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Lifeline · cwjobs.co.uk over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jun 14, 2025 · 1 registrant change since 2009 · last checked Oct 25, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 19, 2006 – Nov 3, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described cwjobs.co.uk from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 3, 2013 (13 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“Totaljobs Group Ltd, between its sites, carries over 180,000 vacancies at any one time, and generates around 1.8 million applications every month.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
CSC Corporate Domains, IncCSC Corporate Domains, IncJun 14, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026 (latest)Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 14, 2025 and most recently on Nov 5, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 22, 2026
Registrant
Registrant recordsJan 9, 2009 – Jun 8, 2026Registration records for cwjobs.co.uk are held from Jan 9, 2009 to Jun 8, 2026 (131 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Zone file
Nameservers: netnames.netNameservers: netnames.netNov 19, 2016 – Jun 8, 2026Registration records listed netnames.net nameservers (ns1.netnames.net, ns2.netnames.net, ns5.netnames.net…) for cwjobs.co.uk from Nov 19, 2016 to Jun 8, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
DigiCert IncDigiCert IncJun 13, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 6 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Jun 13, 2025, the latest valid until Dec 30, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Amazon
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (12)
Jun 19, 2006 – Nov 3, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described cwjobs.co.uk from Jun 19, 2006 to Nov 3, 2013 (13 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “Totaljobs Group Ltd, between its sites, carries over 180,000 vacancies at any one time, and generates around 1.8 million applications every month.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 9, 2009 – Jun 8, 2026Registrant: Registration records for cwjobs.co.uk are held from Jan 9, 2009 to Jun 8, 2026 (131 records). 1 change of registrant name or organization is marked. Privacy-service and redaction changes, renames of the same organization and new contacts at it are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jul 1, 2009AboutUs record: “CWJobs.co.uk is the leading specialist IT recruitment website enabling permanent and contract IT jobseekers to search and apply for jobs across all skills and industry sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Each month, …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Sep 15, 2010Registrant: The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 15, 2010. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Said about itself in 2009
Jul 1, 2009
“CWJobs.co.uk is the leading specialist IT recruitment website enabling permanent and contract IT jobseekers to search and apply for jobs across all skills and industry sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Each month, …”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2009
Current AboutUs recordJun 22, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Registrant changeSep 15, 2010The registrant name or organization in the registration record changed; first recorded Sep 15, 2010. That can be a rename, a new contact or a sale; the record alone does not say which.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
1 registrant change, 2009–2026
Amazon
Oct 2, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026 (latest)
Amazon issued 5 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Oct 2, 2025, the latest valid until May 14, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 25, 2026.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 25, 2026
Corporation Service CompanyCorporation Service CompanyDec 3, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026Corporation Service Company issued 4 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Dec 3, 2025, the latest valid until May 13, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Let's EncryptSep 15, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 9 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Sep 15, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 17, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Nov 19, 2016 – Jun 8, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed netnames.net nameservers (ns1.netnames.net, ns2.netnames.net, ns5.netnames.net…) for cwjobs.co.uk from Nov 19, 2016 to Jun 8, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 13, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 6 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Jun 13, 2025, the latest valid until Dec 30, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 14, 2025 – Nov 5, 2026Registrar: Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc in the registration data recorded, first on Jun 14, 2025 and most recently on Nov 5, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Jun 22, 2026
Oct 2, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 5 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Oct 2, 2025, the latest valid until May 14, 2027. Seen in use on Oct 25, 2026.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader); TLS check, Oct 25, 2026
Dec 3, 2025 – Nov 7, 2026Certificate: Corporation Service Company issued 4 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Dec 3, 2025, the latest valid until May 13, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Jun 22, 2026 – Aug 22, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 22, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 15, 2026 – Nov 7, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 9 certificates for cwjobs.co.uk from Sep 15, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 17, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
3 of 4 safety checks passed (Nov 7, 2026).
Registered 2000 · site is live · HTTPS valid
Cwjobs.co.uk IT recruitment site for UK & Ireland
CWJobs.co.uk is a specialist IT recruitment website serving permanent and contract IT jobseekers across the UK and Ireland, allowing them to search and apply for roles across all skills and industry sectors. It is part of Totaljobs Group Ltd, itself owned by Reed Elsevier Group plc, a FTSE 100 company. At the time of its directory listing, the site attracted over 315,000 unique IT users per month, with traffic independently audited by ABCe.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Sep 15, 2000 — 26 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 1, 2026).
Authority 55/100— ahead of 55% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
55 is a percentile: higher than 55% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #65,421)+6
Verified continuity: 26.2 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+10
Model score: 29/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 55/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 77 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 77 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
What cwjobs.co.uk said about itself, 2006–2009
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (2 versions). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
Totaljobs Group Ltd, between its sites, carries over 180,000 vacancies at any one time, and generates around 1.8 million applications every month.
2009
CWJobs.co.uk is the leading specialist IT recruitment website enabling permanent and contract IT jobseekers to search and apply for jobs across all skills and industry sectors throughout the UK and Ireland. Each month, the site draws over 315,000* unique IT users, attracted by the opportunity to search thousands of jobs from hundreds of leading employers.rewritten
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.