NIJobs Scraper - Jobs, Salaries, Skills & Locations

NIJobs Scraper: Job Listings, Full Descriptions & GPS Across Northern Ireland

NIJobs Scraper turns nijobs.com into clean, structured job data for Northern Ireland. Search by keyword and location with filters, or paste results-page links, and get the job title, hiring company, location, salary text, posting and closing dates, skills and a snippet on every record. Turn on detail enrichment and each record also gets the full job description, employment type, industry, work type and contract type, the exact GPS coordinate, the full postal address and the apply URL. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull results straight into your app through the API.

Why This Scraper?

• 60+ fields per job. A stable schema, so the output drops straight into any pipeline whether or not detail enrichment ran.
• Full descriptions. Job description in both HTML and plain text, plus employment type, industry, work type, contract type, exact GPS and the full postal address.
• Company data on every record. Hiring company name, profile URL and logo, plus sponsored, highlighted and work-from-home flags.
• Two ways in. Build a search from keywords, location and filters, or paste results-page links directly.
• Filters and sorting. Four sort orders, a posted-within filter, a radius, and a minimum-salary filter by year, day or hour.
• Incremental mode. Return only new, updated and reappeared jobs on recurring runs, with one clear Max items cap.

Use Cases

• Recruitment and staffing teams: track new Northern Ireland vacancies by keyword and sector to spot roles worth sourcing candidates for.
• Job boards and aggregators: mirror nijobs.com listings into your own site or app on a consistent schema.
• Salary and labour market research: collect salary text and posting filters across sectors and towns to study pay trends in Northern Ireland.
• Location intelligence: use the GPS coordinate and full postal address to map job density by town or county.
• HR tech and internal tooling: feed structured listings into your applicant tracking, alerting tool or dashboard through the API.

Data You Get

Sample shape. Values are illustrative placeholders, not from a live listing.

Field	Example
id	483920175
title	IT Support Technician
companyName	Lagan Valley Logistics Ltd
companyUrl	https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/lagan-valley-logistics
companyLogoUrl	https://www.nijobs.com/CompanyLogos/placeholder-logo.png
location	Lisburn, County Antrim
salary	£24,000 - £28,000 per annum
employmentType	FULL_TIME
workType	Permanent
contractType	Full Time
industry	IT
datePosted	2026-02-03T08:30:00Z
validThrough	2026-03-03T23:59:00Z
skills	["Windows 11", "Active Directory"]
latitude / longitude	54.5116 / -6.0330
addressLocality / addressRegion	Lisburn / County Antrim
postalCode	BT28 1AA
description	We are looking for a reliable IT support technician to join our growing team...
applyUrl	https://www.nijobs.com/job/it-support-technician/lagan-valley-logistics-job483920175
isSponsored / isHighlighted	false / true
listPageUrl	https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/it-support/in-lisburn?page=2 (the results page the job was listed on)
workingHours	Full time (from the job page; empty without detail enrichment)
applicationTypes	["direct"] (direct or external, from the job page; empty without detail enrichment)

Extra convenience fields on every record: companyProfileUrl (same as companyUrl), datePostedISO (UTC), isNew (posted in the 24 hours before the scrape), isRemote and workFromHome (only a truthy value or null).

Every record carries the same set of keys whether or not detail enrichment ran; fields that only detail enrichment can fill (description, GPS, full postal address, employment type, industry, work type, contract type, apply URL) are simply left empty otherwise. nijobs.com does not publish employer reviews or ratings anywhere on the public site, so companyRating, companyReviewCount and companyReviews are always emitted empty on the same stable schema rather than dropped.

How to Use

1. Pick a mode: search (build from keywords, location and filters) or url (paste results-page links).
2. Fill in the fields for that mode, and turn detail enrichment on or off.
3. Set Max items to control run size and cost, then click Start.
4. Download the dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it through the API.

