JobServe UK Scraper: IT Contract, Engineering, Finance Jobs

The NanoScrape Jobserve Scraper is an Apify actor that extracts job listings from jobserve.co.uk. It returns 41 fields per result including title, location, description, category, company_name, priced at $5/1k job, with no API key or monthly subscription required.

JobServe (IT/Finance/Engineering, UK): UK's oldest IT and engineering board (since 1993) (source platform). Day rate, IR35 status, contract length, and skills tags. Specialist board for UK tech contractors.

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Pricing
$5.00 / 1,000 job detail result
Runtime
Cloud (Apify)
Proxy
Residential
Coverage
UK

What you can scrape — 41 fields per result

FieldTypeExampleGroupFill %
_typestringjobCore100%
job_idstring7B919D0313D67C0F4DCore100%
titlestringX G.Manchester 650-700Core100%
company_namestring | nullSmartSourcing LtdCore87%
company_logo_urlstring | nullhttps://jsassets-a2cqa6b8dtc6caeq.z02.azurefd.net/images/jobbranding/d60e6f11aaeb/image...Core87%
job_urlstringhttps://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/search-jobs-in-Manchester,-Lancashire,-United-Kingdom/X-...Core100%
application_urlstring | nullhttps://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/W7B919D0313D67C0F4D.jsapCore100%
source_platformstringjobserve.comCore100%
company_profile_urlstring | nullhttps://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/Listings/Recruiters/SmartSourcing-Ltd/?lid=7E472EDB49Core87%
company_aboutstring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_phonestring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_emailstring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_websitestring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_address_streetstring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_address_citystring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_address_postcodestring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_address_countrystring | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_active_jobs_countinteger | null(populated when data available)Company—
company_active_jobsarray | null(populated when data available)Company—
locationstringManchester, UKLocation100%
countrystringGBLocation100%
descriptionstring | nullWe are seeking an experienced Senior Service Designer to join a high-profile digital pr...Description87%
description_htmlstring | null<div class="clear"> </div> </div> <div class="clear"> </div> <input...Description87%
salary_textstring | null650-700Salary100%
salary_minnumber | null650Salary80%
salary_maxnumber | null700Salary80%
salary_currencystring | nullGBPSalary100%
salary_periodstring | nulldaySalary80%
employment_typestring | nullcontractEmployment87%
contract_lengthstring | null6 monthsEmployment87%
skillsarray[]Requirements—
categorystring | null(populated when data available)Metadata—
posted_atstring | null2026-10-21Metadata87%
referencestring | nullJSSS/71GD78434Metadata87%
scraped_atstring2026-10-23T21:07:46ZMetadata100%
rate_typestring | nulldailyOther80%
ir35_statusstring | null(populated when data available)Other73%
workplace_typestring | null(populated when data available)Other73%
sectorstring | nullITOther87%
permalinkstring | nullhttp://www.jobserve.com/hIqdxOther100%
search_querystring | nullsenior developer in LondonOther100%

Input example — showcase (full detail)

{
  "searchQueries": [
    "senior developer",
    "devops engineer",
    "business analyst"
  ],
  "location": "London",
  "radius": 20,
  "jobType": "both",
  "maxItems": 5,
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 5,
  "maxJobsPerCompany": 0,
  "includeJobDetails": true,
  "maxConcurrency": 3,
  "includeCompanyDetails": true,
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 10
}

Output example — real dataset item (PII scrubbed)

