# Findajob.dwp.gov.uk Scraper - Low-costπŸ’²πŸ”₯πŸ’ΌπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ (`delectable_incubator/findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost`) Actor Scrape Find a Job (DWP) listings πŸ’ΌπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ with a powerful UK job scraper. Extract job titles, employer names, locations, salaries, contract types, posting dates and job URLs. Ideal for labour market research, recruitment intelligence, hiring trend analysis and employment datasets πŸ“ŠπŸš€ - **URL**: https://apify.com/delectable\_incubator/findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost.md - **Developed by:** [Prime Scrape](https://apify.com/delectable_incubator) (community) - **Categories:** Jobs, Lead generation, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.00005 / actor start This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README

Find a Job (DWP) Scraper

--- ## Find a Job (DWP) Scraper πŸ’ΌπŸ”ŽπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ The Find a Job (DWP) Scraper is a powerful and scalable Apify Actor designed to extract structured job listings directly from the United Kingdom's official Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) job portal. It enables labour market research, recruitment intelligence, hiring trend analysis, job monitoring, workforce analytics, machine learning dataset generation, and structured job data collection from Find a Job search result pages. --- ### 🎯 What This Scraper Does Simply provide one or more Find a Job search URLs and the scraper handles everything automatically. βœ… Extracts job listings from Find a Job search results βœ… Supports bulk URL scraping βœ… Automatically processes search result pages βœ… Handles pagination automatically βœ… Applies maxItemsPerUrl limits βœ… Extracts detailed job metadata βœ… Captures employer information βœ… Collects salary and contract details βœ… Retrieves job descriptions βœ… Generates clean and structured datasets βœ… Ready for analytics and recruitment workflows βœ… Export-ready output format --- ### πŸ“Š Data Extracted #### πŸ’Ό Job Information | Field | Description | | --------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | πŸ†” jobId | Unique job identifier | | πŸ’Ό title | Job title | | 🏒 employer | Hiring employer | | πŸ“ location | Job location | | πŸ’° salary | Salary information | | πŸ“„ contractType | Employment contract type | | ⏰ workHours | Working hours | | πŸ“… postedDate | Job posting date | | πŸ“ description | Job description summary | | β™Ώ disabilityConfident | Disability Confident employer indicator | | πŸ”— detailUrl | Job detail page URL | | 🌐 sourceUrl | Search URL source | --- ### πŸ›  How to Use #### 1️⃣ Configure Input Provide one or multiple Find a Job search URLs: ```` { "urls": \[ "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=data+analyst", "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=software+engineer" ], "maxItemsPerUrl": 50 } ``` #### 2️⃣ Run the Actor β€’ Loads Find a Job search result pages β€’ Processes job listings automatically β€’ Extracts structured job information β€’ Collects employer and salary metadata β€’ Handles pagination automatically β€’ Applies maxItemsPerUrl limits β€’ Stops automatically when limits are reached #### 3️⃣ Export the Dataset Download your results in multiple formats: βœ… JSON βœ… CSV βœ… Excel βœ… XML βœ… HTML --- ### βš™οΈ Input Configuration #### πŸ“₯ Input Example ``` { "urls": \[ "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=data+analyst", "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=software+engineer" ], "maxItemsPerUrl": 50 } ``` #### Input Fields | Field | Type | Description | | -------------- | ------- | --------------------------------------------------------- | | urls | array | List of Find a Job search URLs | | maxItemsPerUrl | integer | Maximum number of jobs to collect per URL (0 = unlimited) | --- ### πŸ“€ Output Example ``` { "jobId": "123456", "title": "Data Analyst", "employer": "NHS Digital", "location": "London", "salary": "Β£35,000 - Β£40,000", "contractType": "Permanent", "workHours": "Full time", "postedDate": "2026-03-15", "description": "We are looking for a skilled Data Analyst to join our analytics team...", "disabilityConfident": "Yes", "detailUrl": "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/123456", "sourceUrl": "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=data+analyst" } ```` --- ### πŸ“Š Output Explanation | Use Case | Description | | --------------------------- | --------------------------------------- | | πŸ“Š Labour Market Research | Analyze employment trends | | πŸ’Ό Recruitment Intelligence | Monitor hiring activity | | πŸ“ Regional Job Insights | Track jobs by location | | πŸ“ˆ Hiring Trend Analysis | Monitor demand over time | | πŸ€– AI & Machine Learning | Build structured job datasets | | πŸ”„ Automation Pipelines | Feed jobs into dashboards and workflows | --- ### 🌍 Why Use This Scraper? πŸ“Š Collect UK job listings at scale πŸ’Ό Monitor hiring activity across industries πŸ“ Analyze regional employment opportunities πŸ“ˆ Build recruitment intelligence datasets πŸ€– Create AI and machine learning training data ⚑ Fast and automated extraction πŸ“¦ Bulk URL scraping support 🧠 Ideal for recruiters, analysts, researchers, journalists, and data scientists πŸš€ Scalable for both small and enterprise workloads --- ### ❓ FAQ #### How does this scraper work? The scraper loads Find a Job search result pages and extracts structured job information including titles, employers, salaries, locations, descriptions, and job URLs. #### Can I scrape multiple searches in one run? Yes. You can provide multiple search URLs inside the urls array. #### Does the scraper follow pagination? Yes. Pagination is handled automatically