Backend Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 2,856 open Backend jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 629 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 | 214 |
| 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 27%
- ai 27%
- aws 24%
- python 23%
- microservices 18%
- ci-cd 17%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 522 · 18%
- Remote 286 · 10%
- Onsite 36 · 1%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 149 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,277
- Lead 193
- Staff 135
- Middle 70
- Junior 46
- Principal 36
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 234
- 501-1000 employees 139
- 51-200 employees 125
- 11-50 employees 74
- 201-500 employees 20
- 1-10 employees 8
Remote Backend Engineer (Go) for EV Charging Platform
Builds and maintains Go-based backend services for an electric-vehicle charging network, owning projects end-to-end with AWS and AI-assisted workflows.
Senior Backend Engineer - AI-Powered Data Pipelines
Designs and builds scalable backend services and AI-powered data pipelines for a life-sciences predictive analytics platform, focusing on production readiness and code quality.
Senior Backend Engineer: Java, Spring Boot, Kafka (Hybrid)
Senior backend engineer building and owning core services in a payments platform using Java and Spring Boot, with Kafka for event-driven architecture.
Backend Engineer: Cloud, Python & Customer Delivery
Builds and deploys Python-based backend services in the cloud, troubleshoots issues with customers, and implements new features in an Agile team.
Backend Developer
Senior backend engineer building C#/.NET integrations for a finance platform, including Microsoft Dynamics and RESTful APIs, with client-facing responsibilities.
Senior Backend Developer
Senior Backend Developer builds and maintains secure, scalable APIs and services in Python/Java/C#/Node.js, integrating databases and cloud platforms for a language-service startup.
Back End Software Developer
Salary: £55,000 - 78,000 per year Requirements: Demonstrable experience in at least 4 of the following: Java 8+, Spring/Spring Boot, designing and developing RESTful microservices, writing unit and integration tests,…
Backend Software Engineer (PHP, Python)
Builds backend systems in PHP and Python to capture, process, and expose commercial and performance data for business decision-making.
Back End Developer
Senior Rust backend engineer building and scaling production microservices using AWS, PostgreSQL, gRPC, NATS and OpenSearch.
Lead Java Backend Developer
Lead a team building secure, scalable backend services in Go and Java for mobile security, using microservices, REST APIs, and cloud-native practices.
Java Backend ATA
Builds and maintains Java-based microservices and APIs (REST/GraphQL) on AWS for an enterprise discovery platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and end-to-end operational ownership.
AI Backend Engineer, EMEA
An AI-first backend engineer who leads AI-augmented development (e.g., Claude Code, MCP) for a cloud-based property/content management platform, shaping workflows, code quality, and team adoption while shipping scalable backend features in PHP/Node.js or other languages.