{
  "_type": "job",
  "job_id": "7B919D0313D67C0F4D",
  "title": "X G.Manchester 650-700",
  "company_name": "SmartSourcing Ltd",
  "company_logo_url": "https://jsassets-a2cqa6b8dtc6caeq.z02.azurefd.net/images/jobbranding/d60e6f11aaeb/images/d60e6f11aaeb_detail.png",
  "location": "Manchester, UK",
  "country": "GB",
  "salary_text": "650-700",
  "salary_min": 650,
  "salary_max": 700,
  "salary_currency": "GBP",
  "salary_period": "day",
  "rate_type": "daily",
  "employment_type": "contract",
  "contract_length": "6 months",
  "ir35_status": null,
  "workplace_type": null,
  "category": null,
  "sector": "IT",
  "skills": [],
  "description": "We are seeking an experienced Senior Service Designer to join a high-profile digital programme helping shape and improve services used by millions of citizens across the UK..\nContract Details\nAs a Senior Service Designer, you will lead service design activity across complex digital services, ensuring solutions are evidence based, user focused and aligned to government standards.\nYou will work closely with product managers, user researchers, business analysts, designers and technical teams to identify opportunities for improvement, reduce complexity and deliver measurable outcomes for citizens and colleagues.\nKey Responsibilities\nLead the design and improvement of end-to-end services across multiple channels and touchpoints.Conduct and facilitate service design activities including service mapping, journey mapping, service blueprinting and workshops.\nCollaborate with multidisciplinary agile teams to shape service outcomes.\nTranslate user needs, policy requirements and operational constraints into practical service solutions.\nIdentify service pain points, risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.\nEngage and align stakeholders across programme, policy, operational and digital teams.\nUse user research, data and evidence to inform service design decisions.\nSupport Government Service Standard assessments and assurance activities.\nProduce high quality service design artefacts, recommendations and strategic insights.\nCoach and influence teams in adopting user centred design approaches.\nEssential Experience\nProven experience as a Service Designer within UK Government, public sector or highly regulated environments.\nStrong understanding of the Government Service Standard and Government Service Manual.\nExperience delivering services through Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live phases.\nStrong background working within multidisciplinary agile delivery teams.\nAbility to analyse complex service ecosystems and identify strategic improvement opportunities.\nExperience producing high quality service design artefacts and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.\nExcellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.\nDesirable\nExperience working on large scale citizen-facing digital transformation programmes.\nKnowledge of DWP or wider Central Government digital delivery environments.\nThis role is ideal for a Senior Service Designer passionate about creating accessible, user centred public services that make a real difference to peoples lives.\nApply now with your latest CV before 12:00pm on Tuesday 27th October.",
  "description_html": "<div class=\"clear\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\t</div>\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"clear\">&nbsp;</div>\r\n\r\n\t<input name=\"ctl00$jidval\" type=\"hidden\" id=\"jidval\" value=\"7B919D0313D67C0F4D\" />\r\n\t<div id=\"JobDetailContainer\">\r\n\t\t<div id=\"jobDetailScroll_outercontainer\" class=\"jobscrolllist_outercontainer\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"customScrollBox\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jsCustomScrollContainer\" style=\"top: 0px;\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"jsCustomScrollContent\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main_detail_content\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"seemore\" class=\"dv_seemorelink\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"/gb/en/JobSearch.aspx?jid=7B919D0313D67C0F4D\" id=\"md_seemorelink\" class=\"md_seemorelink\">See more jobs like this</a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"visareqtext\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"md_skills\" class=\"md_skills\"><B>We are seeking an experienced Senior Service Designer to join a high-profile digital programme helping shape and improve services used by millions of citizens across the UK..</B><BR><BR>Contract Details<B><BR><BR>As a Senior Service Designer, you will lead service design activity across complex digital services, ensuring solutions are evidence based, user focused and aligned to government standards.</B><BR><BR>You will work closely with product managers, user researchers, business analysts, designers and technical teams to identify opportunities for improvement, reduce complexity and deliver measurable outcomes for citizens and colleagues.<B><BR><BR>Key Responsibilities</B><BR><BR>Lead the design and improvement of end-to-end services across multiple channels and touchpoints.Conduct and facilitate service design activities including service mapping, journey mapping, service blueprinting and workshops.<BR><BR>Collaborate with multidisciplinary agile teams to shape service outcomes.<BR><BR>Translate user needs, policy requirements and operational constraints into practical service solutions.<BR><BR>Identify service pain points, risks, dependencies and opportunities for improvement.<BR><BR>Engage and align stakeholders across programme, policy, operational and digital teams.<BR><BR>Use user research, data and evidence to inform service design decisions.<BR><BR>Support Government Service Standard assessments and assurance activities.<BR><BR>Produce high quality service design artefacts, recommendations and strategic insights.<BR><BR>Coach and influence teams in adopting user centred design approaches.<B><BR><BR>Essential Experience</B><BR><BR>Proven experience as a Service Designer within UK Government, public sector or highly regulated environments.<BR><BR>Strong understanding of the Government Service Standard and Government Service Manual.<BR><BR>Experience delivering services through Discovery, Alpha, Beta and Live phases.<BR><BR>Strong background working within multidisciplinary agile delivery teams.<BR><BR>Ability to analyse complex service ecosystems and identify strategic improvement opportunities.<BR><BR>Experience producing high quality service design artefacts and presenting recommendations to senior stakeholders.<BR><BR>Excellent stakeholder management and workshop facilitation skills.<B><BR><BR>Desirable</B><BR><BR>Experience working on large scale citizen-facing digital transformation programmes.<BR><BR>Knowledge of DWP or wider Central Government digital delivery environments.<BR><BR>This role is ideal for a Senior Service Designer passionate about creating accessible, user centred public services that make a real difference to peoples lives.<B><BR><BR>Apply now with your latest CV before 12:00pm on Tuesday 27th October.<B></B></B><img src=\"https://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/trk-job/88E8F2C09B5AC7081367F8FDA95535341031A538475B8D3BEE95D33E7A49AF6F03182444D33E849223C159BFDB64F1A008.png\" /></div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- skills -->\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"jd_mediaUrl\" class=\"jd_mediaUrl\"></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"></div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t</div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- these are the individual job detail headers (labels and actual job detail) -->",
  "posted_at": "2026-10-21",
  "reference": "JSSS/71GD78434",
  "job_url": "https://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/search-jobs-in-Manchester,-Lancashire,-United-Kingdom/X-G-MANCHESTER-650-700-7B919D0313D67C0F4D/",
  "application_url": "https://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/W7B919D0313D67C0F4D.jsap",
  "permalink": "http://www.jobserve.com/hIqdx",
  "source_platform": "jobserve.com",
  "search_query": "senior developer in London",
  "scraped_at": "2026-10-23T21:07:46Z",
  "company_about": null,
  "company_phone": null,
  "company_email": null,
  "company_website": null,
  "company_address_street": null,
  "company_address_city": null,
  "company_address_postcode": null,
  "company_address_country": null,
  "company_active_jobs_count": null,
  "company_active_jobs": null,
  "company_profile_url": "https://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/Listings/Recruiters/SmartSourcing-Ltd/?lid=7E472EDB49"
}

