2862 IT & Software Developer jobs in the UK
Requirements
Must:
- 3+ years of experience writing and maintaining PHP code
- Strong understanding of OOP, SOLID principles, and clean, maintainable architecture
- Experience building and maintaining RESTful APIs and back-end services for web applications
- Solid grasp of secure coding practices, performance tuning, and efficient database interaction (e.g. MySQL/PostgreSQL)
- Ability to collaborate well within a growing development team, reviewing and giving constructive feedback on pull requests
- Good problem-solving and software design skills
- Familiarity with version control (Git), automated testing, and CI/CD pipelines
- Comfortable working in a hybrid or remote team, managing your own time and communicating clearly
- Nice to have:
- Experience working with Docker, cloud platforms (AWS), or containerized dev environments
- Familiarity with headless CMS platforms or content APIs
- Some front-end skills or awareness
Responsibilities
- Developing internal tools and customer-facing systems, writing clean, maintainable PHP code to build and improve back-end services and APIs
- Collaborating with front-end and full-stack developers to deliver features that are secure, efficient, and great to use
- Contributing to the design and architecture of new features and systems
- Taking ownership of your work, and pride in what you do - from scoping and estimating to development, testing, and deployment
- Troubleshooting, debugging and fixing real-world problems, digging into bug reports, logs, and manual testing
- Reviewing and critiquing pull requests to provide positive feedback
- Shipping robust, high-quality code quickly, without cutting corners
- Working on both legacy systems and greenfield projects
Description
We are a dynamic team based in Macclesfield, offering hybrid or remote work options. You will be a key voice in shaping how we build, test, and ship software, directly impacting our internal tools and public-facing apps. Join us to work with a thoughtful and experienced team that values quality code and your professional development. We provide a flexible working environment, a supportive culture, and various benefits including a competitive salary, performance bonuses, gym memberships, and private medical insurance.
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How many PHP Developer jobs are in the UK?
Currently, there are 2862 PHP openings. Check also: Symfony jobs, Laravel jobs, Magento jobs, WordPress jobs, Drupal jobs - all with salary brackets.
Is the UK a good place for PHP Developers?
The UK is one of the best countries to work as a PHP Engineer. It has a vibrant startup community, growing tech hubs and, most important: lots of interesting jobs for people who work in tech.
Which companies are hiring for PHP Developer jobs in the UK?
City of Lincoln Council, Bluefruit Software Limited, Openda Ltd, Ishida Europe Ltd, National Highways, EG Group, RevOps Automated among others, are currently hiring for PHP roles in the UK.
The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 83 different PHP Developer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good PHP Developers.
The company with most openings is Experis as they are hiring for 83 different PHP Developer jobs in the UK. They are probably quite committed to find good PHP Developers.