Backend Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025
💰 The median Backend Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025 is USD 139,240
✏️ This salary info is based on 14 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Backend Engineer salary lies between USD 101,265 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.
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- Backend Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 14
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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 | 610 jobs Engineering | 606 jobs Machine Learning | 563 jobs AWS | 502 jobs Pipelines | 405 jobs CI/CD | 339 jobs Architecture | 327 jobs APIs | 318 jobs SQL | 311 jobs DevOps | 271 jobs Java | 232 jobs FastAPI | 229 jobs Terraform | 227 jobs Kubernetes | 224 jobs Computer Science | 211 jobs Django | 203 jobs Security | 202 jobs Lambda | 200 jobs GCP | 198 jobs ML infrastructure | 191 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 | 575 jobs Startup environment | 432 jobs Equity / stock options | 341 jobs Competitive pay | 308 jobs Salary bonus | 256 jobs Health care | 183 jobs Flex hours | 177 jobs Flex vacation | 120 jobs Team events | 116 jobs Parental leave | 103 jobs Insurance | 96 jobs Medical leave | 59 jobs Gear | 44 jobs Home office stipend | 42 jobs Wellness | 34 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 30 jobs 401(k) matching | 28 jobs Conferences | 26 jobs Fitness / gym | 22 jobs Relocation support | 18 jobsRelated salaries
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