SkillsHouse Bradford Jobs Scraper

Scrape the SkillsHouse Bradford jobs board at skillshouse.co.uk. Powered by Alcium Software ATS — but contrary to first appearances, the jobs page is fully server-rendered at /jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/. ~100 vacancies in one HTML fetch with title, employer, location, contract type, teaser description, employer logo, and per-job apply URL. Optional one-fetch-per-job detail enrichment for full HTML body + salary + closing date. JSON or CSV out, no compute charge per run, just per result.

How it works

✨ Why use this scraper?

SkillsHouse is the Bradford district's employment + skills hub — connecting residents to local employers across care, construction, retail, NHS, charity sector, and apprenticeships. Tracking Bradford labour-market openings? Building a regional jobs aggregator? Sourcing for apprenticeships?

• 🎯 Two starting points. The full listing URL (/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/) or any direct /vacancy-details/<id>/<slug> URL.
• ⚡ One HTTP call for ~100 jobs. The listing page (321 KB) renders every vacancy as .card-title + .user-name + .user-location + .card-button cards — no JavaScript needed.
• 🏷️ Card-level structured data. Title, vacancy ref number, employer name, location, contract type (Permanent / Contract / Apprenticeship), employer logo URL, short description teaser.
• 📋 Detail-page enrichment (opt-in). Fetch each /vacancy-details/<id>/<slug> for the full HTML body + labelled Salary / Closing Date / Hours fields.
• 🇬🇧 Bradford district focus. Bradford, Keighley, Shipley, Bingley, Ilkley — district-wide employer base across many sectors.
• 📤 Clean exports. One row per vacancy. JSON + CSV exported automatically.

🎯 Use cases

Team	What they build
Bradford employment-and-skills programmes	Cross-employer daily hiring intelligence
Apprenticeship platforms	Auto-discover apprenticeship vacancies in the district
Recruiters	Bradford candidate-sourcing feeds across sectors
Sector publications	Auto-populate Bradford jobs landing pages
Local council / DWP	Labour-market tracking dashboards

📥 Supported inputs

URL pattern	Behaviour
https://skillshouse.co.uk/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/	Full listing (default — ~100 jobs)
https://skillshouse.co.uk/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/vacancy-details/<id>/<slug>	Single job — fetches detail directly

Leave startUrls empty for the full listing.

Not supported: the /jobs/ hub page (it's just menu navigation, no real listings); hosts outside skillshouse.co.uk.

🔄 How it works

1. Fetch /jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/ — Alcium ATS SSR HTML (~321 KB).
2. For each .card-button[href*="/vacancy-details/"] anchor, walk up to the parent card container.
3. Extract:
   • .card-title → title
   • .card-mid-text (skipping "Vacancy Ref" lines) → contract type
   • .user-name → employer
   • .user-location → location (title-cased)
   • .card-desc → teaser description
   • img → logo URL
4. For each (when enrichDetail: true), fetch /vacancy-details/<id>/<slug> for the full description HTML + labelled fields.
5. Push one row per vacancy to the dataset.

⚙️ Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
startUrls	array	["https://skillshouse.co.uk/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/"]	Listing URL or single-job URLs. Empty = listing.
enrichDetail	boolean	true	When true, fetches each /vacancy-details/<id>/<slug> page for the full HTML description + labelled Salary/Closing/Hours fields. Disable for listing-only output (still ~100 rows with title, employer, location).
maxItems	integer	1000	Hard cap on rows pushed.
maxConcurrency	integer	3	Parallel detail-page fetch limit.
maxRequestRetries	integer	5	Retries before a failed request is given up.
proxy	object	No proxy	Site does not anti-bot.

📊 Output overview

Each scraped vacancy is one single dataset row of type: "job". Listing fields (title, employer, location, contract type) merged with optional detail-page enrichment (full description, salary, closing date, hours).

