Software Engineering Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 5,807 open Software Engineering jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 1,504 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 | 409 |
| 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 23%
- aws 22%
- agile 22%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 1,176 · 20%
- Remote 370 · 6%
- Onsite 166 · 3%
Visa sponsorship offered in 51% of the 630 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 1,674
- Lead 436
- Staff 212
- Principal 176
- Junior 146
- Middle 112
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 715
- 501-1000 employees 400
- 51-200 employees 201
- 11-50 employees 111
- 201-500 employees 34
- 1-10 employees 15
UK Web app developer — connect prototype to Stripe & Airtable
I have a fully designed, working front-end prototype (HTML/CSS/JavaScript — no framework). I need it made production-ready and connected to live services. The scope: • A multi-step tenant report form (around 9 steps)…
Python Developer
Python Engineer building scalable automation solutions and end-to-end workflows for a commodities trading firm's Front Office Automation team in London, working on greenfield projects.
Senior Software Engineer, CoinDesk Media
The Senior Software Engineer will build and maintain full-stack applications for CoinDesk's media platform using Node.js, React, and Next.js. The role involves developing high-performance content delivery systems and integrating AI-powered agentic workflows to enhance user experience.
Software Engineer, Commodities Data Pipelines & ETL
Build and maintain ETL/data pipelines in Python for a commodities trading group, working with data engineers and stakeholders to ingest and analyze datasets.
Software Engineer
The Software Engineer will develop and maintain digital solutions for UCAS's higher education admissions platform using C#, .NET, and modern web technologies. The role involves working in an Agile, multi-disciplinary team to build, monitor, and support scalable services while mentoring junior developers.
Software Engineer
Convergence Group is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to build and maintain scalable web applications using C#, JavaScript, and Azure. The role involves designing front-end and back-end systems in a fast-paced, hybrid environment requiring 3 days per week in the Solihull office.
Software Engineer
This role is for a Java Developer to work at a SaaS company in the healthcare sector, owning projects from greenfield development to integrations. The position involves the full SDLC and requires experience with Java, cloud technologies, and front-end development.
Hybrid Java Developer – Microservices, Cloud & TDD
The Java Developer will work in an Agile team to design and build secure, scalable enterprise applications and microservices using Java and Spring Boot. This is a hybrid role based in Newcastle requiring 3 days per week in the office.
Java Developer — Greenfield Trading Systems & Distributed Data
Venture Up is seeking Java Developers to build and maintain scalable trading models and real-time data systems for a sports betting hedge fund. You will work on greenfield projects using technologies including Java, Kafka, Kubernetes, and AWS.
Senior Java Developer - Low-Latency Fixed Income Algos
Design and build high-performance trading platform components in Java for live markets, collaborating with traders and quants.
Senior Java Developer
Leads the design and delivery of secure, scalable Java/Spring Boot microservices for UK government digital services, mentoring teams and driving cloud-native best practices.