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 7 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
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 770 626 802
Rank change year-on-year -144 +176 +18
Permanent jobs citing Ahrefs 17 56 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.016% 0.11% 0.034%
As % of the Vendors category 0.064% 0.27% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 15 42 17
10th Percentile £30,950 £31,250 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,813 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £44,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.95% -7.37% +18.75%
75th Percentile £66,250 £61,875 £52,500
90th Percentile £72,500 £65,000 £64,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £40,000 £26,500
% change year-on-year +6.25% +50.94% -33.75%

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 26,503 20,863 27,583
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 25.25% 42.06% 33.04%
Number of salaries quoted 16,205 11,537 17,212
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £39,750 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +8.57% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £96,000 £90,000 £91,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.00%

Ahrefs
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Ahrefs job vacancy trend in the UK

Ahrefs
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ahrefs.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Ahrefs

Ahrefs
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Ahrefs over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

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 7 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
England -117 17 £47,500 +14.46% 27
UK excluding London -97 13 £42,500 +6.25% 16
Work from Home -39 7 £42,500 +2.41% 16
South East -33 6 £45,000 +8.43% 3
East Midlands -24 5 £29,500 +13.46% 3
Midlands -34 5 £29,500 -21.33% 7
London -44 4 £70,000 +7.69% 13
North West -10 1 £42,500 +21.43% 3
East of England -31 1 £52,500 +56.72%
North of England -51 1 £42,500 +28.40% 6

Ahrefs
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (47.06%) CMS
2 4 (23.53%) WordPress
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 10 (58.82%) Google Analytics
2 4 (23.53%) Google Tag Manager
3 3 (17.65%) Google Ads
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (35.29%) Metadata
2 1 (5.88%) Looker
General
1 11 (64.71%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (58.82%) Marketing
3 6 (35.29%) Retail
3 6 (35.29%) Social Skills
4 5 (29.41%) Presentation Skills
5 3 (17.65%) Advertising
5 3 (17.65%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (11.76%) Finance
7 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) SEO Executive
2 4 (23.53%) SEO Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Head of Digital
3 2 (11.76%) Head of Digital Marketing
3 2 (11.76%) Head of Marketing
3 2 (11.76%) Marketing Executive
3 2 (11.76%) SEO Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Technical Manager
4 1 (5.88%) Head of SEO
4 1 (5.88%) Lead
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (11.76%) CSS
1 2 (11.76%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Blog
2 5 (29.41%) Algorithms
3 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
3 2 (11.76%) Social Media
3 2 (11.76%) Taxonomies
4 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) SEO
2 12 (70.59%) AI
2 12 (70.59%) Analytics
3 10 (58.82%) Digital Marketing
4 9 (52.94%) Content Strategy
5 8 (47.06%) Competitor Analysis
6 7 (41.18%) Link Building
7 6 (35.29%) Actionable Insight
7 6 (35.29%) E-Commerce
7 6 (35.29%) Roadmaps
8 5 (29.41%) Digital Strategy
9 4 (23.53%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (23.53%) Commercial Awareness
9 4 (23.53%) Content Writing
9 4 (23.53%) Copywriting
9 4 (23.53%) Customer Retention
9 4 (23.53%) Mobile Optimisation
9 4 (23.53%) User Experience
10 3 (17.65%) Decision-Making
10 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 2 (11.76%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 13 (76.47%) Screaming Frog
2 12 (70.59%) Google
3 2 (11.76%) Sitebulb
3 2 (11.76%) YouTube
4 1 (5.88%) Hotjar
4 1 (5.88%) HubSpot
4 1 (5.88%) Microsoft