Backend Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025
💰 The median Backend Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025 is USD 120,253
✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Backend Engineer salary lies between USD 88,607 and USD 177,215 in the United Kingdom. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
- Job title
- Backend Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 12
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Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Backend Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Backend Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Python | 455 jobs Engineering | 447 jobs Machine Learning | 420 jobs AWS | 370 jobs Pipelines | 309 jobs CI/CD | 280 jobs SQL | 254 jobs DevOps | 231 jobs Terraform | 206 jobs FastAPI | 206 jobs APIs | 196 jobs Django | 194 jobs Lambda | 187 jobs Architecture | 185 jobs ML infrastructure | 184 jobs ECS | 172 jobs OKR | 166 jobs Kubernetes | 155 jobs Java | 139 jobs Computer Science | 134 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Backend Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Backend Engineer job listings are Career development, Startup environment and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 425 jobs Startup environment | 331 jobs Equity / stock options | 288 jobs Competitive pay | 255 jobs Salary bonus | 218 jobs Health care | 127 jobs Flex hours | 116 jobs Team events | 78 jobs Flex vacation | 77 jobs Parental leave | 65 jobs Insurance | 62 jobs Medical leave | 39 jobs Home office stipend | 28 jobs Gear | 26 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 23 jobs Conferences | 22 jobs Wellness | 19 jobs Fitness / gym | 18 jobs 401(k) matching | 15 jobs Relocation support | 15 jobsRelated salaries
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