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 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 862 961 1228
Rank change year-on-year +99 +267 -312
Permanent jobs citing Ahrefs 22 14 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.022% 0.014% 0.009%
As % of the Vendors category 0.060% 0.033% 0.022%
Number of salaries quoted 14 14 5
10th Percentile - £36,250 -
25th Percentile £25,750 £37,500 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £40,000 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +18.75% +23.08% -7.14%
75th Percentile £51,563 £52,750 £33,750
90th Percentile £73,500 £55,000 -
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 36,482 41,804 63,370
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 36.51% 42.03% 38.93%
Number of salaries quoted 24,833 23,990 33,191
10th Percentile £26,702 £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 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,802 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -8.40% +5.26% +3.62%

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 20 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 20 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 +93 22 £47,500 +18.75% 38
UK excluding London -2 14 £26,500 -33.75% 26
Work from Home +87 11 £50,000 +17.65% 24
London +111 8 £48,750 -11.36% 16
Midlands -4 6 £26,500 -33.75% 2
North West - 6 - - 6
North of England - 6 - - 15
West Midlands - 4 £26,500 - 1
East Midlands -19 2 - - 1
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 (36.36%) WordPress
2 6 (27.27%) CMS
Applications
1 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (4.55%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 4 (18.18%) Magento
2 3 (13.64%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 16 (72.73%) Google Analytics
2 4 (18.18%) Google Ads
3 2 (9.09%) Google Tag Manager
4 1 (4.55%) Figma
4 1 (4.55%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.55%) WhatsApp
4 1 (4.55%) Zapier
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Mixpanel
1 1 (4.55%) Power BI
General
1 19 (86.36%) Marketing
2 9 (40.91%) Social Skills
3 6 (27.27%) Organisational Skills
4 4 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (13.64%) Finance
5 3 (13.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) SEO Executive
2 4 (18.18%) E-Commerce Executive
3 3 (13.64%) E-Commerce Manager
4 2 (9.09%) Head of Content
4 2 (9.09%) Head of SEO
4 2 (9.09%) SEO Manager
4 2 (9.09%) SEO Specialist
5 1 (4.55%) Digital Marketing Assistant
5 1 (4.55%) Digital Product Owner
5 1 (4.55%) Marketing Assistant
5 1 (4.55%) Product Owner
5 1 (4.55%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (27.27%) CSS
1 6 (27.27%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (40.91%) Social Media
2 6 (27.27%) Algorithms
3 1 (4.55%) Educational Technology
3 1 (4.55%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (4.55%) Marketing Technology
3 1 (4.55%) Product Ownership
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (100.00%) Analytics
2 21 (95.45%) SEO
3 14 (63.64%) Digital Marketing
4 13 (59.09%) E-Commerce
5 10 (45.45%) Problem-Solving
6 9 (40.91%) Link Building
7 8 (36.36%) User Experience
8 7 (31.82%) Email Marketing
8 7 (31.82%) Logistics
8 7 (31.82%) Web Development
9 6 (27.27%) Marketing Strategy
9 6 (27.27%) Performance Metrics
10 5 (22.73%) Pay per click
11 4 (18.18%) B2C
11 4 (18.18%) Conversion Rate Optimisation
11 4 (18.18%) Direct Marketing
12 3 (13.64%) Customer Acquisition
12 3 (13.64%) Mentoring
12 3 (13.64%) Pricing Strategy
12 3 (13.64%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.55%) JavaScript
1 1 (4.55%) PHP
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
Vendors
1 22 (100.00%) Google
2 11 (50.00%) Screaming Frog
3 4 (18.18%) dotdigital
3 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
4 3 (13.64%) HubSpot
5 1 (4.55%) Facebook
5 1 (4.55%) Instagram