Search by keyword with filters:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": ["Software Developer", "Data Analyst"],
  "location": "Belfast",
  "postedWithin": "7",
  "minSalary": 30000,
  "salaryPeriod": "annual",
  "sortBy": "date",
  "fetchDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 50
}

Search all of Northern Ireland by keyword, no detail enrichment:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": ["Nurse"],
  "sortBy": "salary-desc",
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "maxItems": 30
}

Paste results-page links:

{
  "mode": "url",
  "urls": [
    "https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer/in-belfast",
    "https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/accountant"
  ],
  "maxPages": 3,
  "maxItems": 100
}

Minimum hourly rate for a keyword:

{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": ["Care Assistant"],
  "minSalary": 12,
  "salaryPeriod": "hourly",
  "maxItems": 20
}

URL shapes. Every filter in a pasted link's query string (page, sort, postedWithin, salary, salarytypeid and any other the site writes) is kept as pasted and wins over the run defaults; the keyword, location and filter input fields are ignored in url mode. A link starting at ?page=N walks from page N and counts as a partial scan. The incremental baseline scope includes the full link. Job detail links are not search pages: they are skipped with a warning in the log.

URL shape	What it is
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer	keyword search
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer/in-belfast	keyword + location
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer/in-county-antrim	keyword + county
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/in-belfast	location only
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/accountancy	category slug
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer/in-belfast?page=2	starts at page 2 (partial scan: never expires jobs)
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer?sort=2	sorted by date
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer?postedWithin=7	posted within 7 days
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer?salary=40000&salarytypeid=1	salary filter
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer/in-belfast?sort=2&postedWithin=7	sort + posted within
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/software-developer/in-belfast?page=2&sort=2	page + sort (starts at page 2)
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/accountancy/in-belfast/	trailing slash
http://nijobs.com/jobs/marketing	apex host over http, redirected to the www site
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/permanent/software-developer	contract-type prefix (permanent / contract / part-time)
https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/mcs-group?cmpId=1216528&cmp=1	one company's jobs page

Leaving urls untouched in url mode scrapes one example of each shape above. Set maxItems to bound the run; it is split evenly across the links.

Output views

The dataset has three views: Jobs Overview, Job Detail and Changes (incremental runs: change type and changed fields). The run's Output tab links the dataset, the Changes view and, for multi-search runs, a run summary stored as the OUTPUT record of the key-value store.

Run it from your code

Python:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("abotapi/nijobs-scraper").call(run_input={"mode": "search", "keywords": ["Nurse"], "maxItems": 20})
for job in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(job.get("title"), job.get("companyName"), job.get("salary"))

JavaScript:

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('abotapi/nijobs-scraper').call({ mode: 'search', keywords: ['Nurse'], maxItems: 20 });
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

Or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n, Google Sheets or webhooks from the Integrations tab.

Send results into your apps (MCP connectors)

Optionally pipe the scraped results into the apps you already use, via Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors. This is an extra delivery step after the scrape: the Apify dataset is never changed.

What gets written to the connector: a condensed, human-readable summary of each job, not the full JSON. Each item becomes one entry with a title and its key fields flattened to plain text. The complete record always stays in the Apify dataset.

1. Authorize a connector once under Apify, Settings, Integrations (Notion, Linear, Airtable, or Apify).
2. Select it in the "Pipe results into your apps" input field. If the picker is empty, you have not authorized a connector yet.
3. For Notion, also set notionParentPageUrl to the page where items should be created.

The connection is mediated by Apify's MCP proxy, so this actor never sees your third-party credentials. Leave the field empty to skip.