until the configured limit is reached. #### Can I monitor new job postings over time? Yes. You can schedule recurring Apify runs to monitor newly published jobs. #### Is the data collected live? Yes. Data is extracted directly from Find a Job during every run. #### What export formats are supported? JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, and HTML. #### Can I use the extracted data commercially? Yes. The extracted data can be used for analytics, recruitment, automation, research, and commercial applications. #### What happens if the scraper fails? The Actor includes retry mechanisms and automated error handling to improve reliability. #### How long does a run take? Most extractions complete within minutes depending on the number of URLs and requested results. --- ### πŸš€ How to Use 1️⃣ Sign up β€” Create a free Apify account 2️⃣ Find the tool β€” Search for "Find a Job (DWP) Scraper" in the Apify Store 3️⃣ Configure URLs β€” Add one or multiple Find a Job search URLs 4️⃣ Run it β€” Start the Actor and wait for extraction 5️⃣ Export data β€” Download results in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML --- ### ⚠️ Disclaimer This tool is an independent solution and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) or Find a Job. --- ### πŸ’Έ Pricing This scraper runs on a **pay-per-result pricing model**. You only pay for successfully extracted records. πŸ’³ **Price:** $5.99 / 1,000 results --- ### Related Actors More Jobs, Recruitment, HR, Government, Open Data, Real Estate, Marketplace, Lead Generation, and Analytics scrapers are available in the PrimeScrape store. --- ### πŸ“¬ Support ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Leave a 5-star rating if you like this tool. --- ### 🌍 PrimeScrape Built for scalable web data extraction & automation. Contact us for custom scraping solutions, enterprise requests, or data collection projects via Apify. # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): List of findajob.dwp.gov.uk search URLs to scrape. Pagination is handled automatically. Examples: β€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?loc=86383 β€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=data&loc=86383 β€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=engineer β€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=nurse&loc=86383&page=3 You can start from any page β€” the scraper continues from there automatically. ⚠️ URLs must be from findajob.dwp.gov.uk. ## `maxitems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of job listings to collect per URL. The scraper paginates automatically until this number is reached ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=AI", "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=software" ], "maxitems": 30 } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `overview` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "urls": [ "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=AI", "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=software" ], "maxitems": 30 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("delectable_incubator/findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "urls": [ "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=AI", "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=software", ], "maxitems": 30, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("delectable_incubator/findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "urls": [ "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=AI", "https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=software" ], "maxitems": 30 }' | apify call delectable_incubator/findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=delectable_incubator/findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Findajob.dwp.gov.uk Scraper - Low-costπŸ’²πŸ”₯πŸ’ΌπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§", "description": "Scrape Find a Job (DWP) listings πŸ’ΌπŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ with a powerful UK job scraper. Extract job titles, employer names, locations, salaries, contract types, posting dates and job URLs. Ideal for labour market research, recruitment intelligence, hiring trend analysis and employment datasets πŸ“ŠπŸš€", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "DRR7EzurgMEgbFd7l" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/delectable_incubator~findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-delectable_incubator-findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/delectable_incubator~findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-delectable_incubator-findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/delectable_incubator~findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-delectable_incubator-findajob-dwp-gov-uk-scraper-low-cost", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "urls", "maxitems" ], "properties": { "urls": { "title": "Find a Job Search URLs πŸ”", "type": "array", "description": "List of findajob.dwp.gov.uk search URLs to scrape. Pagination is handled automatically.\n\nExamples:\nβ€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?loc=86383\nβ€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=data&loc=86383\nβ€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=engineer\nβ€’ https://findajob.dwp.gov.uk/search?q=nurse&loc=86383&page=3\n\nYou can start from any page β€” the scraper continues from there automatically.\n\n⚠️ URLs must be from findajob.dwp.gov.uk.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxitems": { "title": "Maximum Jobs per URL πŸ“„", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of job listings to collect per URL. The scraper paginates automatically until this number is reached", "default": 30 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```