Totaljobs.com

What Totaljobs.com does

Totaljobs.com is one of the UK's longest-established online job search platforms, founded in 1999 and operated by The Stepstone Group UK Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of StepStone (Axel Springer group). It connects job seekers with tens of thousands of live vacancies across every industry and UK region through a website (totaljobs.com), iOS and Android apps, and a network of 10 retained specialist sub-brands including CWJobs (tech), Milkround (graduates), CityJobs (finance), Caterer.com (hospitality), emedcareers (pharma/healthcare), CareerStructure (construction), Just Engineers, RetailChoice, CatererGlobal and Jobsite. The platform supports both self-serve job seeking and recruiter-side advertising, with intelligent job matching, candidate recommendation, application scoring and personalised email/SMS job alerts as core technical capabilities.

The product surface is built around a candidate profile plus CV pipeline that feeds personalised job recommendations and instant alerts, while recruiters access a self-service posting portal, a CV database and (for larger needs) dedicated account managers. Recent additions include a Microsoft Azure OpenAI/ChatGPT-powered conversational assistant for job discovery, an AI fit-classifier producing 'Strong Fit' / 'Good Fit' / 'Poor Fit' commentary, an ATS integration with SmartRecruiters, and a Good&Co culture-fit layer; supporting infrastructure is provided by Google SSO, Adobe Experience Cloud/Target, Stripe, GoCardless, Tealium and cloud drive integrations (Google Drive, OneDrive, Dropbox, Box). A Salary Planner benchmarked against 50,000+ datasets and an annual salary trends report covering 17.5M job adverts extend the offering into data products.

Totaljobs makes money primarily through subscription-style recurring revenue from recruiters and employers: job advertisement listings across single posts and multi-pack campaigns, CV database access, and dedicated account management for larger hiring needs. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The platform serves a horizontal mix of UK job seekers (entry-level to executive, part-time and full-time) and a long tail of SMB and enterprise recruiters, with international candidate reach delivered via the Stepstone Group's 134-country partner network. Headcount of 251–500 is split across seven UK offices (London HQ plus Glasgow, Manchester, Portsmouth and others).

Name

Totaljobs.com

Legal name

The Stepstone Group UK Limited

Website

https://totaljobs.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Totaljobs.com is a UK online job search platform founded in 1999, operated by The Stepstone Group UK Limited. It connects job seekers with recruiters via its core site, mobile apps, and 10 specialist sub-brands, monetising subscription job advertising, CV database access and account management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Recruitment / Job Search Platform

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies and Executive Search Services (56131), Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recruiting Administration Outsourcing (Recruitment Support, Scheduling, Onboarding Ops) (BPACAKAG)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Recruitment platform
• Job search services
• Talent matching
• Career resources

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Job Advertisement Services: Recruiters pay to advertise job vacancies on the platform, reaching thousands of job seekers across various industries and locations in the UK
2. CV Database Access: Recruiters can search and access candidate CVs on the database to identify suitable candidates for their vacancies
3. Recruiter Account Management: Dedicated account management services for larger recruitment needs

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Totaljobs.com operates an online job search platform that connects job seekers with recruiters and employers across the UK. Recruiters pay to advertise job vacancies and access a CV database, while job seekers search and apply for roles free of charge. The platform is augmented by intelligent job matching technology, AI-powered candidate recommendations, personalized job alerts, a Salary Planner benchmarking tool, mobile apps, and a network of ten specialist sub-brand job boards targeting specific industries and demographics.