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search builds searches from keywords, location and filters; url reads pasted results-page URLs.
keywords	array	prefill only, ["Software Developer"]	Job titles or keywords to search. Each keyword runs its own search. Search mode only.
location	string	(none)	Optional town, city or county in Northern Ireland to narrow the search. Search mode only.
postedWithin	string	any	Only return jobs posted within 1, 3, 7 or 14 days, or any time. Search mode only.
radius	integer	(none)	Include jobs within 5, 10, 20 or 30 miles of the location (other values snap to the nearest). Search mode with a location only.
minSalary	integer	(none)	Minimum salary, read together with Salary period. Search mode only.
salaryPeriod	string	annual	Which rate Minimum salary refers to: annual, daily or hourly. Search mode only.
sortBy	string	relevance	Result order: relevance, date, salary-desc or salary-asc. Search mode only.
urls	array	one example of each supported URL shape (15 links, see URL shapes)	Results-page URLs to read. URL mode only; the keyword, location and filter fields above are ignored in this mode.
fetchDetails	boolean	true	Fetch each job page to add the full description, GPS coordinate, full postal address, employment type, industry, work type, contract type, closing date and apply URL.
maxPages	integer	(none)	Optional per-search page ceiling; the schema does not accept 0, leave it empty for unlimited pages. Max items remains the run's real cap.
maxItems	integer	20	The run's single hard cap: maximum total jobs across all searches. Set 0 for unlimited. Callers that omit it get 20.
proxy	object	prefill only, Apify Proxy with a residential group and country GB	Connection settings. The prefilled setting is the residential group with country GB; see Plan Requirement for what happens when it is unavailable.
resumeFromRunId	string	empty	Continue an interrupted pull: jobs already in that earlier run or dataset (run ID or dataset ID) are skipped, not returned and not billed.
incrementalMode	boolean	false	Recurring runs: return only NEW, UPDATED and REAPPEARED jobs. Unchanged jobs are not returned and not billed.
stateKey	string	(none)	Incremental mode: name of the saved baseline. Empty derives it from the search settings.
emitUnchanged	boolean	false	Incremental mode: also return unchanged jobs (billed like any returned row).
emitExpired	boolean	false	Incremental mode: return EXPIRED rows for jobs no longer found, only after a complete scan (billed like any returned row).
ignoreFieldsForChanges	array	(none)	Incremental mode: extra fields (dotted for nested) that never count as a change; they stay in the output.
mcpConnectors	array	(none)	Optional: send a summary of each job to apps you authorized under Integrations.
notionParentPageUrl	string	(none)	Notion connector only: page under which item pages are created.
maxNotifyListings	integer	50	Cap on items written to each connector per run. Does not affect the dataset.

Alternative input names are accepted for convenience: query (keywords), salary (minSalary), publishedDate (postedWithin, e.g. Last 7 days), startUrls (urls, which also switches to URL mode when no keywords are given), limit (maxItems) and proxyConfiguration (proxy). An alias is used whenever the standard field is empty or still holds its default value (the Console and API fill defaults in); a standard field you changed from its default wins. There is no experience-level filter: the site accepts an experience parameter but returns no jobs for any value, so it is not offered.

Output Example

Sample shape. Values are illustrative placeholders, not from a live listing.

{
  "id": 483920175,
  "jobId": 483920175,
  "title": "IT Support Technician",
  "companyName": "Lagan Valley Logistics Ltd",
  "companyUrl": "https://www.nijobs.com/jobs/lagan-valley-logistics",
  "companyLogoUrl": "https://www.nijobs.com/CompanyLogos/placeholder-logo.png",
  "location": "Lisburn, County Antrim",
  "salary": "£24,000 - £28,000 per annum",
  "employmentType": "FULL_TIME",
  "workType": "Permanent",
  "contractType": "Full Time",
  "industry": "IT",
  "datePosted": "2026-02-03T08:30:00Z",
  "validThrough": "2026-03-03T23:59:00Z",
  "skills": ["Windows 11", "Active Directory"],
  "textSnippet": "We are looking for a reliable IT support technician to join our team.",
  "description": "We are looking for a reliable IT support technician to join our growing logistics team. You will support office and warehouse staff with day to day IT issues...",
  "latitude": 54.5116,
  "longitude": -6.033,
  "addressLocality": "Lisburn",
  "addressRegion": "County Antrim",
  "postalCode": "BT28 1AA",
  "addressCountry": "GB",
  "isSponsored": false,
  "isHighlighted": true,
  "workFromHome": null,
  "companyRating": null,
  "companyReviewCount": null,
  "companyReviews": [],
  "applyUrl": "https://www.nijobs.com/job/it-support-technician/lagan-valley-logistics-job483920175",
  "url": "https://www.nijobs.com/job/it-support-technician/lagan-valley-logistics-job483920175",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-02-03T09:00:00Z"
}

Plan Requirement

nijobs.com sits behind a bot-protection layer, and its job detail pages are only served to residential connections. A datacenter connection could not be confirmed to work, so a paid Apify plan with residential proxy access is recommended; the default connection is the residential group with country GB. The run reads the connection that was actually granted and moves to a backup connection when the default is refused, without a blind retry loop.

