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
Software Developer
Develop cloud-based AI applications for transit event recorders, modernizing legacy systems with C/C++, C#, Python, and Azure/AWS while ensuring cybersecurity compliance.
senior software engineer
Senior software engineer designs, tests, and maintains enterprise systems using Java, Spring, and DevOps tools like Jenkins and Git.
Lead Python Developer - Cloud Automation
Lead Python Developer | Tech Lead | Principal Engineer Python | Terraform | IaC | Cloud Automation London | Hybrid (2 days onsite, London (city) £100k + 8% bonus, 10% pension, private medical Are you a Technical Lead…
Python Developer
Builds and maintains Python-based backend services for an AI-first platform using Azure AI Foundry, Cosmos DB, and AKS, integrating LLM-powered features into scalable cloud-native systems.
Python Developer
Build enterprise-grade Python systems and data pipelines for a financial markets firm preparing to deploy AI models.
Senior Software Engineer (Go)
Build and maintain core, high-volume payment services in Go for a cloud-native fintech platform, focusing on reliability and resilience.
Web Developer Trainee
Trainee program teaching HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, AWS, and Azure to launch a web or software development career with job placement support.
Senior PHP Developer
Senior Laravel developer building a SaaS platform that captures, transcribes, and AI-analyzes customer calls to improve sales, compliance, and team performance using PHP, Laravel, MariaDB, AWS, and React/Next.js.
Lead Software Engineer - Platform
Lead a backend platform team building Spring Boot frameworks and libraries to help product engineers deliver scalable financial services in Java.
Senior Software Developer (Python)
Build cloud-native Python services and APIs that power data-driven network analytics, forecasting, and AI at a major media and entertainment company.
Principal Software Engineer
Principal engineer building and leading Java/Spring Boot microservices on AWS EKS, with Next.js frontends and Camunda orchestration, while setting technical standards and mentoring teams.
ERP Developer
Develops custom ERP features in Java, JavaScript, and SQL for clients, focusing on warehousing, stock, and order processing.
Senior Java Developer
Build and lead secure, scalable Java/Python microservices and APIs using Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS Aurora PostgreSQL, while mentoring junior engineers in a regulated environment.
Senior .Net Developer
Build and maintain C#/.NET systems for financial risk calculations and securities lending workflows, integrating with APIs and large data sets in a regulated environment.
Software Engineer III - Java
Build and maintain Java services on AWS for JPMorgan’s portfolio analytics platform, expanding AI-driven automation and supporting global investment teams.