Tech Jobs UK
Software engineering, data science, DevOps, product management, and more. Autoply finds matching roles across every major UK job board and applies.
Tech roles hiring in the UK right now
Salary ranges reflect 25th–75th percentile for UK-based roles in 2026.
Software Engineer
£45,000–£120,000
Most in-demand tech role in the UK. Python, TypeScript, Java lead hiring.
Data Scientist
£50,000–£110,000
Strong demand in fintech, pharma, retail, and gov. Python + SQL essential.
DevOps / Platform Engineer
£55,000–£125,000
Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS/GCP. Chronic shortage across all sectors.
Product Manager
£55,000–£130,000
Technical PMs (ex-engineer background) command 20%+ premium.
Data Engineer
£50,000–£105,000
dbt, Spark, Airflow. Banks and scale-ups pay top-of-band regularly.
Security Engineer
£60,000–£130,000
Many roles require SC/DV clearance for gov/defence. Premium pay.
QA / Test Engineer
£35,000–£80,000
Automation (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium) commands 30% over manual.
UX / Product Designer
£40,000–£90,000
Figma + research skills. Senior roles increasingly rare and well-paid.
Machine Learning Engineer
£60,000–£140,000
AI boom driving demand. PyTorch, transformers, LLM ops. Top salaries.
Frontend Engineer
£40,000–£100,000
React dominates. Strong TypeScript + performance focus rewarded.
Backend Engineer
£45,000–£115,000
Python, Go, Java, Node. System design skills key for senior roles.
Mobile Developer
£45,000–£100,000
iOS (Swift) and Android (Kotlin) steady. React Native and Flutter growing.
UK tech hubs
Where the roles actually are — and what to expect.
London
~40% of UK tech rolesFintech, media, and Big Tech offices. Salaries 15–25% above UK average. Hybrid becoming standard.
Manchester
~10% of UK tech rolesFast-growing tech scene — Booking.com, Co-op Digital, Auto Trader. Lower cost than London.
Edinburgh / Glasgow
~6% of UK tech rolesStrong fintech and data science. Government Digital Service. HSBC, NatWest tech centres.
Bristol
~5% of UK tech rolesAerospace tech, Airbus, DSTL. Growing startup ecosystem. Very liveable city.
Leeds / Sheffield
~5% of UK tech rolesNorthern Powerhouse investment driving growth. Good salaries relative to cost of living.
Fully Remote
~25% fully remotePost-2020, most UK tech companies offer some level of remote. Majority of senior roles are remote-first.
How to get a tech job in the UK in 2026
Volume matters more than most engineers think. Popular UK tech roles often attract hundreds of applications, and even with a strong CV most cold applications won't get a reply. That means you usually need to apply to a lot of roles to get a reasonable number of interviews — and that's before accounting for roles that close early or are filled internally.
ATS is still a problem in tech. Most tech companies use Greenhouse, Lever, or Workday. Your CV needs to pass ATS parsing before a human ever sees it. Use the free Autoply CV scorer to check your ATS compatibility score.
Salary negotiation is worth £3,000–£10,000 in tech. UK tech companies almost always have a band and will start at the bottom. Use the Autoply Salary Checker to get your anchor, target, and walk-away numbers with word-for-word scripts.
What UK tech companies actually look for
In 2026, the most valued skills across UK tech are: Python (data, ML, backend), TypeScript/React (frontend), Kubernetes + Terraform (infrastructure), SQL (everyone), and increasingly AI/LLM integration experience (engineering orgs moving fast here). System design skills are the main differentiator for senior roles above £80k.
GitHub profile and open source contributions help but are not required. A well-articulated CV with specific metrics (reduced p99 latency by 40%, grew MAU from 10k to 150k) consistently outperforms a GitHub profile with no context.
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