📦 Output sample

{
  "type": "job",
  "source": "skillshouse.co.uk",
  "sourceProvider": "alcium",
  "jobId": "223915",
  "slug": "223915",
  "jobUrl": "https://skillshouse.co.uk/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/vacancy-details/223915/Support-Worker-%E2%80%93-16-hours-Keighley",
  "applyUrlInternal": "https://skillshouse.co.uk/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/vacancy-details/223915/Support-Worker-%E2%80%93-16-hours-Keighley?apply=true",
  "title": "Support Worker – 16 hours, Keighley",
  "description": "<div>Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling…</div>",
  "descriptionText": "Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling…",
  "descriptionTeaser": "Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling…",
  "companyName": "Catholic Care - Keighley",
  "companyLogoUrl": "https://bradfordees.evolutive.co.uk/store/logos/490+1516922.jpg",
  "location": "Keighley",
  "remote": false,
  "salary": { "currency": "GBP", "min": 23000, "max": 25000, "raw": "£23,000 – £25,000" },
  "salaryRaw": "£23,000 – £25,000",
  "hours": "16 hours",
  "categories": [],
  "employmentTypes": ["Permanent"],
  "contractType": "Permanent",
  "status": "publish",
  "postedDate": null,
  "closingDate": "Friday 30 May 2026",
  "modifiedDate": null,
  "applyType": "internal",
  "applyUrl": "https://skillshouse.co.uk/jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/vacancy-details/223915/Support-Worker-%E2%80%93-16-hours-Keighley?apply=true",
  "applyEmail": null,
  "externalApplyUrl": null,
  "scrapedAt": "2026-05-22T19:45:00.000Z"
}

🗂 Key output fields

Group	Fields
Identifiers	type, source, sourceProvider (alcium), jobId (Alcium vacancy ref), slug, jobUrl, applyUrlInternal, scrapedAt
Content	title, description (HTML, from detail), descriptionText (plain), descriptionTeaser (from listing card)
Dates	closingDate (raw text), modifiedDate
Employer	companyName, companyLogoUrl (from card img — hosted on bradfordees.evolutive.co.uk)
Location	location (title-cased), remote
Compensation	salary.{currency, min, max, raw}, salaryRaw, hours
Work pattern	contractType, employmentTypes[]
Apply flow	applyType (always internal), applyUrl (with ?apply=true), applyEmail (null), externalApplyUrl (null)

❓ FAQ

Why is applyType always "internal"? Skillshouse uses Alcium's internal apply flow — applicants click "Apply" on the listing and go through Alcium's form. The actor preserves the URL with ?apply=true in applyUrl for downstream redirect.

Why is salary sometimes null? Salary is in the detail page, not the card. Enable enrichDetail: true (default) to fetch each vacancy detail and pick up the labelled Salary field.

Why are there sometimes duplicate-looking titles (e.g. 4× "Support Worker – 16 hours, Keighley")? Each is a separate vacancy reference at the same employer — Alcium creates one record per role/shift even when titles match. Use jobId (numeric ref) as the unique key.

Can I scrape private pages or applicant data? No. Only the public /jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/ listing and public /vacancy-details/<id>/<slug> pages.

How do I limit results? Set maxItems. With ~100 jobs typically listed, maxItems: 150 covers everything safely.

💬 Support

• For issues or feature requests, please use the Issues tab on the actor's Apify Console page.
• Author's website: https://muhamed-didovic.github.io/
• Email: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com

🛠 Additional services

• Custom output shape, additional fields, or one-off datasets: muhamed.didovic@gmail.com
• Build a similar actor for other Alcium-Software-powered job boards in your area: drop an email.
• For API access (no Apify fee, just usage): muhamed.didovic@gmail.com

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⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by SkillsHouse Bradford, City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Alcium Software, Evolutive, or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

The scraper accesses only the publicly available /jobseeker/jobs-apprenticeships/ listing page and public /vacancy-details/<id>/<slug> pages on skillshouse.co.uk — no authenticated endpoints, recruiter-only features, or content behind a login. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with skillshouse.co.uk's Terms of Service, applicable data-protection law (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), and any contractual obligations of their own organisation.

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