# Hays Jobs Scraper — UK, Europe, US & Canada (`hipersoft/hays-scraper`) Actor

Scrape job listings from Hays, the global recruitment leader, in the UK, Ireland, US, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Luxembourg and UAE: title, location, coordinates, salary range, industry, specialism, job type, dates and full description.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hipersoft/hays-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [hiper soft](https://apify.com/hipersoft) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.001 / job

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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# README

## Hays Jobs Scraper: Recruitment Jobs in the UK, Europe, US and Canada with Salaries

**Hays Jobs Scraper** extracts job listings from **Hays**, one of the world's largest **specialist recruitment agencies**, across **12 country sites**: **United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Luxembourg and the UAE**. Search any **keyword** (accountant, engineer, project manager, developer…) and **location**, and get for every job the **title, country, location, latitude and longitude, employment type, full-time / part-time / flexible-working flags, salary min, max and midpoint, currency, salary text, headline, industry, specialism, department, job reference, posted, updated and expiry dates, consultant's application email, link and the full job description**. Export to **CSV, Excel or JSON**. Ideal for **recruiters, salary benchmarking, competitive intelligence on recruitment agencies and labour-market research**.

### What does Hays Jobs Scraper do?

- 🌍 **12 Hays markets**: UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Luxembourg, UAE.
- 🔎 **Keyword search**: accountant, engineer, IT, construction, finance, sales…
- 📍 **Location filter** and **coordinates** for every job.
- 💷 **Salary range** (min, max, midpoint) and currency.
- 🏭 **Industry, specialism and department**.
- 🕒 **Full-time, part-time and flexible working** flags.
- 📅 **Posted, updated and expiry dates**.
- 📝 **Full job description**.
- ✉️ **Consultant application email**.

### What data can you scrape from Hays?

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Job | ID, link, title, headline, reference |
| Location | Country, location, latitude, longitude |
| Type | Employment types, full-time, part-time, flexible working |
| Salary | Min, max, midpoint, currency, salary text |
| Category | Industry, specialism, department |
| Dates | Posted, updated, expiry |
| Contact | Application email |
| Text | Full description |

### Use cases for Hays job data

- **Recruitment agencies**: monitor Hays' open roles, salaries and clients' hiring activity.
- **Salary benchmarking**: compare advertised salary ranges by role, industry and country.
- **Job boards and aggregators**: syndicate professional vacancies from 12 markets.
- **Labour-market research**: track demand in accountancy, construction, IT, engineering and more.
- **Job seekers**: monitor new Hays roles in your field.

### How to scrape Hays

1. Click **Try for free** to open Hays Jobs Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Choose **countries**, enter **keywords** and optionally a **location**.
3. Optionally restrict to **full-time** or **part-time** jobs.
4. Set **Max jobs** and click **Start**.
5. Download the jobs as **CSV, Excel or JSON**.

### Input

#### Example input

```json
{
  "countries": ["uk", "ireland", "france"],
  "searchTerms": ["accountant", "engineer"],
  "location": "",
  "fullTimeOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 1000
}
```

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| **Countries** | Hays country sites to search. |
| **Keywords** | One search per keyword per country; empty = all jobs. |
| **Location** | Optional city or region. |
| **Full-time only / Part-time only** | Job type filters. |
| **Max jobs** | Stop after this many in total (0 = no limit). |

### Output

#### Job example

```json
{
  "jobId": "5350543",
  "url": "https://www.hays.co.uk/job-detail/JOB_5350543",
  "title": "Principal Engineer",
  "country": "uk",
  "location": "Lisburn, United Kingdom",
  "latitude": 54.516246,
  "longitude": -6.058011,
  "employmentTypes": ["full-time"],
  "fullTime": true,
  "salaryMin": 38000,
  "salaryMax": 40000,
  "salary": 39000,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "headline": "Associate Engineer, Principal Engineer, Senior Civil engineer",
  "industry": "Construction",
  "specialism": "ConstructionProperty",
  "reference": "4731243",
  "postedDate": "2026-08-03",
  "expiryDate": "2026-10-31",
  "description": "Your new company: Hays are working in partnership with an award-winning multidisciplinary engineering consultancy…",
  "search": "engineer (uk)"
}
```

#### Output schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `jobId`, `url`, `title`, `headline`, `reference` | string | Job. |
| `country`, `location`, `latitude`, `longitude` | mixed | Location. |
| `employmentTypes`, `fullTime`, `partTime`, `flexibleWorking` | mixed | Job type. |
| `salaryMin`, `salaryMax`, `salary`, `currency`, `salaryText` | mixed | Salary. |
| `industry`, `specialism`, `department` | string | Category. |
| `postedDate`, `updatedDate`, `expiryDate` | string | Dates. |
| `applyEmail` | string | Application email. |
| `description` | string | Full description. |
| `search`, `scrapedAt` | string | Source info. |

### How much does it cost?

Hays Jobs Scraper uses **pay-per-job** pricing: a small fixed price per job, with automatic discounts on higher Apify plans. See the **Pricing** tab for the exact price.

### More job data

- [LinkedIn Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/linkedin-jobs-scraper): jobs worldwide.
- [Indeed Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/indeed-scraper): Indeed job listings.

### FAQ

**Which countries are supported?**
United Kingdom, Ireland, United States, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal, Poland, Netherlands, Hungary, Luxembourg and United Arab Emirates.

**Why is the salary empty for some jobs?**
Some vacancies do not publish a salary range; `salaryText` shows the wording used (e.g. "negotiable").

**What formats can I export?**
CSV, Excel, JSON, XML, HTML and RSS, or read the results through the Apify API.

**Can I integrate Hays Jobs Scraper with other apps?**
Hays Jobs Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to [integrations on the Apify platform](https://apify.com/integrations). It works with [Make](https://apify.com/integrations/make), [Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations/zapier), [Slack](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/slack), [Airbyte](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/airbyte), [GitHub](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/github), [Google Drive](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/drive) and [many more](https://apify.com/integrations), plus the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2), JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks) to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

**Is it legal to scrape Hays?**
The scraper only collects publicly posted job ads. You are responsible for using the data in line with Hays' terms and GDPR.

### Related Actors

- [LinkedIn Jobs Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/linkedin-jobs-scraper)
- [Indeed Scraper](https://apify.com/hipersoft/indeed-scraper)

### Notes

Original clean-room implementation. Returns only public data. Not affiliated with Hays plc.

# Actor input Schema

## `countries` (type: `array`):

Hays country sites to search.

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Job titles or keywords, e.g. accountant, engineer, project manager, developer. Each keyword is a separate search in each country. Leave empty for all jobs.

## `location` (type: `string`):

Optional city or region, e.g. London, Manchester, Dublin, Paris.

## `fullTimeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only full-time jobs.

## `partTimeOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only part-time jobs.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Stop after this many jobs in total. 0 means no limit.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not required for normal use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "countries": [
    "uk"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "accountant"
  ],
  "fullTimeOnly": false,
  "partTimeOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

The results as dataset items.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "countries": [
        "uk"
    ],
    "searchTerms": [
        "accountant"
    ],
    "maxItems": 50
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hipersoft/hays-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 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);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "countries": ["uk"],
    "searchTerms": ["accountant"],
    "maxItems": 50,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hipersoft/hays-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "countries": [
    "uk"
  ],
  "searchTerms": [
    "accountant"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}' |
apify call hipersoft/hays-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hipersoft/hays-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/NZIH66ZXCNJic956u/builds/2KsLL5dkfBNsrLeIv/openapi.json