WP Job Manager has been the default WordPress job board plugin for years. But if you’re a UK recruitment agency, it might not be the right fit. Here’s an honest comparison.
WP Job Manager
Best for: Generic job boards, marketplace-style sites, employers posting their own roles.
- Free core plugin with paid add-ons
- Large ecosystem of extensions
- Community support
- No ATS integration out of the box
- Basic salary field (no UK-specific handling)
- No Google for Jobs schema
- No AI search
- No GDPR tools built in
Recruiter Jobs
Best for: UK recruitment agencies with an ATS who want a branded job board.
- £24/month, everything included
- Built-in ATS sync (JobAdder, Bullhorn, Vincere)
- UK salary handling (annual, daily, hourly, competitive)
- Google for Jobs schema with visual editor
- AI-powered natural language search
- Job alerts with subscriber management
- GDPR compliance tools (auto-purge, consent, erasure)
- Dashboard analytics
- Visual carousel and layout builders
The bottom line
WP Job Manager is a solid general-purpose plugin. But if you’re a UK agency running Bullhorn, JobAdder, or Vincere, and you want your jobs on your website with proper Google for Jobs visibility, Recruiter Jobs is built specifically for that.