Jobsite

What Jobsite does

Jobsite is a UK-based online job search platform founded in 1995 and operated by The Stepstone Group UK Ltd, functioning as a two-sided job board marketplace that connects job seekers with recruiters and direct employers across the United Kingdom. The platform, accessible at jobsite.co.uk, aggregates job listings across more than 100 sector categories (including Admin, Construction, IT, Healthcare, Driving, Engineering, and emerging verticals such as Cyber Security, Data Science, and Renewable Energy) and indexes openings across more than 100 UK locations spanning England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Core product functionality includes keyword and faceted search with filters by sector, location, salary band (annual, daily, hourly), job type (Permanent, Temporary, Part Time), and company type (Direct Employer, Agency); targeted email job alerts; CV upload and profile visibility controls for candidate discovery; and career advice content for job seekers.

The underlying technology is a standard web-based job board platform with SEO-optimized landing pages for each sector and location combination driving organic top-of-funnel traffic. The platform operates a product-led growth (PLG) motion on both sides: job seekers self-serve for free, while recruiters can self-serve job postings and access additional paid services through the broader Totaljobs Group platform. There is no disclosed API, SDK, mobile app, or third-party integration capability, and no AI/ML capabilities (matching, ranking, recommendation, or NLP) are referenced in the available data.

Jobsite generates revenue through two streams: recruitment advertising (transaction fees from employers and agencies posting job listings, including standard and featured options) and employer services (subscription-style offerings including candidate matching, increased listing visibility, and recruitment solutions provided through the Totaljobs Group). Pricing for job seekers is free; recruiter pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company is privately held as a trading brand under The Stepstone Group UK Ltd, which is itself part of The Stepstone Group, a major European online recruitment and HR services group owned by Axel Springer SE.

Name

Jobsite

Legal name

The Stepstone Group UK Ltd

Website

https://jobsite.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Jobsite is a UK-based online job board marketplace founded in 1995, operated by The Stepstone Group UK Ltd, connecting job seekers with recruiters and employers across 100+ UK sectors and locations via search, CV upload, and email job alerts, monetized through recruiter job posting fees and employer services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Administrative, Clerical & Office Support Direct Hire (BPACAFAF), Office & Administrative Temp Staffing (BPACACAA)

Keywords

• Online job board
• UK job search
• Recruitment advertising
• CV database platform
• Job matching portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Havant

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Recruitment Advertising: Revenue generated from employers and recruiters who pay to post job listings on the platform. The platform offers various posting options including standard and featured listings.
2. Employer Services: Additional services for recruiters including candidate matching, increased visibility, and recruitment solutions offered through the Totaljobs Group platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jobsite operates a UK-wide online job board at jobsite.co.uk that connects job seekers with employers and recruiters. Job seekers can search and filter thousands of listings by sector, location, salary, job type (permanent, temporary, part time), and company type (direct employer or agency), upload CVs, control profile visibility, and receive email job alerts. Employers and recruiters pay to post job vacancies (standard or featured listings) and access candidate pools through subscription-based recruitment services connected to the broader Totaljobs Group portfolio.

Product overview

Jobsite is a UK-based online job search platform operated by The Stepstone Group UK Ltd. The platform aggregates job listings across various sectors and locations in the UK, allowing job seekers to search and filter job opportunities by sector, location, salary, job type, and company type. The service connects recruiters posting jobs with candidates searching for employment, functioning as a job board/marketplace rather than a software platform with modular products or technical integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Jobsite UK Job Board Free, self-service UK-wide online job search platform at jobsite.co.uk where job seekers can search, filter, and apply for permanent, temporary, and part-time roles across sectors and UK locations.
• Recruiter Job Posting Service Paid service enabling UK recruiters, agencies, and direct employers to post job vacancies on jobsite.co.uk, with standard and featured listing options offered through the self-serve recruiter portal.
• Employer Recruitment Services (Subscription) Subscription-based recruitment solutions for employers and recruiters, including candidate matching, increased visibility, and broader recruitment services delivered through the Totaljobs Group platform.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• The Stepstone GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJobsite is operated by The Stepstone Group UK Ltd, part of The Stepstone Group, a major European online recruitment and HR services group. The platform is integrated with Totaljobs brand within the group portfolio.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Indeed UK: Indeed is the dominant global job aggregator with a major UK presence, offering free job seeker search and recruiter pay-per-click and sponsored job listings. It directly competes with Jobsite for both candidate traffic and recruiter ad spend across the same UK sectors.
• Reed: Reed is one of the UK's largest job boards and employment agencies, operating reed.co.uk with millions of registered candidates and recruiters across all sectors. It competes head-on with Jobsite in both candidate acquisition and recruiter advertising, with broader staffing agency capability.
• CV-Library: CV-Library is a major UK job board with a large CV database, targeting recruiters and candidates across sectors. It competes with Jobsite on both candidate matching and recruiter subscription pricing models.
• Monster UK: Monster is a long-established global job board brand with a UK-specific site covering a broad range of sectors. It competes directly with Jobsite for both candidate search traffic and recruiter job postings in the UK market.

Broad incumbents

• Totaljobs: Totaljobs is a sister brand to Jobsite under The Stepstone Group UK Ltd and operates as a UK generalist job board with similar recruiter advertising and candidate features. It is a direct competitor despite shared corporate ownership due to overlapping product positioning.
• LinkedIn (UK): LinkedIn is the dominant professional network with a job search and recruiter advertising product competing for UK recruiter budgets and active/passive candidate engagement. While broader than a job board, it increasingly substitutes for category-specific job boards in professional sectors.
• StepStone (Germany): StepStone is the European online recruitment platform that owns The Stepstone Group UK Ltd (Jobsite's parent). It operates job boards across multiple European markets and is comparable to Jobsite in product and business model, serving as the international counterpart under the same group.

Regional players

• Guardian Jobs: Guardian Jobs operates a UK job board focused on professional, editorial, public sector, and graduate roles, monetized via employer listings. While narrower in sector scope, it overlaps with Jobsite in professional and UK-wide coverage.

Emerging players

• ZipRecruiter (UK distribution): ZipRecruiter is a US-headquartered job marketplace with AI-driven matching that has expanded into the UK. Its candidate-employer matching technology and aggregator model make it an emerging comparable threat to UK job boards like Jobsite.
• Adzuna: Adzuna is a UK-based job search engine that aggregates listings from multiple sources, monetizing via recruiter advertising. It is comparable to Jobsite as a UK job aggregator but competes primarily on breadth of listings rather than direct-first-party postings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/jobsitejobs
• Facebookfacebook.com/JobsiteUK
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jobsite

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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