Totaljobs Scraper — UK Job Listings

Extract structured job listings from totaljobs.com — one of the UK's largest job boards. Search by keyword and location, filter by recency, or paste a direct URL. No API key or account required.

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What you get

Each result includes the job title, company, location, contract type, work schedule, salary text, and a direct link. With Fetch Details enabled you also get the full job description, skills required, and company profile.

Note: Totaljobs paginates at 25 results per page and limits public access to 5 pages. The practical ceiling per search is 125 listings. Use startUrls with multiple pre-filtered search URLs to collect more.

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Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	—	Job title, skill, or keyword, e.g. software engineer, nurse, project manager
location	string	—	City, postcode, or area, e.g. London, Manchester, EC1A 1BB
maxResults	integer	100	Maximum listings to return (capped at 125 per search URL)
daysOld	integer	—	Only return jobs posted within this many days
fetchDetails	boolean	true	Fetch full description, requirements, and company info from each listing page
skipReposts	boolean	false	Skip listings already seen in previous runs (90-day deduplication window)
proxyConfiguration	object	—	Proxy settings. A UK residential proxy is required
startUrls	array	—	Specific Totaljobs search or listing URLs to scrape. Overrides searchQuery and location

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Output fields

Field	Type	Notes
title	string	Job title
company	string	Hiring company name
city	string	City extracted from location string
location	string	Full location text as displayed
contractType	string	e.g. Permanent, Contract, Temporary
workSchedule	string	e.g. Full Time, Part Time
salaryText	string	Salary range as displayed, or null if not shown
description	string	Full job description in Markdown (fetchDetails required)
publishDate	string	Date posted as displayed on the listing
isRepost	boolean	true if seen in a previous run
contentHash	string	MD5 hash of normalised content for change detection
url	string	Direct link to the listing
source	string	Always totaljobs.com
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected

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Examples

Software engineering roles in London

{
  "searchQuery": "software engineer",
  "location": "London",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "fetchDetails": false
}

Nursing jobs posted in the last week

{
  "searchQuery": "nurse",
  "location": "Manchester",
  "daysOld": 7,
  "maxResults": 50
}

Scrape a pre-filtered search URL directly

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.totaljobs.com/jobs/data-analyst/in-london" }
  ],
  "maxResults": 125,
  "fetchDetails": true
}

Daily incremental feed — only new postings

{
  "searchQuery": "product manager",
  "location": "London",
  "daysOld": 1,
  "skipReposts": true,
  "maxResults": 125
}

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Pricing

Pay-per-result — charged only for items pushed to the dataset. Listing-only mode (fetchDetails: false) is fastest and most cost-efficient.

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Notes

Totaljobs requires a UK residential proxy. The public search interface is limited to 5 pages × 25 results = 125 listings per search. For larger extractions, supply multiple startUrls with different keyword or location combinations.

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