Reed.co.uk Scraper

Extract structured job data from Reed.co.uk — the UK's largest job site with 250,000+ live listings. No API key required. Returns full job descriptions, salary data, contract types and employer details in JSON, CSV, or Excel.

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Why this scraper?

📋 Complete job data in three formats

Every listing returns a full job description as HTML, plain text, and Markdown — ready to plug into any downstream workflow, LLM pipeline, or notification system.

💷 Structured salary data

Salary figures are extracted and normalised into salaryMin, salaryMax, salaryPeriod and currency fields — not just raw text — making comparisons and filtering straightforward.

🔁 Cross-run repost detection

A 90-day fingerprint store flags jobs that have appeared in previous runs. Use skipReposts: true to avoid duplicates across scheduled runs, or use isRepost to track employer re-posting patterns.

🎯 Granular search & filter support

Filter by keyword, location (city, region, or postcode), distance, contract type, salary range, work schedule, graduate roles, and posting date — all from the input form.

📍 UK-wide coverage

All regions covered: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Search by postcode, city, or region, with configurable radius in miles.

⚡ Lean and cost-effective

Runs as a lightweight HTTP scraper with no browser overhead. A run of 1,000 results typically completes in under 5 minutes.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
keywords	string	""	Job title, skills, or search terms. Leave empty for all listings.
locationName	string	""	City, region, or postcode (e.g. London, SW1A). Leave empty for UK-wide.
distanceFromLocation	integer	10	Search radius in miles from the specified location.
contractType	string	any	permanent, contract, temp, or any.
fullTime	boolean	false	Show only full-time positions.
partTime	boolean	false	Show only part-time positions.
minimumSalary	integer	—	Minimum annual salary in GBP.
maximumSalary	integer	—	Maximum annual salary in GBP.
graduate	boolean	false	Show only graduate-level roles.
postedByRecruitmentAgency	boolean	false	Show only agency-posted listings.
daysOld	integer	—	Maximum listing age in days (1, 3, 7, 14, or 30).
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum number of listings to return.
fetchDetails	boolean	true	Fetch each job's detail page for full descriptions and structured data.
skipReposts	boolean	false	Exclude listings seen in previous runs (requires 90-day KVS store).
startUrls	array	[]	Direct links to Reed.co.uk job pages or search results to scrape.

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Output schema

Each result contains the following fields:

{
    "id": "52413788",
    "title": "Senior Software Engineer",
    "url": "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-software-engineer/52413788",
    "applyUrl": "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/senior-software-engineer/52413788",

    "employer": "Acme Tech Ltd",
    "location": "London, EC2A",

    "salaryMin": 70000,
    "salaryMax": 90000,
    "salaryPeriod": "YEAR",
    "currency": "GBP",
    "salaryRaw": "£70,000 - £90,000 per annum",

    "contractType": "Permanent",
    "workSchedule": "Full-time",
    "expiryDate": "2026-04-28",

    "publishDate": "2026-03-28",
    "publishDateISO": "2026-03-28",

    "description": "<p>We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer...</p>",
    "descriptionText": "We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer...",
    "descriptionMarkdown": "We are looking for a **Senior Software Engineer**...",

    "contentHash": "a3f2c1d4e5b6a7f8",
    "summary": "Senior Software Engineer | Acme Tech Ltd | London, EC2A | £70,000 - £90,000 per annum",
    "source": "reed.co.uk",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-28T12:00:00.000Z",

    "isRepost": false,
    "originalPublishDate": null,
    "originalUrl": null
}

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Examples

Example 1 — All developer jobs in London

{
    "keywords": "developer",
    "locationName": "London",
    "maxResults": 50
}

Example 2 — Permanent accountant roles with salary filter

{
    "keywords": "accountant",
    "locationName": "Manchester",
    "distanceFromLocation": 20,
    "contractType": "permanent",
    "minimumSalary": 35000,
    "maximumSalary": 60000,
    "maxResults": 100
}

Example 3 — Recent nursing jobs in Scotland (skip reposts, fetchDetails off)

{
    "keywords": "nurse",
    "locationName": "Edinburgh",
    "daysOld": 7,
    "skipReposts": true,
    "fetchDetails": false,
    "maxResults": 200
}

Example 4 — Direct URL to a specific search results page

{
    "startUrls": [
        { "url": "https://www.reed.co.uk/jobs/marketing-jobs-in-birmingham" }
    ],
    "maxResults": 50
}

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💰 Pricing

$1.50 per 1,000 results — you only pay for successfully retrieved listings. Failed retries and filtered reposts are never charged.

Results	Cost
100	~$0.15
1,000	~$1.50
10,000	~$15.00
100,000	~$150.00

Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage. At 10,000 results/month, this scraper costs significantly less with no commitment.

Use the Max results cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

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Performance

Run size	fetchDetails	Estimated time
100 results	true	~1 min
1,000 results	true	~8 min
5,000 results	true	~35 min
10,000 results	false	~20 min

Performance depends on Reed.co.uk server response times and proxy routing. Runs with fetchDetails: false are significantly faster as only search result pages are fetched.

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Known limitations

• Apply URL: Some listings use Reed's hosted application flow rather than an external URL. In these cases, applyUrl points to the Reed listing itself.
• Salary: Not published by all employers — salaryMin, salaryMax, and salaryRaw will be null when the employer has chosen to hide salary information.
• Maximum distance: Reed's distance filter is capped at 100 miles.
• Date filtering: Reed only supports fixed date ranges (1, 3, 7, 14, or 30 days). Intermediate values are rounded up to the nearest supported range.
• Pagination cap: Reed limits search results to approximately 1,000 per query. For large datasets, split runs using different keyword or location combinations.

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Technical details

• Source: reed.co.uk — UK's largest job board with 250,000+ active listings
• Memory: 256 MB
• Repost storage: KeyValueStore reed-co-uk-job-dedup, 90-day TTL
• Retry: Automatic retry on network errors, exponential backoff, 3 attempts per request

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Additional services

Need a custom actor, additional filters, scheduled runs, or integration support? Send an email to info@unfencedgroup.nl — we build on request.

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