616 Backend Engineer Jobs in the UK

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141 employers posted 176 backend engineer jobs in the UK in the last 30 days — every listing here comes straight from the employer's own careers site, no agencies, no reposts. Postings that disclose pay (90 recent ones) typically run £48k–£150k, with a median around £83k. UK salaries are quoted per year in pounds (GBP), before tax. International applicants need a Skilled Worker visa, which only employers holding a sponsor licence can provide — check a posting's sponsorship language before investing time in it.

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typical posted salary

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SpotifyRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom

UK Licensed Sponsorverified
Melotech logo

MelotechRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom

9fin logo

9finHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

UK Licensed Sponsorverified
Depop Limited - Nova logo

Depop Limited - NovaHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Depop logo

DepopHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

UK Licensed Sponsorverified
Mettle logo

MettleOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom£45k–£111k

Sponsors visa (stated)
Guardian logo

GuardianHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom£72k

Air Apps logo

Air AppsRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom

Guardian logo

GuardianOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom£72k

GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIA logo

GUARDIAN NEWS & MEDIAHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom£72k

Natwestgroup logo

NatwestgroupRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom

GitLab logo

GitLabRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom

Too Good To Go logo

Too Good To GoHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

UK Licensed Sponsorverified
Dex logo

DexOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

kwiff logo

kwiffOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

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Pixel Coding LimitedOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Verisk logo

VeriskRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom£65k–£73k

UK Licensed Sponsor (group)
Verisk logo

VeriskRemote· 🇬🇧United Kingdom£65k–£73k

UK Licensed Sponsor (group)
Verisk Careers | Verisk logo

Verisk Careers | VeriskOn-site· 🇬🇧Bath, United Kingdom · +1 more

Moon Intelligence logo

Moon IntelligenceHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Deliveroo logo

DeliverooHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Teton.ai logo

Teton.aiOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Fresha logo

FreshaHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Clear Channel UK logo

Clear Channel UKOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Node & Vector logo

Node & VectorHybrid· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Renesas Electronics logo

Renesas ElectronicsOn-site· 🇬🇧Cambridge, United Kingdom

JPMC logo

JPMCOn-site· 🇬🇧Glasgow, United Kingdom

JPMorganChase logo

JPMorganChaseOn-site· 🇬🇧Glasgow, United Kingdom

Altium logo

AltiumOn-site· 🇬🇧Cambridge, United Kingdom

Joybuy logo

JoybuyOn-site· 🇬🇧London, United Kingdom

Backend Engineer Jobs in the UK: common questions

How many backend engineer jobs are open in the UK right now?
616 live openings as of the latest crawl, with 176 posted in the last 30 days. Listings are pulled continuously from employer career sites and removed the moment they close, so the count you see is the market, not an archive.
What do backend engineer jobs in the UK pay?
Among the 90 recent postings that disclose pay, the typical range is £48k–£150k, with a median around £83k. UK salaries are quoted per year in pounds (GBP), before tax. Each listing below shows the employer's own figures where disclosed.
Which companies are hiring backend engineers in the UK?
Over the last 30 days the most active employers include Auth21, JPMC, Benifex, GitLab — 141 companies in the UK posted at least one opening in that window.
Where in the UK are most backend engineer jobs?
Among recent onsite and hybrid postings, the busiest locations are London, Manchester, Glasgow. 137 of the newest 615 postings are fully remote.
Do employers in the UK sponsor work visas?
International applicants need a Skilled Worker visa, which only employers holding a sponsor licence can provide — check a posting's sponsorship language before investing time in it.

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