JOBS & CAREERS
London jobs navigator: official vacancies, employers and training
Start with the channel that owns or verifies the opportunity, then compare the role, employer, work permission, pay and complete journey before applying.
- Decision points
- 7 useful sections
- Reading time
- 2 minutes
- Source checks
- 1 named checkpoint
- Last reviewed
- 12 SEPTEMBER 2026
Search the right channel, not the whole internet.
Official vacancy boards, major London employers, training and career support—organised by the job you need next.
Find a job
Search verified employer vacancies by keyword and London radius.
02Health & care · VacanciesNHS Jobs
Clinical, operational, technology and support roles across London trusts.
03Public service · VacanciesCivil Service Jobs
Government roles with grade, location and eligibility stated on each advert.
04Transport · EmployerTransport for London careers
Operations, engineering, technology, planning and customer-service careers.
05Public service · EmployerCity Hall opportunities
Roles supporting London policy, programmes, research and city operations.
06Public service · EmployerMetropolitan Police careers
Police officer, staff, digital and operational-support routes.
07All sectors · TrainingApprenticeships
Paid training routes searchable by occupation and London location.
08Digital & green · TrainingSkills Bootcamps
Flexible training designed around employer demand and job progression.
09Digital & green · TrainingMayor’s Skills Academies
London training and employment support in priority sectors.
10All sectors · AdviceNational Careers Service
Skills assessment, role profiles and job-search planning.
11Education · EmployerUniversity of London jobs
Academic, professional-services, digital and operational vacancies.
12Digital & green · NetworkTech Nation opportunities
Use the UK technology network to identify companies, programmes and events.
Choose the channel by sector
General boards are useful for discovery, while NHS, Civil Service, TfL, City Hall and major education employers publish their own authoritative vacancy details. Search both, but apply through the employer route named in the advert.
Separate vacancies from training
A course, bootcamp or careers service is not a job offer. Use training routes to close a specific skills gap and ask for evidence of employer demand, assessment, cost and likely next step.
Read the complete advert
Check location, salary, hours, contract, closing time, essential criteria and work-permission wording. “London” can mean a wide commuting area; calculate the door-to-door journey before committing.
Apply safely
Never pay for an interview, sponsorship certificate or guaranteed job. Verify the employer, keep the original advert, tailor evidence to the criteria and submit through the stated official system.
Turn a title into three searches
Search the exact role, the underlying function and the strongest transferable skill. A digital editor might also search content operations, audience development or publishing product roles. Use exclusions to remove agencies, internships or locations that do not fit. Save a small number of precise alerts and review them on a fixed schedule so the search produces decisions rather than an endless feed.
Build a weekly application board
Separate opportunities into investigate, prepare, submitted, interview and closed. Each active card should contain the official vacancy URL, closing date, named criteria, salary range when published and the evidence still needed. This reveals where the process is failing: discovery, fit, application quality or interview conversion. Remove duplicates and expired adverts so the board reflects real choices.
Verify before sharing documents
Check that email addresses use the employer or recognised recruitment domain and that the vacancy exists on an official channel. Do not send passport scans, bank credentials, one-time codes or payment before a legitimate onboarding stage. Use a separate copy of identity documents only when the organisation explains the lawful purpose and secure route. Report suspicious adverts to the platform and the impersonated employer.
