Totaljobs Group

Name

Totaljobs Group

Legal name

The Stepstone Group UK Ltd

Website

https://totaljobsgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Totaljobs Group operates six UK job board sites connecting employers and recruiters with job seekers across multiple verticals, monetising through subscription-based job advertising and serving both SMB and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board / Recruitment Advertising

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Professional & Business Services Marketplaces (Freelancers, SMB Services) (BPAMAHAG)

Keywords

• Online job board
• Job search platform
• Recruitment advertising
• Talent acquisition
• Career marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Advertising - Recruiters: Totaljobs generates revenue by charging employers and recruiters to post job advertisements on the platform. The platform offers dedicated recruiter services including job posting, international recruitment capabilities, and access to candidate pools across multiple industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Totaljobs Group operates a network of six UK job sites connecting job seekers with employers, providing free job search across IT & Tech, Engineering, Healthcare, and other sectors, alongside paid recruiter services for posting job advertisements and accessing international candidate pools. The platform aggregates 109,975+ active vacancies and is delivered via desktop web, mobile web, and native iOS/Android applications with an integrated Salary Planner and career advice content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Totaljobs Job Search Platform Online job search platform connecting job seekers with employers, featuring job listings across multiple industries including IT & Tech, Engineering, and Healthcare. Includes web access, salary benchmarking, and career advice resources.
• Totaljobs iOS Mobile Application Native iOS application available on the Apple App Store that enables job seekers to search and apply for positions from mobile devices, with access to the same job inventory as the website.
• Totaljobs Android Mobile Application Native Android application available on the Google Play Store that enables job seekers to search and apply for positions from mobile devices, mirroring the website's job inventory and tools.
• Totaljobs Recruiter Services / Recruiter Portal Paid services for employers and recruiters including job advertisement posting, international recruitment capabilities, access to candidate pools across multiple industries, and recruiting courses for in-house teams.
• Totaljobs Salary Planner Salary benchmarking tool integrated into the Totaljobs platform that helps job seekers understand and plan salary expectations, supporting better-informed applications and career decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• IT & Tech professionals find jobs in average 14 days
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Stepstone Groupparent companyOthersTotaljobs is owned and operated by The Stepstone Group UK Ltd. The Stepstone Group is a leading digital recruitment company and part of a broader European job board network. The Stepstone Group UK Ltd is listed as the legal entity operating the Totaljobs platform.

Scale indicators9 records

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Indeed is the world's largest job search engine, owned by Recruit Holdings. It directly competes with Totaljobs in the UK market by aggregating listings across employers and offering both sponsored job posts and free organic listings. Indeed's scale, multi-country reach, and aggregator model make it Totaljobs' most significant competitive threat.
• LinkedIn (Microsoft): LinkedIn Jobs is a core component of the Microsoft-owned professional network. It competes with Totaljobs in UK professional recruiting by combining social profile data, recruiter InMails, and job posts. LinkedIn's professional network effects and deep enterprise integration give it strong pricing power and recruiter mindshare.
• Glassdoor: Glassdoor (owned by Indeed/Recruit) combines job listings with company reviews and salary data in the UK market. It competes with Totaljobs on both the recruiter advertising side and on the salary transparency features (Salary Planner) that Totaljobs uses as a differentiator.
• Monster: Monster is a global online recruitment brand (now part of CareerBuilder/Randstad in various regions) that competes with Totaljobs in the UK professional job listings market. It offers similar recruiter tools, resume database access, and branded employer advertising.

Direct peers

• Reed: Reed is a UK-based job board and recruitment services company, one of the longest-established in the country. It competes directly with Totaljobs in UK job listings across similar verticals (graduate, professional, technical), and also operates recruitment services, mirroring Totaljobs' diversified offering.
• CV-Library: CV-Library is a UK-based job board and candidate database platform. It is a direct competitor to Totaljobs, offering similar job posting and CV-search services for UK recruiters, often at lower price points targeting SMEs and mid-market employers.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a US-headquartered but increasingly international job marketplace with AI-driven candidate matching. It serves a similar recruiter-and-job-seeker dual-sided model to Totaljobs, with subscription and pay-per-post pricing for employers seeking qualified candidates.
• Jobsite (UK): Jobsite is a UK-focused job board owned by Totaljobs Group's parent Stepstone Group, and historically a direct competitor in the UK market. It overlaps with Totaljobs in UK professional job listings, sharing Stepstone's pan-European technology and recruiter base.
• Stepstone Group: Stepstone Group is Totaljobs' parent company and operates job boards across continental Europe (Stepstone, jobs.ch, etc.). As the direct corporate parent and operational peer, it shares the same job board business model, technology stack, and recruiter value proposition, with Totaljobs serving as its UK arm.

Regional players

• Guardian Jobs: Guardian Jobs is the recruitment arm of The Guardian newspaper in the UK, focused on professional, public sector, and mission-driven roles. While not a direct competitor for Totaljobs' broad enterprise volume, it competes for the same UK recruiter advertising budget in segments like education, charity, and media.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tjgjobs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/totaljobs-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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