Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 6,045 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,534 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 | 392 |
| 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 35%
- ai 32%
- python 31%
- java 30%
- api 29%
- ci-cd 24%
- aws 23%
- agile 23%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,260 · 21%
- Remote 426 · 7%
- Onsite 179 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 53% of the 684 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,746
- Lead 456
- Staff 228
- Principal 185
- Junior 146
- Middle 107
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 774
- 501-1000 employees 422
- 51-200 employees 205
- 11-50 employees 117
- 201-500 employees 44
- 1-10 employees 14
Senior Software Engineer – AI-Driven FinTech Platform
Builds and maintains AI-driven financial services on a serverless Python stack, integrating open banking data and ensuring high reliability.
Senior Software Engineer — Fintech Platform, AI‑First
Builds and ships AI-driven fintech tools end-to-end, focusing on language models and data integrity for a market-defining platform on AWS, Kotlin, and React.
Founding Software Engineer — AI FinTech, Visa Sponsorship
Build and scale AI-powered financial data systems in Python, shaping core infrastructure for a fintech startup.
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Backend Engineer building scalable AI infrastructure APIs, distributed services, and async workflows for developer-facing AI tools using Node.js/TypeScript.
AI Native Software Engineer
Build and deploy enterprise-grade AI agents and agentic workflows using cloud-native tools, integrating multiple AI providers to automate and scale complex business processes.
Senior Software Engineer (Data)
Senior Software Engineer builds and optimizes cloud-based data pipelines and warehouses to turn raw user data into actionable insights for analysts and business teams in a large e-commerce company.
Software Engineer, AI Platforms
Build and scale AI platforms that integrate LLM agents with lab systems, enabling scientists to co-drive research through full-stack services, APIs, and cloud infrastructure.
Senior Java Developer Team Leader (IT) in London - Huxley
This is a new and exclusive opportunity for a Software Development Team Leader Focused on Java Full stack, to join a thriving business as they grow their software development team Role Details Title: Development Team…
Senior Java Developer IRC298566
Description We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Java Engineer to join our innovative development team. You will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable…
Lead Software Engineer in Test
Lead a QA team at a global tech firm, designing AI-assisted test automation with Playwright, BDD, and CI/CD, while mentoring engineers and ensuring quality for distributed cloud systems.
Senior Web Developer
Senior developer building scalable web apps in PHP/Laravel, mentoring juniors, and shaping technical direction for a growing York-based product company.
Senior Web Developer - PAYE - Basingstoke - Hybrid Working
Full-stack developer rebuilding and maintaining web apps using JavaScript, Java/Groovy, and SQL Server; focuses on cybersecurity remediation and Agile practices.
Senior PHP Developer
Builds and maintains Laravel-based features for an AI-driven platform that analyzes customer conversations via call transcription and CRM integrations.
Member of Technical Staff - Software Engineer
Build real-time AI-native workflows and tooling for developers, integrating cutting-edge AI tools to reshape software creation and maintenance.