Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,803 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,489 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are cloud, java and python.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £60,000 | £77,500 | £100,000 | 403 |
| GBP | day | £472 | £625 | £700 | 44 |
| USD | year | $166,100 | $192,750 | $215,000 | 38 |
| EUR | year | €96,850 | €113,850 | €124,845 | 15 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- cloud 33%
- java 30%
- python 30%
- ai 30%
- api 28%
- ci-cd 24%
- agile 22%
- aws 22%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,172 · 20%
- Remote 368 · 6%
- Onsite 164 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 52% of the 639 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,664
- Lead 447
- Staff 215
- Principal 174
- Junior 145
- Middle 109
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 730
- 501-1000 employees 400
- 51-200 employees 201
- 11-50 employees 111
- 201-500 employees 34
- 1-10 employees 15
Senior Software Engineer
Design, develop, and improve software using React/Angular front-end and Java/Spring Boot back-end technologies, building robust APIs and scalable systems at Barclays' Glasgow campus.
Lead Software Engineer - Java
Lead a team building secure, scalable financial software in Java, driving adoption of AI-assisted engineering practices and cloud-native solutions for Cash Asset Management.
Principal Software Engineer - HR
Lead the technical strategy and modernisation of Azure microservices and integrations for HR, payroll and workforce management systems (Oracle HCM, Blue Yonder) at a major UK retailer.
Software Engineer, DTN
DTN Software Engineer on Aalyria's UK R&D team, building and evolving delay-tolerant networking products (Hardy bundle router) and the Spacetime platform using Rust, gRPC, Protocol Buffers, and Kubernetes, with a developer-relations and customer-onboarding component.
Software Engineer, AI Video
Software Engineer applying Python to AI video processing challenges at a deep tech media company building XR, interactive streaming, and cloud-native media infrastructure.
Java Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer (Java/Fullstack) at a government consultancy, building mission-critical bespoke software across the full lifecycle using Java, TypeScript/React, AWS/Azure, and GitLab CI/CD.
Senior Software Engineer
Senior Software Engineer designing scalable backend systems for a regulated fintech product, focusing on architecture, APIs, and system reliability with Symfony, PostgreSQL, and Vue.js.
C++ Software Engineer
Develops and maintains C++/Python software for defence projects, focusing on real-time data processing, simulation, and sensor integration while supporting testing and CI/CD pipelines.
Member of Technical Staff - Sandbox Service
Builds and maintains a secure, scalable system that gives AI models safe access to computational environments, using Rust/C++/Go and container/virtualization tech.
Software Engineer - X Money
Builds and scales a global payment network’s backend services, APIs, and microservices for a high-volume financial platform in a fast-paced startup environment.
Salesforce Developer
Salesforce Developer contracted to develop, enhance, and optimise a Salesforce Service Cloud environment for a financial services/pension provider client on a 6-month initial engagement.
Software Engineer - Recurring Payin
The Software Engineer will design and maintain backend services for Wise's recurring payment and Direct Debit API platform. The role involves working with Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and PostgreSQL to build scalable, event-driven financial systems on AWS.
Salesforce Developer
Develops and configures Salesforce Revenue Cloud (CPQ + Billing) globally, writing Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Flows to automate quoting, pricing, and order validation for 28 countries and 49 NetSuite entities.
Senior Software Engineer, MediaWiki Content Platform Team
Develops and maintains the wikitext processing infrastructure for Wikipedia, improving markup language usability, performance, and reliability while collaborating with engineers, product teams, and global communities.