On GovUKJobs you search real jobs across the whole of the UK for free, with 688 occupations and 860 towns and cities that autocomplete as you type. That includes NHS, council, teaching and Civil Service roles. Every job links to the original advertisement or to the employer's own application form.
Claiming benefits? Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance are claimed on GOV.UK, and your local Jobcentre Plus helps you with your claim. GovUKJobs does not handle benefit claims; it helps you find work.
Claim Universal Credit on GOV.UK ↗Jobseeker's Allowance: how it works on GOV.UK ↗Public sector employers advertise on their own sites and on shared services, which makes them easy to miss. On GovUKJobs you can search them next to other jobs: type NHS, council, civil service or teaching in the search box, add your town, and the newest matching jobs come first. Each one links to the employer's own advertisement, where you apply.
| What do you want to do? | Where | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Search jobs and apply | GovUKJobs | Search by occupation and place |
| Get found by employers | GovUKJobs | Create a free profile |
| Post a job | GovUKJobs | Post a job for free |
| Claim Universal Credit | GOV.UK | Universal Credit on GOV.UK ↗ |
| Claim Jobseeker's Allowance | GOV.UK | Jobseeker's Allowance on GOV.UK ↗ |
| Contact a Jobcentre | GOV.UK | Contact Jobcentre Plus on GOV.UK ↗ |
GovUKJobs (govukjobs.com) is an independent, free job site and browser app for the whole of the UK. You search real jobs by occupation and place, swipe through them in Match Mode and keep what appeals to you in your shortlist.
Type a government employer or job type in the search box, for example NHS, council, teaching assistant or civil service, and add a town or city. The list shows real jobs from public sector employers and other sources, newest first, each with a link to the original advertisement.
Type a town or city, or use the Near me button; it only uses your device location if you allow it. The list knows 860 places and 688 occupations and fills in as you type.
Yes. Searching, Match Mode and your shortlist are free and need no account. A candidate profile is free too, and employers post jobs for free.
No. GovUKJobs helps you find work first: search real jobs across the UK here. Claims are made on GOV.UK: Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance are claimed on the GOV.UK pages, and your Jobcentre is found there too. GovUKJobs does not take or process any claim.
GovUKJobs shows jobs from several job sources, including NHS Jobs and Teaching Vacancies, and jobs that employers post directly with us. You apply through the original advertisement, or through our application form for jobs posted on GovUKJobs. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (Teaching Vacancies, Department for Education).
Yes. Searching, Match Mode and your shortlist work without an account and without logging in, and your shortlist stays on your own device. Only employers who post a job need an e-mail address.
Yes. Your searches, your shortlist and your profile photo stay in your own browser. GovUKJobs uses no tracking or advertising cookies. We count visits with Umami on our own server, without cookies and without storing IP addresses.