Salary · Backend Engineer
Backend Engineer Salary UK 2026
Live data from UK and EU backend engineer job listings — refreshed hourly, not based on stale annual surveys. Sample size: 20 active listings over the last 30 days.
Median
£65k
25th percentile
£58k
75th percentile
£71k
Salary range distribution
By UK & EU city
Edinburgh, UK
6 live roles
By employer
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3 live roles
AMS CWS
3 live roles
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Senior Backend Engineer
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