Ahrefs
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies 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 31 December 2025, 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 31 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 619 | 698 | 681 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | -17 | +336 |
| Permanent jobs citing Ahrefs | 25 | 18 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the UK | 0.042% | 0.032% | 0.039% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.13% | 0.088% | 0.097% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,125 | £28,375 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,563 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,750 | £38,750 | £39,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.32% | -0.64% | +30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £47,500 | £46,563 | £46,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50,125 | £55,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £43,750 | - | £39,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +41.82% |
All Vendors
UK
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.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 19,267 | 20,506 | 20,709 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 32.57% | 36.97% | 40.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10,935 | 10,669 | 15,854 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £31,296 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,250 | £41,500 | £39,017 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,500 | £77,250 | £73,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £93,756 | £91,934 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £50,000 | £49,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +2.04% | -2.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Ahrefs relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ahrefs.
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Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Ahrefs over the 6 months to 31 December 2025.
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Top 11 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 31 December 2025. 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 | +74 | 23 | £42,750 | -14.50% | 3 |
| UK excluding London | +70 | 21 | £43,750 | - | 1 |
| South East | - | 11 | £45,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +74 | 9 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| North West | +27 | 4 | £40,000 | - | |
| North of England | +14 | 4 | £40,000 | - | |
| East of England | - | 3 | £42,500 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 3 | £42,500 | - | 1 |
| London | +47 | 2 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £42,500 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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: