Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 6,071 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,533 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, ai and python.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £60,000 | £78,000 | £100,000 | 395 |
| GBP | day | £465 | £625 | £700 | 43 |
| USD | year | $166,100 | $192,750 | $215,000 | 38 |
| EUR | year | €102,500 | €113,850 | €124,845 | 14 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 34%
- ai 31%
- python 31%
- java 30%
- api 29%
- ci-cd 24%
- aws 23%
- agile 23%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,269 · 21%
- Remote 423 · 7%
- Onsite 179 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 688 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,749
- Lead 461
- Staff 227
- Principal 187
- Junior 145
- Middle 110
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 775
- 501-1000 employees 423
- 51-200 employees 201
- 11-50 employees 117
- 201-500 employees 36
- 1-10 employees 16
Senior Software Engineer
Build and optimize high-performance, real-time backend systems for a sports-betting platform using Python/Java on GCP, focusing on scalability, reliability, and distributed architecture.
.NET Developer / Senior .NET Developer
Build and maintain full-stack .NET applications for clients, using C#, modern .NET, SQL Server, and Umbraco/Kentico CMS, with JavaScript/TypeScript on the front end.
Web Developer
Builds and maintains in-house web apps using JavaScript, jQuery, CSS, HTML, ASP.NET, VB.NET, and C# for a UK public-sector organization.
Principal Software Engineer
Principal Software Engineer building secure, mission-critical systems using React, TypeScript, Python/Java, AWS/Azure, and Kubernetes for a UK defence and aerospace company.
Senior Software Engineer
Builds and optimizes high-traffic streaming and ecommerce front-ends in React, TypeScript and Next.js, improving partner onboarding and customer experience across Sky’s OTT platforms like NOW and SkyShowtime.
Lead Software Developer
Lead a team of developers building and improving digital services for land and property ownership in England and Wales using Python, Java, AWS and related tech.
.NET Developer
Build and enhance a Microsoft-based web app with C#, .NET Core, ASP.NET MVC, SQL Server, and Blazor/Angular.
Senior .Net Developer
Lead a team building and scaling secure enterprise .NET Core Web API applications, mentoring engineers and overseeing CI/CD pipelines.
Software Engineer III
Build AI-driven features and tooling for cybersecurity products, integrating models and improving development workflows across multiple codebases in a hybrid London role.
Senior Software Engineer-AI
Skills and Competencies 5+ years of software engineering experience designing, coding, testing, and operating production-grade backend services and cloud-native applications Strong coding proficiency in TypeScript,…
Staff Software Engineer-AI
Skills and Competencies 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with deep hands-on experience designing, coding, testing, and operating scalable, resilient, production-grade backend systems and cloud-native…
Principal Software Engineer-AI
Skills and Competencies 12+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering teams and delivering complex, large-scale, multi-team initiatives with measurable business impact Experience…
Senior Software Developer - V05868
Develops .NET desktop apps (WPF/WinForms) for a critical RAF platform that monitors and maintains combat aircraft systems.
Software Engineer
Build AI products from scratch at a newly formed AI team within a global tech investment firm, shaping automation and AI-driven operations.
SC Cleared Java Developer
Builds modern microservices apps in Java (Spring Boot) with React and TypeScript for a UK government digital programme requiring SC clearance.