Product overview

Totaljobs is a unified job search platform offering a comprehensive portfolio of specialized job boards and career services. The core Totaljobs platform (totaljobs.com) provides intelligent job matching, AI-powered recommendations, and personalized job alerts, while the network encompasses 10+ specialist sub-brands (CareerStructure, Caterer.com, CatererGlobal, CityJobs, CWJobs, emedcareers, Just Engineers, Milkround, RetailChoice, Jobsite) targeting specific industries and candidate demographics. Additional services include Salary Planner for market benchmarking and mobile apps for iOS/Android. The platform is part of The Stepstone Group, enabling international recruitment through partnerships with 134+ country job boards globally. AI capabilities include a ChatGPT-powered conversational assistant for job recommendations, candidate-job matching algorithms, and application scoring systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The Totaljobs Network: A network of job boards including Totaljobs, CareerStructure, Caterer.com, CatererGlobal, CityJobs, CWJobs, emedcareers, Just Engineers, Milkround, and RetailChoice.

Products and services

• Totaljobs Job Search Platform The main UK job search platform connecting job seekers with thousands of live vacancies across every industry and location. Features intelligent job matching technology, personalized job recommendations, instant job alerts, and tools for CV building, cover letters, and interview preparation.
• Salary Planner

Quantifiable outcome

• Technology professionals earn an average of £48,595 and find a new job within 14 days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stepstone GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTotaljobs is owned and operated by The Stepstone Group UK Ltd, part of StepStone GmbH (Axel Springer group). Stepstone Group operates in 30+ countries including Stepstone in Germany and Appcast in the USA.
• JobsitecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPart of the Totaljobs Network of job boards, sharing candidate information and CVs to help job seekers find employment.
• CareerStructurecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner brand for construction and built environment roles in the UK and overseas.
• Caterer.comcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartner brand specialising in hospitality jobs with over 20,000 positions.
• CWJobscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading tech job board covering all tech skillset roles from management to infrastructure, testing to cyber security.
• CityJobscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialist job board for finance, banking and accounting positions.
• emedcareersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialist job board for pharmaceutical, biotech, medical and healthcare positions.
• Just EngineerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialist engineering site with over 16,000 jobs across the UK.
• MilkroundcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUK's leading student and graduate job board for internships, placements, graduate schemes and entry-level positions.
• RetailChoiceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpecialist job board for retail positions at head office and store level.
• StepStone International PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational partner network covering 134 countries including StepStone entities in Belgium, Germany, France, Netherlands, Austria, and regional job boards across South Africa, Ireland, Caribbean, and Latin America.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CWJobs: UK tech-specialist job board within the Totaljobs Network itself; illustrates the verticalised sub-brand strategy and the competitive set within the UK tech recruitment segment.
• Reed: UK-based recruitment platform and job board with deep market position across permanent, temporary, and graduate placement — directly comparable product and geography to Totaljobs.
• Jobsite: UK generalist job board owned by the same Stepstone Group; a sibling brand within the Totaljobs Network sharing candidates and recruiter dashboards — direct overlap in audience and product.
• CV-Library: UK-focused job board and CV database platform with a similar business model of recruiter job postings plus searchable candidate profiles, competing directly for SMB and mid-market recruiter budgets.
• Indeed: World's largest job search engine, aggregating job listings globally and competing head-on with Totaljobs in the UK for recruiter job ad spend and candidate traffic.
• Milkround: UK student and graduate job board within the Totaljobs Network; comparable business model targeting a specific candidate demographic with employer advertising revenue.

Broad incumbents

• LinkedIn: Dominant professional network with integrated job listings and recruiter tools. Operates as a broader incumbent whose Talent Solutions and Recruiter products overlap with Totaljobs' core offering at the upper end of the market.
• Monster: Established global job board operating across multiple geographies including the UK; competes with Totaljobs for enterprise recruiter spend with a broader but less UK-deep portfolio.

Emerging players

• Glassdoor: Jobs plus company reviews platform with growing recruiter product; comparable in offering employers a richer content-led candidate attraction channel alongside job listings.
• ZipRecruiter: AI-driven job marketplace with subscription-based recruiter model; comparable in offering though primarily US-focused, and a useful comparable for the AI-matching trajectory Totaljobs is pursuing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/totaljobsUK
• Facebookfacebook.com/totaljobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/totaljobs

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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