Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,829 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 603 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are api, cloud and java.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £75,000 | £95,000 | £110,000 | 215 |
| USD | year | $130,000 | $157,500 | $201,250 | 15 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- api 38%
- cloud 29%
- java 28%
- ai 26%
- aws 24%
- python 23%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 515 · 18%
- Remote 285 · 10%
- Onsite 35 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 148 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,266
- Lead 190
- Staff 135
- Middle 70
- Junior 46
- Principal 37
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 234
- 501-1000 employees 139
- 51-200 employees 126
- 11-50 employees 73
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1-10 employees 8
Senior Backend Engineer: Cloud Networking & Systems
IBM Software is seeking software engineers to grow our Traffic team, building backend services that power Confluent Cloud networking. You will work on large-scale distributed systems, implement secure APIs, and own…
Junior Backend Developer
Join our team and gain exposure to emerging technologies and challenges across a network of finance and digital asset oriented companies. Work in an innovative environment specialising in Open Banking, digital…
Backend Developer
Posted Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 00:00 We’re looking for a Backend Developer who’s passionate about building reliable, high-performing systems and wants to keep learning and growing. You’ll join a tight-knit,…
Senior Backend Developer
Posted Thursday, 27 August 2026 at 00:00 We’re looking for a Senior Backend Developer who enjoys solving complex problems and building systems that scale. You’ll be part of a tight-knit, cross-functional squad that…
Backend Engineer: Build Scalable, High-Impact Systems
Kwiff Ltd is hiring an experienced backend engineer to join our team focused on building and scaling the sportsbook platform. You will work with Node.js, TypeScript, and microservices in an AWS environment, ensuring…
Senior Backend Engineer – Payments Platform
Xe is redefining cross-border payments by building the platform layer that powers money movement for corporate and consumer clients. We seek a senior backend engineer who owns real problems end-to-end, shaping API…
Backend Engineer – .NET 8, Azure, Hybrid
The Acorn Group in Liverpool is seeking a Backend Developer to help build reliable, high-performing systems. You will work with C# and .NET 8, Azure, and Docker, write clean code, and collaborate with product and…
Senior Backend Engineer
We are working with an established technology company that is growing its team and looking for a Senior PHP Full Stack Developer. This is a permanent role based in Newcastle upon Tyne, with a salary of 50000 to 60000.…
Staff Backend Engineer, Vaults
About us Aave Labs began with a simple question: how do we make financial services like borrowing, saving, and earning more accessible globally? We built the Aave Protocol, now the world’s largest and most trusted…
Senior Backend Engineer
Introduction At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation…
Senior Backend Engineer - .NET & Azure, Mentoring & Scale
The Acorn Group in Liverpool is seeking a Senior Backend Developer to join a cross-functional squad that owns its products from idea to production. You’ll lead technically, design scalable services with .NET 8, Azure,…
Backend Engineer - Secure Compute (Cloud-Native)
IBM Software is transforming client challenges into scalable AI-powered, cloud-native solutions that shape the future of business and society. You will join a team responsible for building and operating foundational…
BackEnd Engineer | Compliance Team
You will be designing and building services with three core principles in mind: maintainability, performance, and security. If you are excited about high-availability requirements, scalability problems, automated…
Software Engineer, Backend
Build backend systems in Python/Django to power a hospitality CRM platform that helps restaurants manage guest data, marketing, and operations.
Lead Backend Engineer – POS Platforms Integration
Lead a backend team building and integrating POS systems with ERP, OMS, CRM, and loyalty platforms using Node.js, TypeScript, and cloud-native tools to ensure seamless retail operations.
Senior Backend Engineer
Apollo Research is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to build infrastructure, orchestration tools, and data pipelines for conducting safety experiments on frontier AI models. The role involves collaborating with researchers to automate experiments and analyze model behavior in a high-impact AI safety environment.