £27,500 £28,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £46,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.13% -8.00% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,750 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £52,500 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.52% -2.78% -6.09%

Ahrefs
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ahrefs relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Ahrefs job vacancy trend in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Ahrefs.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Ahrefs

Ahrefs
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ahrefs in the South East over the 6 months to 17 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Ahrefs in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Ahrefs within the South East region over the 6 months to 17 August 2026. 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
Oxfordshire - 4 £42,500 -
Thames Valley - 4 £42,500 - 1
Kent -19 2 £60,000 -
Surrey -26 1 £50,000 +53.85%
Ahrefs
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) CMS
2 2 (28.57%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 6 (85.71%) Google Analytics
2 4 (57.14%) Google Tag Manager
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (57.14%) Metadata
General
1 7 (100.00%) Marketing
2 5 (71.43%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
3 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
4 1 (14.29%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) SEO Executive
2 3 (42.86%) Head of Digital
2 3 (42.86%) Head of Digital Marketing
2 3 (42.86%) Head of Marketing
3 1 (14.29%) Head of SEO
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) CSS
1 2 (28.57%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (57.14%) Blog
2 1 (14.29%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 7 (100.00%) SEO
2 6 (85.71%) Analytics
3 5 (71.43%) AI
3 5 (71.43%) Competitor Analysis
3 5 (71.43%) Content Strategy
3 5 (71.43%) Digital Strategy
4 4 (57.14%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (57.14%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (57.14%) Content Writing
4 4 (57.14%) Customer Retention
4 4 (57.14%) Link Building
4 4 (57.14%) Mobile Optimisation
5 3 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (42.86%) User Experience
6 2 (28.57%) B2B
6 2 (28.57%) Commercial Awareness
6 2 (28.57%) CRM
6 2 (28.57%) Marketing Management
6 2 (28.57%) Web Development
Vendors
1 6 (85.71%) Google
2 5 (71.43%) Screaming Frog
3 2 (28.57%) Hotjar
3 2 (28.57%) HubSpot
3 2 (28.57%) Microsoft