Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom

There are 6,135 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,490 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, ai and python.

Salary

CurrencyPeriod25thMedian75thPostings
GBPyear£60,000£77,750£100,000390
GBPday£465£625£70043
USDyear$166,100$192,750$215,00038
EURyear€102,500€113,850€124,84514

From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.

Most requested skills

  • cloud 35%
  • ai 32%
  • python 31%
  • java 30%
  • api 30%
  • ci-cd 24%
  • aws 23%
  • agile 23%

How the work is done

  • Hybrid 1,275 · 21%
  • Remote 427 · 7%
  • Onsite 190 · 3%

Visa sponsorship offered in 54% of the 684 postings that state a position on it.

Seniority

  • Senior 1,764
  • Lead 464
  • Staff 232
  • Principal 191
  • Junior 150
  • Middle 108

Who is hiring

  • 1000+ employees 776
  • 501-1000 employees 422
  • 51-200 employees 205
  • 11-50 employees 116
  • 201-500 employees 44
  • 1-10 employees 14
6,135 jobs
Citi
3 weeks ago

Lead Java Developer – End-to-End Financial Systems

Open 23d HybridUKLead H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Lead a team building and maintaining Java-based financial systems for global banking, overseeing development and lifecycle management.

Java
Margoconsulting
3 weeks ago

Real-Time Java Developer - Front Office Trading Systems

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Build and maintain low-latency Java systems that process live market data, pricing, and orders for a trading desk.

Java
Harrington Starr
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer - Path to Head of Eng | Hybrid

Open 23d UKC-level
United Kingdom

Build and maintain post-trade Java systems (APIs, reporting tools, web portal) and extend a third-party trading platform while mentoring a small team.

API Java
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DP World
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer | Cloud, CI/CD & Mentoring

Open 23d HybridUKSenior
United Kingdom

Leads design and development of customs and logistics platforms using Java, Spring, and CI/CD, mentors junior developers, and drives scalable, secure systems in a fast-paced enterprise environment.

Agile CI/CD Java Spring
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United States Digital Space LLC
3 weeks ago

JAVA DEVELOPER - LONDON - CONTRACT OUTSIDE IR35 - FINTECH

Open 23d UKContract
United Kingdom

Builds and maintains Java-based front-office trading systems for investment banks and fintech clients using Spring, FIX Protocol, and event-driven cloud architectures.

Agile Cloud Cucumber Design Patterns Event Driven Architecture +9 skills
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Adaptive Financial Consulting
3 weeks ago

Java Developer - London - Contract Outside Ir35 - Fintech

Open 23d UKContract Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Builds and maintains core trading systems for investment banks and fintechs using Java, Spring, and event-driven cloud architectures, with deep exposure to FIX protocol and matching engines.

Agile Cloud Cucumber Design Patterns Event Driven Architecture +9 skills
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Proactive.IT Appointments Limited
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer – BSS/OSS – HYBRID – 11777SJR

Open 23d UKSenior
United Kingdom

Senior Java developer building enterprise-scale BSS/OSS systems using Spring Boot, J2EE, REST APIs, and microservices; mentors junior devs and drives engineering best practices.

Agile Angular API Bootstrap Cloud +23 skills
70 000 – 80 000 £
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Citi
3 weeks ago

Technology Application Strategy - Java Developer - Assistant Vice President

Open 23d HybridUKC-level H-1B sponsor history — This employer has had H-1B petitions approved by USCIS in the last five fiscal years, per the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. The approval belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Build Java/SpringBoot microservices on OpenShift to create developer productivity tools for Citi’s global engineering teams, integrating APIs and guiding adoption across the bank.

Accessibility AI API AWS Bitbucket +19 skills
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Halian
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer - HealthTech Scale-Up Impacting Care

Open 23d UKSenior
United Kingdom

Build and maintain Java microservices for a HealthTech platform improving patient outcomes in NHS systems, working in a full-stack, CI/CD-driven environment.

CI/CD Java Microservices
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Public Sector Resourcing, managed by AMS
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer – Spring Boot Microservices (Hybrid, UK)

Open 23d HybridUKContractSenior
United Kingdom

Builds Spring Boot microservices and cloud-native AWS solutions for citizen-facing services using TDD in Agile teams.

Agile AWS Cloud Cloud Native Java +3 skills
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Dune
3 weeks ago

Software Engineer (Data)

Open 23d UK
United Kingdom

Builds and scales Dune’s blockchain data platform, processing petabytes of data with Kotlin/Go to ingest, decode, and optimize SQL queries for on-chain analytics.

Agentic AI AI Automation Blockchain Data Ingestion +9 skills
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Axiom Software Solutions Limited
3 weeks ago

Java Developer - AI-Ready, REST & CI/CD (Contract)

Open 23d UKContract Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Develop and maintain Java 8 applications with REST APIs, unit tests, and CI/CD pipelines while integrating AI workflows.

Agile AI GitHub Java Jenkins +1 skills
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SSOVEREIGN SOFTWARE SERVICES LTD
3 weeks ago

Java Developer - Cloud Technologies (AWS) in Brentwood - SSOVEREIGN SOFTWARE SERVICES LTD

Open 23d UKFull-time Licensed UK sponsor — This employer appears on the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors for the Skilled Worker and related work routes. The licence belongs to the employer and is not a commitment to sponsor this role.
United Kingdom

Develops backend services in Java and deploys them on AWS, focusing on cloud-native patterns and scalable architectures.

AWS Cloud Java
31 500 – 52 000 £
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Michael Page
3 weeks ago

Java Developer - 6 Month Contract in Liverpool - Michael Page

Open 23d UKContract
United Kingdom

Build and maintain Java applications for a 6-month contract in Liverpool, collaborating with teams to meet technical requirements and industry standards.

Java
91 000 – 104 000 £
Goldman Sachs
3 weeks ago

GMD Engineering - Java Developer - Associate - London in London - Goldman Sachs

Open 23d UKFull-time
United Kingdom

Build and maintain high-performance Java platforms for a global financial firm, collaborating with engineering and product teams.

Java
SGI
3 weeks ago

Lead Java Developer | Low Latency Trading | London City

Open 23d UKLead
United Kingdom

Lead a team building ultra-fast Java systems for low-latency trading platforms used by global financial institutions.

Java
Sarima Tech
3 weeks ago

Java Developer Intern: Build Real-World Apps & Spring Boot

Open 23d UKInternshipIntern
United Kingdom

Build real-world applications using Java and Spring Boot while gaining hands-on experience in a professional development team.

Java Spring
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Adroitpeople
3 weeks ago

Senior Java Developer (6-Month Contract) - Oracle/PLSQL

Open 23d UKContractSenior
United Kingdom

Maintains and enhances Oracle/PLSQL systems, fixing bugs and deploying changes for a UK-based client.

Git Jira Oracle PL/SQL SQL +1 skills
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Citibank (Switzerland) AG
3 weeks ago

Lead Java Developer — Real-Time Risk & Cloud (Hybrid)

Open 23d HybridUKLead
United Kingdom

Lead a team building real-time risk systems in Java, designing scalable microservices and integrating streaming data with observability tools like ELK, Prometheus, and Grafana.

Analytics ELK Grafana Java Microservices +2 skills
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native
3 weeks ago

Graduate Software Engineer: Build Data Pipelines & Apps

Open 23d UKFull-time
United Kingdom

Build and maintain Python services and data pipelines while analyzing datasets; role may convert to permanent after six months.

Data Pipelines Machine Learning Python SQL
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