Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom

There are 6,097 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,456 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	£77,750	£100,000	390
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 1,270 · 21%
Remote 425 · 7%
Onsite 187 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 54% of the 683 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

Senior 1,756
Lead 462
Staff 230
Principal 189
Junior 148
Middle 108

Who is hiring

1000+ employees 773
501-1000 employees 422
51-200 employees 205
11-50 employees 116
201-500 employees 44
1-10 employees 14

6,097 jobs

Understanding Recruitment

3 weeks ago

Fully Remote Senior Java Developer for Sustainable Energy

Open 23d RemoteUKSenior

United Kingdom

Senior Java Developer builds and maintains energy-focused software systems using Core Java and concurrency, working remotely in the UK.

Java Developer-Kotlin

Open 23d UK

United Kingdom

Builds and maintains backend services using Java and Kotlin with Spring Boot, designing RESTful APIs and microservices while collaborating on CI/CD and code reviews.

API Api Design CI/CD DevOps Git +12 skills

Starling Bank Limited

3 weeks ago

Java Software Engineer - Customer Services

Open 23d HybridUK Licensed UK sponsor

United Kingdom

Build and maintain Java-based banking services that power customer support tools and self-service features for millions of users in a cloud-native fintech environment.

AWS Cloud Cloud Native EKS Fintech +8 skills

Talent

3 weeks ago

Mid-Level Software Engineer (Java / AWS)

Open 23d UKContractMiddle

United Kingdom

Mid-level software engineer building and maintaining Java microservices in AWS, writing clean, tested code and collaborating in a hybrid team.

API AWS BDD CI/CD Cloud +6 skills

Oliver Bernard

3 weeks ago

Junior Java Developer

Open 23d RemoteUKJunior

United Kingdom

Junior Java Developer debugging and improving backend services for a high-scale platform, collaborating with engineers to resolve production issues.

Junior Java Developer

Open 23d RemoteUKFull-timeJunior

United Kingdom

Junior Java developer integrates crypto exchange APIs and builds greenfield trading systems for a proprietary trading firm expanding into crypto markets.

API Cryptocurrency Design Patterns Distributed Systems Event Driven Architecture +1 skills

RaptorTech Recruitment

3 weeks ago

Java Software Engineer - Hybrid, Path to Lead

Open 23d UKFull-timeLead

United Kingdom

Builds and maintains Java-based software products using Spring, mentors junior developers, and collaborates in a cross-functional team.

Software Engineer (Java/Scala) – Trading Systems

Open 23d UKFull-time

United Kingdom

Builds and maintains trading systems in Java/Scala for a London-based fintech firm, collaborating with clients to solve complex financial software challenges.

Agile Java Scala

Threecolts

3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - C# / Java

Open 23d HybridUKSenior

United Kingdom

Build and maintain scalable C# and Java backend services for Inventory Lab, a suite powering major ecommerce brands. Work end-to-end on features, APIs, and cloud systems to optimize retail operations.

AI API AWS Cloud C# +7 skills

90 000 – 90 000 £

iManage

3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer (Java) in London - iManage

Open 23d UKFull-timeSenior H-1B sponsor history

United Kingdom

Builds and maintains backend services for InsightPlus using Java, Spring, and REST APIs in a cloud-native environment.

AKS Cloud Cloud Native Java Spring

ANDigital

3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Java/Spring, Agile

Open 23d UKSenior

United Kingdom

Senior Software Engineer building customer-facing digital and e-commerce products using Java/Spring, CI/CD, and agile practices.

Agile Angular CI/CD Docker GitHub +15 skills

Satalia (NPComplete)

3 weeks ago

Lead Java Developer for Azure – Remote Contract

Open 23d UKContractLead

United Kingdom

Lead a team building enterprise-grade optimization and ML solutions on Azure, using serverless and containerized deployments while collaborating with data science and engineering.

Azure Cloud Data Science Java Machine Learning +1 skills

Experis

3 weeks ago

Xplan Software Engineer - Python & Java

Open 23d UK

United Kingdom

Builds and modernizes a financial-planning platform using Python and Java, improving features and integrations within a hybrid environment.

Java Python

Bally's Interactive

3 weeks ago

Java Software Engineer, Sportsbook API & Cloud

Open 23d UK

United Kingdom

Backend Java engineer building scalable sportsbook APIs on AWS for Bally’s Interactive’s online betting platform, collaborating with UI, platform, and data teams.

API AWS CI/CD Java

hackajob

3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer — Spring, AWS, Remote

Open 23d UKSenior

United Kingdom

Build and maintain Java/Spring services on AWS for enterprise clients, collaborating in a Scrum team and contributing to architecture and documentation.

AWS Cloud Java Scrum Spring

KBR, Inc

3 weeks ago

Senior Software Engineer - Java & C++ | Hybrid

Open 23d HybridUKSenior

United Kingdom

Designs and builds software components in Java and C++ while mentoring junior developers in a hybrid role.

C++ Java

VirtueTech Recruitment Group

3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer | Travel-tech Senior Java Developer | £300-400/day | Outside IR35 | Fully[...]

Open 23d RemoteUKContractSenior

United Kingdom

Senior Java developer building and evolving a high-traffic, consumer-facing travel-tech platform using Java, Spring Boot, and MySQL, with API design and distributed-system architecture.