Job advertising,
explained.
Everything a UK employer needs to know about advertising a job: the routes, the costs, the boards, the advert itself and what happens after people apply.
Job advertising in the UK comes down to four decisions: which route (free, one board, multiposting, or full service), what you spend, where the advert runs, and how you handle the response. Get those right and a few hundred pounds reaches the same candidates an agency would charge thousands to find.
This page covers the whole journey, with links to the detailed guide on each step.
From free to
full service.
- Free listingsIndeed organic (subject to Indeed policy), Google for Jobs and the DWP Find a Job service. Fine for easy roles; limited visibility.
- Single paid boardA premium slot on one board, often low hundreds of pounds. Better reach, but you are betting the role on one audience.
- MultipostingOne advert distributed across many boards at once for one price. Workvine DIY covers 10+ UK boards for £399, applications in one place.
- Full serviceAn agency (15 to 25 percent of salary) or fixed-fee recruitment (a set price from £1,999) runs the whole process for you.
For the full cost picture, including the hidden cost of a role left open, read how much it costs to advertise a job and the true cost of recruitment.
Four steps to a
filled role.
A searchable title, a real salary, plain English and a simple way to apply. This is half the battle.
How to write a job advertNo single board reaches everyone. Indeed for volume, LinkedIn for professional roles, the big generalists for breadth.
The best UK job boardsMultiposting puts one advert on every board that matters, for one price, instead of paying each board separately.
How to post to multiple boardsCollect every application in one system, reply to everyone automatically, and move fast on the good ones.
A better recruitment processAll four steps,
from £399.
Job advertising,
answered.
For most roles: write a clear advert with the salary shown, then post it across several job boards at once rather than betting on one. Multiposting services do this from a single account. Workvine DIY posts one branded advert across 10+ UK job boards for £399, with every application collected in one place.
From free (Indeed organic, Google for Jobs, DWP Find a Job) to a few hundred pounds for paid reach. Premium single-board slots often run into the low hundreds each, while a £399 multipost credit covers 10+ boards. A full-service route costs more: fixed-fee recruitment from £1,999, or an agency at 15 to 25 percent of salary.
The major UK options are Indeed, LinkedIn, Totaljobs, CV Library and Reed, plus Google for Jobs and the free Find a Job service. The right mix depends on the role, which is why posting to several boards at once usually outperforms picking one.
Most paid job board campaigns run for 28 days, which is enough for the large majority of roles. If the right person has not applied by then, the advert, the salary or the boards usually need changing rather than simply re-running.
Advertise your
next role.
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