What you see in the log and in the run status:

• On a plan without residential access the log prints "The selected connection is unavailable to this run. Apify free plans do not include residential proxies. Continuing on a backup connection; some pages may still be unavailable." and, once a page is served that way, "Served over the backup connection (the default connection was unavailable)."
• If the account has no proxy access at all, the run fails with: "The proxy connection was refused for this account, so no page could be read. Your Apify plan does not include proxy access; a paid plan is required."
• If residential is unavailable and the backup connection could not load the pages, the run fails with: "No results: residential proxies are unavailable on this run (Apify free plans do not include them), and the backup connection could not load the requested nijobs.com pages."
• If every request failed for another reason, the run fails with: "Could not load any results page (the requests failed), so nothing was collected. This is a connection problem, not an empty search."

A run that could not load any page always ends as failed with a message; it never reports an empty result.

FAQ

How much does it cost?

You pay a small fee once per run start, a per-job fee for every listing pushed to the dataset (this includes EXPIRED and, when requested, unchanged rows; a genuinely empty search pushes no row and bills no job fee, and nothing is billed for a status message), and a per-job detail fee only for jobs whose detail page was actually fetched and returned data, charged page by page right after each page is saved; a detail fetch that fails or comes back empty is not charged. The Pricing tab on the actor page shows the current rates. Use Max items to cap the cost of any run.

Can I get only new listings on a schedule?

Turn on Incremental changes (incrementalMode). The first run saves a baseline per State key and returns every job as NEW; later runs return only NEW, UPDATED (with changedFields) and REAPPEARED jobs, and unchanged jobs are neither returned nor billed. In incremental mode every row carries changeType, changedFields, firstSeenAt and lastSeenAt; in normal runs these four fields are empty (nothing is compared). Changing the search settings or fetchDetails starts a new baseline (every job is returned as NEW again) unless you set a stateKey. Search position (positionOnPage, positionAbsolute), scrapedAt, periodPostedDate, travelTime, fingerprintCount, isBackfilled, isNew, listPageUrl and the order of labels / topLabels are kept in the output but never count as a change; add more with ignoreFieldsForChanges. EXPIRED rows (emitExpired) are produced only after a complete scan: a Max items or Max pages cut, a pasted URL starting at page 2 or later, or an early stop never expires anything. The detail fee applies only to rows that are actually returned. EXPIRED rows are pushed to the dataset and billed like any returned row. Without incremental mode, schedule the actor with sortBy: "date" and a short postedWithin window and dedupe on id. With multiple keywords, Max items is split evenly across them (rounded up), so unused budget on one keyword is not handed to the others; raise Max items if a search with many keywords is coming back short.

Is it legal to scrape nijobs.com?

This actor collects only publicly available job listings. You are responsible for how you use the data: follow nijobs.com's terms and the laws that apply to you, and get legal advice if you plan commercial redistribution. Job postings are provided by employers and may carry their own rights and restrictions.

Does the output include employer reviews or ratings?

No. nijobs.com does not publish company reviews or star ratings anywhere on the public site, so those fields always come back empty. If you need employer reputation data, look for a source that actually publishes it.

Why did my run fail instead of returning an empty dataset?

Two different situations both fail the run rather than report a false result. In url mode, if none of the pasted links are recognisable nijobs.com results pages, the run fails immediately, before any request is sent, because that is a problem with the input, not a search result. Separately, if every request to nijobs.com is refused, the run fails with a connection message instead of claiming the search was empty. A genuinely empty search, where the site was reached but nothing matched, still succeeds with an empty dataset and a status message saying nothing matched.

Can I search outside Northern Ireland?

No. nijobs.com only covers Northern Ireland. Leave Location empty to search the whole region, or narrow it to a town or county.

Can I use it with AI agents or MCP?

Yes. Call it from any Apify integration or MCP client, and use the connector field to push results into Notion, Linear or Airtable.

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