Cost math

Priced at $0.0050 per job detail result. 10 job detail results ≈ $0.05, 100 ≈ $0.50, 1,000 ≈ $5.00. The first runs land inside Apify's $5/mo free-tier credit — pay only for what you extract, no monthly subscription.

Who should use this

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Integrations

Run this actor directly on Apify (no code)

Click Open on Apify above to run jobserve-uk-scraper in your browser - no code, no install. In the Apify console you get:

Get your Apify API token

To run this actor from your own code you need an Apify API token. Get one in about a minute:

  1. Sign up for a free Apify account (Google, GitHub, or email).
  2. Go to Settings → Integrations → API tokens.
  3. Click Create a new API token. Copy it and keep it secret.

Free tier: Apify credits your account with $5 of platform usage every month, no credit card required. Enough to test any actor meaningfully. How many results that covers depends on the actor's price per result.

Call from code

Run this actor from any language via the Apify REST API. Replace YOUR_TOKEN with your API token and adapt the input JSON to your needs.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~jobserve-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
// npm install apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('santamaria-automations/jobserve-uk-scraper').call({});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
# pip install apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient('YOUR_TOKEN')
run = client.actor('santamaria-automations/jobserve-uk-scraper').call(run_input={})
items = list(client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).iterate_items())
print(items)
// dotnet add package Apify.Client
using Apify.Client;

var client = new ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN");
var run = await client.Actor("santamaria-automations/jobserve-uk-scraper").CallAsync(new { });
var items = await client.Dataset(run.DefaultDatasetId).ListItemsAsync();
// Maven: com.apify:apify-client
import com.apify.client.ApifyClient;

ApifyClient client = new ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN");
ActorRun run = client.actor("santamaria-automations/jobserve-uk-scraper").call(Map.of());
List<Map<String,Object>> items = client.dataset(run.getDefaultDatasetId()).listItems();

Use with AI agents (MCP)

This actor is available on the Apify MCP server, so you can drive it from any MCP-compatible AI client - Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or a custom agent - without writing any code.

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/jobserve-uk-scraper

Example prompt once connected:

"Use <code>jobserve-uk-scraper</code> to run a scrape on my target list and give me the results as a table."

Clients that support dynamic tool discovery (Claude.ai, VS Code) receive the full input schema automatically via add-actor.

Use with no-code platforms

Trigger this actor from your favorite automation tool. Every platform below can call the Apify API in a few clicks - no code required.

  1. Add the n8n Apify node (installed by default on n8n Cloud; on self-hosted install @apify/n8n-nodes-apify).
  2. Set Actor to santamaria-automations/jobserve-uk-scraper.
  3. Choose operation Run Actor and get dataset, paste your input JSON, and connect a downstream node (Google Sheets, Postgres, webhook, ...).
  1. Create a new Zap with any trigger.
  2. Add a Webhooks by Zapier POST action to https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~jobserve-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN.
  3. Body: your input JSON. Content-Type: application/json.
  1. Create a new scenario.
  2. Add an HTTP module: URL https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~jobserve-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN, method POST, body raw JSON.
  3. Parse the response with a JSON module to iterate items downstream.
  1. Create a new workflow.
  2. Add an HTTP Request step: POST to https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~jobserve-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN.
  3. Access steps.http.$return_value in subsequent steps.
  1. Install the API Connector plugin.
  2. Add a new API: POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~jobserve-uk-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN, body type JSON.
  3. Initialize the call with your input, then reference the response array in workflow actions.

FAQ

How much does the jobserve-uk-scraper cost?

$5.00 / 1,000 job detail result, billed per result on Apify. Apify's $5/month free tier covers the first runs. No monthly subscription — you only pay for what you extract.

What fields does it return?

41 fields per result. Full field catalog is listed in the 'What you can scrape' table above — includes core identifiers, descriptive text, dates, and any category-specific data.

Is scraping this site legal?

Scraping publicly available data is generally permitted in most jurisdictions, but GDPR applies to any personal data you collect. Review your local rules and consult a lawyer for commercial use.

Do I need an API key from the source platform?

No. This actor reads public pages over HTTP with residential proxies. No API key, no OAuth, no rate-limit management on your side.

How fresh is the data?

Every run pulls live data at execution time. Set up a schedule (daily/hourly/weekly cron) in the Apify console to keep your dataset current automatically.

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