Backend Developer Jobs with Work from Home Options

Backend Developer
UK > Work from Home

The median Backend Developer salary in Work from Home is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 482 425 318
Rank change year-on-year -57 -107 -62
Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer 111 255 784
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.33% 0.61% 1.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.34% 0.64% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 97 229 279
10th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £50,686 £53,750 £54,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £72,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.34% +11.54% +8.33%
75th Percentile £82,500 £91,250 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,500 £105,000 £88,750
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +7.69% +18.18%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with a WFH option. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Work from Home with a recognized job title 32,500 39,912 66,911
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.98% 96.00% 97.40%
Number of salaries quoted 24,881 28,336 41,924
10th Percentile £33,013 £36,733 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,447 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.40% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Backend Developer
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Backend Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Backend Developer trend for jobs with a WFH option

Backend Developer
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Backend Developer.

Backend Developer salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Backend Developer
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Backend Developer over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Backend Developer salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Backend Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Backend Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with remote work options featuring Backend Developer in the job title.

1 61 (54.95%) AWS
2 47 (42.34%) Microservices
3 45 (40.54%) Node.js
3 45 (40.54%) Agile
4 42 (37.84%) TypeScript
5 37 (33.33%) Social Skills
6 34 (30.63%) C#
7 33 (29.73%) Serverless
8 32 (28.83%) Software Engineering
9 30 (27.03%) SQL
10 29 (26.13%) .NET
11 27 (24.32%) JavaScript
12 26 (23.42%) Finance
13 23 (20.72%) Java
13 23 (20.72%) DynamoDB
13 23 (20.72%) CI/CD
14 21 (18.92%) Azure
15 20 (18.02%) OO
15 20 (18.02%) Docker
15 20 (18.02%) Clean Code
16 19 (17.12%) GraphQL
16 19 (17.12%) Python
17 18 (16.22%) AWS Lambda
17 18 (16.22%) DevOps
17 18 (16.22%) GitHub
18 17 (15.32%) Event-Driven Architecture
18 17 (15.32%) Relational Database
18 17 (15.32%) Kubernetes
18 17 (15.32%) Spring Boot
18 17 (15.32%) Front End Development

Backend Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (5.41%) nginx
2 3 (2.70%) CMS
3 2 (1.80%) IIS
3 2 (1.80%) Umbraco
3 2 (1.80%) WordPress
4 1 (0.90%) Apache
4 1 (0.90%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.90%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.90%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (0.90%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (54.95%) AWS
2 33 (29.73%) Serverless
3 21 (18.92%) Azure
4 18 (16.22%) AWS Lambda
4 18 (16.22%) GitHub
5 13 (11.71%) SaaS
6 10 (9.01%) GCP
7 8 (7.21%) Azure Service Bus
8 7 (6.31%) AWS CloudFormation
9 6 (5.41%) npm
9 6 (5.41%) Yarn
10 5 (4.50%) Amazon Kinesis
10 5 (4.50%) GitHub Actions
11 3 (2.70%) Azure Storage
11 3 (2.70%) Entra ID
12 2 (1.80%) Cloud Computing
12 2 (1.80%) Firebase
12 2 (1.80%) Google Analytics
12 2 (1.80%) WhatsApp
13 1 (0.90%) Amazon Cognito
Communications & Networking
1 6 (5.41%) AMQP
1 6 (5.41%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (20.72%) DynamoDB
2 17 (15.32%) Relational Database
3 11 (9.91%) MySQL
4 10 (9.01%) MongoDB
5 7 (6.31%) SQL Server
6 6 (5.41%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (5.41%) DB2
7 5 (4.50%) NoSQL
7 5 (4.50%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (4.50%) Redis
8 3 (2.70%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (1.80%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.90%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (6.31%) Git
2 6 (5.41%) Cypress.io
2 6 (5.41%) Mocha
3 5 (4.50%) Bitbucket
3 5 (4.50%) Jenkins
4 4 (3.60%) Maven
5 2 (1.80%) Octopus Deploy
5 2 (1.80%) Subversion
6 1 (0.90%) Oracle APEX
6 1 (0.90%) Postman
General
1 37 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 26 (23.42%) Finance
3 10 (9.01%) Banking
4 8 (7.21%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.31%) Health Technology
6 5 (4.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (2.70%) Retail
8 2 (1.80%) Marketing
9 1 (0.90%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 45 (40.54%) Node.js
2 29 (26.13%) .NET
3 19 (17.12%) GraphQL
4 17 (15.32%) Spring
4 17 (15.32%) Spring Boot
5 16 (14.41%) AngularJS
6 15 (13.51%) OAuth
7 14 (12.61%) HTML
7 14 (12.61%) Kafka
8 13 (11.71%) OpenAPI
9 12 (10.81%) JSON
10 10 (9.01%) CSS
10 10 (9.01%) REST
10 10 (9.01%) RESTful
11 9 (8.11%) Laravel
11 9 (8.11%) React
12 8 (7.21%) Express.js
12 8 (7.21%) NestJS
12 8 (7.21%) RabbitMQ
12 8 (7.21%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 15 (13.51%) Greenfield Project
2 8 (7.21%) IoT
3 6 (5.41%) Mobile App
3 6 (5.41%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.60%) Algorithms
4 4 (3.60%) Client/Server
4 4 (3.60%) Private Cloud
5 3 (2.70%) Data Structures
5 3 (2.70%) Management Information System
6 2 (1.80%) Graphic Design
7 1 (0.90%) Distributed Applications
7 1 (0.90%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.90%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.80%) Linux
1 2 (1.80%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (42.34%) Microservices
2 45 (40.54%) Agile
3 32 (28.83%) Software Engineering
4 23 (20.72%) CI/CD
5 20 (18.02%) Clean Code
5 20 (18.02%) OO
6 18 (16.22%) DevOps
7 17 (15.32%) Artificial Intelligence
7 17 (15.32%) Event-Driven
7 17 (15.32%) Event-Driven Architecture
7 17 (15.32%) Front End Development
8 16 (14.41%) TDD
8 16 (14.41%) Test Automation
9 15 (13.51%) IT Strategy
9 15 (13.51%) Kanban
10 14 (12.61%) Computer Science
10 14 (12.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (12.61%) Unit Testing
11 13 (11.71%) Problem-Solving
11 13 (11.71%) Secure Coding
Programming Languages
1 42 (37.84%) TypeScript
2 34 (30.63%) C#
3 30 (27.03%) SQL
4 27 (24.32%) JavaScript
5 23 (20.72%) Java
6 19 (17.12%) Python
7 10 (9.01%) PHP
8 7 (6.31%) Go
8 7 (6.31%) Shell Script
9 6 (5.41%) C
9 6 (5.41%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.90%) C++
10 1 (0.90%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.90%) Ruby
10 1 (0.90%) Rust
10 1 (0.90%) Scala
10 1 (0.90%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (13.51%) Degree
2 10 (9.01%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (4.50%) DV Cleared
3 5 (4.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (5.41%) Cyber Essentials
1 6 (5.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.90%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.90%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (18.02%) Docker
2 9 (8.11%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 17 (15.32%) Kubernetes
2 10 (9.01%) Terraform
3 6 (5.41%) Grafana
3 6 (5.41%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 7 (6.31%) Oracle
2 3 (2.70%) Google
2 3 (2.70%) Microsoft
3 1 (0.90%) Adobe
3 1 (0.90%) Salesforce