Frequently Asked Questions

Yes — Jude.works is completely free for all UK job seekers, with no premium tier, no hidden charges, and no credit card required. Every feature is included: AI job matching, CV analysis, Skill Path, Career Pivot, Ask Jude coaching, cover letter generator, interview prep, and Application Toolkit. Employers pay for the tools that make their hiring better, and that is how we keep the platform free for job seekers.

When you upload your CV, Jude's AI extracts your skills, experience, and career history. It then compares your profile against verified job listings using narrative matching — understanding what you can do, not just checking for keyword overlap. Each job gets a percentage match score along with a reasoning summary explaining why you are a good fit, which skills you already have, and which gaps could be closed to improve your match. This means you see roles you could do even if your CV uses different words to the job description.

Jude.works sources jobs from official UK government feeds (including the DWP Find a Job API), Teaching Vacancies (the government's official school jobs service), trusted UK job networks, and direct employer postings. Every listing is filtered for ghost job signals — missing salaries, agency padding, and stale closing dates — before it reaches you. If a listing does not have a real employer behind it, it does not appear on Jude.

There is a free employer tier that includes 2 active job listings and 1 AI-generated job description per month — no credit card required. Paid plans start at £129 per month plus VAT (Essentials: 5 listings), £249 per month plus VAT (Growth: 12 listings), and £449 per month plus VAT (Agency: 25 listings and multi-client management). All paid plans include the AI Job Description Builder, salary intelligence powered by ONS ASHE 2025 data, skills-first candidate matching, and the Quality Checked badge on listings. The first 25 paying employers receive their plan price locked for life as Founding Employers.

Yes. Jude.works is designed specifically for the UK job market. All jobs are UK-based roles, sourced from UK government feeds and UK employers. The salary intelligence is powered by ONS ASHE 2025 data covering 13 UK regions. The platform is GDPR compliant, built in the UK, and focused entirely on helping UK job seekers find verified UK employment. If you are looking for work outside the UK, Jude.works is not the right platform for you.

Career Pivot is a free tool that helps you identify AI-resistant career paths where the UK economy has a genuine skills shortage. It analyses your existing skills and experience, then shows you adjacent roles — often in growing sectors like healthcare, education, energy, or public services — where your transferable skills are already valued. Career Pivot does not just tell you to retrain from scratch; it shows you how your current skills translate into roles that are in demand and less likely to be disrupted by automation. It includes government-funded training routes where relevant.