JobServe Scraper: UK Contract and IT Jobs with Day Rates

JobServe Scraper extracts job listings from JobServe, the UK's long-established job board for IT, engineering, finance and contract jobs, loved by contractors and recruitment agencies. Search any keyword or skill (Java, Python, SAP, DevOps, project manager, SC cleared…) and location, and get for every job the title, location, day rate or salary, contract or permanent, industry, recruiter (employment business), summary, logo and new flag. Turn on Full job details to also get the full description, salary or rate range with unit (day, hour, year) and currency, contract duration, start date, recruiter contact name and telephone, job reference, permalink, city, region, coordinates, posting date and expiry date. Export to CSV, Excel or JSON. Ideal for IT contractors, recruitment agencies, day-rate benchmarking and UK tech labour-market research.

What does JobServe Scraper do?

• 🇬🇧 UK jobs from JobServe, the specialist board for IT and contract roles.
• 🔎 Keyword search: Java, Python, .NET, SAP, Salesforce, DevOps, cyber security, SC/DV cleared…
• 📍 Location search: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Scotland or the whole UK.
• 💷 Day rates and salaries, inside/outside IR35 text, with min/max and unit (optional).
• 📄 Contract or permanent, duration and start date.
• 🏢 Recruiter, contact name and telephone (optional).
• 🏷️ Industry, job reference and permalink.
• 📝 Full description (optional).
• 📅 Posting and expiry dates.

What data can you scrape from JobServe?

Field	Description
Job	ID, link, title, type, industry, new flag, reference*, permalink*
Location	Location, city*, region*, country*, coordinates*
Pay	Rate text, min*, max*, unit*, currency*
Contract	Employment type*, duration*, start date*
Recruiter	Employment business, recruiter*, contact name*, telephone*, logo
Dates	Posted*, valid through*
Text	Summary, full description*

* With Full job details turned on.

Use cases for JobServe data

• IT contractors: find new contracts with day rates and IR35 status.
• Recruitment agencies: monitor competitor recruiters, clients and rates.
• Day-rate benchmarking: compare contract rates by skill and location.
• Job aggregators: syndicate UK IT and contract vacancies.
• Labour-market research: track demand for technologies and security clearance.

How to scrape JobServe

1. Click Try for free to open JobServe Scraper in Apify Console.
2. Enter keywords and a location.
3. Optionally turn on Full job details.
4. Set Max jobs and click Start.
5. Download the jobs as CSV, Excel or JSON.

Input

Example input

{
  "searchTerms": ["java", "python developer"],
  "location": "London",
  "includeDetails": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}

Field	Description
Keywords	One search per keyword; empty = all jobs.
Location	City, region or country.
Full job details	Adds description, rates, duration, contact and dates.
Max jobs	Stop after this many (0 = no limit).

Output

Job example (with full details)

{
  "jobId": "A50A674E4DFEF1D962",
  "url": "https://www.jobserve.com/gb/en/search-jobs-in-London,-London,-United-Kingdom/JAVA-ENGINEER-A50A674E4DFEF1D962/",
  "title": "Java Engineer",
  "location": "London, UK",
  "rate": "£625 - £650 per day",
  "jobType": "Contract",
  "industry": "IT",
  "employmentBusiness": "Arrows Group Professional Limited",
  "salaryMin": 625,
  "salaryMax": 650,
  "salaryUnit": "day",
  "salaryCurrency": "GBP",
  "duration": "6 months",
  "startDate": "ASAP",
  "contactName": "Jack Woodard",
  "contactPhone": "020 7803 1700",
  "reference": "JS-BBBH24696",
  "postedAt": "2026-10-07T14:51+00:00",
  "validThrough": "2026-10-21T14:51+00:00",
  "description": "Java Developer - Java Engineer - Java - Kafka - Kubernetes - TDD - Hybrid…",
  "search": "java"
}

Output schema

Field	Type	Description
jobId, url, title, jobType, industry, isNew, reference, permalink	mixed	Job.
location, city, region, country, latitude, longitude	mixed	Location.
rate, salaryMin, salaryMax, salaryUnit, salaryCurrency	mixed	Pay.
employmentType, duration, startDate	string	Contract.
employmentBusiness, recruiter, contactName, contactPhone, logo	string	Recruiter.
postedAt, validThrough	string	Dates.
summary, description	string	Text.
search, scrapedAt	string	Source info.

How much does it cost?

JobServe 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.

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FAQ

Are day rates included? Yes. rate shows the rate as advertised; with Full job details you also get min, max and unit (day, hour, year).

Can I search outside London? Yes. Enter any UK city or region in Location, or "United Kingdom" for everything.

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

Can I integrate JobServe Scraper with other apps? JobServe Scraper can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to integrations on the Apify platform. It works with Make, Zapier, Slack, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive and many more, plus the Apify API, JS/Python clients and MCP. Or use webhooks to trigger an action whenever a run finishes.

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

Related Actors

• Hays Jobs Scraper
• Tech Jobs Scraper

Notes

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