Jobs in Wales

The Challenge

Wales has a distinct employment landscape, with a mix of public sector organisations, SMEs, and larger employers spread across urban centres and rural communities. The founders of Jobs in Wales recognised that the major national job boards did not serve the Welsh market particularly well. Job seekers in Wales were searching through thousands of irrelevant listings from across the UK, and Welsh employers were competing for visibility against companies in London and the South East.

What Wales needed was a dedicated platform that understood the geography, the industries, and the communities that make the Welsh job market unique. Jobs in Wales set out to be that platform, and they asked us to build it.

Our Approach

We developed the Jobs in Wales platform using our proven job board technology stack: ASP.NET and C# on the back end, SQL Server for data management, Elastic Search for fast and relevant job searching, and Azure for reliable, scalable hosting.

Built for Wales

• Regional search allows candidates to find jobs by Welsh regions, counties, and towns — not just generic radius searches that ignore local geography
• Sector focus on industries that matter in Wales, including public sector, manufacturing, tourism, agriculture, healthcare, and the growing tech sector
• Bilingual capability ensures the platform serves both English and Welsh-speaking users, reflecting the importance of the Welsh language in many parts of the country
• Local employer tools make it simple for Welsh businesses of any size to post vacancies, manage applications, and build their employer brand

Candidate Experience

Job seekers benefit from intelligent search that understands the Welsh market. They can filter by region, sector, salary, and contract type, set up email alerts for new roles matching their criteria, and upload CVs that are automatically parsed and matched against suitable vacancies. The platform is designed to surface genuinely relevant local opportunities rather than burying them under a mountain of UK-wide listings.

Employer Dashboard

Employers get a self-service portal where they can post jobs, search the CV database, manage applications, and track the performance of their listings. Pricing is structured to be accessible for smaller Welsh businesses, not just large corporates with recruitment budgets to match.

The Outcome

Jobs in Wales quickly established itself as a leading recruitment platform in the Welsh market, earning recognition and awards for its contribution to employment in Wales. The platform has attracted thousands of employers ranging from local councils and NHS trusts to independent businesses and national companies with Welsh operations.

The combination of regional expertise, relevant search results, and an accessible pricing model proved to be exactly what the Welsh market needed. Job seekers report finding more relevant local opportunities than on the major national boards, and employers consistently cite the quality of candidates as a key reason for returning to the platform.

For us, Jobs in Wales is a project we are particularly proud of. It demonstrates that a well-built, focused platform can compete effectively with much larger competitors by serving a specific market exceptionally well.